Nain, Labrador
Nain may refer to: Places * Nain, Iran, a city in Iran * Nain County, an administrative subdivision of Iran * Nain, Israel, a village in Galilee, mentioned in the New Testament (miraculous raising of the son of the widow of Nain) * Nain, Jamaica, a village in the parish of Saint Elizabeth * Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador, a village on the central coast of Labrador, Canada * Nain Province, a geologic province in Labrador, Canada, part of the North Atlantic Craton * Nain, Punjab, a village and Union Council of Pakistan * Nain, South Australia, in the northern Barossa Valley * Nain, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States * Nain, Principality of Hutt River, capital and only town in the self-proclaimed state * Nain, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India Other uses * Nain rug, name of a traditional pattern and design of Persian carpet * North American Interfaith Network * Nain, assistant court ladies of Korea, see gungnyeo See also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain, Iran
Nain ( fa, نایین or نائين, also Romanized as Nāīn & Nāein) is a city and capital of Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 25,379 in 7,730 families. Nain (also known as Naein and Naeen) lies 170 km north of Yazd and 140 km east of Esfahan with an area of almost 35,000 km², Nain lies at an altitude of 1545 m above sea level. It has a maximum temperature of 41 °C in summer, and a minimum of -9 °C in winter. More than 3,000 years ago the Persians learned how to construct aqueducts underground (''qanat'' in Persian: کاریز) to bring water from the mountains to the plains. In the 1960s this ancient system provided more than 70 percent of the water used in Iran and Nain is one of the best places in the entire world to see these qanats functioning. Unique to Nain are some of the most outstanding monuments in all of Iran: the Jame Mosque, one of the first four mosques built in Iran after the Islamic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain County
Nain County ( fa, شهرستان نائین) is in Isfahan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... The capital of the county is the city of Nain. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 54,298 in 15,919 households. The following census in 2011 counted 38,077 people in 12,123 households, by which time Khur and Biabanak District had been separated from the county to form Khur and Biabanak County. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 39,261 in 13,378 households. Administrative divisions The population history and structural changes of Nain County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and three cities. References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain, Israel
Nein ( ar, نين, ''Nayin'', lit. ''Charming'', he, ניין) — also Nain or Naim in English — is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee, south of Nazareth, Nein covers a land area of approximately and falls under the jurisdiction of Bustan al-Marj Regional Council, whose headquarters it hosts. Its total land area consisted of 3,737 dunums prior to 1962. According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, in it had a population of . Location Nein lies a short distance from Mount Tabor.Carta, 1999p. 26 A hill known in Arabic as Tell el-Ajul lay on the path that ran between Nein and nearby Indur, an Arab village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.van de Velde, 1858 p. 142 Biblical archaeologist Edward Robinson describes Nein as lying on the northern slope of a hill called "the little Hermon", and it is described in biblical guidebooks as lying at the foot of the Hill of Moreh.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, p182/ref> History Antiquity R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain, Jamaica
Nain is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 2,331 as of 2009. The Alpart Sports Club Ground, which has played host to first-class cricket matches for Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ... is located in the village. References Populated places in Saint Elizabeth Parish {{Jamaica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain, Newfoundland And Labrador
Nain (Inuit language: ''Nunainguk'') is the northernmost permanent settlement in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, within the Nunatsiavut region, located about by air from Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The town was established as a Moravian mission in 1771 by Jens Haven and other missionaries. As of 2021, the population is 1,204 mostly Inuit and mixed Inuit-European. Nain is the administrative capital of the autonomous region of Nunatsiavut. Nain is inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea. History Nain was first established in 1771 by Moravian missionaries. It is among the oldest permanent Inuit settlements in Canada, most communities in Nunavut and Nunavik were settled in the 1950s or later. It is also the oldest continuously-inhabited community in Labrador after North West River. Nain has also been called "Nonynuke", "Nuninock" and "Nunaingoakh". The missionaries also established posts in Hopedale and areas in the north such as Hebron and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain Province
In Labrador, Canada, the North Atlantic Craton is known as the Nain Province. The Nain geologic province was intruded by the Nain Plutonic Suite, which divides the province into the northern Saglek block and the southern Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador, Hopedale block. North Atlantic Craton The North Atlantic Craton is exposed in parts of the coast of Labrador, parts of central Greenland, the Scourian Complex of northwestern Scotland and is unexposed in northern Norway. The North Atlantic Craton fragmented 2450 to 2000 million years ago. When North America and Europe rejoined, the North Atlantic Craton was triangular shaped with each side ; this unit was separated when the Labrador Sea formed 61 to 40 million years ago. The crust of the North Atlantic Craton varies between thick and its rocks are 85% Granite, granitoid gneisses. The Nain Province was intruded by the 1350- to 1290-million-year-old Nain Plutonic Suite; composite anorthosite-granitic intrusions which divide the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain, Punjab
Nain Ranjha is a village and union council of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... It is located at an altitude of 201 metres (662 feet). References Union councils of Mandi Bahauddin District Villages in Mandi Bahauddin District {{MandiBahauddin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain, South Australia
Nain is a settlement west of Greenock in the northern Barossa Valley region of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... It was first settled in the 1850s, mostly by German settlers moving from the Mount Barker area. The Nain "Zum Schmalen Wege" church operated from 1861 to 1893, and the present Nain church opened in 1856. Both have cemeteries. References Towns in South Australia {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain, Virginia
Nain is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Nain is located northwest of Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ... along the North Frederick Pike ( U.S. Highway 522). The community is situated within a gap in Little North Mountain and Flint Ridge. References Unincorporated communities in Frederick County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{FrederickCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Principality Of Hutt River
The Principality of Hutt River, often referred to by its former name, the Hutt River Province, was a micronation in Australia. The principality claimed to be an independent sovereign state, founded on 21 April 1970. It was dissolved on 3 August 2020. The principality was located 517 km (354 mi) north of Perth, near the town of Northampton in the state of Western Australia. It had an area of , making it larger than several recognized countries. It was not recognised as a country by the Australian Government nor any other national government, and the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of Western Australia rejected submissions arguing that it was not subject to Australian laws. The principality was a regional tourist attraction until it announced it was closed to tourists after 31 January 2020. It issued its own currency, stamps and passports (which are not recognised by the Australian government or any other government). The micronation was founded on 21 Apri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain, Raebareli
Nain is a village in Salon block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the south bank of the Sai river, north of the main road from Salon to Raebareli. As of 2011, the village has a population of 2,028 people, in 372 households. It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities. History Nain was historically the seat of a large taluqdari estate held by a branch of the Kanhpuria. Although they were locally known as taluqdars, they never officially held that status. Their old fort near the Sai could still be seen in the early 1900s, surrounded by ravines filled with brush. The Kanhpurias of Nain originated with Arjun Singh, a younger brother of Chait Singh of Kaithaula. Arjun Singh was granted 12 villages by the raja of Tiloi in recognition of his military services in battle against the Sombansis of Sujakhar. His descendants expanded their possessions through warfare, and they frequently came into conflict with officials of the Nawabs of Awadh ov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nain Rug
Nain rugs are constructed using the Persian knot and typically have between 300 and 700 knots per square inch. The pile is usually very high quality wool, clipped short, and silk is often used as highlighting for detail in the design. See also *Knots per sq cm Knot density is a traditional measure for quality of handmade or knotted pile carpets. It refers to the number of knots, or knot count, per unit of surface area - typically either per square inch (kpsi) or per square centimeter (kpsc), but al ... References {{Rugs and carpets Persian rugs and carpets ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |