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Ali Shan (field Hockey)
Alishan or Ali Shan may refer to: Places * Alishan, Chiayi, a township in Chiayi County, Taiwan **Alishan National Scenic Area, a mountain resort and nature reserve ** Alishan railway station * Alishan Range, a mountain range in Taiwan People * Alishan Bairamian (1914–2005), Armenian–American intellectual and author * Ghevont Alishan (1820–1901), Armenian Catholic priest, historian and poet * Leonardo Alishan (1951–2005), Armenian–Iranian writer and scholar * Ali Shan (cricketer) (born 1994), Pakistani cricketer Other uses * Alishan salamander, a species of salamander endemic to Taiwan See also * Alishan Qeshlaqi Alishan Qeshlaqi ( fa, عليشان قشلاقي, also Romanized as ‘Alīshān Qeshlāqī; also known as ‘Alīshān Qeshlāq) is a village in Anjirlu Rural District, in the Central District of Bileh Savar County, Ardabil Province, Iran ..., a village in Ardabil Province, Iran * Alishanly, a village in the Masally Rayon of Azerbaijan * { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan, Chiayi
Alishan Township () is a mountain indigenous township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The Alishan National Scenic Area covers most, but not all, of the township and also parts of neighboring townships. History Alishan is traditional territory of the headhunting Tsou people, whose rich oral histories describe the migrations of each ancient clans' ancestors into the area between Yushan and the Chianan Plain. Originally, each clan had its own settlement, with the first multi-clan town, Tfuya, only forming approximately 1600 CE. The earliest written record of the Tsou dates from the Dutch occupation, which describes Tfuya as having approximately 300 people in 1647. Ethnologists have attempted to reconstruct the development of Tfuya, proposing that each stage of clan migration could be equivalent to three or four generations of family. The Alishan area was originally settled by the Tsou tribe of the Taiwanese aborigines; the name derives from the aboriginal word ''Jarissang''. From 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan National Scenic Area
The Alishan National Scenic Area is a mountain resort and nature reserve located in Alishan township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Geography Alishan is in area. Notable characteristics include mountain wilderness, four villages, waterfalls, high altitude tea plantations, the Alishan Forest Railway, and a number of hiking trails. The area is popular with tourists and mountain climbers. Alishan, itself has become one of the major landmarks associated with Taiwan. The area is famous for its production of high mountain tea and wasabi. Alishan is well known for its sunrises, sunset, sea of clouds in the area between Alishan and Yüshan, railway station, and sacred trees. Alishan, along with Taroko Gorge and Sun Moon Lake, is one of Taiwan's most popular scenic attractions. Climate Alishan National Scenic Area spans a broad range in altitude. Lower elevations, such as in Leye Township, share the same subtropical and tropical climate as the rest of southern Taiwan, while the climat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan Railway Station
Alishan station () is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Alishan township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 11 January 1981. The station was badly damaged due to the 921 earthquake on 21 September 1999. It was then rebuilt on the same spot and reopened in 2007. Architecture The station building is made by wood with the line of arched wooden pillars. The station has also spacious viewing platform outside the building. See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ... References 1981 establishments in Taiwan Alishan Forest Railway stations Railway stations in Chiayi County Railway stations opened in 1981 {{Taiwan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan Range
The Alishan Range () is a mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan. It is separated by the Qishan River from the Yushan Range, the tallest range in Taiwan, to the east of the Alishan Range. The highest peak of the Alishan Range is Datashan (大塔山), which has a height of . There is a famous Taiwanese song called "Alishan de Guniang" which is about a girl in the Alishan mountains. The name Ali Shan seems to be taken from the word "Alit", which in several Taiwanese indigenous languages means "ancestor mountain". See also * Alishan National Scenic Area The Alishan National Scenic Area is a mountain resort and nature reserve located in Alishan township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Geography Alishan is in area. Notable characteristics include mountain wilderness, four villages, waterfalls, hi ... * Alishan Forest Railway References Mountain ranges of Taiwan {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan Bairamian
Alishan Avedis Bairamian (Western Armenian: Ալիշան Պայրամեան, Eastern Armenian: Ալիշան Բայրամյան; December 24, 1914 – March 14, 2004)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. Social Security Administration. was an Armenian-American intellectual, linguist, historian, and author. Born in 1914 in Kilis, a part of historic Armenian Cilicia, in 1914, he was a survivor of the Armenian genocide. A repatriate to the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1946, he became a professor of French at Yerevan State Linguistic University and Yerevan State University. He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia's Institute of Oriental Studies, where he conducted research for his seminal work on the Sanjak of Alexandretta. He was a regular contributor to Armenian newspapers including ''Nor Or'', ''Nor Hayastan'', '' Massis'', and ''Asbarez''. He also translated articles from American magazines on contemporary political issues. Biography Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghevont Alishan
__NOTOC__ Ghevont Alishan () (1820-1901; also spelled Ghevond Alishan, or Leonzio Alishan in Italian or Léonce Alichan in French) was an ordained Armenian Catholic priest, historian and a poet. He was awarded by the Legion of Honour of the French Academy (1866), an honorary member of the Asian Society of Italia, , Venice Academy and Archeological Society of Saint-Petersburg. John Ruskin wrote that he "always looked upon him Padre Alishan as a sort of saint; he has been our friend for a great many of years." He was a member of the Mekhitarist Congregation on Saint Lazarus Island in Venice beginning in 1838. He was the director of the in 1859-1861. In 1885 he created the first modern Armenian flag. His first design was a horizontal tricolor, but with a set of colors different from those used on the Armenian flag of today. The top band would be red to symbolize the first Sunday of Easter (called "Red" Sunday), the green to represent the "Green" Sunday of Easter, and finally an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Alishan
Leonardo Paul Alishan (1951–2005) was an Armenian-Iranian writer, scholar, and translator. He was a professor of Persian and Comparative Literature at the University of Utah from 1978-1997. His published works include three collections of poetry, a book of short stories, and many scholarly articles. His translations included works by Nima Yushij, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, and Ahmad Shamlu who dedicated one of his poems to Alishan. He was a member of the Armenian Catholic Church Biography Leonardo ("Nardo") Alishan was born to Michael Alishan and Annette Nazloomian in Tehran, Iran, on March 4, 1951. A descendant of the Armenian writer Ghevont Alishan (1820–1901), he developed an interest in literature at an early age. He earned a BA in English Language and Literature from Iran National University in 1973 after which, he immigrated to the United States. He then earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Texas at Austin in 1978. He moved to Uta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Shan (cricketer)
Ali Shan (born 17 October 1994) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Central Punjab. He made his first-class debut for Faisalabad in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 26 September 2017. In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. In January 2021, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup The 2020–21 Pakistan Cup was a List A cricket competition that took place in Karachi, Pakistan from 8 January to 31 January 2021. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions after they beat Baluchistan. However, after the new domestic stru .... References External links * 1994 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Faisalabad cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Central Punjab cricketers {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan Salamander
''Hynobius arisanensis'', the Alishan salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae endemic to Taiwan. It occurs in the Alishan Range, the Yushan Range, and southern Central Mountain Range, where it lives at altitudes of above sea level. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is usually hiding during day time. Adult ''H. arisanensis'' measure in snout–vent length. It is blackish-brown to reddish-brown dorsally and somewhat lighter brown or grey-brown ventrally. Distribution and habitat A study of ''H. arisanensis'' in the Alishan Range found the adults had home ranges of up to 500 m2 (mean 65 m2). Adult and juvenile survival was high, 0.996 and 0.977, respectively. With the estimated population growth ratio of 1.077, the population appeared stable or slightly increasing. It is found in coniferous and broadleaf woodland near streams where it occurs at altitudes greater than and is considered rare. It probably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alishan Qeshlaqi
Alishan Qeshlaqi ( fa, عليشان قشلاقي, also Romanized as ‘Alīshān Qeshlāqī; also known as ‘Alīshān Qeshlāq) is a village in Anjirlu Rural District, in the Central District of Bileh Savar County, Ardabil Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 133, in 23 families. References Towns and villages in Bileh Savar County {{BilehSavar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
