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Boma (enclosure) In Isiolo County, Kenya, 2018
Boma or BOMA may refer to: People * Boma Akpore, Nigerian actor * Boma Iyaye (born 1969), Nigerian accountant and politician Places * Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a port city ** Boma Airport near Boma, Congo * Boma, Ghana, a town * Boma, Guinea * Boma Plateau, a region of eastern South Sudan * Boma State, a state of South Sudan * Boma Upande, a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province * Boma (Ponda), a village in the Ponda sub-district of Goa Other uses * Boma clan, living in Nigeria * Boma (enclosure), a rural fortress or livestock pen in Africa, from this also meaning a district government office or district center in countries which were British colonies in Africa * Boma (administrative division), the smallest unit of local government in South Sudan * Boma, an African style restaurant in hotel Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge#Boma: Flavors of Africa, Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando, Florida * Boma or Ghost in the Shell characters#Borma, Borma, a character in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma Akpore
Boma or BOMA may refer to: People * Boma Akpore, Nigerian actor * Boma Iyaye (born 1969), Nigerian accountant and politician Places * Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a port city ** Boma Airport near Boma, Congo * Boma, Ghana, a town * Boma, Guinea * Boma Plateau, a region of eastern South Sudan * Boma State, a state of South Sudan * Boma Upande, a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province * Boma (Ponda), a village in the Ponda sub-district of Goa Other uses * Boma clan, living in Nigeria * Boma (enclosure), a rural fortress or livestock pen in Africa, from this also meaning a district government office or district center in countries which were British colonies in Africa * Boma (administrative division), the smallest unit of local government in South Sudan * Boma, an African style restaurant in hotel Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge#Boma: Flavors of Africa, Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando, Florida * Boma or Ghost in the Shell characters#Borma, Borma, a character in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma (Ponda)
Boma is a village in the Ponda taluka (sub-district) of Goa. It is located in the northern part of Ponda taluka. It is on the road connecting state capital Panjim (or Panaji) with the taluka headquarters of Ponda town. Location in Ponda taluka It is situated along the highway, and lies close to Cundaim (or Kundaim), and before Mardol, known for its scenic and prominent temples. In its vicinity, to its east, lie Querim (or Keri), Savoi-Verem and Volvoi. Area, population According to the official 2011 Census, the village has an area of 394.60 hectares, a total of 653 households, and a population of 2,807 (comprising 1,467 males and 1,340 females) with an under-six population of 284 (comprising 149 boys and 135 girls). Its location code number in the Census (2011) is 626848. Local market The prominent local Banastarim market is situated nearby. In 2011, the local village ''panchayat'' had announced plans of "raising a market complex with shops and basic amenities...and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma (Star Wars)
This is a list of creatures in the fictional universe of ''Star Wars'', a space opera media franchise. The types of creatures in this list are listed by category and then in alphabetical order. Humans and humanoid sentient species Humans Humans are a species in the fictional ''Star Wars'' universe. They are the most numerous and dominant species, with apparently millions of major and minor colonies galaxywide. Humans are native to many different worlds and are characterized by multidimensional complex personalities, that are both individual and unique. They are the only race accepted as pure by Emperor Palpatine. By the time the hyperdrive was invented, humans were already present on a few scattered worlds throughout the galaxy; according to the ''New Essential Chronology'', the humans of Coruscant managed to send out a number of 'sleeper ships' between the fall of the Rakatan Infinite Empire and the invention of the hyperdrive. ''Star Wars'' humans are mostly biologically ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost In The Shell Characters
This is a list of fictional characters in the ''Ghost in the Shell'' media franchise created by Masamune Shirow. Public Security Section 9 members Section Chief Directors Chief Daisuke Aramaki :Voiced by: Tamio Oki (Japanese, films), Osamu Saka (Japanese, '' Stand Alone Complex''), Ikkyu Juku (Japanese; '' ARISE''); William Frederick Knight (English; films, ''Stand Alone Complex'' TV series, Bandai Visual dub; 1997 game, 2004 game, 2005 game), Russell Roberts (English; ''Stand Alone Complex'' OVAs, Ocean dub), Rik Thomas (English; ''Stand Alone Complex'', Animax Asia dub), John Swasey (English; ''ARISE'', Funimation dub) :Portrayed by: "Beat" Takeshi Kitano ( 2017 film) is the ''Chief Executive Director'' of Public Security Section 9. In '' Stand Alone Complex'', Lt. Col. Aramaki is a strict chief, and is informally referred to by Section 9 agents as the "old ape" (most likely because in the original manga he was drawn with a face that appeared to be half monkey, hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavors Of Africa
Flavor or flavour is either the sensory perception of taste or smell, or a flavoring in food that produces such perception. Flavor or flavour may also refer to: Science * Flavors (programming language), an early object-oriented extension to Lisp *Flavour (particle physics), a quantum number of elementary particles related to their weak interactions *Flavor of Linux, another term for any particular Linux distribution; by extension, "flavor" can be applied to any program or other computer code that exists in more than one current variant at the same time Film and TV * ''Flavors'' (film), romantic comedy concerning Asian-Indian immigrants in America Music Artists and bands * Flavor Flav (born 1959), former rap/hip-hop promoter and current reality television actor * Flavour N'abania (born 1983), Nigerian singer-songwriter * Flavor (band), minor hit with "Sally Had A Party" in 1968 Albums * ''Flavours'' (album), 1975 album by The Guess Who * ''Flavors'' (album), by American R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma (administrative Division)
Boma or BOMA may refer to: People * Boma Akpore, Nigerian actor * Boma Iyaye (born 1969), Nigerian accountant and politician Places * Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a port city ** Boma Airport near Boma, Congo * Boma, Ghana, a town * Boma, Guinea * Boma Plateau, a region of eastern South Sudan * Boma State, a state of South Sudan * Boma Upande, a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province * Boma (Ponda), a village in the Ponda sub-district of Goa Other uses * Boma clan, living in Nigeria * Boma (enclosure), a rural fortress or livestock pen in Africa, from this also meaning a district government office or district center in countries which were British colonies in Africa * Boma (administrative division), the smallest unit of local government in South Sudan * Boma, an African style restaurant in hotel Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando, Florida * Boma or Borma, a character in the science fiction manga ''Ghost in the Shell'' * Boma (''Star Wars''), a fictional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma (enclosure)
A boma is a livestock enclosure, community enclosure, stockade, corral, small fort or a district government office, commonly used in many parts of the African Great Lakes region, as well as Central and Southern Africa. It is particularly associated with community decision making. It is incorporated into many African languages, as well as colonial varieties of English, French and German. As a livestock enclosure, a ''boma'' is the equivalent of '' kraal''. The former term is used in areas influenced by the Swahili language, and the latter is employed in areas influenced by Afrikaans. In the form of fortified villages or camps, ''bomas'' were commonplace in Central Africa in the 18th and 19th century. They were commonplace throughout Africa, including in areas affected by the slave trade, tribal wars and colonial conquest, and were built and used by both sides. Apart from the neatly built stockades shown in illustrations of bomas, the term, in practice, more often resembled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma Clan
Boma or BOMA may refer to: People * Boma Akpore, Nigerian actor * Boma Iyaye (born 1969), Nigerian accountant and politician Places * Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a port city ** Boma Airport near Boma, Congo * Boma, Ghana, a town * Boma, Guinea * Boma Plateau, a region of eastern South Sudan * Boma State, a state of South Sudan * Boma Upande, a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province * Boma (Ponda), a village in the Ponda sub-district of Goa Other uses * Boma clan, living in Nigeria * Boma (enclosure), a rural fortress or livestock pen in Africa, from this also meaning a district government office or district center in countries which were British colonies in Africa * Boma (administrative division), the smallest unit of local government in South Sudan * Boma, an African style restaurant in hotel Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando, Florida * Boma or Borma, a character in the science fiction manga ''Ghost in the Shell'' * Boma (''Star Wars''), a ficti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma Upande
The Coast Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Pwani) of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km2 and would have had a population of 3,325,307 in 2009. Tourist attraction Other important towns on the coastal strip include Diani in the South, and Kilifi, Malindi, Watamu and Lamu in the North. Part of the coastal population is located in resort and beach settlements as Kiongwe and Kipini. Diani Beach is now also a tourist center, with palm trees and the white sandy beaches like Mombasa. Malindi is where Vasco da Gama picked up his pilot to navigate with the monsoon winds to India; Mambrui appears to be the site where contact occurred with the Chinese during the era of the Yongle Emperor and the expeditions of Zheng He. Watamu is a small fishing community and East Africa's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma Iyaye
Boma Iyaye (born 24 September 1969) is a Rivers State accountant, politician and the incumbent Commissioner of Sports. Education He was educated at State School II Port Harcourt between 1974 and 1980. He attended Baptist High School for his secondary education from 1981 to 1986. A year later, he enrolled at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology and studied Accountancy. He thereafter completed the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps program. Career Iyaye began his career in the private sector as an accountant. He worked with several multinational companies between 1992 and 2003. Later he entered into politics and successfully ran for a seat in the Rivers State House of Assembly Rivers State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Government of Rivers State inaugurated in 1979. It is a unicameral body with 32 members elected into 32 state constituencies. The current Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly ..., where he served until 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma State
Boma or BOMA may refer to: People * Boma Akpore, Nigerian actor * Boma Iyaye (born 1969), Nigerian accountant and politician Places * Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a port city ** Boma Airport near Boma, Congo * Boma, Ghana, a town * Boma, Guinea * Boma Plateau, a region of eastern South Sudan * Boma State, a state of South Sudan * Boma Upande, a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province * Boma (Ponda), a village in the Ponda sub-district of Goa Other uses * Boma clan, living in Nigeria * Boma (enclosure), a rural fortress or livestock pen in Africa, from this also meaning a district government office or district center in countries which were British colonies in Africa * Boma (administrative division), the smallest unit of local government in South Sudan * Boma, an African style restaurant in hotel Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando, Florida * Boma or Borma, a character in the science fiction manga ''Ghost in the Shell'' * Boma (''Star Wars''), a fictional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma Plateau
The Boma Plateau is a region in the east of South Sudan, located in the Jonglei and Eastern Equatoria provinces. It is inhabited by the Anuak, Murle and Toposa peoples. It contains important wetlands for birdlife in the region. Wildlife is threatened by overgrazing by cattle, and by overhunting by local tribes with firearms. Within it, Boma National Park (2,280,000 ha) was established in 1977. The Boma Plateau is also one of the few places in the world where wild ''Coffea arabica ''Coffea arabica'' (), also known as the Arabic coffee, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee and madder family Rubiaceae. It is believed to be the first species of coffee to have been cultivated and is currently the dominant cultivar, r ...'' grows. It is contiguous with the Ethiopian Highlands. References {{coord missing, South Sudan Plateaus of Africa Landforms of South Sudan Ethiopian Highlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
