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Beles (other)
Beles may refer to: * Beles, Ethiopia, a ''tabiya'' or municipality in the Tahtay Koraro district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The ''tabiya'' centre is Beles village itself. * Beles River and Gilgil Beles, a river and a town in Metekel Zone of Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia * Beles Hydroelectric Power Plant in Ethiopia *A name for the '' Opuntia ficus-indica'' fruit in Eritrea and Ethiopia * Beleš (Serbian: Белеш), a village in Serbia * Belasica (Beles), a mountain between Greece, Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beles, Ethiopia
Beles is a ''tabiya'' or municipality in the Tahtay Koraro district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The ''tabiya'' centre is Beles village itself. Geography The ''tabiya'' includes the villages of Beles, Meskelo, Chguarid, Adi Keshi and others. Livelihood The population lives essentially from crop farming, supplemented with off-season work in nearby towns. The land is dominated by farmlands which are clearly demarcated and are cropped every year. Hence the agricultural system is a permanent upland farming system. Population The ''tabiya'' centre of Beles holds a few administrative offices and some small shops. The main other populated places in the ''tabia'' are Meskelo, Chguarid, Adi Keshi and others. Religion and church Most inhabitants are Orthodox Christians Orthodoxy (from Greek: ) is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion. Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beles River
Beles River (''Kusa'' in Gumuz language) is a river of western Ethiopia. A tributary of the Abay river (better known as the Blue Nile), the Beles rises in Dangur woreda to flow in a south-west direction to its confluence. Its catchment area amounts to about 14,200 square kilometers. Course The source is located 15 km west of Lake Tana at an elevation of above sea level. The mouth of the river Beles in the Blue Nile is located about 40 km upstream of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam that is under construction, and the water of the Beles will be used in the future. Transferred water from Lake Tana Since the Tana Beles hydroelectric power plant has been put into operation in 2010, the Beles has received water from Lake Tana via the Tana-Beles interbasin transfer, which is to be used in a series of irrigation projects below the power plant. For this purpose a series of dams were built. These large water transfers from Lake Tana to Beles River affect the movement of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beles Hydroelectric Power Plant
The Beles Hydroelectric Power Plant, sometimes referred to as Beles II or Tana Beles, is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant in Ethiopia near Lake Tana. The power plant receives water from the lake through the Tana-Beles interbasin transfer and after utilizing it to produce electricity, the water is then discharged into the Beles River. The plant has an installed capacity of 460 MW and it is the second largest power plant in the country. It is also expected to help provide water for the irrigation of . It was inaugurated in May 2010 and the last generator was operational in February 2012. Its construction was negatively perceived by downstream Egypt. Background and construction In 1992, the first feasibility study was completed for the project, a 200 MW power station. A later study and final design was completed in 2005 by Studio Pietrangeli for the current 460 MW plant. The Government of Ethiopia signed a contract with Salini Costruttori to build the plant on July 8, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opuntia Ficus-indica
''Opuntia ficus-indica'', the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. ''O. ficus-indica'' is the most widespread and most commercially important cactus. It is grown primarily as a fruit crop, and also for the vegetable nopales and other uses. Cacti are good crops for dry areas because they efficiently convert water into biomass. ''O. ficus-indica'', as the most widespread of the long-domesticated cactuses, is as economically important as maize and blue agave in Mexico. ''Opuntia'' species hybridize easily, but the wild origin of ''O. ficus-indica'' is likely to have been in central Mexico, where its closest genetic relatives are found. Names Most culinary references to the "prickly pear" refer to this species. The Spanish name ''tuna'' is also used for the fruit of this cactus and for ''Opuntia'' in general; according to A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beleš
Beleš is a village in the municipality of Dimitrovgrad, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 830 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. References Populated places in Pirot District {{PirotRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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