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Aba (PSF)
Aba may refer to: Animals * '' Aba'', a species of fish native to Africa * Aba roundleaf bat, a West African bat species Geographic toponyms * Aba, historic region surrounding Damascus * Aba (Russia), a river in Kemerovo Oblast * Aba, Democratic Republic of the Congo * Aba, Hungary * Aba, Nigeria * Aba, Okayama, Japan * Aba, Sichuan, China * Aba County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, China * Aba Island, on the White Nile river, Sudan * Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, China * Aba River (Nigeria) * Anglican Province of Aba, Nigeria People * Aba (family), a clan in Hungary * Aba, ruler of Olba * Aba Andam, Ghanaian physicist * Aba Bayefsky, Canadian artist and teacher * Aba Cercato, Italian television presenter * Aba people, a clan of the Shor in Russia * Johnny Aba (born 1956), a Papua New Guinean boxer * Mar Aba (other) * Samuel Aba, 11th-century King of Hungary * Vilmos Aba-Novák, a Hungarian painter Other uses * Aba (''Dune''), a robe in the fictional ''Dune'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnarchus Niloticus
''Gymnarchus niloticus'' – commonly known as the ''aba'', ''aba aba'', frankfish, freshwater rat-tail, ''poisson-cheval'', or African knifefish – is an electric fish, and the only species in the genus ''Gymnarchus'' and the family Gymnarchidae within the order Osteoglossiformes. It is found in swamps, lakes and rivers in the Nile, Turkana, Chad, Niger, Volta, Senegal, and Gambia basins. Description and biology ''G. niloticus'' has a long and slender body, with no caudal, pelvic, or anal fins. The dorsal fin is elongated, running along the back of the fish towards the blunt, finless tail, and is the main source of propulsion. It grows up to in length and in weight. ''G. niloticus'' is nocturnal and has a poor vision. Instead, it navigates and hunts smaller fish using a weak electric field, as demonstrated by the zoologist Hans Lissmann in 1950, when he noticed that it could swim equally well forwards or backwards, clearly relying on a sense other than vision. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aba Cercato
Aba Cercato (born 1 May 1939) is an Italian former television presenter and announcer. Life and career Born in Bologna, Cercato joined RAI in 1959 as announcer.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . In 1961, she was the first announcer of Rai 2 and inaugurated its broadcasting service. Starting from the mid-1960s, she hosted several programs of various genres, ranging from music to medicine, politics, current events, and entertainment.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . In 1983 she left RAI to join Canale 5, where she presented the morning programs ''Buongiorno Italia'' and ''Come stai?''.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . She is the mother of actress Giulia Boschi Giulia Boschi (born 17 December 1962) is an Italian film and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abba (other)
ABBA is a Swedish pop music group. Abba or ABBA may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Media related to the band Abba * ''ABBA'' (album), a self-titled album by the Swedish pop music group ABBA * '' ABBA: The Movie'', a feature-length film about the pop group ABBA's 1977 Australian tour Other arts, entertainment, and media * ABBA, in poetry, a rhyme scheme also known as enclosed rhyme * '' ABBA ABBA'', a short novel by Anthony Burgess Other uses * ''A-B-B-A'', a term used for a diesel electric locomotive lashup consisting of two cabless ''B'' units sandwiched between two cab ''A'' units * ABBA, a sequence of penalty kick takers in a penalty shoot-out (association football) * Abba Seafood, a Swedish seafood products company * ABBA (political party), a right-wing Maltese political party * ABBA SK, a Turkish sports club Personal names and honorifics * Ab (Semitic), also aba or abba, word for ''father'' in Aramaic * Abba (surname) * Abba (given name), and honorific Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abaá
An abaá or abahá (from the Fang language, ''abáá'' 'house of the word') is a longhouse located in cities and towns of Equatorial Guinea, especially those of the Fang ethnic group. The abaá has an official, religious and leisure function; In it, activities of all kinds are carried out, cooking, celebrating and men meet to make relevant decisions for the entire community. It is considered a symbolic place of unity and solidarity, and the supreme traditional head of the abaá is called "abbá". Formerly, in the center of the house a sacred column, decorated with reliefs called ''àbòm-àbàà'', used to be placed. The abaá was located at both ends of the town to act as a guard house; the alarm was raised with a drum (hollow trunk) called '''nkúú'' that according to the rhythm of the touches could communicate complex messages, and could even be heard from neighboring towns, transmitting information from one side of the valley to the other. Today, these practices are less and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abaya
The abaya "cloak" (colloquially and more commonly, ar, عباية ', especially in Literary Arabic: '; plural ', '), sometimes also called an ''aba'', is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in parts of the Muslim world including North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and most of the Middle East. Traditional ''abayat'' are black and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long kaftan. The ''abaya'' covers the whole body except the head, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the ''niqāb'', a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women also wear long black gloves, so their hands are covered as well. It is common that the abaya is worn on special occasions, such as Mosque visits and Islamic Holiday celebrations for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The Indonesian traditional dress kebaya gets its name from the ''abaya''. Rationale The rationale for the ''abaya'' is often attributed to the Quranic q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Aba
:''There is also a Bishop and Diocese of Aba in the Church of Nigeria Province of Aba.'' The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aba takes its name from the major commercial city of Aba in Abia State. Aba Diocese was created from Umuahia Diocese on April 2, 1990. Its first diocesan bishop, Vincent Valentine Ezeonyia, CSSp, was installed on 2 July 1990 at Christ the King Church; he was ordained bishop on 1 July 1990 at Mater Dei Cathedral in Umuahia. At the time the Catholic Diocese of Aba was created, there were 24 parishes, 33 indigenous priests including those born and bred in Aba, many Religious people and a Catholic population of 227,225. The bulk of the Catholic population was concentrated in Aba Urban and its immediate environs. Ezeonyia died in 2015. In July 1990 Vincent Valentine Ezeonyia, C.S.Sp. took over the administration of the Catholic Diocese of Aba. At some time after he took over the diocese had 144 priests, with 59 parishes, with several men in seminaries, and women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aba Women's War
The Women's War, or Aba Women's Protest (Igbo: ''Ogu Umunwanyi''; Ibibio: ''Ekong Iban''), was a period of unrest in colonial Nigeria over November 1929. The protests broke out when thousands of Igbo women from the Bende District, Umuahia and other places in eastern Nigeria traveled to the town of Oloko to protest against the Warrant Chiefs, whom they accused of restricting the role of women in the government. The protest encompassed women from six ethnic groups (Igbo, Ibibio, Andoni, Ogoni, Efik, and Ijaw). It was organised and led by the rural women of Owerri and Calabar provinces. The modus operandi of the protests involved 'sit-in' by the women. During the events, many Warrant Chiefs were forced to resign and 16 Native Courts were attacked, most of which were destroyed. It was the first major revolt by women in West Africa. In 1930 the colonial government abolished the system of warrant chieftains, and appointed women to the Native Court system. These reforms were built upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aba (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Aba () was a Thracian naiad nymph from the town of Ergisce in Ciconia. She became the mother by Poseidon, of a son Ergiscus after whom Çatalca Çatalca (Metrae; ) is a city and a rural district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the largest district in Istanbul by area. It is in East Thrace, on the ridge between the Marmara and the Black Sea. Most people living in Çatalca are either farmers o ... (Ergisce), took its name from its founder. Aba is presumed to be a daughter of the river Hebros. Notes Reference * Suida, ''Suda Encyclopedia'' translated by David WhiteheadOnline version at the Topos Text Project. Naiads Children of Potamoi Women of Poseidon {{Greek-deity-stub Characters in Greek mythology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aba (film)
''Aba'' is a 2008 Sinhalese film directed by Jackson Anthony and co-produced by Justin Belagamage and Rajindra Jayasinghe for Chandrakini Creations. The title is derived from ''Pandu Aba'', another name for the title character. Anthony’s son, Sajitha Anthony, portrays Pandukabhaya. The film also features Malini Fonseka, Ravindra Randeniya, Sriyantha Mendis, Sabeetha Perera and many other popular actors. It was released in Sri Lanka on 8 August 2008. Plans were made to screen the film in several other countries, including China, Italy and Australia. Plot Story based on the historical legend of King Pandukabhaya which is set in Sri Lanka more than 2,400 years ago. Cast * Sajitha Anthony as Aba aka Pandukabhaya * Ravindra Randeniya as Pandula * Malini Fonseka as Buddhakachchana - won Sarasaviya Best Supporting Actress Award * Sabeetha Perera as Unmaada Chitra * Senaka Titus Anthony as Senda * Kanchana Kodituwakku as Deega Gamini * Saumya Liyanage as Habaraa * Dulani Anuradh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aba (Dune)
This is a list of terminology used in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, the primary source being "Terminology of the Imperium", the glossary contained in the novel ''Dune'' (1965). ''Dune'' word construction could be classified into three domains of vocabulary, each marked with its own neology: the names and terms related to the politics and culture of the Galactic Empire, the names and terms characteristic of the mystic sodality of the Bene Gesserit, and the barely displaced Arabic of the Fremen language. Fremen share vocabulary for Arrakeen phenomena with the Empire, but use completely different vocabulary for Bene Gesserit-implanted messianic religion. Due to the similarities between some of Herbert's terms and ideas and actual words and concepts in the Arabic and Hebrew languages as well as the series' "Islamic undertones" and themes a Middle Eastern influence on Herbert's works has been noted repeatedly. A * Aba – A loose, usually black robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilmos Aba-Novák
Vilmos Aba-Novák ( hu, Aba- Novák Vilmos, until 1912: hu, Novák Vilmos; March 15, 1894 – September 29, 1941"Aba Novák, Vilmos." ''''. 21 January 2007.) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. He was an original representative of modern art in his country, and specifically of its modern monumental painting. He was also the celebrated author of frescoes and church murals at |
Samuel Aba
Samuel Aba ( hu, Aba Sámuel; before 990 or 1009 – 5 July 1044) reigned as King of Hungary between 1041 and 1044. He was born to a prominent family with extensive domains in the region of the Mátra Hills. Based on reports in the ''Gesta Hungarorum'' and other Hungarian chronicles about the non-Hungarian origin of the Aba family, modern historians write that the Abas headed the Kabar tribes that seceded from the Khazar Khaganate and joined the Hungarians in the 9th century. Around 1009, Samuel or his father married a sister of Stephen I, the first King of Hungary. Thereafter the originally pagan or Jewish Aba family converted to Christianity. King Stephen appointed Samuel to head the royal court as his palatine. However, the king died in 1038, and the new monarch, Peter the Venetian, removed Samuel from his post. The Hungarian lords dethroned Peter in 1041 and elected Ispán Samuel as king. According to the unanimous narration of the Hungarian chronicles, Samuel pref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
