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Qareh

Khawoserre Qareh, or Qareh, was possibly a king of Egypt's 14th Dynasty in the Second Intermediate Period, dated c. 1770–1760 BC and known only from three scarab seals.

Qaret el-Toub

Qaret el-Toub, Arabic for "the mound of bricks," is a hill in Egypt's Bahariya Oasis holding a pharaonic necropolis and a Roman fort built in 288 CE.

Qarib Qarib Singlle (करीब करीब सिंगल) is a 2017 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Tanuja Chandra, starring Irrfan Khan and Parvathy. A widow and a poet meet on a dating site and travel to meet his three exes; a box office flop but critically praised.

Qarinvand dynasty

The Qarinvand dynasty, also known as Karenvand, was a Zoroastrian Iranian dynasty that ruled the mountains of Tabaristan from Lafur; its best-known ruler, Mazyar, revolted against the Abbasids and was crushed in 837.

Qarli (son of Panamuwa)

Qarli of Sam'al was the father of King Panamuwa I of Sam'al, an Iron Age city state at Zincirli, and is known only from his son's Hadad Statue inscription.

Sep 24, 2026

Qarmatian invasion of Syria

The Qarmatian invasion of Syria (غزو القرامطة للشام) was a series of Qarmatian raids against Syrian towns and Abbasid and Tulunid authorities from 901 to 907.

Qarmatian sack of Mecca (930)

The Qarmatian sack of Mecca (نهب مكة القرمطي) was the 930 seizure of Mecca by the Qarmatians of Bahrain under Abu Tahir al-Jannabi, who killed pilgrims and carried off the Black Stone.

Qarmatian state of Bahrain

The Qarmatian state of Bahrain (قرامطة الأحساء) was an Ismaili state founded in eastern Arabia in 899 by Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi, with its capital at al-Ahsa.

Sep 24, 2026

Qarmatian uprisings in Syria and Iraq

The Qarmatian uprisings in Syria and Iraq (ثورات القرامطة) were revolts by Ismaili missionaries and Bedouin converts against the Abbasid caliphate, ending in Zikrawayh's defeat.

Qarmatians

Qarmatians (Qarāmeṭa), an Ismaʿili Shia branch of the 9th century founded by Ḥamdān Qarmaṭ in Iraq; after the 899 schism they rejected Fatimid imams, built a Bahraini state, and under Abū Ṭāher sacked Mecca in 930, carrying off the Kaaba's Black Stone.

Qarmatians of Bahrayn

The Qarmatians of Bahrayn (قرامطة البحرين) were an Isma'ili-derived sect and state centered on al-Ahsa in eastern Arabia, founded by Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi around 899 and ended in 1077.

Qarmatians of Multan

The Qarmatians of Multan (قرمطیان ملتان) were an Ismaili polity centered on Multan, aligned with the Fatimid caliphate and broken by Mahmud of Ghazna around 1004 or 1010.

Oct 15, 2026

Qarmet

Qarmet (Qarmet JSC) is a Kazakh coal mining and steelmaking company formed in December 2023 from ArcelorMittal Temirtau after fatal mine accidents, employing more than 34,000 people.

Oct 15, 2026

Qarn Alam Oil and Gas Field

Qarn Alam is an oil field in central Oman operated by Petroleum Development Oman, discovered in 1972 and home to the world's first full-field steam injection project in a fractured carbonate reservoir.

Qarnaw

Qarnaw, also Qarna or Qarnawu, was an ancient city-state in the Jawf valley of modern Yemen, capital of the Minaean kingdom of Maʿīn from the 8th century BCE.

QARS1

QARS1 (formerly QARS, GLNRS) is the human gene at 3p21.31 encoding glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase, a class-I enzyme that charges tRNA with glutamine within the multi-tRNA synthetase complex; biallelic variants cause MSCCA, a rare microcephaly-epilepsy syndrome.

Qarshi

Qarshi, also rendered Karshi, is a city in southern Uzbekistan and the administrative center of Kashkadarya Region, built on the ancient city of Nasaf and celebrated under UNESCO auspices in 2006 as 2,700 years old.

Qarshi Markaziy Stadioni

Qarshi Markaziy Stadioni (Qarshi Central Stadium) is FC Nasaf's home football ground in Qarshi, Uzbekistan. Opened 2006, designed by Sobir Toshev, renovated 2016-2017; hosted the 2011 AFC Cup final won by Nasaf.

Qart-Hadast (Spain)

Qart-Hadast (Qart Hadasht, 'New City') was the Carthaginian capital in Iberia, founded by Hasdrubal c. 227 BCE at modern Cartagena, Spain, over Mastia; captured by Scipio in 209 BCE and renamed Carthago Nova.

Qarz e Jaan

Qarz e Jaan (قرضِ جاں) is a Pakistani Hum TV drama serial (17 November 2024 to 20 April 2025, 32 episodes) written by Rabia Razzaque, directed by Saqib Khan, starring Yumna Zaidi as lawyer Nashwa; acclaimed early, its finale drew backlash for humanizing its rapist antagonist.

Qasabat Az Zarqa

Qasabat Az Zarqa (لواء قصبة الزرقاء) is a district of Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, centered on Zarqa city. Established 1985, it includes Azraq, Bierain, and Dhlail districts, with roughly 635,000 to 985,000 residents depending on source and year.

Oct 22, 2026

Qasar

Qasar (Хасар), also called Jochi Qasar or Khabt Khasar, was a younger full brother of Genghis Khan and leading general of the early Mongol Empire, famous as an archer.

Qasar Younis

Qasar Younis is a Pakistani-American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded vehicle-software company Applied Intuition in 2017 after selling his startup TalkBin to Google and serving as Y Combinator's chief operating officer.

Qasem Soleimani (قاسم سلیمانی)

Qasem Soleimani (قاسم سلیمانی, 1957–2020), Iranian major general and Quds Force commander from 1997/98, architect of Iran's Axis of Resistance in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen; killed in a U.S. drone strike at Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020.

Qashqa'i confederation

The Qashqa'i confederation (ایل قشقایی) was a Turkic-speaking tribal confederation of southern Iran, centered in Fars province, that took shape in the 18th century and endured into the 20th.