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Kawa (other)
Kawa may refer to: Places * Kawa, Myanmar, village in the Bago Region of Myanmar * Kawa, Sudan, town in ancient Nubia * Kawa, Togo, village in the Bimah Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-eastern Togo * Kawa River, river of Seram Island, Indonesia * Kawa Township, township in Bago District in the Bago Region of Myanmar People * Kawa (surname) * Kawa Ada (born 1982), Canadian actor, writer and producer * Kawa Hesso (born 1984), Syrian football player Others * Kawa (film), ''Kawa'' (film) (also known as ''Nights in the Gardens of Spain''), a 2010 New Zealand film * KAWA (FM), a radio station (89.7 FM) licensed to serve Sanger, Texas, United States * Kawa (Scheme implementation), a language framework written in Java * Kawa language * Kawa or Kawah, other name for the wok * Kawa, unit equal to 60KG * Kawa model, conceptual model in occupational therapy See also * * Kahwa, a Kashmiri form of massala chai * Kava, a plant * Kāve, mythical figure in Iranian mythology * Kawaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa, Myanmar
Kawa (; ) is a town located in the Bago Region of Myanmar (previously known as Burma). It is part of the Bago District and is located on the eastern bank of the Bago River south of Bago, Myanmar, Bago. Kawa is the administrative seat of the Kawa Township. Etymology Kawa is a place name of Mon language, Mon origin; Kawa (ကဝ) means "Lin Myee Swe" bird (Greater racket-tailed drongo). The village was formed near the region where the bird lived, and the village soon became known as Kawa. Transportation Htone Gyi Station, which is on the Yangon-Bago, Myanmar, Bago Railway, is about from Kawa, and is reached by an asphalt road that crosses the Bago River over the Bago River Crossing Bridge (Kawa). Kawa is also accessible by road, on the Intagaw-Htone Gyi-Kawa Road or the Yangon-Bago Highway. Bago River Crossing Bridge The Bago River Crossing Bridge (Kawa) is a bridge that crosses the Bago River. Kawa was formerly adjacent to Yangon but was difficult to access by road. Former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa, Sudan
Kawa, known as Patigga or Patinga during Greek and Roman times, is a town and archaeological site in Sudan, located between the Third and Fourth Cataracts of the Nile on the east bank of the river, across from Dongola. In ancient times it was the site of several temples to the Egyptian god Amun, built by the Egyptian rulers Amenhotep III and Tutankhamun, and by Taharqa and other Kushite kings. Westerners became aware of the site in the late 19th century. Small digs were carried out in 1929 and 1930 and an extensive excavation began 22 November 1930. Shrine of Taharqa A temple of Amun-Re commissioned by Taharqa once existed at Kawa. A small shrine from within that temple, known as the Shrine of Taharqa, is in the Ashmolean Museum. File:Shrine of the 25th dynasty pharaoh and Kushite King Taharqa Egypt 7th century BCE.jpg, The Shrine of Taharqa, Ashmolean Museum File:Shrine & Sphinx of Taharqa.jpg, Shrine and Sphinx of Taharqa. Taharqa appears between the legs of the Ram-Sphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa, Togo
Kawa, Togo is a village in the Bimah Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-eastern Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le .... References * Populated places in Kara Region Bimah Prefecture {{KaraTG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa River
The Kawa River (Wae or Wai Kawa) is a river of Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2500 km northeast of the capital Jakarta. at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27 Hydrology It flows in an easterly direction through the southern area of Manusela National Park, with many "small, fast-flowing rivers running through".Geography The river flows in the southern central region of Seram island with predominantly (designated a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa Township
Kawa Township (). is a township in Bago District in the Bago Region of Myanmar."Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) The principal town is Kawa, Burma, Kawa. It is located in the east banner of Bago River and south of Bago. Kawa has 93 villages. Kawa is between Sittaung River and Bago river. The places near the river produce salts. The popular product of Kawa is Kawa Bag (). Localities *Hti Tan *Mu Du, Myanmar, Mu Du *Neik Ban *Nyaung Waing *Tha Pyay Kan *Ta Man Gyi Village, Tan Man GyiReferences {{coord missing, Myanmar Townships of the Bago Region Bago District ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa (surname)
Kawa is a surname with multiple origins. Notable people with this surname include: * Cosei Kawa, Japanese illustrator * Florence Kawa (1912–2008), American artist * Franciszek Kawa (1901–1985), Polish skier * Jakub Kawa (born 1988), Polish footballer * Joanna Marszałek-Kawa, Polish lawyer * Katarzyna Kawa (born 1992), Polish tennis player * Marek Kawa (born 1975), Polish politician * Sebastian Kawa Sebastian Kawa (born 15 November 1972, Zabrze) is a Polish glider pilot, eighteen-time World Champion, FAI world leading glider competition pilot, the World Champion in 15m Class and European gliding champion in 18m Class. In 2024, together w ... (born 1972), Polish glider pilot See also * {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa Ada
Kawa Ada (born June 12, 1980) is an Afghan-Canadian actor, writer and producer. He distinguished himself as a stage actor on Broadway and in Toronto before pursuing a career as a film and television actor and a writer. He is also a dancer, a choreographer, a keynote speaker and a voice actor, most recently known for playing Razaq in '' The Breadwinner''. Early life Ada was born on June 12, 1980, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in a Dari-speaking family belonging to the Pashtun aristocracy. His father was a famous national chess champion. In the midst of the Soviet–Afghan War, when Ada was but a young child, his family was forced to flee the country. They entered Pakistan as refugees, from where they emigrated to India. His sister Blanesta Ada was then born on May 17, 1983. Growing up there, Ada dreamed of becoming a Bollywood movie star. The family then illegally moved to Switzerland, where his father was arrested and detained. When Ada was 8 years old, his family finally emigrated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa Hesso
Kawa Hesso (; born August 22, 1984 in Syria) is a Syrian footballer of Kurdish ethnicity. He currently plays for Peshmarga Erbil in Iraq. International career He made his debut for the Syria national team in the 2009 Nehru Cup in India. Senior national coach Fajr Ibrahim called him for the first time, and he debuted in Syria's 4–0 win over Sri Lanka on 24 August 2009. He came on as a substitute for Mosab Balhous in the second halftime. Appearances for Syrian national team :''Results list Syria's goal tally first.'' W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost Honour and Titles Club Al-Jaish *Syrian Premier League: 2009–10 *AFC Cup: 2004 National Team * Nehru Cup: 2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ... Runner-up External links * * Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa (film)
''Kawa'' is a 2010 New Zealand film directed by Katie Wolfe originally titled ''Nights in the Gardens of Spain''. The film stars Calvin Tuteao as Kawariki. A coming out film drama, it is based on the novel ''Nights in the Gardens of Spain'' by Witi Ihimaera Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler (; born 7 February 1944) is a New Zealand author. Raised in the small town of Waituhi, he decided to become a writer as a teenager after being convinced that Māori people, Māori people were ignored or mischaracteri .... Plot The film tells the story of Kawariki ( Calvin Tuteao), an apparently happy family man married to Annabelle ( Nathalie Boltt). His father, Hamiora ( George Henare), is retiring and according to Maori tradition, Kawariki should be prepared to take over his father's place as head of the family. However, he realises that to do so, he must keep his integrity and reveal his lifelong secret of being gay ever since childhood. He has been desperately fighting his feelings for ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KAWA (FM)
KAWA (89.7 MHz) is an American Christian adult contemporary music formatted radio station located in Dallas, Texas. It is a WAY-FM Network owned and operated station through Hope Media Group (a non-profit entity). As a non-profit under previous ownership of Research Educational Foundation, Inc., it annually hosted two fund-raising drives to remain on the air. It broadcasts at 95,000 watts from a tower in Sanger, Texas. History After a two-year stay in Florida, Eldred and Raye Nell Thomas returned to the Dallas area and decided to start a Christian radio station. Through other business interests, Mr. Thomas learned of KVTT, now KKXT, an existing station that operated as an extension of Elkins Institute, a broadcasting training facility. With retirement looming, Bill Elkins, the founder and president of the Elkins Institute, wanted to find someone to continue with the station he had operated since 1950. In March 1976, Mr. Thomas became the president of Research Educational Founda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa (Scheme Implementation)
Kawa is a language Software framework, framework written in the programming language Java (programming language), Java that implements the programming language Scheme (programming language), Scheme, a dialect of Lisp (programming language), Lisp, and can be used to implement other languages to run on the Java virtual machine (JVM). It is a part of the GNU Project. The name ''Kawa'' comes from the Polish language, Polish word for coffee; a play on words, since Java is another familiar name for coffee. Kawa is notable as one of the few programming languages with support for Units of measurement, units of measure in the form of quantities. Integration with Java Besides using the language Scheme, Java object fields and methods can be accessed using code such as: . This will invoke a Java method, and does the same thing as in Java. An object's fields can be accessed with: or . Static (class) methods can be invoked with the function . Kawa can be extended with Java code (by creati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawa Language
Wa (Va) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Wa people of Myanmar and China. There are three distinct varieties, sometimes considered separate languages; their names in ''Ethnologue'' are Parauk, the majority and standard form; Vo (Zhenkang Wa, 40,000 speakers) and Awa (100,000 speakers), though all may be called ''Wa'', ''Awa'', ''Va'', ''Vo''. David Bradley (1994) estimates there are total of 820,000 Wa speakers. It is Recognized as a State Language by the government of Wa State. Distribution and variants Gerard Diffloth refers to the Wa geographic region as the "Wa corridor", which lies between the Salween and Mekong Rivers. According to Diffloth, variants include South Wa, "Bible Wa" and Kawa (Chinese Wa). Christian Wa are more likely to support the use of Standard Wa, since their Bible is based on a standard version of Wa, which is in turn based on the variant spoken in Bang Wai, 150 miles north of Kengtung (Watkins 2002). Bang Wai is located in Northern Shan State, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
