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LéuaLéua is a city in Angola of the Moxico province. The municipal headquarters are situated 62km the east of the provincial capital, Luena. ..
Lu'an六安市Lù'ān Shì Administration Type Prefecture-level city City Seat ..
LuaLua has a number of meanings: For the Roman goddess, see Lua (goddess).For the Bright Eyes song, see Lua (song).For the spoken language, see Niellim language.For the computer programming language, see Lua programming language.For the Hawaiian martial art, see Lua (martial art).It is the Portuguese..
Lua-o-MiluIn Hawaiian mythology, Lua-o-Milu is the land of the dead, ruled by Milu. Dead souls enter Lua-o-Milu through a trail called Mahiki. The spirits of the dead can watch what the living do and turn them to stone by staring at them. ..
Luagalau Levaula KamuLuagalau Levaula Kamu died 16 July 1999. Lawyer and Former Minister of Public Works of Samoa whose assassination shocked the Samoan and Pacific Islands community. Luagalau Levaula Kamu trained as a lawyer in New Zealand at Victoria and Auckland Universities. He was a chairman of the Samoan Advisory..
Luai al-AtassiLuai al-Atassi (1926-2003) (Arabic: لؤي الأتاسي) was a Syrian military leader and Head of State (March 9 - July 27, 1963). He was born in Homs to a politically prominent family, and studied at the Military Academy in that city. He fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and rose to become chi..
Luaka BopLuaka Bop is the world music record label established by David Byrne, former guitarist and songwriter for the punk rock/new wave band Talking Heads. The label was started in the late 1980s; in addition to Byrne's solo records, the label puts out albums by Los Amigos Invisibles, Los de Abajo, Shouki..
LuakiniIn ancient Hawai'i, a luakini temple, or luakini heiau, was a Native Hawaiian sacred place where human and animal blood sacrifices were offered. In Hawaiian mythology, luakini heiaus were first established by Pa'ao, a legendary priest credited with establishing many of the rites and symbols typica..
Lualaba ProvinceProvince du Luluaba (Provincial flag) (Provincial Seal) Democratic Republic of the Congo Capital Kolwezi Largest city National language Kiswahili Land area¹ km² Governor [[]] PopulationDensity (est. )[[]]/km² Districts Cities Demonym none Offi..
Lualaba RiverThe Lualaba River is the greatest headstream of the Congo River by volume of water. However, by length the Chambeshi River is the furthest headstream. The Lualaba is 1800km long, running from near Musofi in the vicinity of Lubumbashi in Katanga Province. The whole of its length lies within the Democ..
Lualdi-Tassotti ES 53The Lualdi-Tassotti ES 53 was an Italian experimental helicopter designed by Carlo Lualdi around a Hiller-designed rotor system and a gyro stabiliser of his own design. It first flew at Campoformido in September 1953. The machine was powered by a single 63.4 kW (85 hp) Continental engine and proved..
Lualhati BautistaLualhati Torres Bautista is one of the foremost Filipino female novelists in the history of contemporary Philippine Literature. Her novels include Dekada '70, Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?, and Gapô. Contents 1 Biography2 Her works3 Her novels and Philippine cinema4 Translati..
Luambe National ParkThe Luambe National Park lies between the North Luangwa National Park and the South Luangwa National Park in the river valley of the Luangwa River in eastern Zambia. External links [Luangwa Wilderness e.V.] ..
LuanaLuana may mean: Luana, Iowa, a townLuana, a singerLuana, in Romanian mythology.Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, member of the Dutch royal family. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you ..
Luana, IowaLuana is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 249 at the 2000 census. The location of a large [Swiss Valley] plant, Luana is located along US Highways 18 and 52 in northern Clayton County. Its high school consolidated with Farmersburg and Monona in 1955 to for..
Luana (mythology)Luana is an important female character in Romanian mythology. There are many legends about her, differing from area to area. In the most widely spread legend, she is a sort of civilising heroine, teaching the people how to write. In another legend, she is a northern princess who came from foreign la..
Luana (singer)Luana, also known as Chéjah (born as Stephanie Cea), is a rapper and singer from Basel and one of Switzerland's foremost hip hop pioneers. She is a Zulu Queen and as such, a member of the Zulu Nation. She debuted on Fresh Stuff, the first Swiss rap compilation. She only raps and sings in English; o..
Luana AndersLuana Anders (May 12, 1938 - July 21, 1996), was an American film and television actress. She appeared in several supporting roles in low-budget b-movies for American International Pictures, quite a few of them directed by Roger Corman. Probably her two most well-known performances were as Vinc..
Luana BeebeLuana Beebe was the wife of Orrin Porter Rockwell. They married on February 2, 1832 in Jackson County, Missouri and had 4+ children. Emily Rockwell - January 31 1833Caroline Stewart Rockwell - May 20 1836Orrin DeWitt Rockwell - October 26 1839Sarah Jane Rockwell - March 25 1841 ..
Luana LaniLuana Lani ..
Luana PattenLuana Patten (July 6, 1938 - May 1, 1996) was an American actress. Biography Patten made her first film appearance in Joel Chandler Harris's Song of the South with Bobby Driscoll and they both appeared in Song of the South's sister film So Dear to My Heart. She retired from Hollywood in the 1960..
Luana PiovaniLuana Piovani (born August 29, 1976 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian actress and former model. In 1990, she joined the Brazilian chapter of Ford Models, starting her modeling career. In the following year, she would spend 3 months in Japan for a modeling job. In 1992, she would start her acting care..
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LuandaLuanda (formerly called Loanda) is the largest city and capital of Angola. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, it is both Angola's chief seaport and administrative centre. It has a population of approximately 4.5 million (UN 2004 estimates), and is the capital city of Luanda Province. Luanda is located..
Luanda (province)Luanda is a province of Angola. It has an area of 2,257 km2 and a population of approximately 3 million. Luanda is the capital of the province and the country. Provinces of Angola ..
Luanda International SchoolThe Luanda International School in Luanda, Angola is a private, non-profit, coeducational day school, which offers an educational program from pre-school through to grade 10. The school was founded in October 1996 by 5 persons interested in the creation of an English medium international school in A..
Luanda magereLuo folklore speaks of a mighty warrior known as Luanda Magere, who once walked the shores of the Lake Victoria. He was possessed of unearthly powers, and his flesh was made of stone. Arrows, spears and clubs simply deflected from his body, making him invincible during warfare. Luanda Magere's even..
Luanda TrialThe Luanda Trial was a trial held in Luanda in 1976 by the MPLA, recently victorious in the Angolan Civil War to try thirteen foreign mercenaries who had fought for its rival, the FNLA.[1976: Death sentence for mercenaries] BBC On this day June 28 Guilty verdicts for all or some of 130 se..
Luanginga RiverThe Luanginga is a river rising in Angola, which flows into the Zambezi in western Zambia. ..
Luangwa RiverLuangwa River, Zambia, southern end near Ndevu The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi river. It rises in the hills of the northeast part of Zambia, on the border with Malawi, and flows in southwesterly direction for about 500km through a broad, low-lying valley, before..
Luang PrabangLuang Prabang, or Louangphrabang, is a city in Laos; it was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. The city of Luang Prabang is located in north central Laos, on the Mekong River about 425 km north of Vientiane. It has a population of about 22,000 Until the communist takeover in 1975..
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Luang Ta Maha BuaLuang Ta Maha Bua (Thai: หลวงตามหาบัว) is the common name of Pra Dharma Visuthimongkol (Thai: พระธรรมวิสุทธิมงคล), a controversial Buddhist monk from Thailand. Although he had been a strong supportor of Thaksin Shinawatra, he later b..
Luang WichitwathakanMajor-General Luang Wichitwathakan or Wichit Wichitwathakan (Thai หลวงวิจิตรวาทการ, วิจิตร วิจิตรวาทการ, last name sometimes spelled Vichit-vadakan) (1898-1962) was a Thai politician, author and historian. He was the chief ideologue..
LuannLuann, or Luanne, usually a feminine name combining the more common Louise & Anne may refer to: Luanne Platter, a character from King of the Hill,Lu Ann Platter is a budget combination platter from Luby's Texas cafeteria chain. The dish is a half portion entree with vegetables.Luann, a comic strip ..
Luanne PlatterLuanne Platter Luanne Platter (voiced by Brittany Murphy) is a character in the animated series King of the Hill. She is the niece of Peggy Hill and Hank Hill (her father is Peggy's brother) and a cousin of Bobby Hill. She is drawn voluptuously, with large breasts and an ample bottom, which s..
Luann (comic strip)Luann is a syndicated comic strip, distributed in newspapers by United Features Syndicate since March 17, 1985, featuring the ups and downs of life for a typical American teen-aged girl, Luann DeGroot. Luann is written and drawn by Greg Evans, who won the 2003 Reuben Award as Cartoonist of the Year...
Luann LeeLuann Laureen Lee is an American model and actress. Luann was selected as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1987. Luann has appeared in several Playboy videos and special editions, working steadily for Playboy for more than five years following her centerfold appearance. Durin..
LuAnn RidgewayLuAnn Ridgeway is an attorney and a Republican member of the Missouri State Senate. She currently resides in Smithville, Missouri. She grew up attending the public schools in Moberly, Missouri, and later went on to William Woods University and Westminster College, Missouri, where she received a B...
Luann Van HoutenLuann Van Houten is a fictional character on the television program The Simpsons, and is the mother of Milhouse. She left Kirk after an argument. Whilst he was finding single life tough, Luann is now using her freedom as a single mom to live life in the fast lane. Luann has been dating American Gla..
LuanquiThe Luanqvi were an ancient Celtiberian tribe of Lusitania, akin to the Lusitanians and Calaicians or Gallaeci, living in the north of modern Portugal, in the province of Trás-os-Montes, between the rivers Tâmega and Tua. External links [Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (aroun..
LuanshyaLuanshya is a town in Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province near Ndola. It has a population of 115,579 (2000 census). Luanshya was founded in the early part of the 20th century after a prospector/explorer, William Collier, shot and killed a Roan Antelope on the banks of the Luanshya River, discoveri..
Luan KrasniqiLuan Krasniqi was born on May 10, 1971 as the youngest of eight children from Kosovo-Albanian parents. Enjoying a happy and active childhood, Luan grew up in Junik, where in 1987 he finished his primary and secondary school, before his family moved to Rottweil in Germany: "My childhood was good," re..
Luan Mitchell-HalterLuAN Mitchell-Halter (born December 22, 1960 Melfort, Saskatchewan) is the former chairman of Mitchell's Gourmet Foods. ..
Luan PetersLuan Peters is a British actress. She began her career as a singer under the name Karol Keyes, and fronted “Carol Keyes and The Big Sound”, a band previously known as “The Fat Sound”. In 1970, and now billing herself as Luan Peters, she starred in the 13 part TV series Go Girl, playing the..
Luan RiverLuan River basin The Luan River (Luan He, formerly known as Lei Shui, or Ru Shui) is a river in China. It flows northwards from its source in the province of Hebei into the province of Inner Mongolia, and then flows southeast back into Hebei to its mouth on the Bohai Sea. Its length is about 6..
Luan TingyuLuan Tingyu is a character in the epic Chinese novel, the Water Margin. Luan was the chief military instructor of the Zhu village - who was trying to capture Chao Gai and his Liangshan bandits for the government bounty - and was nicknamed 'The Invincible'. The Zhu village was eventually defeated by..
Luapula ProvinceLuapula Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces located in the north of the country. The provincial capital is Mansa. Luapula Province was named after the Luapula River. It extends along the river from Lake Bangweulu to Lake Mweru and is inhabited by Bemba-speaking peoples (including the Lunda,..
Luapula Province border disputeThis article deals mainly with a disputed area on the border of Zambia, in Luapula Province. Contents 1 Where it all began - 1894 treaty2 Belgian interests3 18 November 19584 22 December 19585 20 March 19616 17 April 19617 29 April 19618 February 19659 ..
Luapula RiverThe Luapula River is a river in central Africa. It flows from Lake Bangweulu in Zambia to Lake Mweru on the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). For much of its course it serves as part of the boundary between Zambia and the DRC. The Chambeshi River flows into the..
LuarcaLuarca (asturian Ḷḷuarca, also spelled L.luarca) is the capital town of the Spanish municipality of Valdés. It is located at 43º 32' 58" N and 6º 31' 57" W, and has 5720 inhabitants. ..
Luard RoadLuard Road (盧押道) is located between Johnston Road and Thomson Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. There are substantial commercial, retail and other economic activities in Wan Chai. Insufficient road space to accommodate both vehicular traffic and pedestrians also contributes to traffic accidents. In ..
Luarica diamond mineThe Luarica diamond mine is a diamond mine located in Angola. The mine is owned by a consortium of diamond mining companies, the two largest holders being Endiama with 38 percent ownership and Trans Hex with 32 percent ownership. In 2004, the Luarica mine produced about 95,000 carats (19 kg) of di..
Luarsab II of KartliThe Holy Martyr Luarsab II (Georgian: ლუარსაბ II) (1592 – 21 June (O.S.), 4 July (N.S.), 1622), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king of Kartli (eastern Georgia) from 1606 to 1615. He is certainly best remembered for his martyr’s death at the hands of the Persian shah Abbas I. Lu..
Luarsab I of KartliLuarsab I (Georgian: ლუარსაბ I) (born between 1502-1509 – died 1556 or 1558), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king of the Georgian kingdom of Kartli from 1527 to 1556 or from 1534 to 1558. Persistent in his resistance against Safavid Persian aggression, he was killed in the Battle o..
Luar na LubreLuar na Lubre is a celtic music ensemble from Galicia, Spain. Contents 1 About the band2 Members3 Discography4 External links About the band The band became famous worldwide after Mike Oldfield took interest in their music, and now it is one of the most famous groups from ..
LuasLuas (Irish for 'speed'), also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, currently encompasses two unconnected on-street light rail lines in Dublin, Ireland. Originally under the organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann, the project was moved to the Railway Procurement Agenc..
LuauA luau (Hawaiian lu'au) is a traditional Hawaiian feast that normally features foods such as poi, kalua pig (pork slow cooked in an imu, or earth oven), poke, and lomi salmon. Etymology and history The term lu'au began to be used in the mid-1800s to refer to what was formerly called an aha'aina..
Luau (municipality)Luau is a municipality in Angola in the province of Moxico on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Until independence, the town was called "Teixeira de Sousa" .The town once had a population of nearly 90,000 due to its creation as a stopping point on the Benguela railway, however, the t..
LuAZLuAZ (Ukrainian: ЛуАЗ, short for "Луцький автомобільний завод", Luts'kyi avtomobiln'nyi zavod -"Lutsk car plant") is a Ukrainian automobile manufacturer in the western city of Lutsk. The original product of this relatively small plant is the "LuAZ"-branded offroad vehic..
Lua (goddess)In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. ..
Lua (martial art)Lua is a traditional Hawaiian martial art with a focus on joint dislocation and bone-breaking. External links [Lua - the ancient hawaiian martial art][A Lua organization.][A Google Answers thread discussing Lua] ..
Lua (song)"Lua" is a single produced by Bright Eyes in October 2004. It, along with "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" took the top two spots on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, something that had not been accomplished since 1997 with the release of two songs with Puff Daddy (which were "I'll Be Missing ..
Lua PlayerLua for the PlayStation Portable is interpreted with Lua Player. Lua Player can run lua scripts and display them on the Sony PSP. Lua is an easy programming language to learn, that can be used for many different things, but is usually used to make games and applications. Its current version is V 0..
Lua programming languageThe Lua (pronounced LOO-ah, or /'lua/ in IPA) programming language is a lightweight, reflective, imperative and procedural language, designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. The name is derived from the Portuguese word for moon. Contents 1 Philosophy2&nb..
LučaniLučani (Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the town was 4,309, while population of the municipality was 24,614. ..
Lu (album)Lu is the first studio album by the mexican Pop Duet band Lu_(Duet) All the Lyrics of the songs were written by Mario Sandoval himself, except Sé, co-written with Paty Cantú. It contains 10 tracks. Lú(First Album) --> Grita(Yell) 3:44Sé(I Know) 3:45Duele(It hurts) 4:28Entre mis brazos(Between..
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