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Kola (historical Region)
Kola may refer to: People * Koła, a Polish noble family * Kola people, Gabonese pygmies * Kola or Kula people (Asia) of Cambodia and Thailand * Gyele people, also known as the Kola, Cameroonian pygmies * Rodgers Kola (born 1989), Zambian footballer Places * Kola Peninsula, a peninsula in the far north of Russia * Kola Bay, also known as Kola Inlet, a fjord in Murmansk Oblast, Russia on the Kola Peninsula * Kola (river), a river in Murmansk Oblast, Russia on the Kola Peninsula * Kola, Russia, a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia on the Kola Peninsula * Kola, alternative name of Kula, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Kola (historical region), part of the Georgian Tao-Klarjeti principalities, the contemporary Turkish district Göle * Kola Island, one of the Aru Islands of Indonesia * , in southwestern Sri Lanka * Kola, Mali * Kola, Manitoba, Canada * Kola, Hooghly, a census town in West Bengal, India * Kola (Goražde), a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Kola (Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koła
Koła (plural: Kołowie, feminine form: Kolanka) was a Polish noble family, Magnates in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The family declined at the beginning of the 17th century. The possessions of the family passed to the other magnates like the Mielecki, Sieniawski, Kmita and Odrowąż families. The family held important offices in Red Ruthenia and Podolia during the reign of the Jagiellonian dynasty. Notable members "Koła z Dalejowa" lineage *Jan Koła z Dalejowa (died 1438) – stolnik of Queen Zofia Holszańska, castellan of Halicz * Paweł Koła z Dalejowa (died 1509) – castellan of Halicz, voivode of Podole * Jan Koła z Dalejowa (died 1543) – castellan of Halicz, Field Hetman of the Crown in 1529 "Koła Saporowski" lineage *Adam Koła Saporowski (died 1599) – founder of the Benedictine monastery in Lwów Notable feminine members * Barbara Kolanka Radziwiłłowa – married to Hetman Jerzy Radziwiłł, mother of Queen Barbara Radziwiłłówna, and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola, Hooghly
Kola is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Kola is located at . Hansghara, Kola, Alikhoja, Amodghata, Shankhanagar and Chak Bansberia form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of Bansberia and includes Mogra and Bara Khejuria (outgrowth). The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. The high west bank of the tidal Hooghly River is highly industrialised. Urbanisation There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the Hooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With the leading European powers dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised areas in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant. In Chinsurah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola-class Frigate
The Kola class was the NATO reporting name for a group of frigates built for the Soviet Navy in the 1950s. The Soviet designation was ''Storozhevoi Korabl'' (escort ship) Project 42. These ships were analogous to World War II era destroyer escorts or German s. The programme consisted of only 8 ships as these vessels were considered to be too expensive for series production and the smaller and cheaper was built instead. Radars and sonars were fitted. Design The ships were designed for patrolling Soviet waters and escorting convoys. The design process involved a specification issued in 1946 and two design bureau submitted competing designs with both diesel and steam turbine machinery. The hull was welded and longitudinally framed. The machinery suite consisted of alternating boiler rooms and turbine rooms in a unit machinery arrangement. Armament consisted of four single dual purpose guns and torpedo tubes. Ships All ships were built by Yantar Yard, Kaliningrad. They were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola Superdeep Borehole
The Kola Superdeep Borehole (russian: Кольская сверхглубокая скважина, translit=Kol'skaya sverkhglubokaya skvazhina) SG-3 is the result of a scientific drilling project of the Soviet Union in the Pechengsky District, near the Russian border with Norway, on the Kola Peninsula. The project attempted to drill as deep as possible into the Earth's crust. Drilling began on 24 May 1970 using the ''Uralmash-4E'', and later the ''Uralmash-15000'' series drilling rig, and it became the deepest manmade hole in history in 1979. The diameter boreholes were drilled by branching from a central hole. The deepest reached in 1989, the deepest human-made hole on Earth, and remains so as of 2022. In terms of true vertical depth, it remains the deepest borehole in the world. For two decades, it was also the world's longest borehole in terms of measured depth along the well bore until it was surpassed in 2008 by the long Al Shaheen Oil Well in Qatar. Drilli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola Nuclear Power Plant
The Kola Nuclear Power Plant (russian: Кольская АЭС []), also known as Kolsk NPP or Kolskaya NPP, is a nuclear power plant located 12 km away from Polyarnye Zori, Murmansk Oblast in Northwestern Federal District, north-western Russia. If the floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov is excluded, it is the northernmost nuclear power plant housed in a fixed location structure. History The Phase 1 (No. 1 and 2 reactors) at the Kola NPP went online in 1973 and 1974, respectively, and are part of Russia’s first generation of PWR reactors (the VVER 440/230 type). The Phase 2 (No. 3 and 4 reactors) went online in 1981 and 1984 with the improved VVER 440/213 type. Phase 1 reactors were designed to work for 30 years and were originally slated to be shut down in 2003 and 2004. However the shutdown did not happen. Instead, the operational life spans of the reactors were extended, after a massive safety upgrade effort that included about 200 safety systems upgrade p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola Language
Kola is one of the Aru languages, spoken by inhabitants of the Aru Islands The Aru Islands Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru) is a group of about 95 low-lying islands in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia. It also forms a regency of Maluku Province, with a land area of . At the 2011 Census the Regency had a po .... The Kola language is mostly used on the Kola island, on the north end of the Aru Islands, but is also spoken by Kola people living in Dobo and other parts of Maluku. References Aru languages Languages of Indonesia {{au-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altay-class Oiler
The ''Altay'' class, Soviet designation Project 160, is a class of replenishment oiler built for the Soviet Navy between 1967 and 1972. Construction The ''Altay''-class vessels were built for the USSR by the Finnish shipbuilding yard Rauma-Repola. Over 60 vessels of this type were built for Soviet service, most with the fishing fleet and merchant fleet. Only six vessels were ordered for service with the Soviet Navy. Project 160 tankers can refuel one ship at a time from either side or over the stern.''Guide to the Soviet Navy'' (Polmer)''Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World'' (Wertheim)russian-ships.info (accessed 29 Feb 2012) Operational history 1993 ''Yel'nya'' incident In April 1993, while in reserve with the Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol, ''Yel'nya'' was taken over by Ukrainian dissidents. After a brief seizure, control was reestablished by the Russian Navy. ''Yel'nya'' was later transferred to the Baltic Fleet. 2021 ''Kola'' Gulf of Suez collision and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola (song)
"Kola" is a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's second album '' Playboys'' on 29 August 1997. The song was released as a promotional single in 1997 by the record label Warner Music Finland. It was the second single from the album ''Playboys'' and features only the track "Kola". ''Kola'' is a heavier song compared to the other tracks on '' Playboys''. The song is about cola ("Kola" is the Finnish word for "Cola"). The band was at that moment supporting Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961. History Pepsi was ..., which can clearly be seen on the cover of the CD single. Track listing # "Kola" – 3:24 External links Lyrics {{DEFAULTSORT:Kola (Song) The Rasmus songs 1997 singles Warner Music Group singles Songs written by Lauri Ylönen 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola (dance)
Kolo ( sr-Cyrl, Коло) is a UNESCO List of Intagible Cultural Heritage inscribed South Slavic circle dance, found under this name in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. History According to Wilkes (1995), the kolo has an Illyrian origin as the dance seems to resemble dances depicted on funeral monuments of the Roman era. Description The circle dance is usually performed amongst groups of at least three people and up to several dozen people. Dancers hold each other's hands or each other's waists. They form a circle, a single chain or multiple parallel lines. Kolo requires almost no movement above the waist. The basic steps are easy to learn. Experienced dancers demonstrate virtuosity by adding different ornamental elements, such as syncopated steps. Each region has at least one unique kolo. It is difficult to master the dance and even most experienced dancers cannot master all of them. Kolo is performed at weddings, social, cultural, and religious ceremonies.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KOLA
KOLA (99.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Redlands, California, and broadcasting to the Riverside-San Bernardino-Inland Empire radio market. It is owned by the Anaheim Broadcasting Corporation and it airs a classic hits radio format. Its studios are on Orange Tree Lane in Redlands, California. KOLA has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 29,500 watts. Adding in its tower that is taller than the Empire State Building, KOLA is considered a "superpower" FM station. The transmitter is on Box Spring Mountain Road amid other FM and TV towers for Inland Empire stations. History Easy Listening The station first signed on the air on . The station's original call sign was KFMW. The transmitter was located on Box Springs Mountain southeast of Riverside. The format was a mix of easy listening, middle of the road (MOR) and beautiful music. Rogan Jones served as the original general manager. Top 40 and Album Rock Frederick Coté and Chester Coleman bought the station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola (South Ossetia)
Kola ( ka, ყოლა; os, Хъола, ''Qola'') is a settlement in the Dzau district of South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat .... See also * Dzau district References Populated places in Dzau District {{SouthOssetia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola (Goražde)
Kola is a village in the municipality of Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 14, all Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry .... References Populated places in Goražde {{Goražde-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
