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Andraos
Andraos is an Arabic surname. It is commonly found in Lebanon in the villages of Jaj, Kousba and Damour and Nabay. Notable people with the surname include: * Fady Andraos, Palestinian-Lebanese singer and actor * Martine Andraos * Amale Andraos Amale Andraos (born 1973) is a New York-based designer. She was dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (2014-2021) and serves as advisor to the Columbia Climate School. She is the co-founder of the New Yo ... {{surname Surnames of Arabic origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amale Andraos
Amale Andraos (born 1973) is a New York-based designer. She was dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (2014-2021) and serves as advisor to the Columbia Climate School. She is the co-founder of the New York City architecture firm WORKac with her husband, Dan Wood. Her impact on architectural practice around the world was recognized when she was named Honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2021. Early years Andraos was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and has lived in Saudi Arabia, France, Canada and the Netherlands. She holds a B. Arch from McGill University in Montreal and a Master of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Work Andraos has taught at Princeton University School of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design, the University of Pennsylvania School of Design and the American University in Beirut. In 2014, she was named dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Plannin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fady Andraos
Fadee Andrawos ( ar, فادي أندراوس; born 21 October 1981) is a Palestinian- Lebanese singer and actor of Palestinian origin. He debuted on television when he appeared on the Arab edition of Star Academy 3 representing Palestine in December 2005 and remained until the semi-finals. He later went on to star in his own sitcom ''Fadi w Radi'' (Fadi and Radi), which aired on Lebanese Broadcasting Company. Biography Fadee Andrawos was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, to a Christian family. His father is Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ... and his mother is Lebanese. Music career Singles * 2007: B2alby Dally / بقلبي ضلي * 2007: Bnam w Ba7lam Fik / بنام و بحلم فيك * 2008: Hayda Mesh Ana / هيدا مش أنا * 2009: Falistin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kousba
Kousba ( ar, كوسبا) is a village in Koura District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. The population are Greek Orthodox. History According to the elderly residents of this town, the name Kousba comes from the word "Hidden" because of how it lies between mountains. Kousba is one of the most inhabited villages in the Koura district. It is situated at 18 km south of Tripoli, and 12 km east of Chekka. A main road that runs from Chekka to Bsharri Bsharri ( ar, بشرّي ''Bšarrī''; syr, ܒܫܪܝ; also Romanized ''Becharre'', ''Bcharre'', ''Bsharre'', (''Bcharre El Arez بشرّي الارز'') is a town at an altitude of about to . It is located in the Bsharri District of the Nort ... (called "Chekka Arz Highway") passes through Kousba. Basics Kousba has a population of about 5,000 residents. It has two public schools with 311 students enrolled in each of them. Statistics from the 2004 municipal elections indicate that Kousba has 7,193 registered voters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damour
Damour ( ar, الدامور) is a Lebanese Christian town that is south of Beirut. The name of the town is derived from the name of the Phoenician god Damoros who symbolized immortality ( in Arabic). Damour also remained the capital of Mount Lebanon for three centuries. Geography The city is located in one of the few flat areas of the Lebanese coast. It is built to the north of the river, the ancient Tamyrus, which bears its name on a dune overlooking the Mediterranean. It is surrounded by plantations of bananas and vegetable crops. It has an area of . The Beirut- Tyre Highway separates the plantations. Now dismantled, the track is a stopover. Climate Damour has a mild mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: ''Csa''). Churches There exist six churches in Damour, of which Notre-Dame de Damour and St Élias are the biggest. There are also three other chapels, including Sainte Thècle, St Michel, which was the first church in Damour, St Maroun, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabay
Nabay ( ar, نابيه, from the Aramaic: נביא ; ܢܒܺܝܶ̈ܐ) is a village located in the Matn District ('' kada''), Mount Lebanon Governorate (Mohafazat). Nabay is located 16 kilometers (9.9424 mi) away from the capital Beirut. Its elevation is 500 meters (1640.5 ft - 546.8 yd) above sea level. Nabay surface stretches for 388 hectares (3.88 km² - 1.49768 mi²). The name of Nabay is derived from the Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew words for "prophets", written as ܢܒܝܐ in cursive Syriac, and as נביא in block script. Thus, the implied meaning of the name is "land of prophets" or "of the prophets." This word has its cognate in the Arabic plural, الأنبياء (''al'anbia), and in the singular form, نبي (''nabī''). The village locals are entirely Eastern Rite Christians, with the Greek Orthodox population consisting of the majority. However, a substantial amount of the population also belong to Greek Catholic and Maronite chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Andraos
Martine is a feminine given name and a surname. Given name * Martine Aubry (born 1950), French politician * Martine Audet (born 1961), Canadian poet * Martine Aurillac (born 1939), French politician * Martine Baay-Timmerman (born 1958), Dutch politician * Martine Bartlett (1925–2006), American actress * Martine Batchelor (born 1953), author and former Buddhist nun * Martine Beaugrand, Canadian politician * Martine Bellen, American poet, editor and librettist * Martine Bercher (1944–2005), American football player * Martine Bertereau (c. 1600–after 1642), pioneering French woman mining engineer and mineralogist, also known as Baroness de Beausoleil * Martine Berthet (born 1961), French politician * Martine Beswick (born 1941), English actress and model * Martine Beugnet, French film theorist * Martine Billard (born 1952), French politician * Martine Brunschwig Graf (born 1950), Swiss politician * Martine Buron (born 1944), French architect and politician * Martine Carol ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
