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3 unusual facts about Rayón


Geo. Hattersley

Rayon, artificial silk, was invented in the 1930s in Silsden nearby, and the Hattersley Silk Loom was adapted to weave this new fabric.

Hilaire de Chardonnet

He was the first one to patent the artificial silk but Georges Audemars invented a variety called Rayon in 1855.

Rayón, Sonora

Rayón was founded in 1638, by the Jesuit missionary Pedro Pantoja, who gave it the name of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Nacameri; the area had been inhabited by the Pima Bajos.


Abalı

Abalı, Zaqatala, a village in the municipality of Maqov, Zaqatala Rayon, Azerbaijan

Ağcayazı

Yuxarı Ağcayazı (Upper Ağcayazı), a village and municipality in Agdash Rayon

Ahmad Javad

In 1920, he worked as the school headmaster and the teacher of Russian and Azeri languages in the village Khulug of Gusar rayon, but from 1920 to 1922 he was Quba rayon's public education branch's manager.

Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve

The territory lies within the administrative region of the Tyul’kubaskiy- and Lengerskiy-Rayon, in the South Kazakhstan Province.

Alpı

Alpı, Ujar, a village and municipality of Ujar Rayon, Azerbaijan

Astrakhanovka

Astraxanovka, Azerbaijan, a village and municipality in the Oghuz Rayon

Bala Kəngərli

Bala Kəngərli, Tartar, village and municipality in the Tartar Rayon of Azerbaijan

Bala Kəngərli, Kurdamir, village and municipality in the Kurdamir Rayon of Azerbaijan

Barda District

There are 109 villages in the Rayon, with two being named Qazaxlar.

Cücük

Cücük, Agdash, a village and municipality in the Aghdash Rayon, Azerbaijan

Dollyar Air Base

Dollyar Air Base is a military airbase in Dollyar (also known as Dəllər or Dəlilər), a municipality of the Shamkir district (rayon) in Azerbaijan.

Edise

Edişə, Jalilabad, village and municipality in the Jalilabad Rayon of Azerbaijan

Elix

Əlix, a village in the municipality of Quturğan in the Qusar Rayon of Azerbaijan

Göcek

Köcəkli, a village and municipality of Masally Rayon, Azerbaijan

Goygol

:"Khanlar" and "Xanlar" redirect here as former names for Goygol city and rayon; for the suburb of Baku, see Xanlar, Baku.

Karalılar

Qaralar, Shamkir, Shamkir Rayon, Azerbaijan, also called Karalylar

Qaracəmirli, Shamkir Rayon, Azerbaijan, also called Karalilar or Karalylar

Karayusuflu

Qarayusifli, a village and municipality of Barda Rayon, Azerbaijan

Kirna

Kırna, village and municipality in Julfa Rayon, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

Külüllü

Külüllü, Agsu (also Gülüllü and Kyulyulyu), a village in the Agsu Rayon

Külüllü, Ismailli, a village in the municipality of İvanovka in the Ismailli Rayon

Lej

Ləj, a village and municipality in the Lankaran Rayon of Azerbaijan

Martuni Province

In 1991 the parliament of Azerbaijan abolished Martuni province, incorporating its territory into the neighbouring Azerbaijani rayon of Khojavend.

Michel Jeury

He began writing science fiction under the pseudonym of Albert Higon and penned two space operas for the Rayon Fantastique imprint of publishers Hachette and Gallimard: Aux Étoiles du Destin Destiny's Stars (1960), featuring a cosmic battle between the alien races: the T’Loons and the incomprehensible Glutons, and La Machine du Pouvoir The Machine Of Power (1960), which won the 1960 Jules Verne Award.

Mikk

Miki, Azerbaijan, village and municipality in the Astara Rayon of Azerbaijan, also known as Mikk.

Mitsubishi Rayon

Current Success in the shaft market includes the making of new golf clubs by brands such as Ping (golf), Callaway Golf, Nike, Titleist, and TaylorMade sold manufactured with a Mitsubishi Rayon shaft.

Rayon d'Or

Rayon d'Or was conditioned for racing by Tom Jennings, Sr., a member of the pioneering English Racing Colony at Chantilly, Oise.

Rayonier

In 1931, Rainier Pulp and Paper began working with the Du Pont chemical company to produce hemlock pulp for the manufacture of rayon.

Razmik Davoyan

Razmik Davoyan (born July 3, 1940, Medz Parni, Spitak rayon, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian poet.

Rusan

Ruşan, village and municipality in the Ismailli Rayon of Azerbaijan

Saingilo

Nowadays there are Georgians—Ingilos (ინგილოები in Georgian, Ingiloylar in Azeri)—living in this region of Azerbaijan (districts of Qax, Balakan and Zaqatala).

Salmanbeyli

Salmanbəyli, a village and municipality in the Aghjabadi Rayon, Azerbaijan

Severo-Zapadny

Northwestern economic region (Severo-Zapadny ekonomichesky rayon), an economic region of Russia

Sibirsky

West Siberian economic region (Zapadno-Sibirsky ekonomichesky rayon), an economic region of Russia

East Siberian economic region (Vostochno-Sibirsky ekonomichesky rayon), an economic region of Russia

Sofian

Səfiyan, (also Saf’yan and Sofian), a village in the Lachin Rayon of Azerbaijan

Suraxanı

Suraxanı, Agsu, a village and municipality in the Agsu Rayon of Azerbaijan

Tartar river

The river flows eastward through the whole Kalbajar rayon (de facto Martakert Province) passing through Kalbajar city, Tartar and Barda raions passing

Topchi

Topchi or Topçu, a village and municipality in the Ismailli Rayon of Azerbaijan.

Udullu

:For the villages in Hajigabul Rayon, see Udullu, Hajigabul.

Vidadi Babanli

Vidadi Babanli was born on 5 January 1927, in Shikhly village of Qazakh Rayon which is now renamed to Mughanly and is under administration of Agstafa Rayon.

Vtoryye

Shorbachy Vtoryye (also, Shorbanchi), a village in the Hajigabul Rayon of Azerbaijan

Alybeyli Vtoryye (also, Ashaga Alibeyli), a village in the Zangilan Rayon of Azerbaijan

Dzhamilli Vtoryye (also, Dzhamilli), a village in the Tartar Rayon of Azerbaijan

Xanthate

Cellulose reacts with carbon disulfide (CS2) in presence of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to produces sodium cellulose xanthate, which upon neutralization with sulfuric acid (H2SO4) gives viscose rayon or cellophane paper (Sellotape or Scotch Tape).


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