Rice is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. Rice has a U.S. Post Office with the ZIP code 23966. The nearest town to Rice is Farmville. During the Civil War ear, it was known as Rice's Depot. As of 2010, Rice's population is 2,256 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 9.51 percent. The median home cost in Rice is $164,640.
In 1517, the Ottoman Empire extended its domain to include the Arabic-speaking regions of North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula. With this, they now controlled the 3 holy sites â Makkah, Madinah, and Jerusalem â and thus bore the responsibility of the protectors of the holy cities.
Ottoman Empire was at its peak during 16th and 17th century,  particularly during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. It  stretched from Southeast Europe to Western Asia â¦ and North Africa  till Horn of Africa.o, he believed it was his duty to protect Catholicism against the  Muslims of the Ottoman Empire, the Protestant countries of Europe  (England, Scotland, Netherlands, Switz â¦ erland), and their allies  (France).