Arda or ARDA may refer to:
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Arda (Maritsa)
The Arda ( , , ) is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. It is a tributary of the Maritsa (or Evros). Its source lies in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains near the village Arda, part of the municipality of Smolyan. It flows eastward past Rudozem, ...
, a river in Bulgaria and Greece
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Arda (Italy)
The Arda is a torrent of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, nearly all of its course being within the province of Piacenza. It is a right tributary of the Po River.
It rises at an elevation of in the Ligurian Apennines on the north-west slopes of Mon ...
, a river in Italy
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Arda (Douro)
The Arda River () is a river in Portugal. It flows into the Douro River.
Rivers of Portugal
Tributaries of the Douro River
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, a river in Portugal
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Arda, Bulgaria
Arda ( bg, Арда) is a village in Smolyan Municipality, located in the Smolyan Province of southern Bulgaria. It is located 173.424 km from Sofia and the village covers an area of 17.928 km2. As of 2007, the village had a populatio ...
, a village in southern Bulgaria
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Arda, County Fermanagh, a
townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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Arda, Indiana
Arda is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
According to Ronald L. Baker
Ronald L. Baker (June 30, 1937 – June 1, 2023) was an American folklorist, historian, scholar of ...
, a community in the United States
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Arda Peak
Arda Peak ( bg, връх Арда, vrah Arda, ) is located in the east of Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak rises to approximately 470 m and is located in the Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, overlooking the lower course of Charity Glaci ...
, in Antarctica
Arts and entertainment
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Arda (Tolkien)
The cosmology of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium combines aspects of Christian theology and metaphysics with pre-modern cosmological concepts in the flat Earth paradigm, along with the modern spherical Earth view of the Solar System.
The created ...
, fictional setting in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien
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Arda (band)
Arda (russian: Арда) is a Russian heavy metal band that was formed in 2000 in Moscow, by vocalist Pavel Okunev (ex- Epidemia).
Band made its breakthrough releasing their debut album «О скитаниях вечных и о земле» ( ...
, a Russian heavy metal band
People
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Arda (name)
Arda is a male name used in Turkey. In Turkish language, Turkish, Arda means sceptre, a stick planted in the ground to mark a spot, latter (successor), the Arda (Maritsa), Arda river (an important tributary of the Maritsa in the Edirne region), a ...
Biology
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Amphisbaena arda
''Amphisbaena arda'' is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
References
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Reptiles described in 2003
Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Reptiles of Brazil
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'', Rodrigues, 2003, a worm lizard species in the genus ''
Amphisbaena
The amphisbaena (, , or , plural: amphisbaenae; grc, ἀμφίσβαινα) is a mythological, ant-eating serpent with a head at each end. The creature is alternatively called the amphisbaina, amphisbene, amphisboena, amphisbona, amphista, ...
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Perzelia arda
''Perzelia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its only species, ''Perzelia arda'', is found in Chile. Both the genus and species were described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978.
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Th ...
, a moth species
Acronym
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Advanced Research and Development Activity
The Disruptive Technology Office (DTO) was a funding agency within the United States Intelligence Community. It was previously known as the Advanced Research and Development Activity (ARDA). In December 2007, DTO was folded into the newly created ...
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Association of Religion Data Archives The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) is a free source of online information related to American and international religion. One of the primary goals of the archive is to democratize access to academic information on religion by making t ...
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