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7 unusual facts about Babá


Ak Astana-Baba

Ak Astana-Baba is a mausoleum that is located in the Surxondaryo Province of Uzbekistan The mausoleum is being considered for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

BV Karanth:Baba

The film bases itself on B V Karanth's autobiography Illiralaare, Allige Hogalaare (I Can't stay here, I won't go there) in Kannada language compiled by well known Kannada writer Vaidehi.

Koh-i-Baba

The high jagged peaks above the Hajigak Pass, blue-black and shining, shimmer in the sunlight for they contain an estimated reserve of 2 billion tons of iron ore; Asia's richest deposit.

They sweep in a broad band of roughly parallel ranges to the southwest, preserving their general direction till they abut on the Great Registan desert to the west of Kandahar, where they terminate in a series of detached and broken anticlinals whose sides are swept by a sea of encroaching sand.

The long, straight, level-backed ridges which divide the Argandab, the Tarnak and Arghastan valleys, and flank the route from Kandahar to Ghazni.

The pass and its surrounding territories remain snow-covered through most part of the year, during which the traffic shifts to Shibar Pass.

The Places in Between

Set at the same time as the American invasion and occupation of Afghanistan after the events set in motion by 9/11, Stewart made the walk in the middle of winter, adding additional hardship as he passed through the mountainous Ghor and Koh-i-Baba regions and its many snow-bound passes and villages.


Abuhatzeira

Yisrael Abuhatzeira (1890-1984), Moroccan-born Israeli rabbi known as the "Baba Sali"

Alibaba Aur 40 Chor

Ali Baba aur 40 chor (Hindi - अलीबाबा और चलीस चोर, Russian – Приключения Али-Бабы и сорока разбойников) is a 1980 India-USSR film based on the story of Ali Baba, starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Zeenat Aman.

Baba Adamu

Baba Adamu (born 20 October 1979 in Kumasi, Ghana), known occasionally simply by his nickname "Armando", is a former Ghanaian international football (soccer) striker.

Baba Bujha Singh

Baba Bujha Singh was arrested on July 28, 1970 and killed in a police encounter near Phillaur.

Baba Dharam Dass

The Baba Dharam Dass is worshiped as ancestor by all Jains from the village of Pasrur in Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

Baba Dyal Singh

Baba Dayal Das (1783-1855) was a Sahajdhari Sikh whose main mission was to bring Sikhs back to the Adi Granth and simran.

Baba Keenaram

With the bless of Hinglaj Mata (Chief Goddess of Aghora) at Lyari district of Balochistan (Pakistan), Baba Keenaram started his spiritual journey with the message of social welfare and humanity.

Baba Siddharth Gautam Ram

Baba Siddharth Gautam Ram is the Peethadheeshwar / Mahant (Abbot), since 1978, of Baba Keenaram Sthal Krim-Kund (regarded as Headquarter and World fame Pilgrim of Aghora,across world, at Varanasi ).

Babadag

The name of Babadag is connected with 13th century dervish Baba Sari Saltik, who is said to have led a number of Turcomans to Dobruja and to have settled them in this area.

Babaroga

Baba Yaga, a hag from Slavic folklore -- Baba = old woman, rog = horn

Bandit Queen

Man Singh brings her to another large gang, led by Baba Mustakim (Rajesh Vivek).

Basketball at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

Morocco: Adil Baba (77), Nabil Bakkass (79), Mounir Bouhelal (79), Jaouad Dahbi (85), Alaeddine El Asli (84), Zakaria El Masbahi (79), Marouane El Mouttalibi (82), Mohamed Hjira (81), M.F. Houari Bassim (77), Mustapha Khalfi (80), Mohamed Mouak (78), Reda Rhalimi (82)

Bektashi Order

This tekke is found in the Detroit suburb of Taylor and the tomb (türbe) of Baba Rexheb continues to draw pilgrims of all faiths.

Bhai Fauja Singh

After the formation of Pakistan they moved to the village of Gazneepur, which is 6 miles on the Gurdaspur Dera Baba Nanak road.

Bhujakhia Pir

The shrine of Baba Bhujakhira Pir of Balasore stands as a symbol of harmony between Muslim and Hindu.

Buliugu Li

Buliugu Li, along with Dugu Ni (獨孤尼), Yuan He, and Baba Kehou (拔拔渴侯), rose in a coup d'etat and overthrew Zong, making Tuoba Jun, the son of Emperor Taiwu's crown prince Tuoba Huang, emperor (as Emperor Wencheng).

Clear Light of Day

Aunt Mira, widowed by her husband and mistreated by her in-laws, is brought in to help with Baba, who is autistic, and to raise the children.

Dharowali

The residents of the village (mainly Randhawa Jatts) are descendants of Baba Lachhman Singh Dharowali, a martyr of the Nankana Sahib Holocaust, where he was burnt alive after being hung upright from a jand tree.

Gambia National Museum

In late 1999, Hassoum Ceesay, a new graduate in history became Curator and soon worked with his superior officer, Baba Ceesay, to revamp a part of the original exhibition with a display on the history and Culture and Banjul, the capital.

Gary Dell'Abate

More recently, Freestyle wrestler Jake Herbert yelled "Baba Booey" as the camera panned over Team USA during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.

Guru Angad

Baba Narayan Das Trehan was the Guru's Grandfather, whose ancestral house was at Matte-di-Sarai near Mukatsar.

Habiburahman Parandi

Habiburahman Parandi was a Tajik battalion commander of Baba Jan's regiment during the Siege of Kabul.

Hellboy: Darkness Calls

At that moment Vasilisa, appearing at the cottage's door, subdues Koschei with light from the skull she received from Baba Yaga in her legend.

Hussainiwala

The village is named after the Muslim Peer Baba Hussainiwala ji (Saint Hussaini wala or Saint "who is of Husain"), whose tomb is in the Border Security Force headquarters at Hussainiwala.

Jazz Middelheim

Apart from the incredible performance by Toots Thielemans, some other Belgian artists gave outstanding concerts: Jef Neve with José James (presenting their new Facing East CD), Jeroen Van Herzeele Quartet and Aka Moon + Baba Sissoko reached

Kids of the Majestic

Kids of the Majestic is a documentary by filmmaker Dylan Verrechia and Dr. Suhas Radhakrishna that follows a group of such orphans: Rafik, a smiling young drug addict; Mental Manja, nicknamed "mental" because he didn't speak until he was 10; Arun-Badur, the artist and the writer; Baba, who at 8 has travelled throughout India alone; and Joti, mother-to-be at 16, who was abused at 9.

Kisah Pelayaran Abdullah ke Kelantan

The work recounts Abdullah’s voyage from Singapore to Kelantan with his companions, Grandpre and Baba Ko An to submit a letter from Sir George Bonham, Governor of Straits Settlements to Sultan of Kelantan.

Lodhi colony

There are several places to visit in the vicinity such as the Sai Baba Temple of Lodhi Road, Khan Market, Jor Bagh, the 16th century Tomb of Sikander Lodhi, situated in Lodhi Gardens and the India Habitat Centre.

Mehera Irani

Mehera met Meher Baba for the first time on October 15, 1922 at the age of 14 in the Sakori ashram of Upasni Maharaj during a visit with her mother, but did not come to stay with Baba permanently at Meherabad until 1924.

Meherabad

Established in May 1923, Meherabad was the first permanent residence of Meher Baba and his disciples in Ahmednagar district.

Muhammad Rachmat

Muhammad Rachmat (born in Baba, Takalar, Indonesia, May 28, 1988) is an Indonesian footballer who currently plays for PSM Makassar in the Indonesia Premier League as a Forward.

Narayana Kasturi

Kasturi states that he wrote about the early years of Sathya Sai Baba's life based on information gathered from Pedda-Venkapa Raju (Sai Baba's Father), Seshama Raju (Sai Baba's brother) and teachers from the schools in Bukkapatnam and Uravakonda, where Sathyanarayana Raju (Sai Baba) was a student.

Qalandar

Among the contemporary people who hold the title Qalandar are Shams Ali Qalandar of Punjab, Pakistan, Hazrath MASOOM SHAH BABA in WestBengal state of India Dist Bardhman Memari Sarif Takhtipur Hazrath Syed Shah Mohammed Khalandar Shah peeranvaliallah al Qadri al maroof Javagal Baba at Javagal Shareef(Hasan Dist.) in Karnataka state of India, Shahbaz Qalander, Nathar Vali of Trichy, Baba Fakruddin of Penukonda India.

Qazim Baba

Qazim Baba also known as Kasim Baba of Kostur was a 15th-century holy man of Albanian or Greek Macedonian origin.

Radha Soami Satsang Beas

It had its origins when the saint Bābā Jaimal Singh settled in 1891 near the town of Beās at an isolated rural site, which later came to be called Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, on the west bank of the Beās River in the Punjab region of British India.

Ryosuke Baba

Baba was part of the Japanese team that won the silver medal in the team event at the 2006 Asian Games.

Samadhi of Meher Baba

During those seven days, in compliance with Meher Baba's wish, Cole Porter's song Begin the Beguine was played repeatedly on a record player.

Socialism and Freedom Party

Among the party leaders are Heloísa Helena (Alagoas), federal deputies Luciana Genro (Rio Grande do Sul) and Babá (Pará), and a number of well-known Brazilian left-wing leaders and intellectuals, such as Milton Temer, Michel Löwy, Vladimir Safatle, Marcelo Freixo, Chico Alencar, Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Renato Roseno, Carlos Nelson Coutinho, Ricardo Antunes, Francisco de Oliveira, João Machado, Pedro Ruas and others.

Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust Educational Institutions

SSSLST was earlier known as Loka Seva Vrinda, until Sri Sathya Sai Baba formally took over the two campuses, through a deed registered at Muddenahalli in August 1978.

Tingulli 3nt

The group includes Getoar Selimi (born 3 July 1982 in Prishtina, Kosovo , also known as Ghetto Gold, Geti and Getoari, an ethnic Albanian Kosovar rapper who is also CEO of Baba Records.

Tuoba Huang

Officials led by Yuan He, Baba Kehou (拔拔渴侯), Dugu Ni (獨孤尼), and Buliugu Li rose against Zong and killed him, making Tuoba Jun emperor, and Tuoba Jun, after he took the throne as Emperor Wencheng, posthumously honored Tuoba Huang as an emperor.

Tupeni Baba

Fijian Political Party (SVT) General Secretary Ema Druavesi also expressed disappointment with Baba's decision, saying he had joined a party lacking "the character of a good leadership."

V. K. Gokak

He was an ardent devotee of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and also served as the first Vice-Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning at Puttaparthi, Anantapur District between 1981 - 1985.

Vijayachander

He was then starred as Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 1986 film, Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam directed by K. Vasu, which was later dubbed into Hindi as Shirdi Sai Baba Ki Kahani and into Tamil as Sri Shirdi Saibaba.

Who Came First

Townshend had already participated with other artists on two previous albums in tribute to his Avatar Meher Baba, Happy Birthday and I Am.

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is a Nigerian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007, and was elected Senator for Kaduna North, in Kaduna State, Nigeria in April 2011 running on the Congress for Progressive Change ticket.


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