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Ba (town) Ba is a town in Fiji, 37 kilometers from Lautoka and 62 kilometers from Nadi, inland from the coast of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. Covering an area of 327 square kilometers, it had a population of 14,596 at the 1996 census.
Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do is an EP by Sigur RĂłs, released in 2004 by Geffen Records (see 2004 in music). The EP consists of the songs the group composed for Merce Cunningham's dance piece Split Sides, which Radiohead were also involved in.
Ba District, Fiji Ba is a district situation on the North Western part of the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The name Ba is also used for a province, a tikina (A native Fijian administrative region comprising several villages), a town and a river.
Ba East (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji) Ba West Fijian Provincial Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).
Ba East (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji) Ba East Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).
Ba Luvmour Ba Luvmour pioneered whole-family experiential learning and has led hundreds of seminars for parents and educators in Natural Learning Rhythms (NLR). He has co-authored books on NLR-related topics, such as his recent book, Optimal Parenting.
Ba Ria Vung Tau Daily Newspaper Ba Ria Vung Tau Daily Newspaper is a newspaper agency in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Vietnam. As an official newspaper in Ba Ria, Vung Tau, the newspaper gives easy access to various topics, such as economy, culture, and life in the province.
Ba space In mathematics, the ba space ba(Sigma) of a sigma-algebra Sigma is the Banach space consisting of all bounded and finitely additive measures on Sigma. The norm is defined as the variation, that is |nu|=|nu|(X).
Ba Swe U Ba Swe was a leading Burmese politician during the decade after the country gained its independence from Britain in 1948. He held the position of Prime Minister of Burma from June 12 1956 to February 28 1957.
Ba Than (Gyi) After WWII, the Director of Physical Education and Sports in the Ministry of Education Ba Than (Maung Gyi's father) tried to unite the techniques from the different bando styles and modernize them by founding a new Hanthawaddy bando system, but death interrupted his work.
Ba West (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji) Ba West Fijian Provincial Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).
Ba West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji) Ba West Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).
Ba Win U Ba Win is the eldest brother of Aung San and was assassinated, together with Aung San during an Executive Council meeting on July 19, 1947. The day of his death, 19 July, is celebrated as A-za-ni (Martyr) Day.
Ba'al (Stargate) In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, Ba'al is a Goa'uld based on the Ba'al of mythology. Although exceptionally ruthless, Ba'al seems to possess a somewhat better understanding of human nature than is typical for the Goa'uld and he has a vague understanding of the concept of humor; his style tends toward subtle insidiousness rather than outright cruelty.
Ba-ta-clan Ba-ta-clan is a "chinoiserie musicale", or operetta, in one act by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Ludovic Halévy. It was first performed at Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris, 1855.
Ba-wan Ba-wan () is a Taiwanese] [[snack food, consisting of a 6-8 cm diameter disk-shaped translucent dough filled with a savory stuffing and served with a sweet and savory sauce. The stuffing varies widely according to different regions in Taiwan, but usually consists of a mixture of pork, bamboo shoots, and shiitake mushrooms.
Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series) Baa Baa Black Sheep (later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron) was a television series that aired on NBC from 1976 until 1978. Its premise was based on the experiences of United States Marine Corps aviator Pappy Boyington and his World War II "Black Sheep Squadron.
Baa Bahoo Aur Baby Baa Bahoo Aur Baby is a Hindi television programme about the story of Godavari Thakkar and her family. After her brothers settle in America, Godavari moves into the mansion given to her by her sister-in-law, Gurvanti (Supriya Pathak Kapur), with her husband, Labhshankar, their six sons and two daughters, and their partners and children.
Baab-al-Salaam Baab-Al-Salaam (Arabic باب السلام), pronounced as "bāb assalām", is one of the gates at the Masjid-al-Haram at Makkah-Al-Mukkarammah. This phrase in Arabic when literally translated into english means "Gate of Peace".
Baade (crater) Baade is a lunar impact crater that is located near the southwest limb of the Moon on the near side, to the southwest of the enormous Mare Orientale impact basin. The area to the east of this crater forms the junction between the 280-km-long Vallis Bouvard to the north and the narrower, 160-km-long Vallis Baade to the south-southeast.
Baade's Window Baade's Window is a region with relatively low amounts of interstellar "dust" along our line of sight and is a "window" because in this direction we are able to see all the way to the Milky Way galactic center (actually, somewhat "south" of the center, in the central bulge) and beyond.
Baal Baal (; Hebrew: בעל) is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" that is used for various gods, spirits and demons particularly of the Levant, cognate to Assyrian bêlu.
Baal (computer game) Baal is one of Psygnosis's less-popular titles, which featured the player as a "Time Warrior" sent into the recesses of hell to recover pieces of "The War Machine" which has been stolen by the evil minion, Baal.
Baal cycle The Baal cycle was a Canaanite cycle of stories regarding Baal, also known as Hadad the god of storm and fertility. They were found written in a kind of cuneiform alphabet on a series of clay tablets found in the 1920s in the Tell of Ugarit.
Baal teshuva Baal teshuva (Hebrew: בעל תשובה; for a woman: בעלת תשובה, baalat teshuva; plural: בעלי תשובה, baalei teshuva) is a Hebrew term referring to a person who has repented. Baal teshuva may be translated literally as "master of return", or translated idiomatically as "one who has done repentance.
Baal-hamon Ba'al-Hamon ("Ruler of a Crowd or a Multitude") was a place mentioned in Song of Solomon 8:11, as the location of a productive vineyard owned by Solomon, who let out the vineyard to tenants, each of whom was to bring him a thousand silver shekels.
Baal-hazor Baal-hazor, Baal's village, the place on the borders of Ephraim and Benjamin where Absalom held the feast of sheep-shearing when Amnon was assassinated (2 Samuel 13:23). Probably it is the same with Hazor (Nehemiah 11:33), now Tell' Asur, 8 km north-east of Bethel.
Baal-zephon Baal-zephon (בעל צפון Hebrew) is a Hebrew name which means 'lord of the north' or 'lord of the north side'. The name referred to a prominent landmark at the Red Sea next to Pi-hahiroth and Migdol, where the children of Israel made their Passage of the Red Sea following their exodus from Egypt.
Baalbek Baalbek () is a town in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, altitude 3,850 ft (1,170 m), situated east of the Litani River. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed but monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman period, when Baalbek, known as Heliopolis was one of the largest sanctuaries in the Empire.
Baalbek (ruins) Baalbek is the collective name for the temple ruins and worked stones located on the heights of Bekaa Valley near Beirut, Lebanon which have a punctuated history from the Early Bronze Age, Phoenician, Roman and Arabic times. The ruins are well known due their extraordinary size.
Baali (title) Baali (bā´əlī) is a former title used by the Israelites for God. The title means "my lord" and the Judeo-Christian prophet Hosea (Book of Hosea 2:16) reproached Jews for applying the title to Jehovah.
Baan Baa, New South Wales Baan Baa, pronounced "barn-bar", is a village (population about 100) in northern New South Wales, Australia in Narrabri Shire. It is approximately 38 kilometres south of Narrabri and 56Km north of Gunnedah on the Kamilaroi Highway.
Baar, Switzerland Baar is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. It is also known for having what many consider the best bowling alley in Zug, a Mc Donald's, a Mövenpick, and housing the International School of Zug, or ISOZ.
Baasskap Baasskap was a concept that was heavily promoted during Apartheid South Africa mainly by radical Afrikaners and the ruling National Party (South Africa) in order to arouse negative sentiments against black South Africans. The term literally translates from Afrikaans to English as "boss-ship", but a more applicable transliteration is "domination", which is reflective of the idea that "the white man must always be boss".
Baath Party The Arab Socialist Baath Party (also spelled Ba'th or Ba'ath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي Ḥizb al-Ba`ṯ al-`Arabī al-Ištirāki) was founded in 1947 as a radical, secular Arab nationalist political party. It functioned as a pan-Arab party with branches in different Arab countries, but was strongest in Syria and Iraq, coming to power in both countries in 1963.
Baati Baati is a hard, unleavened bread cooked in desert areas of Rajasthan, Malwa and Gujarat in North India. It is prized there for its exceptionally long life and high energy content, as well as the minimal quantity of water required in its preparation.
Baator In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, Baator, also known as the Nine Hells of Baator or the Nine Hells, is a lawful evil-aligned plane of existence. It is one of a number of alignment-based Outer Planes that form part of the standard Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) cosmology, used in the Planescape, Greyhawk and some editions of the Forgotten Realms campaign settings..
Baazi (1951) Baazi is a 1951 Indian Hindi film. Dev Anand's Navketan production house produced the movie, and as per a commitment given by Dev Anand to Guru Dutt in their days of struggle, the movie was directed by Guru Dutt.
Baazigar Baazigar (Hindi: बाज़ीगर, Urdu: بازی گر, translation: "Magician") is a 1993 Hindi movie directed by Abbas-Mustan. It is a contemporary thriller about a young man who stops at nothing to get revenge.
Baaziz Though resident in France, Baaziz is by far one of Algeria's most outspoken singer/songwriters. Baaziz first attracted attention with his debut 1989 single, "ya Hasrah kikount Esseghir," which he based on a song by Rachid Ksentini.
BaĂ­a das Gatas BaĂ­a das Gatas (Portuguese for the Bay of the "Gatas", which is what S.Vicente residents name a specific species of shark - sandy-colored, harmless, no longer than 5 feet, that lives in the relatively shallow waters of S.
BaĂ­a de Todos os Santos BaĂ­a de Todos os Santos or Bahia de Todos os Santos (All Saints' Bay, in archaic Portuguese) is the main and biggest bay of the state of Bahia, Brazil (its name expanded to include all a province, now known as the state of Bahia), where the city of SĂŁo Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos was built.
Bač (personal name) Bač (Бач), pronounced in English as Bach, was a historical Slavic personal name whose existence was documented in the Middle Ages. It is not certain whether the origin of this name is Slavic, Paleo-Balkanic or Romanian.
Bačka Bačka (Serbian: Бачка or Bačka, Hungarian: Bácska, Croatian: Bačka, Slovak: Báčka, Rusyn: Бачка, German: Batschka) is an area of the Pannonian plain lying between the rivers Danube and Tisa. It is divided between Serbia and Hungary, with small uninhabited pockets of land on the left bank of Danube which belong to Croatia, but it`s under Serbian control from 1991 (see disputes of Croatia and Serbia).
Bačka Topola Bačka Topola (Serbian Cyrillic: Бачка Топола, Hungarian: Topolya) is a town and municipality in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality is composed of 23 local communities and has a population of 38,179, while the town of Bačka Topola has 16,154 inhabitants.
Bački Petrovac Bački Petrovac (Serbian: Бачки Петровац or Bački Petrovac, Slovak: Petrovec or Báčsky Petrovec, Hungarian: Petrőc, Croatian: Bački Petrovac) is a town and municipality in the South Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 6,731, while Bački Petrovac municipality has 14,649 inhabitants.
Bačko Gradište Bačko Gradište (Serbian Cyrillic: Бачко Градиште, Hungarian: Bácsföldvár) is a village located in the Bečej municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
Bačko Petrovo Selo Bačko Petrovo Selo (Serbian: Бачко Петрово Село or Bačko Petrovo Selo, Hungarian: Péterréve, Croatian: Bačko Petrovo Selo, German: Batschko Petrovo Selo) is a village located in the Bečej municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The population of the village numbering 7,318 people (2002 census), including 5,175 Hungarians, 1,567 Serbs, and others.
Bağcılar Sparsely populated countryside at the time of founding of the Turkish republic, Bağcılar means orchard in Turkish. There are no orchards here any more and Bağcılar is now a working class suburb of İstanbul, Turkey.
Bab al-Hadid Bab al-Hadid (the Iron Gate) is a shrine located in Aleppo, Syria, was planned during the reign of al-Zahir Ghazi and built by his son Mohammed as Bab al-Qanat (the Aqueduct Gate). It was rebuilt by the final Mamluk sultan Qansuh al-Guri in 1509.
Bab al-Nasr Bab al-Nasr (), originally called Bab al-Yahud because of its location next to the Jewish Quarter, is an important northern gate of the city of Aleppo. The gate was protected by two saints al-Khidr and Abua’l Abbas, and holds religious importance.
Bab al-Wad Bab al-Wad (, "The Gate of the Valley"; Hebrew: שער הגיא, "Sha'ar Ha-gai") is a point on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, 23 km from Jerusalem, where the road begins to ascend into a gorge between cliffs. It is to the east of Yavne in the area of the armistice line, and south of Imwas (Emmaus), at coordinates .
Bab el-Oued Bab el-Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre. It gained notoriety during the leadup to the Algerian Civil War (which broke out in 1992) as a stronghold of the Islamic Salvation Front, FIS.
Bab Iskender The Bab Iskender ( Alexander's Strait) is the eastern side (2 miles/3 km wide and 16 fathoms/30 m deep) of the Bab-el-Mandeb straits separating Ras Menheli, Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula and Ras Siyan, Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa. The Yemeni island of Perim divides the strait into two channels.
Bab Kisan Bab Kisan (The Kisan Gate) is one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus, Syria. The gate, which is now located in the southeastern part of the Old City, was named in memory of a slave who became famous during a conquest by the Caliph Mu'awiya.
Bab-el-Mandeb The Bab-el-Mandeb, alternatively Bab el Mandab, Bab al Mandab, or Bab al Mandeb meaning "Gate of Tears" in Arabic (باب المندب), is the strait separating the continents of Asia (Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula) and Africa (Djibouti, north of Somalia on the Horn of Africa), and connecting the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean (Gulf of Aden). It is sometimes called the Mandab Strait in English.
Baba Adamu Baba Adamu (born October 20, 1979 in Kumasi, Ghana) known occasionally simply by his nickname "Armando", is a Ghanaian International football (soccer) Striker, currently playing for Krylya Sovetov Samara of the Russian Premier League.
Baba Amar Singh Nibber Sikh history contains countless names and personages who have made great contributions and sacrifices for Sikhism. Baba Amar Singh Nibber is one of those great Sikh personages of 18th century whose role and contributions to Sikhism occupy a very outstanding position in Sikh history.
Baba Amte Murlidhar Devidas Amte (Marathi:बाबा आमटे) (born December 26, 1914), or Baba Amte, as he is fondly known, was born in Hinganghat located in Wardha District of Maharashtra state of India. He was from a family of jagirdars.
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College (BBSBEC), Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India was established in 1993 by Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Educational Trust formed under the patronage of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee with the approval of the Govt. of Punjab.
Baba Baroh Baba Baroh is a tehsil in Kangra, India known for a temple made of white marble to Radha Krishan and the Goddess Durga. This temple if famous for the largest amount of white marble used for any temple in Himachal Pradesh.
Baba Bhaniara Baba Piara Singh Bhaniara (born in 1958) is the spiritual of a breakaway Sikh sect based in Dhamiana village in Ropar, Punjab. He is believed to have about 20,000 to 600,000 followers, the majority of whom are dalits.
Baba Budan Baba Budan (Hindi: बाबा बुडन, Urdu: بابا بُڈن) was a 17th century Sufi, revered by both Muslims and Hindus, whose shrine is at Baba Budangiri, India. According to legend, he introduced coffee to India by bringing beans from the port of Mocha, Yemen.
Baba Budan Giri Range Baba Budan Giri Range is a range of mountains it the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. The range, originally known as Chandra Drona Parvatha, takes its current name from the 17th century Sufi saint Baba Budan.
Baba Budangiri Baba Budangiri (or Bababudangiri or Baba Budan Giri) is a mountain in the Baba Budan Giri Range of the Western Ghats of India. Located in the Chikkamagaluru District of Karnataka, Baba Budangiri has a height of 1895 meters.
Baba Buddha Baba Buddha, was one of closest companions of the guru Nanak (the first Guru of Sikhism) and is one of the most revered and sacred saints in Sikhism. He holds one of the most important and pivotal positions in Sikh history.
Baba Dhansar The holy place of Baba Dhansar is located at Karua Jheel (Pond) near village Karua, 17 km from Reasi towards Katra in Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir State. The approach involves a walk of 01 km from the road.
Baba Dochia In Romanian mythology, Baba Dochia, or The Old Dokia, is a name originating from the Byzantine calendar which celebrates the Martyr Evdokia on 1 March. The Romanian Dokia personifies mankind's impatience in waiting for the return of spring.
Baba Dyal Singh Baba Dayal Singh (1783-1855) was a Sahajdhari Sikh whose main mission was to bring Sikhs back to the Adi Granth and simran. His successor Baba Darbara Singh established many centres beyond Rawalpindi and wrote about the essential teachings of Baba Dayal.
Baba Gurdit Singh Baba Gurdit Singh was born in 1860 at Sarhali, Amritsar District of the state of Punjab in India. His grandfather, Rattan Singh was a high-ranking military officer in the Khalsa Army and had fought against the British during the Anglo-Sikh wars and he declined the British offer of a jagir after the annexation of the Punjab.
Baba Gurgur Baba Gurgur (بابا كركر) is a large oil field near the city of Kirkuk which was the first to be discovered in Northern Iraq in 1927. The name is Kurdish meaning father of flames (Gur or Gir means Flame and Baba means Father).
Baba Hatim Ziyarat The mausoleum of Baba Hatim is located outside the town of Emam Sahib, near Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan. It was restored between 1978 and 1979 by the Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan and l'Institut Afghan d'Archéologie.
Baba Hyder Vali of Mulbagal Hazarath Syed Shah Baba Hyder Auliya Hussaini Saharwardy (Rehmatullah Aliah) is a 12th century Sufi saint of Saharwardy order.He was the disciple of Hazarath Tabr-e-Aalam Baadshah Nathar Vali (Rehmatullah Alaih), of Tirchy.
Baba Ifa Karade Baba Ifa Karade also known as Baba Oloye Ifa Karade has been involved in the Ifa/Yoruba religion for over two decades. As the chief priest and founder of his temple, Ile Tawo Lona (The Temple of the Mystic Path) located in East Orange.
Baba O'Riley "Baba O'Riley" is a song written by Pete Townshend, lead guitarist of the British rock band The Who. It is often (though incorrectly) referred to as "Teenage Wasteland", which is taken from the song's chorus.
Baba Raul Canizares Baba Raul Canizares was born in Cuba where he was initiated into the mysteries of Obatala Oba Moro at age seven in the lineage of the legendary, visionary priestess Yamaya Ferminita Gomez Oshabi. Baba was a blood descendant of Oyo royalty on his mother's side and European nobility on his father's.
Baba Rexheb Baba Rexheb was the head and founder of the Bektashi Sufi lodge (tekke) located in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Rexheb Beqiri was born into a family with strong Bektashi ties in the southern Albanian town of Gjirokastër in 1901 CE/1318 AH, a time when Albania was still part of the Ottoman Empire.
Baba Sawan Singh Baba Sawan Singh (1858 - 1948), also known as "The Great Master," was an Indian Saint. He was the second Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) from the death of Baba Jaimal Singh in 1903 until his death in 1948.
Baba Sehgal Baba Sehgal AKA Harjit Singh Sehgal is an iconic Indian rapper who was famous in the mid 90's. He is credited as the first Indian rapper to jump on the indipop bandwagon, and released an album which got frequent airplay on MTV India.
Baba Vanga Baba Vanga (; literally: "grandma Vanga", baba is used to refer to elderly people) (31 January 1911 – 11 August 1996), born Vangelia Pandeva Dimitrova (), after marriage Vangelia Gushterova () was a famous prophetess who spent most of her life in the Rupite area in the Pirin mountains, Bulgaria. Believers claim she had unique abilities to foresee, clairvoyance, prescribe individual healing with herbs, talk with flowers, and mentally visit different places on earth.
Baba Vida Baba Vida () is a mediaeval fortress in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and the town's primary landmark. It consists of 2 fundamental walls and 4 towers and is said to be the only entirely preserved medieval castle in the country.
Baba Yaga (Quest for Glory) Baba Yaga is a fictional character from Sierra On-Line's classic graphic adventure series Quest for Glory. The character first appeared in Quest for Glory I: So You Want to be Hero, and later appeared in Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness.
Babacar Gaye Babacar Gaye is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Senegal, he also sits on that Parliament's Committee on Monetary and Financial Affairs. Gaye is also the Force Commander for the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Babacar Mbodji I of Gandiaye King Babacar Mbodji I is currently the king or "bour" (in 2004) of the Kingdom of Gandiaye in Kaolack, Senegal. He is tributary under King Mbaye Badiane I of Saloum in the system of the indigenous royalty of Senegal.
Babaji (song) "Babaji" is the fifth track on Supertramp's 1977 album Even in the Quietest Moments. The song was technically written by Roger Hodgson although it was credited to Rick Davies and Hodgson members of the band Supertramp.
Babak Castle [Castle, Iran]. Bābak Castle (دژ بابك or قلعه بابک in Persian or Bəzz in Azeri), also known as the Immortal Castle or Republic Castle, is an impressive and huge building citadel on the top of a mountain, which is located 16 km southwest of Kaleibar Kaleibar City in northwestern Iran.
Babakin (lunar crater) Babakin is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the southern part of the Fermi walled-basin on the far side of the Moon. The crater rim is symmetrical, circular and sharp-edged, with only some minor erosion and a slight depression along the northern edge.
Babakin Space Centre The Babakin Science & Research Space Centre is a division of the Lavochkin Design Bearau, an avionics company based outside Moscow, and is managed by them on behalf of Roscosmos. It is named after Georgy N.
Babalawo Babalawo or Iyanifa (also Babaaláwo in full, and pronounced Baba-a-láwo) is a Yorùbá title that denotes a Priest of Orunmila, the Yoruba god or Orisha of Wisdom operating through Ifa, the divination system. Orunmila in the Yorùbá tradition knows the past, present and future.
Babality A Babality is a finishing move introduced in the Midway fighting game Mortal Kombat II, the second in the Mortal Kombat series of video games. The move allows players to turn their opponents into an infant version of the character.
Babaloma Babaloma is a small town in Kwara State of Nigeria. It is located about 75km from Ilorin, the state capital, and 45km from Jebba, a major city that was located in Kwara State but was moved to Niger State by the Gen Babangida administration.
Babalon Babalon—also known as The Scarlet Woman, The Great Mother, or the Mother of Abominations—is a goddess found in the mystical system of Thelema, which was established in 1904 with Aleister Crowley's writing of The Book of the Law. In her most abstract form, she represents the female sexual impulse and the liberated woman; although she can also be identified with Mother Earth, in her most fertile sense.
Babalon Working The Babalon Working was a series of magickal ceremonies or rituals commenced on March 2, 1946 by Jack Parsons, essentially designed to manifest an individual incarnation of the archetypal divine feminine called Babalon, as well as to catalyze the reification of that force as it exists latently in every man and woman. During the ceremony L.
Babamania babamania are a Japanese J-pop/rock group best-known for their 2003 hit "Wanna Rock", which is known internationally due to its inclusion on the multi-platform video game FIFA 2004. They are also known for their track, "Doobee Doowap Communication" which was played at the end of the anime Rockman EXE Stream.
Baban Baban, (1649-1850), was a Kurdish principality and ruling family originated in the region of Pijder. Their ancestor was Ahmad Al-Fakih (FeqĂ® Ehmed in Kurdish), whose grandson became powerful in the Sharazur region.
Babanango, KwaZulu-Natal Babanango is the name of a hill, a stream and a settlement situated in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. There are many versions of where the name Babanango originates from, the common accepted origin comes from the Zulu words ‘Ubaba nangu’.
Babar Ahmed Babar Ahmed is the writer/director of the psychological thriller Royal Kill starring Academy Award nominee Pat Morita (Mr Miyagi from "The Karate Kid"), Academy Award Nominee Eric Roberts, Gail Kim, and Lalaine.
Babar Island The Babar Islands (literally translated from the official Indonesian term, Pulau-pulau Babar), are located in Maluku Province, Indonesia between latitudes 7 degrees 31 minutes South to 8 degrees 13 minutes South and from longitudes 129 degrees 30 minutes East to 130 degrees 05 minutes East.
Babar the Elephant Babar the Elephant is a popular French children's fictional character who first appeared in L'Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff in 1931 and enjoyed immediate success. English language versions, entitled The Story of Babar, appeared in 1933 in Britain and the United States.
Babar's Kingdom Babar's Kingdom, also known in French as Le pays des Éléphants (Elephant Land), is a fictional country in Africa consisting of intelligent elephants, which are usually bipedal and civilized. As its name implies, it is ruled by its first civilized citizen, Babar himself.

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