Mascara (English spelling)

Japanese: マスカラ（英語表記）Mascara

A city in the Mostaganem Governorate in northwestern Algeria. It is located 80 km southeast of Oran, on the southern slope of the Ben Cheglan Mountains, a branch of the Tel Atlas (Atlástérien) Mountains, at an altitude of 600 m. Its name means "mother of soldiers" and was built in 1701 as a vanguard base for the Ottoman Empire, but was abandoned after Oran was captured from Spain in 1791. In 1832, the hero Abdel Kadir used it as a base for his anti-French resistance, but it was destroyed by the French army in 1835. Today's town was built on the ruins and serves as a distribution center for the region's wheat, tobacco, and olives, as well as the region's specialty high-quality wine. Population: 64,691 (1987 estimate).

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A cosmetic product for making eyelashes look thicker and longer. Initially, it was made by kneading charcoal with oils and fats, and came in cream or solid form. In the 1970s, a liquid type based on vinyl acetate was developed, and fiber-containing types have also appeared. It is applied to the eyelashes with a brush or similar.

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Japanese:

アルジェリア北西部，モスタガネム県にある都市。オランの南東約 80km，テルアトラス (アトラステリエン) 山脈の支脈ベンシュグラン山脈の南斜面，標高 600mに位置する。名称は「兵士の母」の意で，1701年オスマン帝国の前衛基地として建設され，91年オランをスペインから奪ったのち放棄された。 1832年英雄アブドゥル・カーディルがここを対仏抗争の拠点としたため，35年フランス軍によって破壊された。今日の町はその廃虚の上に建てられ，この地方の麦類，タバコ，オリーブのほか，特産の高級ワインの集散地となっている。人口6万 4691 (1987推計) 。