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Åraksbø
Åraksbø is a small village or hamlet in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. It belongs to the municipality of Bygland. ..
Åraksfjorden
Åraksfjorden is a lake in the municipality of Bygland in Aust-Agder county, Norway. See also List of lakes in Norway ..
R. A. K. Mason
Ronald Allison Kells Mason (1905-1971) was described by Allen Curnow as New Zealand's 'first wholly original, unmistakably gifted poet'. He was born in Auckland and educated at Auckland Grammar School, where he met A. R. D. Fairburn. Most of his poetry was written before the age of 25 and he wrote n..
Rak
The Rak is a flying fictional creature from the pages of L. Frank Baum's 1914 Oz book Tik-Tok of Oz. The Rak is described as a large winged creature with glowing red eyes that can fly in the air, run like a deer and swim like a fish. Inside its body is a glowing furnace of fire which allows the cre..
Raka
Raka can refer to: a Turkish rendering of the Arabic geographical name Ar Raqqahthe Polynesian Raka Maomao This 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 directl..
Raka'ah
The Arabic word raka'ah (pl. rakaat) refers to one unit of Islamic prayer, or Salah. Each daily prayer is made up of a different number of rakaat: Fajr — The dawn prayer: 2 rakaatDhuhr — The noon prayer: 4 rakaatAsr — The afternoon prayer: 4 rakaatMaghrib — The sunset prayer..
Rakad Salem
Rakad Mahmoud Salameh Salem (kunya, Abu Mahmoud) is a Iraqi-Palestinian politician and longtime Secretary-General of the Arab Liberation Front (ALF), an Iraqi-controlled Ba'thist faction of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). He was also editor-in-chief of the movement's monthly magazine,..
Rakah
Rakah may refer to: Communist Party of IsraelThe singular ruk'u This 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 intended article. ..
Rakahanga
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Rakahanga, part of the Cook Islands in the central-southern Pacific Ocean,is one of the most unspoiled places on..
Rakaia
Rakaia Urban Area Population 1,080 (2006 est.) TerritorialAuthority Name Ashburton District Council Population 27,600 (2006 est.) Extent Pacific Ocean to the Southern Alps, and the Rangitata River to the Rakaia River, including the towns of Methven, Mount Somers, and Rakaia Regio..
Rakaia Gorge
The Rakaia Gorge Bridge was completed in 1882 The Rakaia Gorge is located on the Rakaia River in inland Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. Like its neighbour, the Waimakariri River, the Rakaia runs through wide shingle beds for much of its length, but is forced through a narrow canyon ..
Rakaia River
The Rakaia River system The Rakaia River is one of the principal rivers of the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island. It rises in the Southern Alps, travelling 150 kilometres in a generally easterly or southeasterly direction before entering the Pacific Ocean 50 kilometres south of C..
Rakai District
Rakai is a district in south-central Uganda. Like other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town'. The district borders the northwestern Tanzanian district of Kagera to the south. As a result, it experiences much cross border commercial traffic to and from Bukoba. The first recorded ..
Rakan Ben Williams
Rakan Ben Williams is the nom de guerre of an alleged Islamist terrorist living in the United States who is purportedly a white Englishman convert to Islam. On March 10, 2006 a warning was issued through the Global Islamic Media Front stating that Rakan Ben Williams was about to commit an act of te..
Rakan Cops
Rakan Cops is the Malaysian community police cops which was launched by Royal Malaysian Police in Kuala Lumpur on August 9 2005 to help combat crime in the city and any situations around Malaysia. External links [Rakan Cop website][Royal Malaysian Police website]..
Rakan Muhsin Mohammad Alsaykhan
Rakan Muhsin Mohammad Alsaykhan was a terrorist who participated in a series of attacks against Westerners in Saudi Arabia in 2004 and in the kidnapping and beheading of American contractor Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia. He was killed in a shootout along with Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, al-Qaeda terrorist ..
Rakaposhi
Rakaposhi is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range. It is situated in the Nagar valley approximately 100 km north of the city of Gilgit. Rakaposhi means "shining wall" in the local language. Rakaposhi is also known as Rakaposhi Peak, Rakapushi and Dumani ("Mother of Mist"). It is ranked 27th ..
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains
The Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains are a subrange of the Karakoram range. They are located in the Gilgit district of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. They are bordered on the north by Barpu and Chogo Lungma Glaciers; on the east by the Shigar River; on the south by the Gilgit and Indus Rivers, and on t..
Rakasta
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the rakasta is a humanoid with a cat-like appearance. Rakasta are often armed with kasa, a set of metal war claws which are worn over the paw like a glove. A rakasta is usually neutral in alignment. A special caste of mounted knights ride tamed..
Rakata
Rakata (2667 ft) is a stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa (Indonesian: Krakatau) in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java. It is the largest, and southernmost, of three volcanoes that formed the island Krakatoa (the others being Danan and Perboewatan) and the only..
Rakatak
The Rakatak is a percussion instrument that originates from Ghana. The rakatak is comprised of several calabash gourd shells attached to a long, narrow wooden shaft joined to the longer main wooden handle at a 90-degree angle. Rakataks are often used in traditional African or neo-pagan music (such a..
Rakata (disambiguation)
Rakata may refer to: Rakata, an Indonesian islandRakata (Star Wars), a race in the fictional Star Wars universe"Rakata", a song by Reggaeton artists Wisin y Yandel This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to thi..
Rakata (Star Wars)
Rakata is also an island in Indonesia. See Krakatoa. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. A Rakata Rakata Elder The Rakata are a fictional species from the Star Wars universe video game [[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]] (2003). Con..
Raka Maomao
In Polynesian mythology, Raka Maomao is the god of wind, equivalent to La'a Maomao (Hawaii) and Fa'atiu (Samoa) [[Citing sources citation needed]]. ..
Rake
For the agricultural implement, see rake (tool). For other uses, see rake (disambiguation). The Tavern Scene from A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth. A rake is a stock character, a man who wastes his (usually inherited) fortune on "wine, women, and song," incurring lavish debts in the proce..
Rake, Iowa
Rake is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 227 at the 2000 census. Its ZIP Code is 50465. Geography Rake is located at [43°29′0″N, 93°55′10″W] (43.483451, -93.919498)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census ..
Rakeedhoo (Vaavu Atoll)
Rakeedhoo Island Summary Belongs to Vaavu Atoll Location Population 360 Length NA Width NA Distance from Malé 96.15km Administrative Information Island Chief Island office phone +960 6700602 Island office fax +960 6700602 Rakeedhoo (Dhivehi: ރަ..
Rakeesh
Rakeesh Sah Tarna is a fictional character from Sierra's classic graphic adventure series Quest for Glory. The character first appeared in 1990's [[Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire]], and later appeared in [[Quest for Glory III: Wages of War]] and [[Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire]]. Rakeesh S..
Rakehoe
A rakehoe is a tool used by fire fighters that is half rake and half hoe. The two tools are combined on the same end, so that they are on the same sheet of metal. The rake is very coarse, so can only be used for raking coarse material. The hoe is a flat blade, that can be used to scrape and dig. R..
Rakel Liekki
Tiina-Rakel Liekki a.k.a. Rachel Flame (literal translation) (born September 20 1979 in Mikkeli, Finland) is a Finnish artist, freelance editor and former pornographic actress, writer, director and producer. She got a Bachelor of arts degree from North Karelia Polytechnic, programme of fine art wi..
Rakel Seweriin
Rakel Seweriin (1906-1995) was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1953-1955. ..
Rakel Surlien
Rakel Surlien (b. 1944) was the Norwegian Minister of Environmental Affairs 1983-1986 during Kåre Willochs second term as prime minister. She represented Senterpartiet ("The Center Party"), formerly known as Bondepartiet ("The Farmers' Party"). As of 2006 she is a judge at Borgarting Lagmannsrett,..
Raker Act
The Raker Act was an act of the United States Congress that permitted building of the O'Shaughnessy Dam and flooding of Hetch Hetchy valley in Yosemite National Park, California. The Act, passed by Congress in 1913 specified that because the source of the water and power was on public land, no priva..
Raker Qarrigat
Raker Qarrigat was a fictional Green Lantern member of the DC Comics universe. He was abandoned by the Guardians of the Universe and hiding in the shadows of Darkseid's domain, Apokolips, Qarrigat defends the downtrodden masses of Apokolips. Contents 1 History1.1 Induction1.2 The..
Rakesh Khurana
Rakesh Khurana is an associate professor of organizational behavior at Harvard Business School. Rakesh received his degrees in organizational behavior from Harvard's Ph.D. program in 1998, A.M (Sociology) from Harvard in 1997, and his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1990. He worked for ..
Rakesh Roshan
Rakesh Roshan (born Rakesh Roshanlal Nagrath on September 6, 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India) is a producer and director of and former actor in Bollywood films. He is a member of the famous Roshan film family; his father was the legendary Bollywood music director Roshan and his brother, Rajesh Ro..
Rakesh Saxena
Rakesh Saxena (born 1952) is an Indian financier. As of 2005, he is waiting extraditions from Canada to Thailand accused of embezzlement. Rakesh Saxena was born in Indore, India, on July 13 1952. He studied in India and in Britain, and graduated with master's degree in English. He concentrated on f..
Rakesh Sharma
Rakesh Sharma is also an Omani cricketer. Rakesh Sharma (born January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab, India) was the first Indian and 138th man to visit space. Rakesh Sharma, then squadron leader and pilot with the Indian Air Force embarked on the mission in 1984 as part of a joint space program be..
Rakesh Sharma (cricketer)
Rakesh Sharma (born January 24, 1982 in Moradabad) is an Indian-born Omani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has made several appearances as a batsman in the 2005 ICC Trophy. ..
Rakesh Shukla
Rakesh ShuklaIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Legbreak googly Tests First-class Matches 1 121 '''Runs scored - 3798 Batting average - 31.91 100s/50s -/- 6/17 Top score - 163* Balls bowled 294 16846 Wickets 2 295 Bowlin..
Rakesh Yankaran
Rakesh Yankaran is a chutney musician from Trinidad and Tobago. He is most famous for his hit Mousie. He is the son of musician Isaac Yankaran and brother of chutney musician Anand Yankaran. He is a self-taught musician and, unlike many chutney artists, can read Hindi. ..
Raketenjagdpanzer
Raketenjagdpanzer (literally: rocket hunting tank) is the designation of a range of German dedicated tank destroyers equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. Four different Raketenjagdpanzer have been used so far: Raketenjagdpanzer 1Raketenjagdpanzer 2Jaguar 1Jaguar 2 An infantry fighting vehicle w..
Raketenjagdpanzer 1
Raketenjagdpanzer 1 General characteristics Length m Width 2.25 m Height 1.70 m Weight t Suspension Bogie Speed 51 km/h road? km/h off-road Range 270 km (170 miles) km Primary armament 2 x SS.11 missile launchers, 10 missiles Secondary ..
Raketenjagdpanzer 2
Raketenjagdpanzer 2 General characteristics Length m Width 2,98 m Height 2,10 m Weight t Suspension ? Speed 70 km/h road? km/h off-road Range 420 km Primary armament 1 x SS.11 missile launcher, 14 missiles Secondary armament 2 x 7.62m..
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra (born July 7, 1963) is an Indian film director. Contents 1 Career2 Filmography2.1 Director2.2 Writer3 External links Career He was born in New Delhi, India. Starting his career as an ad film maker. He established Flicks Motion Picture Company P..
Rake (disambiguation)
Rake may refer to: Rake, a stock character in a play or movie, a man of high society with loose moralsRake (software), a variant of the make program coded in the Ruby programming languageRake (tool), a long-handled tool with tinesRake, IowaRake receiver, a radio receiverThe Rake, a Minnesota lit..
Rake (poker)
The rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a casino operating a poker game. It is generally 5-10% of the pot in each poker hand, up to a predetermined maximum amount, but not only can this percentage be anything, there are other non-percentage ways for a casino to take the rake, plus other means..
Rake (software)
Rake is a software build tool. It is similar to SCons and Make, but has a number of differences. The tool is written in Ruby programming language and the Rakefiles (equivalent of Makefiles in make) use Ruby syntax. It was originated by Jim Weirich. Rake uses Ruby's anonymous function blocks to de..
Rake (theatre)
Theatre stages traditionally slope upwards away from the audience. This slope is known as the 'rake', and is measured by the number of horizontal units it takes for one vertical unit measured in the direction of the slope. A rake of one horizontal unit to one vertical unit (1 in 1), would give an an..
Rake (tool)
A heavy-duty rake for soil and rocks A light-duty rake for grass and leaves A double-sided rake A Rake (Old English raca, cognate with Dutch raak, German Rechen, from a root meaning "to scrape together," "heap up") is an agricultural and horticultural implement consisting of a toot..
Rake and trail
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Rake and trail are two of the primary measurements that make up a motorcycle's frame geometry. Rake, or casto..
Rake receiver
A rake receiver is a radio receiver designed to counter the effects of multipath fading. It does this by using several "sub-receivers" each delayed slightly in order to tune in to the individual multipath components. Each component is decoded independently, but at a later stage combined in order to ..
Rake Yohn
Rake on the cover of CKY2K Theodore "Ted" Webb, better known as Rake Yohn (born January 20, 1975 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States) is a member of the CKY Crew, a regular in the CKY Videos and on MTV's Viva La Bam, and a former member of the Jackass team. Rake attended Pennsylvania ..
Rakfisk
Rakfisk (pronounced /rakfisk/) is a traditional Norwegian dish made from trout or sometimes char, salted and fermented for two to three months, then eaten without cooking. Contents 1 General1.1 Etymology1.2 Preparation1.3 Eating2 Origin3 References and external li..
Rakhat Aliyev
Rakhat Aliyev (born 1962) is the son-in-law of Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev. He is a doctor, primarily working as a surgeon. Along with the head of state's daughter, Dariga he controls a number of media outlets including [Europa Plus], Russkoye Radio, Hit FM, and Radio Karav..
Rakhi
--> Raksha bandhan (the bond of protection in Hindi) or Rakhi is a Hindu festival which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. Sisters tie a rakhi (a holy thread) around their brothers' wrists. The brother in return offers a gift to his sister and vows to look after her. This fes..
Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi, or Rakhi Garhi, is a village in Hissar district in the northwest Indian state of Haryana, around 150 kilometers from Delhi. In 1963 archeologists discovered the village was the site of an extensive city, part of the Indus Valley Civilization. Since 1997 the Archaeological Survey of In..
Rakhine people
The Rakhine people (Burmese: ရခုိင္‌လူမ္ယုိး; MLCTS: ra. hkuing lu. myui:; formerly Arakanese), a sub-ethnic group of the Bamar, are today recognised as a national race by the Burmese government, and they form the majority along Rakhine State's coastal regions. They co..
Rakhine State
Rakhine State (formerly Arakan) is a state of Myanmar. Situated the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State in the north, Magway Division, Bago Division and Ayeyarwady Division in the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west, and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest. It is located ..
Rakhiot Peak
Rakhiot Peak is a peak in the Himalaya range of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is one of the many subsidiary summits of the core of Nanga Parbat. Location It lies just south of the Indus River, in the Diamir District of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Not far to the north is the western end o..
Rakhiv
Rakhiv (Ukrainian: Рахів, Hungarian: Rahó, Romanian: Rahău, Russian: , translit.Rakhov, Rusyn: Рахово, translit. Rakhovo) is a city located in the Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rakhivsky Raion (district). As of 2001, the city ..
Rakhi sawant
Rakhi Sawant is a controversial actress in Bollywood. She is popular as an item girl. Contents 1 Biography2 Family3 Controversy4 References Biography Rakhi Sawant was born to a Marathi Hindu family in Mumbai. Her father is an ACP with the Mumbai Police. She has a brother, Ra..
Rakhmon Nabiyev
Rahmon Nabiyev (Раҳмон Набиев; born 1930 – died 1993) was the first president of Tajikistan and the instigator of the country's civil war. After the opposition came out victorious in the country's 1991 legislative elections, Nabiyev and his Communist allies took it upon themselves to m..
Rakhsh
Rakhsh (in Persian: meaning luminous) is the stallion of main protagonist Rostam in the Persian national epic, Shahnameh of Ferdowsi. Rakhsh is snowy white with a reddish (Abrash ابرش in Persian) mane. He is highly intelligent and his loyalty is legendry. No one but Rostam ever rides Rakhsh, an..
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
Rakh'shaan Bani E'temaad (in Persian: رخشان بنی اعتماد), Director, Screenwriter, Born 1954 in Tehran, Iran. She's B.A. in film directing from FDA. The wife of the film producer Jahangir Kowsari and the mother of actress Baran Kowsari. Began her career as documentary filmmaker for IRIB ..
Raki
Raki is: An alternate name for Rangi, the sky father in the South Island dialect of Māori.A Turkish alcoholic beverage.An alternate name for the Cretan (Greece) beverage Tsikoudia. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an re..
Rakia
A traditional bottle of slivovitz, plum rakia Croatian Sljivovica and Slovenian Slivovka, two different names for the same drink, a plum rakia The drink rakia or rakija (Bulgarian: ракия; Macedonian and Serbian: ракија; Serbian, Montenegrin, Croatian, Slovenian and Bosnian: r..
Rakib Hasan
Rakib Hasan is a Bangladeshi detective story writer. He is the creator of the Tin Goenda (Three Investigators) series of juvenile detective novels, published by Sheba Prokashoni. He was born in Comilla Contents 1 Backdround2 Adaptation and Translation3 Hasan, in his Daily Life4&nbs..
Rakim
Rakim (full name Rakim Allah, born William Michael Griffin on January 28, 1968 in Wyandanch, Long Island, New York) is an African-American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers in hip hop history, and as having revolutionized hip hop lyricism with his co..
Rakim & Ken-Y
Rakim & Ken-Y are Puerto Rican "Reggaetoneros." They first started with their hit "Down", later made into an array of remixes. In their "Down Remix", they featured Hector "El Father," sometimes known as El Bambino. They also have other songs like "Amigo" and "Yo Ando Solo". "Igual que Ayer" and "Di..
Rakim y Ken-Y
Rakim y Ken-Y are a popular reggaeton duo from Puerto Rico. They came into the music business early, but success eluded them until 2005. Showing signs of improvement, they appeared on more and more artist's albums. Their big break came with the song Matandonos, on the album Los Kambumbos. As the r..
Raking fire
French frigate Poursuivante firing raking fire on a British ship of the line In naval warfare, raking fire is fire directed parallel to the long axis of an enemy ship. Although each shot is directed against a smaller target profile than by shooting broadside and thus more likely to miss the t..
Rakino Island
Rakino Island is one of the many islands in the Hauraki Gulf, an arm of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Auckland, New Zealand. Rakino is a small island north-east of Motutapu Island. The island is 2.4 km long and about 1.2 km wide and has an area of 1.5 km². The two most popular bays have pu..
Rakion
Rakion (Korean: 라키온) is a free, three-dimensional, fantasy action online game developed by the South Korean company Softnyx. It was in "closed" beta testing from August 11 - 25 2005, meaning that it was in free beta testing in a limited group of countries (which included the United States and..
Rakiraki
Rakiraki is a district in Fiji's Ra Province. It is located about halfway between Suva and Nadi, on the northern coast of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. At the 1996 census, the Rakiraki district had a population of 29,137, with 15,325 in the smaller Rakiraki sub-district. Of these, 3361 lived ..
Rakiura National Park
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Rakiura Track
The Rakiura Track is a tramping track located on Stewart Island, New Zealand. It lies within the Rakiura National Park and can be walked over a one to three day period. There are two huts on the track, at Port William and the North Arm of Paterson Inlet. Large sections of the track have boardwalk..
Raki (alcoholic beverage)
Arslan Sütü, Rakı mixed with water. Rakı (Turkish rakı IPA [rakɯ]) is an anise-flavored liqueur that is highly popular in Turkey and is often associated with the country. It is produced by twice distilling either only suma or suma that has been mixed with ethyl alcohol in tradi..
Rakkestad
Rakkestad kommune County Østfold District Smaalenene Municipality NO-0128]] Administrative centre Rakkestad Mayor (2003) John Thune (KrF) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²421 km²0.13 % 2004) - Percentage..
Rakkety Tam
Rakkety Tam is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques, published in 2004. It is the seventeenth book in the Redwall series. Contents 1 Plot summary2 Book Divisions (English)3 Trivia4 External link Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending detail..
Rakkety Tam MacBurl
Rakkety Tam MacBurl is an anthropomorphic squirrel from the Redwall series. Born in the Borderlands north of Mossflower Wood, Rakkety Tam met and became friends with Wild Doogy Plumm, a fellow squirrel from the northern highlands. Traveling south, the two squirrel mercenaries pledged their services..
Raknet
RakNet is a cross-platform, open-source, object-oriented networking library for C++ created by RakkarSoft. It is specialized for game development, and is available under three different licenses. It uses UDP for network communications, and supports Client/Server and P2P systems. Anyone can obtain a ..
Rakon
Rakon is a New Zealand company, based in Auckland, that manufactures oscillators and crystals for global positioning systems (GPS) applications. These components form part of the GPS system that the United States Military uses in its 'smart bombs'. Recent Controversy [NZ Herald - Rakon] ..
Rakotomalala
Rakotomalala is a common Malagasy last name. Malagasy are citizens of Madagascar, the largest island in the Indian Ocean. Rakoto is a common root for many Malagasy last names. Malala means "beloved". It is not sure whether all Rakotos are beloved but the name is so common that it is shared by a form..
Rakovac
Rakovac can refer to: Rakovac Monastery, a monastery in Srem, Vojvodina, Serbia and Montenegro. Rakovac (village), a village in Srem, Vojvodina, Serbia and Montenegro. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to..
Rakovac monastery
The Rakovac Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Раковац / Manastir Rakovac) is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. According to a legend written in 1704, Rakovac Monastery was founded by a certain man, Raka, courtier of Despot..
Rakovica
Rakovica can refer to: Rakovica, a part of Belgrade, SerbiaRakovica, Bosnia and HerzegovinaRakovica, Karlovac County, Croatia This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an refer..
Rakovica, Belgrade
Coat of Rakovica Rakovica (Раковица) is one of Belgrade's 17 municipalities. The Municipality of Rakovica covers an area of 30.36 square kilometres and has a population of 97,752. Rakovica was mentioned for the first time in the Ottoman 1560 population census as a village called Vlaha..
Rakovica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rakovica is a village in central-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located east of Ilidža and Sarajevo on the local road towards Kiseljak. Population was 2,721 in the 1991 census: 45% Bosniaks, 42% Serbs, 9% Croats and 3% Yugoslavs. ..
Rakovica, Croatia
Rakovica }} Rakovica is a village in south-central Croatia, in the region of Kordun south of Karlovac and Slunj, and north of the Plitvice Lakes. The total municipality population is 2,623 (2001), while the village itself has 356 residents. Rakovica achieved some prominence in Croatian ..
Rakovica Revolt
The Rakovica Revolt (Croatian: Rakovička buna) is a name used for the revolt against Austria-Hungary named for Rakovica, Croatia that took place in 1871. It was launched by Eugen Kvaternik. The revolt actually began in the village Broćanci on November 8 1871, but was soon carried over to Rakovica..
Rakovník
Statistics Area: 18.5 km² Population: 16476 (2003) Map Rakovník is a city in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. External link [Municipal website (in Czech)] ..
Rakovski
Rakovski may refer to: Georgi Sava Rakovski, Bulgarian revolutionaryChristian Rakovsky, Bulgarian-born Bolshevik politicianRakovski, a town in Bulgaria named after Georgi Sava RakovskiRakovski, a village in Dobrich Province, Bulgaria named after Georgi Sava RakovskiRakovski, a village in Razgrad Pr..
Rakovski (town)
Rakovski (Раковски) is a town in southern Bulgaria, the historical region of Thrace, part of Plovdiv Province. Contents 1 Geography and climate2 History3 Religion4 External links Geography and climate The town is located in the western part of the Upper Thracian Low..
Rakovski Defence and Staff College
The Rakovski Defence and Staff College (Военна академия „Георги Стойков Раковски“), based in Sofia, is Bulgaria's oldest military institution of higher education, officially established on 1 March 1912 with an act of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, but op..
Rakovski Nunatak
Rakovski Nunatak (Rakovski Nunatak \ra-'kov-ski 'nu-na-tak\) is a rocky peak of elevation 430m in Vidin Heights, Livingston Island, Antarctica The peak is named after Georgi S. Rakovski (1821-1867), writer and leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement. Location The peak is located at [62�..
Rakovskovo
Rakovskovo is a village in southeast Bulgaria, situated in Obshtina Nessebar, in the Burgas region. ..
Raków
The village of Raków, in Poland, was once the centre of the Polish Brethren. ..
Raksha
In Hindi, Raksha means 'protection'. This word is derived from the Sanskrit language. Raksha is the basic spirit with which the festival Rakshabandhan is celebrated in India. In this festival, a sister ties a string, known as Rakhi, around the wrist of her brother, asking him to protect her. The br..
Rakshasa
A rakshasa (Sanskrit: रा॑क्षसः, rā́kṣasaḥ; alternately, raksasa or rakshas) is a demon or unrighteous spirit in Hinduism. Hindu mythology The Ramayana describes them as being created from Brahma's foot; elsewhere, they are descended from Pulastya, or from Khasa, or from Nirr..
Rakshasa (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, the Rakshasa are a type of evil outsiders from the lawful evil parts of the Outer Planes. They are powerful sorcerers and, although they disdain physical fighting as ignoble, can be dangerous in close combat as well. Two subtypes of Rakshasa, differing fr..
Rakshasa (fiction)
The term Rakshasa, originally referring to a demon in Hindu mythology, has been used in western literature and culture. The following are some examples: In Lord of Light In Roger Zelazny's novel Lord of Light the Rakshasa, there spelled "Rakasha", are a type of extraterrestrial beings consisting o..
Rakshasa Kingdom
Rakshasas were a group tribes, mentioned along with others like Devas (including Rudras, Maruts, Vasus and Adityas), Asuras (including Daityas, Danavas and Kalakeyas), Pisachas, Gandharvas, Kimpurushas, Vanaras, Suparnas, Kinnaras, Bhutas and Yakshas. Ravana was the most famous Rakshasa who ruled f..
Raksha (Jungle Books)
Raksha the Demon (or Mother Wolf as initially named) is a fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories, collected in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. She is a female wolf, member of an Indian pack, who while suckling her own cubs decides also to adopt a human "cub" tha..
Raksha Sainyam
Raksha Sainyam (രക്ഷാൈസനൃം)is the Malayalam term used for The Salvation Army in Kerala, India. Ratchannai Senai (Tamil) and Mukthi Fouj (Hindi) are other names for the same organization. It's a Christian Charity and Social Services organization, also a Church, having Territoria..
Raksha Technologies
Raksha Technologies is an India-based dedicated Enterprise Security Solutions Provider in the areas of antivirus, firewall, digital signature, and authentication. They have offices in Chennai and Coimbatore and serve a number of corporate, SME and educational institutions. Raksha Technologies is t..
Rakshi
Rakshi (रक्शी) is a millet-based distilled alcoholic drink popular in Nepal. Because of its popularity, there exists a temperance movement in Nepal, with women's groups agitating to ban it. Rakshi, however, is traditionally an important requirement at a lot of religious rituals and socia..
Raksilan jäähalli
Raksilan jäähalli is an arena in Oulu, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Kärpät. It opened in 1975 and holds 6,612 people. ..
Raktabhija
Raktabhija was an Asura (demon) who fought together with Chanda and Munda against Chamunda, Durga, and Kali. He had a boon that whenever a drop of his blood fell on the ground, a duplicate of him would be produced. In the battle described in the Devi Mahatmya, Durga engaged him in a fierce battle wh..
Raku
"Though you wipe your hands and brush off the dust and dirt from the vessels, what is the use of all this fuss if the heart is still impure?" Sen-No-Rikyu A 16th century black Raku-style chawan, used for thick tea (Tokyo National Museum) ''' Rakuyaki (樂焼き) or Raku (樂) is a form o..
Rakuen
Rakuen can either refer to: "Rauken" (album), an album by Yui Horie.Rakuen (game), a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)."Rauken" (song), a single by Do As Infinity. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If a..
Rakuen (album)
For Do As Infinity's eighteenth single, see Rakuen (song) —Paradise— is Yui Horie's fourth solo album. Like sky, her third album, Rauken also had a limited edition version with an alternate album cover and an exclusive photo book. Unlike her previous albums, none of these songs had alr..
Rakuen (song)
is Do As Infinity's eighteenth single, released in 2004. This is their first and only single to reach the top 3 in the Oricon charts. This single is available in two editions, CD, CD+DVD, each with a different cover. Track listing (Paradise)(Paradise) (Instrumental) Chart positions Chart (2004) P..
Rakuga Kids
Rakuga Kids is a fighting game by Konami for the Nintendo 64 with graphics resembling the drawings of a toddler. The characters were very strange (Beartank who is a bear with a turret on his back) and even stranger special moves. ..
Rakugo
Rakugo (落語 literally "fallen words") is a Japanese entertainment form based on comical monologues. It was originally known as karukuchi (jokes). The oldest appearance of the kanji which can be read as rakugo and refer to this form of show date back to 1787 (but at the time were normal..
Rakuita Vakalalabure
Ratu Rakuita Saurara Vakalalabure (born 1962) is a Fijian lawyer and politician. As a candidate of the Conservative Alliance (CAMV), he was elected to the House of Representatives, winning the Cakaudrove West Fijian Communal Constituency in the parliamentary election of 2001, following in his foots..
Rakusaiguchi Station
Rakusaiguchi Station (洛西口駅) is a station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. It was opened in March 2004, and serves the communities nestled between Katsura and Muko. ..
Rakusen's
Rakusen’s is a British kosher food manufacturer established in 1900 in Leeds, where it continues to operate today. Although it is famous for its matzoh crackers, it produces a number of products, including but not limited to soups, beans, and Tomor margarine. Rakusen's was founded by a watch m..
Rakuten
is one of the biggest online shopping mall operators in Japan. The chief executive officer is Hiroshi Mikitani. The company was founded in February 1997 as MDM, Inc. started operations in May the same year. In June 1999 MDM, Inc. changed name to Rakuten, Inc. In October 2004 the company announced ..
Rakutenshi
Rakutenshi (楽天使) was a J-pop group consisting of members Shinobu Nakayama, Mamiko Tayama and Junko Kawada. Rakutenshi made their debut on 17 December 1989, and made their final JPOP release on 10 December 1990. Rakutenshi also teamed up with the J-pop group Lip's and singer Rumi Shishido to..
Rakuto Kasei
Rakuto Kasai is a small Japanese chemical company. They have offices in Otsu City, Japan and in Yokneam, Israel. They produce a wide variety of products, including animal feed additives, dishwashing detergent, fertilizer, and color deepening agents for blue jeans. External links [Company Webs..
Rakuunat
Jalkapalloseura Rakuunat is a Finnish football club, based in Lappeenranta. It currently plays in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen). The club's manager is Juha-Pekka Ruokonen, and it plays its home matches at Kimpinen. Logo External links [Rakuunat official web site] ..
Rakvere
Rakvere linn Flag Coat of arms County Lääne-Viru County Mayor Andres Jaadla Area km² Density 16,8511,583.7/km² Coordinates [59°21' N 26°21' E] Location of Rakvere Rakvere (formerly, Wesenberg or Wesenbergh in German) is a town in North Estoni..
Rakyat Merdeka
Rakyat Merdeka ("People's Freedom") is an Indonesian daily tabloid newspaper, owned by the country’s largest media group Jawa Pos. The newspaper has gained prominence as a result of its controversial headlines and its "gritty, often abrasive, style" [Discussion of censorship] by Amnesty ..
Rakyat Merdeka dingo cartoon controversy
The Rakyat Merdeka Dingo cartoon controversy began after a front page editorial cartoon depicting the Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer as dingoes were published in the Indonesian newspaper Rakyat Merdeka on 27 March 2006 to protest the acceptan..
RAK Records
RAK Records was a British record company, founded by record producer Mickie Most in 1969. RAK was home of artists like Herman's Hermits, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Hot Chocolate, Smokie, The Arrows, Racey and Kim Wilde. RAK Records were distributed via a licensing deal with EMI, which finally bought the com..
Raška
Raška can refer to: Raška (state), a medieval Serbian state. Raška (region), a geographical region in Serbia. Raška (town), a town and municipality in Serbia. Raška River, a river in Serbia. Raška District, a district in Serbia. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list ..
Raška (region)
Raška is a geographical region in south-central Serbia. It is mostly situated in the Raška District. Southern part of Raška is also known as Sandžak. External links [Tourist Information About Raška region] ..
Raška (state)
This article is part of the series on: History of Serbia Medieval Serbia Raška Serbian Empire Battle of Kosovo Serbian Despotate Ottoman Serbia First Serbian Uprising Second Serbian Uprising Modern Serbia Principality of Serbia Kingdom of Serbia Serbian Campaign (World War ..
Raška (town)
Raška (Рашка) is a town and municipality in south-central Serbia. Municipality has a population of 26,981 people, while town has a population of 6,619 people (2002 census). It covers area of 666 square kilometers. Town is situated on rivers Raška and Ibar. External links [Official Raš..
Raška District
Raška District within Central Serbia The Raška District (Raški okrug or Рашки округ) expands in the south-western part of Serbia. It has a population of 300,274. Its seat is in the city of Kraljevo. Contents 1 Municipalities2 Culture3 Economy4 See also Mun..
Raška River
The Raška (Serbian Cyrillic: Рашка) is a river in southwestern Serbia, a 60 km-long left tributary to the Ibar river. The Raška originates from a strong well and several sinking streams flowing out from the cave south of the Sopoćani monastery, in the Pešter region. Waters of the well an..
Ra (kana)
kana - gojūon んわらやまはなたさかあっ (ゐ) りみひにちしきいヴるゆむふぬつすくうヶ (ゑ) れめへねてせけえーをろよもほのとそこおら, in hiragana, or ラ in katakana, is one of the Japane..
Ra Kyung-min
Bronze medal Badminton Women's doubles Ra Kyung-min (born 25 November 1976) is a female badminton player from South Korea. Ra competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Lee Kyung-won. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernil..

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