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Samara (other)
Samara is a city on the eastern bank of the Volga in Russia. Samara may also refer to: Geography *Samara Oblast, the federal subject of Russia surrounding the city *Samara Bend, the largest bend of the Volga, Russia *Samara Reservoir, an informal name of Kuybyshev Reservoir on the Volga *Samara (Volga), a river in Russia, a left tributary of the Volga *Samara (Dnieper), a river in Ukraine, a left tributary of the Dnieper *Samarskyi District, an urban district of the city of Dnipro, Ukraine *Sămara, a village in Poiana Lacului Commune, Argeș County, Romania *Samara, the old name of the Somme River, France *Samara, alternative name of Smara, a city in Western Sahara *Sámara, a beach town in Costa Rica *Neu Samara Colony, a former Mennonite colony in the Orenburg region, Russia Biology *Samara (fruit), winged seeds found on maples, elms and other trees *''Samara'', a synonym of the plant genus ''Embelia'' People * Samara (given name) *Samara is also the feminine form of the Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara
Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara (Volga), Samara rivers, with a population of over 1.14 million residents, up to 1.22 million residents in the urban agglomeration, not including Novokuybyshevsk, which is not conurbated. The city covers an area of , and is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, eighth-largest city in Russia and tenth agglomeration, the Volga#Biggest cities on the shores of the Volga, third-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. Formerly a closed city, Samara is now a large and important social, political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre in Russia and hosted the European Union—Russia Summit in May 2007. It has a continental climate characterised by hot summers and cold winters. The life of Samara's citizens has always been in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara Culture
The Samara culture was an Eneolithic (Copper Age) culture that flourished around the turn of the 5th millennium BCE, at the Samara Bend of the Volga River (modern Russia). The Samara culture is regarded as related to contemporaneous or subsequent prehistoric cultures of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, such as the Khvalynsk, Repin and Yamna (or Yamnaya) cultures. The Proto-Indo-European homeland is often linked to one or more of these cultures. Place and time The Samara culture was an Eneolithic culture of the early 5th millennium BCE at the Samara bend region of the middle Volga, at the northern edge of the steppe zone. It was discovered during archaeological excavations in 1973 near the village of Syezzheye (Съезжее) near Bogatoye. Related sites are Varfolomeyevka on the Russian-Kazakh border (5500 BCE), which has parallels in Dzhangar (Kalmykia), and Mykol'ske, on the Dnieper. The later stages of the Samara culture are contemporaneous with its successor culture in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samaria (other)
Samaria may refer to: Places *Samaria, historical province in the region of Palestine *Samaria (ancient city), capital of the Kingdom of Israel, roughly 930–720 BC * Samaria, Indiana, a small town in the United States *Samaria, Michigan, an unincorporated community in the United States *Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete *Samaria District, one of the six administrative districts of Mandatory Palestine during British rule *Judea and Samaria Area People * Agnes Samaria, a Namibian runner *Samaria (Mitcham) Bailey, a woman in the American civil rights movement Transport * RMS ''Samaria'' (1920), a Cunard ocean liner *''Samaria'', British Rail Class 40 diesel locomotive D228, built by English Electric Film *''Samaritan Girl'' (Korean: ''Samaria''), a 2004 South Korean film *'' Intrigo: Samaria'', a 2019 German-Swedish-American mystery film Other uses *The Samaria series of books by Sharon Shinn *Samaria, other name for samarium(III) oxide, the sesquioxide of the chemical elem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samarra
Samarra ( ar, سَامَرَّاء, ') is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, north of Baghdad. The city of Samarra was founded by Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutasim for his Turkish professional army of around 3,000 soldiers which grew to tens of thousands later. In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 348,700. During the Iraqi Civil War, Samarra was in the "Sunni Triangle" of resistance. In medieval times, Samarra was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and is the only remaining Islamic capital that retains its original plan, architecture and artistic relics. In 2007, UNESCO named Samarra one of its World Heritage Sites. History Prehistoric Samarra The remains of prehistoric Samarra were first excavated between 1911 and 1914 by the German archaeologist Ernst Herzfeld. Samarra became the type site for the Samarra culture. Since 1946, the notebooks, letters, unpublished excavation reports and photographs have been in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samar (other)
Samar is an island in the Visayas group in the Philippines. Samar may also refer to: People * Samar (name) Places ;In the Philippines * Samar (historical province), a former province (1768-1965) largely coterminous within the island of Samar comprising what are now the present-day provinces of (Western) Samar, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar ** Samar (province), formerly Western Samar, a province of the Philippines that occupies the western three-quarters of the island of Samar ** Northern Samar province ** Eastern Samar province * Samar Sea, within the Philippine archipelago ;In Israel * Samar, Israel, kibutz in the Arabah Valley, south Israel Film and television * ''Samar'' (1962 film), an American/Philippine film * ''Samar'' (1999 film), a Hindi/Urdu film * ''Samar'' (2013 film), an Indian Tamil film Others * Samar (yacht), one of longest motor yachts *Samar cobra (''Naja samarensis'') *Samar, an abbreviation for ''samal rishon'', the staff sergeant-equivalent Israe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara (Mexico City)
Samara is a mixed-use development in Santa Fe, Mexico City, that largest concentrated area of commercial and office space at the city's westernmost end. Fibra Uno bought the complex for 5.4 billion Mexican pesos in 2014, around 405 million USD. The complex is in total, of which is a shopping center (Samara Shops) with around 100 shops including Chedraui Selecto supermarket, Sport City gym, and Cinépolis multicinema. There are around 600,000 monthly visitors as of 2022. The corporate offices area (Samara Corporativo) include the headquarters of Fibra Uno itself, of Volaris airlines and the Mexico City headquarters of Grupo Lala, a leader in retail dairy products. There is a Hilton Hilton or Hylton may refer to: Companies * Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a global hospitality company based in the United States that owns several hotel chains and subsidiary companies containing the Hilton name ** Hilton Hotels & Resorts, fla ... hotel in the complex. 10,000 sqm is dedicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara (Mass Effect)
Samara is a fictional character from BioWare's ''Mass Effect'' franchise, who serves as a party member (or "squadmate") in ''Mass Effect 2''. She is an asari, a feminine species in the ''Mass Effect'' universe who are naturally inclined towards biotics, the mental ability to manipulate dark energy and generate various psychokinetic effects. Samara is a member of a highly respected and feared ascetic order of mystic warriors known as the Justicars. Samara's features were based on model Rana McAnear, and she is voiced by American actress Maggie Baird. During his time working on ''Mass Effect 2'', video game developer Brian Kindegran developed lore about the Justicar Code as well as biological deviants in asari society known as the Ardat-Yakshi, and used these story elements to build Samara's backstory. Samara's loyalty mission involves her daughter Morinth, an asari afflicted with a genetic condition that makes Ardat-Yakshi like her aggressive sexual predators and voracious kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ring (2002 Film)
''The Ring'' is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, and Daveigh Chase. It is a remake of Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese horror film '' Ring'', based on Koji Suzuki's 1991 novel of the same name. Watts portrays a journalist who investigates a haunted videotape that seemingly murders the viewer seven days after viewing it. ''The Ring'' was released theatrically on October 18, 2002, and received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the atmosphere, visuals, and Watts's performance. The film grossed over $249 million worldwide on a $48 million production budget, making it one of the highest-grossing horror remakes. It is the first installment of the English-language ''Ring'' series, and is followed by ''The Ring Two'' (2005) and '' Rings'' (2017). ''The Ring'' paved the way for English-language remakes of Asian horror films, such as ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara (1995 Film)
''Samara'' () is a 1995 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Chi Guru Dutt with the association of P. Sheshadri. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Sudharani and Devaraj. Cast * Shiva Rajkumar as Uday * Sudharani Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and a former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films.she also acted in a few Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films. At the age of three, Rani was chosen as ... as Usha * Devaraj as Ravi * Srinivasa Murthy as Narahari Rao * Nandini Singh * Rathasapthami Aravind * Satish * Shobhraj * Harish Rai * Thej Sapru as J. D. * Jai Jagadish * Ajay Gundurao as Shankar * Ashok rao * Bharath kumar * Chi. Gurudatt * Bank suresh * Stunt Siddu * Malavika as Sandhya Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film was composed by Kousthubha and the background score was by Sax Raja. References 1995 films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films Indian actio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara (1956 Film)
Samara () also known as Samarah, is a 1956 Egyptian musical action drama film, by director Hasan El-Saifi. Starring in the film is Taheyya Kariokka, Mahmoud Ismail, Muhsen Sarhan, Mohamed El Sebai, and Mahmoud Al Meleji. The plot of the film is about love and crime. A drug smuggler named Sultan (Mahmoud Ismail) fulls in love with a dancer named Samarah (Taheyya Kariokka), and she has no family. He marries her and she starts to work with him and his gang in the drug trade. One of the people in the gang is arrested by the police, causing a disruption for the remaining gang members. It is one of the films listed on the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's 100 Greatest Egyptian Films The Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s 100 Greatest Egyptian Films is a list compiled in November 2006 by a committee formed by Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which includes Ahmed El Hadari as the committee head, with the membership of Samir Farid and Kamal R ... (2006). References External links * 1956 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara (charitable Organisation)
The Samara Centre for Democracy (formerly Samara Canada) is a Canadian non-partisan registered charity dedicated to realizing a resilient democracy with an engaged public and responsive institutions. Their research and programs are regarded as a go-to resource for active citizens, educators, public leaders and the media. For over a decade the Samara Centre has shaped critical conversation about the health of Canada’s democracy. Key pieces of work flow from exit interviews with former Members of Parliament and include the 2014 national bestseller ''Tragedy in the Commons'' and the recently acclaimed podcast Humans of the House. In addition to examining the lived experience of politics, the Samara Centre is engaged in initiatives that examine technology’s influence on our democratic culture. The Samara Centre’s insights are regularly featured in the media and the organization is known for producing evidence-based work that is bold, accessible and aimed at supporting a vibran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara (house)
Samara, also known as the John E. Christian House, is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The home is an example of the Usonian homes that Wright designed. Samara was built from 1954 to 1956 and was still occupied by the original owner, John E. Christian, until he died on July 12, 2015.- History In 1950 John and Kay Christian decided to build a home near Purdue University where they both worked, John as a pharmaceutical chemistry professor and Kay as the social director for the university. After much discussion, they decided that Wright was the architect who suited the ideals for their home. Not knowing how to proceed, John phoned Wright directly at his office and was surprisingly able to speak directly to the famed architect. Over the next six years they worked together both with meetings in West Lafayette, Indiana and at Taliesin, Wright's summer home in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The home was named after the samara, which Wright spott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
