Often regarded as additional race kirhizica, the rock sparrow or rock petronia (Petronia petronia), somewhat smaller birds from the Caspian region E to Kyrgyzstan, but distinctions from the intermediate seem insufficient to warrant separation. Within the sparrow family Passeridae, it is a small p.....
In the heart of Najaf Old Town, Iraq, the historical Islamic pilgrimage town, the Sanctuary of Imam ‘Ali (Arabic: حَرَم ٱلْإِمَام عَلِيّ, romanized: Ḥaram al-ʾImām ʿAlī), also known as the Mosque of ‘Ali (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَلِيّ, romanized:.....
World Sickle Cell Day (WSCD) is held every year on 19th June to increase national and international awareness of sickle cells. It was founded by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2008 to raise awareness among the general public about sickle cell disease and its treatment. WSCD is an opp.....
The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba, is an early example of a hypostyle mosque that also represents how pre-Islamic and eastern Islamic art and motifs were integrated into Islamic North Africa’s religious archite.....
World Radio Day (WRD) is celebrated annually by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 13th February by organizing events with broadcasters, associations, and societies around the world. The day was determined by UNESCO at its 36th conference on 3rd Novem.....
A key problem associated with groundwater usage is groundwater depletion, a concept often described as long-term water-level declines caused by continuous groundwater pumping. The available amount of fresh groundwater in coastal areas, where many of the world’s largest cities are located, i.....
Allen’s hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) was named after Charles Andrew Allen (1841-1930), the American collector and taxidermist who first noticed this species in the U.S. and described it to American scientists. The hummingbird is a genus; it is a small bird, with mature adults only reachi.....
The African Barred Owlet, also referred to as Glaucidium capense, is a species of small owl found in most of southern, central, and eastern Africa in the Strigidae family. Rather than being a single species, the taxon can be four species. Owl species such as the Eastern Screech Owl, Crested Owl, .....
The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) celebrates “World Hemophilia Day” on 17th April each year. The primary objective of World Hemophilia Day is to raise awareness of the condition and bring to the general public knowledge and attention to this subject. A day of awareness of the condition.....
International Literacy Day is an international observance, and the day encourages human commitment to literacy and awareness of its rights for social and human development. This day, proclaimed by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) on 26th October 1966 at th.....
The Faisal Mosque (Urdu: فیصل مسجد, romanized: faisal masjid) is situated at the end of Shaharah-e-Islamabad, against the backdrop of the picturesque Margalla Hills. It is a mosque in Pakistan’s Islamabad; it was the world’s largest mosque upon completion; it is currently t.....
The United Nations General Assembly declared 5th November as “World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD)” in December 2015 to foster a global culture of awareness of tsunamis. The day supports the implementation of local disaster risk reduction strategies at national and community levels to save more.....