As with the West Africa theory, this idea does not have the backing of serious historians, nor contemporary written records of the time in the Near East.

Muwaffaq al-Din Muhammad ' Abd al-Latif ibn Yusuf al-Baghdadi (; 1162 – 1231 ), more commonly known as ' Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi or ' Abdallatif al-Baghdadi (), born in Baghdad, Iraq, was a celebrated physician, historian, Egyptologist and traveller, and one of the most voluminous writers of the Near East in his time.

At that time, Sloane's collection consisted of around 71, 000 objects of all kinds including some 40, 000 printed books, 7, 000 manuscripts, extensive natural history specimens including 337 volumes of dried plants, prints and drawings including those by Albrecht Dürer and antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Ancient Near and Far East and the Americas.

Near the end of her time as governor general, Adrienne Clarkson stated: " My constitutional role has lain in what are called ' reserve powers ': making sure that there is a prime minister and a government in place, and exercising the right ' to encourage, to advise, and to warn '[...] Without really revealing any secrets, I can tell you that I have done all three.

The early inhabitants of Europe developed pottery at about the same time as in the Near East, circa 5500 – 4500 BCE.

Near Trier, American troops enter Germany for the first time.

" The Department was for the first time organized into geographical divisions, including the Far East, the Near East, Latin America and Western Europe.

Near in time, Domina Jalbert invented flexible un-sparred ram-air airfoiled thick wings.

Near the end of the 2nd millennium BCE, new waves of barbarians, this time riding on horseback, wholly destroyed the Bronze Age world, and were to be followed by waves of social changes that marked the beginning of different times.

While proso millet is not a member of the Neolithic Near East crop assemblage, it arrived in Europe no later than the time these introductions did, and proso millet as an independent domestication could predate the arrival of the Near East grain crops.

Near the end of his career, McLaglen was nominated again, this time for Best Supporting Actor, for his role opposite John Wayne in The Quiet Man ( 1952 ).

Near pupation, the wings are forced outside the epidermis under pressure from the hemolymph, and although they are initially quite flexible and fragile, by the time the pupa breaks free of the larval cuticle they have adhered tightly to the outer cuticle of the pupa ( in obtect pupae ).

Near the center of all this was Seattle artist Paul Horiuchi's massive mosaic mural, the region's largest work of art at the time, which now forms the backdrop of Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheater.

Beginning with the summer solstice came a time of mourning in the Ancient Near East, as in the Aegean: the Babylonians marked the decline in daylight hours and the onset of killing summer heat and drought with a six-day " funeral " for the god.

Near the end, she lay comatose much of the time, completely addicted to morphine given for pain relief.

Harris said of him :" At a time when European archaeologists were preoccupied with regional sites and sequences, it was he who had the vision, the knowledge and the skill to construct the first prehistory of the whole continent ( 1925 ) and the first ordered and comprehensive account of the ancient Near East ( 1928 ).

The form of a Sumerian temple is manifestation of Near Eastern cosmology, which described the world as a disc of land which was surrounded by a salt water ocean, both of which floated on another sea of fresh water called apsu, above them was a hemispherical firmament which regulated time.

Davidson asserts that while cultivation of the apple in Northern Europe extends back to at least the time of the Roman Empire and came to Europe from the Near East, the native varieties of apple trees growing in Northern Europe are small and bitter.

The Lemba T carriers belonged exclusively to T1b *, which is rare and was not sampled in indigenous Jews of the Near East or North Africa, but shares a similar estimate expansion time with the T1 * Somalis.

Near most of the various European Union institution sites, European Schools have been created to allow staff to have their children receive their education in their mother tongue, and at the same time to foster European spirit by ( among other things ) teaching at least two other European languages.

Machiavelli explained that in his time the Near East was again ruled by an empire, the Ottoman empire, with similar characteristics to that of Darius-seen from the viewpoint of a potential conqueror.

Near real time magnetic data can be used to correct the drilling direction and nearby magnetic observatories prove vital.

Near the end of the century the council noted that the schoolhouse was overcrowded and needed improvement, but because of the poor state of the town ’ s finances, the magistrates could do little to help at that time.

Near the time of cherry harvest, the city holds an annual week-long Cherry Festival in the first full week in July, attracting approximately 500, 000 visitors annually.

Near the end of the days of the vow, Paul was recognized outside Herod's Temple and was nearly beaten to death by a mob, " shouting, ' Men of Israel, help us!

* Near death experience

Near the end of the tale, Attaf is given a death sentence for a crime he didn't commit but Harun, knowing the truth from what he has read in the book, prevents this and has Attaf released from prison.

Near death experiences are reported by 10-20 % of people who survived cardiac arrest.

Near the end of his life, Holmes attracted notoriety for his involvement in the Wonderland murders in 1981, and eventually for his death from complications caused by AIDS.

The Assyrian Empire which had been the dominant force in the Near East for much of the period from the 14th Century BC began to unravel after the death of Ashurbanipal in 627 BC, descending into a series of bitter internal civil wars.

Near drowning is the survival of a drowning event involving unconsciousness or water inhalation and can lead to serious secondary complications, including death, after the event.

* Near death experience

Near the end of the unedited " Lovin ' You ", Riperton sings " Maya, Maya, Maya "; in concert, near her death, she changed this to " Maya, Maya, Ringo, Maya.

Near a home that Wister built near La Mesa, California, but never occupied due to his wife's death, is a street called " Wister Drive.

Near death and in severe pain in a hospital, he opted to return home and end his life on his own terms.

Near the time of his death, Arquette planned to marry his longtime girlfriend, Miriam Call, with whom he lived with in Burbank California, and who had come back into his life during the 1960's.

Near the end of the episode, a Protestant minister holds an enthusiastic interfaith religious service and invited human and alien alike ; as the choir sings " No Hiding Place Down Here ", the song coincides with images of Refa's capture and subsequent death at the hands of the Narns.

" A study released in 2006 by the Near East Cultural and Educational Foundation of Canada found that the National Post was 83. 3 times more likely to report an Israeli child ’ s death than a Palestinian child ’ s death in its news articles ’ headlines or first paragraphs.

Near death, he is brought to his family home.

Near death, he contemplates what the future may hold for the world, Rome, and for his soul.

Near death, Dey chooses to transfer his power to an unsuspecting human on the planet below, praying that whomever he finds will take up his cause.

Since Rahman's death his writings have continued to be popular among scholars of Islam and the Near East.

Near to death, Malekith was taken to one of his mother's temples.

Near the Catholic Church, there is a large statue of Sean Wall, commander of the East Limerick Irish Republican Army and chairman of Limerick County Council until his death on May 6, 1921 during the War of Independence.

Near the gate SG-1 is pinned down by a death glider.

Near death, Mikau's spirit was sealed inside of the Zora Mask so Link could use it to retrieve the egg.

Near death, Temporal Agent Daniels appears on the Enterprise, admitting that he brought the Enterprise to the 20th century to help end the Temporal Cold War, along with a warning that Vosk has altered the timeline with grave consequences.