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Gona may refer to: People * Gona Budda Reddy * Gona Ganna Reddy * Marigona Dragusha, Kosovar model Places * Gona, Ethiopia * Gona, Papua New Guinea * Gona Barracks Gona Barracks is a heritage-listed barracks at 3, 7,12, 25 & 26 Gona Parade, Kelvin Grove, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to 1960s. It is also known as Kelvin Grove Military Reserve and Kelvin Grove Training Area. ...
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Gona, Ethiopia
Gona is an archaeological site in the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia located in the Ethiopian Lowlands. The site, near the Middle Awash and Hadar regions, is primarily known for paleoanthropological study, including excavations of Late Miocene and Early Pliocene fossils, as well as Oldowan and Acheulean stone tools. Evidence of '' Homo erectus'' presence at Gona dates back to as early as 1.8 million years ago, making Gona's stone tools some of the world's oldest stone tool artifacts found to date. Gona is also known as a key site for the study of human evolution, with a rich hominid fossil record that includes evidence of ''Ardipithecus'' remains dating to around 4.5 million years old and '' Homo erectus'' fossils from approximately 1.8 to 1.7 million years ago. Likewise, faunal remains such as cutmarked bones from Gona give insight into early hominid diets and butchery practices, making it an important site for zooarchaeology. Geography The Ethiopian Highlands are divided in t ...
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Gona Ganna Reddy
Gona Ganna Reddy (1262–1296 CE), son of king Gona Budda Reddy who contributed to the Ranganatha Ramayanam as Dwipada Kavyam in the Telugu Language and a military chieftain to one of the few ruling queens Rani Rudrama Devi in Indian history. He ruled Vardhamaanapuram now called as Nandi Vaddeman in Nagarkurnool district. Gona Ganna Reddy had two brothers and one sister. They were poets Gona Kacha Reddy, Gona Vitalanatha and Kuppambika. Gona Kacha Reddy and Vitalanatha contributions include the completion of the Uttarakaanda section in the Ranganatha Ramayanam. Ranganatha’s version was the first and foremost Ramayanam written in Telugu literary history by Gona Budda Reddy. His sister, Kuppambika is known to be the first Telugu poetess as per Buddapuram inscriptions. Kuppambika married Malyala Gundadandadeeshudu, who was also known as Danda Senani. Gona Ganna Reddy married the love of his life Annaambika, best friend of Rudramadevi. A 400-page Kakatiya historical novel was ...
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Gona Budda Reddy
Gona Budda Reddy, also known as Ranganatha (13th century CE), was a poet and ruler living in southern India. Written work His '' Ranganatha Ramayanam'' was a pioneering work in the Telugu language on the theme of the ''Ramayana'' epic. Most scholars believe he wrote it between 1300 and 1310 A.D., possibly with help from his family. The work has become part of cultural life in Andhra Pradesh and is used in puppet shows. Gona Dynasty During the Kakatiya dynasty (995-1323), Gona Budda Reddy ruled a kingdom in Mahbubnagar district from Vardhamaanapuram (currently known as Nandi Vaddemaan) and Khilla Ghanpur (Fort Ghanpur) in modern-day Ghanpur, Mahbubnagar district. He and his family, the Gona dynasty, was mostly loyal to the Kakatiya dynasty. When he died, his brother Gona Lakuma Reddy took over the kingdom and rebelled against the Kakatiya, but his son Gona Ganna Reddy remained loyal to them in Vardamanapuram, (1262-1296 AD) indirectly supporting the rule of Kakatiya Qu ...
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Gona, Papua New Guinea
Gona is a coastal village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. History Gona was the site of an Anglican church and mission. During World War II, Imperial Japanese troops invaded on 21–27 July 1942 and established it as a base. Three missionaries were captured at Gona; Father James Benson, May Hayman and Mavis Parkins. The two women and a six-year-old boy were beheaded on the beach. Father Benson was taken prisoner and sent to Rabaul where he remained until the end of the war in 1945. The was sunk by United States Army Air Forces and Royal Australian Air Force bombers in shallow water off Gona on 21 July 1942. It later became known as ''the Gona wreck''. Gona was recaptured by the Australian army during the battle of Buna-Gona on 9 December 1942. See also Invasion of Buna–Gona References * William Manchester, ''American Caesar ''American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964'' is a 1978 biography of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur by American historian William M ...
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Marigona Dragusha
Marigona Dragusha (born 23 September 1990), also known as Gona Dragusha, is a Kosovar model and beauty queen who placed as the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant. Dragusha won her national title, Miss Universe Kosovo, on 4 April 2009. Besides her native Albanian language, Dragusha speaks English and Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can .... References External linksMiss Kosovo Universe 2009 Kosovo Albanians Living people Miss Universe 2009 contestants Kosovan beauty pageant winners 1990 births People from Pristina 21st-century Albanian models Albanian female models {{Europe-pageant-bio-stub ...
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