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Okara (other)
Okara may refer to: * Okara (food), soy pulp in East Asian cuisines * Okara, Pakistan, a city in Pakistan ** Okara District, the highest-level administrative division with the name ** Okara Tehsil, a lower-level administrative division ** Okara railway station ** Okara Cantonment, adjacent to Okara city * Okara Park, a sports stadium in New Zealand * Gabriel Okara (1921–2019), Nigerian writer See also * Okarvi Okarvi is an Urdu surname signifying association with the city of Okara, Pakistan. Notable people with this surname include: * Ghulam Ali Okarvi, Pakistani religious scholar * Kaukab Noorani Okarvi (born 1957), Pakistani religious scholar * Muhamma ... * Ocara, a municipality in Brazil {{Disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okara (food)
''Okara'', soy pulp, or tofu dregs is a pulp consisting of insoluble parts of the soybean that remain after pureed soybeans are filtered in the production of soy milk and tofu. It is generally white or yellowish in color. It is part of the traditional cuisines of Japan, Korea, and China. Since the 20th century, it has been used in the vegetarian cuisines of Western nations. It is called ''dòuzhā'' or ''dòufuzhā'' in Chinese, ''okara'' in Japanese, and ''biji'' or ''kongbiji'' in Korean. Okara is the oldest of three basic types of soy fiber. The other two are soy bran (finely ground soybean hulls) and soy cotyledon/isolate fiber (the fiber that remains after making isolated soy protein, also called "soy protein isolate"). Production Okara is a food by-product from tofu and soy drink production.David B. Haytowitz and Ruth H. Matthews for the USDA Human Nutrition Information Service December 198Agriculture Handbook No. 8-16. Composition of Foods: Legumes and Legume Products ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okara, Pakistan
Okara ( Punjabi, ur, ), is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The name Okara is derived from ''Okaan'', which is the name of a type of tree. It is the 23rd largest city of Pakistan by population. The city is located southwest of the city of Lahore and Faisalabad is 100 km bypassing away Ravi River. It is known for its agriculture-based economy and cotton mills. The nearest major city to Okara is Sahiwal, which was formerly known as Montgomery. Kasur is also located in the east of the city. Pakistan military dairy farms, known for their cheese, are situated in Okara. Pul Dhool near Abdulla Sugar Mill is a town in the Okara district. Pul Dhool is on Hujra Chunian road. From Hujra Shah Muqeem 9KM and from Chunian 17KM.These farms were established before the creation of Pakistan in 1947. Climate The climate of Okara is usually warm and dry. The coldest months are December to February, when temperatures may drop to , with moderate rainfall. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okara District
Okara District (Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. It became a separate district in 1982, prior to that it was part of Sahiwal District.History of Okara District on Cantonment Board Okara website Government of Pakistan website, Retrieved 12 April 2021 The Road connects the district capital, Okara with 110 km away and is 100 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okara Tehsil
Okara is an administrative subdivision (in Urdu a.k.a. tehsil) of Okara 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 administratively subdivided into 41 Union Councils, 11 of which form the Tehsil capital Okara. References Okara District[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okara Railway Station
Okara Railway Station ( Urdu and pa, ) is located in Okara, of Punjab province, Pakistan. History The railway station was built in 1927 during British India era. Gallery File:Okara Railway Station 3.jpg File:Okara Railway Station 4.jpg File:Okara Railway Station at Okara Pakistan - panoramio.jpg, alt= File:Okara railway station - 1.jpeg, alt= File:Okara Railway Station.jpg See also * List of railway stations in Pakistan * Pakistan Railways References Railway stations in Pakistan opened in the 1920s Railway stations opened in 1927 1927 establishments in British India Railway stations in Okara District Railway stations on Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML 1) {{PunjabPK-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okara Cantonment
Okara Cantonment is a cantonment A cantonment (, , or ) is a military quarters. In Bangladesh, India and other parts of South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British India, colonial-era). In military of the United States, United Stat ... adjacent to Okara in the Punjab province, Pakistan. Location Okara Cantonment is 10 km away from Okara city, and is located on the G.T Road. Okara Cantonment has three main entrance gates from the main road. The small town of Gamber is situated near the first gate, which is also referred to as the Al-Jehad check post.National Highway Authority References Cantonments of Pakistan {{Pakistan-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okara Park
Okara Park, currently known commercially as Semenoff Stadium (previously known as Toll Stadium due to a sponsorship agreement) is a multi-purpose stadium in Whangarei, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Northland Rugby Union. The stadium is able to hold 18,500 people and was built in 1965. The park has recently had a $16m redevelopment with the new grandstand known as the Northland Events Centre being built. The new development has turned Okara Park into a multi-purpose Northland sports hub. Despite Okara Park only having a capacity for 30,000 people at a stretch, there was a match of Rugby Union in 1979 where around 40,000 people crammed into the stadium thanks to its large embankment. The occasion for this record crowd was the defence by the local side, North Auckland, of the prized Ranfurly Shield against Auckland. The stadium has held national games, including the New Zealand Māori rugby league team beating the Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Okara
Gabriel Imomotimi Okara (24 April 1921 – 25 March 2019) was a Nigerian poet and novelist who was born in Bumoundi in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The first modernist poet of Anglophone Africa, he is best known for his early experimental novel, ''The Voice'' (1964), and his award-winning poetry, published in ''The Fisherman's Invocation'' (1978) and ''The Dreamer, His Vision'' (2005). In both his poems and his prose, Okara drew on African thought, religion, folklore and imagery, and he has been called "the Nigerian Negritudist". According to Brenda Marie Osbey, editor of his ''Collected Poems'', "It is with publication of Gabriel Okara's first poem that Nigerian literature in English and modern African poetry in this language can be said truly to have begun." Biography Gabriel Imomotimi Gbaingbain Okara, the son of an Ijọ chief,"Gabriel Okara," in Hans M. Zell, Carol Bundy, Virginia Coulon, ''A New Reader's Guide to African Literature'', Heinemann Educational Books, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okarvi
Okarvi is an Urdu surname signifying association with the city of Okara, Pakistan. Notable people with this surname include: * Ghulam Ali Okarvi, Pakistani religious scholar * Kaukab Noorani Okarvi (born 1957), Pakistani religious scholar * Muhammad Shafee Okarvi Muhammad Shafee Okarvi ( ur, اردو نام: محمد شفیع اوکاڑوی; 2 February 1930 – 24 April 1984), also known by his honorific as Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi, was a Pakistani religious scholar and orator. He was one of ... (1930–1984), Pakistani religious scholar See also * Okara (other){{surname Urdu-language surnames Toponymic surnames People from Okara, Pakistan Nisbas Surnames of Pakistani origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
