Nant (other)
NAnt is a free and open source software tool for automating software build processes. Nant may also refer to: Places * Nant, Aveyron, France, a commune * Nant (Bex, Switzerland), an alpine pasture People * Llef o'r Nant (circa 1782-1863), Welsh Anglican priest * Nant Bwa Bwa Phan (21st century), Burmese politician * Twm o'r Nant Twm o'r Nant was the pseudonym of a Welsh language dramatist and poet, Thomas Edwards (January 1739 – 3 April 1810), also known as ''Tom of the Dingle''. He was famous for ''anterliwtau'' (interludes or short plays), which he performed mainl ...

Nant, Aveyron
Nant () is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Geography The commune is located in the southern part of the Massif Central. It includes a part of the Larzac plateau and its foothills, the valley of the Durzon river and a part of the valley of the Dourbie river. History In the 10th century, monks drained the marshy soil of the Durzon valley where it joins the Dourbie, using a network of stone-lined canals. They started agriculture in the district. In 926 AD they built a monastery at the confluence of the two watercourses. In 1135 the monastery became an abbey. The economy and the local population grew and the village of Nant grew up around the abbey. During the Wars of Religion the cloister and the monastic buildings were destroyed, but the village had a period of prosperity again during the second half of the 17th century. The large market buildings in the main square hosted local fairs and a flourishing market. An ecclesiastical college was founded in ...
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Nant (Bex, Switzerland)
Nant is an alpine pasture located in the municipality of Bex, in Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel .... Its name is often used to describe the small valley itself: " vallon de Nant". References Landforms of the canton of Vaud {{Vaud-geo-stub ...
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Llef O'r Nant
John Jones (known as (1782 or 1787 – 12 February 1863) was a Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian. Life Jones, whose father was John Jones of Machynlleth, west Wales, was born at some time between 1782 (according to the age given his tombstone) and 1787 (according to ''Alumni Oxonienses''). educated at Friars School, Bangor and Jesus College, Oxford. He matriculation, matriculated at Jesus College in 1804 and graduated in 1808. He became a member of Lincoln's Inn in 1808. After his ordination, he was curate of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, Anglesey, north Wales from 1809 to 1815, when he became curate of Llanfair is Gaer, Caernarfonshire. In 1819, he was appointed rector (ecclesiastical), rector of Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire, where he was buried after his death on 12 February 1863. His published writings, some using the pseudonym "", included seven sermons and antiquarian contributions to various journals and periodicals; some of his writings were published separately in 1 ...
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Nant Bwa Bwa Phan
Nant Bwa Bwa Phan ( my, နန့်ဘွားဘွားဖန်း) is the United Kingdom representative of the Karen National Union, a political organization representing the Karen ethnic people of Burma. She is also Vice-Chair of the Karen Community Association – UK, and on the board of the European Karen Network. She has previously worked for Burma Campaign UK,Burma Campaign UK website http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/index.php/news-and-reports/news-stories/UN-EU-Silent-as-Burmese-Army-Completes-Takeover-of-Kler-Law-Seh-Karen-State/13 and assisting Karen refugees resettled in the United Kingdom. Her father was Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan, the General Secretary of the Karen National Union, who was assassinated on 14 February 2008. With her sister and brothers, Zoya Phan, Saw Say Say Phan and Slone Phan, she set up the Phan Foundation. The Foundation has four main objectives: To alleviate poverty, to provide education, to promote human rights, and to protect Karen cul ...
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