| al aqabah | (n) Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba, Syn. Akaba, Aqaba |
| al-qaeda | (n) a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries, Syn. al-Qa'ida, Base, al-Qaida, Qaeda |
| az zarqa | (n) city in northwestern Jordan, Syn. Zarqa |
| burqa | (n) a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan, Syn. burka, Example: the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa |
| dhu'l-qa'dah | (n) the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar, Syn. Dhu al-Qadah |
| gulf of aqaba | (n) a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia, Syn. Gulf of Akaba |
| niqaabi | (n) an observant Muslim woman who covers her face and hands when in public or in the presence of any man outside her immediate family |
| niqab | (n) a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women |
| qaddafi | (n) Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942), Syn. Gaddafi, Qadhafi, Muammar el-Qaddafi, Khadafy, Muammar al-Qaddafi |
| qadi | (n) an Islamic judge |
| qassam brigades | (n) the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel, Syn. Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions, Salah al-Din Battalions |
| qatar | (n) an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil, Syn. State of Katar, State of Qatar, Katar |
| qatar | (n) a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf, Syn. Katar Peninsula, Qatar Peninsula, Katar |
| qatari | (n) a native or inhabitant of Qatar, Syn. Katari |
| qatari | (adj) of or concerning Qatar or its inhabitants, Syn. Katari, Example: the Qatari ruling family; Qatari oil wells |
| qatari dirham | (n) 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar, Syn. dirham |
| qatari monetary unit | (n) monetary unit in Qatar |
| qatari riyal | (n) the basic unit of money in Qatar, Syn. riyal |
| saqqara | (n) a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids, Syn. Sakkara, Saqqarah |
| cabala | (n) an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret, Syn. kabala, qabala, kabbala, cabbalah, kabbalah, qabalah, cabbala |
| cabalistic | (adj) having a secret or hidden meaning; ; ; - John Gunther, Syn. qabalistic, sibylline, cryptic, kabbalistic, cryptical, Example: cabalistic symbols engraved in stone; cryptic writings; thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements |
| cairo | (n) the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs, Syn. capital of Egypt, El Qahira, Egyptian capital, Al Qahira |
| doha | (n) the capital and chief port of Qatar, Syn. capital of Qatar, El Beda, Bida |
| kabbalah | (n) an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries, Syn. Kabala, Qabbala, Cabbala, Kabbala, Cabbalah, Cabala, Qabbalah |
| kandahar | (n) a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center, Syn. Qandahar |
| kara kum | (n) a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea, Syn. Qara Qum, Turkestan Desert |
| kat | (n) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant, Syn. Arabian tea, qat, African tea, khat, cat, quat, Example: in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults |
| lashkar-e-omar | (n) a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda, Syn. Al Qanoon |
| libyan islamic fighting group | (n) a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi, Syn. FIG, Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group |
| muscat | (n) a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman, Syn. Masqat, capital of Oman |
| 基地 | [jī dì, ㄐㄧ ㄉㄧˋ, 基 地] base (of operations); industrial or military base; refers to Al Qaeda 基地組織|基地组织, See also: 基地組織, 基地组织 #1,397 [Add to Longdo] |
| 多哈 | [Duō hā, ㄉㄨㄛ ㄏㄚ, 多 哈] Doha, capital of Qatar #7,833 [Add to Longdo] |
| 卡塔尔 | [Kǎ tǎ ěr, ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄚˇ ㄦˇ, 卡 塔 尔 / 卡 塔 爾] Qatar #14,253 [Add to Longdo] |
| 拉登 | [Lā dēng, ㄌㄚ ㄉㄥ, 拉 登] (Osama) bin Laden (1957-), leader of Al Qaeda #19,495 [Add to Longdo] |
| 基地组织 | [jī dì zǔ zhī, ㄐㄧ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄓ, 基 地 组 织 / 基 地 組 織] Al Qaeda #27,653 [Add to Longdo] |
| 可汗 | [kè hán, ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄢˊ, 可 汗] Khan; Qaghan #27,815 [Add to Longdo] |
| 克拉玛依 | [Kè lā mǎ yī, ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧ, 克 拉 玛 依 / 克 拉 瑪 依] Qaramay shehiri (Karamay city) or Kèlāmǎyī prefecture level city in Xinjiang #40,478 [Add to Longdo] |
| 本拉登 | [Běn Lā dēng, ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄚ ㄉㄥ, 本 拉 登] (Osama) bin Laden (1957-), leader of Al Qaeda #58,553 [Add to Longdo] |
| 昌都 | [Chāng dū, ㄔㄤ ㄉㄨ, 昌 都] Kham or Chamdo, historic capital of Kham province of Tibet (Chinese Qamdo or Changdu) #60,714 [Add to Longdo] |
| 柴达木盆地 | [chái dá mù pén dì, ㄔㄞˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ, 柴 达 木 盆 地 / 柴 達 木 盆 地] Tsaidam or Qaidam basin depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. #61,769 [Add to Longdo] |
| 布托 | [Bù tuō, ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄛ, 布 托] Bhutto (name); Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979), president of Pakistan 1971-1979 executed by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq; Benazzir Bhutto (1953-2007), twice president of Pakistan 1988-1990 and 1993-1996, murdered by Al Qaeda #70,548 [Add to Longdo] |
| 坎儿井 | [kǎn ér jǐng, ㄎㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ, 坎 儿 井 / 坎 兒 井] karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East) #80,775 [Add to Longdo] |
| 克拉玛依市 | [Kè lā mǎ yī shì, ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ, 克 拉 玛 依 市 / 克 拉 瑪 依 市] Qaramay shehiri (Karamay city) or Kèlāmǎyī prefecture level city in Xinjiang #82,574 [Add to Longdo] |
| 昌都地区 | [Chāng dū dì qū, ㄔㄤ ㄉㄨ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄩ, 昌 都 地 区 / 昌 都 地 區] Kham or Chamdo district in Tibet (Chinese Qamdo or Changdu) #82,823 [Add to Longdo] |
| 亚喀巴 | [Yà kā bā, ㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄚ ㄅㄚ, 亚 喀 巴 / 亞 喀 巴] Aqaba (port city in Jordan) #131,017 [Add to Longdo] |
| 四大盆地 | [sì dà pén dì, ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ, 四 大 盆 地] four great basin depressions of China, namely Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地, See also: 塔里木盆地, 準葛爾盆地, 准葛尔盆地, 柴達木盆地, 柴达木盆地, 四川盆地 [Add to Longdo] |
| 多哈回合 | [Duō hā huí hé, ㄉㄨㄛ ㄏㄚ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ, 多 哈 回 合] Dohar round (from 2001 meeting of WTO in Doha, Qatar) [Add to Longdo] |
| 群猴猴族 | [Qún hóu hóu zú, ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄗㄨˊ, 群 猴 猴 族] Qauqaut, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan [Add to Longdo] |
| 贝・布托 | [Bèi· Bù tuō, ㄅㄟˋ· ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄛ, 贝 ・ 布 托 / 貝 ・ 佈 托] Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), Pakistani politician, daughter of executed former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and herself prime minister 1993-1996, murdered by Al Qaeda [Add to Longdo] |
| 达噜噶齐 | [dá lū gá qí, ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄨ ㄍㄚˊ ㄑㄧˊ, 达 噜 噶 齐 / 達 嚕 噶 齊] Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times [Add to Longdo] |
| 达鲁花赤 | [dá lǔ huā chì, ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄔˋ, 达 鲁 花 赤 / 達 魯 花 赤] Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times [Add to Longdo] |
