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Moura River
Moura may refer to: Places * Moura, Mali * Moura, Portugal * Moura, Queensland, Australia * Rolim de Moura, Brazil People * Moura (surname), a Portuguese-language surname * Moura Budberg (1892–1974), Russian adventuress and suspected double agent * Saint Moura, 3rd century Egyptian martyr Other * Enchanted Moura The Enchanted moura or (enchanted female Mouros) is a supernatural being from the fairy tales of Portuguese and Galician folklore. Very beautiful and seductive, she lives under an imposed occult spell. Shapeshifters, the occupy liminal spaces ..., a supernatural being from the fairy tales of Portuguese and Galician folklore * ''Moura'' (album), or the title song, by Ana Moura * Moura (grape), a name for the French wine grape 'Fer' * Moura wine, a Portuguese wine region See also * * Mourad (other) * Mourao (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura, Mali
Mourrah (also Moura and Mora) is a town and seat of the rural commune of Togué Mourari in the Cercle of Djenné in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.. The weekly market is held on a Sunday. Moura's population is around 10,000. See also * Siege of Moura The Moura massacre was carried out by Malian Armed Forces and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group between 27 and 31 March 2022, in the central Malian town of Moura, Mopti Region in conflict with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's Jama'at ..., which occurred in the settlement References Populated places in Mopti Region {{Mopti-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura, Portugal
Moura () is a city and a municipality in the District of Beja in Portugal, subdivided into 5 ''freguesias''. The population in 2011 was 15,167, in an area of 958.46 km2. The city itself had a population of 8,459 in 2001. It has now around 11,000 inhabitants. The current Mayor is José Pós de Mina, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is 24 June. It is home to Moura Photovoltaic Power Station, one of Europe's largest solar-power facilities. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Amareleja * Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador * Póvoa de São Miguel * Safara e Santo Aleixo da Restauração * Sobral da Adiça Climate Moura has a Mediterranean climate with very hot, dry summers and mild winters. It is one of the driest areas in Portugal with just over of precipitation. Town Twinning Moura has cooperation agreements with the following cities: * Aroche, Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura, Queensland
Moura is a small town and locality in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland, Australia. It services the surrounding coal mining and rural activities. It is situated approximately west of Biloela on the Dawson Highway, west of the port city of Gladstone, and south west of Rockhampton. As of the , the locality of Moura had a population of 1,993 people. Economy A number of industries are represented in the local economy. Chief amongst these is coal mining. The name of the local coal mine changes each time it is sold, currently Dawson Mine, owned and operated by AngloAmerical Coal. Only open-cut mining has been used since 1994. Beef, cotton and cereals are other major industries of the area. History In 1854 Charles Marshall named his leased pastoral selection ''Moura''. There are two theories regarding the origin of the name. One is that it is named after Moura in Portugal where he served in the British Army during the Peninsular Wars. The other is that it is an Aborigin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolim De Moura
Rolim de Moura is a municipality located in the Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ... of Rondônia. Its population was 55,407 (2020) and its area is 1,457.885 km². History In 1979, the ''Rolim de Moura Colonization Project'' was launched, aimed at the settlement of surplus settlers in the Amazon rainforest from the extension of the Integrated Colonization Project GY Paraná or Ji-Paraná. This was implemented in this area by INCRA, which distributed plots of land in rural areas to thousands of families. From then on, people who arrived by the hundreds began to build the city, initially made up of shacks. Rolim de Moura was elevated to the category of municipality through State Decree Law nº 71, of August 5, 1983. Its first mayor was Valdir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura (surname)
Moura is a common Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Casagrande de Moura, Italian-Brazilian footballer * Ana Moura, Portuguese fado singer * Ana Moura, Portuguese badminton player * Ann Moura, American author * Anthony Moura-Komenan, French-born Ivorian footballer * Antônio de Moura Carvalho, Brazilian footballer * Confúcio Moura, Brazilian politician * Eduardo Souto de Moura, Portuguese architect * Elaine Estrela Moura, Brazilian footballer * Eleílson Farias de Moura, Brazilian footballer * Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer * Fábio Moura, Brazilian footballer * Fernando Domingos de Moura, Brazilian footballer * Francisco de Moura, 3rd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo, Portuguese nobleman * Francisco Serra e Moura, Portuguese footballer * Geison Moura, Malaysian footballer * Hugo Ventura Ferreira Moura Guedes, Portuguese footballer * Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Portugal, Portuguese ''infanta'' * José Barata-Moura, Portuguese philosopher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura Budberg
Maria Ignatievna von Budberg-Bönninghausen (russian: Мария (Мура) Игнатьевна Закревская-Бенкендорф-Будберг, ''Maria (Moura) Ignatievna Zakrevskaya-Benckendorff-Budberg'', née Zakrevskaya; February 1892 – 1 November 1974) — also known as Countess von Benckendorff and Baroness von Budberg — was a Russian adventuress and suspected double agent of the Joint State Political Directorate, Soviet Union secret police (OGPU) and British Intelligence Service. According to British journalist Robin Bruce Lockhart, who knew her personally, "she was, perhaps, the Soviet Union's most effective agent-of-influence ever to appear on London's political and intellectual stage". Biography Early life Born in Poltava, in central Ukraine, Moura was the daughter of Ignaty Platonovich Zakrevsky (1839–1906), a member of the Russian nobility and diplomat. In 1911, she married Count Johann (Ivan) Alexandrovich von Benckendorff (1882–1919), a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Moura
Saint Moura, also known as Mart Moura, is a Christian martyr of the third century and is honored in Egypt and the Middle East. Her feast is celebrated on 3 May and on 25 September, 5 Hathor and 8 Pashons in the Coptic church. Several churches are dedicated to her, especially in northern Lebanon, as well as a monastery in Ehden. Life Father Youakim Moubarac presents the life of Mart Moura as follows: Moura is a Christian from Upper Egypt married to a deacon called Timothy. When Diocletianus came to power and wanted to erase any trace of Christianity, the governor Urban invited Timothy and his wife to embrace paganism. They refused with courage, were crucified and died from slow death around 283. It is also supposed that this martyrdom took place under Decius. The Maronite calendar of saints mentions her feast day on the dates of October 10th and September 25th. It is also mentioned on the 3rd and the 7th of May. The Bollandists kept the date of May 3rd (WHIZZ, II, 381; cf. KUE, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchanted Moura
The Enchanted moura or (enchanted female Mouros) is a supernatural being from the fairy tales of Portuguese and Galician folklore. Very beautiful and seductive, she lives under an imposed occult spell. Shapeshifters, the occupy liminal spaces and are builders with stone of formidable strength. Appearance The enchanted Moura often appears singing and using a golden comb on her beautiful long hair, the colour of gold or black as the night, promising to give treasures to whomsoever sets her free by breaking her spell. (In Galicia, though, they are more commonly redheads.) Enchantment According to José Leite de Vasconcelos, ''mouras encantadas'' are “''beings compelled by an occult power to live on a certain state of siege as if they were numb or asleep, insofar as a particular circumstance does not break their spell''”. According to ancient lore, they are the souls of young maidens who were left guarding the treasures that the males, '' mouros encantados'' (enchanted mour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura (album)
''Moura'' is the sixth album released by fado singer Ana Moura. It was released in November 2015 by Mercury Records and Universal Music Portugal. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa The Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (AFP; English: ''Portuguese Phonographic Association'') is the recording industry association of the major labels in Portugal. Created in 1989, it succeeded GPPFV (Portuguese group of producers of Phonogra ... chart. Track listing # "Moura Encantada" (Manuela De Freitas, Alfredo Marceneiro) :44# "Fado Dançado" (Miguel Araújo) :17# "Desamparo" (Márcia Santos) :37 # "Dia De Folga" (Jorge Cruz) :39# "Lilac Wine" (James Shelton) :17# "Ai Eu" (Luís José Martins, Pedro Da Silva Martins) :38# "Eu Entrego" (Edu Mundo) :46# "Agora É Que É" (Pedro Abrunhosa :11# "Cantiga De Abrigo" (Samuel Úria) :55# "O Meu Amor Foi Para O Brasil" (Carlos Tê) :52# "Ninharia" (Fado Carlos Da Maia, Maria Do Rosário Pedreira) :18# "Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura (grape)
Fer (also known as Fer Servadou, Pinenc, Mansois and several other synonyms) is a red French wine grape variety that is grown primarily in South West France and is most notable for its role in the ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) wines of Gaillac, Marcillac and Béarn but can also be found as minor component in the wines of Madiran, Cabardès and Bergerac.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 69 Oxford University Press 1996 The grape is also featured in red blends from several '' vin de pays'' regions in the south west with significant plantings coming from the Aveyron department. J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 205 Mitchell Beazley 1986 According to wine expert Oz Clarke, wine made from Fer is often characterized by its perfumed aromas of currants and red fruit, soft tannins, and concentration in fruit. Oz Clarke & M. Rand ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 89 Webster International Publishers The grape is not related to the clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura Wine
Moura is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Moura in the Alentejo wine region. The region was initially a separate '' Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' (IPR) region, but in 2003, it became one of eight subregions of the Alentejo DOC, which has the higher '' Denominação de Origem Controlada'' (DOC) status. Its name may still be indicated together with that of Alentejo, as Alentejo-Moura. (reflects situation as of July 31, 2009) Vineyards in this warm climate region are planted in cool, red |
Mourad (other)
Murad or Mourad ( ar, مراد) is an Arabic name. It is also common in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Turkish, Persian, and Berber as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the Muslim world and Middle East. Etymology It is derived from the Arabic Semitic triliteral root رود (r-w-d). Its Arabic meaning can be translated roughly into ''wanted'', ''desired'', ''wished for'', ''yearned'' or ''goal''. Given name Ottoman sultans * Murad I (1326–1389), often nicknamed Hüdavendigâr—from Persian: ''Khodāvandgār'' —"the devotee of God", the third sultan. Received the name Murad through a play on the Arabic word "mordd", which means "wish" or "desire". * Murad II (1404–1451) *Murad III (1546–1595) *Murad IV (1612–1640) * Murad V (1840–1904) Others ;Murad *Mawlana Murad, Islamic scholar *Şehzade Murad, Ottoman prince * Murad, Veteran Bollywood Indian Actor * Murad Artin (born 1960), Armenian-Swedish politician *Murad Mirza, second son of Mugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
