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Ulu
An ulu in the western Arctic style An ulu (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐅᓗ, plural: uluit) is an Inuit woman's all-purpose knife. It can be used for applications as diverse as skinning and cleaning animals, cutting a child's hair, cutting food and if necessary trimming the blocks of snow and ice u..
Ulua
Ulua may refer to: The Ulúa River.San Juan de Ulúa.USS Ulua (SS-428), a submarine of the United States Navy.Ulua, a genus of fishes in the family Carangidae. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pa..
Uluazapa
Uluazapa is a municipality in the San Miguel department of El Salvador. ..
Ulubatli Hasan
Ulubatlı Hasan (1428 - May 29, 1453) was a janissary in the service of Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire who achieved legendary status as a heroic Turkish martyr at the successful Siege of Constantinople. He was born in a small village called Ulubat in the province of Bursa ("Ulubatlı..
Uluberia
Uluberia is a city and a municipality in Haora district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Uluberia had a population of 202,095. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Uluberia has an average lite..
Ulubey
Ulubey may refer to the following: Ulubey, UşakUlubey, Ordu This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point direc..
Ulubey, Ordu
Ulubey is a district of Ordu Province of Turkey. Ordu | Akkuş | Aybastı | Çamaş | Çatalpınar | Çaybaşı | Fatsa | Gölköy | Gülyalı | Gürgentepe | İkizce | Kabadüz | Kabataş | Korgan | Kumru | Mesudiye | Perşembe | Ulubey | Ünye ..
Ulubey, Uşak
Ulubey is a district of Uşak Province, Turkey. Uşak | Banaz | Eşme | Karahallı | Sivaslı | Ulubey | ..
Uluborlu
Uluborlu is a district of Isparta Province of Turkey. Isparta | Aksu | Atabey | Eğirdir | Gelendost | Gönen | Keçiborlu | Senirkent | Sütçüler | Şarkikaraağaç | Uluborlu | Yalvaç | Yenişarbademli | ..
Uluburun shipwreck
The Uluburun Shipwreck is a well-documented late 14th century BC shipwreck of the Late Bronze Age period, discovered off the south coast of Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Kaş in the province of Antalya. A Turkish sponge diver found it in 1982. It was recovered using techniques of ..
Uludağ
Mt. Uludağ (the ancient Mysian Olympus) (In Turkish Uludağ means Great Mountain) is within the border of the Bursa Province . it is 2,543 meter high . And In Turkey it is a favourite center of the winter sports held and as well as skiing, its richness of flora and fauna has made it into a Nationa..
Uludere
Uludere is a district of Şırnak Province of Turkey. Şırnak | Beytüşşebap | Cizre | Güçlükonak | İdil | Silopi | Uludere ..
Uluella
Uluella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species Uluella formosa Chickering, 1946 (Panama) ..
Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg, here depicted on a Soviet stamp, was one of Islam's greatest astronomers during the Middle Ages. Ulugh Beg (also Uluğ Bey, Ulugh Bek and Ulug Bek) (1393 or 1394 in Sultaniyeh (Persia) – October 27, 1449) was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan...
Ulugh Beigh (crater)
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Ulugh Kun
In Turkic shamanism, the spring festival Ulugh-Kun (or "Great Day" in Old and Middle Turkic) was celebrated on or about March 22, and marked the first day of the Turkic month of Oshlaq-ay. The holiday was celebrated with feasting and probably with sacrificial rites. The name of the holiday appears ..
Ulugh Muztagh
Ulugh Muztagh, also Ulugh Muztag, is an extremely remote mountain group on the Northern Tibet plateau. It is part of the Kunlun mountain system of Central Asia. For a long time its elevation was thought to be as high as 7,723 metres, but it was measured by a 1985 expedition, who established its t..
Uluilakeba I
Uluilakeba I was the second child and eldest son of Niumataiwalu. He succeeded to his fathers title, becoming the second Roko Sau and High Chief of the Lau Islands, upon the latter’s death in Ono-i-Lau. He was the progenitor of the senior and eldest of the four noble households in the Vuanirewa cl..
Uluj Ali
Ulaj Ali (also, Uluj or 'Uluj, in Turkish: Uluç Ali Pasha) - 16th century Muslim Ottoman admiral and privateer. Born as Italian Giovanni Dionigi, he fell prisoner to Khair ad Din. After some time as a galley slave, he converted to Islam and became a pirate. This was by no means unusual; many mus..
Ulukhakot/Holman Airport
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Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories
Ulukhaktok (known until 1 April, 2006 as Holman) is a small hamlet on the west coast of Victoria Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. The 2001 census indicated a population of 398, of which 375 are Inuvialuit or Inuit. Like other small traditional communities in the territories, hunting, trappi..
Ulukışla
Ulukışla is a district of Niğde Province of Turkey. It is a very historic town from Ottoman Empire. "görürgöz"family is one of the famous family in this town. Niğde | Altunhisar | Bor | Çamardı | Çiftlik | Ulukışla ..
Ululation
An ululation is a long, wavering, high-pitched sound resembling the howl of a dog, mostly as a wolf. It is an onomatopoeic word derived from Latin. Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ululation is found in some singing techniques and ritual situations. In Arab countr..
Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal
Ulundi was at one time the capital of Zululand in South Africa, and later the capital of the Bantustan of KwaZulu. It is now a part of KwaZulu-Natal Province and from 1994 to 2004 took turns at being the capital with Pietermaritzburg. There is an airport, a five-star hotel, and some museums. Esti..
Ulundurpettai
Ulundurpettai is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Ulundurpettai had a population of 19,251. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Ulundurpettai has an ave..
Ulupi
Ulūpī, in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, was one of Arjuna's wives. While Arjuna was in Manipur, the Naga princess became infatuated with him. She caused him to be abducted after he had been intoxicated with potent concoctions and had him conveyed to her realm in the netherworld. There, Ulūpī ind..
Ulupınar
Ulupınar is a village situated at 30 kms. from the district center of Kemer, in Turkey's Antalya Province. It is on the outskirts of the Olympos Valley National Park, famous for its eternal fire, and commands a region of stunning natural beauty. Dense woods and a river whose source (which gives its..
Ulupna Island
Ulupna Island lies at the eastern end of Barmah State Park which is a part of the largest river red gum forest in Victoria. The island is bounded by the Murray River and its anabranch, Ulupna Creek. It is located in Northern Victoria, with the nearest town being Strathmerton. The island is popular ..
Ulupoka
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. In Polynesian mythology, Ulupoka is the god of evil and demons. ..
Uluru
Uluru at midday Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in central Australia, in the Northern Territory. It is located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, 440 km southwest of Alice Springs at [25°20′41″S, 131°01′57″E]. Uluru is sacred to the Pitj..
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park colspan="2" Nearest town/city: Yulara Coordinates: [25°18′44″S, 131°01′07″E] Area: 1,326 km² Established: 1987 Visitation: (in [[]]) Managing authorities: Department of the Environment and HeritageAboriginal traditional ..
Ulus
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. An ulus (Russian: ; Sakha: улуус) is a subdivision type of the Sakha Republic, Russia. A typical federal subject of Russia is subdivided into districts (raions). Ulus is an ethnic name for a district, used only in Sakha Republic. Its administrativ..
Ulus, Bartın
For other uses of "", see {{{1. Ulus is a district of Bartın Province, Turkey. Bartın | Amasra | Kurucaşile | Ulus, Bartın ..
Ulus (disambiguation)
Ulus means "nation, people" in Turkic languages such as Turkish. It may refer to: Ulus, a unit of administrative division of the Sakha Republic, RussiaUlus, Bartın, a district in Bartin Province, TurkeyUlus, Ankara, an important quarter in central Ankara, Turkey This is a [disambiguationdisam..
Ulus Baker
Ulus Baker (1960 in Leningrad - ) is a Cypriot sociologist. Baker was born to a cosmopolitan family of Turkish Cypriot origins. He had completed his studies at METU in Ankara and began to work as an academician at the Sociology Department of METU. Baker has lived in Russia, Turkey, France, and Cypru..
Uluti
Uluti is the name of a prominent tribe of Ireland who gave their name to the province of Ulster. See also Ulaid ..
Ulutiu
Forgotten Realms Deity Ulutiu Title(s) The Lord in the Ice The Eternal Sleeper Father of Giants' Kin Homeplane Astral Plane Power Level Demipower Alignment Lawful Neutral Portfolio Glaciers, polar environments, arctic dwellers ..
Ulu Anyut
Ulu Anyut is the sub-area of Ulu Paku, Spaoh, Betong Division in the Sarawak State of Malaysia. It is primarily an Iban area with a few small longhouses. Ulu Anyut areas consists the longhouses: LingitSungai RianUdauBlabak JituBlabak NanamEngkrebaiLempaong Ulu Anyut gets it's name from the Anyut Ri..
Ulu Baram
Ulu Baram is a remote area of Sarawak in Malaysia. One of the last major rain forest areas. The Ulu Baram is an encased alluvial plain, created in part by a river of the same name (Ulu Baram). The forest it is certified for logging. Most of Ulu Baram belongs to the traditional area of Penan people..
Ulu Klang
Ulu Klang is a main area in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. List of townships Bukit AntarabangsaTaman HillviewUkay HeightsUkay Perdana Selangor Darul Ehsan Districts: Gombak | Hulu Langat | Hulu Selangor | Klang | Kuala Langat | Kuala Selangor | Sabak Bernam | Sepang | Petaling Cities: P..
Ulu Paku
Ulu Paku is an area the small district of Spaoh, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a primarily native Iban area. It is made up of 11 Iban longhouses (not including Anyut area). The lounghouses here, despite being called longhouses are relatively short with the longest is only around 25 "biliks" or houses. Th..
Ulu Pandan Depot
Ulu Pandan Depot is a depot near Jurong East and it services the trains on the North South Line and the East West Line. It has a capacity of 13 trains at a time and has an area of 130,000 square metres. Train inspection is carried out at this depot. Other depots include: Sengkang Depot - operat..
Ulu Tiram
Ulu Tiram is a town in Johor Bahru District, Johor. The town lies along trunk road number three, named Jalan Kota Tinggi, at the junction which leads to Ulu Tiram. The trunk road leads on to Mersing in northeast Johor and Kuantan in Pahang. Ulu Tiram is located approximately 18km from Johor Bahru t..
Ulu Yam
Ulu Yam is a main town in Selangor, Malaysia. Selangor Darul Ehsan Districts: Gombak | Hulu Langat | Hulu Selangor | Klang | Kuala Langat | Kuala Selangor | Sabak Bernam | Sepang | Petaling Cities: Petaling Jaya | Shah Alam Towns: Ampang | Asam Jawa | Bagan Lalang | Bagan Nakhoda Omar | B..

 


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