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Marfa Point
Marfa may refer to: Music * Marfa (instrument), an African percussion instrument * Marfa (music), celebratory music of the Hyderabadi Muslims Places * Márfa, a village in Baranya county, Hungary * Marfa, Chad * Marfa, Texas, a city in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in western Texas * Marfa, Malta, a port near in northern Malta Other uses *Marfa (given name) * CFR Marfă, a state-owned freight railway business of Romania * Marfa, a sub-group of the Maba people of north-central Africa ** Marfa language, a Maban language spoken in Chad * Marfa front, another term for a dry line * Marfa lights, a possible paranormal phenomena frequently visible near Marfa, Texas * ', a painting by avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich See also * Marwa (other) Marwa may refer to: Places * Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, hills in Saudi Arabia * Marwah, a subdivision of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, India * Marwa Thermal Power Plant, power station near Marwa village in Janjgir–Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa (instrument)
Marfa ( ar, مرفع, ur, مرفع) also Timki is a single hemispherical drum or percussion instrument A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex .... It may have originated in Africa. Timki Timki is used by tribals of Madhya Pradesh, earlier it used to be an earthenware. See also * Marfa Music References {{Reflist Drums African drums Hand drums Pitched percussion instruments Yemeni musical instruments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa (music)
The Marfa is a form of celebratory rhythmic music and dance from Hyderabad, India, among the Hyderabadi Muslims, adapted from Afro-Arab music of Hadhramawt in Yemen. It is played at a high tempo using instruments such as marfa, '' daff'', ''dhol'', '' sticks'', steel pots and wooden strips called ''thapi''. The chorus effects and vocal meter are set according to beats. It was introduced during 18th century in Hyderabad State by the East African Siddi community, who used to serve as cavalry guards in Asaf Jahi Nizams irregular army. Asaf Jahi Nizams patronized ''marfa'' music and it was performed during official celebrations and ceremonies as they also claimed Arab ancestry from the first Caliph Abu Bakr Siddique through the Bayafandi Clan of Asir province in Arabia. It became popular in India, particularly in Hyderabad state. It was brought there by the diaspora of Siddis and Hadhramis. The associated marfa dance is typically performed with janbiya daggers and/or tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Márfa
Márfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the .... Populated places in Baranya County {{Baranya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa, Chad
Marfa is a sub-prefecture of Ouaddaï Region in Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic .... References Populated places in Chad {{Chad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa, Texas
Marfa is a city in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in far West Texas, between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. It is the county seat of Presidio County, Texas, Presidio County, and its population as of the 2010 United States Census was 1,981. The city was founded in the early 1880s as a water stop; the population increased during World War II, but growth has stalled and reversed somewhat since the late 20th century. Today, Marfa is a tourist destination and a major center for Minimalism (visual arts), minimalist art. Attractions include Building 98, the Chinati Foundation, artisan shops, historical architecture, a classic Texas town square, modern art installments, art galleries, and the Marfa lights. History Marfa was founded in the early 1880s as a railroad water stop. The town was named "Marfa" (Russian for "Martha") at the suggestion of the wife of a railroad executive. Although some historians have hypothesized that the name came from a character in Fyodor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa (given Name)
Marfa (Russian: ''Марфа'') is an East Slavic given name, a variant of Martha. * Marfa Alekseyevna of Russia (1652–1707), Moscow Tsarina and Orthodox saint * , 18th-century Russian Orthodox saint * Marfa Apraksina (1664–1716), second wife of Tsar Feodor III of Russia * Marfa Boretskaya, 15th-century mayoress of Novgorod and a staunch opponent of Ivan III of Russia * Marfa Dhervilly (1876–1963), French stage and film actress * Marfa Ekimova (born 2005), Russian born British rhythmic gymnast * Marfa Inofuentes Pérez (1969–2015), Afro-Bolivian activist * Marfa Kokina (died after 1800), Russian industrialist * Marfa Kryukova (1876–1954), Russian folklore performer and storyteller * Marfa Rabkova (born 1995), Belarusian human rights activist * Marfa Dmitrievna Sharoiko (1898–1978), Soviet-Belarusian politician * Marfa (or Marta) Samuilovna Skavronskaya (1684–1727), better known as Catherine I of Russia * Marfa Sobakina (1552–1571), third wife of Ivan the Terrible, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFR Marfă
CFR Marfă is the state-owned freight railway business of Romania. Formerly the freight division of Căile Ferate Române (CFR), it was separated in 1998 to become a semi-independent business. In April 2013, under pressure from the IMF to reform the state sector, the Romanian government offered to sell a 51% stake in CFR Marfă In May 2013, three bids were received; from OmniTRAX, SC Grup Feroviar Român, and a partnership between Transferoviar Grup and Donau-Finanz. The government rejected all three bids. In September 2013, the 51% stake in CFR Marfă was sold to Grup Feroviar Român for €202 million, although complete payment would be deferred until the deal is approved by competition authorities. CFR Marfă is making heavy losses. In 2013, it expects to lose €47 million; it lost €20 million in 2012 on earnings of €288.8 million. It has not posted a profit since 2007. As part of the privatisation, the Romanian government has allocated CFR Marfă 606 million lei ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maba People
The Maba, Burgu or Bargo people are a minority ethnic group found primarily in the mountainous Ouaddaï region of eastern Chad and adjacent areas of Sudan. Their population is estimated to be about 300,000 in Chad. Other estimates place the total number of Burgu people in Sudan to be about 700,000. The Burgu today primarily adhere to Islam, following the Maliki Sunni denomination. They supported the Sultans of Abeche and the Sudanic kingdoms, who spoke their language. Little is certain about their history before the 17th century. They are noted as having helped expel the Christian Tunjur dynasty and installed an Islamic dynasty in their region in the early 17th-century. Their homelands lie in the path of caravan routes that connect the Sahel and West Africa with the Middle East. The Burgu people are an African people. They are traditionally pastoral and farmers who are clan-oriented. The Bargo people have also been referred to as the Wadai, a derivative of Ouaddaï. They speak Maba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Language
Marfa is a Maban language spoken in Chad. It is closely related to the Masalit language Masalit (autonym ''Masala/Masara'', ) is a language spoken by the Masalit people in western Darfur, Sudan. Masalit, known as the ''Massalat'' moved west into central-eastern Chad. Their ethnic population in Chad was as of the 1993 census, but .... References Maban languages Languages of Chad {{ns-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Line
A dry line (also called a dew point line, or Marfa front, after Marfa, Texas) is a line across a continent that separates moist air and dry air. One of the most prominent examples of such a separation occurs in central North America, especially Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, where the moist air from the Gulf of Mexico meets dry air from the desert south-western states. The dry line is an important factor in severe weather frequency in the Great Plains of North America. It typically lies north-south across the High Plains states in the warm sector of an extratropical cyclone and stretches into the Canadian Prairies during the spring and early summer. The dry line is also important for severe convective storms in other regions of the world, such as northern India. In general, thunderstorms and other forms of severe weather occur on the moist side of the dryline. Characteristics Near the surface, warm dry air is denser than warm moist air of lesser or similar temperature, and thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfa Lights
The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, have been observed near U.S. Route 67 on Mitchell Flat east of Marfa, Texas, in the United States. They have gained some fame as onlookers have attributed them to paranormal phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs, or will-o'-the-wisp. Scientific research suggests that most, if not all, are atmospheric reflections of automobile headlights and campfires. Overview According to Judith Brueske, "The 'Marfa Lights' of west Texas have been called many names over the years, such as ghost lights, weird lights, strange lights, car lights, mystery lights, or Chinati lights. The favorite place from which to view the lights is a widened shoulder on Highway 90 about nine miles east of Marfa. The lights are most often reported as distant spots of brightness, distinguishable from ranch lights and automobile headlights on Highway 67 (between Marfa and Presidio, to the south) primarily by their aberrant movements." Robert and Judy Wagers define "C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
