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Wijan Ponlid
Wijan Ponlid (born April 26, 1976) is an Thai boxer who competed in the Flyweight (51 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. He returned to Thailand to a hero's welcome: honored with a new house, over 20 million baht, a job promotion (as a police officer in Suhkhothai), and parad..
Wijchen
[Wijchen] is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Contents 1 Neighbourhoods2 Population centres3 Wijchen Castle (town hall)4 Born in Wijchen5 References6 External links Neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Wijchen include: Centrum.Wijchen-O..
Wijdan Ali
Wijdan Ali was born in Amman, Jordan where she currently resides. She received her B.A. in history from Beirut University College in 1961, while studying art privately. She received a Ph.D. in Islamic art from the University of London in 1993. In her art she develops the traditions of Arabic callig..
Wijdan Michael
Wijdan Michael Salim is the Iraqi Minister for Human Rights in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. An Assyrian Christian, she was elected as part of the Iraqi National List. She was also elected as part of the same list in the January 2005 elections. References [link]..
Wijdefjord
Wijdefjord is the longest fjord on Spitsbergen in Svalbard, an archipelago lying in the Arctic Ocean about midway between Norway and the North Pole. The archipelago is the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Wijdefjord is located on the north side of Spitsbergen. It is 108 km long a..
Wijdemeren
[Wijdemeren] is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Contents 1 Population centres2 Local government3 External links4 References Population centres The municipality of Wijdemeren consists of the following cities, towns, villages a..
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Wijeyananda Dahanayake (October 22 1902 May 4 1997) was a Ceylonnese political figure. He was the prime minister of Ceylon in 1959 and 1960. Dahanayake wa a member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party before joining the administration of Solomon Bandaranaike, prime minister and leader of the Sri Lanka Fr..
Wijhalke
Wijhalke is a sub-clan or gotra of the Chadhar clan among Rajputs and Jats. Wijhal was the name of the ancestor who founded the clan. The main village of the clan is Wijhalke on the right bank of the Chenab river in the Chiniot tehsil. The tehsil is located in the Jhang district on the Jhang-Lal..
Wijk
Wijk can refer to: Wijk bij Duurstede, in Utrecht, the Netherlands.Wijk aan Zee, part of the municipality Beverwijk, in North Holland, the Netherlands. See also: Wyk. ..
Wijk aan Zee
Wijk aan Zee is a small town on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk in the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Corus chess tournament formerly called Hoogovens tournament takes place there every year. Due to its seaside location, Wijk aan Zee has be..
Wijk bij Duurstede
Wijk bij Duurstede is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. Population centres CothenLangbroekWijk bij Duurstede The city of Wijk bij Duurstede The city (population as of 2001: 17,600) is located on the Rhine. At Wijk bij Duurstede, the Kromme Rijn branches off, and the main bra..
Wijnand Ott
Wijnand Ott (born 12 October, 1955) is a Dutch musician. In 1980 Ott joined Diesel as a replacement for Frank Papendrecht. He had taken up a career as a bassist only recently before that (switching from guitar) and despite his shy demeanour, he was a quality bassist. In 1984 he left the band just..
Wijnbergshofje
The Wijnbergshofje is a hofje in Haarlem, the Netherlands. It was founded in 1662 by the Mennonite Church. It was renovated in 1872. The original board-room, has been a national monument in the Netherlands for a long time. In 1999 the 9 houses were also declared a national monument. ..
Wijnegem
Location of Wijnegem in Antwerp province Wijnegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Wijnegem proper. On January 1 2006 Wijnegem had a total population of 8,816. The total area is 7.86 km² which gives a population dens..
Wijngaarden
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wijngaarden in the municipality of Graafstroom. Wijngaarden ([51°51′N 4°46′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Graafstroom, and lies about 7 km north..
Wijster
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wijster in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. Wijster ([52°49′N 6°31′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 11 km north of Hoo..
Wij houden van Oranje
Wij houden van Oranje (We love Orange), is the title of a Dutch football song, written by the Dutch singer André Hazes. It is based on the melody of the Scottish song Auld Lang Syne written by Robert Burns. Orange, is after the colour of the Dutch Royal family. André Hazes sung the song the first ..
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