ATSTEKSKY TONGUE (nauatl), falls into tano-atstekskoj to family of American Indian tongues. In 14-16 centuries the iconic letter, since 16 century - on the basis of latin schedules{charts}.

ACHARJAN Rachija Akopovich (1876-1953), the Armenian philologist, academician AN of Armenia (1943). Probes on the Armenian tongue (to dialectology, leksikologii, lexicographies, histories of tongue), to comparative-historical grammar and general linguistics.

ACHEBE (Achebe) CHinua (r. 1930), the nigerian writer. In the creativity noted by features of realism, - most acute problems of political and cultural life of the modern Africa. Novels " Also there has come destruction " (1958), " Dormancy no " (1960), " the Boom of the god " (1964), " the Person from people " (1966) more. The collection of stories " Girls on war " (1973). Verses. Publicism.

ACHEM (the self-title - achim, akim), people in Ghana. Number of 650 thousand person (1992). Tongue chvi (tvi). Hold on to traditional convictions, a part - protesters, roman catholics.

ACHEH (ache, achiny), people in Indonesia, in a north about. Sumatra. Ok. 3 million person (1992). Live also in Malaysia. Tongue achehsky. Believers - moslems - sunnity.

ACHINSK, city (with 1782) in the Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk kr., landing stage on r. Chulym. A railway junction. 122 thousand inhabitants (1992). Petroleum refinery, aluminous combine; alimentary, a light industry. A study of local lore museum. Theatre. It is based in 1682.

ACHISHHO, a backbone on Zap. Caucasus. An altitude up to 2391 m. Broad-leaved and firry woods.

ACHOLI (akoli, gang), people in Uganda (780 thousand person, 1992). Live also in Sudan (20 thousand person). Tongue acholi. Hold on to traditional convictions, a part - moslems - sunnity.

ASH, in egyptian mythology one of the most ancient gods, the god of Libyan desert. It was figured by the way the person with a head of a falcon.

ASH SHolom (1880-1957), the jewish writer. Was born in Poland, from 1909 cable cores in the USA. Wrote on a yiddish. Socially cuspidate novel "Hank - thief" (1917); in novels "Psalmodist" (1937), " the Person from Nazareth " (1943) - biblical motives.

ASHA, al-Asha (an ice-film. Name Abu Basir Majmun ibn Kajs al-Bakri) (530 - ok. 629), the Arabian poet. The initiator "winy" gedonicheskoj poetry ("hamrijjat") Other. Arabias.

ASHA, city (with 1933) in the Russian Federation, the Chelyabinsk region, on r. Asha. A depot. 39,1 thousand inhabitants (1992). Metallurgical, lighting engineering, phosphorite factories; wood acetic combines. It is based in 1898.

ASHANTI (the self-title - asante, asantefo), people in Ghana. 4 million person (1992). Save traditional convictions. There are christians and moslems - sunnity.

ASHANTI the CONFEDERATED STATES, rannepoliticheskoe education ashanti in terrain of the modern Ghana. It is based in kon. 17 - nach. 18 centuries It is seized by the Great Britain and in 1901 it is included in structure of colony Gold Coast.

ASHAR, the same, that ushr.

ASHARI (al-Ashari) (873/874-935 or 941), the Arabian seminary student, one of osnovatelej a spontan cane.

ASHVAGHOSHA, the indian poet (approximately 2 century). Wrote on a Sanskrit. Poems about the Buddha and his{its} doctrine - "Buddhacharita", "Saundarananda".

ASHVAMEDHA, in vedijskoj religions immolation of a horse at which tsar with army followed for running on the bullock a horse and submitted{conquered} all grounds met on ways.

ASHVATTHA, an old indian mythical tree; a space numeral.

ASHELSKAJA CROP, in archeology - crop of an early paleolith; it is called on suburb Amiens (Sent-Ashel, Saint-Acheul) in France. The main{basic} instruments - stone manual minced. An economy: a hunt and collecting.