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Ōura Clan
Oura or Ōura may refer to: Places *Olba (ancient city) in present Anatolia (Asian Turkey) *Ōra, Gunma is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 26,267 in 10,382 households, and a population density of 840 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Ōra is located in the extreme south ... in Japan * Ōra District, Gunma in Japan * Ōura, Kagoshima also in Japan * Nagasaki foreign settlement also called Oura foreign settlement in Japan * Oura, New South Wales, a small town near Wagga Wagga, Australia * Oura Archipelago, Finland Other uses * Ōura (surname), a Japanese surname * Oura Health, a Finnish health technology company {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olba (ancient City)
Olba or Olbe (; ) was an ancient city and bishopric in the Roman province of Isauria, in present-day southern Turkey. It is included in the Catholic Church's list of Latin titular sees. Discovery The site of Olba, within the broader Olbian region, was identified by archaeologist Theodore Bent and his wife in March 1890, during their survey of part of ''Cilicia Tracheia''. History Olba was a city of Cetis in Cilicia Aspera, later forming part of Isauria. It was situated at the foot of the Taurus Mountains, on a tributary of the Calycadnus. According to Greek mythology, Olbe had been built by Ajax, half-brother of Teucer; it contained a temple of Zeus, whose priest once ruled over all Cilicia Aspera. Strabo described it: :"Above this yindaand Soloi n Kilikiais a mountainous country, in which is a city Olbe, with a temple of Zeus, founded by Aias the son of Teukros. The priest of this temple became dynast of Kilikia Trakheia; and then the country was beset by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōra, Gunma
is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 26,267 in 10,382 households, and a population density of 840 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Ōra is located in the extreme southern corner Gunma prefecture, bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the north. Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Chiyoda * Meiwa * Ōizumi * Ōta * Tatebayashi Tochigi Prefecture * Ashikaga Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōra peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since. History The villages of Nakano, Takashima and Nagae were created within Ōra District, Gunma Prefecture on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration. On March 1, 1955, Nakano and Takashima merged to form the village of Nakajima. Nakae merged with neighboring Tominaga and Eiraku to form the village of Chiyoda. However, on September 30, 1956 the former Nakae village was tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōra District, Gunma
is a Districts of Japan, rural district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2015, the district had an estimated population of 103,895 and an area of 132.37 km2, with a population density of 785 people per square kilometer. Towns and villages * Chiyoda, Gunma, Chiyoda * Itakura, Gunma, Itakura * Meiwa, Gunma, Meiwa * Ōizumi, Gunma, Ōizumi * Ōra, Gunma, Ōra The entire city of Tatebayashi, Gunma, Tatebayashi was formerly part of the district. History The area of Ōra District was formerly part of Kōzuke Province. Per a census conducted at the end of the Edo period, the area was divided into 39 villages administered as ''tenryō'' directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, one town (Tatebayashi), 40 villages under the control of Tatebayashi Domain, and one village under Maebashi Domain. Eight villages were under the joint control of the Shogunate and Maebashi Domain, and three villages were under the joint control of the Shogunate and Tatebayashi Domain. One rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōura, Kagoshima
290px, Bonotsu coast from Kishinkan is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 31,397 in 16,779 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Minamisatsuma is located at the southwestern tip of the Satsuma Peninsula, and faces the East China Sea. In the northwest of the city is Fukiagehama, one of the three largest sand dune areas in Japan, and in the southwest is a ria coast which is designated as a national scenic spot. Off the coast of the East China Sea are the uninhabited Uji Islands and Kusakaki Islands, which are within the city borders. Surrounding municipalities Kagoshima Prefecture * Hioki *Kagoshima * Makurazaki *Minamikyūshū Climate Minamisatsuma has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heavier in summer, especially in June and July. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagasaki Foreign Settlement
The Nagasaki foreign settlement (長崎居留地), sometimes called the Oura foreign settlement (大浦居留地), was an area in Nagasaki, Japan, settled by foreigners as Japan opened its doors to Western trade. The area was established by treaties between the West and Japan in the mid-to-late 1850s, and remained an important center of Western life in Japan until the outbreak of World War II. This settlement saw many firsts for Japan, including the first international telegraph and also the first use of a steam locomotive, the "Iron Duke," on a short track in the Oura district. Nagasaki holds a festival in mid-September that focuses on the foreign settlement. Development A series of encounters between the West and Japan in the 1850s ended Japan's isolationist trade policies. In particular, the treaty with Russia, signed on February 7, 1855 established Nagasaki as an open port and, further, granted extraterritoriality privileges to foreigners living in Japan. These encounters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oura, New South Wales
Oura is a town community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 15 kilometres north east from Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ... and 20 kilometres south west from Wantabadgery. At the 2021 census, Oura had a population of 246 people. 200px, left, Oura - with Bush Fire Brigade shed Former residents * Leslie Redgrave (1882–1956) Writer, headmaster and grazier Notes and references {{authority control Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oura Archipelago
The Oura Archipelago is a group of islands near the city of Pori in Finland. It is a part of the municipality of Merikarvia. The archipelago consists of approximately 300 islands. It is part of the Bothnian Sea National Park Bothnian Sea National Park (, ) is a national park in Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the G ..., that was established in 2011. The main island ''Ouranluoto'' has several tourist services. It can be reached by the harbour of ''Krookka''. The Oura Archipelago is famous for the ''Oura-opera'' which was written by Finnish author Arvo Salo. It was performed from 2002 to 2005 in Krookka harbour on Merikarvia municipality. A new opera is still performed yearly at Krookka. Sources Municipality of MerikarviaOura-opera (in Finnish) Archipelagoes of the Baltic Sea Landforms of Satakunta Archipelagoes of Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōura (surname)
Ōura, Oura or Ooura (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese politician and bureaucrat *, Japanese businesswoman *, Japanese volleyball player and coach *, Japanese conductor {{DEFAULTSORT:Oura Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
