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PUK
PUK may stand for: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (Iraqi Kurdish political party)Partia e Unitetit Kombėtar (Albanian political party)Personal Unblocking Key ..
Puka
Puka may refer to: Puka, a tree native to New ZealandPuka, the boroughtown and rural municipality in Estonia.Puka shell, a popular Hawaiian jewelry.Puka, Military slang for an office cubicle - taken from the Hawaiin word Puka meaing "Hole"This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a l..
Puka, Estonia
This article is about the location in Estonia. For the New Zealandese tree, see Puka (tree) Puka is a boroughtown and rural municipality in Estonia. ..
Puka-Puka
This article is about Puka Puka in French Polynesia. For the coral atoll in the Cook Islands, see Pukapuka. Puka-Puka, is a coral atoll in the northeastern Tuamotu Archipelago, sometimes included as a member of the Disappointment Islands. It is located at 14° 49' S. lat. and 138° 48' W. long. ..
Puka-Pukan language
This article refers to the language of Puka-Puka in French Polynesia. For the language of the Danger Islands in the northern Cook Islands, see Pukapukan language. Puka-Pukan is the Marquesic language of Puka-Puka and the Disappointment Islands of French Polynesia. ..
Pukaki River
The Pukaki River flows through the Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. Originally, the river flowed southwest for 15 kilometres from the southern end of Lake Pukaki before joining with the Tekapo River and flowing into the northern end of Lake Benmore. However, all water fro..
Pukalani, Hawaii
Hawaiian words and proper names that omit or make improper use of }}okina and kahakō in spelling, and may be unreliable for lexical reference as per standard Hawaiian English. Pukalani is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 7,380 at the 2000 c..
Pukapuka
This article is about Pukapuka in the Cook Islands. For the coral atoll in French Polynesia, see Puka-Puka. Pukapuka is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Of the inhabited islands in the Cook group, it is one of the most isolated. Another name for Pukapuka is the Danger Isla..
Pukapukan
Pukapukan can refer to two quite different Polynesian languages: Pukapukan, a Samoic language spoken on Pukapuka in the northern Cook IslandsPuka-Pukan, a Marquesic language spoken on Puka-Puka and the Disappointment Islands in French Polynesia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] pag..
Pukapukan language
Pukapukan is the Samoic Polynesian language spoken in the Danger Islands (Pukapuka) of the northwest Cook Islands. ..
Pukar
Pukar is a word that means a "cry for help/ attention" or "to call out" in Hindi and Urdu and may refer to: Pukar (1939 film), Hindi film produced and directed by Sohrab ModiPukar (1983 film)Pukar (2000 film) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated wit..
Pukarua
Pukarua, sometimes also listed as "Pukaruha" (especially on French maps), is a coral atoll in the eastern Tuamotu Archipelago. The atoll consists of one primary island, shaped somewhat like a fish hook, as well as a number of small islands. The chief island is surrounded by a coral reef with only ..
Pukar (1939 film)
Pukar is a 1939 Urdu film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi at production house, Minerva movietone. The film is about Mughal emperor Jehangir's legendary justice and focuses how Jehangir offers himself to be killed when a washerwoman accuses the empress Noorjehan (Naseem Bano) of killing her h..
Pukaskwa National Park
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Pukaskwa Pit
Pukaskwa Pits are small holes dug in the ground by ancestors of the Ojibwa. Estimations of the dates of their digging range from between 1000 and 1500 AD on the near end, to 3,000 to 8,000 BC on the far end. These pits are dug in cobblestone beaches and are about one to two meters long and one and a..
Pukaskwa River
The Pukaskwa River is a river in northern Ontario which empties into the north shore of Lake Superior at the south end of Pukaskwa National Park. It is a classic wilderness white water river, best travelled in spring A waterfall at Schist Falls, with a drop of 24 metres, can only be visited by trav..
Pukatawagan Airport
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Pukatawagen Water Aerodrome
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Pukau
Moai statue with its pukao A cylinder of red volcanic stone (scoria), pukau were quarried at a single source known as Puna Pau on Easter Island. Weighing up to 12 tons, a pukau was balanced as a separate piece on top of a moai's flat head. It is not known for certain whether they were raised w..
Pukavik
Pukavik is a smalltown belonging to Sölvesborg Municipality, in Blekinge in southern Sweden, by the Baltic Sea. It had 295 inhabitants in 2000. The location is latitude 56.1667 N, longitude 14.6833 E and the altitude is 1 meter above sea level. ref1 Transportations are reliable with the European ..
Puka (tree)
Puka (Meryta sinclairii) is a large-leaved evergreen tree native to New Zealand that grows to about 8 m tall, with a "tropical" appearance. It is widely cultivated and is often considered more attractive than the Kapuka (Griselinia littoralis). There are about 30 other species in the genus Meryta..
Puka Commune
Puka is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ..
Puka Llacta
Puka Llacta is the name of a Peruvian Maoist political group that its origins in the 1970's. Puka Llacta is a Quechua name that means "Patria Roja" in Spanish and "Red Country" or "Red Motherland" in English. A leftist leader, Jorge Hurtado "Ludovico" was a member of the central committee of the..
Puka Puka
Puka Puka is the name of several islands in Polynesia: Pukapuka is the primary island of the Danger Islands in the northern Cook IslandsPuka-Puka is a small coral atoll on the north side of the Tuamotus in French Polynesia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ..
Puka shell
Puka shells are pieces of a Cone Snail shell. Puka is the Hawaiian word for "hole" and refers to the naturally occurring hole in the middle of the shell fragment. As the name implies, the shell of the Cone Snail is cone-shaped, being closed at the larger end. While the abandoned shell is tossed in ..
Pukeashun Provincial Park
Pukeashun Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Pukehou
Pukehou is a farming locality in southern Hawkes Bay, in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. it is located on State Highway 2, about half way between Hastings and Waipukurau. The locality's name (originally Pukehouhou) is Maori, and means "Hill of houhou", the houhou being a small native flower..
Pukekawa
Pukekawa is a small rural community located in the Franklin District, New Zealand. It is about an hour's drive south of Auckland. Pukekawa, an extinct volcano, is one of the oldest volcanic cones in the Auckland region. The area's fertile soils are used to grow a range of vegetables, including onion..
Pukekohe
Pukekohe is a town in the Franklin district of the North Island of New Zealand. It is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. Pukekohe is the main rural service town for the surrounding horticultural an..
Pukepoto
Pukepoto is a rural settlement situated in the far north of Aotearoa - New Zealand. ..
Pukerua Bay
Pukerua Bay is a small sea-side community at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. In local government terms it is the northernmost suburb of Porirua City. It is 12 km north of the Porirua City Centre on State Highway 1 (SH1), and 30 km north of central Wellington. Pukerua Bay has two t..
Pukë District
The District of Pukë (Albanian: Rrethi i Pukës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population of 34,000 (2004 estimate), and an area of 1,034 km². It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Pukë. Other places in this district include Fierzë and Fushë-Arrëz. ..
Pukhrayan
Pukhrayan is a city and a municipal board in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Pukhrayan is located at [26.23° N 79.85° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pukhrayan]. It has an average elevation of 124 metres (406 feet). D..
PukiWiki
PukiWiki is a Japanese Wiki software written in PHP. Specification Written in PHP.2 byte wide characters strings including kanji characters are supported.InterWiki feature is supported.Periodical Backup is supported.All data is stored in text format. (Binary data can be attached to any page.)Distri..
Pukkattupadi
Pukkattupadi is a small town situated near Alwaye which is major industrial city in Kerala, India. ..
Pukka Orchestra
The Pukka Orchestra was a Canadian New Wave band in the 1980s. The core of the band consisted of vocalist Graeme Williamson and guitarists Neil Chapman and Tony Duggan-Smith, although the band made frequent use of guest musicians. Formed in Toronto in 1979, they released an independent single, "Rub..
Pukka sahib
Pukka Sahib was a slang term taken from Hindi words for "cooked" (but meaning "first class", "absolutely genuine" for English users) and "master", but meaning "true gentleman" or "excellent fellow". Used by the British in Colonial India but only to describe Europeans. The word "Pukka" is still used..
Pukkeenegak
In Inuit mythology, Pukkeenegak is a goddess of children, pregnancy, childbirth and the making of clothes. ..
Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop is an annual music festival taking place near Hasselt, Belgium. It has grown steadily in the 20 years since it began, and now regularly attracts many big name performers. The festival has been relocated a few times, but is now located in Kiewit. It was founded and still organized by the H..
Pukkila
Pukkilan kunta municipality in Finland Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Porvoo City manager Juha Myyryläinen Official languages Finnish Area - total - land 374th145.96 km²144.83 km² density 361st1,994- %13.75/km² U..
Pukllay
Pukllay is Quechua for "play," and is the name of a traditional festival held each March in Bolivian town of Tarabuco, also known as Pujllay. ..
Puku
The Puku (Kobus vardonii) is an antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo and in Zambia. Puku stand about 80 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh from 70 to 80 kilograms. Puku are sandy brown in colour, the underbelly is a slightly lighter brown. Males have around..
Pukulan Pentjak Silat Serak
Pukulan Pentjak Silat Serak (also Sera) is one style of the silat martial art. If was founded by Bapak (or Pak) Serak who was born in the Gunung Kendang Region and lived in West Java. Serak is closely related to other systems of West Javanese Pencak Silat including Cimande and Cikalong. It tends t..
Pukumon
Pukumon is a Digimon from the Digimon 02 CD special. He is a Mutant Digimon in the form of a pufferfish with arms. He prefers to use his fists in a fight. Contents 1 Evolution1.1 Special evolution2 Abilities2.1 Attacks3 Appearances3.1 Digimon 02: Michi E No Armor Sh..
Pukuwer
Dynasty coat of arms. Pukuwer (the end of 1240 – 1296) was the Grand Prince of Lithuania 1291 – 1296. Contents 1 Father2 Brother3 Sister4 Sons5 See also Father Traidenis (Troyden; ? - 1281), Prince of Jatwez, Doynowsk, Grand Prince of Lithuania 1269 &..
Pukwana, South Dakota
Pukwana is a town in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 287 at the 2000 census. Geography Pukwana is located at [43°46′44″N, 99°10′58″W] (43.778940, -99.182743)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ..
Pukyongosaurus
Puckyongosaurus was a titanosauriform dinosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous period of Korea. It was closely related to Euhelopus, and is known from a series of vertebrae from the neck and back. References Dong Zhiming, Paik In Sung & Kim Hyun Joo (2001). "A preliminary report on a sauropod f..
Pukyong National University
Pukyong National University is one of the 10 large-scale national universities in Busan, South Korea. It operates campuses in Yongdang and Daeyeon-dong, both of which lie in the coastal district of Nam-gu. As this location would suggest, Pukyong has a strong traditional focus on fisheries scienc..
Puk Kai
Puk kai, pok gai or puk gai (Traditional Chinese: 仆街; Jyutping: puk1 gai1, abbv. PK) is a very common profanity in Cantonese. It is mainly seen in Hong Kong and Guangdong province, for example, on graffiti, especially in secondary schools, or appears in the conversations especially among male..
Pułkownik
Pułkownik (literarily Regimentary, abbrev. płk) is a rank of Poland which corresponds to a Colonel in other countries of the world. The symbols of the rank consist of two bars and three stars, placed both on the rogatywka cap, sleeves of the uniform and above the pocket of a battle dress. The r..

 

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