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Yuvaköy, Amasya




Yuvaköy, Amasya

Menjil




Manjil

Manjil
منجيل
city
A view of modern Manjil; the wind power generators are seen in the background
Coordinates: 36°44′36″N 49°24′08″E / 36.74333°N 49.40222°ECoordinates: 36°44′36″N 49°24′08″E / 36.74333°N 49.40222°E
Country Iran
Province Gilan
County Rudbar
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
• Total 16,028
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Manjil (Persian: منجيل, also Romanized as Manjīl and Menjīl) is a city in the Central District of Rudbar County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,028, in 4,447 families.


History and Geography

Manjil is located between N36º45´18˝-N36º41´42˝ and E49º23´6˝ and E49º31´ 48˝. Its known as the windy city of Iran; a reputation it owes to its geographical position in the Alborz mountains i.e., at a small cleft in Alborz that funnels the wind through Manjil to the Qazvin plateau. Throughout the history Manjil has been a gate to the Southern Caspian region. There are numerous archaeological site excavations (mostly illegal) in Manjil area because of its rich cultural history. Some of these sites are related to the Ismaili era i.e., Hassan Sabbah movement based in Alamoot forte (one may find artifacts from 2-3 millennia B.C., in some households in the area!).

Manjil is also known for its olive gardens and the river Sefīd-Rūd (or "Sepid Rood", "Sefid Rood", "white river"). This river that passes by the town is formed in Manjil by two joining rivers and since 1960 has been the site of Manjil dam built on it that significantly contributes to Gilan's agriculture while generating electric power. The lake behind the Sepid Rood dam also ads to the beauty of the area (visible on Google earth at the above coordinates).

Modern history

In modern era Manjil was the site of a historical battle between the nationalist revolutionary forces of Jangal (led by Mirza Koochak Khan) and the joint British and White Russian forces on June 12, 1918. The latter forces (led by General Dunsterville and Colonel Bicherakhov) willing to pass through Manjil as the only passage to the Caspian in order to reach Baku and overthrow the newly formed Baku Commune (led by Stepan Shahumian). General Dunsterville's private diaries and notes, including those kept during his command of the Dunsterforce Mission to North Persia and Baku, 1918 were transcribed from the original by General Dunsterville's great granddaughter, and are co-located on the Great War Primary Documents Archive [1].

Although devastated by an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 on June 21, 1990, for the last few decades Manjil has enjoyed industrial and economic growth but could have more potential given its natural and human resources.

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References

External links



Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manjil&oldid=458007094

Vermiş, Amasya




Uygur, Amasya




Uygur, Amasya

Pol-e-Lowshan




Lowshan

Lowshan
لوشان
city
Coordinates: 36°37′14″N 49°30′38″E / 36.62056°N 49.51056°ECoordinates: 36°37′14″N 49°30′38″E / 36.62056°N 49.51056°E
Country Iran
Province Gilan
County Rudbar
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
• Total 14,596
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Lowshan (Persian: لوشان, also Romanized as Lowshān, Loshan and Looshan; also known as Pol-e-Lowshān and Pul’-i-Loshan) is a city in the Central District of Rudbar County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,596, in 3,584 families.


References



Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lowshan&oldid=458006404

Toklucak, Amasya




Toklucak, Amasya

Tatar, Amasya




Tatar, Amasya

Gökdere, Amasya




Gökdere, Amasya

Fındıklı, Amasya




Fındıklı, Amasya

Eskikızılca, Amasya




Peeing Statue




Manneken Pis

Coordinates: 50°50′42″N 4°21′00″E / 50.845°N 4.35°E

Manneken Pis
Bruxelles Manneken Pis cropped.jpg
Artist Jerome Duquesnoy
Year 1388: original version
1619: current version
Type Bronze
Dimensions 61 cm (24 in)
Location Brussels

About this sound Manneken Pis (literally Little Man Pee in Marols, a Dutch dialect spoken in Brussels, also known in French as le Petit Julien), is a famous Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. It was designed by Jerome Duquesnoy and put in place in 1618 or 1619. It bears a similar cultural significance as Copenhagen's Little Mermaid.

Location

History and legends

Traditions

The statue is dressed in costume several times each week, according to a published schedule which is posted on the railings around the fountain. His wardrobe consists of several hundred different costumes, many of which may be viewed in a permanent exhibition inside the City Museum, located in the Grand Place, immediately opposite the Town Hall. The costumes are managed by the non-profit association The Friends of Manneken-Pis, who review hundreds of designs submitted each year, and select a small number to be produced and used.

Although the proliferation of costumes is of twentieth-century origin, the occasional use of costumes dates back almost to the date of casting, the oldest costume on display in the City Museum being of seventeenth-century origin. The changing of the costume on the figure is a colourful ceremony, often accompanied by brass band music. Many costumes represent the national dress of nations whose citizens come to Brussels as tourists; others are the uniforms of assorted trades, professions, associations, and branches of the civil and military services.

On occasion, the statue is hooked up to a keg of beer. Cups will be filled up with the beer flowing from the statue and given out to people passing by.

The statue has been stolen seven times, the last time being the 20th century by students from the village of Broxeele, a town with the same etymology as Brussels.

There is also a statue of Manneken Pis in Tokushima, Japan, which was a present from the Belgian embassy (Tokushima being twinned with Brussels).

Since 1987, the Manneken has had a female equivalent, Jeanneke Pis, located on the east side of the Impasse de la Fidélité / Getrouwheidsgang.

Replicas

Although the Manneken Pis in Brussels is the best-known, others exist. There is an ongoing dispute over which Manneken Pis is the oldest - the one in Brussels or the one in Geraardsbergen. Similar statues can also be found in the Belgian cities of Hasselt, Ghent, in the town of Braine-l'Alleud (where it is called "Il Gamin Quipiche"), and in the French Flemish village of Broxeele, a town with the same etymology as Brussels. In Bali, Indonesia, there is a Belgian restaurant called Mannekepis. It even has the exact replica of the statue standing in front of the restaurant, urinating.

In popular culture

A promotional expansion for the board game 7 Wonders allows a player to build an eighth wonder of the world; Mannekin-Pis. Manneken Pis is also the name of a book by .

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References

External links


Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manneken_Pis&oldid=458818422

Beldağı, Amasya




Panchatola




Panchaloha

Composition

The composition is laid down in the Shilpa shastras, an ancient Sanskrit text on icon making. It is traditionally described as an alloy of gold, silver, brass, and iron with copper as the major constituent;

Practical compositions are Cu, Au, Ag, Pb and Zn; Cu, Ag, Pb, Fe and Sn; and Sn, Cu, Fe, Pb, and brass. Because of the cost, gold and silver are now omitted from the manufacture of general-purpose icons, where copper, brass, and lead in the ratio 29:2:1 are used.

References

Further reading


Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panchaloha&oldid=458947885

Aydınlık, Amasya




Aydınlık, Amasya

Rizwand




Rezvanshahr, Gilan

Rezvanshahr
رضوانشهر
city
Coordinates: 37°33′04″N 49°08′22″E / 37.55111°N 49.13944°ECoordinates: 37°33′04″N 49°08′22″E / 37.55111°N 49.13944°E
Country Iran
Province Gilan
County Rezvanshahr
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
• Total 12,355
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Rezvanshahr (Persian: رضوانشهر, also Romanized as Reẕvānshahr and Rezvānshahr; also known as Rezvandeh (Persian: رضوانده), also Romanized as Reẕvāndeh and Rezvāndeh; also known as Razvand, Rizvand, and Rizwand) is a city in and the capital of Rezvanshahr County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,355, in 3,330 families.


References



Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rezvanshahr,_Gilan&oldid=458316053

Rezvandeh




Rezvanshahr, Gilan

Rezvanshahr
رضوانشهر
city
Coordinates: 37°33′04″N 49°08′22″E / 37.55111°N 49.13944°ECoordinates: 37°33′04″N 49°08′22″E / 37.55111°N 49.13944°E
Country Iran
Province Gilan
County Rezvanshahr
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
• Total 12,355
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Rezvanshahr (Persian: رضوانشهر, also Romanized as Reẕvānshahr and Rezvānshahr; also known as Rezvandeh (Persian: رضوانده), also Romanized as Reẕvāndeh and Rezvāndeh; also known as Razvand, Rizvand, and Rizwand) is a city in and the capital of Rezvanshahr County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,355, in 3,330 families.


References



Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rezvanshahr,_Gilan&oldid=458316053

Avşar, Amasya




Avşar, Amasya

Jowrshar Sarbazar




Lasht-e Nesha

Lasht-e Nesha
لشت نشاڈ
city
Coordinates: 37°21′58″N 49°51′34″E / 37.36611°N 49.85944°ECoordinates: 37°21′58″N 49°51′34″E / 37.36611°N 49.85944°E
Country Iran
Province Gilan
County Rasht
Bakhsh Lasht-e Nesha
Population (2006)
• Total 10,871
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Lasht-e Nesha (Persian: لشت نشاڈ, also Romanized as Lasht-e Neshā’, Lactneca, Lashteneshā, Lashtinishāh, Lashtinshakh, Lasht Neshā’, and Lasht Neshah; also known as Jowrshar, Jowrshar Sarbāzār, and Z̄ālīdān Chīk) is a city in and the capital of Lasht-e Nesha District, in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,871, in 3,270 families.

Situation

Lasht-e Nesha is located near the Caspian Sea and surrounded with rice fields. The city has an area of 5.23 square kilometers. It is about 30 kilometers away from the capital of Gilan, Rasht. Lasht-e Nesha is one of the oldest cities of Gilan; its history dates back to before the presence of Islam in the region. The town takes its name from a local legend. According to this legend, a long time ago, this area was ruled by a barbaric governor named Marvan who treated his people cruelly. On a spring day, Marvan and his men were inspecting the rice fields while women farmers were working and planting rice seeds. They were attacked by women farmers for their harassment. Marvan was killed and his body was planted under the clay soils of the rice field. Since then this area became known as Lasht-e Nesha (the planted corpse).

References



Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lasht-e_Nesha&oldid=458315973

Assyriska Foreningen in Norrkoping




Assyriska Föreningen i Norrköping

Assyriska Föreningen i Norrköping
Assyriska Föreningen Norrköping.png
Full name Assyriska Föreningen i Norrköping
Founded 1977
Ground Mamre IP
Norrköping
Sweden
Head Coach Roger Lönn
Coach Henrik Åberg
Aziz Barkarmo
League Division 2 Södra Svealand
2010 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, 1st (Promoted)
Home colours
Away colours

Assyriska Föreningen i Norrköping, abbreviated Assyriska IF, is a Swedish football club located in Norrköping.

Background

Assyriska IF were founded in 1977 to serve the Assyrian community in Norrköping. Today there are players, officials and supporters of several different nationalities, not just the Assyrians.

Since their foundation Assyriska IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Södra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Mamre IP in Norrköping.

Assyriska IF are affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.

Season to season

Attendances

In recent seasons Assyriska Föreningen i Norrköping have had the following average attendances:

Footnotes

External links


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