Areas of the south east such as Harran and the Hakkari mountains continued to be inhabited by remnants of the Assyrians, but these regions remained under Parthian and then Sassanid Persian rule.

The areas of Lochnagar and Ballochbuie were designated in 1998 by the Secretary of State for Scotland as Special Protection Areas ( SPA ) under the European Union ( EU ) Birds Directive.

By 2010 under one of the National Key Economic Areas ( NKEA ) and under the Government Transformation Programme ( GTP ), the federal government have announced to improve the public transport system by building a Mass Rapid Transit ‘”( MRT )”’ system in the Klang Valley / Greater KL.

Areas in the Jazira have been brought under cultivation with the waters of the Khabur River ( Nahr al Khabur ).

In November 2001, before the capture of Kunduz by United Front troops under the command of Mohammad Daud Daud, thousands of top commanders and regular fighters of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agents and military personnel, and other volunteers and sympathizers in the Kunduz airlift, dubbed the Airlift of Evil by US military forces around Kunduz and subsequently used as a term in media reports, were evacuated and airlifted out of Kunduz by Pakistan Army cargo aircraft to Pakistan Air Force air bases in Chitral and Gilgit in Pakistan's Northern Areas.

Currently, India and Pakistan are the main producers of cluster bean, accounting for 80 % production of the world's total, while Thar, Punjab Dry Areas in Pakistan and Rajasthan occupies the largest area ( 82. 1 %) under guar cultivation in India.

Special Areas of Conservation, under the European Union Habitats Directive, in County Kilkenny includes Hugginstown Fen south-west of Ballyhale, The Loughans near Urlingford, Cullahill Mountain on the Castlecomer Plateau near Johnstown, Spahill and Clomantagh Hill which form part of an escarpment which links the Slieveardagh Hills with the Castlecomer Plateau, Galmoy Fen north of Johnstown, Lower River Suir south of Thurles, the freshwater stretches of the Barrow / River Nore and Thomastown Quarry, near Thomastown.

Areas in red were under Republican control.

This, in turn, is part of the Emerald network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest ( ASCIs ) under the Berne Convention.

The protection given to scheduled monuments is given under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which is a different law from that used for listed buildings ( which fall within the town and country planning system ).

Wider areas can be protected by designating their locations as Areas of Archaeological Importance ( AAI ) under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

Furthermore, the Natura 2000 network is the EU contribution to the " Emerald network " of Areas of Special Conservation Interest ( ASCIs ) set up under the Bern Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats.

Areas often retain the designations they held under pre-reform legislation, though these titles no longer indicate a legal status.

* Top Ten Metropolitan Areas for Economic Growth with a population under 200, 000: Third Place.

It is also an Area of Archaeological Importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

Areas under English rule expanded and retreated over time.

Areas designated common heritage of humanity under international law include the Moon, Outer Space, deep sea bed, Antarctica, the world cultural and natural heritage ( see World Heritage Convention ) and the human genome.

The island was defended by the two corps of Italian 6th Army under General Alfredo Guzzoni, although specially designated Fortress Areas around the main ports ( Piazze Militari Marittime ), marked as Port Defensive Areas on the map below, were commanded by admirals subordinate to Naval Headquarters and independent of 6th Army.

Nearly half of the island territory-667 km² ( 42, 7 % of island ), is under protection from the Red Canaria de Espacios Naturales Protegidos ( Canary Islands Network for Naturally Protected Areas ).

The bookseller and publisher Zedler published this book in Leipzig under the name " Great Complete Encyclopaedia of All Sciences and Arts Which So Far Have Been Invented and Improved by Human Mind and Wit: Including the Geographical and Political Description of the Whole World According to All Monarchies, Empires, Kingdoms, Principalities, Republics, Free Sovereignties, Countries, Towns, Sea Harbors, Fortresses, Castles, Areas, Authorities, Monasteries, Mountains, Passes, Woods, Seas, Lakes ... and also a Detailed Historical and Genealogical Description of the World's Brightest and Most Famous Family Lines, the Life and Deeds of the Emperors, Kings, Electors and Princes, Great Heroes, Ministers of State, War Leaders ... ; Equally about All Policies of State, War and Law and Budgetary Business of the Nobility and the Bourgeois, Merchants, Traders, Arts.

( Special Areas of Conservation are strictly protected sites designated under the European Community Habitats Directive, which requires the establishment of a European network of important high-quality conservation sites in order to make a significant contribution to conserving the 189 habitat types and 788 species identified in Annexes to this Directive.

Areas of concern included restrictions on freedom of speech, one-party control of public TV and radio, repression of independent media, unfair electoral regulations, a judiciary that is not fully independent, and lack of human and civil rights protection.

Marine Protected Areas ( MPAs ), Biosphere reserves, marine parks, national monuments world heritage status, fishery management and habitat protection can protect reefs from anthropogenic damage.

Historic urban spaces receive protection through designation as " conservation areas ", and historic landscapes are designated through National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) legislation.

Areas such as conflict prevention, socio-economic justice, gender equality, protection of human rights, environmental protection require a holistic approach and a common action.

Areas of principal concern for this bureau are: advertising and marketing, financial products and practices, telemarketing fraud, privacy and identity protection, etc.

The use of semi-generic names is beginning to become a problem for US domestic and foreign policy because as many American Viticultural Areas ( AVAs ) are becoming more popular around the world, they are seeking greater protection for their names inside and outside the U. S.

* Fifth Schedule ( Article 244 ) – This provides for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes ( areas and tribes needing special protection due to disadvantageous conditions ).

As such, they are covered under the National Integrated Protected Areas System ( NIPAS ) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR ) as the lead implementing agency for its protection.

The National System of Marine Protected Areas of the United States is a national initiative designed to strengthen the protection of U. S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources through the coordination of existing marine protected areas ( MPAs ).

Areas with potentially explosive gases need further protection to prevent electrical sparks from igniting the gases, and internal conduit gas-tight barriers to prevent potentially ignited gases from traveling inside the conduit to other parts of the building.

The highest levels of protection, as described by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), are Level I ( Strict Nature Reserves & Wilderness Areas ) and Level II ( National Parks ).

The wilderness area also includes California Bighorn Sheep Zoological Areas, which are set aside for the protection of the species.

Areas of concern in the bills include small business concerns, education, terrorism, veterans ' and POW / MIA issues, and marine resource protection.

Shawcross has lifelong ties to Cornwall where he is a keen campaigner in the preservation and protection of local Conservation Areas.

The Act ( in Part II ) also introduced the concept of Areas of Archaeological Importance, city centres of historic significance which receive limited further protection by forcing developers to permit archaeological access prior to building work starting.

Dive tourism can be beneficial to coral reefs by creating funding for protection programs, including Marine Protected Areas.

Participation in the NFIP is based on an agreement between local communities and the federal government which states that if a community will adopt and enforce a floodplain management ordinance to reduce future flood risks to new construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas ( SFHA ), the federal government will make flood insurance available within the community as a financial protection against flood losses.

National Marine Conservation Areas ( NMCAs ) is a Parks Canada programme responsible for marine areas managed for sustainability and containing smaller zones of high protection.

Areas with no surface protection are more prone to erosion.

National Marine Conservation Areas, while also under federal control, do not afford the same level of protection.

The Canadian Wildlife Service, a division of Environment Canada, manages the National Wildlife Areas, Marine Wildlife Areas, and Migratory Bird Sanctuaries for the protection of wildlife.