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Ariège may refer to: * Ariège (department), a department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France, named after the river of the same name * Ariège (river), a river in southern France * SS ''Ariège'', a cargo ship * Ariege, a filly that is a descendant of Kentucky Derby winner Northern Dancer, via Kostroma Kostroma ( rus, Кострома́, p=kəstrɐˈma) is a historic types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russia, Golden Ring of Russian cities, it is lo ...

Ariège (department)
Ariège (; oc, Arièja ) is a department in southwestern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It is named after the river Ariège and its capital is Foix. Ariège is known for its rural landscape, with a population of 153,287 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 09 Ariège
INSEE Its INSEE and postal code is 09, hence the department's informal name of ''le zéro neuf''. The inhabitants of the department are known as ''Ariègeois'' or ''Ariègeoises''.

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Ariège (river)
The Ariège (; oc, Arièja; ca, Arieja) is a 163 km long river in southern France, right tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the Pyrenees, near El Pas de la Casa, where it forms part of the border with Andorra. It flows north through the following towns in two departments: * In Ariège: Ax-les-Thermes, Les Cabannes, Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Montgailhard, Foix, Varilhes, Pamiers, Saverdun. * In Haute-Garonne: Cintegabelle, Auterive, Pinsaguel. Its longest tributaries are the Hers-Vif and the Lèze. It flows into the Garonne in Portet-sur-Garonne, south of Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par .... Taken literally, the Latin origin of the river's name, ''Aurigera'', indicates it to be a source of gold. References External linksHistory and real-time ...
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SS Ariège
''Cap Tafelneh'' was a cargo ship which was built in 1920 by Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd, Fife, Scotland. She was built for Joseph Lasry as ''Sydney Lasry''. In 1931, she was sold to Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and renamed ''Ariège''. In 1938 she was sold to Société Anonyme de Gerance D'Armement and renamed ''Cap Tafelneh''. She was bombed and sunk at Dunkirk in 1940. Salvaged by Germany, she was renamed ''Carl Arp''. She was seized as a war prize at Hamburg in May 1945 and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Chelmer''. She was returned to Société Anonyme de Gerance D'Armement in 1946 and regained her former name ''Cap Tafelneh''. In 1950, she was sold to Mustafa Nuri Andak, Turkey and renamed ''Kandilli''. In 1957, she was sold to Nejat Doğan & Co and renamed ''Kahraman Doğan''. She served until 1975, when she was sold for scrapping. Description The ship was built by Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland, as yard ...
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Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Thoroughbred who, in 1964, became the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He then became one of the most successful sires of the 20th century. He is considered a Canadian icon and was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1965. Induction into the Racing Hall of Fame in both Canada and the United States followed in 1976. As a competitor, '' The Blood-Horse'' ranked him as one of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred racehorses of the 20th century. As a sire of sires, his impact on the breed is still felt worldwide. At age two, Northern Dancer was named the Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt after winning both the Summer Stakes and Coronation Futurity in Canada, plus the Remsen Stakes in New York. At three, he became a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby with wins in the Flamingo Stakes, Florida Derby, and Blue Grass Stakes. Northern Dancer followed up a record-setting victory in the Kentuc ...
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