Artesia is the historical Latin and Spanish name of
Artois in northern France. The name ultimately derived from the Belgic tribe the
Atrebates
The Atrebates (Gaulish: *''Atrebatis'', 'dwellers, land-owners, possessors of the soil') were a Belgic tribe of the Iron Age and the Roman period, originally dwelling in the Artois region.
After the tribes of Gallia Belgica were defeated by Caes ...
. The county gave its name to
Artesian wells, which were drilled there since the 12th century.
Artesia may also refer to:
Places
;Botswana
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Artisia
;United States
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Artesia, California
* Artesia, Colorado (obsolete name for the town of
Dinosaur, Colorado
Dinosaur is a statutory town in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 243, down from 339 at the 2010 census.
Dinosaur is a part of the Craig, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The town of Dinosaur w ...
)
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Artesia, Mississippi
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Artesia, New Mexico
Artesia is a city in Eddy County, New Mexico, centered at the intersection of U.S. routes 82 and 285; the two highways serve as the city's Main Street and First Street, respectively. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,301.
Hist ...
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Artesia Wells, Texas
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Artesia Beach, Wisconsin
Companies
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Artesia Digital Media Group, a Digital Asset Management software company owned by Open Text
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Artesia Banking Corporation since March 2001 a sub of Dexia Bank
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Banque Artesia Nederland since October 2006 a sub of GE Commercial Finance
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Artesia (railways), a French-Italian train company
Other
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Artesia High School located in Artesia, New Mexico
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Artesia High School located in Lakewood, California
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Artesia (comics)
''Artesia'' is an epic fantasy comic book series authored and illustrated by American artist Mark Smylie. Artesia is also the name of the heroine of the cycle, described by the author as a "Pagan Joan of Arc," while noting that the closest histori ...
, a comic book series
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Artesia: Adventures in the Known World, role-playing game based on Artesia comic book series
* Artesia Som Deikun, better known as
Sayla Mass
This is a list of fictional characters from the 1979 Japanese science fiction anime television series ''Mobile Suit Gundam''.
Earth Federation
Amuro Ray
is the son of Tem Ray, the project leader for the Earth Federation's Project V, whi ...
, a fictional character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' anime series
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