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==Numerals in the Arab World==
==Numerals in the Arab World==
Despite the name as "Arabic numerals", the numerals used in Arab countries, such as Egypt, are almost entirely different symbols, except for the "1" and "9".<ref name="Apic">
Despite the name as "Arabic numerals", the numerals used in the Arabic writing system are notably different, except for the "1" and "9".<ref name="Apic">
"Numeral pictograms" (of 10 Arab digit symbols), image:
"Numeral pictograms" (of 10 Arab digit symbols), image:
[http://www.arabicnumerals.net/images/numrightleft.jpg ANjpg].
[http://www.arabicnumerals.net/images/numrightleft.jpg ANjpg].
[http://www.arabicnumerals.net/chapter_1.html AN-chap1].
[http://www.arabicnumerals.net/chapter_1.html AN-chap1].
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It is also worth noting that in Arabic writing, numbers are written left-to-right (as they are in the west), whilst words are written right to left.
==References==
==References==