Kutch is virtually an island, as it is surrounded by the Arabian Sea in the west; the Gulf of Kutch in south and southeast and Rann of Kutch in north and northeast. The border with Pakistan lies along the northern edge of the Rann of Kutch, of the Sir Creek.The Kutch peninsula is an example of active fold and thrust tectonism.In Central Kutch there are four major east-west hill …

The North Indian Ocean is the least active basin, contributing only seven percent of the world's tropical cyclones. However the basin has produced some of the deadliest cyclones in the world, since they strike over very densely populated areas. The Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) is the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and it is responsible to monitor …

The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia.It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The terms Indian subcontinent and South Asia are often used interchangeably to denote the region, …

The Islamic Golden Age was a period of cultural, economic, and scientific flourishing in the history of Islam, traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 14th century. This period is traditionally understood to have begun during the reign of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid (786 to 809) with the inauguration of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, the world's largest city …

Muhammad spoke in the dialect of Mecca, in the western Arabian peninsula, and it was in this dialect that the Quran was written. However, the dialects of the eastern Arabian peninsula were considered the most prestigious at the time, so the language of the Quran was ultimately converted to follow the eastern phonology. It is this phonology that ...

Arabian Peninsula. Banu Wajih (926–965) Sharif of Mecca (967–1925) Al Uyuniyun (1076–1253) Sulaymanids (1063–1174) Mahdids (1159–1174) Kathiri (Hadhramaut) (1395–1967) Al-Jabriyun (1417–1521) Banu Khalid (1669–1796) Al Qasimi (Ras al Khaymah) (1727–present) House of Saud (Saudi Arabia) (1744–present) House of Al-Sabah (1752–present) Al Nahyan family …

The Balkans (/ ˈ b ɔː l k ən z / BAWL-kənz), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria.The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian …

The Tribes of Arabia (Arabic: قبائل الجزيرة العربية) or Arab tribes (Arabic: القبائل العربية) are the ethnic Arab tribes and clans that originated in the Arabian Peninsula.The tribes of Arabia descend from either one of the two Arab ancestors, Adnan or Qahtan. Arab tribes have historically inhabited the Arabian Peninsula, but after the spread of Islam, they began to heavily migrate …

Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia.It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It includes the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, with peninsular …

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamist extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners scheduled to travel from the Northeastern United States to California.The hijackers …