Borno Empire
Borno may refer to: Places Italy * Borno, Lombardy, a municipality in the Province of Brescia Africa * Borno State, Nigeria * Borno Emirate, a traditional Nigerian state formed at the start of the 20th century * Bornu Empire, a state which existed from 1380 to 1893 in what is now northeastern Nigeria * Kanem–Bornu Empire, a former empire in modern Chad and Nigeria * Borno, Chad, a canton of the department of Dababa, Chad People * Davor Borno, Croatian musician, pop singer and songwriter * Ashimi of Borno (c. 1840–1893), ''Shehu'' of Borno from ca.1885 to 1893 * Kyari of Borno (died 1894), ''Shehu'' of Borno in 1893–1894 * Louis Borno (1865–1942), Haitian politician who served as President of Haiti from 1922 to 1930 * Maurice Borno (1917–1955), Haitian painter * Umar of Borno (died 1881), ''Shehu'' (Sheik) of the Kanem-Bornu Empire * Trygve Bornø (born 1942). Norwegian international footballer Other uses * Borno people, on the list of ethnic groups ...
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Borno, Lombardy
Borno (Camunian dialect, Camunian: ) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located on the so-called ''plateau of the Sun''. Main sights * Parish Church of San Martin and John the Baptist (18th century). * Oratory of San Antonio, right of the parish. It houses a fresco by Callisto Piazza. * Oratory of the Disciplini * Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (17th century) * Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, previously dedicated to Saints Vitus and Modestus (16th century) * Church of San Fiorino (or Floriano) from the 9th century, with the nave from the 16th century. * Church of San Fermo, remodeled in the 16th and 17th century. Culture The scütüm are, in Camunian dialect, nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Borno are ''Burnàs, Bigi, Làder, maia patate''. People * Giovanni Battista Re, Roman Catholic cardinal References Sources * Exter ...
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