Old Man of the Mountain

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Old Man of the Mountain, rock formation, United States

Old Man of the Mountain, N.H.: see Franconia Mountains Franconia Mountains , range in the White Mts., N N.H., rising to 5,249 ft (1,600 m) at Mt. Lafayette; part of White Mts. National Forest.

Franconia Notch, a scenic, narrow pass (6 mi/10 km long), is west of the range.
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Old Man of the Mountain, in Islamic history

Old Man of the Mountain, in Islamic history: see Assassin Assassin , European name for the member of a secret order of the Ismaili sect of Islam. They are known as Nizaris after Nizar ibn al-Mustansir, whom they supported as caliph; the European term Assassin is derived from the Arabic for "users of hashish.
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