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32525 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detergent | Detergent | A detergent is a chemical that people use in washing things. Many people use washing powder, which is a type of detergent, when they need to clean their clothes. It is also used to clean glasses and other items. Detergent is mostly used in washing machines, to clean dirty clothes. People usually use liquid detergent to... |
32537 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1329 | 1329 |
Events
February 18 – Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces (possibly in 1332).
Antipope Nicholas V is excommunicated (suspended from the Catholic Church) by Pope John XXII.
Aimone of Savoy becomes Count of Savoy.
The cathedral in Frombork, Poland begins construct... |
32540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus%20Voormann | Klaus Voormann | Klaus Voormann (born April 29, 1942) is a German artist and musician. He was born and raised in Berlin. He was a friend of The Beatles. He met them when they played in Hamburg, where he was going to art school.
Voormann designed the cover of their Revolver album, and later did cover art for The Beatles Anthology and... |
32542 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20White | Alan White | Alan White has been the name of several people, including:
Alan White (Yes drummer), drummer with the band Yes.
Alan White (Oasis drummer), ex-drummer with the band Oasis. |
32543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20White%20%28Yes%20drummer%29 | Alan White (Yes drummer) | Alan White (born 14 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as the drummer from the band Yes. He also played on records by former Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison.
Discography
Solo:
Ramshackled (1976)
With White:
White (2006)
With Yes: See infobox below
With The Alan Price Set:
A Price on His Head (196... |
32544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock%20market | Stock market | A stock market is an institution where humans and computers buy and sell shares of companies.
Shares
Shares are small pieces of a company. Shares can be bought by humans, companies, and mutual funds. When buying shares in a company, the buyer owns a small part of that company. The price of a share can be based on man... |
32546 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen%20Ginsberg | Allen Ginsberg | Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and author. He was part of the Beat Generation movement of poets in the 1950s. He was a friend of writers Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and later made friends with musicians Bob Dylan, Donovan, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and many other cel... |
32556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern%20University | Northwestern University | Northwestern University is a university in Evanston, Illinois, and Chicago, Illinois. It is very prestigious and selective. It has many people who learn and also people who teach.
The university is known most for providing a strong education in economics (the study of the economy), linguistics (the study of language),... |
32558 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door%20god | Door god | A door god is a painting pasted on a door. These were used by the Chinese as good luck. Door gods can be seen on temples - places of religion - and other buildings. There is a belief that door gods stop evil spirits from going into the building.
Door gods are often in pairs, one for each side of the door. The first do... |
32559 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Kerouac | Jack Kerouac | Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), better known as Jack Kerouac, was an American author and poet. He was part of the Beat Generation movement of writers and artists of the 1950s and 1960s, and gave the movement its name. His most famous work was a long novel titled On the Road, which was ... |
32561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno%20Istme%C3%B1o | Himno Istmeño | Himno Istmeño is the anthem of Panama. It was written by Santos Jorge. It is known as the Isthmus Anthem.
Spanish lyrics
Alcanzamos por fin la victoria,
En el campo feliz de la unión;
Con ardientes fulgores de gloria,
Se ilumina la nueva nación;
Con ardientes fulgores de gloria,
Se ilumina la nueva nación.
Es preci... |
32563 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Neo | Jack Neo | Jack Neo (born Neo Chee Keong on 24 January 1956) is a Singaporean movie director at MediaCorp, a Singapore media company. He directed I Not Stupid, Money No Enough, Ah Boys to Men and Ah Boys to Men 2, all of which were very popular. Neo was once a comedian.
Neo received the Best Director Award at the Silver Screen A... |
32566 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor%20Dostoyevsky | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881) was a Russian novelist. The most popular novels are Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov.
In his 20s he joined a group of radicals in St Petersburg They were into French socialist ideas. A police agent reported the group to the ... |
32575 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia%20Grant | Julia Grant | Julia Boggs Dent Grant (January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902), was the wife of the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, and was First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
Early life
She was born at White Haven plantation west of St. Louis, Missouri. She was the daughter of Colonel Frederick D... |
32576 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane%20Pierce | Jane Pierce | Jane Means Appleton Pierce (March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863), wife of U.S. President Franklin Pierce, was First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857.
Early life
Her father’s name was Jesse Appleton. When her father died, her mother moved with her to Amherst, New Hampshire.
Marriage
How she met Pierce, a youn... |
32577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy%20Webb%20Hayes | Lucy Webb Hayes | Lucy Ware Webb Hayes (August 28, 1831 – June 25, 1889) was a First Lady of the United States and the wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Lucy was nicknamed "Lemonade Lucy." She did not serve alcohol in the White House.
Early life
She was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. She was the daughter of James Webb, a doctor, and... |
32578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline%20Harrison | Caroline Harrison | Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison (October 1, 1832 - October 25, 1892) was the wife of Benjamin Harrison. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1889 until her death in 1892.
Her birthplace was Oxford, Ohio. Her parents were Mary Potts Neal and Dr. John W. Scott. She met the young Ben when he was a student at... |
32579 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen%20Herron%20Taft | Helen Herron Taft | Helen Louise Herron "Nellie" Taft (June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943) was the wife of William Howard Taft and First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913.
Early life
Her parents were Harriet Collins and John W. Herron. She was their fourth child. She spent her childhood in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Marriage
When Helen Herron... |
32580 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20McElroy | Mary McElroy | Mary Arthur McElroy (July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917) was the sister of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, and served as a hostess for his administration (1881–1885). She assumed the role because Arthur's wife, Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, had died only a year and a half earlier.
Early life
She ... |
32581 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances%20Folsom%20Cleveland | Frances Folsom Cleveland | Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland Preston (July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was the wife of the President of the United States Grover Cleveland and the 27th First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897.
Early life
She was born in Buffalo, New York. Her birth name was Frances Clara Folsom... |
32582 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty%20Ford | Betty Ford | Elizabeth Anne Ford (née Bloomer; April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was an American spokesperson and women's rights activist who had served as First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 as the wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford. She had also served as Second Lady of the United States from 1... |
32583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith%20Roosevelt | Edith Roosevelt | Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948) was the second wife of Theodore Roosevelt, the President of the United States. She acted as the First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
She was born in Norwich, Connecticut. Her parents were Charles (1825-1883) and Gertrude Tyler Carow (1836... |
32584 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia%20Garfield | Lucretia Garfield | Lucretia Rudolph-Garfield (April 19, 1832 – March 14, 1918), wife of James A. Garfield, was First Lady of the United States in 1881.
Early life
She was born in Garrettsville, Ohio. Her father was Zeb Rudolph, a farmer and co-founder of the Eclectic Institute at Hiram, and her mother was Arabella Mason-Rudolph. Lucreti... |
32585 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology | Biotechnology | Biotechnology is a technology that involves the use of living organisms. Biotechnology is mainly used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. In biotechnology, living organisms are used to make useful chemicals and products or to perform an industrial task.
Examples
An example of biotechnology is the use of the f... |
32589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida%20Saxton%20McKinley | Ida Saxton McKinley | Ida Saxton McKinley (June 8, 1847 – May 26, 1907), wife of William McKinley, was First Lady of the United States from 1897 to 1901.
Early life
She was born in Canton, Ohio. Her father was James A. Saxton, who was a famous banker. He educated Ida and their sister well. After their schooling, they went to Europe on a to... |
32591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith%20Bolling%20Wilson | Edith Bolling Wilson | Edith White Bolling Galt Wilson (October 15, 1872 — December 28, 1961), second wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, was First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921. She met the President in March 1915 and they married nine months later.
Her husband had suffered a long illness. There were many things which the ... |
32592 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence%20Harding | Florence Harding | Florence "Flossie" Mabel Kling Harding, previously DeWolfe (August 15, 1860 – November 21, 1924), wife of President Warren G. Harding, was the First Lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923.
Early life
Her birthplace is Marion, Ohio. Her birth name was Florence (Flossie) Mabel Kling. Her father’s name was Amos Klin... |
32593 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou%20Henry%20Hoover | Lou Henry Hoover | Louise "Lou" Henry Hoover (March 29, 1874 - January 7, 1944) was the wife of Herbert Hoover, the President of the United States. As the wife of the president, she acted as the First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933.
Early years
Her birthplace is Waterloo, Iowa. Her parents were Charles D. Henry and Florenc... |
32594 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor%20Roosevelt | Eleanor Roosevelt | Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 − November 7, 1962) was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from 1933 to 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office.
She was also a political leader in her own right. She supported the civil rights movement. ... |
32595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie%20Eisenhower | Mamie Eisenhower | Mary Geneva Doud Eisenhower (November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979) was the First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of the 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Early life
She was born in Boone, Iowa. Her father was John Sheldon Doud. He became very rich after earning much mone... |
32596 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady%20Bird%20Johnson | Lady Bird Johnson | Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson (December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was an American socialite who had served as First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson. She had also served as Second Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 when her husb... |
32597 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat%20Nixon | Pat Nixon | Patricia Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was an American teacher who had served as First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of the 37th President of the United States, Richard Nixon. She had also served as Second Lady of the United States 1953 to 1961 when her husband was 36th Vice Pres... |
32598 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20Reagan | Nancy Reagan | Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American actress who had served as First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989 as the wife of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. She had also served as First Lady of California from 1967 to 1975 when her husba... |
32599 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture | Furniture | Furniture is the word that means all the things like chairs, tables, cupboards, beds and bookcases, etc.
In other words, furniture are all the things that are in the house and that people can use to sit, to lie on or that are supposed to contain smaller things like cloths or cups. Furniture is made of wood, particle ... |
32601 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm | Rhythm | Rhythm refers to the length of time between each major "beat", or accent, such as in a piece of music. It is the sequence of sounds and silences which make up the rhythm. The first beat of a group of regular, evenly spaced beats usually feels stronger than the others. When we write music down, we put each group in bar... |
32617 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessary | Necessary | If something is necessary, it is very important, otherwise something will be impossible, or it will not work as it should do. The opposite is unnecessary.
To travel from Europe to America it is necessary to cross the ocean.
A car is necessary for my work. I can not do my work without a car.
There is no need to do th... |
32618 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inheritance | Inheritance | Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, and duties when someone dies. Those things usually go to family members. People have had laws about inheritance for thousands of years. Often the question is settled in a will.
If only sons and other male family members get the inheritance, it is calle... |
32619 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consonant | Consonant | All the letters in the alphabet are either consonants or vowels. A consonant is a speech sound in which the air is at least partly blocked, and any letter which represents this. Consonants may come singily (by themselves) or in clusters (two or more together), but must be connected to a vowel to form a syllable.
Notic... |
32620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vowel | Vowel | A vowel is a particular kind of speech sound made by changing the shape of the upper vocal tract, or the area in the mouth above the tongue. In English it is important to know that there is a difference between a vowel sound and a [letter] in the [alphabet]. In English there are five vowel letters in the alphabet.
The... |
32627 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.C.%20United%20of%20Manchester | F.C. United of Manchester | FC United are an English football team. They are from Manchester and were formed in 2005 by fans when Malcolm Glazer bought Manchester United.
FC United of Manchester play their home matches at Broadhurst Park, Moston, Manchester. They play in the National League North. They have a First team, Reserve team, Under-18s ... |
32628 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metronome | Metronome | A metronome is a small device that can be used by people who are practising instruments to help them to play in time. It is also something a composer can use to show the performer what speed to play.
A traditional metronome works by clockwork. It has a pendulum which makes a loud tick as it goes to and fro, like the p... |
32635 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCbeck | Lübeck | Lübeck (Low German: Lübęk, Lübeek; adjective: lübsch, lübisch, at the latest since the 19th century also Lübeck, Latin: Lubeca) is a city in the North of Germany, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
It has about 210,000 inhabitants and a university.
The city's full name is Hansestadt Lübeck (Hanseatic city of Lubeck) ... |
32636 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar | Weimar | Weimar is a city in the middle of Germany, in the state of Thuringia.
It has about 60,000 inhabitants and a university.
Most famous citizens in the past were the German poets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller.
The city is well known for the Weimar Republic, too. It was founded in Weimar in 1919.
Refe... |
32637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augsburg | Augsburg | Augsburg ( , , ; ) is a city in the South of Germany, in the state of Bavaria. It has about 272,000 inhabitants and a university. It was founded in the Roman age. In the time of Renaissance (after the Middle Ages) a family of bankers, the Fuggers, became very rich and powerful in Augsburg.
The Protestant Augsburg Con... |
32638 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnster | Münster | Münster (Münster dialect: Mönster, Dutch: Munster, Frisian: Múnster, Old Saxon: Mimigernaford, Latin: Monasterium) is the historical capital of Westphalia and belongs now to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
It has about 270,000 inhabitants, an airport and a university.
Münster was very powerful in the Middle Ages a... |
32640 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg (/ˈnjʊərəmbɜːrɡ/ NEWR-əm-burg; [ˈnʏʁnbɛʁk]; East Franconian: Närmberch [ˈnɛrmbɛrç]) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in Middle Franconia. It is on the river Pegnitz and the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and is Franconia's largest city. It is about north of Munich, at 49.27° N 11.5° E. As of June 2017, th... |
32643 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial%20complex | Military–industrial complex | The military–industrial complex refers to the relationship between the government, the military, and the businesses that make things for the military. For example, the businesses can give money to politicians in elections. Then, politicians give more money to the military. Then, the military buys things from the busi... |
32644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization | Organization | Organization (British English: Organisation) is the idea of putting things together in a logical order. The verb is "to organize".
An organization is a group of people who work together. Organizations exist because people working together can achieve more than a person working alone.
To make sure people work togeth... |
32660 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg | Heidelberg | Heidelberg (Alemannic German: Heidelbärg) is a city by the Neckar river in the south-west of Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
It has about 150,000 inhabitants and a well-known university. The old town and the castle of Heidelberg are well-known tourist attractions of Germany.
Heidelberg has an oceanic clima... |
32671 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6ttingen | Göttingen | Göttingen is a city in the centre of Germany, in the state of Lower Saxony. It has a population of about 129,000 people and one of the first universities in Germany.
It was first mentioned in 992 AD.
References
Hanseatic League |
32672 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor%20Hemmings | Trevor Hemmings | Trevor James Hemmings CVO (11 June 1935 – 11 October 2021) was a British billionaire businessman. He lived in the Isle of Man.
He owned several race horses and the holiday company Pontins. He also owned Littlewoods, Blackpool Tower and had a £150 million stake in Scottish and Newcastle.
One of his horses, "Hedgehunt... |
32673 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe (South Franconian: Kallsruh, Alemannic German: Karlsrueh or Chaarlsruei) is a city in the south-west of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
As of 2016, Karlsruhe has about 308,000 people.
The city lies on the eastern shore of the Rhine River and has a technical university.
France is close by, on th... |
32674 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuppertal | Wuppertal | Wuppertal is a city in the west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
It neighbours Düsseldorf.
Wuppertal has about 360,000 inhabitants and a university.
A well-known tourist attraction is the Wuppertal Schwebebahn, a tram hanging at a steel way 10 m over the river-ground.
References |
32675 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld | Bielefeld | Bielefeld (; Low German: Builefeld) is a city in northwest Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Bielefeld has about 327,000 people living there and a university.
References
Other websites |
32677 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht | Maastricht | Maastricht (Limburgish: Mestreech) is a city in the south of the Netherlands. It is the capital city of the province of Limburg.
About 120,000 people live there.
Maastricht has an airport and a university (Maastricht University).
The first settlement in that region was founded in the Stone age about 25000 years ago, t... |
32679 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utrecht%20%28city%29 | Utrecht (city) | Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Province of Utrecht and lies in the midst of both the country and the province. About 358,000 were living there in 2020, which makes Utrecht the fourth-largest city in the Netherlands.
Utrecht is an important public transport junction, especially concernin... |
32680 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen%20%28city%29 | Groningen (city) | Groningen is a city in the north of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Groningen. It has about 233,000 inhabitants (2021) and a university, called the University of Groningen.
Since 2019, Haren and Ten Boer have been part of the municipality of Groningen.
Well-known people
Pete Hoekstra (born 195... |
32682 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Eindhoven is a city in the south of the Netherlands. It is in the Noord-Brabant province. It has about 236,000 inhabitants (2021) and a well-known football team called P.S.V. Eindhoven.
Other websites
The official international site of the city of Eindhoven
The city of Eindhoven on the Internet
InternetGemeenteg... |
32683 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nijmegen | Nijmegen | Nijmegen is a city in Gelderland in the east of the Netherlands. It has about 177,000 inhabitants (2021) and a university, called Radboud University Nijmegen.
References
Cities in the Netherlands
Settlements in Gelderland |
32685 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiden | Leiden | Leiden is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. It has about 120,000 inhabitants and a very old university (Leiden University).
Cities in the Netherlands
Settlements in South Holland |
32686 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeldoorn | Apeldoorn | Apeldoorn is a city in Gelderland in the Netherlands. It has about 160,000 inhabitants. The Het Loo Palace is in Apeldoorn. This was summer home of the Dutch Royal family.
References
Cities in the Netherlands
Settlements in Gelderland |
32687 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilburg | Tilburg | Tilburg is a city in the south of the Netherlands. About 222,000 people live there (2021).
Tilburg is famous for its Schrobbeler, an alcoholic drink.
Tilburg University is in Tilburg.
Other websites
Gemeente Tilburg
Historie Tilburg
Tilburgnet
Kaart van Tilburg
Carnaval Tilburg
Cities in the Netherlands
Se... |
32688 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwolle%2C%20Netherlands | Zwolle, Netherlands | Zwolle is a municipality and city in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. About 130,000 people were living there in 2021. It lies where the Vecht river flows into the IJssel river, on the eastern side of last one.
It lies also in the regions of Salland and IJsselvallei, and is the capital of Overijssel provinc... |
32689 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiphong | Haiphong | Haiphong is a city in the north of Vietnam.
It has about 400,000 inhabitants and a marine harbor.
About 1,700,000 people live in the district of Haiphong.
Haiphong is 120 km away from Hanoi.
Cities in Vietnam |
32690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldenburg%20%28city%29 | Oldenburg (city) | Oldenburg (Low Saxon: Ollnborg, Low Saxon spelling: Ollenborg) is a city in the north of Germany, in the state of Lower Saxony. It was formerly the capital of the old Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.
It has about 160,000 inhabitants and a university.
References
Lower Saxony |
32691 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Braunschweig (English: Brunswick) is a city in the north of Germany, in the state of Lower Saxony.
It was probably founded in the 9th century. It has about 245,000 inhabitants and a technical university.
References |
32698 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kos | Kos | Kos is a Greek island, belonging to the Dodecanese island group in the Aegean Sea.
About 30,000 people live on Kos, 16,000 of them in the island capital Kos City in the west of the island.
There is an international airport near Antimachia in the middle of the island and a sea harbour in Kos City.
Kos Island's main in... |
32701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete | Crete | Crete is the largest of the Greek islands. It separates the Aegean Sea from the rest of the Mediterranean Sea.
Like the Fertile Crescent, Crete had rich soil, a warm climate, and plenty of water. With less time spent fighting to live, the Cretans began to make complicated things. From the wild crocus flowers which cov... |
32703 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes | Rhodes | Rhodes is a Greek island, belonging to the Dodecanese island group. In Greek it is called Rhodos.
The largest cities are Rhodes City in the north and Lindos in the south-east.
About 120,000 people live on Rhodes. It has an international airport in Paradisi in the north, near to Rhodes (city).
First settlement were o... |
32704 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife | Tenerife | Tenerife is one of the seven Canary Islands. It is part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the province being on the island. The other province in the Canary Islands is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. With 899.833 inhabitants, Tenerife is the most populated island of the Canary Islands and the second... |
32705 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallorca | Mallorca | Majorca (or Mallorca) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the largest of the Balearic Islands. About 869,067 people (as of January 1, 2010) live on Mallorca, making it the most populated island of Spain. Palma de Mallorca is the capital of Mallorca. Palma has a population of 375,000. Mallorca has one in... |
32707 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu%E1%BA%BF | Huế | Huế is a city and a district in Central Vietnam. About 200,000 people live in the city of Huế. From 1802 to 1945 Huế was the capital city of Vietnam under the Nguyen Dynasty. Today people can visit the Imperial City, where the Nguyen emperors lived and ruled, and the tombs of the Nguyen emperors. Huế has an Medicinical... |
32708 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nha%20Trang | Nha Trang | Nha Trang (no diacritics) is a city with about 350,000 inhabitants in the middle south of Vietnam. Its name is spelled with no diacritics in the Vietnamese language. It lives on tourism and fishing industry.
Other websites
Cities in Vietnam |
32710 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da%20Nang | Da Nang | Da Nang is the biggest city in central Vietnam and the fourth largest city in Vietnam. It has about 870,000 people (2010). It is a popular city for tourism because of its beaches. Nearby is Hoi An, a popular tourist town, and Hue, Vietnam's former capital. Its airport, Da Nang International Airport, used to also be use... |
32711 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostock | Rostock | Rostock (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɔstɔk]) is a city in the northeast of Germany. It is in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
It has over 200,000 people (204,260 in December 2011) and an old university (founded in 1419). The town is on the river Warnow. The mayor is Roland Methling. The city today carries the ... |
32713 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt ( , ; Bavarian: Inglstod [ˈʔɪŋl̩ʃtɔːd] or Ingoistod, Latin: Auripolis) is a city in the German state of Bavaria near Munich. It is on the Danube river and has about 127,000 inhabitants.
History
In 1472, Bavaria's first university was founded in Ingolstadt. The Bavarian Reinheitsgebot, a regulation about th... |
32714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena | Jena | Jena is a city in the middle of Germany, in the state of Thuringia.
About 103,000 people live there. Jena has a university called Friedrich Schiller University.
Geography
Jena partly lies in the middle hall valley between from mixed woodlands covered shelly limestone and sandstone slopes (geological phenomena are amo... |
32715 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paderborn | Paderborn | Paderborn (Low German: Patterbuorn, Paterboärn) is a city in the middle west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and "born", an old German term for the source of a river. The river Pader originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral.
It ha... |
32716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmstadt | Darmstadt | Darmstadt is a city in Germany, in the state of Hesse. It has about 140,000 inhabitants and a university. The chemical element named darmstadtium is named after the city.
References
Other websites
Official site of the city of Darmstadt (German, English)
Darmstadt on Wikivoyage
Mathildenhoehe
Details of Trams an... |
32717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassel | Kassel | Kassel is a city in Germany, in the state of Hessen.
It has about 195,000 inhabitants and a university.
Every 5 years there is an international arts exhibition documenta in Kassel. The best football team KSV Hessen Kassel plays in the Regionalliga, the fourth Division in Germany.
References |
32735 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/His%20Holiness | His Holiness | His Holiness (short form "HH") is the official title to address (name) a leader of a religion. Catholics refer to the Pope using this style, while Buddhists use this when talking about the Tibetan Lamaist leader, the Dalai Lama.
Religious leaders |
32737 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottbus | Cottbus | Cottbus (Low Sorbian: Chóśebuz, Upper Sorbian: Choćebuz) is a city in the east of Germany, in the state of Brandenburg.
Cottbus has about 105,000 inhabitants and is the second largest city after Potsdam in Brandenburg. It lies southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. There are two universities, the Brandenburgische Tech... |
32738 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6nchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach (Low Franconian: Jlabbach, Jelabbach) is a city in the very west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
It is 35 km from Düsseldorf and 15 km from the Netherlands away.
It has about 260,000 inhabitants and a well-known soccer team, Borussia Mönchengladbach.
References
Urban districts in ... |
32743 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regensburg | Regensburg | Regensburg (German pronunciation: [ʁɛ:gənsbʊɐ̯k]; Czech: Řezno, Austro-Bavarian: [ʁɛŋsbʊɐ̯k]; Rengschburg or Rengschbuach [ʁɛŋsbʊax]) is a city in the south of Germany, in the east of the state of Bavaria.
It has about 138,000 inhabitants and a university.
Important people from Regensburg
Konrad of Megenberg died in t... |
32744 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannheim | Mannheim | Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ) is a city in the south-west of Germany, in the north-west of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
The city was built in the Rhine River valley where the Rhine and the Neckar Rivers meet. The city of Ludwigshafen is on the opposite bank of the Rhine. Mannheim and Ludwigshafen togeth... |
32745 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern (; Palatine German: Lautre) is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
It has about 100,000 inhabitants, a university and a well-known soccer team.
References
Other websites
Cities in Rhineland-Palatinate |
32750 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dordrecht | Dordrecht | Dordrecht is a city in the Netherlands, in the province South Holland.
Dordrecht was founded in 1047 and got its City Rights in 1220. It was the first city in the west of the Netherlands to get City Rights.
In 1572 the Dutch Dukes under Willem van Oranien declared their independence from Spain in Dordrecht.
Dordrecht... |
32751 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27s-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch () is a municipality in the Netherlands, and also the capital of the province of North Brabant. It is in the southern Netherlands, south of Amsterdam.
In 2015, Maasdonk became a part to 's-Hertogenbosch.
References
Notes
Other websites
The official site of 's-Hertogenbosch
Municipality of 's-H... |
32752 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorlight | Razorlight | Razorlight are an Anglo-Swedish indie rock band. They formed in 2002.
Razorlight are best known for the songs Golden Touch, Somewhere Else and In the Morning.
Band Members
Johnny Borrell
Björn Ågren
Carl Dalemo
Andy Burrows
English rock bands
English punk bands
indie rock bands |
32753 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran%20Canaria | Gran Canaria | Gran Canaria is one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
The capital and biggest city is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the north of the island. Economical centre (tourism) of the island is in the south. Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife.
Gran Canaria lives - ... |
32754 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven | Bremerhaven (Low German: Bremerhoben) is a city in the north of Germany, in the state of Bremen. It is where the rivers Weser and Geeste meet.
Bremerhaven has more than 115,000 people. It lives mostly on its marine industry. The city was founded in 1827.
A city called Geestemünde was founded in 1847 as a "rival" of B... |
32755 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie%20Oliver | Jamie Oliver | Jamie Oliver MBE (James Trevor Oliver, born 27 May 1975) is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, and media personality. He is known for his television shows, cookbooks and restaurants. He has highlighted the need for improved cooking in schools and hospitals.
Early life
Oliver was born in the village of Claverin... |
32756 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuss | Neuss | Neuss (Low Franconian and Ripuarian: Nüüs, Latin: Novaesium; officially written in Neuß until 1968) is a city in the west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the local dialect it is called Nüss or Neuß. Neuss has about 150,000 inhabitants. It is on the Rhine, opposite the big city of Düsseldorf.
Neu... |
32757 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberhausen | Oberhausen | Oberhausen (Ripuarian: Ovverhouse, Low German: Owerhuusen, Overhus) is a city in Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr Area. Oberhausen has about 220,000 inhabitants. It was dominated by industry like most towns in the Ruhr Area. The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
... |
32758 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giessen | Giessen | Giessen is also a village in the Netherlands
Gießen or Giessen is a city in the German state of Hesse.
It is north of Frankfurt. Giessen has about
73,000 inhabitants. The university of Giessen has about 20,000 students.
The German word "Giessen" means "to pour" in English, as "to pour a glass of water." The city is... |
32759 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwigshafen | Ludwigshafen | Ludwigshafen am Rhein (literally: Ludwigshafen on the Rhine), commonly referred to as Ludwigshafen, is a City in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. and to Mannheim the second largest city of the Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar.
Ludwigshafen is independent of the local district government, but is administrative seat... |
32761 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krefeld | Krefeld | Krefeld (until November 25, 1925 - Crefeld) is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, near Düsseldorf.
Krefeld has about 235,000 inhabitants.
References
Urban districts in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf |
32762 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwickau | Zwickau | Zwickau (Thurginian-Upper Saxon dialect: Zwigge) is a city in the German state of Saxony. It has under 100,000 inhabitants.
References
Zwickau Rural District |
32763 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%20Praetorius | Anton Praetorius | Anton Praetorius (1560 in Lippstadt – 6 December 1613 near Heidelberg) was a German Calvinist pastor, theologian and writer.
Life and writings
Anton Praetorius was the son of Matthes Schulze. He later changed his name to Praetorius.
Praetorius wrote a poem about the Heidelberg Wine Barrel in the Heidelberg Castle ... |
32766 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagen | Hagen | Hagen is a city in the Arnsberg Government Region in the Ruhr area in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Population
It has about 196,000 inhabitants.
Boroughs
Some localities of Hagen:
Hagen-Dahl
Hagen-Emst
Hagen-Priorei
Hagen-Rummenohl
Hagen-Halden
References
Other websites
Urban districts in... |
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