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  Nara River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Nara River (Нара in Russian) is a river in the Moscow Oblast and Kaluga Oblast in Russia.
The length of the river is 158 km.
The cities of Naro-Fominsk and Serpukhov are located on the Nara River.
www.homestayfinder.com /Dictionary.aspx?q=Nara_River   (69 words)

  
 Serpukhov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Serpukhov (Се́рпухов;) is an old Russian town in Moscow region, which stays on Oka river where the Nara river flows into it.
Serpukhov had a citadel (called Kremlin, like the Moscow one), which was built in 1556 and turns the town into one of the most importaint fortresses on the south borders of Russian state.
The citadel was constructed on a hill at a junction of Nara river and small Serpeyka river.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Serpukhov.html   (309 words)

  
 Britannicaindia.com: Britannica Browse
The chief river port for nearby Dhaka, the...
Settled in 1863 as a livestock station, it was proclaimed a town in 1880...
river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan that is fed by the glaciers and snows of the central Tien Shan (mountains).
www.britannicaindia.com /britannica_browse/n/n4.html   (1744 words)

  
 Sarasvati River: Ancient courses in Sindh, Rann of Kutch and Gujarat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Argandab is a tributary of Helmand River in Afghanistan.
The river Sarasat unites with the ocean to the east of Suminath.
Hakra and Nara were the bed of the mythical Sarasvati which was fed by the Ghaggar and by the source river of the present Sutlej before the old Sutlej lost its hydrographic independence and became a tributary of the Indus.
www.hindunet.org /saraswati/kach/rannofkutch1.html   (13089 words)

  
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The length of the river is 75 km, average width 300 metres and depth 5 metres.
With a length of 484 kilometres (36 in Belarus and 448 in Poland) it is the fifth longest Polish river.
Neretva is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
www.narnia.it /nahar_eu.htm   (1415 words)

  
 Sarasvati River: Ancient courses in Sindh, Rann of Kutch and Gujarat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The modern Nara canal is aligned along the course of the old Nara river, which probably had its origin in the waters of the Sutlej, and perhaps even the Jumna, in East Punjab...
This ancient river is also identical with the Sankra Nala which was constituted by Nadir Shah the boundary between his dominions and those of the Emperor of Delhi." Now it can be seen that Mohenjo-daro was also on the banks of one of the channels of Sarasvati, what is now called the Western Nara loop.
This last named river is, of course, the Sarasvati, which falls into the sea near Pattan Som-nath, not the classical river, the tributary of the Ghag-gar, described further on, the sacred river of the Brahmans...
hindunet.org /saraswati/kach/rannofkutch1.html   (13089 words)

  
 Saraswati – the ancient river lost in the desert
Judged in the broader perspective of geological evolution, disappearance or disintegration of rivers, shifting of their courses, capture of one river by another (river piracy), steady decline of waters culminating in drying up of their beds, are all normal responses to tectonism (uplift, faulting, subsidence, tilting), earthquakes, adverse climate and other natural events.
A few of the south Indian rivers like the east-flowing Pennar, Palar and Cauvery draining into the Bay of Bengal and west-flowing Swarna, Netravathi and Gurupur draining into the Arabian Sea are known to have changed their courses or got dismembered due to uplift of land.
Mainly, Indus and Saraswati, were the two major river systems of northwestern India during the Vedic period but the network of their tributaries, some of which are known to have deviated from their initial course or become non-existent today, have given scope for grouping these rivers into convenient classifications.
www.ias.ac.in /currsci/oct25/articles20.htm   (4076 words)

  
 Nepal Association of Rafting Agents (NARA)
NARA is an association of all the rafting outfitters of Nepal and is the only one Association where we get all kinds of information about rafting trips in Nepal such as; River information of Nepal, Rafting equipment and the rafting agencies of Nepal.
NARA co-ordinate with HMG of Nepal to facilitates its members.
NARA has been participating in International Rafting events (Rafting competition and rally) since 1989, and has organized Himalayan International Whitewater Rafting Competition in year 1998 on the auspicious occasion of" Visit Nepal Year " We have organized training programs since our establishment.
www.raftingassociation.org.np /about_nara.htm   (293 words)

  
 Archival Research Catalog - Native Americans
Individuals on the schedule were entitled to share with the Shawnee and Delaware in the per capita distribution of $75,000, appropriated by Congress in October 1888, and issued under the supervision of his office.
Images included in the Wind River Agency series document a wide variety of activities at the reservation, including ranching and agriculture, agency staff and buildings, Indian dwellings, gatherings at the agency, and school and church activities.
Among the digitized documents are an Industrial Survey for the Southern Ute Agency, Colorado; selected photographs from the general correspondence files of the United Pueblos Agency; and narrative information concerning the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project, in and around the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana.
www.archives.gov /research/arc/topics/native-americans.html   (5389 words)

  
 NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: The Nara
The Nara bush is endemic to coastal Namib, grows only within reach of subterranean water, forms high dunes by trapping sand.
The Nara is a member of the cucumber family and grows in sandy areas and along river beds.
The Nara bush is eaten by: giraffe, Oryx, rhino, jackal, hyena, gerbils, beetles.
www.namibweb.com /nara.htm   (221 words)

  
 St. Johns River Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida and one of only three rivers in the nation that flows north.
The river begins as a broad marsh at its headwaters south of Cape Canaveral and ends up as one of the largest deep water ports on the Atlantic at its mouth in Jacksonville.
The first outpost on the river was established by the French in 1562 --50 years before the first English settlement in Jamestown, VA. Later, the Spanish controlled the river and named it the Rio de San Juan, which was translated to the St. Johns River after English acquired Florida in 1763.
clinton2.nara.gov /CEQ/Rivers/stjohns.html   (383 words)

  
 Bang Nara Basin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Bang Nara Path Bang Nara River is compared to the vein of Narathiwat Province since all living things have been nurtured throughout the length of the river which stretches along the coastal plains parallel to the sea on the east coast for a distance of approximately 60 kilometers.
The river has a water detention area of 1,158 square kilometers and contains an average of 2,383.79 million cubic meters of water each year.
The cause is the water in the River which is the root of all obstacles and problems which follow and impose many impacts upon the way of life of the people as well as the environment.
www.chaipat.or.th /chaipat/journal/dec01/eng/bangnara.html   (956 words)

  
 Cuyahoga River Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The burning river captured the attention of the nation and became a rallying point for passage of the Clean Water Act.
The Cuyahoga River valley is a unique biological crossroads in the transition zone between the Central Lowlands to the west and the Appalachian Plateau to the east.
The Cuyahoga River Action Plan is focused on balanced planning of economic and environmental uses of the river and the surrounding landscape.
clinton3.nara.gov /CEQ/Rivers/cuyahoga.html   (367 words)

  
 Narathiwat, South of Thailand, Attractions hotel reservation
This white-powdered sandy beach stretching for 5 kilometers is located near the estuary of the Bang Nara River, where the annual Korlae boat races are held.
The view from the beach is impressive, as there is a backdrop of fishing villages extending along the river and the bay is full of Korlae fishing boats.
Major waterways that pass through the area are Khlong Su-ngai Padi, Bang Nara River and Khlong To Daeng, from which the forest derives its name.
www.thai-tour.com /eng/narathiwat/attractions.html   (4860 words)

  
 JNTO Website | Find a Location | Nara
Nara prefecture is situated in the central west of the Japanese mainland.
The capital was placed in the Asuka region, a southern part of Nara Basin in the northwestern part of the prefecture, as the first of unified Japan in the mid 4th century, and until the end of the 8th century Asuka prospered as the center of Japanese politics and economy.
Later, the capital was moved to Heijyo-kyo, the current Nara City.
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/nara/index.html   (331 words)

  
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The North American Rail Alliance or NARA for short is a group of people worldwide modeling the North American rail scene.
NARA has members in Australia,the United States,Canada, England,France,and Sweden,and now we have members from Portugal,Switzerland, and South Africa.We have added Mexico,and now Germany.
The photo at the top of the page replacing Russ's NARA loco picture is of a model done by Michael Kreiser,our German Member.
www.boylerwerx.0catch.com /nara.html   (294 words)

  
 Провинция Наратхиват (Narathiwat) в Тайланде.
The beach stretches to the Bang Nara River and is adjacent to the Thaksin Ratchaniwet Palace.
In the old chapel at the fl of the compound, there is a sculpture of the 4-hand God Vishnu, ceramic ware of the Sung Dynasty of China and a reclining Buddha image.
It is bordered by the Tak Bai River which forms a boundary between Thailand and Malaysia.
www.fargotravel.com /ru/south/narathiwat.html   (1295 words)

  
 Aryan Invasion Theory - A myth
Geomorphologic (studying the changing physical landscape) and historical data were used to connect river remnants and to delineate former courses of the Indus river from northern Sindh to the Arabian Sea.
Sindhu Nadi, he said, was a prior course of the Indus river during 4000-3000 BCE and also at this time a second exclusive perennial river, Nara Nadi, existed in the east part of the lower Indus basin.
Archaeological research in the Indus river valley of Pakistan has documented the development of prehistoric cultures during the fourth and third millennia BC (4000-2000 BCE), yet no detailed research has specifically addressed issues concerned with land-forms and dynamics of the Indus river that had significance to human behaviour in prehistory.
www.hindunet.org /srh_home/1996_7/msg00039.html   (494 words)

  
 SSHL: Melanesian Studies Resource Center & Melanesian Archive: Papua New Guinea Patrol Reports: Central Province
Robinson River/ Ilakai Valley/ Dimuga/ Kauru/ Baia/ Keveri Valley/ Abau.
Areas patrolled: Mt. Brown/ Kaparoko/ Umani River/ Kapakapa/ Kemp Welch River/ Aroma/ Tobero/ Kerepuna/ Marshall Lagoon/ Hula/ Maria/ Musgrave/ Duha/ Taboroka/ Yogomi/ Boku/ Wiga/ Gaile/ Sabula/ Wainapuna/ Rigo.
Areas patrolled: Kemp Welch River/ Vilirupu/ Aroma/ Maria/ Ormond River/ Mamalo/ Mt. Obree/ Bolegoro/ Koiari/ Kuari/ Rigo.
sshl.ucsd.edu /melanesia/central.htm   (10383 words)

  
 Yamato River and Kashiwara-City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Yamato River is a very complex river,it’s source originates from the Tsuge Plain in Nara Prefecture,it then meets with other rivers at the Nara Basin.
Downstream from the Yamato River around Kamenose,flowing towards the north was the junction of the Tenmagawa and Yodogawa Rivers.
In the end, the Fuedal Government ordered that a new river be dug,thus changing the flow of the rivers to the west.
www.city.kashiwara.osaka.jp /jichisuishin/english/yamato-river.htm   (276 words)

  
 Polluted Water Treatment by Natural Methods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Bang Nara River Basin Development Project Initiated by His Majesty is a large-scale water resources development project undertaken by the Royal Irrigation Department in the South to Solve the water problem found in the Bang Nara Basin.
Heavily influenced by the tidal seawater, the river water became brackish all year round, thus unable for the use in agriculture and domestic consumption and damaged vast cultivated areas on both banks.
Since the completion of the Upper Bang Nara Tidal Regulator in 1990, seawater intrusion is always under control and fresh water is stored within the river, thus benefit 105,000 rai cultivated areas and people on its both banks.
www.rid.go.th /eng/Polluted%20Water%20.html   (710 words)

  
 Indus Valley Trade and Exchange
The decline of the major urban centers and the fragmentation of the Indus culture can be attributed in part to changing river systems that disrupted the agricultural and economic system.
round 1700 B.C. the tributaries of the Hakra-Nara River became diverted to the Indus system in the west and the Jamuna River to the east.
The Indus river itself began to change its course, resulting in destructive floods.
www.harappa.com /indus/indus8.html   (383 words)

  
 "Old Man River: Life Along the Mississippi River" an exhibit at the Hoover Library-Museum
The southern Mississippi Valley was "the land of cotton." Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana were consumed with its cultivation and commerce.
Easy transportation of cotton on the Mississippi River helped to keep intact the antebellum plantation system well into the 20th century.
No money was left over as the sharecroppers needed more money from the landowner simply to survive … and the cycle resumed.
hoover.nara.gov /exhibits/Mississippi/4south.htm   (298 words)

  
 Narathiwat Information : : Tourism Authority of Thailand
Nearby, fishing villages are spread out along the river and the bay is full of Korlae fishermen boats.
The art on the boat is like an “artistic masterpiece on waves” and is considered art of life as the Korlae boat not only shows off the greatness of its design, but is also the primary instrument used by fishermen to make a living.
Usually there is only one provincial mosque, but because this mosque is quite small, a new one was built at the mouth of Bang Nara River.
www.ehotelbooking.com /NARATHIWAT/attractions.html   (1546 words)

  
 $819,000 to Enhance Connecticut River, Surrounding Communities
The Connecticut River was designated an American Heritage River last year, and today's awards are a portion of the federal resources redirected to the river as a result of that designation.
The Connecticut River was one of 14 rivers selected out of 126 rivers nominated for the designation.
Also, the Vice President announced that the four river states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut had joined with a dozen federal agencies and more than 20 community partners in agreeing to a work plan of 29 local projects along the river.
clinton4.nara.gov /CEQ/990722.html   (687 words)

  
 Events And Festivals
The governor of the province officiates at a holy ritual in which he dives into the river with the Buddha image in his arms in the belief that the act brings happiness and fertility.
The Phra Buddha Maha Thammaracha is then taken to the provincial hall where the residents of the community are granted an opportunity to pour lustral water over the image in an act of reverance.
Centred around the Bang Nara River, this exciting event features traditional boat races and dove cooing contests, as well as the sales of local produce and other local handicrafts of this southern province.
www.thainews.com.au /fest-sep.html   (237 words)

  
 "Ya Got Trouble (Right Here in River City)"
Let us reflect on a not distant future in which NARA and other heritage institutions capitalize on technology to make all manner of heritage treasures more accessible to the public and other heritage stakeholders.
Another might tease the searcher to climb different trees in the same information yard, for example, to gain access to the rich record of Eleanor Roosevelt and be led to NARA’s current, wonderful, Web-based “Eleanor and Harry” exhibit of the digitized correspondence between Mrs.
In these ways, NARA can become a key force on the intellectual battlefield for disarming and turning those alienated from civil society, while reducing our own suspicions about their customs.
www.mybestdocs.com /barry-r-nara20th-anniversary.htm   (3716 words)

  
 Narathiwat Hotels Travel - Narathiwat Sightseeing
long that is located near the estuary of the Bang Nara River, where the annual Korlae boat races are held.
Major waterways that pass through the area are Khlong Su-ngai Padi, Bang Nara River and Khlong To Daeng, which gives the forest its name.
The eastern part of the island is adjacent to the sea and has a white beach with fine sand and cosy surroundings.
www.lostinthailand.com /thailand-guides/narathiwat-sightseeing.html   (5264 words)

  
 Exosquad: Dark River - TV.com
When they refuse he reveals that he has injected Nara with a retrovirus that will alter her DNA to make her like them, but has a compound that will prevent it if they help him.
Marsh tells Ketzer to recreate the compound that will cure Nara, but Ketzer says that he lied when he said there was a cure.
Marsh wants to take Ketzer back to the ExoFleet, as were his orders, but Ketzer escapes when his altered humans distract the exotroopers with the possibility of an attack.
www.tv.com /exosquad/dark-river/episode/111635/summary.html   (325 words)

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