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3 unusual facts about Tur


Jewish views on astrology

In the Tur, an early code of Jewish law, the author brings forth the views of Nahmanides and Maimonides, and concurs with Nahmanides (Yoreh Deah 179).

Tekufah

The danger in unused water may be avoided by putting in it a piece of iron or an iron vessel (Bet Yosef on the Tur, and Isserles' note to Shulḥan Aruk, Oraḥ Ḥayyim, 455, 1; Be'er Hetev, to Yore De'a, 116, 5).

Yakiv Holovatsky

Yakov's mother Fekla Vasylivna Yakymovich also was from the family of a priest in Tur, Zloczow powiat.


Anadol

Following an initial development period of 11 months, the first three prototypes of the STC-16 became ready for road tests, which took place at the Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station along the Highway TUR-D100, formerly known as E-5 European Highway, in the Town of Kosekoy/IZMIT between Istanbul and Adapazarı.

Diego Tur

In the fall of 2006 Tur won the Danish edition of Expedition Robinson, which was broadcast on TV3 Denmark.

Flavianus Michael Malke

In the summer of 1915, during the height of the Assyrian Genocide, in the rural region Tur Abdin, Malke, who was in Azakh at the time, returned to Gazarta upon hearing news of an impending massacre against the Christians there and refused to flee despite being advised so by local Muslim leaders.

Gülgöze, Mardin

Many refugees from other villages of the Tur Abdin arrived, including Habasnos, Midyat, Bote, Keferze,Kafro Eloyto, Mzizah and Urnas.

Gutta på tur

Gutta på tur (roughly translates as "The Boys on a Trip") was a Norwegian travel-TV show starring Arne Hjeltnes, Arne Brimi (famous chef), and professional cross-country skiers Vegard Ulvang and Bjørn Dæhlie, the most-winning athlete in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.

Satellite Bay

"Fire in the Mountain" contains a quote from the parable Before the Law by Franz Kafka, "This door was intended only for you", in German "Diese Tür war nur für dich bestimmt" to express a person that is to jump over her own shadow.

Tur Abdin

On 10 February 2006 and the following day, large demonstrations took place in the city of Midyat in Tur Abdin.

Vegard Ulvang

Ulvang is also a part of Norwegian TV 2's television travel-series Gutta på tur, together with fellow skier Bjørn Dæhlie, TV personality Arne Hjeltnes and chef Arne Brimi.


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