Matta may refer to:
Places
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Mata, Israel
Mata () is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Jerusalem corridor about eight kilometers southeast of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Etymology
"The name ''mata' ...
, a moshav in Israel, southwest of Jerusalem; also spelt Matta
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Matta, Punjab, a Union Council of Kasur District, Pakistan
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Matta, Russia, a village in Megyuryonsky Rural Okrug in the Megino-Kangalassky District in the Sakha Republic
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Matta, Suriname, an indigenous village in Suriname
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Matta (river), a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia
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Matta River (Virginia), United States
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Matta, Swat, a city in Swat, NWFP Pakistan, the main centre of TNSM
People
Sport
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Svein Mathisen (1952–2011), Norwegian footballer with nickname Matta
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Cristiano da Matta
Cristiano Monteiro da Matta (born 19 September 1973) is a Brazilian former professional racing driver. He won the CART Championship in 2002, and drove in Formula One with the Toyota team from 2003 to 2004.
Biography
Origins and early career
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(born 1973), Brazilian auto racing driver
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Thad Matta
Thad Michael Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is currently in his second stint as head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, having been head coach of the Bulldogs for the 2000–01 season. Fro ...
(born 1967), American college basketball coach
Other fields
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Basheer Matta, Pakistani politician
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Matta (chief), a chief of Siwistan in the 7th century A.D.
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Matta El Meskeen (1919–2006), Coptic Orthodox monk
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Gordon Matta-Clark
Gordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren; June 22, 1943 – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s. He was also a pioneer in the field of socially engaged food art.
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(1943–1978), American artist
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Liana Fiol Matta (born 1946), Puerto Rican jurist
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Roberto Matta
Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren (; November 11, 1911 – November 23, 2002), usually known simply as Matta, also as Sebastián Matta or Roberto Matta, was one of Chile's best-known Painting, painters and a seminal figure in 20th ...
(1911–2002), one of Chile's best-known painters
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Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar (1947–2006), Brazilian soldier
Other uses
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Matta (restaurant), a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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''Matta'' (spider), a genus of spiders in the family Tetrablemmidae
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Matta rice
Matta rice (also known as Palakkadan/Kerala/Rose Matta rice, Kaje Rice in Karnataka, or Kuththarisi) (, Tulu:കജെ അരി, Kannada: ಕಜೆ, ಕುಚಲಕ್ಕಿ, ) is an indigenous variety of rice grown in Udupi and Dakshina Ka ...
, a variety of rice grown in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India
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