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Abia State,
Abia or ABIA may refer to: ABIA * Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, in Austin, Texas, United States * Australian Book Industry Awards, national literary and industry awards People * Abia (name) * Abia (mythology), the nursemaid of Glenus, the son of Heracles Places * Abia State, state in southeastern Nigeria ** Abia State University ** Abia State Polytechnic ** Abia Warriors F.C., based in the city of Umuahia, Abia State * Abia de las Torres, a municipality in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain * Abia de la Obispalía, a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Abia Community, a constituency and community council in the Maseru Municipality in the Maseru District of Lesotho * Abia (Messenia), town of ancient Messenia, now occupied by Avia, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece *Abia, Enugu State Abia is a town in Enugu State, Nigeria. History Abia is a town in southern part of Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Abia is in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Book Industry Awards
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) are publishers' and literary awards held by the Australian Publishers Association annually in Sydney "to celebrate the achievements of authors and publishers in bringing Australian books to readers". Works are first selected by an academy of more than 200 industry professionals, and then a shortlist and winners are chosen by judging panels. The inaugural event was held in July 2006. 2018 winners The 2018 ABIA winners were announced on 3 May, with Jessica Townsend's '' Nevermoor'' receiving three awards: * ABIA book of the year: ''Nevermoor'', Jessica Townsend * Biography of the year award: ''Working Class Man,'' Jimmy Barnes * General fiction book of the year: ''The Secrets She Keeps,'' Michael Robotham * General non-fiction book of the year: ''The Trauma Cleaner,'' Sarah Krasnostein * Literary fiction book of the year: ''See What I Have Done,'' Sarah Schmidt * Illustrated book of year: ''Maggie's Recipe for Life,'' Maggie Beer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia (name) , a Biblical name
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Abia is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Koutoua Abia (born 1965), Ivorian sprint canoeist * Abia Brown (1743–1785), a Deputy to the Provincial Congress of New Jersey *Abia Nale (born 1986), a South African football midfielder See also *Alternate spelling of Abijah Abijah ( ') is a Biblical HebrewPetrovsky, p. 35 unisex nameSuperanskaya, p. 277 which means "my Father is Yah". The Hebrew form ' also occurs in the Bible. Old Testament characters Women *Abijah, who married King Ahaz of Judah. She is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Abia (Ancient Greek: Ἀβία) was the nursemaid of Hyllus, (in some translations the child she nurses is named Glenus) son of Heracles and Deianira, who settled there after the failed attempt of Heracles' son Hyllus to return to the Peloponnesus. Mythology Abia was honored by the Heraclid Cresphontes for having built a temple to Heracles in Ira, by changing of the name of the town of Ira to Abia. Abia was one of the seven cities promised by Agamemnon to Achilles in his attempt to convince him to rejoin the Trojan War. At a later time, Abia would join the Achaean League. In Pausanias' ''Description of Greece'' the origin of the city's name and the stories surrounding it is explained: : "There is in our time a city Abia in Messenia on the coast, some twenty stades distant from the Choerius valley. They say that this was formerly called Ire and was one of the seven cities which Homer says that Agamemnon promised to Achilles. When Hyllus and the Dorians we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia State
Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the southeast, and Rivers State to the south. It takes its name from the acronym for four of the state's most populated regions: Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Afikpo. The state capital is Umuahia while the largest city and commercial centre is Aba. Abia is the 32nd largest in area and 27th most populous with an estimated population of over 3,720,000 as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the Niger Delta swamp forests in the far south and the drier Cross–Niger transition forests with some savanna in the rest of the State. Other important geographical features are the Imo and Aba Rivers which flow along the Abia's western and southern borders, respectively. Modern-day Abia State has been inhabited for years by various eth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia State University
Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) is a Nigerian public university. It is one of the state owned universities in Nigeria. These state academic institutions were created to expand admissions and bring professional skills, expertise and modern research facilities close to the city and rural dwellers, and have helped talented students to obtain higher education. The inception of the university was in 1981 in the former Imo State under the name of Imo State University, Etiti. The university was established by Sam Mbakwe when he was governor of old Imo State. The main campus was located at Etiti, Imo State, while the Law Department was located in a separate Campus at Aba. Between 1984 and 1985 under the military governorship of General Ike Nwachukwu, the university moved to its permanent site at Uturu Okigwe. Following the creation of Abia State in 1991, the Uturu campus of the university was ceded to Abia State, and is now known as Abia State University Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia State Polytechnic
Abia State Polytechnic is a state government owned Polytechnic established in 1992 and located in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria. The Polytechnic is composed of different schools, such as the School of Science & Engineering and the School of Business Administration. The school's colors are yellow and dark red. The former rector is Onukaogu Abalogun A. The Polytechnic is in close proximity to the Eyimba International Stadium in Aba. Faculties and courses offered According to the latest version of JAMB admission brochure, Abia State Polytechnic offers the following courses/programmes at National Diploma (ND) level. School of Business and Management Technology * Accountancy * Banking and Finance * Business Administration and Management * Public Administration * Office Management and Technology School of Engineering Technology * Civil Engineering Technology (ND only) * Computer Engineering Technology (ND only) * Electrical Electronics Engineering Technology (ND only) * Mechanical Enginee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia Warriors F
Abia or ABIA may refer to: ABIA * Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, in Austin, Texas, United States * Australian Book Industry Awards, national literary and industry awards People * Abia (name) * Abia (mythology), the nursemaid of Glenus, the son of Heracles Places * Abia State, state in southeastern Nigeria ** Abia State University ** Abia State Polytechnic ** Abia Warriors F.C., based in the city of Umuahia, Abia State * Abia de las Torres, a municipality in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain * Abia de la Obispalía, a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Abia Community, a constituency and community council in the Maseru Municipality in the Maseru District of Lesotho * Abia (Messenia), town of ancient Messenia, now occupied by Avia, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece *Abia, Enugu State, town in Enugu State, Nigeria Other * ''Abia'' (sawfly), genus of conifer-feeding sawflies * Abias Abias is a saint of the Coptic Church. He is included i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia De Las Torres
Abia de las Torres is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality had a population of 186 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Palencia {{Palencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia De La Obispalía
Abia de la Obispalía is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 61 as of 2020. A prestigious late Bronze Age hoard of gold jewellery was found in a cave near the village in the early twentieth century. Known as the Abia de la Obispalia Hoard, it is now in the British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...'s collection. Tourism * Abia de la Obispalía Castle, of Roman origin References Municipalities in the Province of Cuenca {{Cuenca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia Community
Abia is a constituency and community council in the Maseru Municipality located in the Maseru District of Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou .... The population in 2006 was 17,449.Lesotho Bureau of StatisticsVillage List 2006. Villages The community of Abia includes the villages of Ha 'Nelese, Ha Abia, Ha Bosofo, Ha Joele, Ha Lesia, Ha Mapetla, Ha Matala, Ha Nkhahle, Ha Penapena, Ha Raleboela, Khongoana-Ntšo, Khubelu, Liraoeleng, Makhoakhoeng, Mapeseleng, Masianokeng, Matala Phase I, Shalabeng and Tšieng. References {{Reflist External links Google map of community villages Populated places in Maseru District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia (Messenia)
Avia ( el, Αβία, grc, ἡ Ἀβία) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Mani, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 179.828 km2. In 2011 its population was 281 for the village, 611 for the community and 2,246 for the municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Kampos. Avia is a popular tourist destination. It also has a large olive production. Avia is situated on the east coast of the Messenian Gulf, southeast of Kalamata, southwest of Sparta and northwest of Kardamyli. History Ancient Abia In the location where Paliochora is located today, the Homeric city of Ire (Ιρή) is supposed to have stood (''Iliad'' I 150 and I 292). The 2nd century traveller Pausanias mentioned in his ''Description of Greece'' that the city Ire was renamed Abia by Cresphontes, king of Messene, after Abia, the nursemaid of his great-grandfather H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
