The ancient Egyptians used turquoise in jewelry. Turquoise is greenish-blue or pale sky blue. The name means Turkish stone as it came to Europe by way of Turkey. Turquoise was mined more than 6,000 years ago in Sinai.
Coulonges is situated in the Charente (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 21 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Coulonges is 377 km from Paris).
detailed map of French Settlement and near places. Welcome to the French Settlement google satellite map! This place is situated in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States, its geographical coordinates are 30Â° 17' 42 North, 90Â° 47' 42. West and its original name (with diacritics) is French Settlement.