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Nimr Ibn Adwan
Nimr bin 'Adwan or Nimr Al-Adwan (, 1735–1823) was a prominent Bedouin poet, chieftain, and a famous knight of the Jordan. He is celebrated for his poetry, which combines themes of love, loss, and tribal pride. His life story and poetic have earned him a lasting place in Arab folklore, particularly in Jordan and the Levant. Nimr's nickname is Abu Oqab (), and he is Nimr bin Qablan bin Nimr bin Hamdan bin Adwan bin Fayez bin Hammoud bin Shaheel bin Fawaz bin Hammoud bin Adwan Al-Adwan Al-Zafiri (). He was renowned for his nobility, generosity, and commendable traits. Nimr belongs to the Adwan tribe of Jordan, which was centered in central Jordan and was among the leading tribes of Balqa Governorate, Balqa. Nimr bin Adwan is considered a sheikh of the Adwan tribe in the early 13th century Hijri year, BH (1785) and passed away in 1823. Personal life Family and Upbringing Nimr Al-Adwan was born in Balqa region of present-day Jordan in the early 18th century, most of historians s ...
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The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years slightly differently to make the average calendar year 365.2425 days long rather than the Julian calendar's 365.25 days, thus more closely approximating the 365.2422-day tropical year, "tropical" or "solar" year that is determined by the Earth's revolution around the Sun. The rule for leap years is that every year divisible by four is a leap year, except for years that are divisible by 100, except in turn for years also divisible by 400. For example 1800 and 1900 were not leap years, but 2000 was. There were two reasons to establish the Gregorian calendar. First, the Julian calendar was based on the estimate that the average solar year is exactly 365.25 days long, an overestimate of a li ...
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