The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a land bridge between Asia and Africa. Sinai has a land area of about 60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi) (6 percent of Egypt’s total area) and a population of approximately 600,000
Simla is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Contents 1Geography 1.1Location 1.2Urbanisation 2Demographics 2.1Kolkata Urban Agglomeration 3Transport 4References Geography Cities and towns in the Chinsurah subdivision (except Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks) in Hooghly district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/
Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 20 regions of Italy. It is one of the five Italian autonomous regions and is officially referred to as Regione Siciliana. The region has 5 million inhabitants. Its capital city is Palermo. Sicily is in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula, from which it is separated by the narrow Strait of Messina. Its most
Shiraz is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which is also known as Pars (پارس, Pārs) and Persis (Persia). At the 2016 census, the population of the city was 1,869,001 and its built-up area with “Shahr-e Jadid-e Sadra” (Sadra New Town) was home to 1,565,572 inhabitants. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the “Rudkhaneye Khoshk” (The Dry River) seasonal river. It
Segontium is a Roman fort on the outskirts of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, North Wales. The fort, which survived until the end of the Roman occupation of Britain, was garrisoned by Roman auxiliaries from present-day Belgium and Germany. It was the most important military base and administrative centre in this part of Britain. Contents 1Etymology 2History 2.1Roman 2.2Medieval 2.3Present day 3Mythology and fiction 4Gallery 5See also 6References
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1a rank. Contents 1Australia 2Canada 3France 4Greece 5Indonesia 6Israel 7New Zealand 8Norway 9Pakistan 10Philippines 11Portugal 12Singapore 13Switzerland 14United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries 15United States 16Insignia 17See also 18References Australia The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until 1986.
The Second Battle of El Alamein 23 October – 11 November 1942 was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented the Axis from advancing further into Egypt. In August 1942, General Claude Auchinleck had been relieved as Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command and his successor, Lieutenant-General William Gott was killed
The Second Battle of Bapaume was a battle of the First World War that took place at Bapaume in France, from 21 August 1918 to 3 September 1918. It was a continuation of the Battle of Albert and is also referred to as the second phase of that battle. The British and Dominion attack was part of what was later known as the Allies’ Hundred
Sapignies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Contents 1Geography 2Population 3Places of interest 4See also 5References Geography Sapignies lies 14 miles (22.5 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D31E and N17 roads. Population Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 147 — 1975 140 −0.69% 1982 113 −3.01% 1990 137 +2.44% 1999 140 +0.24% 2007 196 +4.30%
Saltaire is a Victorian model village in Shipley, part of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, in West Yorkshire, England. The Victorian era Salt’s Mill and associated residential district located by the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. Contents 1History 2Saltaire today 3Proposed bypass 4Salts Mill today 5Media 6Notable residents 7Photographs 8References 9Further