Gandara may refer to:
People
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Raúl Gándara Cartagena
Raúl Gándara Cartagena (1910–1989) was fire chief in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and the first and longest-serving Commonwealth of Puerto Rico fire chief. He served from 1942 to 1972.
Public service
Gándara Cartagena was born in Ponce, Puerto Ri ...
, long-time Ponce, Puerto Rico fire chief
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José N. Gándara Cartagena
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...
, the 19th-century physician from Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Antonio de la Gandara, 19th century painter, pastellist and draughtsman
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Mago Orona Gándara
Margarita "Mago" Orona Gándara (February 8, 1929 – February 18, 2018) was a Chicana artist. She is known for her murals which can be seen throughout El Paso, Texas and in Ciudad Juárez.
Biography
Orona Gándara was born and raised in El ...
(1929-2018), Mexican-American muralist
Places
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Gandara, Samar, a Philippine municipality
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Gandara, Buenos Aires, a village in
Chascomús Partido
Chascomús is an east central '' partido'' (administrative district) of the Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Some south-southeast of the city of Buenos Aires, the district has a total population of around 37,000, some 35,000 of whom live i ...
, Argentina
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Gandara, Sri Lanka
Gandara ( si, ගන්දර, ta, கந்தறை) is a village in the Matara District on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, from Colombo. It is an important village in Matara. It was slightly affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.
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, a village in Matara, Sri Lanka
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Gándara
The Gándara (also known as the Soba River) is a river in Green Spain, at the north of the country. It flows through the autonomous community of Cantabria and discharges into the Asón River. The Gándara offers trout fishing.
The river's name co ...
, a river in Cantabria, Spain
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Gandhara
Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan. The region centered around the Peshawar Vall ...
, an ancient kingdom located in what is now northern Pakistan
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Gándara
The Gándara (also known as the Soba River) is a river in Green Spain, at the north of the country. It flows through the autonomous community of Cantabria and discharges into the Asón River. The Gándara offers trout fishing.
The river's name co ...
, a public housing development in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Others uses
*Gammon, an adversary in the ''
Samurai Shodown'' series of video games
See also
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Gandhara (disambiguation) Gandhara was an ancient region in north-western South Asia, which existed until the 6th century CE.
Gandhara may also refer to:
* Gandhāra (kingdom), an Iron age kingdom in Gandhara.
* Gandhara Kingdom, the kingdom as described in the Hindu epi ...
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Kandara
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Ganadhara
In Jainism, the term Ganadhara is used to refer the chief disciple of a ''Tirthankara''. In ''samavasarana'', the ''Tīrthankara'' sat on a throne without touching it (about two inches above it). Around, the ''Tīrthankara'' sits the ''Ganad ...
, a concept in Jainism
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