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Gura Văii River
Gura may refer to: Places Eritrea *Gura, Eritrea, a formerly-important town of the Ottoman, Egyptian, Ethiopian, and Italian Empires India *Gura Sonigara, small village in Rajasthan, India *Gura, Nakodar, small village in Punjab, India *Gura, Jalandhar, a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab, India Iran *Gura, Iran, a village in Alborz Province *Vargun Gura, village in Ardabil Province Kenya *Gura, Kenya, a sub-location of Othaya town in Nyeri County *Gura River, River Gura is located in Nyeri County of Central Province of Kenya. It is the fastest flowing river in Africa. It flows from the Aberdare Ranges and passes through Othaya, Tetu and Mukurweini Constituencies before draining into the Sagana (Upper Tana). *Gura Waterfall, the most precipitous fall in Kenya, which cascades 300m into an impenetrable ravine Moldova *Gura Bîcului, commune in Anenii Noi district *Gura Camencii, commune in Floreşti district *Gura Căinarului, commune in Floreşti district *Gura Galbenei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gura, Eritrea
Gura () or Gura'e is a settlement in Eritrea's Debub region in northeast Africa. It is located in the eponymous Gura Valley in the southeastern Eritrean highlands. It is about SE of Dekemhare and about SSE of the capital Asmara. History Early Gura developed as a market at the present site from the 17th century AD. It stood across a caravan route linking Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia with the port of Massawa on the Red Sea via the Alighede River, Alighede and Mareb River, Mareb Rivers of Eritrea, rivers.Connell, Dan & al.Gura' in the ''Historical Dictionary of Eritrea'' 2nd ed., p. 278–279. Scarecrow Press (Lanham, Maryland, Lanham), 2011. Accessed 24 Feb 2014. 19th century During the 19th century Ethiopian-Egyptian War, Gura (and nearby Khaya Khor) was the site of two major Khedivate of Egypt, Egyptian forts and, subsequently, Battle of Gura, a major Ethiopian victory over their inhabitants in 1876. The Egyptian commander Muhammad Ratib Pasha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |