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Özalp
Özalp is a district of Van Province of Turkey. Van | Bahçesaray | Başkale | Çaldıran | Çatak | Edremit | Erciş | Gevaş | Gürpınar | Muradiye | Özalp | Saray ..
Z. Alexander Looby
Zephaniah Alexander Looby (April 8, 1899–March 24, 1972) was a lawyer active in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was born in Antigua, and moved to the United States in 1914. In May, 1951, he was elected to the Nashville, Tennessee City Council, along with another lawyer, Robert Lillard,..
Zal
Simurgh carrying baby Zal Zål (زال in Persian) was a mythical warrior of ancient Iran. He was an albino, and his name is used in Persian to refer to those who suffer from albinism. Zal was the son of Saam and the grandson of Nariman, both heroes of ancient Iran and protecto..
Zala
For other uses see Zala (disambiguation). ZALA COUNTY Region Western Transdanubia County seat Zalaegerszeg Area 3784 km² Population 298,374 Population density 79 /km² Municipalities 257 Zala is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Hungary. It lies in so..
Zaladane
Zaladane is a fictional character, a sorceress from Marvel Comics and the high priestess of the sun god Garokk, the Petrified Man. The character first appeared in Astonishing Tales #3. Character biography Zaladane was an enemy of the X-Men and the alleged (still uncorfirmed) sister of X-Men member..
Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg Country: Hungary County: Zala Area: 99.98 km² Density: 62.158 621.70/km² Postal code: 8900 Area code: 92 Coordinates: --> In the 14th century Egerszeg was the largest town of the area. Between 1368 and 1389 it was a royal town for a short time, then Sigismund I..
Zalaegerszegi TE
Zalaegerszegi TE (ZTE) is a Hungarian football team from the city of Zalaegerszeg. ZTE traces its roots back to 1912, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its first match was a 4-2 defeat to a team from Vasvár. The team was first composed of members of a literary and debating society. Z..
Zalafa, Khirbat
Zalafa, Khirbat was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Zalafa, Khirbat DistrictDistrict of Tulkarem Location15 km northwest of Tulkarem Israeli occupation dateApril 15, 1948 Israeli military operationCoastal Clearing Israeli attacking br..
Zalakaros
Zalakaros Country: Hungary County: Zala Area: 17.17 km² Density: 1,566 91.21/km² Postal code: 8749 Area code: 93 Coordinates: ..
Zalambdalestes
Zalambdalestes was a placental mammal living during the Upper Cretaceous in Mongolia. Like posterior Leptictidium, Zalambdalestes was a shrew-like animal with a long snout, long teeth, a little brain and big eyes. It was about 20 cm long, with a head only 5 cm long. It had strong front paws and ..
Zalambur
In Islamic demonology, Zalambur is the son of Iblis. He is a demon who presides over dishonest and fraudulent business transactions. ..
Zalamea la Real
Zalamea la Real is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2005 census, it has a population of 3547 inhabitants and covers a 240km² area(14.8 people/km²). It sits at an altitude of 412m above sea level, and is 67km from the capital. External links &#..
Zalău
Zalău (Hungarian: Zilah, German: Waltenberg) is the capital of Sălaj County, Romania. As of 2004 its estimated population is 62,900. Contents 1 History2 Sights3 Population4 Photos History Zalău lies in the Valley of Zalau, at the crossing of the Apuseni mountains and Ea..
Zalavas
Zalavas (Polish: ) is a village in Lithuania, on the Mera river, close to Švenčionys. It is best known as the birthplace of Józef Piłsudski, Marshal of Poland and Chief of State. The village, then known under its previous name of Mieciany, was first mentioned in late 17th century as the privat..
Zala (disambiguation)
Zala can refer to: A county in Hungary: see ZalaA former county in the Kingdom of Hungary: Zala (former county)A village in Hungary: Zala, HungaryZala River..
Zala (former county)
Zala was a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in south-western Hungary, northern Croatia and eastern Slovenia. The territory of the historic county comprises the present Hungarian county Zala and part of present Veszprém county, the Croa..
Zala River
The Zala is a river in south-western Hungary. Its source is in the hills on the borders with Austria and Slovenia. It flows through the city of Zalaegerszeg before flowing into Lake Balaton near Keszthely. The River Zala flows through the Hungarian counties of Vas and Zala. ..
Zalcitabine
Zalcitabine (2'-3'-dideoxycytidine, ddC), also called dideoxycytidine, is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NARTI) sold under the trade name Hivid®. The recommended dosage is 0.750 mg (one tablet) every 8 hours, as part of a combination regimen. Zalcitabine appears less po..
Zaldiar
Zaldiar is a pain killer used to treat moderate to sever pain. It has proven good tolerability in chronic osteoarthritis, back pain and postoperative pain. It is not associated with prostaglandin-mediated side effects which have been reported with COX-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs, such as GI bleeding, re..
Zaldibar
Zaldibar is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. External link [ZALDIBAR in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit &..
Zaldibia
Zaldibia is a town and municipality and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. External links [Official Website] () ()[ZALDIBIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia..
Zalduondo
Zalduondo is a town and municipality located in the province of Araba (Álava), in the Basque Country (autonomous community), northern Spain. External link [ZALDUONDO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () [http://encycl.opentopia.c..
Zaldy Ampatuan
Zaldy Ampatuan was elected Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on August 8, 2005. He is a member of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats. ..
Zaldy Zshornack
Zaldy Zshornack, sometimes spelled Zschornack (born Jose Rizaldy Zshornack on 30 December 1937, Manila, Philippines, died 18 November 2002, Muntinlupa, Philippines) was a Filipino actor. Zshornack had a long career spanning from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is perhaps best known for his role in Black..
Zale
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Zale is a hip hop group from Bucharest, Romania. The band members are known as Raku, Yolo, and Christu. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Raku was listening to all types of music like: Technotronic, Snap, Kriss Kross, Doctor Alban, Inner Circle, 2Unlimited, B..
Zaleplon
Zaleplon (marketed under the brand names Sonata® and Starnoc®) is a sedative/hypnotic, mainly used for insomnia. It is a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic from the pyrazolopyrimidine class. Chemistry Zaleplon is a white to off-white powder that has very low solubility in water as well as low solu..
Zaleski
The name Zaleski could refer to: Zaleski, OH, a village in OhioZbigniew Zaleski (b. 1947), a Polish politicianAugust Zaleski, a 20th century Polish politicianMichał Zalewski, a Polish technology writer and security expertErich von dem Bach-Zalewski (1899-1972), a Nazi officer See also Zalewski Thi..
Zaleski, Ohio
Zaleski is a village in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 375 at the 2000 census. Geography Zaleski is located at [39°16′55″N, 82°23′40″W] (39.281850, -82.394461)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the vil..
Zalesye
Zalesye (literally: "over the woods") or Opolye (literally: "in the fields") is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, the north-east of Moscow Oblast and the south of Yaroslavl Oblast. As a kernel of the medieval state of Vladimir-Suzdal, this area pl..
Zales Ecton
thumb Zales Nelson Ecton (April 1, 1898–March 3, 1961) was an American politician. He was a Republican. Ecton was born in Weldon, Decatur County, Iowa. He moved with his family to Gallatin County, Montana when he was 9 years old. He attended the Gallatin County public schools, the Monta..
Zaleucus
Zaleucus (fl. 7th century BC) was the Greek lawgiver of Epizephyrian Locri, in Italy, said to have devised the first written Greek law code (Locrian code). Although the Locrian code distinctly favored the aristocracy, Zaleucus was famous for his conciliation of societal factions. No other facts of ..
Zalewski
Surname Origin: Slavic, Polish Alternate Spelling: Zelewski, Zaleski, Zeleski, Zalewska, Zalescy, Salewski Zalewski (feminine: Zalewska, plural Zalewscy) is one of the most common surnames in Poland and the third most common in Podlachia (5,165). The form Zalewski is a mutated version of Zalesk..
Zale Parry
Zale Parry is one of the most famous, if not the most famous scuba diver in the world today. Zale started diving in the 1940s as a young girl. She was raised on a Wisconsin, USA lake and learned to swim and love the water at an early age. As a young woman, she became involved in pioneering div..
Zalishchyky
Zalishchyky (#redirect [[Template:Lang-uk]], Polish: , Russian: , translit. Zaleshchiki) is a small city located on the Dniester River in the southern part of the Ternopil Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zalishchytsky Raion (district). The current esti..
Zalium
Zalium is a zirconium-based alloy. It is used for machining casings for some high-end watches. Its name originates of Zirconium and allium lily. Reportedly far harder than titanium, Zalium is used primarily in the aerospace industry in jet engines, to make surgical tools and in a rare instance a fi..
Zaliznyak
Zaliznyak, or Zalizniak, is the last name of: Andrey Zaliznyak, a Russian linguistMaksym Zalizniak, an 18th century cossack from Zaporizhzhia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish t..
Zali Steggall
Zali Steggall (born April 14, 1974) was Australia's most internationally successful downhill skiier, winning a bronze medal in slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and a World Championship gold medal in 1999. Steggall's long Olympic career extended from Albertville in 1992 to Salt Lake C..
Zalka Mate
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Zalka Máté was born in Ma..
Zalkind Hourwitz
Zalkind Hourwitz (1738 - 1812) was a Polish Jew active in the political discussions of the French Revolution. His essay, Vindication of the Jews, was one of three winning essays answering the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in the city of Mitz's question: "Are there means for making the Jews happ..
Zalla
Zalla is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. External link [ZALLA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] ..
Zallaq
Zallaq (Arabic: الزلاق) is a place in the southern part of Bahrain. Zallaq is famous for the Al Jazaer Beach (also known as Zallaq Beach). The Al Areen Wildlife Park is also near the Al Jazaer Beach in Zallaq. See also Bahrain ..
Zalla UC
Zalla Unión Club is a football team based in Zalla in the autonomous community of Basque Country.Founded in 1925, its plays in Tercera División - Group 4.Her stadium is Estadio Landaberri with capacity of 3,000 seaters. Seasons 2004/2005: Tercera División 2nd - Promoted2005/2006: Segunda Divis..
Zallouh
Zallouh is made from the root of the herb Ferula Hermonis, which grows at the height of 2000 meters above sea level on Mount Hermon between Syria and Lebanon. It has been used as an aphrodisiac since ancient times, and it is a well known folk remedy in some parts of Syria and Lebanon. Its chemical ..
Zalma, Missouri
Zalma is a village in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. The population was 93 at the 2000 census. Geography Zalma is located at [37°9′N 90°5′S] (37.144524, -90.078127)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a ..
Zalman
The Zalman "flower" copper cpu heatsink A Zalman 7000 for Pentium 4 and Athlon 64 microprocessors Zalman Tech Co. is a Korean company that develops and provides aftermarket desktop computer products primarily for cooling enhancement. Zalman has done considerable product development s..
Zalman King
Zalman King (born 1941 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA) is a film director, writer, and producer. Born Zalman Lefkovitz, King directed several commercially successful films, including Two Moon Junction (1988), Wild Orchid (1990), and Red Shoe Diaries (1992), which became a long-running television series..
Zalman Kornblit
Zalman Kornblit was a Jewish playwright, active in Yiddish theater in Romania in the early 20th century. His works included Eternal Diaspora (1906) and translations of Karl Gutzkow's Uriel Acosta and Friedrich Schiller's Thieves. References Bercovici, Israil, O sută de ani de teatru evriesc î..
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, D.H.L., Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati; Brooklyn Chabad Ordination 1947. Rabbi Schachter-Shalomi, commonly called "Reb Zalman," is considered one of the major founders of the Jewish Renewal movement. Born in Poland in 1924 and raised in Vienna, he was interred in deten..
Zalman Shazar
--> Zalman Shazar (Shneiur Zalman Robshov) (24 November 1889, Mir, near Minsk - October 5, 1974, Jerusalem) was an author, poet and the third president of Israel (1963 - 1973). Shazar also served as the editor-in-chief of the Israeli newspaper Davar from 1944 to 1949 and education minister in Davi..
Zalman Sorotzkin
Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin (1881-1966) was a famous Orthodox Rabbi. He is also known as The Lutzker Rav since he served as the Rabbi of Lutsk, Poland. Rabbi Sorotzkin was born in Zachrina, Lithuania in 1881. Initially, he studied with his father, Rabbi Ben-Zion Sorotzkin who was the town's Rabbi. He..
Zalman Teitelbaum
Grand Rabbi Zalman Leib (Yekuthiel Yehudah) Teitelbaum (b. 1952) is one of two Grand Rebbes of Satmar and the third son of Grand Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, the late rebbe of the Satmar Hasidim. He is the son-in-law of the previous Bistritzer Rebbe of Brooklyn. He is the Chief Rabbi of the Satmar co..
Zalmay A. Gulzad
Prof. Dr. Zalmay A. Gulzad was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and earned his Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He has lectured extensively in modern Central Asian and Middle Eastern stduies and is currently researching for a monograph on current Afghan politics. Gulzad is als..
Zalmay Khalilzad
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad . Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad with George W. Bush in the Oval Office. Dr. Zalmay M. Khalilzad (born 1951) is an American diplomat, and is currently the highest-ranking native Afghan and Muslim in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. On September 24, 2..
Zalmonah
Zalmonah (Hebrew: צַלְמֹנָה) was one of the places the Israelites stopped during the Exodus (Numbers 33:41,42). Its name may mean shady. Previous Station:Mount Hor the ExodusStations list Next Station:Punon ..
Zalmond Franklin
Zalmond David Franklin or Salmond Franklin was a Communist Party of the United States member and KGB asset during World War II. Zalmond was married at one time to KGB operative Sylvia Callen. According to the testimony of Louis Budenz, Zalmond did “secret work’’ in Spain during the Spanish C..
Zalmon Libin
Zalmon Libin, usually known as Z. Libin was a writer of short stories and a playwright in Yiddish theater, active around 1900. "The O. Henry of the East Side" [Goldberg, 1918, 688] was born in Imperial Russia and emigrated to the United States in 1892. Sol Liptzin describes his short st..
Zalmoxes
Zalmoxes was a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It is classified as an Iguanodont. The type species is Z. robustus; another is described as Z. shqiperorum. Both species were found in Romania. References http://www.freewebs.com/skeletalreconstructions1/zalmoxes.htmhttp://dml.cmnh.org/20..
Zalmoxis
Detail of the main fresco of the Aleksandrovo kurgan. The figure is identified with Zalmoxis. Zalmoxis (Greek Ζάλμοξις, also known as Salmoxis, Σάλμοξις, Zamolxis, Ζάμοξλις, or Samolxis Σάμοξλις) was a semi-mythical social and religious reformer, regarded as th..
Zalod
Zalod is a city and a municipality in Dohad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Zalod had a population of 25,090. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Zalod has an average literacy rate of 6..
Zalpuwa
Zalpuwa, also Zalpa, was an as-yet undiscovered Bronze Age Anatolian city of the 1700s BCE. Its history is largely known from the Proclamation of Anitta, CTH 1. Zalpuwa was by a "Sea of Zalpa". It was the setting for an ancient legend about the Queen of Kanesh, which was either composed in or trans..
Zaltan
Zaltan is a city in north-west Libya. The city, which has a population of around 4000, is on the Mediterranean coast. It is located around 90 miles west of Tripoli. ..
Zaltbommel
[Zaltbommel] is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. Population centres Aalst, Bern, Brakel, Bruchem, Delwijnen, Gameren, Kerkwijk, Nederhemert, Nieuwaal, Poederoijen, Zaltbommel and Zuilichem. The city of Zaltbommel Zaltbommel received city rights in 1315. Phot..
Zal Yanovsky
Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 - December 13, 2002) was a founder with John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful rock band in 1964. He played lead guitar and sang. Perhaps the first rock and roll performer to wear a cowboy hat, he was accustomed to deck himself out in frilled "Davy Crockett" sty..
Zé Albano
Zé Albano (1946-) was Duarte Coutinho's perceptor in his early years of life. He taught him how to ride and was very influent inside the Coutinho family. Now he is a retiree. ..
Z (album)
Z is the fourth album by rock band My Morning Jacket. This collection features a much spacier sound than previous MMJ releases, making heavy use of synthesizers throughout and incorporating small bits of reggae and dub. The heavy reverb present on the band's past recordings is largely missing her..
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