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Yarsan Yarsan or Ahl-i Haqq (Kurdish:Yarsan/Yaresan, Persian:اهل ŘŮ‚, Ahl-e Haqq, derived from an Arabic phrase translatable as People of the Truth and as Men of Godis a religious sect], and is currently primarily found in western [[Iran. Adherents are mainly from the tribes of Guran, Qalkhani and Sanjabi located in western Iran, forming approximately a third of the population in the religiously diverse province of KermanshahZ.
Yaruch Bann Yaruch Bann is a French artist, born in 1931 in Arcachon. He is primarily known for having dabbled in numerous traditional arts, including literature, music, singing, painting, cinema, as well as some less traditional arts, such as video game design.
Yasadisi Yasadisi or "Illegal" is a book photographed and written by Bikem Ekberzade within the perimeters of Ekberzade's 8 year old project titled The Refugee Project. The Refugee Project intends to document forced migration in several regions of conflict.
Yasawa Nawaka (Open Constituency, Fiji) Yasawa Nawaka Open is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006.
Yash Chopra Yash Chopra (Hindi: यश चोपड़ा, born 27 September 1932) is a writer, director and producer of Bollywood movies. He has directed hit movies such as Deewar, Lamhe, Yeh Dillagi , Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai and Veer-Zaara.
Yash Johar Yash Johar (September 6 1929 - June 26 2004) was an Indian Bollywood film producer. He made Hindi films that were noted for their lavish sets and exotic locations, but containing Indian traditions and family values.
Yash singh Yashpal Singh (born June 26, 1973, in Lalitpur, India), is an Indian Energy and Petrochemical Advisor. He has been an expert advisor to companies of Argentina, for four years before Joining Booz Allen Hamilton in 2005.
Yasha Rosenfeld Yaakov (Yasha) Rosenfeld (February 16, 1948–July 27, 2002) was a condensed-matter theorist who made outstanding contributions to the statistical mechanics of liquids and dense plasmas. He was a leading figure in theories of liquids and his fundamental measure approach to classical density functional theory has been a very significant contribution to the subject.
Yashai Warcraft Yashai Warcraft is a system of modern combat, developed by Blaise Loong. Its practitioners, known as the Yashai, are a modern tribal confederation whose primary purpose is to preserve the arts of war as expressed by ancient and modern warrior cultures throughout the globe.
Yashamaru (Basilisk) Yashamaru (japanese: 夜叉丸, hiragana: ă‚„ă—ă‚ăľă‚‹, rĹŤmaji: Yashamaru) a character featured in the Japanese anime Basilisk Kouga Ninpou Chou (known in English as Kouga Ninja Scrolls). Yashamaru was chosen to be one of the ten ninja to represent his clan of Iga Tsubagakure against the chosen ten of the rival Koga Manjidani clan.
Yashashree Bhave Yashashree Bhave (born August 5 1981 in Satara, Maharashtra, India and currently living in Nagpur) is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing eleventh in Indian Idol 2, the Indian version of Pop Idol.
Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri (born 1965) is a poet residing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and writing in Bangla (Bengali language). Publishing her works since 1993, she has six collections of poetry to her credit.
Yashpal Yashpal (यशपाल) (December 3, 1903–December 26, 1976) is a Hindi author renowned for झूटा सच Jhutha Sach (The False Truth, 1958–1960), which is regarded as one of the best Hindi novels ever written. He won the prestigious Sahitya Academy award for his novel Meri Teri Uski Baat.
Yashpal Singh Yashpal Singh (born November 27, 1981, in Delhi, India), is an Indian cricketer who plays for Services in domestic cricket. After 44 first class games, the right handed middle order batsman boasts an average of over 60.
Yashra Yashra or Aunt Yashra is a fictional character in the novels Crystal Mask and Dark Quetzal by Katherine Roberts. Yashra is one of the major characters within the second novel, Crystal Mask and plays the baddie in the tale, snatching children and using them as slaves for labour.
Yashwantrao Chavan Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (12 March 1913 - 25 November 1984) was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State, and subsequently Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was Chief Minister of Maharashtra from May 1, 1960 to November 19, 1962.
Yasilova incident In March 1991, with the end of hostilities between coalition forces lead primarily by the United States and the United Kingdom to rout the Iraqi military out of Kuwait, then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sought to quash the rising Shiite and Kurdish insurgents who were rebelling against his regime. Saddam managed to put down the rebellions with little resistance but continued to persecute the Kurds in northern Iraq.
Yasim Abdi Mohamed Yasim Abdi Mohamed is one of 17 people connected to arrests on June 2 and June 3, 2006 in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He was serving a two year sentence on weapons smuggling charges, which were recently connected to the Toronto group.
Yasin The Yasin (Arabic: ياسين ) anti-tank rocket launcher is a weapon developed by Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, named after the group's spiritual leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, who was assassinated by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on March 22, 2004. Apparently first used during the battle of Jabalya in October 2004, the Yasin was reportedly developed by Hamas' engineers under the direction of Adnan al-Ghoul, assassinated in Gaza by the Israeli military on October 22, 2004.
Yasin al-Hashimi Yasin al-Hashimi (1894 – 1937) (Arabic: ياسين الهاشمى ) was an Iraqi politician who served twice as that country's prime minister. Like many of Iraq's early leaders, Hashimi, who was born Yasin Hilmi Salman, served as an officer during Ottoman control of the country.
Yasin Hayal Yasin Hayal is a militant Turkish nationalist who served a ten-month prison term for the 2004 bomb attack against a McDonald's restaurant in the city of Trabzon, Turkey, and is reported to have admitted to inciting OgĂĽn Samast to assassinate Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on January 19, 2007, by giving him the idea and supplying him with a weapon and money.
Yasin Said Numan Yasin Said Numan (Arabic: ياسين سعيد نعمان) (born 1947 in Lahj) was the Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen from 1986 until the Yemeni unification in 1990, under Chairman Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, who preceded Numan as Prime Minister before becoming Chairman.
Yasir Ali Yasir Ali (Urdu: یاسر علی) (born October 15, 1985 in Hazro) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played one Test match for his country against Bangladesh.
Yasir Hameed Yasir Hameed Qureshi (Urdu: یاسر ŘŮ…ŰŚŘŻ قریشی) (born 28 February, 1978 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani cricketer from Union Council Kukmang, Circle Bakote, District Abbottabad. He scored two centuries on his Test debut, becoming only the second player to do so.
Yasmah-Adad Yasmah-Adad was the son of the Amorite king Shamshi-Adad I, put on throne of Mari by his father after a successful military attack. After Shamshi-Adad's death he managed to rule for only a short time before being ousted from power by Zimri-Lim.
Yasmin Bannerman Yasmin Bannerman is an English actress who has made numerous appearances on television, including Red Dwarf, Queen of Swords, In Deep, Holby City, Mersey Beat (eight episodes) and played the sentient tree Jabe in the 2005 Doctor Who episode, "The End of the World". She was part of the original cast of the British teen soap opera Hollyoaks.
Yasmin's Getting Married Yasmin's Getting Married was a short-lived Australian reality television program that aired live on Network Ten in early August 2006. It was based on the successful Scandinavian show Kerry's Getting Married, which revolves around a single woman's quest to find a partner and get married.
Yasmine and Sara Pourhashemi Yasmine Pourhashemi and Sara Pourhashemi are two Iranian Belgian sisters of Iranian descent who, as a result of a child custody dispute, lived for over half a year in the Belgian embassy in Tehran, causing a long diplomatic dispute between Belgium and Iran.
Yasmine El-Rashidi Yasmine El-Rashidi is an Egyptian journalist and writer. She is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism ('99) and has covered the Middle East for almost ten years, most recently as a staff reporter --the Middle East & Gulf Correspondent -- for the Wall Street Journal.
Yasna Yasna (Avestan: 'oblation' or 'worship') is the name of the primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta as well as the name of the principal Zoroastrian act of worship at which those verses are recited.
Yasnaya Polyana Yasnaya Polyana (Russian: ĐŻŃная Поляна, literally: "Clear Glade") was the home of Leo Tolstoy, located 12 kilometers southwest of Tula, Russia. The writer was born, lived and was buried there.
Yaso Yaso is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Kamashi Zone, Yaso is bordered by the Abay River on the north which separates it from Wenbera, Bulen, Dibate and the Amhara Region, by the Oromia Region in the southeast, by Belo Jegonfoy in the south, and by the Didessa River on the west which separates it from Kamashi and Agalo Mite.
Yasodharapura Yaśodharapura was the first capital of the Khmer empire to be built at the Angkor site. The city was built during the reign of King Yasovarman I (reigned 899-917 AD) after the palace in the previous capital at Roluos was burned during his struggle to consolidate power upon the death of the previous king, his father.
Yasodharman Yasodharman or Yashôdharman (Devanagari:यशोधर्मा) was the king of Malwa, in central India, during the early part of the 6th century. The Gupta empire had been weakened by the attacks of the Indo-Hephthalites, known in India as the Hunas, towards the end of the 5th century, which caused it to break up into smaller states.
Yasothon Province Yasothon () is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.
Yass, New South Wales Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" (or "Yharr") , said to mean 'running water'.
Yassa Yassa, alternatively Yasa or Yasaq, Zasag or Jasag in Mongolian was a secret written code of law created by Genghis Khan. It was the principal law under the Mongol Empire even though no copies were made available.
Yassassin "Yassassin" (Turkish for Long Live) is a song written by David Bowie in 1979 for the album Lodger. "Yassassin" is an incongruous reggae song with a Turkish flavour, and the third single to be released from Lodger, but only in Holland and Turkey.
Yasser Talal Al Zahrani Yasser Talal Al Zahrani (September 22 1984 – June 10 2006) (also transliterated as Yasser Talal Abdullah Yahya al Zahran) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.list of prisoners (.
Yassmin Alers Yassmin Alers was born in Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close-knit family of five children. She was a swing/understudy in the original broadway cast of Jonathan Larson's Rent on Broadway, and played Mimi in the Benny tour company of the show.
Yastreb Yastreb (ĐŻŃтреб, = "hawk") is a Russian space suit that was developed special for early Soyuz space vehicle missions and for the planned Soviet Moonshot. This model of space suit allowed the cosmonaut to accomplish EVA from the orbital module of Soyuz.
Yasu, Kochi Yasu (夜é 町; -cho) was a town located in the former Kami District, Kochi, Japan. On March 1, 2006 the town merged with three other towns and a village forming the city of Konan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yasuda Dai Circus Yasuda Dai Circus (安田大サăĽă‚«ă‚ą) is a Japanese comedy trio, consisting of DanchĹŤ (団長, or sometimes Yasuda DanchĹŤ, 安田団長), HIRO, and Kuro-chan (ă‚Żăăˇă‚ă‚“). The three are much less about traditional skit or story based stand-up humor (which common in Japanese owarai), choosing instead to focus on physical humor and a loud, boisterous style that resonates with most manzai audiences.
Yasuda Kinen The Yasuda Kinen (English: Yasuda Memorial, Japanese and Chinese language: 安田č¨ĺżµ) is a Japanese International Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at the Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo. Raced annually each June, the Yasuda Kinen is run at a distance of eight furlongs (one mile) on turf and is open to horses three years of age and up.
Yasuda Yukihiko Yasuda Yukihiko (安田靫彦, originally Yasuda Shinzaburo, 安田新三éŽ) (February 16, 1884 - April 29, 1978) was a Japanese painter. He is probably best known for his portraits, in which his style added a psychological insight to traditional Japanese portrait painting.
Yasufumi Tanahashi Yasufumi Tanahashi (b. February 11, 1963) is the Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, the Minister of State for Food Safety and the Minister of State for Information Technology in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet.
Yasuharu Konishi Konishi Yasuharu (小西康陽) (born February 3, 1959), is a Japanese musician, composer and DJ. He was a founding member of Pizzicato Five and the only founding member to stay with the group until its breakup in 2002.
Yasuhiro Yamashita Yasuhiro Yamashita (born June 1 1957) is a Japanese Judoka, famous for a 7-year reign as undefeated in competitive tournament Judo, including 7 All-Japan championships and a Gold Medal at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. After the Olympics he retired from competitive status, and is currently the youngest living holder of the rank of 8th degree black belt in Kodokan Judo.
Yasui Sotaro Yasui Sotarou (安井曾太éŽ, 17 May 1888 in Kyoto - 14 December 1955 in Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture) was a Japanese painter, most notable for his portraits and his ability to draw and paint in a more Western style.
Yasuji Mori Yasuji Mori (森康二 Mori Yasuji, January 28, 1925 - September 5, 1992) was an animator who worked with Toei Animation, while it was still known as Toei Doga. He was also a famous illustrator of children's books.
Yasuji Okamura Yasuji Okamura (岡村 寧次 Okamūra Yasūji) (15 May, 1884 - 2 September, 1966) was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, and commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Army from November, 1944 to Japan's surrender on August 15.
Yasujiro Niwa Yasujiro Niwa (丹羽 äżťć¬ˇéŽ Niwa YasujirĹŤ, April 1,1893 – February 28,1975) was a Japanese electrical scientist. He invented a simple device for phototelegraphic transmission through cable and later via radio.
Yasuko Aoike Yasuko Aoike (éť’ć± äżťĺ Aoike Yasuko) is a Japanese mangaka. Most of her works are shĹŤjo manga, predominantly focused on romance, adventure and light comedy, and many of them contain elements of shĹŤnen-ai.
Yasuko Nagazumi Yasuko Nagazumi is a fashion producer and manager in Hollywood responsible for print advertising campaigns for Armani, Donna Karan, Guess? and working with photographers such as Peter Lindbergh, Herb Ritts and Helmut Newton.
Yasuko Namba Yasuko Namba (February 2 1949–May 10 1996) was famous in her native Japan for becoming only the second Japanese woman (after Junko Tabei to summit all of the Seven Summits] including Everest. Namba worked as a businesswoman for Federal Express in Japan, but her hobby of [[mountaineering] took her all over the world.
Yasukuni Shrine (literally "peaceful nation shrine") is a Shinto shrine located in Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the spirits of soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Japanese emperor. In October 2004, its Book of Souls listed the names of 2,466,532 men and women, including 27,863 Taiwanese and 21,181 Koreans, whose lives were dedicated to the service of Imperial Japan, particularly to those killed in wartime.
Yasunao Tone Yasunao Tone is a Japanese artist has worked with many different types of media throughout his career. He was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1935, and he graduated from Chiba Japanese National University in 1957, majoring in Japanese literature.
Yasunari Kawabata ; (14 June 1899 - 16 April 1972) was a Japanese short story writer and novelist whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese to receive the award. His works, which have enjoyed broad and lasting appeal, are still widely read internationally.
Yasuni Yasuni is the name of a Spanish manufacturer of motorcycle competition exhausts. In Barcelona, Spain, huge numbers of youths own 50cc mopeds, and Yasuni has quickly become one of the most commonly used exhaust in tuning these mopeds.
Yasuni National Park Yasuni National Park is a national park in Ecuador that lies on 9,820 square kilometres between the Napo and Curaray rivers in Napo and Pastaza provinces in Amazonian Ecuador, around 250 km from Quito. The park was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1989.
Yasunori Mitsuda Yasunori Mitsuda (光田 康典 Mitsuda Yasunori, born January 21, 1972) is a Japanese composer, sound programmer and musician best known for his work in video game music, specifically Xenogears, Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht, Mario Party and Chrono Trigger.
Yasuo Fukuda Yasuo Fukuda (福田康夫 Fukuda Yasuo, born July 16, 1936) is a Japanese politician. He was the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving for 1,289 days under Prime Ministers Yoshiro Mori and Junichiro Koizumi.
Yasuo Hamanaka Yasuo Hamanaka was the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation- one of the largest trading companies in Japan - and was also known as "Mr. Copper" because of his aggressive trading style and "Mr.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1 September 1893 - 14 May 1953) was an American painter, photographer and printmaker born in Okayama, Japan. He migrated to America in 1906, a year later began studying at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design.
Yasuo Tanaka (astronomer) Yasuo Tanaka (ç”°ä¸éť–éŽ) is a Japanese astrophysicist. He is professor emeritus at the Institute for Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) (part of JAXA) in Kanagawa, Japan, and was guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany.
Yasuoka Detachment Yasuoka Detachment or Yasuoka Task Force, commanded by Lt. General Yasuoka Masaomi, composed of 3rd Armored Regiment and 4th Armored Regiment(seventy-three tanks total), 64th Infantry Regiment/IJA 23rd Division, 2/28th Infantry Regiment/IJA 7th Division, 1st Independent Field Artillery Regiment and 24th Independent Engineer Regiment.
Yasuoka Masaomi Yasuoka Masaomi, Lieutenant General of the Imperial Japanese Army, commander of the Yasuoka Detachment or Yasuoka Task Force an armoured Detachment of the Kwangtung Army organized for the Japanese July 1939 offensive of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol. He was releive of command on July 9th,1939 and his detachement was dissolved.
Yasushi Akashi Yasushi Akashi (born January 19, 1931 in Hinai, Akita Prefecture) is a Japanese diplomat and United Nations administrator. He is a former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Yasutaka Tsutsui Yasutaka Tsutsui (ç’äş• 康隆 Tsutsui Yasutaka, September 24, 1934 - ) is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor born in Osaka. Along with Shinichi Hoshi and Sakyo Komatsu, he is one of the most famous science fiction writers in Japan.
Yasutomo Nagai Yasutomo Nagai is a deceased motor cycle racer from Japan, born 29 October 1965 in Koshigaya. He died two days after crashing at Assen, Holland in a World Superbike race in 1995, riding a Yamaha took two pole positions in the series, becoming the first Japanese to take a WSBK pole outside Japan in Austria] earlier in 1995, and four podiums.
Yasuyuki Ueda Yasuyuki Ueda (given name in kanji: 耕行) is a Japanese man who has been heavily involved in the production of major anime series such as Serial Experiments Lain (as a producer and story writer). He was a director for the Noel video game, worked on the Lain video games, and also on WachenRoder for the Sega Saturn.
Yat Yat or Jat (, ) is the thirty-second letter of the old Cyrillic alphabet and name of the sound represented by it. Its name in Old Church Slavonic is yÄ›t’ () or yat’ (ıать), in Bulgarian yat (ŃŹŃ‚) or e dvoyno (е двойно, double e), in Russian and Ukrainian yat’ (ŃŹŃ‚ŃŚ), in Serbian yat (jat, ŃĐ°Ń‚, Croatian spelling jat).
Yat-Kha Yat-Kha is a band from Tuva, led by vocalist/guitarist Albert Kuvezin. Their music is a mixture of Tuvinian traditional music and rock, featuring Kuvezin's distinctive kargyraa throat singing style, the kanzat kargyraa.
Yatagan [yatagan or yataghan (from Turkish] yataÄźan Merriam-Webster Online - Yataghan entry) is a type of [[Turkey|Turkish sword (which even became known in other countries as the 'Turkish sword') used from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
Yatagaramon Yatagaramon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. Just like his lower form, Falcomon, he has two different designs; the original, that was featured in the Digimon Accel, and the updated/recolored one to serve as a part of Falcomon's line in Digimon Savers.
Yatala Pies Yatala Pies has been a landmark in the Yatala area of Queensland Australia for more than 100 years. From humble beginnings as a small pie shop on the Pacific Highway, the company has relocated to large, modern, landscaped premises nearby (north Yatala exit when heading northbound on M1) and employs 60 staff.
Yatala Vale, South Australia Yatala Vale (; post code: 5126) is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, and is adjacent to Golden Grove and Fairview Park, as well as the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Gould Creek.
Yate railway station Yate railway station serves the town of Yate in South Gloucestershire, in south west England. The station is located on the main Bristol to Birmingham line between Bristol Parkway and Cam & Dursley, and is operated by First Great Western.
Yates Cup The Yates Cup is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Ontario University Athletics football conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport federation. It is the oldest still-existing football trophy in North America, dating back to 1898 and surpassing both the Grey Cup and the Little Brown Jug in longevity.
Yates High School Jack Yates High School is a secondary school located at 3703 Sampson in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77004. Yates High School handles grades nine through twelve and is part of the Houston Independent School District.
Yates' correction for continuity Yates' correction for continuity, or Yates' chi-square test is used in certain situations when testing for independence in a contigency table. It is required as a chi-square test has the assumption that the discrete probability of observed frequencies can be approximated by the ch-squared distribution, which is continuous.
Yatesville Lake State Park Yatesville Lake State Park in Kentucky is a recreational facility in the eastern part of the commonwealth, close to the town of Louisa, Kentucky in Lawrence County. It opened in 1999 and features an 18-hole golf course, the 2,300-acre lake stocked with fish, camp sites, and hiking trails.
Yatsuhashi Yatsuhashi (ĺ…«ă„ć©‹ or ĺ…«ć©‹) is a Japanese kind of confectionary, a form of miyagegashi (sweet sold mainly as a souvenir) only sold in Kyoto. It's made from jĹŤshinko (a pulver made from rice), sugar and cinnamon.
Yatsushiro Sea The , which is also called the , is a shallow semi-enclosed inland sea separating the island of Kyūshū from the Amakusa Islands. It lies mostly within Kumamoto Prefecture and at the southern end of the sea it also borders Kagoshima Prefecture.
Yatuta Chisiza Yatuta Chisiza (born 1926 – died October 1967 near Blantyre) was a former Malawian minister of home affairs who led a brief guerrilla incursion into the country in October 1967. He entered Mwanza district from Tanzania with 9 companions.
Yau Kin Wai Yau Kin Wai (Chinese: ä¸ĺĄĺ¨, born January 4, 1973 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional football player playing for Hong Kong First Division League side South China and is one of the most decorated defenders in Hong Kong. He was voted Hong Kong Footballer of the Year in the 1998/1999 season and has won numerous trophies during his time at South China.
Yau Kom Tau Yau Kom Tau (油柑é ) is a geographical feature at the north shore of the Tsing Yi Island. It originally was a flat headland formed by a small hill with a bay, Ngau Kok Wan, on its east and a valley and a swamp on its west.
Yau Ma Tei Yau Ma Tei, also spelled as Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti, Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee, is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong district, in the south of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong, China. Dundas Street is its north border with Mong Kok and Austin Road south border with Tsim Sha Tsui.
Yau Ma Tei (MTR) Yau Ma Tei (Chinese: 油麻地, Jyutping: jau4 ma4 dei6, colloquially jau4 ma4 dei2; pinyin: Yóumádì), formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line.
Yau Ma Tei Police Station Yau Ma Tei Police Station (油麻地č¦ç˝˛) is a police station in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its current buildings at the junction of Public Square Street and Canton Road was erected in 1925 after relocation from the junction of Public Square Street and Shanghai Street.
Yau Tsim Mong Football Team Yau Tsim Mong Football Team (Chinese:油尖旺區足ç代表隊) is a football team based in Yau Tsim Mong District of Hong Kong. The team was formed in 2003 and is now competing in Hong Kong Second Division League.
Yauco, Puerto Rico Yauco ('yau-"ko) is a city (ciudad) and municipality (municipio) in southwestern Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island by the Caribbean Sea, south of Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas; east of Sabana Grandeand Guánica; and west of Guayanilla. Yauco is spread over 20 wards and Yauco Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Yauli Province The Yauli Province is one of the nine provinces in Peru that forms the JunĂn Region. To the north the province borders with the Pasco Region and the Province of JunĂn, the east with the Province of Tarma, the south with the Province of Jauja and the west with the region of Lima.
Yaupon Beach, North Carolina Yaupon Beach, North Carolina was a coastal resort that incorporated as a town in 1955 on Oak Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It has weathered many hurricanes, including Hazel in 1954 and Floyd in 1999.
Yaupon Holly Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria), also called ((Yaupon)) or Cassina (the latter shared with the Dahoon Holly), is an evergreen holly found in the southeast United States. It is a shrub or small tree reaching 5-8 m tall.
Yauza Boulevard The Yauza Boulevard, (russian: ĐŻŃĐ·Ńкий Đ‘Ńльвар, Yauzky Boulevard), is a major boulevard in central Moscow. The boulevard runs from Vorontsovo Pole Street and Pokrovsky Boulevard, and runs down to Moskvoretskaya Embankment the Yauza River, here comes the name of the boulevard.
Yavac The Yavac is a computer controlled tank in the fictional universe of the Concordiat described in Keith Laumer's Bolo series of books. They are the primary adversary to the middle era Bolo tanks (Mark XVIII to the Mark XXIII), and are described as walking on eight legs.
Yavana Kingdom Yavana or Yona is grouped under western countries along with Sindhu, Madra, Kekeya, Gandhara and Kamboja as per the descriptions in the epic Mahabharata. In later history, this word was used to indicate the Greeks and the Arabs, leading to much confusion.
Yavanajataka The Yavanajataka (Sanskrit for "Saying (Jataka) of the Greeks (Yavanas)") is the earliest writing of Indian astrology. It is a translation from Greek to Sanskrit made by "Yavanesvara" ("Lord of the Greeks") in 149–150 CE, under the rule of the Western Kshatrapa king Rudrakarman I, and then versified 120 years later by Sphujidhwaja.
Yavapai language Yavapai is a group of dialects of the Upland Yuman language, spoken by Native Americans in western Arizona. Linguistic studies of the Tolkapaya, Verde Valley, and Prescott dialects have been published (Mithun 1999:578).
Yaruch Bann Yaruch Bann is a French artist, born in 1931 in Arcachon. He is primarily known for having dabbled in numerous traditional arts, including literature, music, singing, painting, cinema, as well as some less traditional arts, such as video game design.
Yasadisi Yasadisi or "Illegal" is a book photographed and written by Bikem Ekberzade within the perimeters of Ekberzade's 8 year old project titled The Refugee Project. The Refugee Project intends to document forced migration in several regions of conflict.
Yasawa Nawaka (Open Constituency, Fiji) Yasawa Nawaka Open is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006.
Yash Chopra Yash Chopra (Hindi: यश चोपड़ा, born 27 September 1932) is a writer, director and producer of Bollywood movies. He has directed hit movies such as Deewar, Lamhe, Yeh Dillagi , Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai and Veer-Zaara.
Yash Johar Yash Johar (September 6 1929 - June 26 2004) was an Indian Bollywood film producer. He made Hindi films that were noted for their lavish sets and exotic locations, but containing Indian traditions and family values.
Yash singh Yashpal Singh (born June 26, 1973, in Lalitpur, India), is an Indian Energy and Petrochemical Advisor. He has been an expert advisor to companies of Argentina, for four years before Joining Booz Allen Hamilton in 2005.
Yasha Rosenfeld Yaakov (Yasha) Rosenfeld (February 16, 1948–July 27, 2002) was a condensed-matter theorist who made outstanding contributions to the statistical mechanics of liquids and dense plasmas. He was a leading figure in theories of liquids and his fundamental measure approach to classical density functional theory has been a very significant contribution to the subject.
Yashai Warcraft Yashai Warcraft is a system of modern combat, developed by Blaise Loong. Its practitioners, known as the Yashai, are a modern tribal confederation whose primary purpose is to preserve the arts of war as expressed by ancient and modern warrior cultures throughout the globe.
Yashamaru (Basilisk) Yashamaru (japanese: 夜叉丸, hiragana: ă‚„ă—ă‚ăľă‚‹, rĹŤmaji: Yashamaru) a character featured in the Japanese anime Basilisk Kouga Ninpou Chou (known in English as Kouga Ninja Scrolls). Yashamaru was chosen to be one of the ten ninja to represent his clan of Iga Tsubagakure against the chosen ten of the rival Koga Manjidani clan.
Yashashree Bhave Yashashree Bhave (born August 5 1981 in Satara, Maharashtra, India and currently living in Nagpur) is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing eleventh in Indian Idol 2, the Indian version of Pop Idol.
Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri (born 1965) is a poet residing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and writing in Bangla (Bengali language). Publishing her works since 1993, she has six collections of poetry to her credit.
Yashpal Yashpal (यशपाल) (December 3, 1903–December 26, 1976) is a Hindi author renowned for झूटा सच Jhutha Sach (The False Truth, 1958–1960), which is regarded as one of the best Hindi novels ever written. He won the prestigious Sahitya Academy award for his novel Meri Teri Uski Baat.
Yashpal Singh Yashpal Singh (born November 27, 1981, in Delhi, India), is an Indian cricketer who plays for Services in domestic cricket. After 44 first class games, the right handed middle order batsman boasts an average of over 60.
Yashra Yashra or Aunt Yashra is a fictional character in the novels Crystal Mask and Dark Quetzal by Katherine Roberts. Yashra is one of the major characters within the second novel, Crystal Mask and plays the baddie in the tale, snatching children and using them as slaves for labour.
Yashwantrao Chavan Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (12 March 1913 - 25 November 1984) was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State, and subsequently Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was Chief Minister of Maharashtra from May 1, 1960 to November 19, 1962.
Yasilova incident In March 1991, with the end of hostilities between coalition forces lead primarily by the United States and the United Kingdom to rout the Iraqi military out of Kuwait, then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sought to quash the rising Shiite and Kurdish insurgents who were rebelling against his regime. Saddam managed to put down the rebellions with little resistance but continued to persecute the Kurds in northern Iraq.
Yasim Abdi Mohamed Yasim Abdi Mohamed is one of 17 people connected to arrests on June 2 and June 3, 2006 in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He was serving a two year sentence on weapons smuggling charges, which were recently connected to the Toronto group.
Yasin The Yasin (Arabic: ياسين ) anti-tank rocket launcher is a weapon developed by Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, named after the group's spiritual leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, who was assassinated by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on March 22, 2004. Apparently first used during the battle of Jabalya in October 2004, the Yasin was reportedly developed by Hamas' engineers under the direction of Adnan al-Ghoul, assassinated in Gaza by the Israeli military on October 22, 2004.
Yasin al-Hashimi Yasin al-Hashimi (1894 – 1937) (Arabic: ياسين الهاشمى ) was an Iraqi politician who served twice as that country's prime minister. Like many of Iraq's early leaders, Hashimi, who was born Yasin Hilmi Salman, served as an officer during Ottoman control of the country.
Yasin Hayal Yasin Hayal is a militant Turkish nationalist who served a ten-month prison term for the 2004 bomb attack against a McDonald's restaurant in the city of Trabzon, Turkey, and is reported to have admitted to inciting OgĂĽn Samast to assassinate Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on January 19, 2007, by giving him the idea and supplying him with a weapon and money.
Yasin Said Numan Yasin Said Numan (Arabic: ياسين سعيد نعمان) (born 1947 in Lahj) was the Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen from 1986 until the Yemeni unification in 1990, under Chairman Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, who preceded Numan as Prime Minister before becoming Chairman.
Yasir Ali Yasir Ali (Urdu: یاسر علی) (born October 15, 1985 in Hazro) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played one Test match for his country against Bangladesh.
Yasir Hameed Yasir Hameed Qureshi (Urdu: یاسر ŘŮ…ŰŚŘŻ قریشی) (born 28 February, 1978 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani cricketer from Union Council Kukmang, Circle Bakote, District Abbottabad. He scored two centuries on his Test debut, becoming only the second player to do so.
Yasmah-Adad Yasmah-Adad was the son of the Amorite king Shamshi-Adad I, put on throne of Mari by his father after a successful military attack. After Shamshi-Adad's death he managed to rule for only a short time before being ousted from power by Zimri-Lim.
Yasmin Bannerman Yasmin Bannerman is an English actress who has made numerous appearances on television, including Red Dwarf, Queen of Swords, In Deep, Holby City, Mersey Beat (eight episodes) and played the sentient tree Jabe in the 2005 Doctor Who episode, "The End of the World". She was part of the original cast of the British teen soap opera Hollyoaks.
Yasmin's Getting Married Yasmin's Getting Married was a short-lived Australian reality television program that aired live on Network Ten in early August 2006. It was based on the successful Scandinavian show Kerry's Getting Married, which revolves around a single woman's quest to find a partner and get married.
Yasmine and Sara Pourhashemi Yasmine Pourhashemi and Sara Pourhashemi are two Iranian Belgian sisters of Iranian descent who, as a result of a child custody dispute, lived for over half a year in the Belgian embassy in Tehran, causing a long diplomatic dispute between Belgium and Iran.
Yasmine El-Rashidi Yasmine El-Rashidi is an Egyptian journalist and writer. She is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism ('99) and has covered the Middle East for almost ten years, most recently as a staff reporter --the Middle East & Gulf Correspondent -- for the Wall Street Journal.
Yasna Yasna (Avestan: 'oblation' or 'worship') is the name of the primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta as well as the name of the principal Zoroastrian act of worship at which those verses are recited.
Yasnaya Polyana Yasnaya Polyana (Russian: ĐŻŃная Поляна, literally: "Clear Glade") was the home of Leo Tolstoy, located 12 kilometers southwest of Tula, Russia. The writer was born, lived and was buried there.
Yaso Yaso is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Kamashi Zone, Yaso is bordered by the Abay River on the north which separates it from Wenbera, Bulen, Dibate and the Amhara Region, by the Oromia Region in the southeast, by Belo Jegonfoy in the south, and by the Didessa River on the west which separates it from Kamashi and Agalo Mite.
Yasodharapura Yaśodharapura was the first capital of the Khmer empire to be built at the Angkor site. The city was built during the reign of King Yasovarman I (reigned 899-917 AD) after the palace in the previous capital at Roluos was burned during his struggle to consolidate power upon the death of the previous king, his father.
Yasodharman Yasodharman or Yashôdharman (Devanagari:यशोधर्मा) was the king of Malwa, in central India, during the early part of the 6th century. The Gupta empire had been weakened by the attacks of the Indo-Hephthalites, known in India as the Hunas, towards the end of the 5th century, which caused it to break up into smaller states.
Yasothon Province Yasothon () is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.
Yass, New South Wales Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" (or "Yharr") , said to mean 'running water'.
Yassa Yassa, alternatively Yasa or Yasaq, Zasag or Jasag in Mongolian was a secret written code of law created by Genghis Khan. It was the principal law under the Mongol Empire even though no copies were made available.
Yassassin "Yassassin" (Turkish for Long Live) is a song written by David Bowie in 1979 for the album Lodger. "Yassassin" is an incongruous reggae song with a Turkish flavour, and the third single to be released from Lodger, but only in Holland and Turkey.
Yasser Talal Al Zahrani Yasser Talal Al Zahrani (September 22 1984 – June 10 2006) (also transliterated as Yasser Talal Abdullah Yahya al Zahran) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.list of prisoners (.
Yassmin Alers Yassmin Alers was born in Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close-knit family of five children. She was a swing/understudy in the original broadway cast of Jonathan Larson's Rent on Broadway, and played Mimi in the Benny tour company of the show.
Yastreb Yastreb (ĐŻŃтреб, = "hawk") is a Russian space suit that was developed special for early Soyuz space vehicle missions and for the planned Soviet Moonshot. This model of space suit allowed the cosmonaut to accomplish EVA from the orbital module of Soyuz.
Yasu, Kochi Yasu (夜é 町; -cho) was a town located in the former Kami District, Kochi, Japan. On March 1, 2006 the town merged with three other towns and a village forming the city of Konan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yasuda Dai Circus Yasuda Dai Circus (安田大サăĽă‚«ă‚ą) is a Japanese comedy trio, consisting of DanchĹŤ (団長, or sometimes Yasuda DanchĹŤ, 安田団長), HIRO, and Kuro-chan (ă‚Żăăˇă‚ă‚“). The three are much less about traditional skit or story based stand-up humor (which common in Japanese owarai), choosing instead to focus on physical humor and a loud, boisterous style that resonates with most manzai audiences.
Yasuda Kinen The Yasuda Kinen (English: Yasuda Memorial, Japanese and Chinese language: 安田č¨ĺżµ) is a Japanese International Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at the Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo. Raced annually each June, the Yasuda Kinen is run at a distance of eight furlongs (one mile) on turf and is open to horses three years of age and up.
Yasuda Yukihiko Yasuda Yukihiko (安田靫彦, originally Yasuda Shinzaburo, 安田新三éŽ) (February 16, 1884 - April 29, 1978) was a Japanese painter. He is probably best known for his portraits, in which his style added a psychological insight to traditional Japanese portrait painting.
Yasufumi Tanahashi Yasufumi Tanahashi (b. February 11, 1963) is the Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, the Minister of State for Food Safety and the Minister of State for Information Technology in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet.
Yasuharu Konishi Konishi Yasuharu (小西康陽) (born February 3, 1959), is a Japanese musician, composer and DJ. He was a founding member of Pizzicato Five and the only founding member to stay with the group until its breakup in 2002.
Yasuhiro Yamashita Yasuhiro Yamashita (born June 1 1957) is a Japanese Judoka, famous for a 7-year reign as undefeated in competitive tournament Judo, including 7 All-Japan championships and a Gold Medal at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. After the Olympics he retired from competitive status, and is currently the youngest living holder of the rank of 8th degree black belt in Kodokan Judo.
Yasui Sotaro Yasui Sotarou (安井曾太éŽ, 17 May 1888 in Kyoto - 14 December 1955 in Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture) was a Japanese painter, most notable for his portraits and his ability to draw and paint in a more Western style.
Yasuji Mori Yasuji Mori (森康二 Mori Yasuji, January 28, 1925 - September 5, 1992) was an animator who worked with Toei Animation, while it was still known as Toei Doga. He was also a famous illustrator of children's books.
Yasuji Okamura Yasuji Okamura (岡村 寧次 Okamūra Yasūji) (15 May, 1884 - 2 September, 1966) was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, and commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Army from November, 1944 to Japan's surrender on August 15.
Yasujiro Niwa Yasujiro Niwa (丹羽 äżťć¬ˇéŽ Niwa YasujirĹŤ, April 1,1893 – February 28,1975) was a Japanese electrical scientist. He invented a simple device for phototelegraphic transmission through cable and later via radio.
Yasuko Aoike Yasuko Aoike (éť’ć± äżťĺ Aoike Yasuko) is a Japanese mangaka. Most of her works are shĹŤjo manga, predominantly focused on romance, adventure and light comedy, and many of them contain elements of shĹŤnen-ai.
Yasuko Nagazumi Yasuko Nagazumi is a fashion producer and manager in Hollywood responsible for print advertising campaigns for Armani, Donna Karan, Guess? and working with photographers such as Peter Lindbergh, Herb Ritts and Helmut Newton.
Yasuko Namba Yasuko Namba (February 2 1949–May 10 1996) was famous in her native Japan for becoming only the second Japanese woman (after Junko Tabei to summit all of the Seven Summits] including Everest. Namba worked as a businesswoman for Federal Express in Japan, but her hobby of [[mountaineering] took her all over the world.
Yasukuni Shrine (literally "peaceful nation shrine") is a Shinto shrine located in Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the spirits of soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Japanese emperor. In October 2004, its Book of Souls listed the names of 2,466,532 men and women, including 27,863 Taiwanese and 21,181 Koreans, whose lives were dedicated to the service of Imperial Japan, particularly to those killed in wartime.
Yasunao Tone Yasunao Tone is a Japanese artist has worked with many different types of media throughout his career. He was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1935, and he graduated from Chiba Japanese National University in 1957, majoring in Japanese literature.
Yasunari Kawabata ; (14 June 1899 - 16 April 1972) was a Japanese short story writer and novelist whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese to receive the award. His works, which have enjoyed broad and lasting appeal, are still widely read internationally.
Yasuni Yasuni is the name of a Spanish manufacturer of motorcycle competition exhausts. In Barcelona, Spain, huge numbers of youths own 50cc mopeds, and Yasuni has quickly become one of the most commonly used exhaust in tuning these mopeds.
Yasuni National Park Yasuni National Park is a national park in Ecuador that lies on 9,820 square kilometres between the Napo and Curaray rivers in Napo and Pastaza provinces in Amazonian Ecuador, around 250 km from Quito. The park was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1989.
Yasunori Mitsuda Yasunori Mitsuda (光田 康典 Mitsuda Yasunori, born January 21, 1972) is a Japanese composer, sound programmer and musician best known for his work in video game music, specifically Xenogears, Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht, Mario Party and Chrono Trigger.
Yasuo Fukuda Yasuo Fukuda (福田康夫 Fukuda Yasuo, born July 16, 1936) is a Japanese politician. He was the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving for 1,289 days under Prime Ministers Yoshiro Mori and Junichiro Koizumi.
Yasuo Hamanaka Yasuo Hamanaka was the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation- one of the largest trading companies in Japan - and was also known as "Mr. Copper" because of his aggressive trading style and "Mr.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1 September 1893 - 14 May 1953) was an American painter, photographer and printmaker born in Okayama, Japan. He migrated to America in 1906, a year later began studying at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design.
Yasuo Tanaka (astronomer) Yasuo Tanaka (ç”°ä¸éť–éŽ) is a Japanese astrophysicist. He is professor emeritus at the Institute for Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) (part of JAXA) in Kanagawa, Japan, and was guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany.
Yasuoka Detachment Yasuoka Detachment or Yasuoka Task Force, commanded by Lt. General Yasuoka Masaomi, composed of 3rd Armored Regiment and 4th Armored Regiment(seventy-three tanks total), 64th Infantry Regiment/IJA 23rd Division, 2/28th Infantry Regiment/IJA 7th Division, 1st Independent Field Artillery Regiment and 24th Independent Engineer Regiment.
Yasuoka Masaomi Yasuoka Masaomi, Lieutenant General of the Imperial Japanese Army, commander of the Yasuoka Detachment or Yasuoka Task Force an armoured Detachment of the Kwangtung Army organized for the Japanese July 1939 offensive of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol. He was releive of command on July 9th,1939 and his detachement was dissolved.
Yasushi Akashi Yasushi Akashi (born January 19, 1931 in Hinai, Akita Prefecture) is a Japanese diplomat and United Nations administrator. He is a former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Yasutaka Tsutsui Yasutaka Tsutsui (ç’äş• 康隆 Tsutsui Yasutaka, September 24, 1934 - ) is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor born in Osaka. Along with Shinichi Hoshi and Sakyo Komatsu, he is one of the most famous science fiction writers in Japan.
Yasutomo Nagai Yasutomo Nagai is a deceased motor cycle racer from Japan, born 29 October 1965 in Koshigaya. He died two days after crashing at Assen, Holland in a World Superbike race in 1995, riding a Yamaha took two pole positions in the series, becoming the first Japanese to take a WSBK pole outside Japan in Austria] earlier in 1995, and four podiums.
Yasuyuki Ueda Yasuyuki Ueda (given name in kanji: 耕行) is a Japanese man who has been heavily involved in the production of major anime series such as Serial Experiments Lain (as a producer and story writer). He was a director for the Noel video game, worked on the Lain video games, and also on WachenRoder for the Sega Saturn.
Yat Yat or Jat (, ) is the thirty-second letter of the old Cyrillic alphabet and name of the sound represented by it. Its name in Old Church Slavonic is yÄ›t’ () or yat’ (ıать), in Bulgarian yat (ŃŹŃ‚) or e dvoyno (е двойно, double e), in Russian and Ukrainian yat’ (ŃŹŃ‚ŃŚ), in Serbian yat (jat, ŃĐ°Ń‚, Croatian spelling jat).
Yat-Kha Yat-Kha is a band from Tuva, led by vocalist/guitarist Albert Kuvezin. Their music is a mixture of Tuvinian traditional music and rock, featuring Kuvezin's distinctive kargyraa throat singing style, the kanzat kargyraa.
Yatagan [yatagan or yataghan (from Turkish] yataÄźan Merriam-Webster Online - Yataghan entry) is a type of [[Turkey|Turkish sword (which even became known in other countries as the 'Turkish sword') used from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
Yatagaramon Yatagaramon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. Just like his lower form, Falcomon, he has two different designs; the original, that was featured in the Digimon Accel, and the updated/recolored one to serve as a part of Falcomon's line in Digimon Savers.
Yatala Pies Yatala Pies has been a landmark in the Yatala area of Queensland Australia for more than 100 years. From humble beginnings as a small pie shop on the Pacific Highway, the company has relocated to large, modern, landscaped premises nearby (north Yatala exit when heading northbound on M1) and employs 60 staff.
Yatala Vale, South Australia Yatala Vale (; post code: 5126) is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, and is adjacent to Golden Grove and Fairview Park, as well as the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Gould Creek.
Yate railway station Yate railway station serves the town of Yate in South Gloucestershire, in south west England. The station is located on the main Bristol to Birmingham line between Bristol Parkway and Cam & Dursley, and is operated by First Great Western.
Yates Cup The Yates Cup is a Canadian sports trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Ontario University Athletics football conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport federation. It is the oldest still-existing football trophy in North America, dating back to 1898 and surpassing both the Grey Cup and the Little Brown Jug in longevity.
Yates High School Jack Yates High School is a secondary school located at 3703 Sampson in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77004. Yates High School handles grades nine through twelve and is part of the Houston Independent School District.
Yates' correction for continuity Yates' correction for continuity, or Yates' chi-square test is used in certain situations when testing for independence in a contigency table. It is required as a chi-square test has the assumption that the discrete probability of observed frequencies can be approximated by the ch-squared distribution, which is continuous.
Yatesville Lake State Park Yatesville Lake State Park in Kentucky is a recreational facility in the eastern part of the commonwealth, close to the town of Louisa, Kentucky in Lawrence County. It opened in 1999 and features an 18-hole golf course, the 2,300-acre lake stocked with fish, camp sites, and hiking trails.
Yatsuhashi Yatsuhashi (ĺ…«ă„ć©‹ or ĺ…«ć©‹) is a Japanese kind of confectionary, a form of miyagegashi (sweet sold mainly as a souvenir) only sold in Kyoto. It's made from jĹŤshinko (a pulver made from rice), sugar and cinnamon.
Yatsushiro Sea The , which is also called the , is a shallow semi-enclosed inland sea separating the island of Kyūshū from the Amakusa Islands. It lies mostly within Kumamoto Prefecture and at the southern end of the sea it also borders Kagoshima Prefecture.
Yatuta Chisiza Yatuta Chisiza (born 1926 – died October 1967 near Blantyre) was a former Malawian minister of home affairs who led a brief guerrilla incursion into the country in October 1967. He entered Mwanza district from Tanzania with 9 companions.
Yau Kin Wai Yau Kin Wai (Chinese: ä¸ĺĄĺ¨, born January 4, 1973 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional football player playing for Hong Kong First Division League side South China and is one of the most decorated defenders in Hong Kong. He was voted Hong Kong Footballer of the Year in the 1998/1999 season and has won numerous trophies during his time at South China.
Yau Kom Tau Yau Kom Tau (油柑é ) is a geographical feature at the north shore of the Tsing Yi Island. It originally was a flat headland formed by a small hill with a bay, Ngau Kok Wan, on its east and a valley and a swamp on its west.
Yau Ma Tei Yau Ma Tei, also spelled as Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti, Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee, is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong district, in the south of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong, China. Dundas Street is its north border with Mong Kok and Austin Road south border with Tsim Sha Tsui.
Yau Ma Tei (MTR) Yau Ma Tei (Chinese: 油麻地, Jyutping: jau4 ma4 dei6, colloquially jau4 ma4 dei2; pinyin: Yóumádì), formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line.
Yau Ma Tei Police Station Yau Ma Tei Police Station (油麻地č¦ç˝˛) is a police station in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its current buildings at the junction of Public Square Street and Canton Road was erected in 1925 after relocation from the junction of Public Square Street and Shanghai Street.
Yau Tsim Mong Football Team Yau Tsim Mong Football Team (Chinese:油尖旺區足ç代表隊) is a football team based in Yau Tsim Mong District of Hong Kong. The team was formed in 2003 and is now competing in Hong Kong Second Division League.
Yauco, Puerto Rico Yauco ('yau-"ko) is a city (ciudad) and municipality (municipio) in southwestern Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island by the Caribbean Sea, south of Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas; east of Sabana Grandeand Guánica; and west of Guayanilla. Yauco is spread over 20 wards and Yauco Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Yauli Province The Yauli Province is one of the nine provinces in Peru that forms the JunĂn Region. To the north the province borders with the Pasco Region and the Province of JunĂn, the east with the Province of Tarma, the south with the Province of Jauja and the west with the region of Lima.
Yaupon Beach, North Carolina Yaupon Beach, North Carolina was a coastal resort that incorporated as a town in 1955 on Oak Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It has weathered many hurricanes, including Hazel in 1954 and Floyd in 1999.
Yaupon Holly Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria), also called ((Yaupon)) or Cassina (the latter shared with the Dahoon Holly), is an evergreen holly found in the southeast United States. It is a shrub or small tree reaching 5-8 m tall.
Yauza Boulevard The Yauza Boulevard, (russian: ĐŻŃĐ·Ńкий Đ‘Ńльвар, Yauzky Boulevard), is a major boulevard in central Moscow. The boulevard runs from Vorontsovo Pole Street and Pokrovsky Boulevard, and runs down to Moskvoretskaya Embankment the Yauza River, here comes the name of the boulevard.
Yavac The Yavac is a computer controlled tank in the fictional universe of the Concordiat described in Keith Laumer's Bolo series of books. They are the primary adversary to the middle era Bolo tanks (Mark XVIII to the Mark XXIII), and are described as walking on eight legs.
Yavana Kingdom Yavana or Yona is grouped under western countries along with Sindhu, Madra, Kekeya, Gandhara and Kamboja as per the descriptions in the epic Mahabharata. In later history, this word was used to indicate the Greeks and the Arabs, leading to much confusion.
Yavanajataka The Yavanajataka (Sanskrit for "Saying (Jataka) of the Greeks (Yavanas)") is the earliest writing of Indian astrology. It is a translation from Greek to Sanskrit made by "Yavanesvara" ("Lord of the Greeks") in 149–150 CE, under the rule of the Western Kshatrapa king Rudrakarman I, and then versified 120 years later by Sphujidhwaja.
Yavapai language Yavapai is a group of dialects of the Upland Yuman language, spoken by Native Americans in western Arizona. Linguistic studies of the Tolkapaya, Verde Valley, and Prescott dialects have been published (Mithun 1999:578).
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