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Zou
Zou may refer to Zou Department of BeninZou (instrument)Zou Surname, a Chinese surname.Zou people (Benin)Zou people (India)redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Zouave
A zouave from 1888. Zouave was the name given to certain infantry regiments in the French army, as well as to units in other armies which imitated the dress or drill of the French zouaves. Contents 1 French Zouaves2 Papal Zouaves3 American Zouaves4 Zouave Influence5&nbs..
Zoubeir Baya
Zoubeir Baya (born May 15, 1971 in M'Saken) is a football player, with a distinguished career as one of Tunisia's most accomplished soccer exports. Baya, an attacking midfielder, displayed considerable skill and enterprise on the international scene, and he provided the North African nation with vas..
Zouch
Zouch (pronounced "Zotch") is a village in the parish of Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire, England between Hathern and Normanton on Soar. It is situated next to the River Soar which marks the county boundary with Leicestershire. The village is named after the Zouche family. [Map sources ..
Zouche
For the Nottinghamshire place, see Zouch Zouche, or Zouch, the name of an English family descended from Alan de la Zouche (~1136-1190), a Breton who is sometimes called Alan de Porhoët and Alan la Coche. He was the son of Vicomte Geoffrey I de Porhoët and Hawisa of Brittany. He married Adeline (..
Zouches Farm
Zouches Farm is a transmitter located in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (Grid reference ). ; the mast carries both Digital and analogue radio broadcasts. The transmitter is owned and maintained by Aqiva (Previously NTL). Channels listed by Frequency Analogue Radio (FM VHF)* 103.3 MHz - Chiltern* 103..
Zouérat
Zouérat (Arabic: الزويرات) is the largest town in northern Mauritania and is the capital of Tiris Zemmour. It lies at the eastern end of the Mauritania Railway to Nouadhibou and is a centre for iron ore mining, including the mines of Fderîck. ..
Zougla
Zougla is a Greek television talk show presented by the journalist Makis Triantafyllopoulos. It is dedicated to news, revelations, political scandals, and more. It has followed its creator Triantafyllopoulos through the channels he has been, from Alpha TV to Star Channel to Alter Channel and now bac..
Zouglou
Zouglou is a dance oriented style of music from the Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) that first evolved in the 1990s. It started with students (les parents du Campus) from the University of Abidjan. It has since spread elsewhere, including to Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Gabon. Popular with the youth, th..
Zouhair A Khaliq
Zouhair A. Khalique is currently working as President and CEO of Pakistan Mobile Communications (Pvt.) Ltd. since June 2003. He qualified as a chartered accountant from the UK in 1984. He has 22 years of top management experience. He first joined Mobilink in 1994 under Javed Saifullah Khan, however ..
Zouk
This is about the type of music; see Zouk (club) for the nightclubs in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. It has its roots in Cadence music from Dominica, as popularised by Grammacks and Exile One. Zouk ..
Zouk (club)
Zouk is a nightclub in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The club is named after the French Creole word for 'party'. The three old warehouses that make up the original Zouk were built in 1919 on the Singapore River. Thoroughly renovated, the houses now feature three interconnected clubs: Zouk (1991), ..
Zouk chouv
Zouk chouv is a musical genre of Martinique and Guadeloupe. It includes instrumentation from percussion, bamboo flute, accordion and wax-paper/comb-type kazoo. Zouk chouv evolved from chouval bwa, adding electric instrumentation. It has been popularized by musical artists such as Claude Germany, ..
Zoula
Zoula is a small village in the Ogooué-Ivindo province of Gabon halfway between Mékambo and Mazingo. Latitude: 1.0833 N*Longitude: 14.0667 EAltitude: 508 m (1,669 ft) External link [Map showing where Zoula is] ..
Zounds
Zounds were a UK anarchist band formed in 1977 from loose jamming sessions around the Reading area. Originally they were part of the cassette culture movement, releasing material on the Fuck Off Records tape label, and were also involved in the squatting and free festival scene. The name of the ban..
Zoundwéogo
Zoundwéogo is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. Its capital is Manga.   Provinces of Burkina Faso ..
Zourkhaneh
Zurkhaneh or zourkhaneh (Persian: زورخانه )(literally: house of strength) is the Iranian traditional gymnasium, in which the national Iranian sport so called Varzesh-e Pahlavani or Varzesh-e Bastani is practiced. Zourkhaneh is not only a place for physical exercises but also a place for lea..
ZOURS
ZOURS are a sour candy manufactured by Just Born. They are the same shape as Mike and Ikes. They were introduced to Just Born's line of candy in 1999, modeled after the Mike and Ikes which debuted in 1940. They are available in paper box packaging, or in Skittles-like plastic bags, an attempt to cr..
Zoutelande
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zoutelande in the municipality of Veere. Zoutelande ([51°30′N 3°29′E]) is a village in the municipality of Veere, on Walcheren island in the province of Zeeland, in the southwestern Netherlands. On 1 jan..
Zouteveen
Town in the municipality Midden-Delfland in the province Zuid-Holland in the Netherlands. Used to be the seat of Vlaardinger Ambacht. ..
Zoutkamp
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Zoutleeuw
Zoutleeuw (Léau in French) is a municipality located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Zoutleeuw proper and the towns of Budingen, Dormaal, Halle-Booienhoven and Helen-Bos. On January 1 2006 Zoutleeuw had a total population of 7,947. The t..
Zoutpansberg
This article is about the administrative region. For the mountain range, see: Soutpansberg. Zoutpansberg was the north-eastern division of the Transvaal, South Africa. This was the district to which Louis Trichard and Jan van Rensburg, the forerunners of the Great Trek, journeyed in 1835. In 1845 H..
Zouzou
Zouzou (born November 29, 1943 in Blida, Algeria - real name is Danièle Ciarlet) is a model, actress, singer and icon of the 60s and early 70s mostly known for her beauty and for her lead role in Éric Rohmer's Love in the afternoon. Her career however was constantly hampered by her addiction to he..
Zou (state)
Zou (鄒) was a small Chinese state that existed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of Chinese Antiquity. Its original name was Zhu (邾), but the name was later changed into Zou. The state of Zou was located in the southwest of modern-day Shandong province. Its territ..
Zou Department
Zou is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Departments of Benin Alibori | Atakora | Atlantique | Borgou | Collines | Donga | Kouffo | Littoral | Mono | Ouémé | Plateau | Zou ..
Zou Run
Zou Run, nicknamed the 'One-horned Dragon', was one of the 108 Liangshan heroes in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin. Zou was part of yet another family combination (his uncle being Zou Yuan) in the Liangshan setup - others include for example the Ruan brothers, Sun Li and Sun Xin, Zhu Gui a..
Zou Sixin
Zou Sixin (born 5 August 1967) is a retired Chinese triple jumper, best known for finishing eighth at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1990 Asian Games Beijing, China 2nd Triple jump 1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 4th Triple jump Asi..
Zou Yuan
Zou Yuan (邹渊), nicknamed the 'Forest Dragon', was one of the 108 Liangshan heroes in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin. Zou was part of yet another family combination (his nephew being Zou Run) in the Liangshan setup - others include for example the Ruan brothers, Sun Li and Sun Xin, Zhu..

 


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