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Sani A. Habibu
Sani may refer to: * Sani (surname), a list of people * Sani Ahmed, Nigerian basketball coach *Sani, Mauritania *Sani Pass, pass in the Drakensberg linking Lesotho to South Africa * Shani, in Hindu astrology, Saturn * Sani, a village in Zanskar, Jammu and Kashmir state, India *Sani Monastery next to Sani village in Zanskar *Sani, Burkina Faso Sani is a town in the Oury Department Oury is a department or commune of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Oury. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 24,914. Towns and vill ... * The Sani ethnic minority, grouped by the Chinese government as part of the Yi people * Sani, singer of pop band Aikakone in Finland * Sani, a North American Wild Kratts Girl from the series '' Wild Kratts'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sani (surname)
Sani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (born 1961), Malaysian police officer *Atsidi Sani (c. 1830 – c. 1870 or 1918), Navajo silversmith *Dino Sani (born 1932), Brazilian football player and coach *Engelberd Sani (born 1990), Indonesian football player *Fátima Djarra Sani (born 1968), Guinea-Bissau feminist activist, particularly against female genital mutilation *Gideon Sani (born 1990), Nigerian football player *Hassan Sani (born 1958), Malaysian football player *Miftah Anwar Sani (born 1995), Indonesian football player *Omar Sani (born 1968), Bangladeshi actor *Shehu Sani (born 1967), Nigerian senator, author, playwright and human rights activist *Tina Sani, Pakistani singer *Uba Sani (born 1970), Nigerian politician *Umar Sani (born 1963), Nigerian politician {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sani Ahmed
Sani Ahmed is a Nigerian professional basketball coach who has led the Kano Pillars since 2006. In 2006, 2010 and 2013, he was head coach of Nigeria's national basketball team The Nigeria national basketball team represents Nigeria in men's international basketball and it is overseen by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). In March 2021, the global governing body FIBA ranked Nigeria as Africa's top men's basket .... informationng.com, 20 October 2013, accessed 10 May 2016. References External link ...
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Sani, Mauritania
Sani, Mauritania is a village and rural commune in Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية .... Communes of Mauritania {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sani Pass
Sani Pass is a mountain pass located in the West of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the road between Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal and Mokhotlong, Lesotho. The pass traverses the Great Escarpment of southern Africa in its highest region, the Drakensberg Mountains, which reach an elevation of over 3,000 meters. Route The route up Sani Pass starts at , and climbs to an altitude of . The steep gravel road has gradients up to 1:3, which can be difficult to drive in bad weather and may be covered with snow and ice in winter. South Africa generally allows only 4x4 vehicles on the road. The pass lies between the border controls of both countries and is approximately 9 km in length. Caution must be exercised and motorists must be alert while navigating the pass as it has claimed many lives. Occasionally the remains of vehicles that did not succeed in navigating the pass's steep gradients and poor traction surfaces can be seen. Road upgrades The Sani Pass dirt road will be upgraded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shani
Shani ( sa, शनि, ), or Shanaishchara ( sa, शनैश्चर, ), refers to the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, and is one of the nine heavenly objects (Navagraha) in Hindu astrology. Shani is also a male Hindu deity in the Puranas, whose iconography consists of a black figure carrying a sword or danda (sceptre) and sitting on a Crow. He is the god of '' Karma (deeds), ''justice, and retribution and delivers results depending upon one's thoughts, speech, and deeds (karma). Shani is the controller of longevity, misery, sorrow, old age, discipline, restriction, responsibility, delays, ambition, leadership, authority, humility, integrity, and wisdom born of experience. He also signifies spiritual asceticism, penance, discipline, and conscientious work. He married twice, first to Neela, the personification of the Blue Sapphire gemstone and second to Manda, a Gandharva princess. Planet ''Shani'' as a planet appears in various Hindu astronomical te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanskar
Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is a tehsil of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The administrative centre is Padum (former Capital of Zanskar). Zanskar, together with the neighboring region of Ladakh, was briefly a part of the kingdom of Guge in Western Tibet. Zanskar lies 250 km south of Kargil town on NH301. The Zanskar Range is a mountain range in the union territory of Ladakh that separates the Zanskar valley from Indus valley at Leh. Geologically, the Zanskar Range is part of the Tethys Himalaya, an approximately 100-km-wide synclinorium formed by strongly folded and imbricated, weakly metamorphosed sedimentary series. The average height of the Zanskar Range is about 6,000 m (19,700 ft). Its eastern part is known as Rupshu. The Zanskar had a population of approximately 20,000 in 2020. There has been demands to convert Zanskar into a district. Etymology Zanskar ( ''zangs dkar'') appears as ''“Zangskar”'' mostly in aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sani Monastery
Sani Monastery (also written Sanee), Sa-ni- ''tshog is located next to the village of Sani where the Stod Valley broadens into the central plain of Zanskar in Ladakh, northern India. It is about 6 km to the northwest of the regional centre of Padum, a gentle two-hour walk. Like Dzongkhul Monastery, it belongs to the Drukpa Kargyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, and is the only one of this order in Zanskar which has nuns. It is thought to be the oldest religious site in the whole region of Ladakh and Zanskar. History The gompa is built to accommodate an ancient chorten 6 m (20 ft) high and of unusual shape, known as the Kanika Chorten, is presumed to date back to the time of the famous Kushan emperor, Kanishka. Kanishka's era is now thought to have begun in 127 CE. 'Kanika' is a commonly used form of Emperor Kanishka's name. He is famous in Buddhist literature as a promoter of Buddhism and he is said to have sponsored an important Buddhist conference in nearby Kash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sani, Burkina Faso
Sani is a town in the Oury Department Oury is a department or commune of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Oury. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 24,914. Towns and villages Towns and villages and populations ... of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. As of 1996 the town had a total population of 1,434. References Populated places in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region {{Balé-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sani People
The Sani people (撒尼人) are a branch of the Yi people in China and speak the Sani language a dialect of the Yi language. The Sani people live mainly in the central part of Yunnan, notably Shílín (formerly Lùnán) and Yíliáng counties as well as in Lúxī County.Nathan Hill - Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages IV 2012- Page 450 "The traditional writing used by the Sani and Azhe (speaking languages of the Southeastern language cluster of Central Yi) could be divided into two separate varieties/scripts because of their formal differences. The Sani people live mainly in Shílín (formerly Lùnán) and Yíliáng counties as well as in Lúxī County (Hónghé Prefecture) in the central part of Yúnnán." References Ethnic groups in Yunnan Yi people {{China-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aikakone
Aikakone (Finnish for time machine) is a Finnish pop music group active from 1995 to 1998 and shortly in 2001 and 2003 as ''Aika''. In 2003, they changed their name back to Aikakone and have since been active on and off. Their debut album ''Tähtikaaren taa'' went triple platinum in Finland, the follow-up, ''Toiseen maailmaan'', double platinum, their third, ''Maa'', went platinum, and their fourth album, ''Hear Me Now'', went gold. Aikakone was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Emma award in 1995. They were also selected the best band of the year in 1995 in a vote on Radiomafia. Band members * Sani (Saija Aartela) * Vera (Heidi Puurula) * Alex (Alex Ojasti) * Maki (Marko Kolehmainen) Heidi Susanna Puurula (born Heidi Vahakallio, October 13, 1971) is a Finnish singer and lyricist. In Aikakone, she did mostly backing vocals, but also some lead vocals in songs such as "Toiseen maailmaan" and "Tulisitko"'. She has also written lyrics for many artists like Kirka, Laura Voutilainen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
