http://calitreview.com/592 Book reviews, essays, and author interviews. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:53:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://calitreview.com/592/comment-page-1#comment-36929 Shakil Daud Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:48:46 +0000 http://calitreview.com/topics/spain/592/#comment-36929 very good write up of a great book,is this available in India and if so where,want to present a copy to my Father Shakil Daud very good write up of a great book,is this available in India and if so where,want to present a copy to my Father
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]]> http://calitreview.com/592/comment-page-1#comment-15991 Albert Yome Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:37:27 +0000 http://calitreview.com/topics/spain/592/#comment-15991 The name Gibraltar is believed to originate from Jebel Tarik, i.e. Tarik's mountain. However, the Arabic name for bird is phonetically translated to 'ta'. It would not be surprising if the Moors, upon crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, noticed large numbers of migrating raptors and storks and named the rock after them, Jebel-ta, or Bird Mountain. The name Gibraltar is believed to originate from Jebel Tarik, i.e. Tarik’s mountain. However, the Arabic name for bird is phonetically translated to ‘ta’. It would not be surprising if the Moors, upon crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, noticed large numbers of migrating raptors and storks and named the rock after them, Jebel-ta, or Bird Mountain.

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