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Ga-Fante War
Ga-Fante war in 1811 was a tribal war in African Ashanti Confederacy situated roughly in present day Ghana. It involved series of battles between Asante and their allies, Ga-people of Accra and tribes of Elmina, against alliance of Fanti, Akim and Akwapim tribes. The Asante won the pitched battle,..
GAF
The three-letter abbreviation GAF may stand for several things: Global Assessment of FunctioningGeneral Aniline and FilmGomeri aldehyde fuchsinGum Arabic-Fructose mediumGaming Age ForumsGhana Air ForceGames Are Fun, a gaming news siteGreyladyes Arts Foundation ..
Gaf
Gaf may be the name of three different Arabic letters, all representing the sound of "g". گ in several languagesݢ in Malayݣ in Moroccan Arabic This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wi..
Gafat language
The Gafat language is an extinct Semitic language that was once spoken along the Abbay River in Ethiopia. The records of this language are extremely sparse: a translation of the Song of Songs written in the 17th or 18th Century at the Bodleian Library, and the reports of W. Leslau who visited the re..
GAFB
GAFB may be: George Air Force Base, in Victorville, CaliforniaGlasgow Air Force Base, in Glasgow, MontanaGoodfellow Air Force Base, in San Angelo, TexasGrissom Air Force Base, in Bunker Hill, Indiana This page expands a four-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an a..
Gaff
In sailing, a gaff is the upper spar used to control a four sided fore-and-aft sail set aft of the mast. Now largely obsolete, the gaff rig was once the normal rig on classic schooners and all other sailing ships using fore-and-aft rigging, and also on sailing dingies. A gaff may be raised eithe..
Gaffar Ahmed
Gaffar Ahmed is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. He represents the Ba West Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he retained for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the parliamentary elections of 2001, having represented the constituency since 1995. ..
Gaffa (band)
Gaffa were one of the early new wave groups, as cronicled in Henrik Poulsen's book [[77: The Year of Punk and New Wave]]. The band were from Nottingham in the United Kingdom and released Normal Service Will Never Be Resumed, an EP on the Cleverly Brothers Record label. Later the band started their o..
Gaffer
For the adhesive tape, see gaffer tape For the punk band, see gaffa (band) A gaffer in the motion picture industry is the head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. Sometimes the gaffer is credited as Chief Ligh..
GAFFER
GAFFER (Goals And Footballs For East africa Region) is a grassroots soccer organisation which aims to provide good quality community-owned sporting infrastructure (equipment and training) to schools and villages in rural areas of East Africa. External links [GAFFER homepage] ..
Gaffers
Gaffers can refer to: More than one Gaffer, a technical member of a film-making crew.An informal term for Gaffer tape, ie. "We've run out of gaffers"A British slang term for Police, especially in London, ie. "Watch out, its the gaffers!" This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a li..
Gaffer tape
Gaffer (Gaffa) tape Gaffer tape (also, gaffer's tape, gaffa tape, gaff tape, gaffing tape, or cloth tape) is a tough, fabric backed adhesive tape used in the motion picture, television, stage (music and theater) and other entertainment industries, and elsewhere. The tape is manufactured in man..
Gaffie du Toit
Gaffie du Toit (born 24 March, 1977 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at fly-half, though he has also played at fullback, for the national team, the Springboks. He currently plays for the Central Cheetahs in the international Super 14 compet..
Gaffney, South Carolina
Gaffney is a city in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2005 estimate, the city population was 13,149. It is the county seat of Cherokee County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Media4 Demographics5 Infrastructur..
Gafftopsail catfish
The Gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus) is a bottom-feeding catfish found in the waters of the western central Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It has long venomous spines which can cause painful wounds. It feeds off of crustaceans and other fish. The male of th..
Gaff (fishing)
In fishing, a gaff is a pole with a hook on the end that is used to stab a large fish and then lift the fish into the boat. Ideally, the hook is placed under the backbone. Gaffs are used when the weight of the fish exceeds the breaking point of the fishing line or the fishing pole, but cannot of ..
Gaff rig
Gaffelaar, by Johannes Christiaan Schotel Gaff rig is a sailing rig (configuration of sails) in which a sail is a four-cornered fore-and-aft rigged sail controlled at its peak, and usually entire head, by a spar (pole) called the gaff. The gaff enables a fore and aft sail to be four sided, r..
Gaff Topsails, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gaff Topsails is an abandoned railway settlement located in the interior of the island of Newfoundland, Canada, between the communities of Millertown Junction to the east and Kitty's Brook to the west. The population was entirely composed of railway workers and their families that worked on the Newf..
GAFIA
GAFIA or "Gafiation" is a term used in science fiction fandom; it is an acronym standing for "Getting Away From It All". When a fan states that they are "Gafiating", it means they are leaving fandom entirely, either temporarily or permanently. The departure is not necessarily on poor terms — t..
GAFOR
GAFOR is a format for reporting weather information. GAFOR is the abbreviation for "General Aviation Forecast". The GAFOR divides VFR Routes into X(Closed) M(Marginal) D(Difficult) O(Open). See [GAFOR Switzerland] ..
Gafsa
Gafsa (or Qafsah; Arabic: ) is a capital city of Gafsa Governorate. It gave its name to the Mesolithic Capsian culture. The city has 90,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate). Contemporary Gafsa is a modern town, and the centre of the Djerid area's important phosphate industry. Of note are the Roma..
Gafsa Governorate
Gafsa Governorate (Arabic:ولاية قفصة) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is situated in central Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 8,990 km² and has a population of 324,000 (2004 census). The capital is Gafsa. Governorates of Tunisia ..
Gafsele
Gafsele is a small Swedish village now in Åsele Municipality, which belongs to the province of Lapland in northern Sweden. Nils Anderson became Åsele's first settler in 1674. He came from Finland, to escape the war between Sweden and Russia. He chose to settle in Gafsele, and for that was awarded..
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