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NID
The acronym NID can refer to: National Institute of Design (Undergradute Campus) a design school in Ahmedabad, IndiaNational Institute of Design, Gandhinagar (Postgradute Campus) a design school in Gandhinagar, IndiaThe office of the National Intelligence Director, a position recommended by the 9/1..
Nida
Nida may have one of the following meanings. Nida River in Poland.Nida, Lithuania, a city.Eugene Nida, a linguistics and translation scholar. National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia.National Institute on Drug AbuseA popular Shift JIS art character in 2channel, which caricature Koreans. This i..
NIDA
The acronym NIDA stands for: The National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaThe National Institute on Drug Abuse, a branch of the National Institutes of Health in the United StatesThe National Internet Development Agency of KoreaThe National Institute of Development Adm..
Nidaba
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Nidadavole
Nidadavole is a city and a municipality in West Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography Nidadavole is located at [16.92° N 81.67° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nidadavole]. It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet). D..
Nidadavolu
Nidadavolu is a town in the West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh in India. The town also has a railway junction with routes leading towards Visakhapatnam, Eluru and Bhimavaram. There is a giant temple of Lord Shiva in the centre of the town. ..
Nidafjöll
Nidafjöll (Old Norse Niðafjöll IPA: ['nɪðafjœlː], dark mountains) are mountains in the northern underworld from which the dragon Níðhöggr comes, mentioned in Völuspá 37 and 66, under the name of Niðvellir. There stood a golden palace that is the residence of Sindri's family (t..
Nidal al-Hamdani
Nidal al-Hamdani is the third wife of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. She was the general manager of the Solar Energy Research Center in the Council of Scientific Research of Iraq. She has no sons or daughters from the marriage with Saddam. No recent information is available after the invas..
Nidal Fat'hi Rabah Farahat
Nidal Fat’hi Rabah Farahat (Arabic: نضال فتحي رباح فرحات) (April 8, 1971 - February 16, 2003) was the creator of the Qassam rocket, a homemade weapon produced by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Farahat was a devout Muslim who spent a lot of time at the mosque in the Shijaha ne..
Nidar
Nidar is a Norwegian producer of sweets, established in 1912 and still based out of Trondheim, Norway. The company claims to be the leading distributor of sweets to the Norwegian marketplace, selling sweets for over 1 billion Norwegian Kroner (approximately $160 million) in 2003, and approx. 600 e..
Nidaros
Nidaros was the old name of Trondheim, Norway, in the middle ages. Nidaros was Northern Europe's most important Christian pilgrimage site during this time, the pilgrims' goal being the Nidaros Cathedral, established as the seat of the archdiocese in 1152 by Nicholas Breakspeare, who later became the..
Nidaros Cathedral
Picture of the Nidaros Cathedral in 1857. Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen), considered the most significant church of Norway, is located in Trondheim. It was the cathedral of the Norwegian archdiocese, established in 1152. Since the Reformation, it has been the cathedral of the Lutheran bishop..
Nidaros Domers
The Nidaros Domers are an American football team based in Trondheim, Norway. They are currently members of the Norway American Football Federation (NoAFF). Originally called the Trondheim Tomcats, the team was founded in 1992, competing in NoAFF Division II until winning the division championship ..
Nidaros Township, Minnesota
Nidaros Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 317. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 89.3 km² (34.5 mi²). 80.0 km² (30.9 mi²) of it is land and 9.3 km² (3...
Nidau (district)
The District of Nidau is one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Nidau. The district has an area of 113 km² and consists of 25 municipalities: Municipality Population (Jan 2005) Area (km²) Aegerten 1,650 2.1 Bellmu..
Nida (town)
The house of Thomas Mann Nida (German: , Russian: ) is a Lithuanian town, located on the Curonian Spit. First mentioned Teutonic Order documents in 1429 and 1497, the settlement was originally 2 km south of today's position. Continuously threatened by sand drifts, it was moved to today's p..
Nida Blanca
Nida Blanca (January 6, 1936–November 7, 2001) was a prolific Filipino actress who starred in more than 150 movies and television series. She was stabbed to death in a high rise parking lot in Manila on November 7, 2001. She was 65. References [Inq7.net - Nida Blanca's husband nabbed in..
Nida e Millat
Nida e Millat is a weekly newsmagazine published from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. External link [Nida e Millat] ..
Nida River
This article is about the Nida River, for the Lithuanian town go to Nida. Nida is a river in central Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river (near Nowy Korczyn), with a length of 151 kilometres (29th longest) and the basin area of 3,865 sq. km. Towns and townships; RadkówOksaSoskówPińczówWiś..
Nida Senff
Dina ("Nida") Willemina Jacoba Senff (born April 3, 1920 in Rotterdam — died June 27, 1995 in Amstelveen) was a swimmer from The Netherlands, who won the 100 metres backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She did so after missing a turning point, went back to push the wall and still ma..
Nidda
Nidda could refer to: Nidda in Judaism may refer to:*The laws of Judaism relating to menstruation,*The status of any Jewish woman following any type of vaginal bleeding, or*The section of the Mishnah that deals with the subject, and*The tractate of the Talmud (Gemara) that deals with the subject Ni..
Nidda, city
Nidda is a city in the district Wetterau, Hesse, Germany at the Nidda river, 18 400 residents. The commune Nidda is made up of the quarters Unter-Widdersheim, Ober-Widdersheim, Borsdorf, Harb, Bad-Salzhausen, Geiß-Nidda, Ulfa, Stornfels, Eichelsdorf, Ober-Schmitten, Unter-Schmitten, Kohden, N..
Niddah
Niddah (or nidah, nidda, nida; Hebrew), in Judaism, is technically a state of marital separation when a woman is menstruating and seven subsequent days until she immerses in a ritual bath known as a mikvah. By extension, a woman is said to be a niddah when she is in this state. Niddah is the main..
Niddatal
Niddatal is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the Nidda River, 6 km southeast of Friedberg, and 22 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main. ..
Nidda River
The Nidda is a tributary of the Main river in Hesse. It springs from the Vogelsberg on the Taufstein mountain range near the city of Schotten, flows through the Niddastausee dam, and the cities of Nidda, Niddatal, Karben, and Bad Vilbel. At Harheim it reaches the Frankfurt am Main city area and..
Nidderau
Nidderau is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km north of Hanau, and 20 km northeast of Frankfurt. ..
Nidderdale
Nidderdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales (although outside of the formal National Park area) in North Yorkshire, England. It is the upper valley of the River Nidd, which flows south through the dale (forming several reservoirs including the Gouthwaite Reservoir), before then turning east and eve..
Nidderdale Rural District
Nidderdale was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1938 to 1974. It was created from the combination of most of the disbanded rural districts of Great Ouseburn and Knaresborough. [link] The district covered Nidderdale. It bordered Harrogate and Knaresborough urban distr..
Niddrie
Niddrie can mean: Niddrie, a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, not to be confused with Longniddry in nearby East Lothian.Niddrie, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you t..
Niddrie, Edinburgh
Niddrie is a suburb of south east Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. It is not to be confused with Longniddry in East Lothian. It is between the seaside area of Portobello, and the town of Musselburgh. It is near Craigmillar. Niddrie has a somewhat notorious reputation as one of Edinburgh's most depr..
Niddrie, Victoria
Niddrie is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. The Calder Freeway marks the northern boundary of the suburb to its junction with the Tullamarine Freeway. Contents 0.1 History0.2 Commerce0.3 Transport0.4 Landmarks0..
Nideggen
Nideggen is a town and a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 15 km south of Düren. Nideggen is known for its ruined castle and the sandstone rocks along the Rur. It is twinned with Thatch..
Nidelva
This article is about the river which runs through Trondheim. For the river in Aust-Agder see Nidelva (Aust-Agder). Nidelva, view towards south. May 17 2006. Nidelva (also known as Nidelven) is a river in the county Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. "Elv" in Norwegian means river, so a more accurate t..
Nidelva (Aust-Agder)
This article is about the river in the Arendal drainage system in southern Norway. For Nidelva which runs through Trondheim see Nidelva. Nidelva in Aust-Agder is the main river in the Arendal drainage system. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Nisserelva and Fyreselv. The river flows into..
Nidhauli Kalan
Nidhauli Kalan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Etah district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Nidhauli Kalan had a population of 7500. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Nidhauli Kalan ..
Nidhi
In the context of Hindu mythology, Nidhi, that is, a treasure, constitutes nine treasures belonging to Kubera (also spelt as Kuvera), the god of wealth. According to the tradition, each nidhi is personified as having a guardian spirit, and some tantrikas worship them. The nature and characteristics ..
Nidhiki
Nidhiki is a character from Lego's Bionicle franchise. Once a heroic Toa, his selfishness led him to become a Dark Hunter. History Nidhiki came to Metru Nui as one of the eleven Toa who fought the Kanohi Dragon, along with Toa Lhikan. Like the rest of his team, he stays as one of the city's reside..
Nidia Guenard
Nidia Lynnette Guenard (born March 12 1979 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico), known as Nidia when performing, is a professional wrestler who worked for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She, along with Maven Huffman, won WWE's first series of Tough Enough, receiving a year-long contract with the compa..
Nidification
Nidification is the process of making a nest. Nidification is with most birds the beginning of the breeding season, but with many it is a labor that is scamped if not shirked. Some of the auk tribe place their single egg on a bare ledge of rock, where its peculiar conical shape is but a precarious s..
Nidifugous
An animal that leaves its nest shortly after birth is said to be nidifugous. Examples are guinea pigs and chickens. Nidifugous species are normally Precocial. ..
Nidoking
is a Pokémon. Nidoking's name is likely derived from the pronunciation of "needle", since the Pokémon are all covered in many needle-like barbs or spines, and king. Contents 1 Characteristics2 In the video games3 In the anime4 In other media5 References6 Externa..
Nidoqueen
is listed as Pokémon #31 in the National Pokédex and #229 in the Hoenn Pokédex. The name, Nidoqueen, originates from the words Nidorina (from whom this Pokémon evolves) and queen. "Nido", in all cases, is likely derived from the Japanese word meaning 'two times' or 'two degrees', because of th..
Nidor
Nidor is a fictional planet, the setting for two science fiction books of the 1950's, The Shrouded Planet and The Dawning Light, written by Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett. They were originally published in serial form in Astounding Science Fiction, under the pseudonym Robert Randall. Nidor'..
Nidoran
Nidoran can refer to either of the following two fictional species from the fictional world of the Pokémon video games and anime: Nidoran♀ (female)Nidoran♂ (male) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you ..
Nidoran♀
is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise. The name Nidoran follows the trend of names that the Nidoran family seems to follow. "Nido", in all cases, is likely derived from the Japanese word meaning 'two times' or two degrees' because of the differences in genders and evolutions of the..
Nidoran♂
is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise. Prior to the introduction of genders in the Pokémon video games, this Pokémon, its evolutions, and the Nidoran♀ evolutionary family were the only Pokémon whose gender players could be completely sure about. Male Nidoran have larger horns ..
Nidorina
is a fictional Pokémon character listed as #30 in the National Pokédex and #228 in the Hoenn Pokédex. The name, Nidorina, comes from Nidorino with the -A feminine ending to signify that it is female. "Nido", in all cases, is likely derived from the Japanese word meaning 'two times' or two degre..
Nidorino
is a fictional poison Pokémon from the Pokémon franchise. The name, Nidorino, presumably comes from the prefeix "Nido" which the whole family is named for, and "rino" which is a suffix for male. The "rino" may also be a misspelling of "rhino", because this Pokémon's trait is a rhino-like horn a..
Nidovirales
The Nidovirales are an order of viruses with vertebrate hosts. They include the Coronaviridae, along with the genera Arterivirus and Okavirus in separate families. ..
Nido Qubein
Nido Qubein is a motivational speaker and president of High Point University. Qubein is chairman of an international consulting firm and recipient of the highest awards given for professional speakers including the Cavett (known as the Oscar of professional speaking), the Speakers Hall of Fame, and..
NIDS
NIDS can refer to: National Institute for Discovery ScienceNetwork intrusion detection systemThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intende..
Nidung
Nidung is a king in the Thidreks saga. He holds the brothers Völund and Egil captive at his court. ..
Nidwalden
Nidwalden Capital Stans Area 276 km² (Ranked 22nd) Highest point 2901 m 2003) 139 /km² Joined 1291 Abbreviation NW Languages German Executive Regierungsrat (7) Legislative Landrat (60) Municipalities 11 municipalities Districts n.a. Website &#..
Nidze
Nidze (Macedonian: Ниџе) is a mountain situated in the south-western part of the Macedonia. The mountain is characterised by almost untouched nature: rich pine forests, clean rivers and pastures over 2000 meters. The highest peak is Kajmakchalan situated on 2521 meters above the sea level. Th..
Nidzica
Nidzica (German: [..
NID (Stargate)
The NID is a fictional shadowy intelligence agency in the television series Stargate SG-1. It is an independent government agency similar to the DIA, CIA or NSA, but with questionable accountability and more comparable to Star Trek's Section 31. The NID seems to be based either in The Pentagon or in..
Niğde
Niğde is the capital of Niğde Province in Turkey. Near the city are the Hittite ruins of Tyana, Roman ruins, and the Byzantine monastery at Gumusler. The latter is carved into volcanic rock and contains chapels with frescoes painted onto the volcanic rock. The frescoes depict saints and a smiling ..
Niğde Province
Niğde is a province in the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Its capital is the city of Niğde. The province population is 348,081 (2000 census) with the area of 7,318 km². Its neighbour provinces are Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Konya, Aksaray and Nevşehir. External links [Official Websit..

 


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