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Zak Orth Adam Zakary "Zak" Orth (born October 15, 1970) is an American film and television actor, appearing in fifteen films, most notably Down to You, Loser, and Wet Hot American Summer. Orth earned a BFA in acting from the Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago.
Zak Shinall Zak Shinall was a Major League Baseball player. Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1987 draft, the 29th round pick was traded from the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians, eventually making his major league debut for the Seattle Mariners in 1993 following a waiver acquisition, pitching two and two thirds innings against the Chicago White Sox.
Zak Spears Zak Spears is a gay porn star who performs in pornographic movies. While he is a very muscular man, he is not "ripped," and has a very hairy body that he has refused to shave, even at times when it was out of fashion.
Zak Tales Zak Tales is a children's television program created in 1990 by DiC Entertainment and Children's Television Workshop. Episodes of consisted of group of children meeting with "Zak" in clubhouse setting to hear stories with subtle moral messages.
Zak Tell Zak Tell (born November 16, 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden), is the lead vocalist in Nu Metal band Clawfinger. From an early age, Zak and his family later moved to Bristol in England for several years (where he mastered the English language better) before relocating back into Sweden in 1982.
Zak's Lunch Zak's Lunch is a book written by Margie Palatini and Illustrated by Howard Fine. It is about a boy named Zak that refuses to eat the ham and cheese sandwich his mother made for him for lunch and goes into his imagination of a restaurant.
Zaka Zaka is a village in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe and is located 86km south-east from Masvingo in the Ndanga communal land. The village was established in 1923 and lies in a very low-lying area hence the Shona derived name kwo-ka-zaka which means to where it is going down.
Zakar-Baal Zakar-Baal (also known as Zeker-Baal or Zeker-Ba'al) was the king of Byblos (or Gebal), a Phoenician city on coast of Lebanon, during the 11th century BCE. His reign was contemporary with pharaoh Ramesses XI of Egypt (1099-1069 BCE).
Zakaria Amara Zakaria Amara is one of 17 people detained on June 2 and June 3, 2006, in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He and his co-conspirators are alleged to have plotted coordinated terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario.
Zakaria Paliashvili Zakharia Paliashvili (á–ááĄáá áá á¤áášááá¨á•áášá in Georgian; Захарий Петрович ПалиаŃвили in Russian; in Kutaisi — 6 October 1933 in Tbilisi) was a composer from the nation of Georgia. He is considered the founder of Georgian classical music.
Zakarid Armenia Zakarid Armenia, the Zakarid-Mxargrzeli Princes, military commanders under the Georgian crown, were able to liberate parts of Greater Armenia from the Salcukid Turkish tyranny. The first decades of the thirteenth century in northeastern Armenia are known as the Zakarid period, after its most influential family.
Zakarid-Mxargrzeli Zakarids or Zacharids, later known also as Mxargrdzeli by their Georgian moniker, were a noble family prominent in medieval Armenia and Georgia. Early Armenian sources say they were of Kurdish origin and later emigrated in Armenia, namely in Tachir kingdom where they attained to a noble rank.
Zakarine King Zakarine, also known as Sakkarin, Sakharine, Sackarine, Zackarine, and Zacharine (originally Kham Souk) (full name Samdach Brhat Chao Maha Sri Vitha Lan Xang Hom Khao Luang Prabang Parama Sidha Khattiya Suriya Varman Brhat Maha Sri Sakarindra ) (16 July 1840 – 25 March 1904) was the King of Luang Prabang from 1895 to 1904.
Zakariya Essabar Zakariya Essabar (Arabic: زŮريا الصبار) is, according to the governments of the United States, Germany, and other countries, a member of al-Qaida and an associate of many of the organizers of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Zakariyya Ahmad Zakariyya Ahmad (1896 - 1961) (Arabic: زŮريا ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ) was an Arabic musician and composer who was born and lived in Egypt. He composed many pieces in a traditional Arabic style, more specifically Egyptian.
Zakariyyah ibn Talhah Zakariyyah ibn Talhah was, according to a Sunni source, the son of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah and Umm Kulthum bint Abu Bakr. Umm Kulthum was the daughter of the first Sunni Caliph, Abu Bakrhttp://www.
Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast (, translit. Zakarpats'ka oblast' ; also referred to as the Transcarpathian Oblast, Transcarpathia or Zakarpattya; Slovak: "Podkarpatská Rus";Hungarian: Kárpátalja) is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine.
Zakaznik Zakazniks are a type of Russian protected area that meet World Conservation Union's (IUCN) category III, or more frequently category VII criteria. Zakazniki are the areas where temporary, or permanent limitations are placed upon certain on-site economic activities (e.
Zake Thomas Zake Thomas is an American male porn star. He is best-known in the porn industry as the husband and filmmaking partner of hardcore superstar Sunset Thomas, but there's much more to him than just a gorgeous wife.
Zakes Mda Zakes Mda is the pen name of Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda, a South African novelist, poet and playwright. He was born in Herschel, South Africa in 1948, and after studying and working in South Africa, Lesotho and the United Kingdom, is now a professor in the English Department at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Zakhar Chernyshyov Count Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshov or Tchernyshov (Russian: Đ—Đ°Ń…Đ°Ń€ Григорьевич ЧерныŃёв) (1722 - 1784), best known for his capture of Berlin in 1760, rose to become Minister of War to the empress Catherine the Great of Russia. He left no children and the Tchernyshov majorat, instituted by him, passed to a younger brother, Ivan Tchernyshov.
Zakhar May Zakhar May (Zak May, ) (born in 1969) is a modern Russian musician, author of such hits as "Nahui", "Nashi Tanki" and "Russo Matroso", a participant in festivals "Nashestvie 2002" (НаŃеŃтвие 2002), "Krylya 2003" (Крылья 2003) and others.
Zaki , real name , is a fictional character from the Rival Schools video game series, making her first appearance in Project Justice. She is established as a second-year student at Seijyun Girls High School, and the leader of an all-female gang, the Ladies' Team.
Zaki al-Arsuzi ZakÄ« al-ArsĹ«zÄ« (in Arabic: زŮŮŠ الأرسŮزي) born Lattakia June 1899, died Damascus July 1968) was a Syrian political activist and writer, and is widely regarded as one of the founders of the Ba'ath Party. He was an influential theoretician of Arab nationalism.
Zakia Mrisho Mohamed Zakia Mrisho Mohamed (born February 19, 1984) is a Tanzanian long distance runner. She came 6th at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics (5000 metres) and third at the World Athletics Final (3000 metres) a month later.
Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology (ZHCET) is a college located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is part of Aligarh Muslim University and named after the university's former Vice Chancellor, Dr.
Zakir Hussain (musician) Ustad Zakir Hussain (Hindi: ज़ाकिर हŕĄŕ¤¸ŕĄŕ¤¨, Urdu: زاکŮر Řسین), born March 9, 1951, son of tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha, is the most famous classical tabla player in India today. He is appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large.
Zako-dan Zako-dan is a trio of characters in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, making their only appearance in the console release of Guilty Gear Isuka. Meaning roughly "Lackey Gang" in Japanese, Zako-dan is a mysterious organization which exists to provide the "Boost" sidescrolling mode with minor enemies.
Zakopane Zakopane (pronounce: [zako'panε]) is a town in southern Poland with approximately 28,000 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 (it was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship from 1975-1998). The town, called the Winter capital of Poland, lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the feet of the Tatra Mountains, which is the only alpine mountain range in the Carpathians.
Zakros Zakros (Greek: ΖάκĎος) is a site on the eastern coast of the island of Crete (in modern-day Greece) containing ruins from the Minoan civilization. It is believed to have been one of the four main administrative centers of the Minoans, and its protected harbor and strategic location made it an important commercial hub for trade to the east.
Zakrzewo Zakrzewo is a village in Poland, in Wielkopolska Province, the centre of a rural community, part of Zlotow County. Before World War II it belonged to Germany, but had a very strong and active Polish minority, headed by the parson of a local paris, Bolesław Domański.
Zakvasska Zakvasska (Russian: ЗакваŃка - pronouced: "Zak-vah-skah") Is used for fermentation in certain products. It is used in milk to produce sour milk products (cheese, yoghurt, Kefir, etc), also for the preparation of dough and in drinks (Kvass, Pilsen, etc).
Zakynthos Zakynthos (Greek: Ζάκυνθος), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. The island is named after Zacynthus, son of a legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus.
Zal Yanovsky Zalman Yanovsky (December 19 1945 – December 13 2002) was a Canadian rock musician. Son of the political cartoonist Avrom Yanovsky, he played lead guitar and sang for the Lovin' Spoonful, a rock band which he founded with John Sebastian in 1964.
Zala Ubamale Zala Ubamale is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Omo Zone, Zala Ubamale is bordered on the south and west by the Debub Omo Zone, on the northwest by Gofa Zuria, on the northeast by Kucha, on the east by Dita Dermalo and on the southeast by Kemba.
Zalambdalestes Zalambdalestes was a placental mammal living during the Upper Cretaceous in Mongolia. Like posterior Leptictidium, Zalambdalestes was a shrew-like animal with a long snout, long teeth, a little brain and big eyes.
Zalesye Zalesye (literally: "over the woods") or Opolye (literally: "in the fields") is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, the north-east of Moscow Oblast and the south of Yaroslavl Oblast. As a kernel of the medieval state of Vladimir-Suzdal, this area played a vital part in the development of Russian statehood.
Zali Steggall Zali Steggall (born April 14, 1974) was Australia's most internationally successful downhill skiier, winning a bronze medal in slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and a World Championship gold medal in 1999.
Zalkind Hourwitz Zalkind Hourwitz (1738 - 1812) was a Polish Jew active in the political discussions of the French Revolution. His essay, Vindication of the Jews, was one of three winning essays answering the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in the city of Metz's question: "Are there means for making the Jews happier and more useful in France?
Zallouh Zallouh is made from the root of the herb Ferula Hermonis, which grows at the height of 2000 meters above sea level on Mount Hermon between Syria and Lebanon. It has been used as an aphrodisiac since ancient times, and it is a well known folk remedy in some parts of Syria and Lebanon.
Zalman King Zalman King (born 1941 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA) is a film director, writer, actor and producer. Born Zalman Lefkovitz, King directed several commercially successful films, including Two Moon Junction (1988), Wild Orchid (1990), and Red Shoe Diaries (1992), which became a long-running television series for Showtime network, and spawned many sequels.
Zalman Kornblit Zalman Kornblit was a Jewish playwright, active in Yiddish theater in Romania in the early 20th century. His works included Eternal Diaspora (1906) and translations of Karl Gutzkow's Uriel Acosta and Friedrich Schiller's Thieves.
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar (Shneiur Zalman Robshov) (24 November 1889, Mir, near Minsk - October 5, 1974, Jerusalem) was an author, poet and the third president of Israel (1963 - 1973). Shazar also served as the editor-in-chief of the Israeli newspaper Davar from 1944 to 1949 and education minister in David Ben-Gurion's Mapai government from 1949 to 1951.
Zalman Shazar Junior High School The Zalman Shazar Junior High School is an Israeli school named after the third president of Israel, Zalman Shazar. It is located in Kfar Saba's Gler District in close proximity to other junior high and high schools such as Alon and Sharret.
Załuski Library The Załuski Library (Zalusciana, Biblioteka Załuskich) was built in Warsaw 1747–1795 by Józef Andrzej Załuski and his brother, Andrzej Stanisław Załuski, both Catholic bishops. The library was open to the public and indeed was the first Polish public library, the biggest in Poland and one of the first and biggest libraries in the worldAfter the Kościuszko Uprising], the Russian troops acting on orders from Czarina [[Catherine II looted the library and dispatched them to Petersburg, where it became a nucleus of the Imperial Public Library.
Zam Zam (ZÄm) is the Indo-Iranian concept for "earth" (as in soil, land, ground), prototyped as a chemical element in ancient philosophy, and as a minor Yazata in Zoroastrianism and later Persian mythology.
Zam-rock Zam-rock is rock and roll music from the African nation of Zambia. There is a vital rock scene in the country, which evolved out of the northern singers Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali, William Mapulanga and John Lushi.
Zam-Zammah Zam-Zammah is the name of a large cannon that stands on a plinth outside the Lahore Museum in Pakistan. In the novel Kim, by Rudyard Kipling, the "great green-bronze piece" is described as "that fire-breathing dragon" sitting "on her brick platform opposite the old Ajaib-Gher — the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum".
ZamaJobe Zamajobe Sithole is evidently impacting the South African music scene with her debut album (released through SONY BMG Music Entertainment/Giant Steps label) titled, NDAWO YAMI (My Place) the album that announces an arrival of substantial new talent on the continent’s recorded music scene, has just achieve GOLD sales status (sales in excess of 25 000 units).
Zaman International School Zaman International School (ZIS) opened in 1997 and offers an international education to children from K1 to grade 12. The aim of the school is to give both expatriate children and local Cambodian children an international education using the latest resources and current trends.
Zamanfou Zamanfou, also known as Zaman-Fu or zamanf(o)utismos, as well as "ohaderfismos" Greek "ΩχαδεĎφιĎÎĽĎŚĎ‚" ("oh-brotherism"), or "starhidismos" Greek "ĎταĎχιδιĎÎĽĎŚĎ‚" (off.), is a counterculture phenomenon in Greece, used to express indifference.
Zamarra Zamarra is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 100 kilometres from the city of Salamanca and as of 2003 has a population of 144 people.
Zamba (mythology) Zamba, creator-god of the Yanude people of the Cameroons, made the Earth and all its creatures except human beings. He left that job to his four sons, Ngi (gorilla) the strong, N'Kokon (mantis) the wise, Otukut (lizard) the fool and Wo (chimpanzee) the curious - and each made human beings in his own image, which is why we are the way we are.
Zambaccian Museum The Zambaccian Museum in Bucharest, Romania is a museum in the former home of Krikor Zambaccian (1889 - 1962), an Armenian businessman and art collector. The museum was founded in 1947, closed by the CeauĹźescu regime in 1977, and re-opened in 1992.
Zambales Mountains The Zambales Mountains are on the western side of Luzon, in the Philippines. The mountains separate Luzon's central plain from the South China Sea and extend out as the Bataan Peninsula to the south, enclosing the Manila Bay.
Zambezi The Zambezi (also spelled Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean. The area of its basin is 1,570,000 km² (606,000 miles²), slightly less than half that of the Nile.
Zambezi yellowfish The Zambezi yellowfish, Labeobarbus codringtonii, is commonly found throughout the Zambezi and Okavango Rivers in Southern Africa. They prefer fast flowing water over cobble and rocky bottoms where they predominantly feed on aquatic insects and crustaceans.
Zambezi, Zambia Zambezi is a town in western Zambia, lying on the Zambezi River and the M8 road, north west of Mumbej. It is known for the palaces of the Luanda and Luvale chiefs and for the nearby Chinyingi Suspension Bridge, which spans the river.
Zambia Medical Mission The Zambia Medical Mission is an annual medical outreach conducted in the remote villages of southern Zambia. The outreach is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and is locally operated from the Namwianga Mission just outside of Kalomo, Zambia.
Zambia Railways Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) is the national railway of Zambia, one of the two major railroad organizations in Zambia. The other system is the binational Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) that interconnects with the ZRL at Kapiri Mposhi and provides a link to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam.
Zambia Scouts Association The Zambia Scouts Association is the national Scouting association of Zambia and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1965. It shares history with Zimbabwe and Malaŵi, with which it was linked for decades.
Zambian African National Congress The Zambian African National Congress was a political organisation dedicated to promoting the rights of black people in Zambia. ZANC was formed in 1958, following a split from the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress.
Zambian Defence Force The Zambian Defence Force (ZDF) consists of the army, the air force, and Zambian National Service (ZNS). The ZNS, while operating under the Ministry of Defence, is responsible primarily for public works projects.
Zambian general election, 2006 On 28 September 2006 Zambia will hold popular elections to determine the legislative and executive branches of government. The incumbent party, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy led by President Levy Mwanawasa, will face a stiff election challenge from the opposition front-runner Michael Sata, of the Patriotic Front.
Zambian parliamentary election, 1991 The Zambian parliamentary election of October 31, 1991 was the first multiparty election in Zambia after President Kenneth Kaunda was forced to allow opposition parties to organise. It saw a landslide win by the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, whose candidate Frederick Chiluba simultaneously defeated Kaunda to win the Presidency (see Zambian presidential election, 1991).
Zambian pound The pound was the currency in Zambia from independence in 1964 until decimalization on January 16, 1968. It replaced the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound at par and was replaced by the kwacha at a rate of 2 kwacha = 1 pound.
Zambian presidential election, 1991 The Zambian presidential election of 1991 saw the defeat of Kenneth Kaunda, who had led the country since independence, by Frederick Chiluba. Kaunda had been forced to allow the existence of opposition parties by international aid donors who made their support for debt relief and continued aid conditional on it.
Zambian Theatre Defining and describing Zambian theatre presents some challenges. The dramatic arts in Zambia draw from both traditional and Western influences and one is necessarily faced with issues of definition and aesthetic assumptions.
Zamboanga City The City of Zamboanga (Spanish/Chavacano: Ciudad de Zamboanga; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Zamboanga; Filipino: Lungsod ng Zamboanga) is a first class, highly urbanized city in the Philippines and one of the first chartered cities in the country.
Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority The Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority (Zamboecozone), otherwise known by its corporate name as Zamboanga Freeport Authority (ZFA), was created by virtue of the Republic Acts of the Philippines 7903 of the Philippines, authored by then Congresswoman and late mayor of the city of Zamboanga, Maria Clara L. Lobregat.
Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east.
Zamboanga Sibugay Zamboanga Sibugay is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf. Zamboanga Sibugay was created in 2001 when the third district of Zamboanga del Sur split off. Zamboanga Sibugay is the 79th province created in the Philippines.
Zambooie Zambooie is a record label started by Michael Lewis and Bruce Fitzhugh (of Living Sacrifice), two music industry vertans with experience in performing record label executive production, marketing, A&R and artist management. The two teamed up with Allen Frye to start the company without the help of outside investors, thus avoiding the risk of losing creative control.
Zamfara River The Zamfara River is a river in the northern part of Nigeria. Originating in Zamfara State, it runs some 250 kilometers west into Kebbi State where it joins with the Sokoto River some 50 km southwest of Birnin Kebbi.
Zamia furfuracea Zamia furfuracea is a cycad native to southeastern Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. Although not a palm, it is sometimes given the confusing name "Cardboard Palm" as its growth habit is superficially similar to a palm; other names include Mexican Cycad (Mexican Spanish: CĂcada Mexicana) and Cardboard Sago.
Zamia integrifolia Zamia integrifolia is a small, tough, woody cycad native to the southeast United States (Florida, Georgia), the Bahamas and the Caribbean south to Grand Cayman and Puerto Rico (possibly extinct on this island). The common name is Coontie or Koonti, derived from the Seminole Native American language conti hateka.
Zamia pumila Zamia pumila, or Coontie, is a small, tough, woody cycad of the West Indies and Cuba. Zamia pumila was the first species described for the genus and hence is the type species for the genus Zamia and the family Zamiaceae.
Zamiaceae The Zamiaceae are a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. They are divided into two subfamilies with eight genera and about 150 species in the tropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, Australia and North and South America.
Zamiana Pieniędzy na Rebelię Zamiana Pieniędzy na Rebelię is the seventh album of Polish punk rock band Włochaty. The album includes material from Włochaty album, Jarocin Festival performance and two songs recorded for Rocknroller label.
Zamioculcas Zamioculcas is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araceae, containing the single species Zamioculcas zamiifolia. It is a tropical perennial plant native to eastern Africa, from Kenya south to northeastern South Africa.
Zamir The Zamir Choral Foundation, created by Matthew Lazar, promotes Jewish choral music as a vehicle to inspire Jewish life, culture and continuity. Building on the success of the Zamir Chorale, the first modern Hebrew-singing chorus in North America, Mr.
Zamira Sydykova Zamira Sydykova (born 1960 in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan), is the Kyrgyz ambassador designate to Canada and the former Kyrgyz ambassador to the United States, having been appointed to that position by president Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
Zamok The Castle (1994) (, Zamok) is the first notable screen version of Kafka’s unfinished novel of the same name filmed in Russia. A sophisticated and ambiguous parable of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against the sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the castle.
Zamość County Zamość County () is a powiat (county) in eastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodship. The county seat is the city of Zamość and the powiat includes the area around it, but not the city itself which forms its own separate urban powiat.
Zamość Synagogue Zamość Synagogue, located at 9-11 Zamenhofa Street, Zamość, Poland, was a synagogue built between 1610 and 1618 in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The synagogue had functioned as a place of worship until World War II, when the Nazis turned the interior into a carpenters’ workshop.
Zamora-Chinchipe Province Zamora-Chinchipe is a province in Ecuador, located at southeastern end of the Amazonian region, which shares its borders with the provinces of Azuay and Morona-Santiago to the north, the provinces of Loja and Azuay to the west, and with Peru to the east and south. The province comprises an area of approximately 10.
Zamora, Michoacán Zamora de Hidalgo, (after Miguel Hidalgo) is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located in the Tziróndaro Valley (P'urhépecha for "Swamp place" ), part of the Tarascan Plateau, at an altitude of 1,567 m.
Zamora, Spain Zamora is a city in Castile-Leon, Spain, the capital of the province of Zamora. It lies on a rocky hill in the northwest, near the frontier with Portugal and crossed by the Duero river, which some 50km/30mi downstream reaches the Portuguese frontier.
Zamorin Zamorin is the anglicised version of Samoothirippadu or Samoothiri, a title of the rulers of the erstwhile Hindu state of Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut)(Nediyirippu Swarupam), located in the present day state of Kerala, India, between the 14th and 18th century AD.
Zamoskvorechye Zamoskvorechye (Đ—Đ°ĐĽĐľŃкворечье), translated from Russian to English: Behind the Moskva River; is a historical neighborhood in Moscow located behind the Moskva river to the south, opposite the Kremlin. Historical Zamoskvorechye constitutes two municipal districts of Moscow - Zamoskvorechye proper (east) and Yakimanka (west).
Zampogna Zampogna a generic term for a number of Italian double chantered pipes that can be found as far north as the southern part of the Marches, throughout areas in Abruzzo, Latium, Molise, Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, and Sicily. The tradition is now associated with Christmas, and the most famous Italian carol, "Tu scendi dalle stelle" (You Come Down From the Stars) is derived from traditional zampogna music.
ZaMirNET ZaMirNET (ForPeaceNET) is a Croatia-based non-governmental organisation working in the field of ICT (information and communication technology). It describes itself as "a citizen association (not-for-profit organization) dedicated towards civil society development, promoting the culture of peace and the idea of sustainable development in Croatia and the region.
Zan (Rising Zan) Zan was the main character in Rising Zan, a video game for the Sony PlayStation published by Agetec Inc and developed by UEP Systems in 1999. The game featured a lot of action, adventure and some zany enemy designs.
Zana Briski Zana Briski is an American artist (photographer, filmmaker) and activist. Her documentary film, Born into Brothels], was the winner of the [[Academy Award for Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature at the 77th Academy Awards in 2005.
ZanbatĹŤ A zanbatĹŤ (斬馬ĺ€, literally "horse-slaying sword" or "horse-chopping saber"), also spelled zanbatou or zambatou, is an especially large type of Japanese sword of which its historical use is disputed. The sword closely resembles the nodachi or ĹŤdachi however it differs from the nodachi by having additional wrapping down an unsharpened portion of the handle approximately 12" to 18" inches.
Zanclodon Zanclodon ('scythe tooth' =Smilodon - preoccupied name) is the name formally used for fossil material that actually belongs to two genera (at least) of dinosaur from the Late Triassic. Parrish (1993), Nesbitt (2005) and Nesbitt and Norell (2006) do not believe that Zanclodon is a dinosaur and place it in the clade Suchia,
Zande language Zande is an Adamawa-Ubangi] language spoken by the [[Azande, primarily in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and southwestern Sudan, but also in the eastern part of the Central African Republic.
Zander Schloss Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Zander Schloss is a Los Angeles, California based musician best known as bass player for The Circle Jerks and The Weirdos and also a composer and actor for a number of independent films.
Zander Smith Zander Smith, full name Alexander Smith, born Alexander Lewis, was a fictional character on the soap opera, General Hospital. He was played by Chad Brannon, who was nominated for two Daytime Emmys and won a 2004 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor for his portrayal of the troubled young man.
Zane State College Zane State College is a two-year, public technical college located in Zanesville, Ohio. It offers the Associate's degree in 25 technology programs and is accreditted by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Zak Shinall Zak Shinall was a Major League Baseball player. Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1987 draft, the 29th round pick was traded from the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians, eventually making his major league debut for the Seattle Mariners in 1993 following a waiver acquisition, pitching two and two thirds innings against the Chicago White Sox.
Zak Spears Zak Spears is a gay porn star who performs in pornographic movies. While he is a very muscular man, he is not "ripped," and has a very hairy body that he has refused to shave, even at times when it was out of fashion.
Zak Tales Zak Tales is a children's television program created in 1990 by DiC Entertainment and Children's Television Workshop. Episodes of consisted of group of children meeting with "Zak" in clubhouse setting to hear stories with subtle moral messages.
Zak Tell Zak Tell (born November 16, 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden), is the lead vocalist in Nu Metal band Clawfinger. From an early age, Zak and his family later moved to Bristol in England for several years (where he mastered the English language better) before relocating back into Sweden in 1982.
Zak's Lunch Zak's Lunch is a book written by Margie Palatini and Illustrated by Howard Fine. It is about a boy named Zak that refuses to eat the ham and cheese sandwich his mother made for him for lunch and goes into his imagination of a restaurant.
Zaka Zaka is a village in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe and is located 86km south-east from Masvingo in the Ndanga communal land. The village was established in 1923 and lies in a very low-lying area hence the Shona derived name kwo-ka-zaka which means to where it is going down.
Zakar-Baal Zakar-Baal (also known as Zeker-Baal or Zeker-Ba'al) was the king of Byblos (or Gebal), a Phoenician city on coast of Lebanon, during the 11th century BCE. His reign was contemporary with pharaoh Ramesses XI of Egypt (1099-1069 BCE).
Zakaria Amara Zakaria Amara is one of 17 people detained on June 2 and June 3, 2006, in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He and his co-conspirators are alleged to have plotted coordinated terrorist attacks against targets in southern Ontario.
Zakaria Paliashvili Zakharia Paliashvili (á–ááĄáá áá á¤áášááá¨á•áášá in Georgian; Захарий Петрович ПалиаŃвили in Russian; in Kutaisi — 6 October 1933 in Tbilisi) was a composer from the nation of Georgia. He is considered the founder of Georgian classical music.
Zakarid Armenia Zakarid Armenia, the Zakarid-Mxargrzeli Princes, military commanders under the Georgian crown, were able to liberate parts of Greater Armenia from the Salcukid Turkish tyranny. The first decades of the thirteenth century in northeastern Armenia are known as the Zakarid period, after its most influential family.
Zakarid-Mxargrzeli Zakarids or Zacharids, later known also as Mxargrdzeli by their Georgian moniker, were a noble family prominent in medieval Armenia and Georgia. Early Armenian sources say they were of Kurdish origin and later emigrated in Armenia, namely in Tachir kingdom where they attained to a noble rank.
Zakarine King Zakarine, also known as Sakkarin, Sakharine, Sackarine, Zackarine, and Zacharine (originally Kham Souk) (full name Samdach Brhat Chao Maha Sri Vitha Lan Xang Hom Khao Luang Prabang Parama Sidha Khattiya Suriya Varman Brhat Maha Sri Sakarindra ) (16 July 1840 – 25 March 1904) was the King of Luang Prabang from 1895 to 1904.
Zakariya Essabar Zakariya Essabar (Arabic: زŮريا الصبار) is, according to the governments of the United States, Germany, and other countries, a member of al-Qaida and an associate of many of the organizers of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Zakariyya Ahmad Zakariyya Ahmad (1896 - 1961) (Arabic: زŮريا ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ) was an Arabic musician and composer who was born and lived in Egypt. He composed many pieces in a traditional Arabic style, more specifically Egyptian.
Zakariyyah ibn Talhah Zakariyyah ibn Talhah was, according to a Sunni source, the son of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah and Umm Kulthum bint Abu Bakr. Umm Kulthum was the daughter of the first Sunni Caliph, Abu Bakrhttp://www.
Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast (, translit. Zakarpats'ka oblast' ; also referred to as the Transcarpathian Oblast, Transcarpathia or Zakarpattya; Slovak: "Podkarpatská Rus";Hungarian: Kárpátalja) is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine.
Zakaznik Zakazniks are a type of Russian protected area that meet World Conservation Union's (IUCN) category III, or more frequently category VII criteria. Zakazniki are the areas where temporary, or permanent limitations are placed upon certain on-site economic activities (e.
Zake Thomas Zake Thomas is an American male porn star. He is best-known in the porn industry as the husband and filmmaking partner of hardcore superstar Sunset Thomas, but there's much more to him than just a gorgeous wife.
Zakes Mda Zakes Mda is the pen name of Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda, a South African novelist, poet and playwright. He was born in Herschel, South Africa in 1948, and after studying and working in South Africa, Lesotho and the United Kingdom, is now a professor in the English Department at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Zakhar Chernyshyov Count Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshov or Tchernyshov (Russian: Đ—Đ°Ń…Đ°Ń€ Григорьевич ЧерныŃёв) (1722 - 1784), best known for his capture of Berlin in 1760, rose to become Minister of War to the empress Catherine the Great of Russia. He left no children and the Tchernyshov majorat, instituted by him, passed to a younger brother, Ivan Tchernyshov.
Zakhar May Zakhar May (Zak May, ) (born in 1969) is a modern Russian musician, author of such hits as "Nahui", "Nashi Tanki" and "Russo Matroso", a participant in festivals "Nashestvie 2002" (НаŃеŃтвие 2002), "Krylya 2003" (Крылья 2003) and others.
Zaki , real name , is a fictional character from the Rival Schools video game series, making her first appearance in Project Justice. She is established as a second-year student at Seijyun Girls High School, and the leader of an all-female gang, the Ladies' Team.
Zaki al-Arsuzi ZakÄ« al-ArsĹ«zÄ« (in Arabic: زŮŮŠ الأرسŮزي) born Lattakia June 1899, died Damascus July 1968) was a Syrian political activist and writer, and is widely regarded as one of the founders of the Ba'ath Party. He was an influential theoretician of Arab nationalism.
Zakia Mrisho Mohamed Zakia Mrisho Mohamed (born February 19, 1984) is a Tanzanian long distance runner. She came 6th at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics (5000 metres) and third at the World Athletics Final (3000 metres) a month later.
Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology (ZHCET) is a college located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is part of Aligarh Muslim University and named after the university's former Vice Chancellor, Dr.
Zakir Hussain (musician) Ustad Zakir Hussain (Hindi: ज़ाकिर हŕĄŕ¤¸ŕĄŕ¤¨, Urdu: زاکŮر Řسین), born March 9, 1951, son of tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha, is the most famous classical tabla player in India today. He is appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large.
Zako-dan Zako-dan is a trio of characters in the Guilty Gear fighting game series, making their only appearance in the console release of Guilty Gear Isuka. Meaning roughly "Lackey Gang" in Japanese, Zako-dan is a mysterious organization which exists to provide the "Boost" sidescrolling mode with minor enemies.
Zakopane Zakopane (pronounce: [zako'panε]) is a town in southern Poland with approximately 28,000 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 (it was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship from 1975-1998). The town, called the Winter capital of Poland, lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the feet of the Tatra Mountains, which is the only alpine mountain range in the Carpathians.
Zakros Zakros (Greek: ΖάκĎος) is a site on the eastern coast of the island of Crete (in modern-day Greece) containing ruins from the Minoan civilization. It is believed to have been one of the four main administrative centers of the Minoans, and its protected harbor and strategic location made it an important commercial hub for trade to the east.
Zakrzewo Zakrzewo is a village in Poland, in Wielkopolska Province, the centre of a rural community, part of Zlotow County. Before World War II it belonged to Germany, but had a very strong and active Polish minority, headed by the parson of a local paris, Bolesław Domański.
Zakvasska Zakvasska (Russian: ЗакваŃка - pronouced: "Zak-vah-skah") Is used for fermentation in certain products. It is used in milk to produce sour milk products (cheese, yoghurt, Kefir, etc), also for the preparation of dough and in drinks (Kvass, Pilsen, etc).
Zakynthos Zakynthos (Greek: Ζάκυνθος), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. The island is named after Zacynthus, son of a legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus.
Zal Yanovsky Zalman Yanovsky (December 19 1945 – December 13 2002) was a Canadian rock musician. Son of the political cartoonist Avrom Yanovsky, he played lead guitar and sang for the Lovin' Spoonful, a rock band which he founded with John Sebastian in 1964.
Zala Ubamale Zala Ubamale is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Omo Zone, Zala Ubamale is bordered on the south and west by the Debub Omo Zone, on the northwest by Gofa Zuria, on the northeast by Kucha, on the east by Dita Dermalo and on the southeast by Kemba.
Zalambdalestes Zalambdalestes was a placental mammal living during the Upper Cretaceous in Mongolia. Like posterior Leptictidium, Zalambdalestes was a shrew-like animal with a long snout, long teeth, a little brain and big eyes.
Zalesye Zalesye (literally: "over the woods") or Opolye (literally: "in the fields") is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, the north-east of Moscow Oblast and the south of Yaroslavl Oblast. As a kernel of the medieval state of Vladimir-Suzdal, this area played a vital part in the development of Russian statehood.
Zali Steggall Zali Steggall (born April 14, 1974) was Australia's most internationally successful downhill skiier, winning a bronze medal in slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and a World Championship gold medal in 1999.
Zalkind Hourwitz Zalkind Hourwitz (1738 - 1812) was a Polish Jew active in the political discussions of the French Revolution. His essay, Vindication of the Jews, was one of three winning essays answering the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in the city of Metz's question: "Are there means for making the Jews happier and more useful in France?
Zallouh Zallouh is made from the root of the herb Ferula Hermonis, which grows at the height of 2000 meters above sea level on Mount Hermon between Syria and Lebanon. It has been used as an aphrodisiac since ancient times, and it is a well known folk remedy in some parts of Syria and Lebanon.
Zalman King Zalman King (born 1941 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA) is a film director, writer, actor and producer. Born Zalman Lefkovitz, King directed several commercially successful films, including Two Moon Junction (1988), Wild Orchid (1990), and Red Shoe Diaries (1992), which became a long-running television series for Showtime network, and spawned many sequels.
Zalman Kornblit Zalman Kornblit was a Jewish playwright, active in Yiddish theater in Romania in the early 20th century. His works included Eternal Diaspora (1906) and translations of Karl Gutzkow's Uriel Acosta and Friedrich Schiller's Thieves.
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar (Shneiur Zalman Robshov) (24 November 1889, Mir, near Minsk - October 5, 1974, Jerusalem) was an author, poet and the third president of Israel (1963 - 1973). Shazar also served as the editor-in-chief of the Israeli newspaper Davar from 1944 to 1949 and education minister in David Ben-Gurion's Mapai government from 1949 to 1951.
Zalman Shazar Junior High School The Zalman Shazar Junior High School is an Israeli school named after the third president of Israel, Zalman Shazar. It is located in Kfar Saba's Gler District in close proximity to other junior high and high schools such as Alon and Sharret.
Załuski Library The Załuski Library (Zalusciana, Biblioteka Załuskich) was built in Warsaw 1747–1795 by Józef Andrzej Załuski and his brother, Andrzej Stanisław Załuski, both Catholic bishops. The library was open to the public and indeed was the first Polish public library, the biggest in Poland and one of the first and biggest libraries in the worldAfter the Kościuszko Uprising], the Russian troops acting on orders from Czarina [[Catherine II looted the library and dispatched them to Petersburg, where it became a nucleus of the Imperial Public Library.
Zam Zam (ZÄm) is the Indo-Iranian concept for "earth" (as in soil, land, ground), prototyped as a chemical element in ancient philosophy, and as a minor Yazata in Zoroastrianism and later Persian mythology.
Zam-rock Zam-rock is rock and roll music from the African nation of Zambia. There is a vital rock scene in the country, which evolved out of the northern singers Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali, William Mapulanga and John Lushi.
Zam-Zammah Zam-Zammah is the name of a large cannon that stands on a plinth outside the Lahore Museum in Pakistan. In the novel Kim, by Rudyard Kipling, the "great green-bronze piece" is described as "that fire-breathing dragon" sitting "on her brick platform opposite the old Ajaib-Gher — the Wonder House, as the natives call the Lahore Museum".
ZamaJobe Zamajobe Sithole is evidently impacting the South African music scene with her debut album (released through SONY BMG Music Entertainment/Giant Steps label) titled, NDAWO YAMI (My Place) the album that announces an arrival of substantial new talent on the continent’s recorded music scene, has just achieve GOLD sales status (sales in excess of 25 000 units).
Zaman International School Zaman International School (ZIS) opened in 1997 and offers an international education to children from K1 to grade 12. The aim of the school is to give both expatriate children and local Cambodian children an international education using the latest resources and current trends.
Zamanfou Zamanfou, also known as Zaman-Fu or zamanf(o)utismos, as well as "ohaderfismos" Greek "ΩχαδεĎφιĎÎĽĎŚĎ‚" ("oh-brotherism"), or "starhidismos" Greek "ĎταĎχιδιĎÎĽĎŚĎ‚" (off.), is a counterculture phenomenon in Greece, used to express indifference.
Zamarra Zamarra is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 100 kilometres from the city of Salamanca and as of 2003 has a population of 144 people.
Zamba (mythology) Zamba, creator-god of the Yanude people of the Cameroons, made the Earth and all its creatures except human beings. He left that job to his four sons, Ngi (gorilla) the strong, N'Kokon (mantis) the wise, Otukut (lizard) the fool and Wo (chimpanzee) the curious - and each made human beings in his own image, which is why we are the way we are.
Zambaccian Museum The Zambaccian Museum in Bucharest, Romania is a museum in the former home of Krikor Zambaccian (1889 - 1962), an Armenian businessman and art collector. The museum was founded in 1947, closed by the CeauĹźescu regime in 1977, and re-opened in 1992.
Zambales Mountains The Zambales Mountains are on the western side of Luzon, in the Philippines. The mountains separate Luzon's central plain from the South China Sea and extend out as the Bataan Peninsula to the south, enclosing the Manila Bay.
Zambezi The Zambezi (also spelled Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean. The area of its basin is 1,570,000 km² (606,000 miles²), slightly less than half that of the Nile.
Zambezi yellowfish The Zambezi yellowfish, Labeobarbus codringtonii, is commonly found throughout the Zambezi and Okavango Rivers in Southern Africa. They prefer fast flowing water over cobble and rocky bottoms where they predominantly feed on aquatic insects and crustaceans.
Zambezi, Zambia Zambezi is a town in western Zambia, lying on the Zambezi River and the M8 road, north west of Mumbej. It is known for the palaces of the Luanda and Luvale chiefs and for the nearby Chinyingi Suspension Bridge, which spans the river.
Zambia Medical Mission The Zambia Medical Mission is an annual medical outreach conducted in the remote villages of southern Zambia. The outreach is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and is locally operated from the Namwianga Mission just outside of Kalomo, Zambia.
Zambia Railways Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) is the national railway of Zambia, one of the two major railroad organizations in Zambia. The other system is the binational Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) that interconnects with the ZRL at Kapiri Mposhi and provides a link to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam.
Zambia Scouts Association The Zambia Scouts Association is the national Scouting association of Zambia and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1965. It shares history with Zimbabwe and Malaŵi, with which it was linked for decades.
Zambian African National Congress The Zambian African National Congress was a political organisation dedicated to promoting the rights of black people in Zambia. ZANC was formed in 1958, following a split from the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress.
Zambian Defence Force The Zambian Defence Force (ZDF) consists of the army, the air force, and Zambian National Service (ZNS). The ZNS, while operating under the Ministry of Defence, is responsible primarily for public works projects.
Zambian general election, 2006 On 28 September 2006 Zambia will hold popular elections to determine the legislative and executive branches of government. The incumbent party, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy led by President Levy Mwanawasa, will face a stiff election challenge from the opposition front-runner Michael Sata, of the Patriotic Front.
Zambian parliamentary election, 1991 The Zambian parliamentary election of October 31, 1991 was the first multiparty election in Zambia after President Kenneth Kaunda was forced to allow opposition parties to organise. It saw a landslide win by the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, whose candidate Frederick Chiluba simultaneously defeated Kaunda to win the Presidency (see Zambian presidential election, 1991).
Zambian pound The pound was the currency in Zambia from independence in 1964 until decimalization on January 16, 1968. It replaced the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound at par and was replaced by the kwacha at a rate of 2 kwacha = 1 pound.
Zambian presidential election, 1991 The Zambian presidential election of 1991 saw the defeat of Kenneth Kaunda, who had led the country since independence, by Frederick Chiluba. Kaunda had been forced to allow the existence of opposition parties by international aid donors who made their support for debt relief and continued aid conditional on it.
Zambian Theatre Defining and describing Zambian theatre presents some challenges. The dramatic arts in Zambia draw from both traditional and Western influences and one is necessarily faced with issues of definition and aesthetic assumptions.
Zamboanga City The City of Zamboanga (Spanish/Chavacano: Ciudad de Zamboanga; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Zamboanga; Filipino: Lungsod ng Zamboanga) is a first class, highly urbanized city in the Philippines and one of the first chartered cities in the country.
Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority The Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority (Zamboecozone), otherwise known by its corporate name as Zamboanga Freeport Authority (ZFA), was created by virtue of the Republic Acts of the Philippines 7903 of the Philippines, authored by then Congresswoman and late mayor of the city of Zamboanga, Maria Clara L. Lobregat.
Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east.
Zamboanga Sibugay Zamboanga Sibugay is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf. Zamboanga Sibugay was created in 2001 when the third district of Zamboanga del Sur split off. Zamboanga Sibugay is the 79th province created in the Philippines.
Zambooie Zambooie is a record label started by Michael Lewis and Bruce Fitzhugh (of Living Sacrifice), two music industry vertans with experience in performing record label executive production, marketing, A&R and artist management. The two teamed up with Allen Frye to start the company without the help of outside investors, thus avoiding the risk of losing creative control.
Zamfara River The Zamfara River is a river in the northern part of Nigeria. Originating in Zamfara State, it runs some 250 kilometers west into Kebbi State where it joins with the Sokoto River some 50 km southwest of Birnin Kebbi.
Zamia furfuracea Zamia furfuracea is a cycad native to southeastern Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. Although not a palm, it is sometimes given the confusing name "Cardboard Palm" as its growth habit is superficially similar to a palm; other names include Mexican Cycad (Mexican Spanish: CĂcada Mexicana) and Cardboard Sago.
Zamia integrifolia Zamia integrifolia is a small, tough, woody cycad native to the southeast United States (Florida, Georgia), the Bahamas and the Caribbean south to Grand Cayman and Puerto Rico (possibly extinct on this island). The common name is Coontie or Koonti, derived from the Seminole Native American language conti hateka.
Zamia pumila Zamia pumila, or Coontie, is a small, tough, woody cycad of the West Indies and Cuba. Zamia pumila was the first species described for the genus and hence is the type species for the genus Zamia and the family Zamiaceae.
Zamiaceae The Zamiaceae are a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. They are divided into two subfamilies with eight genera and about 150 species in the tropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, Australia and North and South America.
Zamiana Pieniędzy na Rebelię Zamiana Pieniędzy na Rebelię is the seventh album of Polish punk rock band Włochaty. The album includes material from Włochaty album, Jarocin Festival performance and two songs recorded for Rocknroller label.
Zamioculcas Zamioculcas is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araceae, containing the single species Zamioculcas zamiifolia. It is a tropical perennial plant native to eastern Africa, from Kenya south to northeastern South Africa.
Zamir The Zamir Choral Foundation, created by Matthew Lazar, promotes Jewish choral music as a vehicle to inspire Jewish life, culture and continuity. Building on the success of the Zamir Chorale, the first modern Hebrew-singing chorus in North America, Mr.
Zamira Sydykova Zamira Sydykova (born 1960 in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan), is the Kyrgyz ambassador designate to Canada and the former Kyrgyz ambassador to the United States, having been appointed to that position by president Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
Zamok The Castle (1994) (, Zamok) is the first notable screen version of Kafka’s unfinished novel of the same name filmed in Russia. A sophisticated and ambiguous parable of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against the sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the castle.
Zamość County Zamość County () is a powiat (county) in eastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodship. The county seat is the city of Zamość and the powiat includes the area around it, but not the city itself which forms its own separate urban powiat.
Zamość Synagogue Zamość Synagogue, located at 9-11 Zamenhofa Street, Zamość, Poland, was a synagogue built between 1610 and 1618 in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The synagogue had functioned as a place of worship until World War II, when the Nazis turned the interior into a carpenters’ workshop.
Zamora-Chinchipe Province Zamora-Chinchipe is a province in Ecuador, located at southeastern end of the Amazonian region, which shares its borders with the provinces of Azuay and Morona-Santiago to the north, the provinces of Loja and Azuay to the west, and with Peru to the east and south. The province comprises an area of approximately 10.
Zamora, Michoacán Zamora de Hidalgo, (after Miguel Hidalgo) is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located in the Tziróndaro Valley (P'urhépecha for "Swamp place" ), part of the Tarascan Plateau, at an altitude of 1,567 m.
Zamora, Spain Zamora is a city in Castile-Leon, Spain, the capital of the province of Zamora. It lies on a rocky hill in the northwest, near the frontier with Portugal and crossed by the Duero river, which some 50km/30mi downstream reaches the Portuguese frontier.
Zamorin Zamorin is the anglicised version of Samoothirippadu or Samoothiri, a title of the rulers of the erstwhile Hindu state of Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut)(Nediyirippu Swarupam), located in the present day state of Kerala, India, between the 14th and 18th century AD.
Zamoskvorechye Zamoskvorechye (Đ—Đ°ĐĽĐľŃкворечье), translated from Russian to English: Behind the Moskva River; is a historical neighborhood in Moscow located behind the Moskva river to the south, opposite the Kremlin. Historical Zamoskvorechye constitutes two municipal districts of Moscow - Zamoskvorechye proper (east) and Yakimanka (west).
Zampogna Zampogna a generic term for a number of Italian double chantered pipes that can be found as far north as the southern part of the Marches, throughout areas in Abruzzo, Latium, Molise, Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, and Sicily. The tradition is now associated with Christmas, and the most famous Italian carol, "Tu scendi dalle stelle" (You Come Down From the Stars) is derived from traditional zampogna music.
ZaMirNET ZaMirNET (ForPeaceNET) is a Croatia-based non-governmental organisation working in the field of ICT (information and communication technology). It describes itself as "a citizen association (not-for-profit organization) dedicated towards civil society development, promoting the culture of peace and the idea of sustainable development in Croatia and the region.
Zan (Rising Zan) Zan was the main character in Rising Zan, a video game for the Sony PlayStation published by Agetec Inc and developed by UEP Systems in 1999. The game featured a lot of action, adventure and some zany enemy designs.
Zana Briski Zana Briski is an American artist (photographer, filmmaker) and activist. Her documentary film, Born into Brothels], was the winner of the [[Academy Award for Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature at the 77th Academy Awards in 2005.
ZanbatĹŤ A zanbatĹŤ (斬馬ĺ€, literally "horse-slaying sword" or "horse-chopping saber"), also spelled zanbatou or zambatou, is an especially large type of Japanese sword of which its historical use is disputed. The sword closely resembles the nodachi or ĹŤdachi however it differs from the nodachi by having additional wrapping down an unsharpened portion of the handle approximately 12" to 18" inches.
Zanclodon Zanclodon ('scythe tooth' =Smilodon - preoccupied name) is the name formally used for fossil material that actually belongs to two genera (at least) of dinosaur from the Late Triassic. Parrish (1993), Nesbitt (2005) and Nesbitt and Norell (2006) do not believe that Zanclodon is a dinosaur and place it in the clade Suchia,
Zande language Zande is an Adamawa-Ubangi] language spoken by the [[Azande, primarily in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and southwestern Sudan, but also in the eastern part of the Central African Republic.
Zander Schloss Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Zander Schloss is a Los Angeles, California based musician best known as bass player for The Circle Jerks and The Weirdos and also a composer and actor for a number of independent films.
Zander Smith Zander Smith, full name Alexander Smith, born Alexander Lewis, was a fictional character on the soap opera, General Hospital. He was played by Chad Brannon, who was nominated for two Daytime Emmys and won a 2004 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor for his portrayal of the troubled young man.
Zane State College Zane State College is a two-year, public technical college located in Zanesville, Ohio. It offers the Associate's degree in 25 technology programs and is accreditted by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
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