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unusual facts about Amu-Darya



Aligarh Muslim University

The AMU has established centres at Malappuram, (Kerala) and Murshidabad, (West Bengal) while the Kishanganj, (Bihar) centre has been allotted land, and a site has been identified for Aurangabad, (Maharashtra) centre.

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Common names include Giant Taro and Elephant Ear Taro, while words for the plant in the various Polynesian languages include Kape (Niuean, Tongan), Ape (Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian, Hawaiian), "ta'amu" in Samoan language, and Pulaka (Tuvalu).

Charshanga

Charshanga is located at an altitude of 265 meters on the banks of the Amu-Darya River, which forms the border with Jowzjan Province, Afghanistan.

Cultural variations in adoption

Tahitians practice “fa’a’amu” adoption (meaning literally “giving to eat” adoption).

Daria-i-Noor

In 1965, a Canadian team conducting research on the Iranian Crown Jewels concluded that the Darya-ye Noor may well have been part of a large pink diamond that had been studded in the throne of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and had been described in the journal of the French jeweller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier in 1642, who called it the Great Table diamond ("Diamanta Grande Table").

Darya Dadvar

Darya also holds a postgraduate Master of Arts degree from School of Fine Arts of Toulouse (Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse).

In 2002, Darya was a guest performer in Tehran with the Armenian Symphony Orchestra in the role of Tahmineh, in a work composed and directed by Loris Tjeknavorian based on the tragedy of Rostam and Sohrab, one of the most fascinating tales of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh (The Book of Kings).

Dharmadasa Walpola

His best known work from this period include "Seeya Manamalaya" from Asoka (1955), "Amu Pitisareyeki" from Seda Sulang (1955), "Upatha Labaa" and "Suba Aasiri (Hanika Yamang)" from Mathalang (1955), "Surathalee" from Surathalee (1956), "Katey Kiri Suwanda" from Sandesaya (1960), "Oya Belma" and "Waththe Wetunu Pol Athu" from Kurulu Bedda (1961) and "Man Mula Wela" from Deepashika (1963).

Ephraim Amu

By the time Amu completed his training, motor vehicles were more common so he could travel from Abetifi to Osino and travel by train to Koforidua, then take a motor vehicle to Frankadua.

From 1926 Amu was transferred on promotion to Presbyterian Mission Seminary at Akropong on the recommendation of the Synod Committee of the Eʋe Presbyteria Hame.

Farhad Darya

Since Darya's television debut on Afghanistan's television network in 1980, he has released over two dozen albums-the acclaimed ones produced in exile, many of which deal with the Soviet war in Afghanistan and the resulting misfortunes of the war-torn nation.

Fouzia Khan

of Maharashtra she was instrumental in identifying a 332 acre site for Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Maharashtra Center at Khuldabad near Aurangabad.

Gozan

The Ancient River Gozan, Amu Darya, The River Amu or Oxus, a river in North Afghanistan & Central Asia.

Haqeer Rind

He provided The Darya Khan Rind Cricket Ground to the town and established Darya Khan Rind Academy in Shahpur Chakar.

Khwarezmian

Khwarezm, a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia bordering the former Aral Sea and the center of the Khwarezmian civilization

Moon Impact Probe

This instrument was a quadrupole mass spectrometer with a mass resolution of 0.5 amu and sensitivities to partial pressures on the order of 1.3×10−11 pascals.

PN Saxena

The eldest daughter Ms Poonam, who did Engineering Course from Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, is married to a Physician, working presently at BHEL, Delhi; his son Dr. Pankaj Saxena did MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh and now working his own private MRI Instruments, Chicago (USA).

Salim Shah

He got his education from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), where he did stage performances and was secretary of the AMU Drama Club.

Singahi Bhiraura

The Sardar crossed a second darya (Mahakali river) and spent several weeks ravaging the territories of the Nepalese Rajas with surprise attacks.

Sir Shah Sulaiman Hall

Sir Shah Sulaimn Hall (सर शाह सुलेमान हॉल,سر شاہ سلیمان ہال) is a Hall of Residence for the Students of Aligarh Muslim University(AMU), India.

Syr Darya

The increased water supply would allow the Aral Sea to refill and be connected perhaps all the way up the Syr Darya to Isfara.

United States Army Squad Designated Marksman Rifle

Upper and lower receivers: The rifles were produced by the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) at Fort Benning, Georgia using either new semi-automatic ArmaLite lower receivers or existing Army M16A2 or A4 lower receivers previously supplied by either Colt or Fabrique Nationale de Herstal.

Universitas Cantat

The idea of the event comes from the Rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University, while the organisers are the University, the AMU Chamber Choir and AMU Chamber Choir Friends' Association.

Uokil

The Yuezhi migration was not limited to the "storm" of Greco-Bactria, a main part of Yuezhi remained in the newly found lands, including the basin of the Syr-Darya and the Aral Sea area.


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