The oud (Arabic: عود, romanized: ʿūd, pronounced [ʕuːd];) is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument (a chordophone...
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Oud-West is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands, roughly covering the area between the Overtoom, a major thoroughfare west of the city centre, and...
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌut ˈɦeː.vər.ˌleː ˈløː.və(n)]), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian professional football club from...
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borough was formed in 2010 through the merging of four former boroughs Oud West, Westerpark, De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer. This part of Amsterdam was...
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Oud-Beijerland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʌud ˈbɛiərlɑnt] ) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland...
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Oud Gastel is a village situated in the municipality of Halderberge, in the north-west of the North Brabant province in the Netherlands. The village was...
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Maastricht west of the river Meuse outside the walls of the city. In 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm II crossed into the Netherlands at the border crossing at Oud-Vroenhoven...
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west of Hilversum. The village was first mentioned in 1384 as "van der Loesdrecht". The current name means "old ferry over the drainage canal". Oud (old)...
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the station to be connected to the existing main lines in the area to the west and the south, but also to a projected new northern line. Cuypers' design...
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of line 19. Previously, it had been housed from 1902 in Tollensstraat (Oud-West). The 15G trams were needed to replace the 30-year old 11G and 12G trams...
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built further to the west. The settlement which developed around the new castle is called Valkenburg, and the old settlement Oud-Valkenburg. Genhoes Castle...
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State of Palestine (redirect from West Bank & Gaza Strip)
in the region's history and culture. It features instruments such as the oud (a stringed instrument), the qanun (a type of zither), and various percussion...
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Overtoombuurt (category Amsterdam-West)
Kinkerbuurt, it is part of the larger neighborhood of Oud-West in the borough of Amsterdam-West. The borough administration distinguishes several smaller...
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workers' and middle-class homes the west and east of the old city, for example in areas now called Oud-West and Oud-Oost. The city's initial expansion...
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Oud Osdorp is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. v t e...
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was an obstacle to east–west transport, except where there were bridges. The barrier function of the Dommel is illustrated by Oud Herlaer being within one...
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Rabih Abou-Khalil (category Modal jazz oud players)
Rabih Abou-Khalil (Arabic: ربيع أبو خليل, born August 17, 1957) is an oud player and composer born in Lebanon, who combines elements of Arabic music with...
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Barbat (lute) (redirect from Oud (lute))
the oud, although differences include a smaller body, longer neck, a slightly raised fingerboard, and a sound that is distinct from that of the oud. The...
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percussion instruments. They evolved from ancient civilizations in the region. Oud Qanbūs Buzuq Awtar Lutar Sintir Qanun Iraqi Santur Jawzah Ghuanbri Kamancheh...
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Falleció el cantautor Carlos Paravís, hijo de Santiago Chalar (in Spanish) Oud-international Poortenaar (55) overleden: ‘Een prachtmens’ (in Dutch) Former...
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Westerpark (former borough) (category Amsterdam-West)
2010, when it merged with the boroughs Oud-West, Bos en Lommer and De Baarsjes to form the new borough Amsterdam-West. Westerpark comprised the following...
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Palestinians (redirect from Culture of West Bank)
original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008. Regev Motti (1993), Oud and Guitar: The Musical Culture of the Arabs in Israel (Institute for Israeli...
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Kinkerbuurt (category Amsterdam-West)
the Overtoombuurt, it is part of the neighborhood of Oud-West in the borough of Amsterdam-West. It was built at the beginning of the twentieth century...
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Israel (category West Asian countries)
Testament Study and the Oud Testamentisch Werkgezelschap Lincoln, July 2009. Brill. p. 47. ISBN 978-90-04-18737-5. As a West Semitic personal name it...
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Munich (redirect from Munich West Germany)
TUM professor German Bestelmeyer favored a conservative style, and Jacobus Oud was rejected for the post of city building chief. Modernist exceptions include...
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Arabs (redirect from West Asian Arabs)
Europe. The English words lute, rebec, and naker are derived from Arabic oud, rabab, and naqareh. A number of musical instruments used in classical music...
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Rohi Al-Khammash (category Iraqi oud players)
him a small oud when he was only six years old, so he could learn to play and practice on it. He developed a noticeable attachment to his oud and began...
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List of settlements lost to floods in the Netherlands (section Drowned villages and places in Zeeland and West-Brabant)
some additions from other sources. "Oud-" is Dutch for "Old". If you cannot find a name, look for it under "Oud-". Much land was lost when the Lauwerszee...
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De Baarsjes (category Amsterdam-West)
De Baarsjes was merged with Bos en Lommer, Oud-West, and Westerpark into the new borough of Amsterdam-West. The boundaries of De Baarsjes are Jan van...
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