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Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia; lit. ' Holy Wisdom '), officially the Hagia Sophia Church (Turkish: Ayasofya), [3] is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
Zulfiqar, the stylised representation of the sword of Ali, is a crucial symbol for both Alawites and Shia Muslims The Shrine of Khidr , located near the Syria-Turkey border , is a typical Alawite shrine with its striking white color and dome.
Following the Edict of Milan in 313, by the 5th century artistic images of Mary began to appear in public and larger churches were being dedicated to Mary, such as the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. [265] [266] [267] At the Council of Ephesus in 431, Mary was officially declared the Theotokos, meaning "God-bearer" [268] or
Minium was used in the Byzantine Empire for making the red-orange colour on illuminated manuscripts, while massicot was used by ancient Egyptian scribes and in the Middle Ages. Both substances are toxic, and were replaced in the beginning of the 20th century by chrome orange and cadmium orange.
At the threshold of the Byzantine period, the New Testament had been entirely translated into Coptic. But while Christianity continued to thrive in Egypt, the old pagan beliefs which had survived the test of time were facing mounting pressure. The Byzantine period was particularly brutal in its zeal to erase any traces of ancient Egyptian religion.
Red ochre has a spiritual meaning of fertility, and in Maasai culture, the color red symbolizes bravery and is used in ceremonies and dreadlock hair traditions. [107] [108] Historians note that West and Central African people braid their hair to signify age, gender, rank, role in society, and ethnic affiliation.
The Toyota Tacoma is a pickup truck manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota since 1995. The first-generation Tacoma (model years 1995 through 2004) was classified as a compact pickup; subsequent models are classified as mid-sized pickups.
These images particularly predominated from the 1920s through the 1960s, and helped to consolidate a clichéd image of the region. In a very different vein, the province of Almería was the filming location for many Westerns , especially (but by no means exclusively) the Italian-directed Spaghetti Westerns .