Zamora may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
Europe
Spain
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Zamora, Spain, a city in the autonomous community of Castilla y León
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Province of Zamora
Zamora () is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, León, Valladolid, and Salamanca, and by Portugal.
The present-day province of Zamora w ...
, a province in the autonomous community of Castilla y León
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Spain, Roman Catholic suffragan bishopric, named after its see
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Zamora (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Zamora is one of the 52 constituencies ( es, circunscripciones) represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects four deputies. Its boundaries correspond ...
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Zamora (Cortes of Castile and León constituency)
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Zamora (Senate constituency)
Romania
* Zamora, a tributary of the
Valea de Pești
The Valea de Pești is a right tributary of the river Jiul de Vest in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe ...
in Hunedoara County
* Zamora, a tributary of the
Prahova in Prahova County
Americas
Canada
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Zamora, British Columbia
Zamora is on the west side of the Kettle River in the Boundary region of south central British Columbia. The rural settlement, on BC Highway 33, is by road about north of Rock Creek and southeast of Kelowna.
Name origin
Why the Kettle Valley R ...
, a former community in the Boundary region
Ecuador
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Zamora, Ecuador
Zamora () is a city in southeastern Ecuador; it is the capital of Zamora-Chinchipe province and the seat of Zamora Canton. Zamora is the principal and most populous city in Zamora-Chinchipe. It is located in the Oriente region ath base of the ...
, a city in the province of Zamora-Chinchipe
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Zamora-Chinchipe Province
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Zamora River, a river in the provinces of Loja, Zamora-Chinchipe and Morona-Santiago
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Zamora Canton
Zamora is a canton in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province of Ecuador. It was named after Zamora city, the provincial capital and head of the canton of the same name.
History
On October 11, 1911, the Zamora Canton was created in the great former Prov ...
, in the province of Zamora-Chinchipe
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Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador, Roman Catholic missionary circonscription, named after its see
Mexico
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Zamora, Michoacán
Zamora de Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: aˈmoɾa de i'dalɢo is a city in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Michoacán. The 2010 census population was 141,627. making it the third largest city in the state. The city is the muni ...
, a city in the state of Michoacán
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora (in Mexico), Roman Catholic suffragan bishopric, named after its see
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Zamora Municipality, Michoacán Zamora Municipality is a municipality in Michoacán, Mexico.
The seat is at Zamora, Michoacán.
Municipalities of Zamora:
-Ejidio Independencia La Labor
-Guamuchil
-La Estancia
-Sauz de Magaña
-Atacheo, un pueblo donde toda la municipalidad se c ...
, a municipality in the state of Michoacán
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Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz Gutiérrez (, , ) is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Gutier / Gutierre". ''Gutierre
Gutierre is an old Spanish male given name. The surname Gutiérrez is derived from this name.
Notable people
Notable people with the name include:
* Gutierre Ál ...
, a municipality in the state of Veracruz
United States
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Zamora, California, an unincorporated community in Yolo County
Venezuela
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Zamora, Aragua, a municipality in the state of Aragua
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Zamora, Falcón, a municipality in the state of Falcón
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Zamora, Miranda
Zamora is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 218,911. The ...
, a municipality in the state of Miranda
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Zamora Province (Venezuela) Zamora Province was a province of southern Venezuela, created in 1862 during the government of president-dictator José Antonio Páez.
History
The province was created from a merger of Apure Province and Barinas Province. The merger was reversed ...
, in existence from 1862 to 1866
People
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Zamora (surname) Zamora is a toponymic surname referring to the city of Zamora, Spain.
People with the name Arts and entertainment
* Antonio de Zamora (1660–1727), Spanish playwright
* Cynthia Zamora (born 1938), Filipino actress
*Gwen Zamora (born 1990), Filipi ...
, a Spanish surname, including a list of people with the name
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Zamora (pianist) (born 1979), Venezuelan musician
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Zamora the Torture King
Zamora the Torture King is the stage name of Tim Cridland, an American sideshow performer. Zamora was an original member of the Jim Rose Circus, where he performed painful feats as entertainment. His stunts include fire eating, sword swallowing, ...
(born 1963), American circus performer
Sports
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Club Deportivo Zamora
Club Deportivo Real Zamora was a Mexican football club that played in the Liga Premier - Serie A, however, from 2019 to 2020 season, the club is on hiatus because the club is in a process to improve its facilities and aspire to a promotion to th ...
, a Mexican football team
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FS Zamora
Fútbol Sala Zamora is a futsal club based in Zamora, city of the province of Zamora in the autonomous community of Castile and León.
The club was founded in 2001 and her stadium is Pabellón Polideportivo Ángel Nieto with 2,200 seaters.
Cl ...
, a Spanish futsal team
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Ricardo Zamora Trophy, a Spanish football award
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Zamora CF
Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a c ...
a Spanish football team
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Zamora FC
Zamora Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club in Barinas.
History
Zamora Fútbol Club was founded in 2002. After being in the Second Division for several years the club was promoted to the First Division after finishing as runners-up in th ...
, a Venezuelan football team
Other uses
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Mission Zamora
Mission Zamora is an integrated land reform and land redistribution program in Venezuela, created in law by the ''Ley de Tierras'' ("Law of Land"), part of a package of 49 decrees made by Hugo Chávez in November 2001. The plan is named in honor ...
, a Venezuelan land reform programme
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Zamora (''Conan the Barbarian''), a fictional nation in the American pulp magazine series ''Conan the Barbarian''
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Zamora TV
Zamora TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in August 2004 and can be seen in the community of Villa de Cura in the Zamora Municipality of the Aragua State of Venezuela on UHF channel 61. Miguel Ortiz is the legal re ...
, a Venezuelan television station
* Zamora, a fictional monk portrayed in ''
The Book of Mirdad
''The Book of Mirdad'' is an allegorical book of philosophy by Lebanese author Mikha'il Na'ima. The book was first published in Lebanon in 1948 and was initially written in English, with Na'ima later translating it into Arabic. Na'ima initially so ...
'' by Mikha'il Na'ima
See also
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Lomas de Zamora
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Zamor (disambiguation)
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