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19 hours ago · On Japanese maps, a swastika (left-facing and horizontal) is used to mark the location of a Buddhist temple. The right-facing swastika is often referred to as the gyaku manji (逆卍, lit. "reverse swastika") or migi manji (右卍, lit. "right swastika"), and can also be called kagi jūji (鉤十字, literally "hook cross") .
19 hours ago · 1985 (9th Session) Hagia Sophia ( lit. ' Holy Wisdom '; Turkish: Ayasofya; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized : Hagía Sofía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi ), [3] is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
19 hours ago · Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and written forms, and may also be conveyed through sign languages. Human language is characterized by its cultural and historical diversity, with significant variations observed ...
19 hours ago · c. 5500 – c. 1800 BC. Preceded by. Ubaid period. Followed by. Akkadian Empire. Sumer ( / ˈsuːmər /) is the earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (now south-central Iraq ), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC.
19 hours ago · Schizophrenia is a mental disorder [17] characterized by reoccurring episodes of psychosis that are correlated with a general misperception of reality. [7] Other common signs include hallucinations (typically hearing voices ), delusions (i.e., paranoia ), disorganized thinking and behavior, [10] social withdrawal, and flat or inappropriate ...
19 hours ago · e. Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind power and hydropower. Bioenergy and geothermal power are also significant in some countries. Some also consider nuclear power a renewable power source ...
19 hours ago · Companion (. Doctor Who. ) In the long-running BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who and related works, the term " companion " refers to a character who travels with, or shares adventures with, the Doctor. In most Doctor Who stories, the primary companion acts as an audience surrogate by providing the lens through which the viewer ...
