10 MALAY BOOKS RELATING TO «KHANJAR»
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Dubai. Ediz. Inglese - Halaman 126
Traditionally, khanjar handles were made from rhino horn, though today they are often made from wood. Regular khanjars have two rings where the belt is attached, and its scabbard is decorated with thin silver wire – the intricacy of the wire ...
Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, 2006
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The United States Marines: A History - Halaman 306
He named his new logistic support area "Al Khanjar," meaning "the dagger." Construction began immediately and, in two weeks of incredible effort, was completed on 20 February. Khanjar covered 11,280 acres. The ammunition supply point ...
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U. S. Marines in the Gulf War 1990-1991: Liberating Kuwait
Khanjar's most glaring weakness was the lack of water, and Navy Commander John R. Doyle's Naval Mobil Construction Battalion 40 began digging wells on 10 February without any success. On 14 February, Captain Peter M. Ramey ...
Paul C. Westermeyer, Marine Corps (U S ) History Division, Marine Corps (U.S.), History Division, 2014
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The Great Syrian Revolt and the Rise of Arab Nationalism - Halaman 3
Unknowntothewould-berescuers,Frenchauthoritieshadtakenthepris- oner, Adham Khanjar, to Damascus by airplane that morning. The French had accused Khanjar of taking part in an assassination attempt against a French general in 1921, ...
In the past the khanjar had a utilitarian purpose, and served as an essential piece of weaponry used to protect against wild animals or the enemy. Today it is valued and respected, and proudly worn as part ofa male Omani's traditional dress on ...
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Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula - Halaman 224
The hotel is 4.5km from the khanjar roundabout. Majan Guesthouse (x25 431911; www.majangh.com; s/d OR20/25) With Arab decor, carved wooden doors with brass fixtures and a gift shop in the foyer, this newly renovated hotel is making a ...
Jenny Walker, Stuart Butler, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, 2010
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Baghdad Express: A Gulf War Memoir - Halaman 144
Of some 1,400 tractor-trailers leased from Saudi civilians, nearly 600 were trashed, sitting on the shoulder of the Abu Hadriyah Highway or the four-lane road plowed through the desert from Mishab to Kibrit to Al Khanjar. We may have been ...
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Arab Civilization: Challenges and Responses: Studies in ...
this period.27 And although the French successfully used the incident to get the British to curb 'Abdullah's activities, no progress had been made in the search for Gouraud's assailants until Khanjar's arrest on July 21. Khanjar's interrogation ...
George N. Atiyeh, Ibrahim M. Oweiss, 1988
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Culture and Customs of the Arab Gulf States - Halaman 84
The khanjar is a sharp knife with a handle crafted from bone or wood and polished to a smooth surface. Men wear the khanjar around the waist on a belt of leather and silver or fabric. Because of its location on the body, the khanjar is sheathed ...
Rebecca L. Torstrick, Elizabeth Faier, 2009
