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Ariège may refer to: * Ariège (department), a department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France, named after the river of the same name * Ariège (river), a river in southern France * SS ''Ariège'', a cargo ship * Ariege, a filly that is a descendant of Kentucky Derby winner Northern Dancer Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Thoroughbred that, in 1964, became the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. After being retired from racing, he became one of the most successful Stallion, sires of the 2 ...

Ariège (department)
Ariège (; ) is a Departments of France, department in southwestern France, located in the regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie. It is named after the river Ariège (river), Ariège and its capital is Foix. Ariège is known for its rural landscape, with a population of 153,287 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 09 Ariège
INSEE Its Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE and postal code is 09, hence the department's informal name of ''le zéro neuf''. The inhabitants of the department are known as ''Ariègeois'' or ''Ariègeoises''.

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Ariège (river)
The Ariège (; ; ) is a river in southern France, a right tributary of the Garonne. From its source in the Pyrenees near El Pas de la Casa, the river flows north, forming part of the border with Andorra, and passing through the following towns in two departments: * In Ariège: Ax-les-Thermes, Les Cabannes, Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Montgailhard, Foix, Varilhes, Pamiers, Saverdun. * In Haute-Garonne: Cintegabelle, Auterive, Pinsaguel. Its longest tributaries are the Hers-Vif and the Lèze. It flows into the Garonne in Portet-sur-Garonne, south of Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from .... Taken literally, the Latin origin of the river's name, ''Aurigera'', indicates it to be a source of gold. References External linksHistory and real-time water he ...
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SS Ariège
''Cap Tafelneh'' was a cargo ship which was built in 1920 by Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd, Fife, Scotland. She was built for Joseph Lasry as ''Sydney Lasry''. In 1931, she was sold to Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and renamed ''Ariège''. In 1938 she was sold to Société Anonyme de Gerance D'Armement and renamed ''Cap Tafelneh''. She was bombed and sunk at Dunkirk in 1940. Salvaged by Germany, she was renamed after Carl Arp, a German landscape painter and representative of the Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School (Grossherzoglich-Sächsische Kunstschule Weimar). She was seized as a war prize at Hamburg in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Chelmer''. She was returned to Société Anonyme de Gerance D'Armement in 1946 and regained her former name ''Cap Tafelneh''. In 1950, she was sold to Mustafa Nuri Andak, Turkey and renamed ''Kandilli''. In 1957, she was sold to Nejat Doğan & Co and renamed ''Kahraman Doğan''. She s ...
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Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Thoroughbred that, in 1964, became the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. After being retired from racing, he became one of the most successful Stallion, sires of the 20th century. He is considered a Canadian icon and was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1965. Induction into the Racing Hall of Fame in both Canada and the United States followed in 1976. As a competitor, ''The Blood-Horse'' ranked him as one of the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred racehorses of the 20th century. As a sire of sires, his influence on the breed is still felt worldwide. At age two, Northern Dancer was named the Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt after winning both the Summer Stakes (Canada), Summer Stakes and Coronation Futurity in Canada, plus the Remsen Stakes in New York. At three, he became a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby wi ...
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