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Farah (färä`), town (1985 est. pop. 21,000), capital of Farah prov., W Afghanistan, on the Farah River. Surrounded by a solid earth rampart, it is strategically located at the river crossing that controls the road from Herat to the Seistan region and the Indian subcontinent. The town also lies on the Herat-Kandahar trade route and is a market for the products of the surrounding agricultural region. Farah is inhabited mostly by Tajiks. Generally identified with ancient Phrada, it flourished until Mongols destroyed it in 1221. It revived but suffered renewed devastation by the Persian ruler Nadir Shah in 1737. Farah was the scene of fierce fighting during the early days of the Afghanistan War Afghanistan War, 1978–92, conflict between anti-Communist Muslim Afghan guerrillas (mujahidin) and Afghan government and Soviet forces. The conflict had its origins in the 1978 coup that overthrew Afghan president Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, who had come to ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Corcoran's Jim Farah is on the board of directors of The Empire State Pride Agenda and was on the steering committee of the luncheon committee while Michael Rohrer and Gene Martinez were on the best practices guide committee. Most of us are Muslims, and we want to preserve our religion," says Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim, 23. This year's winners will are: Bridget Venavides of North Hollywood, a senior at Canoga Park High School; Farah Lee of Chatsworth, a student a Pierce College; Jose Angulo of Santa Clarita, a student at the West Valley Occupational Center; and John Willett of Lake View Terrace, a student at Pierce. |
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