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Ahmed Zaki Yamani Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد زكي يماني) (born 1930 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia) was Saudi Arabia's Minister of Oil (Petroleum) and Mineral Resources from 1962 until 1986, and a minister in OPEC for 25 years.
Ahmed Zaoui Ahmed Zaoui is an Algerian member of the Islamic Salvation Front who was convicted on terrorism-related charges in Belgium and France. He arrived in New Zealand on 4 December 2002 where he sought refugee status.
Ahmed Zewail Ahmed Hassan Zewail (Arabic: أحمد زويل) (born February 26 1946 in Damanhur, Egypt) is an Egyptian American chemist, and the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry. Born in Damanhur (60 km south-east of Alexandria) and raised in Disuq, he received his first degree from the University of Alexandria before moving from Egypt to the United States to complete his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ahmedabad City Police The Ahmedabad City Police is responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the city of Ahmedabad, India. It is a subdivision of the state police force of Gujarat, and is headed by a commissioner of police.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation or the AMC, established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Act, 1949, is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Ahmedabad.
Ahmedabad Railway Station The Ahmedabad Railway Station, also referred to as the Ahmedabad Junction Railway Station is the primary terminus of rail transport for the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, India. It serves trains that connect Ahmedabad to different parts of Gujarat, as well as major Indian cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Udaipur, Jaipur and Mathura.
Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Ahmedabad Stock Exchange or ASE is the second oldest exchange of India located in the city of Ahmedabad in the western part of the country. It is recognized by Securities Contract (Regulations) Act, 1956 as permanent stock exchange.
Ahmedabad textile industry The textile industry of the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat in India dates back to the 19th century, when the city and the industry was established under the British Raj. Textile mills employed thousands of people from across the state, and the cotton garments manufactured were exported across the world.
Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association The Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (commonly known as ATIRA) is an autonomous non-profit association for textile research located in Ahmedabad, India. It is the largest association for textile research & allied industries in India.
Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority is a civilian government body responsible for overseeing and sanctioning construction and infrastructure development across the suburbs of the city of Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat in India. The office of AUDA is at Usmanpura, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad.
Ahmednagar Ahmednagar (अहमदनगर in Marathi) is the district headquarter city of Ahmednagar District in the state of Maharashtra, India, on the left bank of the Sina River, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 120 km from Aurangabad.Ahmednagar (sometimes misspelled as Ahmadnagar) is the largest district in the Maharashtra state of India.
Ahmes Ahmes (more accurately Ahmose) was an Egyptian scribe who lived during the Second Intermediate Period. A surviving work of Ahmes is part of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus now located in the British Museum (Newman, 1956).
Ahmet Dağtekin Ahmet Dağtekin was the head of the pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party in Turkey. In July, along with Handan Çağlayan, he was convicted in a Halfeti court for using the Kurdish language during a 2004 campaign event.
Ahmet Hadžipašić Ahmet Hadžipašić (born June 1, 1952 in Cazin) is the current Prime Minister of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (since February 14, 2003). He is a member of the Bosniak community and Party of Democratic Action.
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar (23 June 1901 - 24 January 1962) was one of the most important modern novelists and essayists of Turkish literature. He was also a member of the Turkish parliament (the Grand National Assembly of Turkey) between 1942 and 1946.
Ahmet Kanneci Ahmet Kanneci was born in Turkey, on June 21, 1957; he is a Turkish guitar virtuoso particularly on the Classic style. Currently, Kanneci is the chairman of the Department of Guitar, at Hacettepe University State Conservatory and actively teaching as well.
Ahmet Necdet Sezer Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born September 13, 1941 in Afyonkarahisar) is the tenth and current President of the Republic of Turkey. The TĂĽrkiye BĂĽyĂĽk Millet Meclisi (the Grand National Assembly of Turkey) elected Sezer in 2000 after SĂĽleyman Demirel's seven year term expired.
Ahmet Uzun Ahmet Uzun is the Minister of Finance in the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a non-recognize state. He was appointed to this portfolio in the TRNC Government of Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer on April 28, 2005.
Ahmose I Ahmose I (sometimes written Amosis I and meaning The Moon is Born) was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Eighteenth dynasty. He was a member of the Theban royal house, the son of King Tao II Seqenenre and brother of the last King of the Seventeenth dynasty, King Kamose.
Ahmose Pen-Nekhebet Ahmose Pen Nekhbet was an ancient Egyptian official who started his career under Ahmose I and served all the pharaohs until Thutmose III. His autobiographical inscriptions are important for the understanding of the history of the early New Kingdom, though less detailed than those of his contemporary Ahmose, son of Ebana.
Ahmose-Meritamon Ahmose-Meritamun (or Ahmose-Merytamon), the daughter of Ahmose I, became the Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep I, pharaoh of Egypt in the 18th Dynasty. Her remains were discovered at Deir el-Bahri, where she had been rewrapped and reburied by priests that had found her tomb violated by robbers.
Ahmose, son of Ebana Ahmose, son of Ebana served in the Egyptian military under the pharaohs Tao II Seqenenre, Ahmose I, Amenhotep I, and Thutmose I. His autobiography has survived intact on the wall of his tomb and has proven a valuable source of information on the late 17th Dynasty and the early 18th Dynasty of Egypt.
Ahn Doo-hee [deaths][Doo-hee (or Ahn Doo-whi) was a lieutenant in the US Counter-intelligence Corps] in Korea. He is famous for assassinating the former Korean leader [[Kim Gu on June 26, 1949, for which he was sentenced to life in prison, before that Syngman Rhee reduced his sentence to 15 years.
Ahn Duong Ahn Duong (October 25, 1960- ) is a French-born actress and model born to a Spanish mother and a Vietnamese father. She studied dance and became a top supermodel, working for Vogue, Christian Lacroix, and John Galliano, among others.
Ahn Eak-tai Ahn Eak-tai (1906–1965) was a Korean classical composer and conductor. He conducted numerous major orchestras across Europe, including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ahn Jae Wook Ahn Jae-wook (born October 30 1971) is a South Korean actor, composer and singer. As a child he spent most of his childhood in his hometown, the district of Donamdong in Seoul, before graduating from Seoul Art College, where he majored in theatre.
Ahn Soo-kil Ahn Soo-kil (1911-1977) was a Korean novelist and journalist who devoted much of his life to depicting the lives of the Korean settlers in Gando, Manchuria. He was born on November 3 1911 in HamhĹ­ng, HamgyĹŹngnamdo, in present-day North Korea.
Ahnentafel An Ahnentafel (or Ahnenreihe), also known as the Sosa-Stradonitz System, is a genealogical numbering system that allows one to list a person's ancestors in a particular order. It is a construct used in genealogy to display a person's ancestry compactly, without the need for a diagram such as a family tree, which is particularly useful in situations where one may be restricted to using plain text, for example in e-mails or newsgroup articles.
Ahoge , literally foolish hair, is a visual cue common to Japanese anime and manga. Consisting of a single, often large, lock of hair sticking out from the top of the head, it is most often used to identify foolish, bumbling or carefree characters.
Ahoko The Ahoko is a traditional percussion instrument originating from the central part of CĂ´te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in Africa. The ahoko is a wooden rod with nutshells tied to strings which are then tightly wound around the end of the rod.
Aholi In Hopi mythology, Aholi is a kachina, a spirit god represented by a doll (also called a kachina). He is a friend of Eototo and is very handsome; he wears a colorful cloak with a picture of Muyingwa and is the patron kachina of the Pikya clan.
Aholiab In the Hebrew Bible, Aholiab son of Ahisamakh, of the tribe of Dan, worked under Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle and the implements which it housed. He is described in Exodus 38:23 as a master of carpentry, weaving, and embroidery.
Aholibah Underwing The Aholibah Underwing is a moth of the "owlet" family Noctuidae, which has over 25,000 known members, and more than that yet undescribed. Like other moths of Underwing genus (Catocala), this species has dull gray and black speckled forewings which help it blend into its surroundings, and bright orange underwings that it reveals to startle predators.
Ahom alphabet The Ahom alphabet is a type of alphabet called an abugida that was used to write the Ahom language, an extinct Tai language spoken by the Ahom people who ruled the Brahmaputra valley in the Indian state of Assam between the 13th and the 18th centuries.
Ahom kingdom The Ahom Kingdom (1228-1826) was established by Sukaphaa, a Tai prince from Mong Mao, in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra river, between the extant Chutiya kingdom in the north and the Kachari kingdom in the south. The kingdom evolved into a multi-ethnic polity, beginning especially under Suhungmung Dihingia Raja in the 16th century.
Ahom language The Ahom language, also called Tai-Ahom, was spoken by the Ahom people who ruled most of Assam from 1228 to 1826. The language today is used chiefly for liturgical purposes, and is no longer used in daily life.
Ahom-Mughal conflicts Ahom-Mughal conflicts refer to the period between the first Mughal attack on the Ahom kingdom in 1615 and the final Battle of Itakhuli in 1682. The intervening period saw the fluctuating fortunes of both powers and the end of the rule of Koch Hajo.
Ahousaht First Nation The Ahousaht First Nation is a First Nation government based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, focussed on the community of Ahousaht, British Columbia. It is a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.
Ahousaht, British Columbia Ahousaht (also spelled Ahousat) is the principle settlement on Flores Island, in British Columbia, Canada (). Accessible only by water or air, Ahousaht is a small community predominantly composed of First Nations people from the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Nation.
Ahoy-hoy In the 1870s, Scottish-born Canadian inventor Alexander Graham Bell did much development for the newly-invented telephone. Bell's preferred salutation, ahoy-hoy was derived from the nautical term "Ahoy" which in its turn is derived from Dutch "hoi" meaning "hello".
Ahr The Ahr is a river in Germany, a left tributary of the Rhine. Its source is at a height of approximately 520 meters above sea level in Blankenheim in the Eifel, in the cellar of a half-timbered house near the castle of Blankenheim.
Ahrensburg culture The Ahrensburg culture (ca 11200 BC– ca 9500 BC was a late Upper Paleolithic culture during the Younger Dryas, the last spell of cold at the end of the Weichsel glaciation. The culture is named after village of Ahrensburg, 25 km northeast of Hamburg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein where wooded arrow shafts and clubs have been excavated.
Ahriman (Warhammer 40,000) In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, Ahriman, Sorcerer of the Red Cyclops, was the Chief Librarian of the Thousand Sons Legion, and - after his Primarch, Magnus the Red - the most powerful of all Chaos sorcerers.
Ahrn Palley Dr Ahrn Palley (February 13, 1914 – May 6, 1993) was a Rhodesian Independent politician who was a lone voice against the white minority government of Ian Smith and its Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Smith wrote of him "He was one of the most able politicians this country has produced, and although our political philosophies did not coincide, we always respected one another and maintained friendly relations".
Ahrweiler Ahrweiler is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Euskirchen, Rhein-Sieg and the city Bonn in the state North Rhine-Westphalia, and the districts of Neuwied, Mayen-Koblenz and Daun.
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (Bangla: আহসানউল্লাহ্ বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) (AUST) is a technical university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is sponsored by the Dhaka Ahsania Mission and approved by the Government of Bangladesh.
Ahter Sönmez Ahter Sönmez is a Turkish DJ, record producer, remixer, founder of the Turkish Trance Association and owner of a DJ Agency and an Electronic Music Production School called dB-Solutions in Istanbul. Ahter is a significant pioneer of uplifting trance genre in Turkey.
Ahti Karjalainen Ahti Kalle Samuli Karjalainen (born 10 February 1923 in Hirvensalmi, died 7 September 1990 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Agrarian League (later known as Keskusta, Centre Party) and was Prime Minister of Finland for two terms.
Ahtna Incorporated Ahtna, Incorporated is an Alaska Native Regional Corporation in Glennallen, Alaska which stewards over 1.5 million acres (6,100 km²) of land, granted through Native land claims finalized between 1971 and 1998.
Ahtopol Ahtopol (; Greek: Αγαθούπολις, Agathoúpolis) is a town and seaside resort on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is located on a headland in the southeastern part of Burgas Province and is close to the border with European Turkey.
Ahtum Ahtum (also spelled Ohtum, Achtum or Ajtony) was an early 11th century duke of Banat (now divided between Romania and Serbia) and a descendant of Glad, another local duke and governor in the First Bulgarian Empire. Ahtum was the last local ruler who opposed to the establishment of Hungarian Kingdom.
Ahuachapán, Ahuachapán Ahuachapán is a municipality in the Ahuachapán, city (78,918 in the municipality), W El Salvador, near the Guatemalan border. It is the westernmost city in the country and is the center of an agricultural region producing primarily coffee.
Ahuizotl (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Ahuizotl is an Aberration. It resembles a fiendish money, with a dog-like head and legs (though many perceive [and its illustration from the 3rd Edition Fiend Folio seems to illustrate] that it is more panther-like).
Ahuna Vairya Ahuna Vairya is the Avestan language name of the most sacred of the Gathic hymns of the Avesta, the revered texts of Zoroastrianism. Subject to transliteration, the Ahuna Vairya is also known as Ahunavar, and in middle Persian, as Ahunwar.
Ahupua'a In old Hawaii, ahupuaa was the common subdivision of the land. It consisted most frequently of a slice of an island that went from the top of the local mountain (volcano) to the shore, following the banks of a stream.
Ahupua'a O Kahana State Park Ahupua'a O Kahana State Park, formerly Kahana Valley State Park, is located on the windward side of Oahu between Kaneohe and Laie. It is Hawaii's only public ahupua'a, and it stretches from the sea to the tip of Pu'u Pauao at 2,670 feet.
Ahura (comics) Ahura is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe and is one of the offshoot of humanity known as the Inhumans. Ahura was created by Ann Nocenti and Bret Blevins and first makes an appearance in Inhumans Graphic Novel
Ahwahnee Heritage Days Ahwahnee Heritage Days is an event held in Yosemite National Park every February or March. The Ahwahnee Hotel celebrates the Roaring '20s, '30s, and '40s with music performances, as well as cultural and history events.
Ahwatukee Ahwatukee ("Ahwatukee Foothills Village") is an "L"-shaped bedroom community in Arizona bordered on the north by South Mountain Park and Baseline Road, on the east by Interstate 10 and the cities of Chandler, Guadalupe, and Tempe, and on the south and west by the Gila River Indian Community.
Ahyoheek In the fictional universe of Myst, Ahyoheek (often just "Heek") is a D'ni game played by the ancient D'ni. It is a complex variation on Rock, Paper, Scissors, played at an advanced holographic table by 2 to 5 players.
Ahyoomee Ahyoomee Lee (Hangul: 이 아유미, born August 25, 1984, Tottori Prefecture, JapanSugar profile at Toy's Factory) is a K-pop singer, dropping her surname for the music industry. Although Korean, she was raised in Japan for much of her younger life and is the reason for her Japanese accent; Ahyoomee is now fluent in both languages.
AH-56 Cheyenne The Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne was a sophisticated but unsuccessful military attack helicopter. The AH-56 is a compound helicopter: the normal helicopter rotors are augmented by small wings and a propeller, giving it some of the characteristics of both helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft.
AH18 Asian Highway Route AH18 is a highway route included in Asian Highway Network, running from Haadyai in Thailand to Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Route AH18 runs along main eastern coastial road in southern Thailand and also along Federal Route 3 of Malaysia.
AH43 AH43 or Asian Highway 43 is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 1892 miles (3,024km) from Agra on Asian Highway 1 in India Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook, 2003, page 41 to Matara, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook, 2003, page 98.
AH45 AH45 is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 1269 miles (2,030km) from Kolkatta India on AH1 to Bangalore in India on AH43 and AH47.Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook, 2003, page 41.
AH46 AH46 is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 946 miles (1,513km) from Kharagpur on Asian Highway 45 in West Bengal state of India to Dhule on Asian Highway 47 in Maharashtra State, India.Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook, 2003, page 41.
AH47 AH47 or Asian Highway 47 is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 1286 miles (2,057km) from Gwalior on Asian Highway 43 in India Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook, 2003, page 41 to Bangalore on AH43 and AH45 in India.
AHAH Asynchronous HTML and HTTP, or AHAH, is a method for updating webpages dynamically using Javascript, similar to Ajax, but with the difference that the response from the request is used directly without parsing on the clientside. This means that server responses need to be text or already include valid XHTML/HTML structure.
AHANA AHANA is a term that refers to persons of African-American, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American descent. The term was coined at Boston College in 1979 by two students, Alfred Feliciano and Valerie Lewis, who objected to the name "Office of Minority Programs" used by Boston College at the time.
AHDL AHDL or Altera Hardware Description Language is a proprietary Hardware Description Language (HDL) from Altera Corporation for programming their Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLD) and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA).
AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics is one of the subject centres of the Arts and Humanities Data Service, supporting digital research in the arts and humanities in the UK. AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics is hosted by the Oxford Text Archive at Oxford University.
AHDS Performing Arts AHDS Performing Arts, which is a part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service, supports research, learning and teaching in the areas of music, dance, theatre, radio, film, and television with high quality and dependable digital resources. It does this by facilitating the curation and long term preservation of digital data, and by promoting good practice in data creation and in access to and use of digital performing arts collections.
AHDS Visual Arts AHDS Visual Arts is part of the free UK educational service, the Arts and Humanities Data Service. It collects, preserves and provides online access to digital visual arts resources that are free for use in research, learning and teaching.
AHEPA University Hospital AHEPA University Hospital (Greek: Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο ΑΧΕΠΑ), also known as AHEPA Hospital, is one of the biggest hospitals in northern Greece, famous in the whole of Greece and based in Thessaloniki. Associated closely with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA is located within the extended area of the University.
AHS Centaur Australian Hospital Ship AHS Centaur was a former ocean liner converted to a hospital ship and attached to Australian naval forces during World War II. Built in Greenock, Scotland in 1924, the 3,066 ton vessel operated with the Ocean Steamship Company (Blue Funnel Line).
AHURI Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) is a national research organisation, specialising in housing and urban research and policy. It brings togather a network of research organisations comprising a small management company, AHURI Ltd, in Melbourne, and participating Research Centres, throughout Australia.
Ach-na-Cloich railway station Ach-na-Cloich is a closed railway station located south shore of Loch Etive, in Argyll and Bute. Its site is the located on the Oban route of the highly scenic West Highland Line, that was part of the Callander and Oban Railway.
Achada (Santiago), Cape Verde Achada (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Atxada) is a village situated at the east of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. The village is linked with the road linking Praia and Tarrafal which is approximately 40 km away from the capital.
Achada Furna Achada Furna (ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Atxada Furna, also in this spelling), is a village located east of the island capital of Sao Filipe in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. The settlement is linked with the road encircling the island and also links with the road linking north towards ChĂŁ das Caldeiras.
Achada Grande Achada Grande (ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Atxada Grandi, also in this spelling, Fogo Crioulo: Achada Grandi), is a village located northeast of the island capital of Sao Filipe in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. Its population is approximately 500.
Achadinha de Baixo Achadinha do Baixo (from Achada and -inha meaning little, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Axtadinha du Baxu) is a village and a stream situated near the central part of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. The village is linked with the a rural road and is approximately 40 km away from the capital.
Achaea Achaea (Greek: , AchaĂŻa; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an ancient province and a present prefecture of Greece, on the northern coast of the Peloponnese, stretching from the mountain ranges of Erymanthus and Cyllene on the south to a narrow strip of fertile land on the north, bordering the Gulf of Corinth, into which the mountain Panachaicus (1,902 m, the northernmost mountain range in the Peloponnese) projects. Achaea is bounded on the west by the territory of Elis, on the east by that of Sicyon, which, however, was sometimes included in it.
Achaea (Roman province) Achaea was a province of the Roman Empire, consisting of the modern-day Peloponnese in southern Greece and bordered on the north by the provinces of Epirus and Macedonia. The region was annexed to the Roman Republic in 146 BC after a brutal campaign, in which the city of Corinth was razed by the Roman general Lucius Mummius, its inhabitants slaughtered or sold into slavery, and the temples looted for sculpture for Roman villas.
Achaeans The Achaeans (in Greek , Akhaioi) is the collective name given to the Greek forces in Homer's Iliad (used 598 times). An alternative name, used interchangeably, is Danaans (, used 138 times) and Argives (, used 29 times).
Achaemenes Achaimenēs (Old Persian Haxāmaniš "Friendly in Nature", Hellenised as , English /ə'kɛməni:z/) was the eponymous ancestor of the royal house of the first Persian Empire, the Achaemenids. He lived about 2700 years ago.
Achaemenes (character) A man called Achaemenes is a minor character in Virgil's Aeneid. His character seems to have been chosen by Virgil treating the Persian name Achaemenes as Greek and extracting a meaning "he who waits with affliction".
Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Empire (Old Persian: Hakhāmanishiya, هخامنشیان also frequently, the "Achaemenid Persian Empire".) (559 BC–338 BC) was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of Greater Iran.
Achaeus (general) Achaeus (in Greek ; died 213 BC), was a general and later a separatist ruler of part of the Greek Seleucid kingdom. He was the son of Andromachus; the latter was sister of Laodice, the wife of Seleucus Callinicus and the mother of Antiochus the Great.
Achaeus of Eretria Achaeus of Eretria (in Greek Aχαιος; born 484 BC) in Euboea was a Greek playwright author of tragedies and satyr plays, variously said to have written 24, 30, or 44 plays, of which 19 titles are known, some of which include Adrastus, Linus, Cycnus, Eumenides, Philoctetes, Pirithous, Theseus, and Œdipus.
Achahoish Achahoish is a village on the west coast of Knapdale in the Scottish council area of Argyll and Bute. Achahoish recently benifited from the governments PPP funding and receved a new primary school with two classrooms catering for the 60 local children from the surounding small villages and hamlets in the area.
Achaierai In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the achaierai is a large birdlike outsider that comes from the plane of Acheron. It resembles an enormous (15 foot tall) flightless bird with four slitlike legs, (all real birds, of course, have 2, and having 4 legs is its key fantastical element) a plump, hulking body, blunt, shaggy stubs for wings, and a parrot-like head.
Achaichus Achaichus was one of the members of the church of Corinth who, with Fortunatus and Stephanas, visited Paul while he was at Ephesus, for the purpose of consulting him on the affairs of the church (). These three were likely the bearers of the letter from Corinth to the apostle as mentioned in .
Achairn Burn Achairn Burn, known also as Haster Burn, is one of the major tributaries of Wick River, in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. The burn's source is in headwaters flowing from the northern slope of the Hill of Toftgunn, which rises to over 170 metres, and in Camster Loch, which is at nearly 120 metres, between the Hill of Toftgunn and Ballharn Hill.
Achakzai Achakzai (Urdu: اچکزئی) is a Pashtun subtribe of Barakzai Clan. there are various other subtribes within the Achakzai clan like ( Adozai,Shamshozai,sultanzai,matakzai,ishaqzai,alizai,shakarzai,hamidzai and ghabizai ) mainly settled in Pakistan.
Achall In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, Achall, the daughter of Cairbre Nia Fer, committed suicide (or died of grief) after her brother Erc was killed by Conall Cernach. The hill of Achall near Tara was named after her.
Achang The Achang (阿昌族), also known as the Ngac'ang (their own name) or Maingtha (Burmese name) are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
Achankovil River The Achankovil River is an Indian river formed from the streams of the Rishimala River, Pasukidamettu River and the Ramakkalteri River. This river joins the Pamba River at Veeyapuram in the Alappuzha district of Kerala state, south India.
Achard II, Count of Lecce Achard II was the Norman count of Lecce (from before 1133) and Ostuni, both in southern Apulia. He was the son of Count Geoffrey II of Lecce and a descendant of one of the sons of Tancred of Hauteville, Geoffrey, arrived c.
Acharei Acharei, Achrei Mos, Aharei Mot, or Ahare Moth (אחרי or אחרי מות – Hebrew for "after” or "after the death,” the fifth word or fifth and sixth words, and the first distinctive word or words, in the parshah) is the 29th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in April or early May.
Acharnae Acharnae was the largest deme of ancient Attica; it was located in the northwest part of the Attic plain, south of Mt. Parnes in the general viscinity of the modern suburbs of Acharnes and Ano Liosia, about 10 km due north of Athens.

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