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Ramu (other)
The Ramu is a major river in Papua New Guinea. Ramu may also refer to: * Ramu languages, a language family * Ramu (1966 film), ''Ramu'' (1966 film), an Indian Tamil-language film * Ramu (1968 film), ''Ramu'' (1968 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * Ramu (1987 film), ''Ramu'' (1987 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * RAMU (album), ''RAMU'' (album), by drummer Mickey Hart * Ramu Upazila, a upazila (subdivision) in Bangladesh * Ramu (monkey), kept behind bars in India for 5 years on the charge of disturbing communal harmony * Ramu, nickname of the elephant Thechikottukavu Ramachandran of Peramangalam village in Kerala, India * Rabbi Mordechai Willig, whose Hebrew acronyms, Hebrew acronym (List of Hebrew acronyms#ר, רמ"ו) is transliterated into English as ''Ramu'' People with the given name Ramu is a hypocorism for Ram (given name) in India. * Ramu (actor), Indian film actor in Malayalam films *Ramu (film producer), Indian film producer in Kannada films *Ramu Tokashiki (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramu
The Ramu River is a major river in northern Papua New Guinea. The headwaters of the river are formed in the Kratke Range from where it then travels about northwest to the Bismarck Sea. Along the Ramu's course, it receives numerous tributaries from the Bismarck Range to the south and the Finisterre and Adelbert. History For many millennia, people have lived along the river, and the river has formed the basis for food, transport, and culture. German exploration The area encompassed by the Ramu was part of Kaiser-Wilhelmsland when Germany established German New Guinea in 1884. The Germans were quick to explore their territory, and the mouth of the Ramu was discovered in 1886 by Vice-Admiral Freiherr von Schleinitz after returning to Finschhafen from an expedition to the nearby Sepik.Souter (1963) p. 73 Schleinitz called the Ramu, ''Ottilien'' after his ship the ''Ottilie''. The course of the river was first discovered 10 years later in 1896 after Dr Carl Lauterbach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
