Batu may refer to:
Geography
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Batu, East Java
Batu, officially the City of Batu ( id, Kota Batu, jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦧꦠꦸ), is a landlocked Cities of Indonesia, city in the East Java Province of Indonesia. It is about 20 km to the northwest of Malang. Formerly, it was a part of Malang Rege ...
, a city in Indonesia
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Batu Islands
The Batu Islands are an archipelago of Indonesia located in the Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Sumatra, between Nias and Siberut. The three primary islands, of approximately equal size, are Pini, Tanahmasa, and Tanahbala. There are seventy ...
, an archipelago of Indonesia
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Batu, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
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Batu, Kuala Lumpur
Batu is a parliamentary constituency in the northern outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covering the area between Sentul and Batu Caves.
Settlements which are part of Batu constituency include Sentul. The constituency has the most Projek Per ...
, an area in Malaysia
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Batu (town)
Batu ( om, Baatuu), formerly Zway or Ziway,[Batu Lintang camp
Batu Lintang camp (also known as Lintang Barracks and Kuching POW camp) at Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo was a Japanese internment camp during the Second World War. It was unusual in that it housed both Allied prisoners of war (POWs) ...](_blank)
, a World War II Japanese POW and civilian internee camp at Kuching, Sarawak
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Batu Tara a small isolated island in the Flores Sea
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Mount Batu
Mount Batu is one of the highest of the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia, as well as of the Oromia Region. Part of the Bale National Park
Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) is a national park in Ethiopia. The park encompasses an area of approximat ...
, Ethiopia
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Batu (federal constituency), represented in the Dewan Rakyat
People
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Batu (given name), a Turkic given name
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Batu Khan
Batu Khan ( – 1255),, ''Bat haan'', tt-Cyrl, Бату хан; ; russian: хан Баты́й was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus a grandson of Genghis Khan. ...
( – 1255), a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde
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Batu (group)
Batu were a British dance music group influenced by Brazilian music.
Formed in early 1992, in Brighton, England, and disbanded in late 1994, this group featured Bebeto De Souza, a native of São Paulo, Brazil, as well as the vocals of Sharon Sco ...
, a Brazilian-influenced music group from London
*Batu or
Batupuei
Matupi (, ) is a town in the Matupi Township of Chin State in western Myanmar. There are 6 major Chin tribes living in Matupi; the Matu, Mara(Tlosai,Hlaipao, Hawthai,Sizo,etc), Dai, Zotung, Lautuv and Khumi tribes.
Transportation
There are t ...
people in Matupi, Chin State, Myanmar (Burma)
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İnal Batu
İnal Batu (24 September 1936 – 5 August 2013) was a Turkish diplomat, politician and member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Biography
He was born on 24 September 1936 in Ankara as the son of Selahattin Batu (1905–1973), a zo ...
(1936–2013), Turkish diplomat and politician
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Osman Batur
Osman Islambayuly Batur ( kk, Оспан батыр, ''Ospan Batyr'', وسپان باتىر; zh, t=烏斯滿·巴圖爾; mn, t=Осман дээрэмчин, Осман дээрэмчин (Osman the Bandit); Mongolian: sometimes spelled as Ut ...
(1899-1951), Kazakh warrior who fought against the Chinese and Russians in East-Turkestan.
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Pelin Batu
Pelin Batu (born 27 December 1978) is a Turkish author, actress, historian, and television personality.
Biography
Due to her father İnal Batu's career as a diplomat, she spent her childhood in many foreign countries including Pakistan, Cypru ...
(born 1978), Turkish actress
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Saru Batu Savcı Bey
Saru Batu Savcı Bey (died 1287) was the older brother of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. He is known to be the most 'mysterious' of Ertuğrul's children.
Name
It is unknown whether Ertuğrul actually had three children or four a ...
(died 1287), elder brother of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
Trade unions
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Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists The Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions (BATU) was a federation bringing together trade unionists in Asia.
History
The federation was established on 20 December 1963, at a conference in Manila. It was a regional federation of the International Feder ...
, former trade union federation
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Building and Allied Trades' Union
The Building and Allied Trades' Union (BATU) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry and furniture trade in Ireland.
Forerunners
Bricklayers in Dublin appear to have been unionised since at least 1792, and the Old Bodym ...
, Irish trade union
Other uses
*Batu, slang used in Hawaii to describe crystal
methamphetamine
Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Methamph ...
*Batu, abbreviation for
Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (DBATU) is a unitary, Maharashtra state Technological University in Lonere, Maharashtra, India. It is named after Babasaheb Ambedkar, a prominent Indian jurist, economist, politician and social re ...
, Lonere, Raigad, Maharashtra, India
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Batu, ball game of
Taíno
The Taíno were a historic Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the ...
origin, similar to volleyball.
*Batu, a fictional character in the book ''
Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones''
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