Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast is a racing game for Nintendo's Wii video game console. The game was shown at E3 2006 convention in May for the GameCube under the title of "DK: Bongo Blast". The GameCube version was ultimately cancelled in favor of a Wii release. It was released for the Wii in Japan and the United States in 2007, and in PAL regions in 2008.
The game was originally developed to be controlled using the DK Bongos for the GameCube. "Barrel Blast" was faced with generally negative reviews after its release, with critics criticizing the replaced bongo control scheme with that using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, as well as the last-generation visuals.
Gameplay.
"Donkey Kong Barrel Blast" is a racing game where the player can handle the selected character using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, replacing the DK Bongos that initially were to be used. To accelerate, the player must shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk alternatively, lift them simultaneously to jump and use the motion sensor to beat rivals and obstacles and using items, while the character will be guided by the route of the tracks, including curves of automatic. Players can learn to race at Cranky's flight school where Cranky gives eight lessons on how to play the game, acceleration, use of elements and Wild Moves.
The main mode of play is a Grand Prix similar to that of "Mario Kart". Also, like "Mario Kart Arcade GP", more than one track will take place in a given area with three courses in DK Jungle, having three of the sea, three from the mountain, two are of the Desert, two are from the snow courses, and two are of the Temple of Heaven, and one in outer space. Like other racing games, "Barrel Blast" includes a Time Trial Mode where players can choose this race on one track for the best time, and have save ghost data stats.
There are 16 characters to choose from in total; eight members of the Kong family, and eight Kremlings. These include Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Lanky Kong, Tiny Kong, Funky Kong, Wrinkly Kong, and Cranky Kong representing the Kong side, with Kritter, Kip, Kass, Klump, Kalypso, Kludge, Kopter, and King K. Rool representing the Kremling side. Additional Donkey Kong series characters, such as Rambi the Rhino, Enguarde the Swordfish, Zinger, and Necky, make cameo appearances as items.
Development.
"Barrel Blast" was developed by Paon who previously worked on "DK: King of Swing" and "DK: Jungle Climber" for Nintendo.
On June 6, 2005 an issue of "Famitsu" reported that Nintendo was in development with a Wii-bound sequel to the "Donkey Kong" franchise. The publication offered no details on the next-generation title. Nintendo appeared to be drawing on the majority of its big licenses to lure in next-generation gamers. Lending credibility to its Kong news, "Famitsu" also reported that new versions of "Super Smash Bros.", "Super Mario", "The Legend of Zelda", "Metroid", and "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles" were in development for Revolution, all of which were confirmed by Nintendo at E3 2005 before that month. The game was announced at Nintendo's Japanese conference in 2006. The game was later shown to the public at E3 2007 as named "Donkey Jet" and "DK: Bongo Blast".
The game was originally developed to be controlled using the DK Bongos for the GameCube; the left and right drums would steer in their respective directions, and rolling both drums accelerated movement. When the game was moved to the Wii, the DK Bongos were replaced with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, having the player shake the controller in place of hitting the drums. The player can also raise the remote and Nunchuk to jump, and use the motion sensing to punch opponents and obstacles, and to use items.
Reception.
"Donkey Kong Barrel Blast" received negative reviews. GameSpot and IGN gave it 4.5 out of 10 each, and "GamePro" was the harshest by calling it "the worst game of 2007". Based on 34 reviews, "Barrel Blast" garnered a metascore of 46 out of 100 according to Metacritic. A number of reviews lamented the decision to replace the bongo control scheme with that using the Wii Remote and nunchuk, as well as the dated visuals.
It was criticized for "slow racing, shallow gameplay, and an overall boring experience" by IGN. "GameSpot" labeled the game a fifth-rate "Mario Kart" clone. The highest rated Metacritic review, by "Nintendo Power", called it a "mundane racer". GameTrailers criticized the game for its imprecise controls, lack of online mode, and the fact that the Bongo Controls were left out of the game.


The Dragon of Pendragon Castle

The Dragon of Pendragon Castle is a 1950 English family film directed and produced by John Baxter.
The film features Leslie Bradley, David Hannaford, Lily Lapidus and Hubert Leslie in the lead roles.
Plot.
Mr. Ferber (Leslie Bradley) is an old man living in Pendragon Castle along with his two grandchildren Bobby(David Hannaford) and Paddy (Graham Moffatt) who find a small dragon to heat their castle. The dragon helps them to find hidden treasure in the castle.


Road to Andalay

Road to Andalay is a 1964 Warner Bros. "Merrie Melodies" animated short directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt. The short was released on December 26, 1964, and is the final short to feature Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester the Cat.
Plot.
Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester are chasing around. Speedy scares Sylvester and forces him to fall off the edge.
In an attempt to capture Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester goes to the Pet Shop to get a secret weapon. Sylvester acquires a hunting bird, a falcon named Malcolm Falcon, with disastrous results. Malcolm gets upset with Sylvester so he pecked Sylvester's head. Sylvester tells Malcolm to save it. Speedy comes up to ask, "Hello Pussycats, what you got in the bag?" Sylvester answers by releasing Malcolm the Falcon.
Malcolm tries to catch the mouse but misses. A plane flies by and sucks the falcon in. Sylvester helps the falcon recover and Malcolm pecks on Sylvester's head again.
Speedy tells Sylvester that he has a secret underneath his hat. As Sylvester tries to guess what it is underneath Speedy's hat. Sylvester talks to himself while the falcon brings him a stick of dynamite., After the explosion Malcolm pecks on Sylvester's head again.
Malcolm tries to get the mouse again, but Speedy puts salt on the falcon's tail. To prove to Malcom that's just a superstition, Sylvester puts the salt on his own tail. Speedy then tells them to wag their tails. The falcon wiggles his tail and it comes off, then the cat's tail wiggles and comes off, the latter of which Speedy finds hilarious. Sylvester and Malcom then head back to town to get glue to put their tails back on. While laughing at the sight, Speedy is unaware that salt is pouring on his tail, until it also falls off. Chasing after Sylvester and Malcom, he cries "Amigos, wait, wait, save some glue for me." and the short fades out.


Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog

Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Lee Donghae of Super Junior and Yoon Seung-ah. Produced by Song Hae-sung's TV production venture Lion Fish, it aired on Channel A from August 18 to October 7, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Plot.
The story revolves around Go Seung-ji (Lee Donghae), a talented patissier who exudes a cold and tough exterior (like a hedgehog) which conceals his kind and understanding heart, and Pan Da-yang (Yoon Seung-ah), an optimistic and easygoing cafe owner with a laid-back personality (like a panda).


King Klunk

King Klunk is a 1933 animated short subject, produced and directed by Walter Lantz. It stars Pooch the Pup, and is the twelfth of the thirteen cartoons featuring that character. The cartoon is a parody of the RKO feature "King Kong", which premiered six months earlier to this cartoon's release on September 4, 1933 from Universal Pictures.
Plot.
Pooch and a girl coonhound sail into Africa, looking to take photographs of King Klunk, the largest gorilla in the planet.
On the continent, a pack of chimpanzees are doing a dance ritual as well preparing a meal for their gigantic gorilla leader. King Klunk immediately shows up, excited to get his lunch. But seeing the amount of food in the platter is inadequate, he rejects it. While thinking what he should feed on, the hungry gorilla sees Pooch and the girl coonhound walk by from several yards away. King Klunk then quietly captures Pooch's partner and replaces her with a lady chimp.
Pooch, unaware of the exchange, still carries on in his exploration. He even holds the hand of the lady chimp. When he looks back, the pup realizes and is most surprised. As he runs, the lady chimp starts following him, wanting to make Pooch her date.
When King Klunk has the girl coonhound in his grasp and is ready to devour her, the chimp cupid suddenly appears and shoots him with an arrow. In this, rather than eating her, the love-stricken gorilla chooses to merely hold that dog and give warm smiles.
Pooch continues running until he loses the lady chimp. As he runs again, Pooch, without noticing, runs up to the top of King Klunk. The gorilla immediately sees and blows him away where he falls into a pond.
In the pond, Pooch swims toward what looks like a harmless boulder extending above the surface. In turns out suddenly that the rock is actually a dinosaur that rises.
The dinosaur chases Pooch on land but couldn't keep track of its prey. After losing the little dog, the dinosaur then sees the girl coonhound still being held by King Klunk, and therefore wants to make a meal out of her.
Not wanting to relinquish anything, King Klunk puts the girl coonhound safely on a tree and goes on to brawl with the dinosaur. The two beasts trade attacks. Eventually, King Klunk comes out the victor.
When the girl coonhound is back in King Klunk's paw, Pooch swings on jungle vines and rescues her. The two dogs swing their way onto a plateau. As the gorilla goes after them, Pooch and the girl coonhound find a giant egg on a nest and push it toward their chaser. Upon being pinned down by the egg, King Klunk is motionless and admits defeat.
Instead of taking pictures, Pooch and the girl coonhound tie King Klunk to the back of their boat and pull him across the Atlantic. They decide to take their creature to the United States.
On American soil, King Klunk, in chains, is presented at a theater where spectators come to see him. Suddenly, the chimp cupid reappears and shoots him with another arrow. His mood is again changed from bored to in-loved. King Klunk once again set sights on the girl coonhound and starts straining the chains. The spectators panic and flee the theater.
King Klunk is able to escape and starts chasing the crowd on the main street. He eventually finds the girl coonhound, picks her up, and climbs The Empire State Building.
Determined to salvage his sweetheart, Pooch boards a fighter plane and takes off. The little dog then fires his machine gun and cannon at the scaling gorilla. After landing several impacts, Pooch ultimately brings down King Klunk who falls from the building and falls to his death. Pooch and the girl coonhound are together again.
The role of King Klunk was voiced by Maddox Harvey, the brother of Larry Harvey, who is the grandfather of comedian Steve Harvey.
Reception.
"Motion Picture Herald" (September 23, 1933): "Pooch the Pup and his girl in Africa, when a giant ape captures the girl. Pooch rescues her, and they bring back the ape to exhibit in a sideshow. Everything goes well until the ape breaks loose, captures the girl again and escapes to the top of a skyscraper with her. Pooch effects another rescue, via a cartoonist's idea of an aeroplane and destroys the monster. It is an amusing takeoff in cartoon form on "King Kong".
Availability.
The short is available on The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection DVD box set.


Tekken 2

 is a fighting game, the second entry in the "Tekken" series. It was released in arcades in August 1995 and later for the PlayStation in 1996. The original arcade version of the game was released in "Tekken 5"s Arcade History mode for the PlayStation 2, in 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable via the PlayStation Network and in 2009 for Zeebo.
There are ten playable characters in the game's arcade version and up to twenty-five fighters, including eight new ones in the console version. The home version also introduced new, now-staple game modes to the series. "Tekken 2" was a critical as well as commercial success. It was followed by "Tekken 3" in March 1997.
Gameplay.
The gameplay in "Tekken 2" is much like its predecessor with a few additions. It continues to use 2D backgrounds in its stages, an infinite playing field, and a fighting system that utilizes four buttons: left punch, right punch, left kick, and right kick. Distinct additions included attack reversals for some characters, back throws, chain-throws, and a sidestep unique to two characters, Kazuya Mishima and Heihachi Mishima. However, Yoshimitsu has a spinning sidestep move that lowers his health. Tackles were also modified to inflict damage when running from a greater distance. Each time the game is beaten with one of the default available characters in arcade mode, the associated sub-boss character becomes selectable.
"Tekken 2" also introduced various modes that would become staples to the series. These include Survival mode, Team Battle mode, and Time Attack mode. Survival mode takes the player through an endless number of matches to see how many opponent they can defeat without being defeated themselves. In addition, any health lost during a match will carry over to the next match, but the player would regain a little bit more health. Team Battle mode is a two-player mode which up to eight characters can be selected by each player. Like Survival mode, any health lost during a match will carry over to the next match, but the player will regain a small amount. Time Attack mode is similar to Arcade mode, except it is played to see how fast the player can go through it and beat records.
Characters.
The game features 16 characters from the previous game: Anna Williams, Armor King I, Ganryu, Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima, King I, Kuma I, Kunimitsu, Lee Chaolan, Marshall Law, Michelle Chang, Nina Williams, Paul Phoenix, Prototype Jack, Wang Jinrei and Yoshimitsu while removing Jack. Characters previously appearing as sub-bosses (such as Anna being Nina's sub-boss for example) are made into playable characters and given more distinct move sets, although they still share many moves with the originals. Devil Kazuya, originally a bonus palette swap of Kazuya reserved for the home console version of the first game, is also made as a full playable character and serves as this game's final boss.
Returning characters.

Plot.
Two years after the events of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, the Mishima Zaibatsu, under the leadership of Kazuya Mishima, has become more corrupt and powerful than ever before, and is involved in many illegal operations. While his father Heihachi Mishima was rather ruthless in his endeavors, Kazuya acts completely without a conscience. He hires assassins to eliminate any of his critics and rivals, attempts to extort money from several businesses and organizations, and smuggles endangered species to conduct genetic experiments on them. The reason for his evil deeds is because he has allowed the Devil Gene within him to consume him as a result of his hatred towards Heihachi.
Meanwhile, Kazuya is sentenced to being arrested by animal rights activist and operative Jun Kazama for his experiments. Heihachi on the other hand, whom Kazuya had defeated and thrown off a cliff two years ago, has climbed back up and is training himself, plotting to overthrow Kazuya. In an attempt to rid himself of Heihachi and his enemies once and for all, Kazuya announces the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, with a large cash prize of one trillion dollars, knowing that Heihachi will appear.
When Jun eventually comes face to face with Kazuya, she tries to arrest him, but instead the both of them can not help being drawn to one another, propelled by a mystic force beyond Jun's control. She later gets pregnant with Kazuya's child, resulting in her leaving everything behind to raise their child. Meanwhile, Heihachi arrives at the tournament, winning against the opposing fighters and eventually reaching Kazuya.
In the final round, Heihachi confronts Kazuya and they battle once again. The Devil Gene takes over Kazuya's body, resulting in Kazuya becoming a Devil creature. However, despite this, Kazuya is not strong enough to overpower Heihachi because of the internal conflict within him, between his evil side - represented by Devil within him - and his good side - represented by an unknown entity called Angel, which was brought forth after his meeting with Jun. Heihachi takes Kazuya's unconscious body to a volcano, and throws him into it before escaping on a helicopter just as the volcano erupts behind him, having taken his revenge and regained the Mishima Zaibatsu. In the meantime, Jun gives birth to Kazuya's illegitimate son.
Development and release.
Each of the characters in "Tekken 2" is composed of roughly 800 polygons and took between three days and a week to model. Roger the Kangaroo originated as a pet project of one of the development team members, who designed and modeled the character in his free time. When shown to the development team, they pushed to include the character in the game. Much of the time developing the PlayStation conversion was devoted to rewriting the code to fit the console's memory, which is roughly half the size of the game data used in the arcade version.
"Tekken 2"s port to the PlayStation includes unique CGI endings for every character and numerous modes such as Survival, Time Attack, Team Battle, and Practice mode. It also contains arranged music, like the port of the first game. The arrangements were handled by a large team consisting of original composer Yoshie Arakawa, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano, Takayuki Aihara, Hiroto Sasaki, and Keiichi Okabe, while additional music was composed by Akira Nishizaki, Takashi Furukawa and Hideaki Mitsui.
The PlayStation 2 version of "Tekken 5" features the arcade version of "Tekken 2" ("Ver. B") as a playable bonus. "Tekken 2" standalone is available for PlayStation 3 users to download onto the PlayStation Portable. However, multiplayer options have been removed and on Zeebo via ZeeboNet.
Reception.
In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "Tekken 2" on their September 15, 1995 issue as being the most-successful arcade game of the year.
The PlayStation conversion was a best-seller in the UK. Sony claimed sales of over one million units in Japan. It was also acclaimed by game critics, with a 93% rating at GameRankings. Critics praised the game's light sourcing, fluid character movement, detailed backgrounds, complex system of moves and combos, accessibility to inexperienced gamers, large set of playable characters, and the practice mode, which several critics predicted would become a standard feature in fighting games. Crispen Boyer of "Electronic Gaming Monthly" called it "the best 3-D fighting game you can find for any system" and "GamePro", further comparing it to fighting games still in development, assured gamers that it would be at least a year before "Tekken 2" would be topped. It received a number of Game of the Year awards from various publications.
"Next Generation" reviewed the arcade version of the game and stated that "It's the style of body slamming and wrestling moves that sets this game apart from its closest cousin, "Virtua Fighter 2", which makes it of interest and the variation of moves and combinations surely place this game near the top of the heap, though the game is still not truly 3D in viewing perspective."
In 1997, "" named the PlayStation port of "Tekken 2" one of the "Top 25 PlayStation Games of All Time" at number three, describing it as better than the arcade version in many regards due to added features and "one of the best fighting games ever." It was also listed among the best games of all time by "Next Generation" in 1996, "Electronic Gaming Monthly" (both staff and readers) in 1997, "Game Informer" in 2001, GameSpot in 2006, "Empire" in 2009 and "Guinness World Records" in 2009.


Joe Glow, the Firefly

Joe Glow, the Firefly is a 1941 Warner Bros. "Looney Tunes" cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on March 8, 1941.
Plot.
A firefly enters a tent where a man is sleeping. The firefly slips and slides all over the man's face and then investigates the food in the tent. Having looked everything over, the firefly shouts a single word into the man's ear.


Shinobi Legions

Shinobi Legions, known as Shinobi X in Europe and as in Japan, is an action game in the "Shinobi" series, developed and published by Sega in 1995 for Sega Saturn.
Gameplay.
"Shinobi Legions" is a traditional side-scrolling action game, which means that each level must be finished from left to right. Along the way, the protagonist ninja Sho will come across various foes and obstacles that will test the player's skill, including boss encounters. The gameplay itself is largely the same as that in "". However this time emphasis lies on the use of Sho's katana instead of his shuriken, and separate buttons are now used to control them.
The four ninjutsu techniques from earlier "Shinobi" games have also disappeared. Instead, Sho gains his special abilities by picking up various items scattered across each level. Among them are simple power-ups (yellow and red orbs to restore his hit points) or temporary ninjutsu abilities, such as the Great Sword or the Bunshin clone shield against enemy attacks.
Also found in each level are blue orbs called life spheres. Every time the player manages to collect ten of them, Sho gains one life. Some item crates contain bombs that will damage Sho if he is standing too near.
Plot.
Years of civil war have brought the ninjutsu code and its warriors to the brink of extinction. A ninjutsu master selects three children to carry on the ninja traditions for the next generation: two brothers, Kazuma and Sho, and his own daughter Aya. He begins to train them.
Fifteen years pass. The oldest boy, Kazuma, begins to reject all the ninjutsu teachings, save the technique of strength. Obsessed with power, Kazuma demands that the master teach him the ultimate technique. The master refuses, and Kazuma vows to return one day and take revenge. Sho and Aya continue their studies and master the ninjutsu teachings.
Kazuma returns with an army and the resources to build a fortress. Although the old master has died, his pupils contain the secrets of the ultimate technique. Kazuma sets up a trap to lure Sho into his hideout, and kidnaps Aya to use her as a bait.
In the ending, Kazuma sacrifices himself to save Aya and Sho from an explosion.
"Shinobi X".
The European version of "Shinobi Legions", published by Sega Europe and released as "Shinobi X" (a revert to the game's original title from when it was first announced at the Tokyo Toy Show in June 1994), was delayed and released in late 1995. It was delayed because Sega Europe's producer David Nulty disliked the original music score and wanted to change it for the European release, in a similar way that Sega of America did years before with the North American release of "Sonic CD".
The in-game tracks were replaced by British video game composer Richard Jacques, while the cutscene music tracks were left intact. Jacques composed the soundtrack in imitation of the style of Yuzo Koshiro's "The Revenge of Shinobi". The North American version, published earlier the same year by Vic Tokai, had retained the same music as the Japanese version.
Reception.
On release, "Famicom Tsūshin" scored the game a 26 out of 40. "GamePro" gave it a rave review, stating that "if you've been sitting on the fence regarding a Sega Saturn purchase, here's a swift shuriken in the butt to get you moving". They particularly praised the new defensive moves and greater variety of enemies compared to previous Shinobi games. They also felt that the digitized sprite-based graphics were a refreshing change from the polygon-based graphics used in most Saturn games. The four reviewers of "Electronic Gaming Monthly" likewise praised the new defensive moves and "fluid" graphics. They had varying reactions to the FMV cutscenes, and two of the reviewers felt the game lacked the "feel" of earlier Shinobi games, but all four agreed that the game was both visually impressive and fun to play. A critic for "Next Generation", while remarking that the game made no real advance in gameplay over its last generation predecessors, argued that it also maintains the standard of excellent gameplay set by those predecessors, and that the greater sophistication in the graphics would likely be enough to appease fans of the "Shinobi" series. "Sega Saturn Magazine" said that it plays well but fails to make any real use of the Saturn's capabilities, calling it "another Shinobi game that somehow managed to find its way on to CD instead of cartridge". They suggested that the "tacky" FMV scenes were added simply as an excuse to release the game on the Saturn instead of the Sega Genesis. A reviewer for "Maximum" described it as "a disappointment" compared to the earlier Shinobi games, but did not provide any specifics.


Avvaiyar (film)

Avvaiyar is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film directed by Kothamangalam Subbu, and produced by S. S. Vasan. The film stars K. B. Sundarambal as the title character. It was released on 15 August 1953.
Plot.
When a childless couple find a baby left alone, they prefer to adopt her. Since they are rich and childless, they raise her in wealth and pomp. But when the girl grows up, she concentrates upon Lord Vinayaka and not thinking of marriage like other girls of her age. When the parents think of her marriage, she tries to escape from it, as she is devoted more to Lord Vinayaka. Hence, she prays to become an old-aged woman (as no young man likes to marry an old lady). Lord Vinayaka obliges and when others see it, they feel shell-shocked and understand what has happened. Now, this old woman is named Avvaiyar (K. B. Sundarambal). Avvaiyar leaves her parent's village to go around many places preaching Vinayaka's greatness through her songs. She also goes around and solves many problems. Impressed by her devotion, a local king and his two daughters ask her to stay at the court for some days. Avvaiyar is impressed by their hospitality and blesses them. And once again she goes around preaching and solving many problems. Now, after a long time, she once again comes across the two princesses, but in ordinary dress living in a hut. She then comes to know that their father's enemies killed him and imprisoned the person (Gemini Ganesan) who was to marry the two girls. Avvaiyar approaches the kings who were the slain king's former friends. But they refuse as they are afraid of the powerful enemies. Hence Avvaiyar herself goes to save Gemini Ganeshan. When she prays to Vinayaka, he sends many elephants towards the enemies' fort and the wild elephants destroy the enemies and bring back the man. Now, with her mission over, she moves to another place where a boy asks a funny question, to which she could not give a convincing reply. Then the boy reveals himself as the Lord Murugan whom Avvaiyar worshipped. Murugan says that Avvaiyar can now leave the world to join the place of the divine.

Kampong Labi Lama

Kampong Labi Lama (Malay for "Labi Lama Village") is a village in Belait District, Brunei, within the mukim of Labi. The postcode for Kampong Labi Lama is KE3737.


Manau, Nepal

Manau is a village development committee in Bardiya District in Province No. 5 of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,741 and had 833 houses in the town.


Nongpoh

Nongpoh {IPA: nɒŋˈpɒ(ə)} is the administrative centre of Ri-Bhoi district in the Indian state of Meghalaya in the Republic of India. Nongpoh is located on National Highway 40, fifty-two kilometers from the state capital Shillong and forty-eight kilometers from Guwahati in the state of Assam.
Geography.
Nongpoh is located at . It has an average elevation of 485 metres (1591 feet). Because of its proximity to the Brahmaputra plains, the weather during summer months tends to be humid and hot while the winter months are pleasant and warm. Fruits such as pineapples, bananas, papayas and litchi are cultivated extensively throughout the Ri-Bhoi district. Betel leaf and nut trees are visible while traveling the roads that connect Nongpoh with Guwahati.
Demographics.
As of 2011 Indian Census, Nongpoh had a total population of 17,055, of which 8,536 were males and 8,519 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,993. The total number of literates in Nongpoh was 11,610, which constituted 68.1% of the population with male literacy of 68.8% and female literacy of 67.3%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Nongpoh was 82.6%, of which male literacy rate was 83.9% and female literacy rate was 81.2%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 30 and 14,206 respectively. Nongpoh had 3160 households in 2011.
 India census, Nongpoh had a population of 13,165. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nongpoh has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 59%. In Nongpoh, 21% of the population is under 6.
Religion.
Most of the people in the town follow Christianity, with significant followers of Hinduism and a small Muslim population.


Kedarkantha

Kedarkantha is a mountain peak of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. Its elevation is . Kedarkantha is located within Govind Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarkashi district.
The climb to the peak of Kedarkantha starts from a small village called as Sankri. There are a total of 13 peaks of the Himalayan range visible from the Kedarkantha peak. There is a lake called Juda-ka-talab, the locals say that once upon a time Lord Shiva meditated at Kedarkantha. Its name implies so from the droplet fallen from Shiva's hair to form this lake named as Juda-ka-talab located at 2,786 m. It usually takes 4 days to complete the climb of Kedarkantha peak.


Kabato District, Hokkaido

 is a district located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 14,944 and a density of 19.99 persons per km2. The total area is 747.75 km2.


Gokuleshwar, Darchula

Gokuleshwar is a village development committee in Darchula District in the Mahakali Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2694 people living in 486 individual households.


State Highway 43 (Andhra Pradesh)

State Highway 2 (Andhra Pradesh) is a state highway in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
Route.
It starts at SH 42 Junction and passes through Chintalapudi – Vijayarai and ends at Tangellamudi in Eluru.


Hkayazahkuso

Hkayazahkuso is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.


Hiba District, Hiroshima

 was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 21,448 and a density of 23.00 persons per km2. The total area was 932.44 km2.


Pandang Island

Pandang Island ("Pulau Pandang" in Indonesian) is a small island in the Strait of Malacca, off the coast of Sumatra, about 47 km from Tanjungbalai and 10 km north of Salahnama Island. It belongs to Indonesia.
The island is about 500 m long and 250 m wide. It is almost entirely surrounded by a coral reef with some above-water rocks. A navigation light is installed on the island. Its highest point is 64 m above sea level.
Pandang and Salahnama are locally known as The Brothers.


Kangan gas field

The Kangan gas field is an Iranian natural gas field that was discovered by the NIOC-EGOCO consortium (contract signed in March 1969) with the Kangan #2 well drilled in 1972. It began production in 1980 and produces natural gas and condensates. The total proven reserves of the Kangan gas field are around 29 trillion cubic feet (829×109m3) and production is slated to be around 800 million cubic feet/day (23×106m3). Nar gas field is located a few kilometers away from kangan gas field. That's why Nar & Kangan appear together most of the time. The produced gas from Nar & Kangan fields delivers to Fajr gas refinery in the downstream. Nar & Kangan is the major onshore natural gas provider for domestic consumption. The two fields together hold the record of maximum gas production rate from onshore fields in Iran, 120 million cubic meter per day at standard conditions.


Chak Mirza

Chak Mirza is a town and union council in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. It is located at 33° 25' 50N 73° 25' 40E with an altitude of 547 metres (1797 feet). The village of Chak Mirza has a population of around 500 which has risen to as high as 1000 in the summer when mostly British Pakistanis go there on holiday.


Sa Nang Manora Forest Park

Sa Nang Manora () is a forest park in southern Thailand. It covers an area of 0.29 km2 (180 rai) of the Khao Thoi-Nang Hong Forest, Nop Pring Sub-district, Mueang District, Phang Nga Province, about four km north of Phang Nga town. It was established on 15 September 1980.
The park is on mostly plain terrain with few hills, with the Sa Nang Manora waterfall at the hill Khao Thoi. The main trees of the evergreen forest are "Sonneratia" sp., "Eugenia" sp., "Shorea laevis", "Euphorbiaceae" sp., "Saraca pierreana" and "Fagaceae" sp.


Amasia, Shirak

Amasia () is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. Amasia was the capital of the former Raion of Amasia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 2,218 in 2010, up from 1,878 at the 2001 census.
Population.
According to "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, 528 people, mainly Azerbaijanis mentioned as Karapapaks, lived in village Amasia of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.
Population per years is the following.


Fatehpur, Azad Kashmir

Fatehpur is a town in Nakyal, Kotli District, in the Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Fatehpur was a part of tehsil Mahnder before independence in 1947. It is located at 33° 38' 20N 73° 58' 45E ). It is 40 kilometres from Kotli city and 181 kilometres from Islamabad. Due to high altitude (1524 meters) Fatehpur is comparatively a colder place than the rest of the district.


Manpur, Dang

Manpur is a town and Village Development Committee in Dang Deokhuri District in Province No. 5 of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9,960 persons residing in 1449 individual households.


Chandili

Chandili is a census town in Rayagada district in the state of Odisha, India.
Demographics.
 India census, Chandili had a population of 18,688. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chandili has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 74% and female literacy of 56%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Chiyoda, Ibaraki

 was a town located in Niihari District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 26,943 and a population density of 555.53 persons per km². The total area was 48.50 km².
On March 28, 2005, Chiyoda, along with the old town of Kasumigaura (also from Niihari District), was merged to create the city of Kasumigaura and no longer exists as an independent municipality.


East-Tarkosalinskoye gas field

The East-Tarkosalinskoye gas field is a natural gas field located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It was discovered in 1971 and developed by and Novatek. It began production in 1994 and produces natural gas and condensates. The total proven reserves of the East-Tarkosalinskoye gas field are around 7.013 trillion cubic feet (198×109m³), and production is slated to be around 1.23 billion cubic feet/day (34.8×105m³) in 2010.


Ushki Bay

Ushki Bay (Russian: "Zaliv Ushki") is a small bay in Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation.
Geography.
Ushki Bay is located on the northern coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. It lies to the east of the mountainous Lisyansky Peninsula. The bay is 24 km (15 mi) wide and lies between Cape Yelagin to the west and Cape Rzhavyy to the east – the latter is visible from a great distance on a clear day as its red color contrasts with the brown color of the coastline on either side of it.
The depth of the northern part of the bay reaches .
History.
American whaleships cruised for bowhead whales in the bay in the 1840s and 1850s. They called it Shepherdess Bay, after a Mystic ship that frequented the area at the time.


Gulripshi

Gulripshi (, ; , "Gwylryphsh"; , "Gulrypsh") is an urban settlement in Abkhazia. It is located 12 km from Sukhumi, and is the capital of Gulripshi district.
Nikolay Smetskoy built three sanatoria in Gulripsh between 1902 and 1913 for patients with pulmonary diseases and founded several parks with subtropical plants. After the Russian Revolution the sanatoria were nationalised.
Climate.
Gulripshi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: "Cfa").


Keskal

Keskal is a city in Kondagaon district formerly in Madhya Pradesh and now in Chhattisgarh, India.
Geography.
It is located at an elevation of 651 m above MSL.
Location.
Keskal is 129  km from Jagdalpur 180 km from Raipur, 30 km from Kanker and about 60 km north of Kondagaon on NH30.
The nearest airport is Raipur Airport and railway station is at Jagdalpur.
Tourism.
Keshkal Ghat is a nearby attraction. It is a scenic spot and offers a view of the valley below. Keshkal PANCHAVATI is spot of tourism. It is nearly from Keshkal bus stand. GOBRAIEN is a pilgrim centre, where shiv linga temple is situated. Information regarding this can be obtained from situated in Keshkal Bus Stand.
Business and economy.
The major business done by the peoples of Keshkal are sale and purchase of grains like rice, wheat, maize, mahua, and tamarind.
Keskal has heavy bauxite deposits.


Al-Mahawil District

Al-Mahawil () is a district in Babil Governorate, Iraq. It is centred on the town of Al-Mahawil.


Machchafushi

Machchafushi is one of the uninhabited islands of Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives.
It is the setting for the "Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives" resort, which is one of the 11 5-star properties run by Centara Hotels and Resorts.


Singye County

Sin'gye County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is a mining district with abandoned molybdenum and copper mines.
Administrative divisions.
Sin'gye county is divided into 1 "ŭp" (town) and 27 "ri" (villages):
Transport.
Sin'gye county is served by three stations on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn line of the Korean State Railway.


Kvemo Ermani

Kvemo Ermani or Kvemo-Yermani (, ) is a village in the Java District of South Ossetia or Shida Kartli, Georgia, at an altitude of 1,940 m. Distance to the municipality center Java is 46 km.


Haykadzor

Haykadzor (, also Romanized as Aykadzor; formerly, Koshavank; until 1930, Ghzlkilisa) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border
Population.
Population per years is the following.


Hijidai Station

 is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y17".
Lines.
The station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 50.0 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Local, "Rapid Sunport", and "Nanpū Relay" services stop at the station. Dosan line local, "Rapid Sunport", and "Nanpū Relay" services stop at the station. In addition, there are two trains a day running a local service on the Seto-Ōhashi Line which stop at the station. These run in one direction only, from to .
Layout.
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is positioned nearby as is a municipal public toilet.
History.
The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 October 1957 as an additional stop on the existing Yosan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.


Awngchit

 Awngchit is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.


Bara Gewog

Bara Gewog is a former gewog (village block) of Samtse District, Bhutan. The gewog has an area of 186 square kilometres and contains 474 households. Bara Gewog comprises part of Sipsu Dungkhag (sub-district), together with Tendu, Biru, Lehereni, and Sipsu Gewog Gewogs.


Nalta Union

Nalta Union () is a union parishad in Kaliganj Upazila of Satkhira District, in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.


Gaz, Kyrgyzstan

Gaz is a village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 1,615 in 2009.
Nearby towns and villages include Kan (), Tayan () and Subash ().


Budhar

Budhar is a village in Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.


Staroselye Airport

Staroselye Airport () is an airport in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia located 8 km northeast of Rybinsk. It services small transport aircraft and features a small utilitarian layout.
Airlines and destinations.
Currently, work is suspended in the airport due to unprofitable operations.


Khangsar

Khangsar is a village development committee in Manang District in the Gandaki Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 257 people in 58 individual households.
Khangsar village is located in north central Nepal 3756 meters above sea level. There are more than 300 inhabitants.


Chandikhole

Chandikhole is a place in Jajpur district, Odisha, India. The place has been named after Goddess "Chandi" worshipped by late monk Baba Bhairabananda Bramhachari who established the deity of "Maa Chandi" in one of the adjoining hills of Barunei full of dense forest and ferocious animals in 1932. It is also one of the industrial hubs of Odisha. Chandikhol has been selected for the establishment of one of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (India) location.
Geography.
It is located in the Jajpur District of Odisha.
Location.
Chandikhole is one of the end points of National Highway 200, the other end being Raipur. National Highway 5 passes through Chandikhole.
Nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport at Bhubaneswar, which is at a distance of about 70 km. It is an extremely strategic location in terms of commerce as it acts as a junction between Kalinganagar, Cuttack, Bhadrak and Paradeep.
The nearest town is Jaraka which is 12 km away from this place.


Don Phut District

Don Phut (, ) is a district ("amphoe") in the western part of Saraburi Province, Thailand.
History.
"Tambon" Don Phut, Dong Ta Ngao, Ban Luang and Phai Lio were separated from Ban Mo District to create the minor district ("king amphoe") Don Phut on 31 May 1971. It was upgraded to a full district on 4 November 1993.
Most of the inhabitants of this district are Phuan who migrated from Chiang Khong, Luang Phrabang and Vientiane in the reign of King Rama II.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Lopburi of Lopburi Province, Nong Don and Ban Mo of Saraburi Province, Tha Ruea, Nakhon Luang, Maha Rat and Ban Phraek of Ayutthaya Province.
Administration.
The district is divided into four sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 28 villages ("mubans"). Don Phut has township ("thesaban tambon") status and covers all the "tambons" except Dong Ta Ngau. Dong Ta Ngau is administered by a Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO), the only one in the district.


Balleh River

Balleh River () is a river in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a tributary of the Rajang River. In 1983 it was navigated by Redmond O'Hanlon and James Fenton. The journey is described in O'Hanlon's book, Into the Heart of Borneo.


Maharlika Village

Maharlika Village is one of the 28 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has an area of and has the biggest Muslim community in Metro Manila with a population of 18,406.
Maharlika Village, which is shaped almost like a square, is bounded by Brgy. South Signal Village to the north, Upper Bicutan to the west, Central Bicutan to the west and south, and by Lower Bicutan and New Lower Bicutan to the east.
The village was created in 1974 when President Ferdinand Marcos set aside of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Officers Village in Taguig to become a subdivision for Muslim Filipinos. It had been settled by twenty Moro families since the 1950s, led by an imam named Muhammad Kusin. They lived in huts and had requested the government for their own community since 1964. The community grew to 480 families, which included members of the Moro elite, such as descendants of sultans from Mindanao, government officials, military officers, ambassadors and business executives. The government then created two more sitios to the barangay of Maharlika Village: Sitio Imelda Romualdez Marcos and Sitio Bandara-Ingued.


Al-Haymah as-Sufla

Al-Ḥaymah as-Sufla () is a sub-district located in the At-Ta'iziyah District, Taiz Governorate, Yemen. Al-Ḥaymah as-Sufla had a population of 8,300 according to the 2004 census.


Chau Tsai Kok

Chau Tsai Kok (Chinese: 洲仔角) is a small uninhabited island off the island of Tap Mun in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite to the village of Tap Mun. It is under the administration of Tai Po District.


Al Hamraniyah

Al Hamraniyah' () is the name of a settlement in Ras Al Khaimah.


Dhurkot Rural Municipality

Dhurkot is a Rural municipality located within the Gulmi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal.
The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 22,454 according to a 2011 Nepal census.
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.
The previous Nayagaun (some part excluded), Pipaldhara, Hadahade, Jaisithok, Bastu, Dhurkot Rajasthal and Wagla VDCs were merged to form Dhurkot Rural Municipality.
Dhurkot is divided into 7 wards, with Jaisithok declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.


Dera Murad Jamali

Dera Murad Jamali (), often abbreviated as D.M. Jamali, is a city located in Nasirabad District in Balochistan, Pakistan, It's the Divisional Headquarters of Nasirabad Division.
Etymology.
The word Dera means abode or settlement in Brohi, Urdu, Balochi, Pashto and many other languages. Dera Murad Jamali thus means the settlement or city of Murad Jamali. Many city names in Pakistan have Dera as a prefix, for example Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Allah Yar. The city is named after the assassinated Pakistani leader Mir Murad Jamali.
Mir Muhammad Murad Jamali was one of the leading political personalities of the Pakistan Muslim League and was a close ally of Muhammad Ali Jinnah for the independence of Pakistan and the welfare of Balochistan province. Mir Murad was murdered by unidentified men while leaving a mosque in Quetta after Friday prayers. The news of the murder led to strikes in Sindh and Balochistan.


Qantab

Qantab is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman.
The Qantab beach located here is a popular tourist destination.
The Jewel of Muscat, a replica of a ninth century merchant sailing vessel (dhow), was built at the traditional ship-building yard at Qantab.


Fyodorovka, Fyodorov District

Fyodorovka ( ) is a village and the administrative center of the Fyodorov District of Kostanay Region in northern Kazakhstan.


Ammadies

Ammadies (; ) is an abandoned village in the Tilliria region of north-western Cyprus. "De facto", Ammadies is under the control of Northern Cyprus.


Yamethin Township

Yamethin Township is a township of Yamethin District in the Mandalay Region of Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat and principal city is Yamethin, which is also the major rail stop in the township, and it has a population of 27,698.
Communities.
Among the many communities in Yamethin Township are: North and South Pyar Si, Upper and Lower Warpyutaung (Wapyudaung), and Yebyu.
Kyini Lake.
It was dug by King Kyawswa of Bagan in 1303 A.D. It was restored in 2015 to irrigate 8129 acres of monsoon and summer paddy plantations and provide water to the people of nearby areas.
History.
Yamethin Township was established as a town during the time of King Duttabaung in 170 BE (Buddhist Era). The town was formerly known as Nwamethin (နွားမည်းသင်း), in reference to the preponderance of black cows in the area. Over time, the town's name evolved to Namethin and to Yamethin, which is the modern-day name.
Demographics.
2014.
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Pyinmana Township had a population of 258,091. The population density was 119.1 people per km². The census reported that the median age was 28.4 years, and a sex ratio of 95 males per 100 females. There were 57,259 households; the mean household size was 4.1.


Chur, Stavropol Krai

Chur () is a village ("aul") in Turkmensky District of Stavropol Krai, Russia. Population: 800 (2006 est.).


Wan Singpyin

 Mong Khat Township (also(Approved)" Mong Khat, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</ref>) is a town in Kengtong District of Shan State of Myanmar. The town is located alongside the [[Nam Loi Creek], a tributary of the [[Mekong]]. The nearest airport is 51 miles away in [[Kengtong]].
External links.
Wan Singpyin
Mong Khat
[[Category:Populated places in Shan State]]


Fatehabad, Punjab

Fatehabad is a small town in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab State. in India, located about 25 km from Sultanpur Lodhi
Historical importance.
Fatehabad was once the capital of the Ahluwalia Misl prior to the shifting of the capital to Kapurthala. This town is older than Tarn Taran and Amritsar. It was originally a border fort that had a garrison permanently stationed there, and is known to have existed from the time of Mahmud Ghazni, or even earlier. The name Fatehabad is believed to signify the victory of the Ahluwalia Misl against the Khokhars, the ancient resident clan whose members were reputed to have assassinated Muhammad Ghori.Jassa Singh, born in 1718 to Bhadr Singh a great grandson of Sadhu Singh Ahluwalia, the founder of the Ahluwalia Misl, was the nephew of Bhag Singh. He was the founder of Kapurthala State in 1772. In the year 1755, he had defeated Adina Beg Khan, the Mughal Governor of Jullundur, and taken possession of Fatehabad.
The older town, which was of strategic importance, was frequently visited by the Mughals and the later rulers, the Mughals had constructed an Imperial Serai for the benefit of armies and caravans, beside several other buildings, which are now in ruins following the destruction of the older town by the forces of the Mughal Ruler Jahangir.
Fatehabad is also known as the place where the First Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak had penned the Gurbani in praise of Nature
Fatehabad is the place to which the family of the renowned Urdu poet, Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi belonged. This town is situated near Goindwal Sahib and Khadur Sahib, places connected with Guru Angad Dev and Guru Amar Das.
Geography.
Fatehabad is situated at a distance of 4 km from Khadur Sahib, tehsil headquarter of same name. Nearby villages are Hothian, Khwaspur, Khan Chhapri and Bharowal.
Demographics.
As per 2011 Census of India, Fatehabad had 1649 households with a total population of 8,860 of which 4,674 (53%) were males and 4186 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,084. The literacy rate of Fatehabad was 71.04% compared to 75.84% of Punjab. In Fatehabad male literacy was 74.37% while female literacy rate was 67.31%. The sex ratio was 896 females per thousand males.
Transportation.
The nearest railway stations to Fatehabad are Goindwal Sahib Railway station at a distance of 1.5 km.


Fatubessi, Ermera

Fatubessi (Fatu Besi, Fatoe Bessi) is one of thirteen municipalities ("sucos") under the sub-district administration of Hatulia, Ermera District, East Timor. There is a road east from Fatubessi to the town of Ermera.
The area of Fatubessi is occupied by the former coffee plantation of the SAPT company, a Portuguese colony exploratory company in Ermera District. Fatubessi is the home of the "Hybrid of Timor" rust-resistant coffee tree, a natural hybrid of Arabica and Robusta, whose seed was sent out into the world in 1953, begetting many other coffee trees. The village also has a statue of former Portuguese Governor José Celestino da Silva, who started the coffee plantations in Timor, and one of the Catholic statue of Mother Mary Peregrine.
Fatubessi Municipality has six sub-villages ("aldeia"): São Francisco, Peregrinacao (Peregrina), Matanoba (Matanova), Sabsoi (Safesoy), Lebumeo, and Assulau Hautete (Asulau). During the Timor independence movement, it was chosen to be the administrative center for the six villages in order to simplify access and services for the future municipality.


Arasan, Kazakhstan

Arasan (, "Arasan") is a village in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan.


Jeang

 Jeang is a village in Bhamo Township in the Bhamo District, in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.


Jargalant, Arkhangai

Jargalant (, Leisurely/happiness) is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. In 2009, its population was 4,111.


Kurshab

Kurshab (established as "Pokrovskoe", and known as "Leninskoye" before 2003 ) is a large village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. The settlement was established as Pokrovskoe by settlers from majorly Kiev Governorate of Russian Empire in 1893. By 1900s Pokrovskoe amounted to 186 households. Its population was 16,364 in 2009. It is situated near the river Kurshab, between the cities Osh and Uzgen.


Kang Meas City

Kang Meas was a rural village in Kampong Thom province called Kang Meas City as of July 17, 2012. The city was the brain-child of Professor Thearonn Hang and included two boulevards—Krou Thor, located along the Chinit River, and Krou Tearin, located in the southern part of the city.
The Kang Meas village formerly belonged to Thnoat Chum commune, Baray district, Kampong Thom province.
In 2030, Professor Thearonn Hang will merge the surrounding villages and communes into an administrative center which is so-called the Kampuchea Central City. The Kampuchea Central City or the Khmer Central City will become a central point of Cambodia which serve the tourists who travel to and from the two big cities of Cambodia - Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. So, the hotels, guest-houses, lac, and other entertainment will be built.
Also, the four pagodas in Taing Krassaing will be merged into a single pagoda. The Thormneat, the Taing Krassaing, the Sang Khleang pagoda will be dysfunctional, whereas the only Phumi Veang pagoda will be used and became a tourist attraction and a holy place.
The second vision is to make Taing Krassaing commune to become a city, hereinafter refers to the Cambodia Central City (Ville Cambodge Central) or (ក្រុងផ្ចិតកម្ពុជា) which is the centre of Cambodia and the middle way of the two capital cities - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. The name of Taing Krassaing commune will be changed to Krong Phchet Kampuchea through a cut off some commune of Santuk and Baray district.


Bartogay Lake

Bartogai Lake (, "Bartoǵaı begeni") is a reservoir in the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. As it is far away from any pollution sources, it has remained relatively pristine. It was built in the early 1980s on the Chilik River at the base of the Sogety Plateau (Syugaty Hills) as part of an irrigation project. The dam was completed in 1983 and the site became operational in 1985. It collects water during the winter and spring and releases water for irrigation from June through September.
Recreational fishing in the lake and in the outlet stream is permitted at certain times of year. Animals in the area include marmots.
On the territory of Almaty Region, thanks to The Bartogay reservoir, the Shelek (Chilik) river was formed. In the early 80-ies of the XX century, it was blocked by a 60 – meter high stone-embankment dam with a length of 330 m.this is how the bartogay reservoir was formed. The waters of the reservoir feed the Big Almaty canal, which stretches to the city of Almaty, irrigating the foothill agricultural zone on its way.
Bartogai is an ancient tract. On all sides, the tract is surrounded by mountains, which is protected from the winds. In the middle of the tract is a vast clearing. Once it was arable land, there are traces of ancient ditches. There are many ancient burial mounds in Bartogai. The stones they are made of are covered with soil and are barely visible from it. The abundance of mounds here is no accident. From time immemorial, attracting people, Bartogai was considered sacred. Rites were performed there, and holidays were celebrated.


Ban Chang District

Ban Chang (, ) is the westernmost district ("amphoe") of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.
History.
The area originally was Tambon Phala of Mueang Rayong District. From 1963 on the US military used the U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, thus the community grew bigger.
The government created Ban Chang minor district ("king amphoe") on 7 May 1976 by splitting two "tambons" from Mueang District. It was upgraded to be full district on 16 March 1985.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Sattahip, Bang Lamung of Chonburi Province, Nikhom Phatthana and Mueang Rayong of Rayong Province. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.
Administration.
The district is divided into three sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 22 villages ("mubans"). Ban Chang is a town ("thesaban mueang") and covers parts of the "tambon" Ban Chang and Phla. Samnak Thon is a township ("thesaban tambon") which covers parts of "tambon" Samnak Thon. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for non-municipal areas.


Donuz-Too

Donuz-Too is a village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 321 in 2009.


Ras al-Ayn, Qatana

Ras al-Ayn (Arabic: رأس العين) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ras al-Ayn had a population of 892 in the 2004 census.


Manzelabad, Ardabil

Manzelabad is a village in the Ardabil Province of Iran.


Khizergarh

Khizergarh (Kanaur) is a village in Banur area of Mohali (SAS Nagar) at the 18th District in Punjab, India. In past years, it was a part of the Patiala District, and was inducted into SAS Nagar in recent years. Its coordinates are 30°35'3"N 76°45'21"E.
Climate.
Khizergarh has a sub-tropical continental monsoon climate characterized by a seasonal rhythm: hot summers, slightly cold winters, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature (). In winter, frost sometimes occurs during December and January. The average annual rainfall is recorded at . The city also receives occasional winter rains from the west.
Average temperature


Latambarcem

Latambarcem is a village located in the North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. In 2001, the population was 6296. 3217 were male. 3079 were female.


Mount Nyukasa

 is a mountain located on the northernmost edge of the Akaishi Mountains (also known as the "Southern Alps"), in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Outline.
Though part of the “Southern Alps”, Mount Nyukasa is not included in the Minami Alps National Park. There are multiple mountain climbing trails, and the summit offers a view of Mount Fuji.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has an observatory near the peak of Mount Nyukasa.


Banchaung

Banchaung is a village of Dawei District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar.
Geography.
It is located by the Ban River on the western side of the Tenasserim Range near the border with Thailand.


Dhalkut

Dhalkut is a "Wilayat" of Dhofar in the Sultanate of Oman.


Metinaro

Metinaro is a city in Metinaro Subdistrict, Dili District, East Timor. The coast has a wonderful diving area with a colourful world of animals.
Metinaro is also the home of the East Timor's 1st Battalion F-FDTL (Forças de Defesa de Timor Leste). Located at the Metinaro Barracks is also the Recruit Training Centre and the Defence Force School of Languages (Defence Cooperation Programme - Australia). The Australian Army assists the F-FDTL with training and expertise. The 2nd Battalion is located at Baucau, some 1 hours drive to the East.


Qarabolaq

Qarabolaq or Qareh Bulaq () is a small settlement in the Great Pamir in Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, northeastern Afghanistan. It lies at an altitude of 4,139 m on the eastern shore of Zorkul lake, near the Afghan border with Tajikistan but also close to the Afghan borders with Pakistan and China.


Kaliningrad economic region

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Kuala Jeneris

Kuala Jeneris is a small town in Hulu Terengganu constituency, Terengganu, Malaysia. It is the eastern end of the Ipoh-Kuala Terengganu road .


Nakanda

Nakanda is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.


Gonapinuwala Divisional Secretariat

Gonapinuwala Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Galle District, of Southern Province, Sri Lanka.


Mathiveri (Alif Alif Atoll)

Mathiveri (Dhivehi: މަތިވެރި) is one of the eight inhabited islands of Alif Alif Atoll.
Island Code U-05
Postal Code 09040
Geography.
The island is west of the country's capital, Malé. Mathiveri is located at the central area of North ari atoll.
Demography.
The population of Mathiveri as of September 2020 are 991 in total.
Governance.
There is a police station on the island, and a magistrate court to provide law enforcement.
Island council.
The current Island Council members are:-
1- Ismail Athif (PPM) President of the Council.
2- Sama Abdul Qafoor (MDP) Vice President of the Council.
3- Ilyaas Ibrahim (PPM).
Economy.
Main sources of economy of the island are Fishing and tourism. The island have Fishing Boats which mainly involving in the yellow fin tuna fishing industry. All the fishing boats are registered and licences under fish processing and exporting company. these companies export the raw fish products to European countries.
There are 10 guest houses in Mathiveri. Tourists across the world are used to visit the island and stay those guest houses. And many of the people are working nearby tourist island resorts.
Healthcare.
Mathiveri Health Centre is the only health service provider in the island. The health centre has a medical officer and two registered nurses and nearly 15 staff members. The health centre is opened for 16 hours in a day.
Education.
There is a school (up to grade 10) on the island to educate the children of the community. The principal of the school is Mr. Mohamed Siraj.
Sports.
Football and Hand ball are the Main Sports in Mathiveri. There is a Football Ground in the south side of the island. the pitch is not good for the players to play because of the rock sandy soil in the ground. There are huge Futsal competitions which participating teams are from other than Mathiveri. for that the and the interests in youth for Futsal, they have an artificial grass Futsal pitch in the island. Handball is the Current sports playing among the woman of Mathiveri.


Dahakalikasthan

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Doraksan

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Kochinda, Okinawa

 was a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 17,226 and the density of 1,164.71 persons per km². The total area is 14.79 km².
On January 1, 2006, Kochinda, along with the village of Gushikami (also from Shimajiri District), was merged to create the town of Yaese.
The Kochinda area is currently a place of change. Apartments are quickly replacing old businesses and old homes alike. This expansion is to lure people to the area from Naha and Haebaru with cheaper rent and quieter living. It is a small town with excellent schools, a city office, a grocery store, a few gas stations and a hardware store. The local area consists of farm fields, usually filled with sugar cane. It is quiet and clean.


Kayrat

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Kita-Adachi District, Saitama

 is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 36,979 and a density of 2,498.58 persons per km2. The total area is 14.80 km2. (These numbers are excluding those of Fukiage, which merged with a city outside the district on October 1, 2005.)


Hiranagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Linggo Mountain

Linggo Mountain is located at Koto Merapak, in the Linggo Sari Baganti sub-district of Pesisir Selatan Regency, Sumatra, Indonesia. To the west of Linggo Mountain is Koto Merapak, to the south is Koto Langang, to the north is Lagan, and to the east is the Akad village.
The Tapaan Stone, a large rock that presents large footprints, is in Akad Village. The stone is a popular tourist attraction.
There is also a big rock in Lagan, Joliang Stone, which is bigger than the Tapaan stone. Joliang stone is above the hill around Linggo Mountain. It is famous because of the slope it resides on - if it were to fall down, it would destroy the houses and other buildings at the bottom of the hill. For this reason, it is not a tourist destination.
There is a waterfall above Linggo Mountain, however it is inaccessible to tourists because it is far from the village and difficult to reach.


Lamlai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Lamlai Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India
It is part of Imphal East district.


Tsovinar, Armenia

Tsovinar () is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan.
Toponymy.
The name "Tsovinar" is derived from Tsovinar, the Armenian goddess of water, sea, and rain. The village was previously known as "Kolakran".
Historical heritage.
East of the village is the Urartian site of Teyseba (Odzaberd) founded by Rusa I around 735-713 BC, with a lengthy but worn cuneiform inscription nearby recounting his conquest of twenty-three nations. It is considered to be the best-preserved Urartian fortification in the Sevan Basin. Below the hill of Teyseba is the point where the Arpa-Sevan Tunnel empties into Lake Sevan. On the hill south of the road that is adjacent to the fortress, are boulders that form walls that are especially visible along the southern boundary.
Just outside the village headed southeast are numerous stones scattered across the side of one of the hills. It is all that remains of an old village destroyed during by war long ago. Some human bones and old coins have been found in this area by villagers from Tsovinar, attesting to the story of what had once taken place there. In close proximity are two small single-nave churches. The church of Topi Galugh sits on a hill southeast between Tsovinar and Artsvanist, while the church of Surb Sarkis (1100-1200) sits south of the village of Tsovinar on a promontory overlooking a small gorge. Next to Surb Sarkis is a small cemetery, and just below the church in the gorge is a small spring and cave. Further south are the remains of the ancient village of Karmrashen, which contains the church of Hnevank, the monument of Yot Verk Matur, numerous khachkars, and some tombs.


Achhod

Achhod is a village panchayat located in the Bharuch district of Gujarat state, India. It has a population of around 15,000.
Gandhinagar is the state capital for Achhod village, and is located around 150hm away.


Irkutsk Governorate

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Malbasey

Malbasey is a small village in West Sikkim surrounded by forest. It falls under Soreng Sub-division and is the home place of former chief minister of Sikkim Shri Nar Bahadur Bhandari. There is a school named Don Bosco School Malbasey, situated at the top of the village.


Banyabong

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Oesilo

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Banat-i Hill

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Bayburd

Bayburd () is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Traces of an early medieval Bayburd settlement have been preserved in the Khosrov reserve, at the confluence of the Aghjo and Glan tributaries of the Azat River. Historical and bibliographic information about the village has not been preserved. The only mention is made by the 19th century historian, philologist-geographer Ghevont Alishan, who thinks that the name of the village must have come from Baberd. In the central part of the village, a single-nave basilica church of the 5th century, built of polished gray basalt, is preserved. The carved capitals of the half-ruined church are remarkable: the archetype with an equal crucifix in the central part. Adjacent to the south is the vestibule, which is now in ruins.
According to the inscription preserved in the structure of the church, the village survived until the 17th century, when Armenians were deported in 1604 during the deportation carried out by Shah Abbas I of Persia Abbas the Great.
The cemetery from 7th-15th centuries is spread around the church, dozens of khachkars. 1980s During the cleaning works, a stone with an inverted Greek inscription was found here, the translation of which is "Health" and "Happiness". From around 18 century village was populated by Azerbaijanis After the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia village was left abandoned. Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.


Fontana Amorosa

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Krubong

Krubong is a mukim in Melaka Tengah District, Melaka, Malaysia. It is located around 15 km from Malacca City and 10 km from Alor Gajah.
Facilities.
The main access is through the via the Sungai Udang - Ayer Keroh Highway or simply the SPA Highway . The Malacca International Airport is just a 5 kilometers away. There were several housing estates, including Krubong Village ("Kampung Krubong"), Krubong Permai, Krubong Jaya, Seri Krubong and Krubong Perdana. It also has an industrial zone, Krubong Technology Park. There are many sport facilities built in Krubong especially the state stadium which is Hang Jebat Stadium. Opposite of the stadium, there is a Hang Jebat Sport Complex.


Al Madaya

Al Madaya is a city in Jizan Province, in south-western Saudi Arabia.


Fuk Hing Tsuen

Fuk Hing Tsuen () is a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration.
Fuk Hing Tsuen is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Fuk Hing Tsuen is part of the Ping Shan North constituency.


Dandiguranse

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Ghulam Hyder Siyal

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Karmachhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Karmachhara Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Tripura state in India.
It is part of Dhalai district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.


Balamta

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Marghazani

Marghzani tribe is one of prominent tribes of Sibi and Musakhail. The tribe itself a tribe of Panni Pashtoons.The tribe as per their background must have spoken Pashto as those belonging to Musakhail do speak but those living in areas of Sibi speak Sindhi.Sibi is famous for its diversity where each ethnic group despite their background speaks Sindhi.
Marghazani.
Marghazani is a village at a 2 kilometers distance from Sibi city of Balochistan, Pakistan.


Hudishi

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Salair Ridge

Salair Ridge (pronounced "sah-lah-EER"; ) is an eroded plateau-type highland in the Southwestern Siberia, Russia, particularly in Altai Krai, Kemerovo and Novosibirsk Oblast. It is a natural continuation of Altai Mountains and separates the Kuznetsk Depression from the Ob River Plain to the southwest. Its main ridge is nearly parallel to that of Kuznetsk Alatau. The ridge is some 300 kilometres in length and 15-40 kilometres wide.
The mountains are rich in complex ores. The highest peak is Kivda (), at 621 meters.
Major rivers include the Berd' (, see the city of Berdsk), Suenga River () and Chumysh River.


Ashrafiyat Sahnaya

Ashrafiyat Sahnaya (, also spelled Ashrafiah Sahnaya) is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Darayya to the north, Sahnaya to the south, and al-Sabinah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 30,519 in the 2004 census. Ashrafiyat Sahnaya is one of the few towns in the Ghouta with a majority Druze community, along with Jaramana, Sahnaya and Deir Ali.
Syrian Civil War.
On 25 August 2013, fighting occurred between Syrian Army soldiers and opposition fighters in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya. At around 18:00, the rebels started to throw objects with a catapult. Around 20:00 an object was thrown at a group of five Syrian Army soldiers. The object landed 10–15 meters from them, and released a badly smelling gas. The five soldiers were immediately taken to a field medical point where they were treated with injections, eye droplets and oxygen. They were then transported to Martyr Yusuf Al Azmah Military Hospital for emergency care, where medical personnel took blood samples of them. The blood samples tested positive for sarin. Five days after the incident, the victims were interviewed by the United Nations Mission to Investigate Alleged Uses of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic.


Al Gharith

Al Ghareef is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.
 The official language is Arabic. It consider as one of wider villages in Makkah Province.


Jid Ali

Jid Ali is a famous Bahraini geographical centre containing mixed residential and commercial properties located near the coast of Tubli Bay. Based south of the capital Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is located within the Capital Governorate. It is known for its various shops and for international and local cuisines as well as fast food.


Chaungwa, Dawei

Chaungwa is a village of Dawei District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar.
Geography.
It is located by the Tenasserim River on the western side of the Tenasserim Range near the border with Thailand.


Ablah, Lebanon

Ablah () is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
History.
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ablah's population being Catholics.


Baljuvon District

Baljuvon District (; ) is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is the village Baljuvon. The population of Baljuvon District is 30,400 (January 2020 estimate).
Administrative divisions.
The district has an area of about and is divided administratively into five jamoats. They are as follows:


Argo District

Argo District ( / ) is one of the 28 districts in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Fayzabad District and is home to approximately 45,000 residents.
On 2 May 2014, there were two mudslides in the district occurring on the side of a mountain, affecting the villages of either Aab Barik or Hargu.


Aslana

Aslana is a town located in Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh, India.


Tell Jabin

Tell Jabin () is a Kurdish town in northern Syria, administratively part of the A'zaz District of Aleppo Governorate, located north of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Tell Rifaat and Kafr Naya to the north, Mare' to the northeast, Bayanoun, Mayer and al-Zahraa to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tell Jabin had a population of 2,579 in the 2004 census.


Gulzar, Quetta

Gulzar is a union council of the Quetta District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located to the south-east of the district capital Quetta with an altitude of .
When the British control on Quetta was established, it was turned into an army garrison. Today, where the staff college Quetta stands, at that very place, was a fort called "Fort Durrani". when the British chose Quetta to be a military garrison, they bought this fort from the Durrani's. In 1905 Asia's largest military academy staff college was established in Quetta. The Durranis were removed from it. Therefore, Ghullam Sarver Khan Durrani s/o Sardar Saeed Khan Durrani bought a very large piece of land from Syed Mohammad Ashraf Shah s/o Syed Mohammad Sadiq Shah adjacent to killi Kirani Quetta and formed a village there called killi Gulzar. It is present today as well and its record is present in land review records.


Labu (state constituency)

Labu is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.


Asy, Kazakhstan

Asy (, "Asa") is a village in southeastern Kazakhstan. It is the seat of Jambyl District of Jambyl Region. Population: .


Shin, Syria

Shin ( "Shîn") is a town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs. Nearby localities include Rabah to the north, al-Mahfurah to the northeast, Tarin to the east, Suwayri to the southeast, Hadidah to the south, Mizyeneh and al-Huwash to the southwest and Muqlus to the northwest.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shin had a population of 13,020 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Shin "nahiyah" ("subdistrict") which consists of 22 localities with a collective population of 27,951 in 2004. The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Sunnis and Alawites. Although many had converted to the heterodox Alawite sect of Sulayman al-Murshid (known as Murshidians) during the French Mandate period (1920–46), the population readopted the orthodox Alawite faith since then.
Etymology.
The name Shin is possibly coming from 2 sources Syriac language and it means the moon, and Aramaic language and it means peace
History.
The town has been built above an Arameans Khirbat (Town), and there are
The majority of population used to work in agriculture, planting Olives, Wheat,Figs and Apples,


Kampong Buang Tekurok

Buang Tekurok (also known as Sengkirap), commonly known as Kampong Buang Tekurok (), is a village-level subdivision of Lumapas, a mukim (subdistrict) of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The postcode for Kampong Buang Tekurok is BJ2524.
Name.
Kampong Buang Tekurok comes from the Malay name which translates as 'Buang Tekurok Village'.


Al-Jafr, Jordan

Al-Jafr () is a city in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan. It is located near the city of Ma'an, and is roughly east of Amman.
It was the site of an April Fools' Day hoax in 2010 that has drawn comparisons to the famous American "The War of the Worlds" broadcast. The nearby desert area has also been used for high speed performance tests by teams attempting to break the Land speed record.
References.
3. Jordan shooting: Three US military trainers killed at al-Jafr air base : 4 November 2016.


Al-Waqf, Syria

al-Waqf (; ) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Located some southwest of al-Rai, it is administratively part of Nahiya al-Rai in al-Bab District and has a population of 902 as per the 2004 census.


Rumgong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rumgong Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh state in India.
It is part of Siang district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.


Araidron

Araidron is a village in Jhalokati District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.


Lucao, Chiayi

Lucao Township () is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
History.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the Lucao Township Office was established on 18 January 1946.
Geography.
It has a population total of 15,598 and an area of 54.3151 km2.
Administrative divisions.
Houliao, Lutung, Lucao, Xijing, Lichou, Zhongliao, Shijia, Xiatan, Guangtan, Bitan, Songzhu, Zhushan, Houku, Sanjiao and Xiama Village.


Ghayl Ba Wazir District

Ghayl Ba Wazir District () is a district of the Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 48,831 people.


Taldou

Taldou (, also spelled Tall Daww, Taldo, Tall Dhu or Taldao) is a town in the Houla region of northern Syria, north of Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Burj al-Qa'i to the east, Tallaf to the northeast, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab to the north, Qarmas and Maryamin to the northwest, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah and al-Shinyah to the west, Kabu to the southwest, Sharqliyya to the south and Ghur Gharbiyah to the southeast. In 2004 it had a population of 15,727 according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
On 2012-05-25, together with the neighboring village al-Shumariyeh, Taldou was the scene of the Houla massacre in which 108 civilians, including 49 children and 32 women, were killed, allegedly by Syrian Army shelling and ground attacks by pro-government Shabeeha militiamen. As of 21 June 2012, government forces have been driven from the town center and are relegated to positions on the town's periphery. On May 15, 2018, Syrian forces retook the town.


Staraya Kulatka

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Chaube, Hazaribagh

Chaube is a village in the Chalkusha CD block in the Barhi subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Demographics.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Chaube had a total population of 6,730, of which 3,528 (52%) were males and 3,202 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,233. The total number of literate persons in Chaube was 3,814 (69.38% of the population over 6 years).
Transport.
Chaube has a railway station in the Dhanbad-Koderma sector of the Grand chord.
Chaube is linked to Markacho through the Markacho-Chaube road and to Keshwari through the Chaube-Keshwari road.


Kyungon, Wakema

Kyungon is a village in Wakema Township, Myaungmya District, in the Ayeyarwady Region of northcentral Myanmar. Kyungon is on the left (south) bank of the Pyamalaw River across from the village of Kwinbauk.
In 2009 a bridge over the Pyamalaw River at Kyungon was completed. The bridge is a 500-foot suspension bridge, 14 feet wide, suitable for one-way traffic.


Chengzhong District, Xining

Chengzhong () is one of four districts of the prefecture-level city of Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, Northwest China. It has an area of and has 150,000 inhabitants (2004).


Bolshoy Khanuklar

Bolshoy Khanuklar (also, Bol’shoy Khanuklar) is a village in the Qazakh Rayon of Azerbaijan.
It is suspected that this village has undergone a name change or no longer exists, as no Azerbaijani website mentions it under this name.


Mehranabad

Mehranabad (, also Romanized as Mehrānābād and Mihrānābād; also known as Mehrānābād-e Feyzābād and Mehrānābād va Feyzābād) is a village in Bahramabad Rural District, in the Central District of Eslamshahr County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 245, in 64 families.


Al-Nour, Syria

Al-Nour (Arabic: النور) is a Syrian village in the Al-Tall District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Nour had a population of 55 in the 2004 census.


Jafarabad Rural District

Jafarabad Rural District () is a rural district ("dehestan") in Jafarabad District, Qom County, Qom Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,699, in 1,995 families. The rural district has 36 villages.


Ku Kaeo District

Ku Kaeo District (, ) is a district ("amphoe") in central Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Han, Chai Wan, Si That, Kumphawapi, and Prachaksinlapakhom.
History.
The minor district ("king amphoe") was established on 30 April 1994 by splitting it from Nong Han District.
On 15 May 2007 all 81 Thai minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On 24 August the upgrade became official.
Administration.
The district is divided into four sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 37 villages ("mubans"). There are no municipal ("thesaban") areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).


Can-avid

' (IPA: ]), officially the ' (; ), is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people.
Barangays.
Can-avid is politically subdivided into 28 barangays.
History.
Can-avid was created in 1948 from the barrios of Can-avid, Carolina, Barok, Cansangaya, Mabuhay, Camantang, Canilay, Pandol and Balagon, formerly part of Dolores, Eastern Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 264.
Demographics.
In the , the population of Can-avid, Eastern Samar, was people, with a density of .


Jaur

Jair is a ward no.1 of Sarkegad Gaupalika Humla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western part Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1336 persons living in 270 individual households.


Kusong

Kusŏng () is a city in central North Pyongan province, North Korea. It borders Taegwan to the north, Taechon to the east, Kwaksan and Chongju to the south, and Chonma to the west. The highest point is Chongryongsan (청룡산, 920 m). The year-round average temperature is 8.2 °C, with a January average of -9.6 °C and an August average of 23.3 °C. 1300 millimeters of rain fall in a typical year. 22% of the county's area is cultivated; 64% is forested.
Educational institutions located in Kusong include Kusong Mechanical College and Kusong Industrial College. Historical relics include the Koryo-dynasty Kuju Castle.
Industry.
Kusong is also home to much of North Korea's military industry, with both munitions factories and uranium mines in the area. The No.112, also known as the January 12th Factory was the site of the first successful Hwasong-12 launch, with a memorial dedicated to the successful launch nearby.
The Panghyon airfield is also located by Kusong, which is a site of missile test launches, including the first successful ICBM test launch by the DPRK.
Kusong is home to the Machine Plant managed by Ho Chol Yong, a large factory that produces tracked vehicles and tanks. This factory saw multiple extensions to it in 2016 and 2020. The factories' expansion is reflected on the increasing use of tracked transporter erector launchers.
Administrative divisions.
The city is divided into 25 neighborhoods ("dong") and 18 villages ("ri").


Tejen

Tejen (older spellings: Tedzhen, Tejend, Tejent) is an oasis city with district status in the Karakum Desert, in Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. It lies along the M37 highway, between Dushak and Mary, by road southeast of Ashgabat. It has a population of approximately 52,000. To the east is the larger oasis of Mary.
Etymology.
The meaning of "tejen" is unclear. Atanyyazov explained, ...The meaning of this ancient name is not clear...Barthold noted that this name was also used in the form of Tuzhen in the X-XI centuries...Vambery derived it from the words "tei-e hend" ("tei-e kent", "tei"— “down”, "kent" - “village”, “city”) and derived from that “downstream of the city,” “downstream of the city,” or “downstream of the river". He writes that he may have understood the meaning of the word as "city in the desert"...the name of the village along the Gerrud River is mentioned...This name also means "the foot of the city"...As Barthold rightly points out, this name is not the name of the first river, but the name of the county, village, or land, for the river itself is in its upper reaches Hererrud (Herat-rud, i.e., the "Herat River"), and below Sarahs is Khushk-rud, i.e., it was known as the "Waterless River"...In Persian "khushk" means "dry", "shroud", "rud" - "river". This name is a characteristic sign of the river, that is, it is associated with the cutting off of its water in the summer.
History.
In 1883 it was occupied by General Komarov during the Russian conquest of Turkestan.
In 1916, when the Turkmens participated in a revolt against the Russians, Tejen was a hotbed of activity.
Economy.
Tejen is known for its melon production, and contains numerous textile factories. The city features one hotel, the Hotel Tejen. Tejen is the site of the $240 million Tejen Carbamide (urea) Plant, inaugurated on March 18, 2005, with a design capacity of 350,000 tonnes of urea per year. It is also known for its narcotics, which are known locally as "Tejen tea".
Government installations.
A prison is located in Tejen.
Landmarks.
The city contains the Charman Ahun Mosque and the Hotel Tejen.
Wildlife.
Historical records indicate that the Caspian tiger was found in this region.
Transport.
It is a stop on the Trans-Caspian railway, and in the 1996 a new rail line via Sarahs to Mashhad in Iran was opened. Tejen is located on the M37 highway, and the P-7 highway leads south from Tejen to Sarahs and onward to Iran.


Banteay Neang

Banteay Neang () is a khum (commune) and village of Mongkol Borei District in Banteay Meanchey Province in western Cambodia.


Dashtadem, Lori

Dashtadem (; , "Ilmazly") is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.


Al-Ishy

Al Ishy () is a village in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the province of Asir, Saudi Arabia. It is located at an elevation of and has a population up to 1000.


Darmarakh

Darmarakh is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. Around the turn of the 20th century, there was a village of this name consisting of seven houses, in the Darmarakh valley, located on the right side of the stream running through the valley. Some five miles upstream of the village was another village, Darmarokh Bala. During the winters, when the Ghar Jabin pass became inaccessible due to the snow, this valley was used as an alternate patah for communications in emergencies.


Mueang Chanthaburi District

Mueang Chanthaburi (, ) is the capital district ("amphoe mueang") of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khao Khitchakut, Makham, Khlung, Laem Sing, and Tha Mai of Chanthaburi Province.
Administration.
Central administration.
Mueang Chanthaburi is divided into 11 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 98 administrative villages ("mubans").
Local administration.
There are three towns ("thesaban mueangs") in the district:
There are seven sub-district municipalities ("thesaban tambons") in the district:
There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:


Bahra, Hama

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Balkan Region

Balkan Region (, ) is the westernmost of five regions of Turkmenistan. Clockwise from north it borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (north); two provinces of Turkmenistan (east), Iran (south) and the Caspian Sea (west). The capital city is Balkanabat, formerly known as Nebit Dag. The boundaries of the region are identical to those of the former "Krasnovodsk Oblast' ", a Soviet-era province of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. This oblast was liquidated and restored many times in the mid- to late nineteen-hundreds and in 1988 it was abolished for good. However, the administrative boundaries of the region were restored in 1991 when Balkan Region was established.
The province covers 139,270 square kilometers and counts 553,500 residents (2005 estimate). A large minority of these are nomadic herding families. Its population density of 3.97 persons per square kilometer is the lowest in Turkmenistan.
Other cities include: Bereket, Türkmenbaşy, Gumdag, Serdar, Hazar, Etrek, and Esenguly.
Balkan Region has significant hydrocarbon reserves, which in 2019 accounted for 13.9% of Turkmenistan's natural gas production and 93.1% of its petroleum production. It also generated 15.4% of the country's electric power. Due to the very low water supply, agriculture is negligible, and only 4.5% of Turkmenistan's arable lands are within the province.
Off its Caspian shores the Balkan Region includes the island of Ogurja Ada, the most important island in Turkmenistan and one of the largest in the Caspian Sea.
Etymology.
One conjecture holds that Balkan comes from "Bal akan" meaning “where the honey flows”, possibly relating to the locally rich petroleum sources. However, Atanyyazow explains,This name is derived from the Balkan word meaning "mountain" in ancient Turkic languages (Khasanov, p. 47). In the Turkic language, it is also used to mean "mountain", "mountain-top mountains" (1 Uretsko-Russian. Sl. M, 1931, p. 110). In the dictionaries of Budagovyts and Gadlovyts, it also occurs in the same sense. This ancient name, which existed in the early 11th century, is interpreted by local elders as "honey flowing"...
Administrative subdivisions.
Districts.
Balkan Province ("Balkan welaýaty") is subdivided into 6 districts ("etrap", plural "etraplar"):
In addition, the city of Turkmenbashy is divided into boroughs with district status, each with a presidentially appointed mayor.
Municipalities.
As of January 1, 2017, the province includes 10 cities (города or "şäherler"), 13 towns (посёлки or "şäherçeler"), 33 rural or village councils (сельские советы or "geňeşlikler"), and 112 villages (села, сельские населенные пункты or "obalar").
In the list below, cities with "district status" are bolded:
Industry.
From 2017 to 2019, Balkan Province produced these volumes of industrial products:
Turkmenistan's largest petroleum refinery is in the city of Turkmenbashy "(viz.)".
The Balkan Cement Plant in Jebel was built in 2011 by Turkish firm Polimeks and has a design capacity of one million tons per year.
The Kiyanly Polymer Factory (), inaugurated October 17, 2018, features design capacity to produce 381 thousand tonnes of polyethylene and 81 thousand tonnes of polypropylene per year. Built at a cost of $3.4 billion by LG International, Hyundai Engineering, Toyo Engineering, and Gap Inşaat (a subsidiary of Çalık Holding), the plant cracks methane and ethane for production of polymers. In the first ten months of 2019, however, the factory produced only 67,900 tonnes of polyethylene and 12,700 tonnes of polypropylene.
The $1.3 billion Garabogaz urea (carbamide) plant, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and GAP İnşaat, was inaugurated on September 18, 2018, with a design capacity of 1.16 million tonnes of urea per year. Between January and October 2019, the Garabogaz plant produced approximately 392,000 tonnes of urea, of which 261,000 tonnes was exported.
Three factories produce iodine in Turkmenistan, all in Balkan Province: one each in Balkanabat, Hazar, and Bereket. The Bereket plant is designed to produce 150 tonnes per year of iodine. Following planned renovations and upgrades, the Balkanabat and Hazar plants will have design capacities of 250 tonnes and 300 tonnes of iodine, respectively, plus 2400 tonnes and 4500 tonnes of bromine, respectively, per year. Total production of iodine in 2019 was 681.4 tonnes.
Transportation.
The M37 highway begins at the Turkmenbashi International Seaport and leads eastward 1200 kilometers in the direction of Ashgabat, Mary, Türkmenabat, and the border with Uzbekistan. A network of paved roads connects major population centers, including the P-15, P-16, P-17, P-18, and P-20 highways. Passenger and car ferry service is available between the seaport in Turkmenbashy and Baku. A major airport is located in Turkmenbashy, and smaller airports are located in Balkanabat, Etrek, Garabogaz, Hazar, and Jebel. A military airfield is located at Ýangyja.
The Trans-Caspian Railway begins in Turkmenbashy and extends eastward to Uzbekistan via Ashgabat, Mary, and Turkmenabat. The International North–South Transport Corridor passes through Balkan Province and intersects the Trans-Caspian Railway at Bereket, which features a large locomotive depot and repair works.
In addition to the seaport at Turkmenbashy, smaller vessel-loading facilities are found at Garabogaz (urea) and Gyýanly (polymers). Turkmenbashi International Seaport operates oil-loading terminals at Alaja, Ekerem, and Kenar, and Dragon Oil loads oil at the port of Hazar.