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.
The Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299 to 1923, with the height being  around the mid 1400s to mid 1500s. They were known for absorbing  surrounding cultures, and making them p â¦ art of their own.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).