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Paria (other)
Paria may refer to the following : Places and jurisdictions Old World * Paria, Gujarat, village in Vapi, Valsad, Gujarat, India * Paria in Proconsulari, an Ancient city and former bishopric, now a Latin titular see in Tunisia * Paria, of, from, or related to Paros, a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea Americas * Paria (Peru), a mountain in the Andes * Paria, Bolivia, founded in 1535, the first Spanish settlement in Bolivia. * Paria, Utah, or ''Pahreah'', a ghost town on the Paria River in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, United States * Paria, a Spanish colonial province of Venezuela, constituting the eastern portion of the country * Paria Point, a mountain in Zion National Park, Utah * Paria River, tributary of the Colorado River, United States * Paria Peninsula, peninsula in Sucre, Venezuela * Gulf of Paria, gulf on the South of Paria Peninsula, the Orinoco River delta in Venezuela and on west coast of Trinidad * The name given to North Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paria, Gujarat
Paria is a village situated near Vapi in Valsad district, Gujarat, India. The town of Udwada, away from Paria, has a railway station which connects Paria to the Mumbai-Delhi line of the Western Railways. Paria is under the Jyoti-Gram project of the Gujarat government The Government of Gujarat, also known as Gujarat Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Gujarat and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive of the legislators appointed by the Governor of Gujarat, a judiciar .... Villages in Valsad district {{Valsad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Paria
The Gulf of Paria ( ; es, Golfo de Paria) is a shallow (180 m at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries by as little as 15 km at its narrowest and 120 km at its widest points. The tides within the Gulf are semi-diurnal in nature with a range of approximately 1m. The Gulf of Paria is considered to be one of the best natural harbors on the Atlantic coast of the Americas. The jurisdiction of the Gulf of Paria is split between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela with Trinidad and Tobago having control over approximately (37.7%) and Venezuela the remainder (62.3%). It was originally named the Gulf of the Whale ( es, Golfo de la Ballena) by Christopher Columbus, but the 19th-century whaling industry eliminated whales from the area and populations have never recovered. Cartographic sources of the late 18th century repeatedly refer to it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pariah (other)
Pariah may refer to: * A member of the Paraiyar caste in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu * Pariah state, a country whose behavior does not conform to norms * Outcast (person) Science and mathematics * Pariah dog, a type of semi-feral dog * ''Pariah'' (fish), a genus of fish * Pariah group, the six ( ''J''1, ''J''3, ''J''4, ''O'N'', ''Ru'', ''Ly'') of the 26 sporadic mathematical groups that are not contained in the monster group Music * ''Pariah'' (album), 2005 album by the black metal band Naglfar * Pariah, post-1987 name of the heavy metal band Satan * "Pariah" by Black Sabbath, bonus track on the 2013 album '' 13'' * "Pariah" by Danielle Dax, from the 1984 album ''Jesus Egg That Wept'' * "Pariah" by dredg, title track of the 2009 album ''The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion'' * "Pariah" by Lamb of God, from the 2000 album ''New American Gospel'' * "Pariah" by Scar Symmetry, bonus track on the 2009 album ''Dark Matter Dimensions'' * "Pariah" by Bullet For my Valentine from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paria (beetle)
''Paria'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. There are about 40 described species in ''Paria'' in North and South America, 19 of which are known north of Mexico. The genus is very similar to '' Typophorus''. Species * '' Paria aeneipennis'' ( Baly, 1878) * '' Paria aemula'' Weise, 1921 * '' Paria aphthonina'' Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961 * '' Paria arizonensis'' Wilcox, 1957 * '' Paria aterrima'' (Olivier, 1808) * '' Paria atripennis'' (Lefèvre, 1878) * '' Paria badia'' Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961 * '' Paria barnesi'' Wilcox, 1957 * '' Paria binotata'' Jacoby, 1891 * '' Paria blatchleyi'' Wilcox, 1957 * '' Paria brunnea'' Jacoby, 1882 * '' Paria canella'' ( Fabricius, 1801) * '' Paria corumbana'' ( Bechyné, 1951) * '' Paria degenerata'' Weise, 1921 * '' Paria desculpta'' Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961 * '' Paria epimeralis'' ( Bechyné, 1955) * '' Paria erythopa'' (Lefèvre, 1888) * '' Paria festinata'' ( Bechyné, 1950) * '' Paria fragariae'' Wilcox, 1954 (straw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parias
In medieval Spain, ''parias'' (from medieval Latin ''pariāre'', "to make equal n account, i.e. pay) were a form of tribute paid by the ''taifas'' of al-Andalus to the Christian kingdoms of the north. ''Parias'' dominated relations between the Islamic and the Christian states in the years following the disintegration of the Caliphate of Córdoba (1031) until the reunification of Islamic Spain under the Almoravid dynasty (beginning in 1086).Fletcher, 7–8. The ''parias'' were a form of protection money established by treaty. The payee owed the tributary military protection against foes both Islamic and Christian. Usually the original exaction was forced, either by a large '' razzia'' or the threat of one, or as the cost of supporting one Islamic party against another. (The word "''taifa''" means "party ingdom and refers to the prevalence of factionalism in Islamic Spain during the ''taifas'' era.) History The earliest evidence of ''parias'' pertains to eastern Spain, to the Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paria (opera)
''Paria'' (The pariah) is an 1869 opera in three acts by Stanisław Moniuszko to a libretto by Jan Chęciński - the librettist of '' Straszny dwór'' - after the play ''Le paria'' (1821) by Casimir Delavigne Jean-François Casimir Delavigne (4 April 179311 December 1843) was a French poet and dramatist. Life and career Delavigne was born at Le Havre, but was sent to Paris to be educated at the Lycée Napoleon. He read extensively. When, on 20 Marc ....Franklin Mesa Opera: An Encyclopedia of World Premieres 2015 "Moniuszko's other operas include The Lottery (1846), The Rafsman (1858), The Haunted Manor (1865), Paria (1869)," Cast *Idamor, head of the warrior caste - tenor *Ratef, his trustee - tenor *Akebar, high priest - bass *Neala, his daughter - soprano *Mirra, priestess - mezzo-soprano *Dżares, the pariah, Idamor's father - baritone *brahmins, priestesses, warriors, people Recordings *''Paria'' with Katarzyna Hołysz – Neala, Leszek Skrla – Dżares, Janusz Lewan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paria (band)
Paria was an American experimental metal band formed in 2001 and based in Omaha, Nebraska. They have released one EP on Imagine It Records and two full length albums for Black Market Activities. They went on indefinite hiatus in May 2010. As of possibly 2021 or 2022 they have been working on a third album. History Formation and ''Misanthropos'' Paria formed in the fall of 2001 in Omaha, Nebraska. Initially, the band's style was a lot closer to the nu metal genre, but quickly they switched their style to a mixture of mathcore and grindcore styles. The early stages of the band saw members come and go, but by 2003 a solid lineup materialized and the group began honing their sound. During this time, the band recorded a 2-song EP called '' The Torn Instances'' on Imagine It Records. On the strength of their EP, the band signed to Guy Kozowyk's Black Market Activities in March 2004 and began writing and recording their first full length album. The summer saw the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldseemüller Map
The Waldseemüller map or ''Universalis Cosmographia'' ("Universal Cosmography") is a printed wall map of the world by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, originally published in April 1507. It is known as the first map to use the name "America". The name ''America'' is placed on South America on the main map. As explained in ''Cosmographiae Introductio'', the name was bestowed in honor of the Italian Amerigo Vespucci. The map is drafted on a modification of Ptolemy's second projection, expanded to accommodate the Americas and the high latitudes.Snyder, John P. (1993). ''Flattening the Earth: 2000 Years of Map Projections'', p. 33. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. A single copy of the map survives, presently housed at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Waldseemüller also created globe gores, printed maps designed to be cut out and pasted onto spheres to form globes of the Earth. The wall map, and his globe gores of the same date, depict the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paria Peninsula
The Paria Peninsula () is a large peninsula on the Caribbean Sea, in the state of Sucre in northern Venezuela. Geography Separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Paria, the peninsula is part of the mountain range, in the Venezuelan Coastal Range portion of the northern Andes. Its tip is within sight of the naked eye from the island of Trinidad. ;National Park Península de Paria National Park The Península de Paria National Park ( es, link=no, Parque nacional ''Península de Paria''), or Peninsula of Paria National Park, Is a national park on Paria Peninsula in Venezuela. Geography The park is located between the Gulf of Paria and t ... protects a section of the peninsula. Paria Region As a political subdivision, the Paria Region of the Paria Peninsula is the aggregation of six municipalities within Sucre State: *Bermúdez Municipality – (capital: Carúpano), *Arismendi Municipality – (capital: Río Caribe), *Benítez Municipality – (capital: El Pilar), *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paria In Proconsulari
Paria in Proconsulari is an Ancient town and former bishopric in Roman Africa and now a Latin titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. History The diocese (in Latin Rite Pariensis in Proconsulari) was founded in late antiquity in a town of what was then Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. The actual town it was established in, was presumably called Pariah, though its actual location has been lost to us. Despite this it is presumed to be in modern Tunisia. Paria was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage, in the papal sway. Only one bishop of this African diocese is historically recorded : Felix, an attendee at the Council of Carthage (646), called against the heresy Monothelitism. Titular see The diocese was nominally restored in 1989 as Latin Titular bishopric of Paria in Proconsolare (Latine / Paria di Proconsolare (Curiate Italian) / Parien(sis) in Proconsulari (Latin adjective). ''Le Petit Episcopologe'', Issue 217, Number 18,098 It has had the following incumben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paria River
The Paria River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long, in southern Utah and northern Arizona in the United States. It drains a rugged and arid region northwest of the Colorado, flowing through roadless slot canyons along part of its course. Geography It is formed in southern Utah, in southwestern Garfield County from several creeks that descend from the edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, meeting just north of Tropic. It flows SSE across Kane County and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument. Along the Arizona state line, it descends through the Vermilion Cliffs in the Paria Canyon and onto the Paria Plateau. It joins the Colorado from the northwest approximately 5 mi (8 km) southwest of Page, Arizona and the Glen Canyon Dam. The lower 20 mi (32 km) of the river are within the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, which is administered by the Bureau of Land Management; a permit is required for any overnight visit. The Paria is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paria Point
Paria Point is a elevation summit located in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park, in Washington County, Utah, United States. Tucupit Point is situated immediately north, and Beatty Point is immediately south, with 2,000-foot-deep finger canyons between each. Other neighbors include Nagunt Mesa and Timber Top Mountain to the south, and Horse Ranch Mountain to the north. Paria Point is composed of Jurassic Navajo sandstone overlaying tilted Kayenta Formation. Precipitation runoff drains into Taylor Creek, which is part of the Virgin River drainage basin. This feature's ''paria'' name is a Paiute word meaning "muddy water" or "elk water".Sandy Nestor, ''Indian Placenames in America'', Volume 1, 2003, McFarland & Company Publishers, page 161 Climate Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Paria Point. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
