eAlmanac | A Unique Online Reference Source » Asia http://www.ealmanac.com A whole new association Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:36:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 DMZ http://www.ealmanac.com/3317/letters/dmz/ http://www.ealmanac.com/3317/letters/dmz/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 20:54:53 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=3317 http://www.ealmanac.com/3317/letters/dmz/feed/ 0 The Blue House http://www.ealmanac.com/3262/colors/the-blue-house/ http://www.ealmanac.com/3262/colors/the-blue-house/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 13:43:11 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=3262 http://www.ealmanac.com/3262/colors/the-blue-house/feed/ 0 Ring Road (Afghanistan) http://www.ealmanac.com/3208/shapes/ring-road-afghanistan/ http://www.ealmanac.com/3208/shapes/ring-road-afghanistan/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 20:09:03 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=3208 http://www.ealmanac.com/3208/shapes/ring-road-afghanistan/feed/ 0 The Seven Islands of Bombay http://www.ealmanac.com/3103/numbers/the-seven-islands-of-bombay/ http://www.ealmanac.com/3103/numbers/the-seven-islands-of-bombay/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:30:34 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=3103
  • Isle of Bombay
  • Colaba
  • Old Woman’s Island (Little Colaba)
  • Mahim
  • Mazagaon
  • Parel
  • Worli
    • ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/3103/numbers/the-seven-islands-of-bombay/feed/ 0     Asian Brown Cloud http://www.ealmanac.com/2603/colors/asian-brown-cloud/ http://www.ealmanac.com/2603/colors/asian-brown-cloud/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:09:16 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=2603 http://www.ealmanac.com/2603/colors/asian-brown-cloud/feed/ 0 The Ring of Fire http://www.ealmanac.com/2426/numbers/the-ring-of-fire/ http://www.ealmanac.com/2426/numbers/the-ring-of-fire/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:36:06 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=2426 http://www.ealmanac.com/2426/numbers/the-ring-of-fire/feed/ 0 Shikoku, Japan http://www.ealmanac.com/1883/numbers/shikoku-japan/ http://www.ealmanac.com/1883/numbers/shikoku-japan/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:10:50 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=1883
  • Awa
  • Iyo
  • Sanuki
  • Tosa

    • Shikoku is one of the four main islands of Japan.  Its name literally means “four provinces.”

    ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/1883/numbers/shikoku-japan/feed/ 0     Kyushu, Japan http://www.ealmanac.com/1880/numbers/kyushu-japan/ http://www.ealmanac.com/1880/numbers/kyushu-japan/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:04:07 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=1880
  • Bungo
  • Buzen
  • Chikuzen
  • Chikugo
  • Higo
  • Hizen
  • Hyūga
  • Osumi
  • Satsuma

    • Kyushu is one of the four main islands of Japan.  Its name literally means “nine states/provinces/regions.”

    ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/1880/numbers/kyushu-japan/feed/ 0     The Four Main Islands of Japan http://www.ealmanac.com/1875/numbers/the-four-main-islands-of-japan/ http://www.ealmanac.com/1875/numbers/the-four-main-islands-of-japan/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:43:00 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=1875
  • Hokkaido
  • Honshu
  • Kyushu
  • Shikoku
    • ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/1875/numbers/the-four-main-islands-of-japan/feed/ 0     Mr. Ten Percent http://www.ealmanac.com/1698/numbers/mr-ten-percent/ http://www.ealmanac.com/1698/numbers/mr-ten-percent/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:52:49 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=1698 “Mr. Ten Percent” is the nickname given to Asif Ali Zardari, the president of Pakistan since 2008, by his opponents in the 1990′s due to accusations of corruptions against him during the term of Benazir Bhutto, his now-deceased wife, as Prime Minister of Pakistan.

    ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/1698/numbers/mr-ten-percent/feed/ 0     World War II http://www.ealmanac.com/1564/numbers/world-war-ii/ http://www.ealmanac.com/1564/numbers/world-war-ii/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:52:14 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/?p=1564 World War II was a war fought on a global scale between 1939 and 1945 between the Axis powers—primarily Germany, Italy, and Japan—on one side and the Allied Powers—primarily China, France, Poland, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom—on the other.  The primary regions of conflict were Europe and Eastern Asia and the Pacific Ocean.  The war ended in Europe in May, 1945 and in Asia and the Pacific on September 2, 1945 with complete victory for the Allies.

    Over 60 million people died in the conflict and is generally considered to be the most deadly war in history.

    ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/1564/numbers/world-war-ii/feed/ 0     The Five Central Asian States http://www.ealmanac.com/800/numbers/the-five-central-asian-states/ http://www.ealmanac.com/800/numbers/the-five-central-asian-states/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:35:27 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/numbers/the-five-central-asian-states/
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
    • ]]>     http://www.ealmanac.com/800/numbers/the-five-central-asian-states/feed/ 0     The Empty Quarter http://www.ealmanac.com/475/numbers/the-empty-quarter/ http://www.ealmanac.com/475/numbers/the-empty-quarter/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:39:45 +0000 Joel http://www.ealmanac.com/numbers/the-empty-quarter/ http://www.ealmanac.com/475/numbers/the-empty-quarter/feed/ 0