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12 hours ago · Armorial of Albania. Heraldry, as a scholarly discipline that deals with the study and origin of various symbols and elements, emerged in Albania towards the end of the 13th century. Over time, it has evolved as an inseparable component of European heraldry, encompassing its advancements, shifts and accomplishments.
12 hours ago · Military alliances shortly before World War I.Germany and the Ottoman Empire allied after the outbreak of war. This is the list of military alliances.A military alliance is a formal agreement between two or more parties concerning national security in which the contracting parties agree to mutual protection and support in case of a crisis that has not been identified in advance.
12 hours ago · Istanbul. / 41.01361°N 28.95500°E / 41.01361; 28.95500. Istanbul, [a] is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of ...
12 hours ago · Sofia ( / ˈsoʊfiə, ˈsɒf -, soʊˈfiːə / SOH-fee-ə, SOF-; [14] [15] Bulgarian: София, romanized : Sofiya, [16] [17] IPA: [ˈsɔfijɐ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river ...
12 hours ago · Salzburg ( Austrian German: [ˈsaltsbʊʁk], German: [ˈzaltsbʊʁk] ⓘ; [note 1]) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. [7] The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of Iuvavum. Salzburg was founded as an episcopal see in 696 and became a seat of the archbishop in 798.
12 hours ago · Establishment of the French First Republic (1792) Execution of Louis XVI (1793) Thermidorian Reaction (1794) French Directory (1795) Coup of 18 Brumaire (1799) War of the First Coalition. (1792–1797) Location: Western, Central, and Southern Europe, West Indies. French Republic.
12 hours ago · The Soviet invasion of Poland was a military conflict by the Soviet Union without a formal declaration of war. On 17 September 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, 16 days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west. Subsequent military operations lasted for the following 20 days and ended on 6 October 1939 with the two-way ...
