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Navigo card The Navigo pass is a means of payment for public transportation introduced in the Paris region in 2001. It is implemented as a Smart Card with the Calypso system, and enables authentified payment at turnstiles by waving the card near an electronic reader.
Navin Ramgoolam Navinchandra Ramgoolam (नवीन चन्‍द्र रामगŕĄŕ¤˛ŕ¤ľŕ¤®) (born July 13 1947) is the current Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius. He first held this office from 1995 to 2000, and was reappointed on 5 July 2005, after his Alliance Sociale (a coalition including his own Labour Party, the Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval, and several smaller groups) defeated the MMM-MSM coalition of the then-Prime Minister Paul BĂ©renger in the general elections held on 3 July.
Navinder Bhogal Navinder Bhogal was the presenter of the 2-4 programme on the BBC Asian Network having joined it on its foundation in 1996 and is very popular with 1st generation asians and immigrants alike, however her show was scrapped on 24 April 2006 (she actually finished on the show on 8 April 2006) under schedule changes and was replaced by a new show from 12:30 to 16:00 presented by Nikki Bedi that features music and movie reports.
Navistar International Navistar International Corporation () is the parent company of International Truck and Engine Corporation. The company produces International® brand commercial trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines and IC brand school buses, Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans, and is a private label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets.
Navistar VT engine The International Truck and Engine VT 365, also sold as the Ford Power Stroke, is a Diesel V8 engine. It is used as the Power Stroke in Ford's F-Series Super Duty and under the International name in the International MXT trucks.
Navjot Singh Sidhu Navjot Singh Sidhu (born October 20, 1963) is former Indian cricket batsman, who took up television commentary and, more recently, politics following his retirement from the game. He was born in Patiala in Punjab.
Navman Navman is a New Zealand-based GPS systems company established in 1988. They provide stand-alone GPS units, GPS software for Palm handhelds and Pocket PCs, automotive navigation systems and navigation systems for use at sea.
Navoiy Province Navoiy Province () is a viloyat (province) of Uzbekistan located in the northwest of the country. The Kyzyl-Kum Desert takes up a large portion of its territory, which is the largest of the provinces of Uzbekistan except for the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic.
Navsari district Navsari is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India, with its headquarters at Navsari city. The district covers an area of 2,211 square kilometres, and had a population of 1,229,463 of which 27.
Navtex NAVTEX is an international automated medium frequency direct-printing service for delivery of navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts, as well as urgent marine safety information to ships. It was developed to provide a low-cost, simple, and automated means of receiving this information aboard ships at sea within approximately 370 km (200 nautical miles) of shore.
Navu Maha Navulani Maha (born in Alukuni, Papua New Guinea on September 30, 1974) is an all-round sportsman who has represented Papua New Guinea in cricket and Australian rules football. He is the son of the ICC's Chairman for Papua New Guinea.
Navua District, Fiji Navua District is located within the province of Serua in the Central Division of Fiji. During colonial times it used to be a sugar growing area, but the closure of the sugar mill in Navua in 1923 led to a decline in economic activity in the district.
Navvy Navvy is a shorter form of the word 'navigator' and is particularly applied to describe the manual labourers working on major civil engineering projects. The term was coined in the late 18th century in Britain when numerous canals were being built, which were also sometimes known as "navigations".
Navy A navy is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare (marines) namely lake or ocean borne combat operations and related functions. It includes operations conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields; recent developments have included space related operations.
Navy (One Piece) This article is about the Navy (海軍 Kaigun) in One Piece, a manga and anime series by Eiichiro Oda. It is a fictional military force under the command of the World Government (世界政府 Sekai Seifu) that exists within the series.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the second highest non-combatant medal awarded by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. The decoration was established by an act of Congress on August 7, 1942.
Navy blue Navy blue is an especially dark shade of the colour blue. Some people mistake navy blue for black, especially when concerning clothing, most notably the navy blue pinstripes of the New York Yankees home uniform.
Navy Board The Navy Board is today the body responsible for the day-to-day running of the British Royal Navy. Its composition is identical to that of the Admiralty Board of the Defence Council of the United Kingdom, except that it does not include any of Her Majesty's Ministers.
Navy Broadway Complex The Navy Broadway Complex is a bayside military facility located in downtown San Diego, California. It houses the primary offices of the Navy Region Southwest, and is closely tied to regional United States Coast Guard operations.
Navy Commendation Star The Navy Commendation Star was a decoration of the United States Navy which was authorized in 1918 as an attachment to the World War I Victory Medal. The Navy Commendation Star was awarded to any service member who had been cited for gallantry or heroism by the United States Secretary of the Navy.
Navy Cross The Navy Cross is the second highest medal that can be awarded by the Department of the Navy. It is normally only awarded to members of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard but could be awarded to all branches of United States military.
Navy Day Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy. The term is also used in Britain to mean an open day at a dockyard such as HMNB Portsmouth, when the public can visit military ships and see air displays, roughly along the lines of an American Fleet Week Australia ==
Navy Distinguished Service Medal The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a military award of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which was first created in 1919. The decoration the Navy and Marine Corps equivalent to the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal.
Navy Enlisted Classification The Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) system supplements the rating designators for enlisted members of the United States Navy. A Naval rating and NEC designator are similar to the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) designators used in the U.
Navy Expeditionary Medal The Navy Expeditionary Medal is an award of the United States Navy which was first created in August 1936 by General Orders of the Department of the Navy. The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to any Navy personnel who have operated in foreign territory to engage in operations, both combat and non-combat, for which no other campaign medal has been awarded.
Navy Federal Credit Union Navy Federal Credit Union is a credit union headquartered in Vienna, Virginia and chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Like all credit unions, Navy Federal is governed by a Board of volunteers, elected by and from the membership.
Navy Hall Navy Hall is a wooden structure encased within a stone structure that was the site of Upper Canada's (Ontario's) first provincial parliament in 1792–1796. It is a national historic site located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, then known as Newark, Upper Canada.
Navy Lakehurst / Fort Dix / McGuire AFB Complex *In February 2004, installation commanders from Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, the Army's Fort Dix, and McGuire Air Force Base formed a partnership to generate joint solutions for common problems between the three contiguous bases and their tenant commands. The three installation commanders are already reducing operating costs by consolidating firearms training, radar information for air operations, and contracts for pest control, linen service, and hazardous waste disposal.
Navy League Cadet Corps (Canada) The Navy League of Canada created the Navy League Cadet Corps (or Corps de cadets de la Ligue navale) for young boys in 1948, and the Navy League Wrennettesfor girls in 1950. There are no longer any Wrennettes in existence in Canada, and the Navy League Cadet Corps are now open for boys and girls between the ages of 9 to 12.
Navy League Cadet Officers Navy League Cadet Officers are volunteers that work for the Navy League Cadet Programme. Navy League Cadet Officers wear a uniform similar to that of the naval element of the Canadian Forces, however, Navy League Cadet Officers are not members in anyway of the Canadian Forces, and therefore, not entitled to the same privileges as officers of the Canadian Forces.
Navy League of Canada The Navy League of Canada, (or known in French as - La Ligue navale du Canada) is the non-governmental partner of the Canadian Department of National Defence that is responsible for the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets program. Since 1948, the Navy League of Canada has also been responsible for the Navy League Cadet programme for boys and girls between the ages of 9 to 12 years.
Navy League of the United States The Navy League of the United States, commonly referred to as The Navy League, is a national association made up of retired members of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Merchant Marines, and civilians interested in supporting the sea services. This organization supports the community, youth organizations, and Armed Forces veterans groups.
Navy List The Navy List traditionally refers to the list of Royal Navy officers, their ranks and seniority, and the ships that they are currently serving on. The Royal Navy publishes annual lists of active and reserve officers, and biennial lists of retired officers.
Navy Log Navy Log was an American history, war and documentary program, which has featured over seventy regular guests and tells about all of the greatest survival war stories in the history of the United States Navy. This series premiered in 1955, has ran for three seasons and 102 episodes and has aired continuously on the NBC network until 1958.
Navy Music Program A part of Navy Personnel Command's Fleet Support Department (PERS-6), the Navy Music Program Management Office (PERS-64) is located aboard Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tennessee. PERS-64 centrally manages the Navy's 12 Fleet bands, one support unit, and two premier bands.
Navy of Egypt The Egyptian Navy is the smallest branch of the Egyptian military. The navy's diverse and challenging missions include protection of more than 2,000 kilometers of coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, defense of approaches to the Suez Canal, and support for army operations.
Navy of Peru The Peruvian Navy (Spanish: Marina de Guerra del PerĂş, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations and participating in international peacekeeping operations.
Navy of Venezuela The navy of Venezuela is categorized as a "modern, medium naval force with limited oceanic capabilities". The estimated numerical strength of the Navy is of 18,300 troops, who include 7,800 marines and 500 Naval Aviation troops.
Navy Occupation Service Medal The Navy Occupation Service Medal is a decoration of the United States Navy which was issued to Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel who participated in the European and Asian occupation forces following the close of the Second World War. The decoration was also bestowed to personnel of who performed duty in West Berlin between 1945 and 1990.
Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer The Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI) is an interferometer operated by the US Naval Observatory, the Naval Research Laboratory and The Lowell Observatory. The facility is located on Anderson Mesa about 15 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Navy Reserve Merchant Marine Badge The Navy Reserve Merchant Marine Badge is a decoration of the United States Navy which has been in existence since the Second World War. The badge is intended to recognize those naval officers who have received appointment commissions after previously having served as an officer in the United States Merchant Marine.
Navy Supply Corps The Supply Corps of the United States Navy, one of the oldest staff corps in the Navy, traces its beginnings to February of 1795 when the nation's first Purveyor of Public Supplies, Tench Francis, Jr., was appointed.
Navy Unit Commendation The Navy Unit Commendation of the United States Navy is an award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944. This commendation is awarded by the Secretary to any ship, aircraft, detachment, or other unit of the United States Navy or Marine Corps which has since 6 December 1941 distinguished itself in action against the enemy with outstanding heroism not sufficient to justify award of the Presidential Unit Citation (US).
Navy-Culebra protests The Navy-Culebra protests is the name given by American media to a series of protests starting in 1971 on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico against the United States Navy use of the island. The protests led to the U.
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) is an American non-profit organization created "to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs."
Navy-Vieques protests The Navy-Vieques protests is the name given by the English-speaking media to a series of protests starting in 1999 on the Puerto Rican island-municipality of Vieques, against the United States Navy and Marine Corps (USMC) use of the island for bombing target practices. The protests led to the U.
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) (pronounced ) is a non-profit retaining organisation created by the British government in 1921 to run recreational establishments needed by the Armed Forces, and to sell goods to servicemen and their families. It runs clubs, bars, shops, supermarkets, launderettes, restaurants, cafés and other facilities on most British military bases and also canteens on board Royal Navy ships.
Navy/Marine Corps Intranet The Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) is a United States Department of the Navy outsourcing program, in which an outside contractor provides a vast majority of information technology services for the entire Department, including the United States Navy and Marine Corps. As of March 2006, NMCI included some 290,000 computers, making it the largest internal computer network in the worldother methods of outsourcing, which typically revolve around staffing, under NMCI, the government does not own any IT assets used in the program.
Navya-NyÄya The Navya-NyÄya or Neo-Logical darĹ›ana (view, system, or school) of Indian philosophy was founded in the 13th century CE by the philosopher GangeĹ›a UpÄdhyÄya of Mithila. It was a development of the classical NyÄya darĹ›ana.
Nawab Kapur Singh Nawab Kapur Singh (1697-1753) is considered one of the most revered, pivotal and legendary figures in Sikh history, under whose leadership, decisions and courage,the tiny Sikh community traversed through some the darkest periods of its history. The founding father of the Sikh Confederacy & Sikh Empire, he was also the founder of the Dal Khalsa.
Nawab Nowroz Khan Nawab Nauroz/Nowroz Khan, commonly known by Balochs as Babu Nowroz, was the head of the Zarakzai tribes of Balochistan. He started an armed struggle against the Pakistani government for liberation of Baloch lands (Balochistan).
Nawab of Banganapalle The Nawab of Banganapalle was the leader of Banganapalle, a fief of the Mughal empire which later became a princely state of British India, before being incorporated into Kurnool district of the the Madras Presidency.
Nawab of Bengal During the Mughal Empire, the Nawabs of Bengal were the subadars (provincial governors) or viceroys of the subah (province) of Bengal. Siraj Ud Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal and lost his state to Mir Jafar.
Nawab of Bhopal The Nawabs of Bhopal were the Muslim rulers of the princely state of Bhopal, located in the modern state of Madhya Pradesh, in medieval and British India. The last Nawab was Hamidullah Khan, who acceeded to India in 1947.
Nawab of Jhelum The Nawab of Jhelum was the hereditary title of the royal house of the Princely State of Jhelum, in modern day Pakistan. The area covered by the state encompasses much of the district, and all of the city of Jhelum.
Nawab Sayyid Asad Ali Khan Bahadur Nawab Sayyid Asad Ali Khan Bahadur was Nawab of Chenchelimala between 1765 and 1791. He was son of Sayyid Muhammad Kadir Khan Naqdi who was acted as Nawab of Banganapalle and Chenchelimala for Nawab Fazl Ali Khan III Bahadur.
Nawab Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana Nawab Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (Urdu: نŮاب Ů…Ů„Ú© خضرŘیات ŘŞŰŚŮŘ§Ů†Ű ) came from a family which had, since the 15th century, been prominent among the landed aristocracy of the Punjab. Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana was born in 1900 and died in 1975.
Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Nawab Mushtaq Husain Viqar al-Mulk (March 24, 1841-January 27, 1917), also known as Mushtaq Hussain, was a Muslim politician and one of the founders of All India Muslim League. He is also known for his involvement in the Aligarh Movement.
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary on the Kanpur-Lucknow road in Uttar Pradesh, India consisting of a lake and the surrounding environs. The sanctuary provides protection for 250 species of migratory birds mostly from CIS (or formerly USSR) countries, but the numbers have been dwindling since the 1990s, most having relocated to newer areas in Himachal and Rajasthan.
Nawabs of Bengal The Nawabs of Bengal were originally provincial governors under the Mughal empire. However, after the nawab Siraj Ud Daulah was defeated by the British forces of Sir Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 they became puppet rulers dependent on British power.
Nawabshah Nawabshah (Urdu: نŮابشاŰ) city (established in 1912) is located in the centre of Sindh,Along With Left Bank Of River Indus Near Sakrand Tehsel, Pakistan, and is therefore often known as the Heart of Sindh. Nawabshah is famous for sugarcane and banana production; its climate is hot and dry.
Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan (1918-2003) was a senior political figure in Pakistan. Just before his death, he was the Chairman of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) working tirelessly for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan against General Pervez Musharraf.
Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan Pataudi (PA – 24) Major General Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan HJ, was born 13th May 1913 in Pataudi. He was educated at Aitchison College, Lahore; the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (RIMC) Dehra Dun and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Nawaf al-Hazmi Nawaf al-Hazmi (Arabic: نŮا٠الŘازمي, also transliterated Nawaq Alhazmi) (August 9, 1976 - September 11 2001) was one of five terrorists named by FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed into the Pentagon in the September 11, 2001 attack. His younger brother, Salem al-Hazmi, was another of the 9/11 terrorists and helped hijack the same flight.
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah(Arabic: نŮا٠الأŘŮ…ŘŻ الجابر Ř§Ů„ŘµŘ¨Ř§Ř Nawaf al-Ahmad al-JÄbir as-SabÄh; born 1937) is the half-brother of the current emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He was nominated to the position of Crown Prince on February 7 2006 against the tradition of the Al-Sabah family in which the Emir and the Crown Prince alternates between the Al-Salem and Al-Jaber branches.
Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz is a senior advisor to, and half brother of, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah. A former Minister of Finance (1961-1962), he also served as King Faisal's Special Advisor for Gulf Affairs for several years.
Nawaf Massalha Nawaf Massalha (also known as Nawaf Mazalha or Nawaf Masalha) is an Israeli Arab who served as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Israeli government. He was the first Arab Muslim to serve in the Israeli government.
Nawal El Moutawakel Nawal El Moutawakel () ( born on April 15, 1962 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming the first Muslim and African female Olympic champion.
Nawalparasi District Nawalparasi district, a part of Lumbini zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Parasi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,162 sq km and has a population (2001) of 562,870.
Nawang Kapadia Lieutenant Nawang H. Kapadia (15 December, 1975—11 November, 2000), was an Indian Army officer who died fighting Pakistan-based terrorists in the jungles of Rajwar in Kupwara district of Srinagar on 11th November 2000.
Nawao In Hawaiian mythology, the Nawao are a legendary people, a wild, large-sized hunting people, descended from Lua-nu'u (Beckwith 1970:321-323). Other sources suggest that the Nawao were present in Hawai'i before the Menehune who are thought to have driven out them out or destroyed them.
Nawayath The Nawayaths (also spelled as Navayath or Nawayat) are a small Muslim community found living in and around the town of Bhatkal, a prosperous little picturesque town with quaint old abodes and villas on the west coast of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India.
Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf Nawfal ibn Abd al-Manaf was one of the Sahaba's ancestors (the ancestors of the Sahaba, Muhammad's companions). He forms an important link between his notable father Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, and the tribe he is a progenitor of, the Banu Nawfal.
Nawoon Marcellus Nawoon Marcellus was an elected official of the Chamber of Deputies of HaĂŻti from 2001 until 2004. The first Muslim to hold the position in HaĂŻti, he was formerly affiliated with the now defunct Lavalas Family political party of ex-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Nawras Nawras ('Seagull' in Arabic) is a mobile communications provider in the Sultanate of Oman. The services were commercially launched on 16 March 2005 in the market previously occupied by a sole operator Oman Mobile.
Nawrocki Nawrocki is a Polish surname which probably originated from the city of Nawra or Nawry, and comes from the verb nawracac~, nawrĂłcic~, "to turn, revert, convert," especially referring to a change in religion or conversion; as of 1990 there were 21,798 Poles by this name, living all over Poland.
Nawshirwan Mustafa Nawshirwan (Also Noshirwan) Mustafa is a prominent Kurdish politician and acedemic. He was the co-founder and until December 2006 the deputy secretary general and political bureau member for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the two leading political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan and Iraq in general.
Naxalite Naxalite or Naxalism is an informal name given to radical, often violent, revolutionary communist groups that were born out of the Sino-Soviet split in the Indian communist movement. Ideologically they belong to various trends of Maoism.
Naxi language Naxi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by some 300,000 people mostly concentrated in the Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County (LÄşjiÄng NĂ xÄ«zĂş ZìzhìxiĂ n 丽江纳西族自治县) of the province of Yunnan, China. That the language is closely related to the Burmese-Yi languages is largely undisputed; however views vary on whether to include it within this group, or to make it a sibling to the group (constituting the Burmese-Yi-Naxi languages.
Nayak (film) Nayak (The Hero, 1966) was directed by Satyajit Ray from his second entirely original screenplay (after Kanchenjungha). The story concerns a matinee idol (played by Kumar), who - while on a cross-country train journey - is placed in the midst of various psychodramas unfolding among a varied cast of mostly well-off characters.
Nayakas of Chitradurga Nayakas of Chitradurga (Kannada: ಚಿತ್ರದŕłŕ˛°ŕłŤŕ˛—ದ ನಾಯಕರŕł)(1300 - 1779 CE) ruled parts of eastern Karnataka. During the rule of Hoysala Empire and Vijayanagara Empire, they served as a feudatory.
Nayan Chanda Nayan Chanda (born 1946 in India) is a former correspondent and editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review and co-author of numerous books on Asian politics, security and foreign policy issues. He is best known for his seminal book, Brother Enemy: The War after the War.
Nayef Rashed Nayef Rashed is a Middle-Eastern actor living in the United Kingdom. After training at London's Drama Centre, he has appeared in such television favourites as Only Fools and Horses, The Bill, and feature films such as Navy Seals.
Nayif Abdallah Ibrahim Al Nukhaylan Nayif Abdallah Ibrahim Al Nukhaylan (also transliterated Nayif Abdallah Ibrahim Ibrahim) is a citizen of Saudi Arabia, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.list of prisoners (.
Nayla Moawad Nayla Moawad (Arabic: نائله Ů…ŘąŮض) (born 3 July 1940) is a Lebanese politician. Outside of Lebanon, she is best known as the widow of former President RenĂ© Moawad, who was assassinated on 22 November 1989.
Nayland-with-Wissington The Nayland-with-Wissington parish comprises Nayland village and the adjoining rural hamlet of Wissington (these days usually called 'Wiston'). They were originally two separate parishes and were united into one civil parish in 1883.
Nayobe Nayobe Catalina Gomez was born in 1968 in Brooklyn, New York to Black Cuban immigrants. In the early part of 1985 Nayobe became the first Latin American female to record a Freestyle song called "Please Don't Go" which was produced by Andy Panda.
Naza Naza Group of Companies is a well known motor trading and property development company, which began operations in 1974 in Malaysia. Naza Group is the franchise holder for South Korea's Kia vehicles in Malaysia.
Nazan Öncel Nazan Öncel (born February 6, 1956) is one of Turkey's most successful and famous pop music singers/songwriters. She writes her own songs, does the arrangements for most of them and has also written songs for many famous singers such as Tarkan and İbrahim Tatlıses.
Nazanin Fatehi Nazanin (Mahabad) Fatehi (Persian: نازنین ŮاتŘŰŚ) is a 19-year-old Kurdish Iranian girl who has been sentenced to death for stabbing a man who she claims tried to rape her and her 15 year old niece (Nazanin was 17 at the time).
Nazarene Bible College Nazarene Bible College is one of the ten Nazarene institutions of higher education in the United States. It is one of the two institutions charged by the denomination with the relatively exclusive task of preparing ministers rather than with the broader assignment of providing liberal arts education for both laity and clergy.
Nazarene fellowship The Nazarene Fellowship claims to have no constitution, creed or statement of faith outside the pages of the Bible. It has reached its present understanding by reading and discussion of Scripture and study of any and every variety of opinion, past and present.
Nazarene movement The name Nazarene was adopted by a group of early 19th century German Romantic painters who aimed to revive honesty and spirituality in Christian art. The name Nazarene came from a term of derision used against them for their affectation of a biblical manner of clothing and hair style.
Nazarene Theological Seminary Nazarene Theological Seminary is a Christian seminary affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri, which is also the location of the headquarters of the Church of the Nazarene.
Nazareth Nazareth () (Arabic الناصرة an-NÄṣira; Hebrew × Ö¸×¦Ö°×¨Ö·×Ş, Standard Hebrew Náẓərat, Tiberian Hebrew NÄṣəraṯ) is an ancient town in the North District in Israel. In the New Testament, it is described as the childhood home of Jesus, and is a center of Christian pilgrimage, with many shrines commemorating biblical associations.
Nazareth (band) Nazareth is an earthy and versatile Scottish rock band that had several hard rock hits, as well as scoring with the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant penned ballad, "Love Hurts", in the middle of the 1970s.
Nazareth Bank Nazareth Bank is a large undersea bank in the Indian Ocean, part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau. It lies about 1040 km east of northern Madagascar, 140 km northeast of the Cargados Carajos shoals (a small and remote dependency of Mauritius), the closest piece of land, and 280 km south of Saya de Malha Bank.
Nazareth Baptist Church Nazareth Baptist Church (Alternatively called "The Nazarite Church" "AmaNazarites", or the "Shembe Church") is an African Initiated Church founded by Isaiah Shembe in 1910. It has approximately a million members in KwaZulu-Natal and Inanda.
Nazareth College, Rochester Nazareth College is a private liberal arts college located in the Rochester, New York suburb of Pittsford. Nazareth College offers four-year undergraduate programs, as well as masters degree programs in a wide variety of fields.
Nazareth Inscription The Nazareth Inscription is a 24" x 15" marble tablet with a 14-line "Edict of Caesar" proscribing capital punishment for tomb-breakers, acquired by the Frohner Collection in 1878 from Nazareth.
Navin Ramgoolam Navinchandra Ramgoolam (नवीन चन्‍द्र रामगŕĄŕ¤˛ŕ¤ľŕ¤®) (born July 13 1947) is the current Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius. He first held this office from 1995 to 2000, and was reappointed on 5 July 2005, after his Alliance Sociale (a coalition including his own Labour Party, the Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval, and several smaller groups) defeated the MMM-MSM coalition of the then-Prime Minister Paul BĂ©renger in the general elections held on 3 July.
Navinder Bhogal Navinder Bhogal was the presenter of the 2-4 programme on the BBC Asian Network having joined it on its foundation in 1996 and is very popular with 1st generation asians and immigrants alike, however her show was scrapped on 24 April 2006 (she actually finished on the show on 8 April 2006) under schedule changes and was replaced by a new show from 12:30 to 16:00 presented by Nikki Bedi that features music and movie reports.
Navistar International Navistar International Corporation () is the parent company of International Truck and Engine Corporation. The company produces International® brand commercial trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines and IC brand school buses, Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans, and is a private label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets.
Navistar VT engine The International Truck and Engine VT 365, also sold as the Ford Power Stroke, is a Diesel V8 engine. It is used as the Power Stroke in Ford's F-Series Super Duty and under the International name in the International MXT trucks.
Navjot Singh Sidhu Navjot Singh Sidhu (born October 20, 1963) is former Indian cricket batsman, who took up television commentary and, more recently, politics following his retirement from the game. He was born in Patiala in Punjab.
Navman Navman is a New Zealand-based GPS systems company established in 1988. They provide stand-alone GPS units, GPS software for Palm handhelds and Pocket PCs, automotive navigation systems and navigation systems for use at sea.
Navoiy Province Navoiy Province () is a viloyat (province) of Uzbekistan located in the northwest of the country. The Kyzyl-Kum Desert takes up a large portion of its territory, which is the largest of the provinces of Uzbekistan except for the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic.
Navsari district Navsari is an administrative district in the state of Gujarat in India, with its headquarters at Navsari city. The district covers an area of 2,211 square kilometres, and had a population of 1,229,463 of which 27.
Navtex NAVTEX is an international automated medium frequency direct-printing service for delivery of navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts, as well as urgent marine safety information to ships. It was developed to provide a low-cost, simple, and automated means of receiving this information aboard ships at sea within approximately 370 km (200 nautical miles) of shore.
Navu Maha Navulani Maha (born in Alukuni, Papua New Guinea on September 30, 1974) is an all-round sportsman who has represented Papua New Guinea in cricket and Australian rules football. He is the son of the ICC's Chairman for Papua New Guinea.
Navua District, Fiji Navua District is located within the province of Serua in the Central Division of Fiji. During colonial times it used to be a sugar growing area, but the closure of the sugar mill in Navua in 1923 led to a decline in economic activity in the district.
Navvy Navvy is a shorter form of the word 'navigator' and is particularly applied to describe the manual labourers working on major civil engineering projects. The term was coined in the late 18th century in Britain when numerous canals were being built, which were also sometimes known as "navigations".
Navy A navy is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare (marines) namely lake or ocean borne combat operations and related functions. It includes operations conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields; recent developments have included space related operations.
Navy (One Piece) This article is about the Navy (海軍 Kaigun) in One Piece, a manga and anime series by Eiichiro Oda. It is a fictional military force under the command of the World Government (世界政府 Sekai Seifu) that exists within the series.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the second highest non-combatant medal awarded by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. The decoration was established by an act of Congress on August 7, 1942.
Navy blue Navy blue is an especially dark shade of the colour blue. Some people mistake navy blue for black, especially when concerning clothing, most notably the navy blue pinstripes of the New York Yankees home uniform.
Navy Board The Navy Board is today the body responsible for the day-to-day running of the British Royal Navy. Its composition is identical to that of the Admiralty Board of the Defence Council of the United Kingdom, except that it does not include any of Her Majesty's Ministers.
Navy Broadway Complex The Navy Broadway Complex is a bayside military facility located in downtown San Diego, California. It houses the primary offices of the Navy Region Southwest, and is closely tied to regional United States Coast Guard operations.
Navy Commendation Star The Navy Commendation Star was a decoration of the United States Navy which was authorized in 1918 as an attachment to the World War I Victory Medal. The Navy Commendation Star was awarded to any service member who had been cited for gallantry or heroism by the United States Secretary of the Navy.
Navy Cross The Navy Cross is the second highest medal that can be awarded by the Department of the Navy. It is normally only awarded to members of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard but could be awarded to all branches of United States military.
Navy Day Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy. The term is also used in Britain to mean an open day at a dockyard such as HMNB Portsmouth, when the public can visit military ships and see air displays, roughly along the lines of an American Fleet Week Australia ==
Navy Distinguished Service Medal The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a military award of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which was first created in 1919. The decoration the Navy and Marine Corps equivalent to the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal.
Navy Enlisted Classification The Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) system supplements the rating designators for enlisted members of the United States Navy. A Naval rating and NEC designator are similar to the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) designators used in the U.
Navy Expeditionary Medal The Navy Expeditionary Medal is an award of the United States Navy which was first created in August 1936 by General Orders of the Department of the Navy. The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to any Navy personnel who have operated in foreign territory to engage in operations, both combat and non-combat, for which no other campaign medal has been awarded.
Navy Federal Credit Union Navy Federal Credit Union is a credit union headquartered in Vienna, Virginia and chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Like all credit unions, Navy Federal is governed by a Board of volunteers, elected by and from the membership.
Navy Hall Navy Hall is a wooden structure encased within a stone structure that was the site of Upper Canada's (Ontario's) first provincial parliament in 1792–1796. It is a national historic site located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, then known as Newark, Upper Canada.
Navy Lakehurst / Fort Dix / McGuire AFB Complex *In February 2004, installation commanders from Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, the Army's Fort Dix, and McGuire Air Force Base formed a partnership to generate joint solutions for common problems between the three contiguous bases and their tenant commands. The three installation commanders are already reducing operating costs by consolidating firearms training, radar information for air operations, and contracts for pest control, linen service, and hazardous waste disposal.
Navy League Cadet Corps (Canada) The Navy League of Canada created the Navy League Cadet Corps (or Corps de cadets de la Ligue navale) for young boys in 1948, and the Navy League Wrennettesfor girls in 1950. There are no longer any Wrennettes in existence in Canada, and the Navy League Cadet Corps are now open for boys and girls between the ages of 9 to 12.
Navy League Cadet Officers Navy League Cadet Officers are volunteers that work for the Navy League Cadet Programme. Navy League Cadet Officers wear a uniform similar to that of the naval element of the Canadian Forces, however, Navy League Cadet Officers are not members in anyway of the Canadian Forces, and therefore, not entitled to the same privileges as officers of the Canadian Forces.
Navy League of Canada The Navy League of Canada, (or known in French as - La Ligue navale du Canada) is the non-governmental partner of the Canadian Department of National Defence that is responsible for the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets program. Since 1948, the Navy League of Canada has also been responsible for the Navy League Cadet programme for boys and girls between the ages of 9 to 12 years.
Navy League of the United States The Navy League of the United States, commonly referred to as The Navy League, is a national association made up of retired members of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Merchant Marines, and civilians interested in supporting the sea services. This organization supports the community, youth organizations, and Armed Forces veterans groups.
Navy List The Navy List traditionally refers to the list of Royal Navy officers, their ranks and seniority, and the ships that they are currently serving on. The Royal Navy publishes annual lists of active and reserve officers, and biennial lists of retired officers.
Navy Log Navy Log was an American history, war and documentary program, which has featured over seventy regular guests and tells about all of the greatest survival war stories in the history of the United States Navy. This series premiered in 1955, has ran for three seasons and 102 episodes and has aired continuously on the NBC network until 1958.
Navy Music Program A part of Navy Personnel Command's Fleet Support Department (PERS-6), the Navy Music Program Management Office (PERS-64) is located aboard Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tennessee. PERS-64 centrally manages the Navy's 12 Fleet bands, one support unit, and two premier bands.
Navy of Egypt The Egyptian Navy is the smallest branch of the Egyptian military. The navy's diverse and challenging missions include protection of more than 2,000 kilometers of coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, defense of approaches to the Suez Canal, and support for army operations.
Navy of Peru The Peruvian Navy (Spanish: Marina de Guerra del PerĂş, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations and participating in international peacekeeping operations.
Navy of Venezuela The navy of Venezuela is categorized as a "modern, medium naval force with limited oceanic capabilities". The estimated numerical strength of the Navy is of 18,300 troops, who include 7,800 marines and 500 Naval Aviation troops.
Navy Occupation Service Medal The Navy Occupation Service Medal is a decoration of the United States Navy which was issued to Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel who participated in the European and Asian occupation forces following the close of the Second World War. The decoration was also bestowed to personnel of who performed duty in West Berlin between 1945 and 1990.
Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer The Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI) is an interferometer operated by the US Naval Observatory, the Naval Research Laboratory and The Lowell Observatory. The facility is located on Anderson Mesa about 15 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Navy Reserve Merchant Marine Badge The Navy Reserve Merchant Marine Badge is a decoration of the United States Navy which has been in existence since the Second World War. The badge is intended to recognize those naval officers who have received appointment commissions after previously having served as an officer in the United States Merchant Marine.
Navy Supply Corps The Supply Corps of the United States Navy, one of the oldest staff corps in the Navy, traces its beginnings to February of 1795 when the nation's first Purveyor of Public Supplies, Tench Francis, Jr., was appointed.
Navy Unit Commendation The Navy Unit Commendation of the United States Navy is an award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944. This commendation is awarded by the Secretary to any ship, aircraft, detachment, or other unit of the United States Navy or Marine Corps which has since 6 December 1941 distinguished itself in action against the enemy with outstanding heroism not sufficient to justify award of the Presidential Unit Citation (US).
Navy-Culebra protests The Navy-Culebra protests is the name given by American media to a series of protests starting in 1971 on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico against the United States Navy use of the island. The protests led to the U.
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) is an American non-profit organization created "to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs."
Navy-Vieques protests The Navy-Vieques protests is the name given by the English-speaking media to a series of protests starting in 1999 on the Puerto Rican island-municipality of Vieques, against the United States Navy and Marine Corps (USMC) use of the island for bombing target practices. The protests led to the U.
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) (pronounced ) is a non-profit retaining organisation created by the British government in 1921 to run recreational establishments needed by the Armed Forces, and to sell goods to servicemen and their families. It runs clubs, bars, shops, supermarkets, launderettes, restaurants, cafés and other facilities on most British military bases and also canteens on board Royal Navy ships.
Navy/Marine Corps Intranet The Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) is a United States Department of the Navy outsourcing program, in which an outside contractor provides a vast majority of information technology services for the entire Department, including the United States Navy and Marine Corps. As of March 2006, NMCI included some 290,000 computers, making it the largest internal computer network in the worldother methods of outsourcing, which typically revolve around staffing, under NMCI, the government does not own any IT assets used in the program.
Navya-NyÄya The Navya-NyÄya or Neo-Logical darĹ›ana (view, system, or school) of Indian philosophy was founded in the 13th century CE by the philosopher GangeĹ›a UpÄdhyÄya of Mithila. It was a development of the classical NyÄya darĹ›ana.
Nawab Kapur Singh Nawab Kapur Singh (1697-1753) is considered one of the most revered, pivotal and legendary figures in Sikh history, under whose leadership, decisions and courage,the tiny Sikh community traversed through some the darkest periods of its history. The founding father of the Sikh Confederacy & Sikh Empire, he was also the founder of the Dal Khalsa.
Nawab Nowroz Khan Nawab Nauroz/Nowroz Khan, commonly known by Balochs as Babu Nowroz, was the head of the Zarakzai tribes of Balochistan. He started an armed struggle against the Pakistani government for liberation of Baloch lands (Balochistan).
Nawab of Banganapalle The Nawab of Banganapalle was the leader of Banganapalle, a fief of the Mughal empire which later became a princely state of British India, before being incorporated into Kurnool district of the the Madras Presidency.
Nawab of Bengal During the Mughal Empire, the Nawabs of Bengal were the subadars (provincial governors) or viceroys of the subah (province) of Bengal. Siraj Ud Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal and lost his state to Mir Jafar.
Nawab of Bhopal The Nawabs of Bhopal were the Muslim rulers of the princely state of Bhopal, located in the modern state of Madhya Pradesh, in medieval and British India. The last Nawab was Hamidullah Khan, who acceeded to India in 1947.
Nawab of Jhelum The Nawab of Jhelum was the hereditary title of the royal house of the Princely State of Jhelum, in modern day Pakistan. The area covered by the state encompasses much of the district, and all of the city of Jhelum.
Nawab Sayyid Asad Ali Khan Bahadur Nawab Sayyid Asad Ali Khan Bahadur was Nawab of Chenchelimala between 1765 and 1791. He was son of Sayyid Muhammad Kadir Khan Naqdi who was acted as Nawab of Banganapalle and Chenchelimala for Nawab Fazl Ali Khan III Bahadur.
Nawab Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana Nawab Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (Urdu: نŮاب Ů…Ů„Ú© خضرŘیات ŘŞŰŚŮŘ§Ů†Ű ) came from a family which had, since the 15th century, been prominent among the landed aristocracy of the Punjab. Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana was born in 1900 and died in 1975.
Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Nawab Mushtaq Husain Viqar al-Mulk (March 24, 1841-January 27, 1917), also known as Mushtaq Hussain, was a Muslim politician and one of the founders of All India Muslim League. He is also known for his involvement in the Aligarh Movement.
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary on the Kanpur-Lucknow road in Uttar Pradesh, India consisting of a lake and the surrounding environs. The sanctuary provides protection for 250 species of migratory birds mostly from CIS (or formerly USSR) countries, but the numbers have been dwindling since the 1990s, most having relocated to newer areas in Himachal and Rajasthan.
Nawabs of Bengal The Nawabs of Bengal were originally provincial governors under the Mughal empire. However, after the nawab Siraj Ud Daulah was defeated by the British forces of Sir Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 they became puppet rulers dependent on British power.
Nawabshah Nawabshah (Urdu: نŮابشاŰ) city (established in 1912) is located in the centre of Sindh,Along With Left Bank Of River Indus Near Sakrand Tehsel, Pakistan, and is therefore often known as the Heart of Sindh. Nawabshah is famous for sugarcane and banana production; its climate is hot and dry.
Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan (1918-2003) was a senior political figure in Pakistan. Just before his death, he was the Chairman of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) working tirelessly for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan against General Pervez Musharraf.
Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan Pataudi (PA – 24) Major General Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan HJ, was born 13th May 1913 in Pataudi. He was educated at Aitchison College, Lahore; the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (RIMC) Dehra Dun and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Nawaf al-Hazmi Nawaf al-Hazmi (Arabic: نŮا٠الŘازمي, also transliterated Nawaq Alhazmi) (August 9, 1976 - September 11 2001) was one of five terrorists named by FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed into the Pentagon in the September 11, 2001 attack. His younger brother, Salem al-Hazmi, was another of the 9/11 terrorists and helped hijack the same flight.
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah(Arabic: نŮا٠الأŘŮ…ŘŻ الجابر Ř§Ů„ŘµŘ¨Ř§Ř Nawaf al-Ahmad al-JÄbir as-SabÄh; born 1937) is the half-brother of the current emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He was nominated to the position of Crown Prince on February 7 2006 against the tradition of the Al-Sabah family in which the Emir and the Crown Prince alternates between the Al-Salem and Al-Jaber branches.
Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz is a senior advisor to, and half brother of, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah. A former Minister of Finance (1961-1962), he also served as King Faisal's Special Advisor for Gulf Affairs for several years.
Nawaf Massalha Nawaf Massalha (also known as Nawaf Mazalha or Nawaf Masalha) is an Israeli Arab who served as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Israeli government. He was the first Arab Muslim to serve in the Israeli government.
Nawal El Moutawakel Nawal El Moutawakel () ( born on April 15, 1962 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming the first Muslim and African female Olympic champion.
Nawalparasi District Nawalparasi district, a part of Lumbini zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Parasi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,162 sq km and has a population (2001) of 562,870.
Nawang Kapadia Lieutenant Nawang H. Kapadia (15 December, 1975—11 November, 2000), was an Indian Army officer who died fighting Pakistan-based terrorists in the jungles of Rajwar in Kupwara district of Srinagar on 11th November 2000.
Nawao In Hawaiian mythology, the Nawao are a legendary people, a wild, large-sized hunting people, descended from Lua-nu'u (Beckwith 1970:321-323). Other sources suggest that the Nawao were present in Hawai'i before the Menehune who are thought to have driven out them out or destroyed them.
Nawayath The Nawayaths (also spelled as Navayath or Nawayat) are a small Muslim community found living in and around the town of Bhatkal, a prosperous little picturesque town with quaint old abodes and villas on the west coast of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India.
Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf Nawfal ibn Abd al-Manaf was one of the Sahaba's ancestors (the ancestors of the Sahaba, Muhammad's companions). He forms an important link between his notable father Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, and the tribe he is a progenitor of, the Banu Nawfal.
Nawoon Marcellus Nawoon Marcellus was an elected official of the Chamber of Deputies of HaĂŻti from 2001 until 2004. The first Muslim to hold the position in HaĂŻti, he was formerly affiliated with the now defunct Lavalas Family political party of ex-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Nawras Nawras ('Seagull' in Arabic) is a mobile communications provider in the Sultanate of Oman. The services were commercially launched on 16 March 2005 in the market previously occupied by a sole operator Oman Mobile.
Nawrocki Nawrocki is a Polish surname which probably originated from the city of Nawra or Nawry, and comes from the verb nawracac~, nawrĂłcic~, "to turn, revert, convert," especially referring to a change in religion or conversion; as of 1990 there were 21,798 Poles by this name, living all over Poland.
Nawshirwan Mustafa Nawshirwan (Also Noshirwan) Mustafa is a prominent Kurdish politician and acedemic. He was the co-founder and until December 2006 the deputy secretary general and political bureau member for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the two leading political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan and Iraq in general.
Naxalite Naxalite or Naxalism is an informal name given to radical, often violent, revolutionary communist groups that were born out of the Sino-Soviet split in the Indian communist movement. Ideologically they belong to various trends of Maoism.
Naxi language Naxi is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by some 300,000 people mostly concentrated in the Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County (LÄşjiÄng NĂ xÄ«zĂş ZìzhìxiĂ n 丽江纳西族自治县) of the province of Yunnan, China. That the language is closely related to the Burmese-Yi languages is largely undisputed; however views vary on whether to include it within this group, or to make it a sibling to the group (constituting the Burmese-Yi-Naxi languages.
Nayak (film) Nayak (The Hero, 1966) was directed by Satyajit Ray from his second entirely original screenplay (after Kanchenjungha). The story concerns a matinee idol (played by Kumar), who - while on a cross-country train journey - is placed in the midst of various psychodramas unfolding among a varied cast of mostly well-off characters.
Nayakas of Chitradurga Nayakas of Chitradurga (Kannada: ಚಿತ್ರದŕłŕ˛°ŕłŤŕ˛—ದ ನಾಯಕರŕł)(1300 - 1779 CE) ruled parts of eastern Karnataka. During the rule of Hoysala Empire and Vijayanagara Empire, they served as a feudatory.
Nayan Chanda Nayan Chanda (born 1946 in India) is a former correspondent and editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review and co-author of numerous books on Asian politics, security and foreign policy issues. He is best known for his seminal book, Brother Enemy: The War after the War.
Nayef Rashed Nayef Rashed is a Middle-Eastern actor living in the United Kingdom. After training at London's Drama Centre, he has appeared in such television favourites as Only Fools and Horses, The Bill, and feature films such as Navy Seals.
Nayif Abdallah Ibrahim Al Nukhaylan Nayif Abdallah Ibrahim Al Nukhaylan (also transliterated Nayif Abdallah Ibrahim Ibrahim) is a citizen of Saudi Arabia, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.list of prisoners (.
Nayla Moawad Nayla Moawad (Arabic: نائله Ů…ŘąŮض) (born 3 July 1940) is a Lebanese politician. Outside of Lebanon, she is best known as the widow of former President RenĂ© Moawad, who was assassinated on 22 November 1989.
Nayland-with-Wissington The Nayland-with-Wissington parish comprises Nayland village and the adjoining rural hamlet of Wissington (these days usually called 'Wiston'). They were originally two separate parishes and were united into one civil parish in 1883.
Nayobe Nayobe Catalina Gomez was born in 1968 in Brooklyn, New York to Black Cuban immigrants. In the early part of 1985 Nayobe became the first Latin American female to record a Freestyle song called "Please Don't Go" which was produced by Andy Panda.
Naza Naza Group of Companies is a well known motor trading and property development company, which began operations in 1974 in Malaysia. Naza Group is the franchise holder for South Korea's Kia vehicles in Malaysia.
Nazan Öncel Nazan Öncel (born February 6, 1956) is one of Turkey's most successful and famous pop music singers/songwriters. She writes her own songs, does the arrangements for most of them and has also written songs for many famous singers such as Tarkan and İbrahim Tatlıses.
Nazanin Fatehi Nazanin (Mahabad) Fatehi (Persian: نازنین ŮاتŘŰŚ) is a 19-year-old Kurdish Iranian girl who has been sentenced to death for stabbing a man who she claims tried to rape her and her 15 year old niece (Nazanin was 17 at the time).
Nazarene Bible College Nazarene Bible College is one of the ten Nazarene institutions of higher education in the United States. It is one of the two institutions charged by the denomination with the relatively exclusive task of preparing ministers rather than with the broader assignment of providing liberal arts education for both laity and clergy.
Nazarene fellowship The Nazarene Fellowship claims to have no constitution, creed or statement of faith outside the pages of the Bible. It has reached its present understanding by reading and discussion of Scripture and study of any and every variety of opinion, past and present.
Nazarene movement The name Nazarene was adopted by a group of early 19th century German Romantic painters who aimed to revive honesty and spirituality in Christian art. The name Nazarene came from a term of derision used against them for their affectation of a biblical manner of clothing and hair style.
Nazarene Theological Seminary Nazarene Theological Seminary is a Christian seminary affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri, which is also the location of the headquarters of the Church of the Nazarene.
Nazareth Nazareth () (Arabic الناصرة an-NÄṣira; Hebrew × Ö¸×¦Ö°×¨Ö·×Ş, Standard Hebrew Náẓərat, Tiberian Hebrew NÄṣəraṯ) is an ancient town in the North District in Israel. In the New Testament, it is described as the childhood home of Jesus, and is a center of Christian pilgrimage, with many shrines commemorating biblical associations.
Nazareth (band) Nazareth is an earthy and versatile Scottish rock band that had several hard rock hits, as well as scoring with the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant penned ballad, "Love Hurts", in the middle of the 1970s.
Nazareth Bank Nazareth Bank is a large undersea bank in the Indian Ocean, part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau. It lies about 1040 km east of northern Madagascar, 140 km northeast of the Cargados Carajos shoals (a small and remote dependency of Mauritius), the closest piece of land, and 280 km south of Saya de Malha Bank.
Nazareth Baptist Church Nazareth Baptist Church (Alternatively called "The Nazarite Church" "AmaNazarites", or the "Shembe Church") is an African Initiated Church founded by Isaiah Shembe in 1910. It has approximately a million members in KwaZulu-Natal and Inanda.
Nazareth College, Rochester Nazareth College is a private liberal arts college located in the Rochester, New York suburb of Pittsford. Nazareth College offers four-year undergraduate programs, as well as masters degree programs in a wide variety of fields.
Nazareth Inscription The Nazareth Inscription is a 24" x 15" marble tablet with a 14-line "Edict of Caesar" proscribing capital punishment for tomb-breakers, acquired by the Frohner Collection in 1878 from Nazareth.
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