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@@ -636,14 +636,14 @@ Hassan Fathy, <https://www.archnet.org/sites/14965>
 
 [^3]: Riad and Abd el-Rasoul, *A Journey in the Time of Nubia*.
 
-[^4]: []{dir="rtl"}Khor: an Arabic word stands for a natural swale
+[^4]: Khor: an Arabic word stands for a natural swale
     cutting through the desert plateau at right angles to the Nile.
 
 [^5]: Shaʼreya: a vermicelli-like food with milk and sugar which was
     served as breakfast to the guests and to the bride and groom after
     the wedding.
 
-[^6]: []{dir="rtl"}Karej: Nubian traditional plates weaved of brightly
+[^6]: Karej: Nubian traditional plates weaved of brightly
     colored palm fiber strips.
 
 [^7]: Arras: a young boy relative of the groom who accompanied him