Names of Mars

The many names of the Planet Mars; Nergal by the Babylonians; Ares by the Greeks, Horus the red by the ancient Egyptians; In India it is Angaraka in Sanskrit as well as Mangala and Kuja; the Hebrews call it Ma’adim; It is Al-Mirrikh in both Arabic, Urdu and Persian; To the Turks it is Merih; to the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans and Vietnamese it is the Fire Star. In mandarin Huoxing. Korean it is pronounced Hwasung. In Japan it is said as Kasei. It is Marte in spanish; to the Scots it is Maurs; for the Basque it is Martitza. In Tamil it is Sevvaay. The Thais call it Angkarn. In Malay it is Marikh

In the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels about Mars he has the locals call the planet Barsoom.
It is also frequently referred to as the red planet. The name of Cairo, the capital of modern Egypt, comes from "Al Qahira," an ancient Arabic name for Mars.

If you have more names for the planet Mars please post them in the comments section.

Martian Ministry of Tourism

Next vacation think Mars.The red planet has a lot to offerSki Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the solar system. You can stay at the luxurious Ghulambad Ski resort and spa. The premier ski resort in the Galaxy.

Take a leisurely river cruise through Vallis Marineris or if you are looking for adventure Vallis Marineris also offer white water rafting. And for those persons who want an extreme vacation Parachute jumping is available off the Muhammed Ali memorial bridge which spans across Vallis Marineris. Remember Vallis Marineris is the largest canyon in the solar system.

So when planning your next vacation Think mars. The little red planet where everything is larger than life.

Martian Jihad

The Martian Jihad movement is actually quite the opposite of what its militant sounding name would imply. They are a group of Martian Muslims dedicated to Islam and the hadith, "Some troops came back from an expedition and went to see the Messenger of Allah sallallahu `alayhi wa-Sallam. He said: "You have come for the best, from the smaller jihad (al-jihad al-asghar) to the greater jihad (al-jihad al-akbar)." Someone said, "What is the greater jihad?" He said: "The servant's struggle against his desires". They also frequently site that The Prophet said in the Farewell Pilgrimage: "... The mujahid is he who makes jihad against himself (jahada nafsah) for the sake of obeying Allah." They often go out to the martain wilderness alone or in small groups to make dihker and read Quran

The movement started right after Mars gained its independence. There are many places all over Mars that are regular wilderness havens for the members of the Martian Jihad. These places are typically small caves but not always. They are regularly marked with Islamic Flags and banners.

The movement members do get in trouble as they regularly hike out to Viking monument park and plant banners, which are often removed by park rangers.

Mosque on Mars

The Grand Mosque is all that is left of the abandon New Damascus colony. The New Damascus colony was established in 1527 A.H. by the Confederation of Islamic States. It was the first Mars colony established by the Confederation. It was abandoned in 1559 when its water supply dried up. The colonist were relocated to the Mars Polar colony of Kurdistan on Mars. Which even today is one of the largest settlements on Mars.