TITLE

Ghat

PUB. DATE

November 2011

SOURCE

Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition;11/1/2011, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Encyclopedia

DOC. TYPE

Reference Entry

ABSTRACT

Ghat or Gat (both: g�t), walled town, SW Libya, in an oasis in the Sahara, near the Algerian border. It formerly was an important caravan center. Ghat was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1875, by the Italians in 1930, and by the French in 1943, during World War II.

ACCESSION #

39046060

Eastern Ghats. // Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition;11/1/2011, p1
Eastern Ghats, mts., India: see Ghats.
Western Ghats. // Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition;11/1/2011, p1
Western Ghats, mts., India: see Ghats.
Gat. // Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition;11/1/2011, p1
Gat: see Ghat, Libya.
Nilgiri Hills. // Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition;11/1/2011, p1
Nilgiri Hills, India: see Ghats.
Adult books: Fiction. Lukowsky, Wes // Booklist;12/15/96, Vol. 93 Issue 8, p713
Reviews the book `The Burning Ghats,' by Paul Mann.
Forecasts: Fiction. Brainard, Dulcy; Steinberg, Sybil S. // Publishers Weekly;9/30/1996, Vol. 243 Issue 40, p64
Reviews the novel `The Burning Ghats,' by Paul Mann.
Book reviews: Fiction. Klett, Rex E. // Library Journal;11/1/1996, Vol. 121 Issue 18, p110
Reviews the book `The Burning Ghats,' by Paul Mann.
Mumbai Smoothie. // India Today;1/31/2011, p29
The article reviews the film "Dhobi Ghat," starring Aamir Khan, Prateik and Monica Dogra, directed by Kiran Rao.
Jack and the Ghat Chu Vine. // Cricket;Apr2009, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p30
The short story "Jack and the Ghat Chu Vine," by Kay Hawgaard and illustrated by Sarajo Frieden is presented.
Western Ghats named for Unesco listings. // Asian Pacific Post;10/28/2010, p7
The article reports that India nominated the university town Santiniketan and the mountain range of Western Ghats to become Unesco World Heritage sites.