Status and Origin
| Approval Status |
Adopted by IAU |
| Approval Date |
Nov 07, 2006
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| Continent |
Asia
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| Ethnicity |
Arabian
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| Origin |
City in the tale "The Sharper of Alexandria and the Chief of Police" from Richard F. Burton's Arabian Nights. |
| Reference |
[52] - Alf Laylah Wa Laylah, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, by Richard F. Burton: Larsen-Harper, Colo. Press, Denver, Colo., 1900.
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| Updated |
Nov 17, 2008 3:58 PM |
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