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Maïwenn Le Besco
Maïwenn Le Besco, is a French actress who is most notable for her role as Alexia in the French horror film Haute Tension (English title: High Tension). She was doing a stand-up comedy routine in Paris when spotted by the makers of the film and cast alongside Cecile de France as her "contrasting" co..
Maw
Maw may refer to: The word "maw", an old word derived from the Anglo-Saxon "maga" to mean "stomach", but now often assumed to mean "big mouth".Scottish slang for "mother".A fish's gas bladder (swim bladder).In the Star Wars Expanded Universe:* The Maw, a cluster of black holes.* The Dark Jedi Maw...
MAW
MAW, a three letter acronym, may refer to: Masters At WorkMissile approach warningMarine Aircraft WingMaximum allowable weight ..
MAW-01 Mistral
The Mistral is a widely mass-produced mobile worker pod in use in the fictional Cosmic Era universe. It can be equipped with 40mm Vulcan cannons for colony defense work but is horribly outclassed by any mobile suit or mobile armor. Mistrals are common worker pods which can be armed in an emergency..
Mawab, Compostela Valley
Mawab is a 4th class municipality in the province of Compostela Valley, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 32,003 people in 6,694 households. Barangays Mawab is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. AndiliBawaniConcepcionMalinawonNueva VisayasNuevo IlocoPoblaci..
Mawaddat al-Qurba (book)
Part of the series on Hadith collections [ v]·[ d]·[ e] Most famous Sunni six major collections (Al-Kutub al-Sittah): Sahih Bukhari Sahih MuslimSunan al-SughraSunan Abi Da'udSunan al-TirmidhiSunan Ibn Maja/Al-Muwatta Shi'a collections: Nahj al-..
Mawali
Mawali or mawala is a term in Classical Arabic used to address non-Arab Muslims. In the second half of the seventh century, the Mawali were considered the third class in Arabian society with the Sayyids at the top followed by the free tribesmen. The term gained prominence in the centuries following ..
Mawan
Mawan is a Town in Tianmen City, Hubei, in the People's Republic of China. ..
Mawana
Mawana is a city and a municipal board in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Mawana is located at [29.1° N 77.92° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mawana]. It has an average elevation of 221 metres (725 feet). Demographics As o..
Mawanella
Mawanella is a small town in the central hills of Sri Lanka, the majority of the people in the town are Muslims but other communities do live here. The town made headlines when a Sinhalese mob attacked and set fire the towns major muslim owned businesses and a mosque. ..
Mawangdui
Mawangdui (馬王堆) is an archaeological site located in Changsha, China. The site consists of two saddle-shaped hills and contained the tombs of three people from the western Han Dynasty. The tombs belonged to the first Marquis of Dai, his wife, and a male who is believed to be their son. The sit..
Mawangdui Silk Texts
The Mawangdui Silk Texts (}; }) are texts of Chinese philosophical and medical works, which include the earliest attested manuscripts of existing texts such as the I Ching, two copies of the Tao Te Ching, one similar copy of Strategies of the Warring States and a similar school of works of Gan De an..
Mawarannahr
In Arabic "mā wara` an-nahr" means "that which is beyond the river": it is an old name for the land in Central Asia which is north of the Amu Darya river. ..
Mawashi
In sumo, a mawashi (Japanese: 廻し) is the belt that the rikishi (or sumo wrestler) wears during training or in competition. Upper ranked professional wrestlers wear a kesho-mawashi (see below) as part of the ring entry ceremony or dohyo-iri. Mawashi For top, sekitori, ranked professional r..
Mawbi Hsaya Thein
Mawbi Hsaya Thein is the Burmese author of some unique and quite imaginative works. A Crazy Man's Shoulder Bag is a collection of crazy little tidbits that has reached the status of a classic as can be ascertained by its having been included as required reading in the school curriculum not so many ..
Mawda
Promotional photo of Mawda from 2003 Mawda are a rock band based in Coventry, England. Mawda came together in 2002 at the University of Warwick where all members were studying. Following graduation in the summer of 2003 Mawda have gigged extensively in the Coventry & Warwickshire area and h..
Mawdo
Part of the series on Science of hadith Terminology Isnad — chain of narratorsMatn — actual content technical terms Musnad — supportedMursal — hurriedAhaad — single narratorMunqati — brokenmuttasil — uninterrupted isnadGharib — strange..
Mawdryn Undead
Mawdryn Undead is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from February 1 to February 9, 1983. The serial was the first of three loosely connected serials known as the Black Guardian Trilogy, and introduced Mark..
Mawer
Mawer (prenounced Moore) is a surname/second name most common in Great Britain, North America and other nations subject to former Anglo immigration. The name has its origins in Denmark, and is thus most common in the East of England. ..
Mawgan-in-Meneage
Mawgan-in-Meneage is a civil parish in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, United Kingdom.  Civil Parishes of Kerrier District ..
Mawi
Asmawi bin Ani, better known as Mawi is a Malaysian singer and the winner of Akademi Fantasia 3 in Malaysia. He came to Akademi Fantasia as a raw talent who found it awkward to even take a few dance steps. Within three months, however, he became the nation's hottest celebrity. Since winning Akad..
Mawile
Mawile (クチート Kucheat in Japan, Flunkifer in Germany and Mysdibule in France) is a fictional Steel-type Pokémon found only in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Emerald. It is #303 in the National Pokédex. Mawile is the Deceiver Pokémon for several reasons, e.g. its jaw-like ..
MAWI (disambiguation)
MAWI may pertain to: Mawi, the Malaysian singer and the winner of Akademi Fantasia 3 in Malaysia; orMAWI (Internet project), a WIDE Project (Japanese research collaboration) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred..
MAWI (Internet project)
MAWI is an acronym for the Measurement and Analysis on the WIDE Internet, OR Measurement and Analysis of Wide-area Internet (MAWI) Working Group. It studies the performance of networks and networking protocols in Japanese Wide Area Networks. Sponsored by the Widely Integrated Distributed Environmen..
Mawkmai
Mawkmai is one of the largest states in the eastern division of the southern Shan States of Myanmar (Burma). It has an area of 7,215 km². The central portion of the state consists of a wide, well-watered plain on which rice is grown. The rest is chiefly hills in ranges running north and south..
Mawla
The word Mawla has two meanings. 1. Mawla is an Arabic word, prominently used in Islamic literature. 2. Mawla means the Soldiers of Shivaji Maharaj, a Hindu King. This article is about the first meaning. Contents 1 Definition2 Use3 Qur'an4 Hadith5 Controversies5.1 Su..
Mawlai
Mawlai is a census town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Mawlai had a population of 38,241. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Mawlai has an average literacy rate ..
Mawlaik
Mawlaik is a major town in north-west Myanmar. [wikipedians I think this should exist already but probably has a new name in Myanmar rather than Burma] ..
Mawlamyine
Mawlamyine (Burmese: ေမာ္‌လမ္ရုိင္‌မ္ရုိ့; MLCTS: mau la. mruing mrui.; formerly Moulmein) is the capital and largest city in Mon State, Myanmar. The city sits on the coast of Taninthayi. It is the third-largest city in Myanmar, with a population of 300,000. ..
Mawlana Faizani
Mawalana Faizani was born 17 April, 1923 (the twenty-first day of Ramadan of that year) in Herat, Afghanistan to a family of miagan (religious scholars descended from a great Islamic saint). Mawlana Faizani's full name is Mawlana Muhammad Atta-ullah Faizani. Faizani is an honorific bestowed upon ..
Mawlawi Dadullah
Escaped from the siege of Kunduz in November 2001 and reached Kandahar. Took part in the evacuation of Qandahar, then may have returned to his native town Kajai in Helmand province [26] allegedly participated (by giving orders via cell phone) in the murder of Ricardo Munguia on March 27, ..
Mawlawi Tawagozi
Mawlawi Tawagozi, (1806-1882), was a Kurdish poet and sufi. He was born in the village of Serşatey Xwarû in the Tawegoz region in Iraqi Kurdistan. He began studying under supervision of his father and later continued his religious studies in the famous schools of Ardalan and Babab principalities. ..
Mawlid
‎) is the celebration of the birthday of Muhammad, the final prophet of Islam; also known as "The Seal of the Prophets". Sunni Muslims celebrate this day on the 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal in the Islamic calendar; whereas Twelver Shi'a Muslims celebrate this day on the 17th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal, coin..
Mawnan
Mawnan is a village and civil parish in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, United Kingdom The book of Mawnan References  Civil Parishes of Kerrier District ..
Mawnan Smith
Mawnan Smith is a crossroads village near Falmouth in Cornwall. It is part of the civil parish of Mawnan that, in turn, is part of Kerrier district. External links [Mawnan Smith Community Website][Gazetteer Entry][GENUKI(tm) page]*[Map sources] for Possible..
Mawon
Mawon is the Haitian Kréyòl word for maroon, meaning "escaped slave". The French encountered many forms of slave resistance during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The African slaves that fled to remote mountainous areas were called mawon. The mawon formed close-knit communities which pr..
Mawr
Mawr Ward Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: Dialling code: +44-1792 Politics UK Parliament: Gower European Parliament: Wales Mawr is both an electoral ward and a community of the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. Mawr has its own elected community council. The electoral ward..
Mawsley
Mawsley is a village and civil parish in the Kettering borough of Northamptonshire, England, a few miles west of Kettering proper. Until April 1, 2004, Mawsley was part of the nearby parish of Cransley. Further research in back issues of the local daily sport revealed the following: Mawsley was..
Mawson
Mawson is a surname, and may refer to Sir Douglas Mawson, Antarctic explorerThomas Mawson, successful urban designer and town planner in Europe, Canada, and the USA. Famous for his concept "The Civic Centre of Calgary as It May Appear Many Years Hence" See also Mawson Station, Antarctic base nam..
Mawson's Hut
Mawson's Hut may refer to: Mawson's Hut, Antarctica, a historic Antarctic site.Mawson's Hut, Australia, an Australian high country cattlemen's hut. redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Mawson's Huts Antarctica
Mawson's Hut, Antarctica National Park Antarctica State Australian Antarctic Territory, Australia Grid Reference GPS Reference Unknown Built in 1911 Built by Built for Scientific Outpost/Exploration Maintained By Mawson's Huts Foundation Access By Sea M..
Mawson, Australian Capital Territory
Mawson District: Woden Valley Established: 1967 Postcode: 2607 Population: 2869 (2001 census) Median property value: $365,000 (2005)[link] Canberra suburbs near Mawson Phillip Phillip Garran Pearce Mawson Isaacs Torrens Farrer Isaacs Mawson (postcode 260..
Mawsonites
Mawsonites is a fossil from the Ediacaran era from the Precambrian. It consists of a rounded diamond shape made up from lobes radiating out from a central circle. The size is roughly 12 cm in diameter. There are about 19 radiations from the central circle. One species is Mawsonites spriggi, name..
Mawsons Hut
Mawson's Hut may refer to: Mawson's Hut, Antarctica, a historic Antarctic site.Mawson's Hut, Australia, an Australian high country cattlemen's hut. redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Mawsons hut
Mawson's Hut may refer to: Mawson's Hut, Antarctica, a historic Antarctic site.Mawson's Hut, Australia, an Australian high country cattlemen's hut. redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Mawsons Hut Australia
Mawsons Hut Australia National Park Kosciuszko National Park State NSW, Australia Grid Reference 260903 GPS Reference S36 13.313 E148 24.209 Built in 1930s Built by Herb Mawson Built for Cattle grazing Maintained By KHA Access By Foot Mawsons Hut was built..
Mawson Coast
Mawson Coast ([67°40′S 63°30′E]) is that portion of the coast of Mac. Robertson Land lying between William Scoresby Bay, at 59° 34'E, and Murray Monolith, in 66° 54' E. The coast was sighted during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929-30,..
Mawson Escarpment
Mawson Escarpment ([73°5′S 68°10′E]) is a flat-topped, west-facing escarpment which extends in a north-south direction for 70 miles along the east side of Lambert Glacier. It was discovered by Flying Officer J. Seaton, RAAF, of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition..
Mawson Interchange
Mawson Interchange is a railway station and bus interchange in the new, developing suburb of Mawson Lakes, north of Adelaide, South Australia. The Interchange serves nearby residential and commercial developments and also the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia and Technol..
Mawson Lakes, South Australia
Mawson Lakes is a new suburb and residential development approximately 12km north of Adelaide, South Australia. It grew out the South Australian Goverenment's plans for a Multi-Function-Polis (or MFP), which was designed to be a modern high-tech community of the future. After the plans for the..
Mawson Peak
Mawson Peak is a peak on Heard Island, an Australian territory in the Southern Ocean. It is the highest peak in Australia. An active volcano, Mawson Peak is the summit of the Big Ben massif. It was named by the 1948 ANARE Heard Island Expedition after Sir Douglas Mawson, the leader of BANZARE 1929-..
Mawson Peninsula
Mawson Peninsula ([68°35′S 154°11′E]) is a high (455 m), narrow, ice-covered peninsula on the George V Coast, on the west side of Slava Ice Shelf. It extends over 30 miles in a northwesterly direction. Photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Phillip Law of ANARE..
Mawson Station
For other places, people, and things named Mawson see: Mawson Mawson Station from the air. Mawson Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). It is named after the explorer, Douglas Mawson. Mawson is the oldest continuously inhabited Antarctic..
Mawson Trail
The Mawson Trail is a long-distance cycling trail in South Australia starting just east of Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills and extending to the Outback town of Blinman in the Flinders Ranges. The Mawson Trail is the ideal option for mountain bikers wanting to travel through South Australia's regional..
Mawsynram
Mawsynram is a village in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 56 kilometers from Shillong. Reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11.872 meters (about 39 feet). However, as there has been no meteorological department office in the area and for all p..
Mawtini
"Mawtini" (My Homeland) (Arabic: موطني) is a popular poem written by a Palestinian famous poet Ibrahim Touqan (Arabic: إبراهيم طوقان) around 1934 in Palestine and became the defacto unofficial national anthem of Palestine. The original music was composed by Muhammad Fuliefil (Arabic..
Maw (Jedi)
Maw was a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. He was one of the seven Dark Jedi that Kyle Katarn faced and defeated in his quest to protect the Valley of the Jedi. Contents 1 Biography2 Behind the scenes3 Appearances4 Sources Biography Maw was short-temp..
Maw Pete
Maw Pete is a fictional character of the Mickey Mouse universe, owned by The Walt Disney Company. She is the mother of fraternal (non-identical) twin brothers Black Pete and Li'l Pete. She was mentioned in the story "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold" by Carl Barks and Jack Hannah (first published Octob..
Ma Wan
Ma Wan (Traditional Chinese: }) is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. Administratively, the island belongs to Tsuen Wan district. Area: 0.96 km². Two channels separate Ma Wan and other major islands. To the east is Ma Wan Channel, separating it with Tsing Y..
Ma Wan Channel
Ma Wan Channel (馬灣海峽) is a channel between Ma Wan and Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. The north end of the channel is Ting Kau where it joins the Rambler Channel. To the west it joins with the Kap Shui Mun channel running to the south of Ma Wan, leading into Urmston Road. To the east it divi..
Ma Waraa Al Tabiaa
Ma Waraa Al Tabiaa is an Arabic term (ما وراء الطبيعة), meaning Metaphysics. It is also the title of a series of books by Ahmad Khaled Towfeq, published by the Modern Arab Association publishing house. Redirect [[Template:Uncategorized]]..
Ma Weiqi
Ma Weiqi Ma Wei Chi (1851 - 1886) owned a shop in Beijing selling coal and briquettes and he was therefore nicknamed "Mei Ma" or Coal Ma". As a young man he liked to fight. When Dong Haiquan became famous, Ma visited him in order to compare skills. Ma was easily defeated by Dong. Ma then threw hims..
Mława
Coordinates: [53°07′N 20°22′E] Mława is a town in north-central Poland with 30,623 inhabitants (2004). It is the capital of Mława County. The town is situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999), previously it was part of the Ciechanów Voivodship (since 1975). During the Poli..
Mława County
Mława County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 100 km north of Warsaw, in Mazowsze Voivodship. The county seat is the town of Mława. The population numbers 73,438 (2005). Its area is 1182.3 km². External links [Official Mława County webpage]   Mazowsze Vo..
Mława pogrom
Mława pogrom was a series of violent incidents in June 1991, when a mob attacked local Romani population of Polish town Mława. On June 26, a group of about 60 youths destroyed the house of local Roma leader in Mława. The attackers quickly grew in number and started burning the remaining Roma ho..

 

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