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Duba (men's Basketball)
Duba may refer to: *Duba, Saudi Arabia, a town in Saudi Arabia *Duba, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, a village in Poland *Duba River, a headwater of the Căian River in Romania *Duba, Slivno, a hamlet in the municipality of Slivno, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Slivno, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia *Duba Pelješka, a village in the municipality of Trpanj, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia *Duba Stonska, a village in the municipality of Ston, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia *Duba, an alternative name for the Nandi bear *Dubá, a town in the Czech Republic *Duba, Ukraine, a village in Ukraine *Steevan Dos Santos, a professional footballer also known as "Duba" *Duba (surname) **Ali Duba, Syrian general **Garba Duba, Nigerian politician **Karel Duba, Czech musician **Tomáš Duba, Czech ice hockey player {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duba, Saudi Arabia
Duba () is a city in the Tabuk Province of Saudi Arabia. The city is located on the northern Red Sea coast. Local citizens describe it as ''The Pearl of the Red Sea''. As of 2022, it had a population of 39,543. History The first reference to Duba, under this name, is from 1203. The Valley of Salma and Valley of Kafafah were already known many centuries before. The Egyptian scholar Ptolemy mentioned a trade route leading from Kafafah to Lihyan (today's Al-`Ula). The Syrian scholar and poet, Sheikh Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, wrote about Duba in 1790, in his account of traveling to Mecca for the Hajj. Historically part of Madian; the city is mentioned in Muslim scriptures. According to the Quran, Prophet Moussa settled in Madian (the region starts from Jordan river and extends to the city of Duba). The settlement of Prophet Shuaib as it is called is said to be located near Maqna where an ancient well can still be seen. The well is said to be the one where Moussa fed the flock. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandi Bear
In east African folklore, the Nandi bear is a creature said to live in East Africa.Jacobs, Louis L. (2000). ''Quest for the African Dinosaurs: Ancient Roots of the Modern World''. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 250. It takes its name from the Nandi people who live in western Kenya, in the area the Nandi Bear is reported from. It is also known as Chemosit, Kerit, Koddoelo, Ngoloko, or Duba (which derives from the Arabic words ''dubb'' or ''d.abʕ'' / ''d.abuʕ'' for 'bear' and 'hyena' respectively). The Samburu "Nkampit" appears also to be a version of this creature. Description Descriptions of the Nandi bear are of a ferocious, powerfully built carnivore with high front shoulders (over four feet tall) and a sloping back. Stories of the Nandi bear state that it is fierce, nocturnal, stands on its hind legs and can kill animals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garba Duba
Garba Duba (1942 – 17 May 2024) was a Nigerian Army Lieutenant general who was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, and Administrator of Sokoto State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari. Early career Garba Duba was born in 1942. He was educated at Kontagora Primary School, Kaduna (1951–1954) and Provincial Secondary School, Bida, Niger State (1956–1962). Duba joined the Nigerian Army as a Cadet Officer, entering the Nigerian Military Training College on 10 December 1962. One of his school classmates and army colleagues was Ibrahim Babangida, who married Duba's cousin Maryam in September 1969. Duba later attended the Indian Military Academy, and was appointed ADC to the Military Governor of the old Northern Region. Duba was one of the northern officers who participated in the Nigerian counter-coup of 1966 which led to the murder o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Duba
Ali Issa Ibrahim Duba (, 1933 – 21 June 2023), better known as Ali Douba, was a Syrian military officer who was the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate of Syria under Hafez al-Assad as well as his close adviser. Under Douba’s leadership, the Military Intelligence Directorate was the most important security agency in Syria, responsible for maintaining security within the army and safeguarding the regime. Early life Duba was born to a small landowning family from the Alawite tribe of Matawira, in the village of Qurfays in the Jableh District south of Latakia. He joined the Ba'ath Party in the early 1950s while studying at the Holy Land Secondary School in Latakia. Career Duba joined the Syrian Army in 1955 and became the deputy head of internal security at the Damascus branch of the General Intelligence Directorate five years later. He served as military attaché at the Syrian embassy in Great Britain between 1964 and 1966, and in Bulgaria between 1967 and 1968. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duba (surname)
Duba may refer to: *Duba, Saudi Arabia, a town in Saudi Arabia * Duba, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, a village in Poland * Duba River, a headwater of the Căian River in Romania * Duba, Slivno, a hamlet in the municipality of Slivno, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia *Duba Pelješka, a village in the municipality of Trpanj, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia * Duba Stonska, a village in the municipality of Ston, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia *Duba, an alternative name for the Nandi bear * Dubá, a town in the Czech Republic *Duba, Ukraine, a village in Ukraine * Steevan Dos Santos, a professional footballer also known as "Duba" * Duba (surname) **Ali Duba, Syrian general **Garba Duba Garba Duba (1942 – 17 May 2024) was a Nigerian Army Lieutenant general who was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, and Administrator of Sokoto State from Jan ..., Nigerian politician ** Karel Duba, Czech music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steevan Dos Santos
Steevan Humberto Fortes dos Santos (born 17 September 1989), also known as "Duba", is a Cape Verdean footballer who played as a forward for Union Omaha of USL League One until his retirement after the 2024 season. Career Duba began his career in his native Cape Verde with CS Mindelense, before moving to Norway with Ullensaker/Kisa IL in 2012. After a short period with Angola's Progresso, Duba signed with United Soccer League club Rochester Rhinos on March 27, 2015. After two seasons with Ottawa Fury FC, Duba joined Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on 8 January 2019 on a one-year deal. On December 24, 2020, it was announced that Duba would join USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies ahead of their 2021 season. He was released by Tampa following their 2022 season. Dos Santos signed with Union Omaha Union Omaha Soccer Club is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Omaha, Nebraska. Nicknamed the Owls, the team made its debut in USL League One (USL1) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duba, Ukraine
Duba () is a village in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, located in Kalush Raion. It is the centre of the Duba rural hromada. History The village of Duba was founded in 1535. Its residents participated in the 1648 Khmelnytsky Uprising. The Saint Nicholas Church of Duba, a wooden church, was first mentioned in 1685, and was also mentioned as part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv in 1708. Under the Soviet Union it was part of the Russian Orthodox Church, but it is today owned by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Demographics In 1939, Duba had a population of 1,470. Of these, 1,440 were Ukrainians, 10 were Poles, and another 20 were Latynnyky, a Roman Catholic subgroup of Ukrainians. In the 1989 Soviet census Duba had a population of 1,269. This number dropped to 1,138 by the 2001 Ukrainian census. According to the 2001 census, 99.74% of the population spoke Ukrainian, while the remaining 0.17% spoke Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubá
Dubá () is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Dubá consists of 20 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dubá (1,135) *Bukovec (10) *Deštná (102) *Dražejov (12) *Dřevčice (98) *Heřmánky (21) *Horky (20) *Horní Dubová Hora (6) *Kluk (2) *Korce (37) *Křenov (8) *Lhota (18) *Nedamov (38) *Nedvězí (16) *Nový Berštejn (35) *Panská Ves (11) *Plešivec (10) *Sušice (10) *Zakšín (69) *Zátyní (23) Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''dub'', i.e. 'oak'. Geography Dubá is located about south of Česká Lípa and north of Prague. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is the hill Korecký vrch at above sea level. There are two fishponds in the municipal territory, Černý an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
