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Hafiz al-Iraqi Hafiz 'Abdulrahim bin al-Husain bin 'Abdulrahman al-Misri (1325 - 1403), popularly known as Hafiz al-Iraqi, was a well known Shafi'i scholar of Islam. His most famous works, the two takhreej (identifications) titled Al-Mughnee 'an-hamlil-Asfar fil-Asfar fee takhrej maa fil-lhyaa minal-Akhbar (Identification of the Hadith in "The Revival"), were completed over the course of 13 years as verification of the hadith’s reported in al-Ghazali‘s Ihya Ulum al-Din.
Hafiz Khan Hafizud Dean Khan is a Fijian businessman and former Senator. Appointed to the Senate on 13 July 2005 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Dr Ahmed Ali, Khan became one of the 9 out of 32 Senators nominated by the Prime Minister (a further 14 are chosen by the Great Council of Chiefs, 8 by the Leader of the Opposition, and 1 by the Council of Rotuma).
Hafizullah Khaled Hafizullah Khaled is the founder and director of the Help Afghan School Children Organization (HASCO) based in Vienna ((Austria). HASCO is a not-for-profit and non-political organization dedicated to assist Afghan new returnees and displaced families send their children into school.
Hafler Trio The Hafler Trio is a conceptual and sound art group that has released numerous albums and CDs in experimental musical styles ranging from electronica, cut-up, ambient, trance, environmental soundscape, musique concrete, electro-acoustic, and audio-montage as cinema for the ears from 1986 to present, each of which utilise graphic design and text for contextual juxtaposition with the recordings, as well as having a diverse but concrete philosophical and sometimes quasi-religious framework to place them in.
Hafnarfjörður Hafnarfjörður is a port town located on the south-west coast of Iceland, about 10 km south of Reykjavík. It is the third most populous town in Iceland, after Reykjavík and Kópavogur, with a population of 22,451 (December 2005).
Hafner Manufacturing Company The Hafner Manufacturing Company was a maker of clockwork-powered O gauge toy trains, based in Chicago, Illinois, from 1914 to 1951. It was formed when its founder, William Frederick Hafner, left American Flyer to create his own company.
Hafner-Sarnak-McCurley constant The Hafner-Sarnak-McCurley constant is a mathematical constant representing the probability that two randomly chosen matrix determinants will be relatively prime. The probability depends on the order of the matrix n, in accordance with the formula
Hafnium Hafnium (IPA: ) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hf and atomic number 72. A lustrous, silvery gray tetravalent transition metal, hafnium resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals.
Hafodunos Situated close by the village of Llangernyw, Wales, Hafodunos Hall was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1861 and 1866 for Henry Robertson Sandbach, whose family had bought the estate in 1830. The new house replaced one which had been built in 1674, although the site had been occupied since at least 1530.
Hafrada Hafrada (, separation). The term has been used to describe a policy of the Israeli government to separate the Palestinian population in the West Bank and Gaza Strip from the Israeli population, by means such as the Israeli West Bank barrier.
Hafren Forest The Hafren Forest lies North-West of Llanidloes, an ancient market town situated in Mid-Wales. The forest takes its name from the major river which runs through it, the "Afon Hafren" or River Severn in English.
Hafrsfjord Hafrsfjord is a fjord located in the municipalities of Stavanger and Sola in Norway, stretching 9 kilometers. It is known for the battle 872 AD when King Harald "Fairhair" (Harald HĂĄrfagre) unified Norway into one kingdom.
Haft Tepe Haft Tepe is an archaeological site situated in the Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran. At this site the remains of the Elamite city of Kabnak were discovered in 1908, and excavations are still carried out.
Haftarah The haftarah or haftorah (Hebrew: הפטרה‎; plural haftarot or haftorahs; "parting," "taking leave") is a text selected from the books of Nevi'im ("The Prophets") that is read publicly in the synagogue after the reading of the Torah on each Sabbath, as well as on Jewish festivals and fast days. The haftarah usually has a thematic link to the Torah reading that precedes it.
Hafun Hafun (Somali: Xaafuun) is a 40 km long low-lying peninsula in the Bari region of northern Somalia. The promontory juts out into the Indian Ocean, where it is known as Cape Hafun (Ras Hafun or Raas Xaafuun) and is the easternmost point on the African continent.
Hag A hag (or crone) is a kind of malevolent, wizened old woman, or a kind of fairy having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children's tales such as Hansel and Gretel.Katharine Briggs, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Brownies, Boogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures, "Hags", p216.
Hag (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the hag is a horrible monstrous humanoid creature whose love of evil is equaled only by their ugliness. All hags are apparently female, at least in form.
Hag Countess In the the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Hag Countess, also known as Malagard, is the former ruler of Malbolge, the Sixth Layer of the Nine Hells of Baator. Her name can also be spelled Malagarde.
Haga Palace Haga Palace (Haga slott in Swedish), also known as the Queen's Pavilion, is located in Hagaparken, Solna Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden. It was built in 1802 – 1804 by King Gustav IV Adolf, and designed by the city architect Christoffer Gjörwell.
Haga, Gothenburg Haga is a city district in Gothenburg, Sweden, renowned for its picturesque wooden houses, 19th century-atmosphere and cafés. Originally a working class suburb of the city with a rather bad reputation it was gradually transformed into a popular visiting place for tourists and gothenburgers.
Haga, Hyogo Haga (波賀町; -cho) was a town located in Shiso District, Hyogo, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the town merged with three other towns from the district forming the city of Shiso and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Hagakure Hagakure (Kyūjitai: 葉隱; Shinjitai: ; meaning In the Shadow of Leaves), or Hagakure Kikigaki () is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, former retainer to Nabeshima Mitsushige, the third ruler of what is now the Saga prefecture in Japan. Tashiro Tsuramoto compiled these commentaries from his conversations with Tsunetomo from 1709 to 1716; however, it was not published until many years afterwards.
Hagalund Hagalund is a residential area and railway yard in Solna, 5km north of Stockholm. It is known for the blue skyscrapers "BlĂĄkulla" (Blue Hill) which, against a rather strong and long-lasting opinion, in the beginning of the 1970-ties replaced a picturesque working-class and craftsman neighbourhood built in the 1890s and portrayed by artist Olle Olsson Hagalund.
Hagan Elementary School Hagan Elementary School, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, is one of two elementary schools in the Spackenkill Union Free School District. It is for residents who live along New York State Route 113 or Spackenkill Road, as it is called locally.
Hagane: The Final Conflict Hagane: The Final Conflict is a side-scrolling platform game published by Hudson Soft and developed by Red Entertainment for the Super Nintendo in June 1994 and is considered one of the most difficult games on said console.
Haganeyama Transmitter Haganeyama Transmitter is an LF-time signal transmitter at Fuji-cho, Saga-city, Saga-ken, Japan used for transmitting the time signal JJY on 60 kHz. It uses as transmission antenna a 200 metre tall guyed mast with an umbrella antenna, which is insulated against ground.
Hagaparken Hagaparken, or Haga (or Haga Royal Park), in Solna Municipality outside Stockholm, Sweden, is a vast and popular nature area, with large parks, lakes, woods and gardens. There is also the Haga castle, King Gustav III's Pavilion, the Chinese Pavillion, the Temple of the Echo, an older castle ruin and several other interesting buildings on the grounds (as the peculiar copper tents and also the butterfly house).
Hagar (Bible) Hagar (Arabic هاجر; Hajar; Hebrew הָגָר "Stranger", Standard Hebrew Hagar, Tiberian Hebrew ) is an Egyptian-born handmaiden of Sarah, wife of Abraham. Her history is narrated in the Book of Genesis in the Torah (Hebrew Bible).
Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve HSAS was a band made up of singer Sammy Hagar, guitarist Neal Schon (lead guitarist for Journey), bassist Kenny Aaronson and drummer Michael Shrieve. The group reportedly rehearsed for less than a month before playing in concert.
Hagar Wilde Hagar Wilde (July 7, 1905 – September 25, 1971) was a writer for Hollywood films and television shows in the late thirties till the late fifties. Her work includes co-writing the screenplay for Bringing Up Baby (for which she had also written the original story), which starred Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and was directed by Howard Hawks, and I Was a Male War Bride, which also starred Cary Grant and was again directed by Howard Hawks.
Hagarenes Hagarenes, also mhaggre (with a pun on the word muhajir, from Hagar's expulsion), is a term that describes "the followers or descendants of Hagar". The name was used in Judeo-Christian literature and Byzantine chronicles for Hanif Arabs, then for Islamic forces known collectively as Saracens, and during the height of the Ottoman Empire, for Turks.
Hagbard (Karl Koch) Karl Werner Lothar Koch (born July 22, 1965 in Hanover, died - probably - May 23, 1989) was a German hacker in the 1980s, who called himself "hagbard", after Hagbard Celine. He was involved in a cold war computer espionage incident.
Hagbard and Signy Hagbard and Signy (Signe) (the Viking Age) or Habor and Sign(h)ild (the Middle Ages and later) were a pair of lovers in Scandinavian mythology and folklore whose legend was widely popular. The heroes' connections with other legendary characters place the events in the 5th century AD.
Hagbard Celine Captain Hagbard Celine is a fictional character from the Illuminatus trilogy of books by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, named after the legendary Viking hero Hagbard who died for love. In the Schrödinger's Cat trilogy, the sequel to Illuminatus!
Hagbart Haakonsen Hagbart Haakonsen is a Norwegian cross country skier who shared the Holmenkollen medal with Einar Linboe in 1927. Haakonsen finished 5th in 18 km cross country both at the 1928 Winter Olympics and at the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Hagecius (crater) Hagecius is a lunar impact crater in the southeastern part of the Moon's near side. This crater forms a triangular formation with Rosenberger crater to the north-northwest, and Nearch crater to the west-northwest.
Hagelsund Bridge The Hagelsund Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the island of Flatøy with Knarvik, in Lindås municipality, Hordaland, Norway. The length of the bridge is 623 meters with the main span being 250 meters.
Hagemans Crossing, Ohio Hagemans Crossing is a place of Union Township, Warren County, Ohio. Located in the western part of the township it is on the old Cincinnati and Xenia Pike, now US Route 42, about halfway between Lebanon and Mason, Ohio.
Hagemeyer Hagemeyer is a business-to-business (B2B) distribution services group focusing on the markets for electrical materials, safety and other MRO (Maintenance Repair and Operations) products in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
Hagen (legend) Hagen (German form) or Högni (Old Norse Hǫgni, often anglicized as Hogni) is a Burgundian warrior in tales about the Burgundian kingdom at Worms. Hagen is often identified as a brother or half-brother of King Gunther (Anglicized Old Norse Gunnar).
Hagen Melzer Hagen Melzer (born June 16, 1959 in Bautzen) is a former (East) German middle and long distance runner who won the gold medal over 3000m steeplechase at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart. A year later he won the silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, where he set a national record at 8:10.
Hagen Stamm Hagen Stamm (born June 12, 1960 in Berlin) is a former water polo player from Germany, who is considered to be one of Germany's best in the last twenty years having won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and two European Championships in 1981 and 1989. In 2000 Stamm took over the German men's team as head coach and became fifth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Hagen von Ortloff Hagen von Ortloff (born May 1949 in Zwickau) is a German TV presenter. He is most famous for Eisenbahn-Romantik, a television programme about historical rail travel (specifically steam engines in Germany, Switzerland and Austria) produced by the television company SWR.
Hagen Westphalian Open-Air Museum The Hagen Westphalian Open-Air Museum (Westfälisches Freilichtmuseum Hagen) lies in the Hagen neighbourhood of Eilpe in the Mäckingerbach valley in the eastern Ruhr area. The governing body is the Westfalen-Lippe Regional Authority.
Hagen-Priorei Priorei (officially Hagen-Priorei) is a small town on the River Volme in the Ruhr district of Germany. Administratively a part of the independent urban district of Hagen (North Rhine Westphalia) since 1975, it is situated some 12 km south of Hagen city centre.
Hagenbach-Bischoff quota The Hagenbach-Bischoff quota is a formula used in some voting systems based on proportional representation (PR). It is used in some elections held under the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation as well as in a variant of the D'Hondt method known as the Hagenbach-Bischoff system.
Hagenbach-Bischoff system The Hagenbach-Bischoff system is a variant of the d'Hondt method, used for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. It usually uses the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota for allocating seats, and for any seats remaining the d'Hondt method is then applied so that the first and subsequent divisors (number of seats won plus 1) for each party list's vote total includes the number of seats that have been allocated by the quota.
Hagenbeck carl hagenbeck carl (1844-1913) is often called the father of the modern zoo when carl was 14 his father an amateur animar trainer gave him some seals and a polar bear carls collection of anamals grew until he needed large buildings to keep them
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus was a circus that traveled across America in the early part of the 20th century. At its peak, it was the second-largest circus in America next to Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
Hagenia Hagenia abyssinica is a species of flowering plant native to the high-elevation Afromontane regions of central and eastern Africa, with a disjunct distribution in the high mountains of East Africa from Sudan and Ethiopia in the north, through Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania, to Malawi and Zambia in the south.
Hager Fikir Theatre The Hager Fikir Theatre in Addis Ababa is not only the theatre with the greatest tradition in Ethiopia but also the oldest indigenous theatre in Africa. It stands for more than 70 years of cultural life in Addis Ababa.
Hagere Mariamna Kesem Hagere Mariamna Kesem is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Hagere Mariamna Kesem is bordered on the south by Minjjarna Shenkora, on the west and north by the Oromia Region, on the northeast by Angolalla Terana Asagirt, and on the east by Berehet.
Hagerman Tunnel Hagerman Tunnel was a 2,161 ft (659 m) railroad tunnel crossing the Continental Divide in Colorado at an altitude of 11,528 ft (3,514 m). Constructed in 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad, it was replaced by the Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel in 1893.
Hagerstown Valley Hagerstown Valley is located in Maryland in the United States. It is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, which continues northward as Cumberland Valley in Pennsylvania, and southward as Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.
Hagersville, Ontario Hagersville, Ontario Canada is a town in Haldimand County, Ontario which gained international notoriety in 1990 for a gigantic uncontrolled tire fire which spewed toxic smoke for seventeen days. Hagersville is also home to Hewitts Dairy.
Hagfish A hagfish is a marine chordate of the class Myxini, also known as Hyperotreti. Despite their name, there is some debate about whether they are strictly fish (as there is for lampreys), since they belong to a much more primitive lineage than any other group that is commonly defined fish (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes).
Hagfish (band) Hagfish is one of the punk rock bands to come out of the Deep Ellum scene in Dallas, TX. The band was created when George Reagan III, brothers Doni and Zach Blair, and drummer Tony Barsotti decided to record their first album, Buick Men, on Dragon Street Records in 1993.
Haggadah of Pesach The Haggadah () (Hebrew: הגדה) contains the order of the Passover Seder. Haggadah, meaning "telling," is a fulfillment of the scriptural commandment to each Jew to "tell your son" about the Jewish liberation from slavery in Egypt, as described in the book of Exodus in the Torah.
Haggai Haggai (Hebrew: חַגַּי, Ḥaggay) was one of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the Book of Haggai. He was the first of three prophets (with Zechariah, his contemporary, and Malachi, who lived about one hundred years later), whose ministry belonged to the period of Jewish history which began after the return from captivity in Babylon.
Haggen Food & Pharmacy Haggen Food & Pharmacy is the largest independent grocery retailer in the Pacific Northwest. Haggen operates over thirty stores under the Haggen and Top Food & Drug name primarily on the I-5 corridor between the Canadian border and the Portland, Oregon metro area.
Haggerston Island (Queensland) Haggerston Island is an island about 10 km South East of Cape Grenville in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia, in Temple Bay about 200km North East of Iron Range National Park and LockhartRiver in the Cape York Peninsula.
Haggerston Park Haggerston Park is an open space in Haggerston, Hackney. It occupies the space between Whiston Road (to the north), Hackney Road (south) and St Anne's Priory, Queensbridge Road (west) and Goldsmith's Row (east).
Haggerston railway station Haggerston railway station is a railway station currently under construction in the London Borough of Hackney in London, United Kingdom. The station is located in the Haggerston district and will form part of the extended East London Line under the control of the London Rail division of Transport for London.
Haggerty Connector The so-called "Haggerty Connector" is the north-south portion of M-5 connecting the Commerce Township, Michigan, USA area in central Oakland County in the metropolitan Detroit area. This highway is officially designated as an "expressway," meaning no private access is allowed and access can only be gained at one of a select few intersecting roads at-grade with traffic lights.
Haggertyite Haggertyite is a rare barium, iron, magnesium, titanate mineral: Ba(Fe2+6Ti5Mg)O19 first described in 1996 from the Crater of Diamonds near Murfreesboro in Pike County, Arkansas. The microscopic metallic mineral crystallizes in the hexagonal system and forms tiny hexagonal plates associated with richterite and serpentinitized olivine of mafic xenoliths in the lamproite host rock.
Haggis Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish. Although there are many recipes, it is normally made with the following ingredients: sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately an hour.
Haggis McLeod Haggis McLeod is a juggler who has performed for years as the louder, more skillful half of the comedy street show duo Haggis and Charlie. Haggis specialises in solo club juggling, club passing and hat juggling.
Haggle (game) Haggle is a party game designed by Sid Sackson and intended for a large number of players. It is rather complex and involved compared to many party games and, as a result, is often played only at gatherings of people who are known to enjoy gaming at other times.
Haghpat Monastery Haghpat Monastery, also known as Haghpatavank ("Ő€ŐˇŐ˛ŐşŐˇŐżŐˇŐľŐˇŐ¶Ö„" in Armenian), is a medieval Byzantine monastery complex in Haghpat, Armenia.UNESCO, "Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin"
Hagia Irene Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene (Greek: Αγία Ειρήνη, Turkish: Aya İrini) is a Byzantine church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It is open as a museum every day except Monday, but requires special permission for admission.
Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia, (the Church of) Holy Wisdom, now known as the Ayasofya Museum, is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted to a mosque in 1453 by the Turks, and converted into a museum in 1935. It is located in Istanbul, Turkey.
Hagia Sophia, Trabzon The Hagia Sophia (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, meaning "Holy Wisdom"; Turkish: Ayasofya), now the Hagia Sophia Museum, is a former church and mosque located in the city of Trabzon in the north-eastern part of Turkey. It dates back to the 13th century when Trabzon was the capital of the Empire of Trebizond.
Hagiga B'Snuker KHagiga BaSnuker (aka - Party at the Snooker; Hebrew חגיגה בסנוקר; originally called סנוקר Snuker) is a 1975 Israeli cult movie which considered by many to be the funniest movie ever made in Israel. KHagiga BaSnuker stars Israel's famous comedians such as Ze'ev Revakh, Yehuda Barkan and Yosef Shiloakh.
Hagin ben Moses Hagin ben Moses or Hagin filus Mossy (in Hebrew, Hayyim ben Moshe) was Presbyter Judaeorum or chief rabbi of the Jews of England. He appears to have been the chirographer of the Jews of London, and obtained great wealth, but he lost it under Edward I.
Hagios Demetrios The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios (), is the main sanctuary dedicated to the patron saint of Thessaloniki, dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was the largest church in the city; in fact the location of the early Cathedral is uncertain.
Hagioscope A hagioscope (from Gr. άγιος, holy, and σκοπός, to see) or squint, in architecture, is an opening through the wall of a church in an oblique direction, to enable the worshippers in the transepts or other parts of the church, from which the altar was not visible, to see the elevation of the Host.
Haglöfs Haglöfs is the largest supplier of outdoor equipment in Scandinavia. It specializes in rucksacks, sleeping bags, tents, footwear and quality outdoor clothing, jackets and fleecewear designed to withstand extreme conditions.
Hagley Hagley is a large village on the northern boundary of Worcestershire, England, near to the towns of Kidderminster and Stourbridge. It has a population of about 5600, of which about 1300 actually live in the adjacent parish of Clent.
Hagley Hall Hagley Hall (), of Hagley, Worcestershire and its park are among the supreme achievements of eighteenth-century English architecture and landscape gardening. They remain largely the creation of one man, George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1709–73), secretary to Frederick, Prince of Wales, poet and man of letters and briefly Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Hagley Museum and Library The Hagley Museum and Library is a nonprofit educational institution located in Wilmington, Delaware. The library houses a collection of manuscripts, photographs, books, and pamphlets documenting the history of U.
Hagley RC High School Hagley RC High School is a secondary school in Hagley, Worcestershire, England, which gives education to children aged from 11 to 18. It is a roman catholic school, but non-catholics are allowed to attend, provided there is space.
Hagnon Hagnon was an Athenian general and statesman. In 437/6 BC, he led the settlers who founded the city of Amphipolis in Thrace; in the Peloponnesian War, he served as an Athenian general on several occasions, and was one of the signers of the Peace of Nicias and the alliance between Athens and Sparta.
Hagnothemis According to Plutarch, Hagnothemis was the authority upon which rested the belief that Antipater poisoned Alexander the Great, after he had heard King Antigonus speak of it. Plutarch gives no further biographical details for Hagnothemis, but he does state that, according to his account, Antipater undertook the assassination at Aristotle's instigation, and that it was Aristotle who procured the poison.
Hagoita Hagoita (羽子板) are rectangular wooden paddles, originating in Japan, ostensibly used to play hanetsuki, but often instead serving a more ornamental purpose. These are frequently painted, usually with lacquer, with auspicious symbols, or decorated with complex silk collages.
Hagood Hardy Hugh Hagood Hardy, CM , BA (February 26, 1937 – January 1, 1997) was a Canadian composer, pianist, and vibraphonist, originally from Angola, Indiana. He is best known for the 1975 single, "The Homecoming," and for his soundtrack to the Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea films.
Hagop Baronian Hagop Baronian (1843-1891) was an influential Armenian writer, satirist, educator, and social figure in the 19th century. Widely acknowledged as the greatest Armenian satirist of all time, closely followed by Yervant Odian.
Hagop Kazazian Pasha Hagop Kazazian Pasha (alternative spelling: Agop Kazazyan) (1833–1891) was a high-ranking Ottoman official of Armenian origin who served as the Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Privy Treasury during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
Hagorn Hagorn is a character in the Philippine fantasy television series Encantadia and Etheria produced by GMA Network. Filipino father-and-son actors Pen Medina and Ping Medina played the roles of Hagorn in Encantadia and young Hagorn in Etheria, respectively.
Hagsätra Hagsätra is a district in the southern part of the city of Stockholm. It borders with the districts of Älvsjö, Örby and Rågsved in Stockholm, as well as the district of Stuvsta in the neighboring municipality of Huddinge.
Hagström Hagström, or Hagstrom as the name was sometimes spelled, was a musical instrument manufacturer in Älvdalen, Dalarna County, Sweden. Their original products were accordions which they initially imported from Germany and then Italy before opening their own facility in 1932, but during the sixties the company started making electric guitars and later amplifiers.
Hague Academy of International Law The Hague Academy of International Law is a center for high-level education in both public and private international law housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands. Courses are taught in English and French, and except for External Programme Courses are held in the Peace Palace.
Hague Congress (1872) The Hague Congress of the International Workingmen's Association (September 1872) marked the end of this organization as a unitarian alliance of all socialist factions (Anarchists and Marxists). The Marxist faction took control and the anarchist faction founded a new International, dubbed the Jura federation, in the subsequent Congress of Saint-Imier, a few days later, from which also emerged the Anarchist St.
Hague Convention The longtime status of Netherlands as a largely neutral nation in international conflicts and the corresponding ascendance of The Hague as a primary location for diplomatic and international conferences has led to several negotiated conventions over the years being termed the Hague Convention:
Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents is Convention #12 of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It was signed by the original signatories on October 5, 1961.
Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is an international treaty that was signed at The Hague, Netherlands, on May 14, 1954, and entered into force August 7, 1956, requiring its signatories to avoid damaging culturally significant sites during wartime. It has been ratified since by more than 90 countries.
Hague Convention on Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters The Hague Convention on Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters is a multilateral treaty governing the enforcement of judgments entered by one nation's legal authorities as enforceable by the authorities in other signatory nations.
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is a multilateral treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law that provides an expeditious method to return a child taken from one member nation to another. Proceedings on the Convention concluded 25 October 1980 and the Convention entered into force between the signatory nations on 1 December 1983.
Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907) The Hague Conventions were international treaties negotiated at the First and Second Peace Conferences at The Hague, Netherlands in 1899 and 1907, respectively, and were, along with the Geneva Conventions, among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in the nascent body of international law.
Hague Evidence Convention The Hague Evidence Convention, or the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, is a multilateral treaty signed in The Hague on 18 March 1970 by the members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It allows transmission of Letters Rogatory for the purpose of obtaining evidence from one signatory state to another without recourse to consular and diplomatic channels.
Hague Justice Portal The Hague Justice Portalis a website that promotes, and provides greater access to, the institutions, courts and organisations in The Hague] working in the field of international peace, justice and security. The Portal was officially launched by Her Royal Highness Princess Margret of [[the Netherlands in The Hague on 6 April 2006.

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