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Adama (other)
Adama is a city in Ethiopia. Adama may also refer to: * Adama (name) ** Commander Adama (original ''Battlestar Galactica''), a character in the 1978–79 TV series ''Battlestar Galactica'' ** William Adama, a character in the 2004–09 TV series ''Battlestar Galactica'' ** Lee Adama, a character in the 2004–09 TV series ''Battlestar Galactica'' * ''Adama'' (album), a 1998 Avishai Cohen recording * Adama (biblical), one of the Old Testament "Cities of the Plain" * ''Adama'' (film), a 2015 French film * Adama (woreda), a district in Ethiopia * Adama Agricultural Solutions ADAMA Ltd. (Hebrew: אדמה בע"מ ; Chinese: 安道麦), formerly known as Makhteshim-Agan, is a crop protection company. Overview Together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd., ADAMA manufacturers and retails ..., an Israel-based crop protection company See also * Adamas (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adama
Adama ( Oromo: ' or ', Amharic: አዳማ), formerly Nazreth ( am, ናዝሬት), is a city in the central Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa, the city sits between the base of an escarpment to the west, and the Great Rift Valley to the east. Overview Adama is a busy transportation center. The city is situated along the road that connects Addis Ababa with Dire Dawa. A large number of trucks use this same route to travel to and from the seaports of Djibouti and Asseb (though the latter is not currently used by Ethiopia, following the Eritrean-Ethiopian War). Additionally, the new Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway runs through Adama. Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU) (formerly Nazareth Technique College) is located in Adama. Adama Stadium is the home of Adama City FC, a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation league. History The city name Adama may have been derived from the Oromo word ', whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adama (name)
Adama is a Hebrew given name meaning ''earth'' or ''soil'', and a Hindu surname. People with the given name Adama *Adama "Manadja" Fanny, musician in the Ivorian musical group Magic System * Adama Ba (born 1993), Mauritanian footballer *Adama Barro (born 1996), Burkinabé footballer * Adama Barrow (born 1965), Gambian politician * Adama Cissé (born 1967), Senegalese footballer * Adama Koné Clofie (born 1967), Ivorian footballer * Adama Coulibaly (born 1980), Malian footballer * Adama Coulibaly (born 1998), Malian basketball player * Adama Damballey (born 1957), Gambian wrestler * Adama Diakhaby (born 1996), French footballer * Adama Diakhaté (born 1970), Senegalese footballer *Adama Diakhite (born 1997), Senegalese basketball player * Adama Diakité (other) ** Adama Diakité (born 1978), Malian footballer in 2002 African Cup of Nations ** Adama Diakité (footballer, born 1991), French footballer ** Adama Diakité (footballer, born 1993), Ivorian footballer in Italy *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Adama (original Battlestar Galactica)
Commander Adama is a fictional character in the 1978 movie and subsequent ABC television series '' Battlestar Galactica'' and its continuation series, ''Galactica 1980''. Adama is the commander of the great military vessel Battlestar ''Galactica'', commander of the refugee fleet, and military commander of the evacuees of the Twelve Colonies. He is also the spiritual leader of the surviving colonists, leading the quest for Earth. Adama was played by Canadian actor Lorne Greene of ''Bonanza'' fame. In the 2004 re-imagined series a similar character, named William Adama and nicknamed "Husker", commands the ''Galactica''. William Adama is portrayed by actor Edward James Olmos. Adama's family and origins Adama is a native of the planet Caprica, which is where he graduated from the military academy of "The Colonial Service." In a novelization based on an episode of the series, an excerpt from an entry in his journals says that he served aboard the battlestar ''Cerberus'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama (callsign "Husker") is a fictional character in the re-imagined '' Battlestar Galactica'' television series produced and aired by the SyFy cable network. He is one of the main characters in the series, and is portrayed by Edward James Olmos. The character is a reimagining of Commander Adama from the 1978 '' Battlestar Galactica'' series, originally played by Lorne Greene. Character biography Childhood In the '' Caprica'' spinoff series, Markus Towfigh plays Bill Adama as a young boy. Adama was born on Caprica, the son of Joseph Adama (a civil liberties lawyer and previously a lawyer for the Ha'la'tha, the Tauron resistance movement turned mob) and Joseph's second wife, Evelyn Adama (an accountant). He is named in honor of his deceased older half-brother William "Willie" Adama in accord with Tauron tradition. Both were named after their grandfather, who along with their grandmother Isabelle was killed during the Tauron Uprising. Bill was the only chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Adama
Leland Joseph "Lee" Adama (callsign "Apollo") is a fictional character in the television series '' Battlestar Galactica''. He is portrayed by actor Jamie Bamber, and is one of the main characters in the series. His first appearance was in ''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries. Character biography Early life Lee Adama was born to William Adama, a veteran of the First Cylon War, and his wife, Carolanne Adama. He also had a younger brother, Zak Adama. Their father strongly encouraged both boys to enter the Colonial Fleet and become Viper pilots. Unfortunately, Zak was not a natural pilot like his brother and father, and was killed in an accident after being awarded flight status against the better judgment of his flight instructor and fiancée, then-Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace. Zak's death drove a wedge between Lee Adama and his father which would only be healed over two years later, after the Destruction of the Twelve Colonies. After the destruction of the Twelve Colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adama (album)
''Adama'' is the debut album by bassist Avishai Cohen. Background This was Cohen's first recording as leader. He co-produced it with Chick Corea. Music and recording All but one of the tracks were written by Cohen; the other is "Besame Mucho". Personnel * Avishai Cohen – bass * Steve Wilson – soprano sax * Steve Davis – trombone * Jason Lindner, Brad Mehldau - (track 10), Danilo Pérez – piano * Chick Corea – Fender Rhodes (track 11) * Amos Hoffman – guitar, oud * Jeff Ballard – drums, percussion * Jorge Rossy – drums (tracks 10, 11) * Don Alias – congas (track 11) * Claudia Acuña Claudia Acuña (July 31, 1971, Santiago) is a Chilean jazz vocalist, songwriter, and arranger. Biography Born July 3 1971 in Santiago and raised in Concepcion, she was inspired as a child to perform a variety of music, including folk, pop and o ... – vocals (track 12) References {{Authority control 1998 debut albums Avishai Cohen (bassist) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adama (biblical)
According to the Bible, Admah (Heb. אַדְמָה) was one of the five cities of the Vale of Siddim. It was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. It is supposed by William F. Albright to be the same as the "Adam" of . The location of Admah is unknown, although Bryant G. Wood a proponent of the southern theory for the Cities of the Plain identified the site with Numeira, but later changed it to Khirbat al-Khanazir Jordan, although it was only a cemetery during the Bronze Age and proponents of the northern theory for the Cities of the Plain identify the site with Tel Nimrin, Jordan. The town is mentioned figuratively in the Bible, in Deuteronomy and Book of Hosea. There has also been some conjecture that Admah is mentioned in the Ebla tablets as the Eblaite word "ad-ma" or "ad-mu-utki" = (Town of) Admah.contra. Thomas O'Toole Ebla Tablets: No Biblical Claims ''The Washington Post''December 9, 1979 See also * Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah () were two legendary bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adama (film)
''Adama'' is a 2015 French animated drama film directed by Simon Rouby. It tells the story of a young West African boy who sets off across Europe in search of his older brother during the First World War. It premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in June 2015. Voice cast * Azize Diabaté Abdoulaye as Adama * Pascal N'Zonzi as Abdou * Oxmo Puccino Abdoulaye Diarra (; born 3 August 1974), better known by his stage name Oxmo Puccino (, ), is a French-Malian rapper. Career A longtime hip hop fan, at age 21 Diarra began his collaboration with the fledgling rap collective Time Bomb, honing ... as Djo * Jack Mba as Samba Accolades References External links * 2015 animated films 2015 films Films set in Africa Films set in France 2010s French animated films French animated films 2010s French-language films 2015 directorial debut films French World War I films 2010s French films {{2010s-animation-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adama (woreda)
Nannawa Adama ( om, Naannawa Adaamaa; am, አዳማ ዙሪያ; "Greater Adama") is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Part of the East Shewa Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Adama Zuria is bordered on the south by the Arsi Zone, on the southwest by Koka Reservoir which separates it from Dugda Bora, on the west by Lome, on the north by the Amhara Region, and on the east by Boset; the Awash River, the only important river in this woreda, defines the woreda boundaries on the east and south. Other towns in this woreda include Awash Melkasa, Shewa Alemtena, Sire Robi, Sodere and Wenji Gefersa. Overview The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1500 to 2300 meters above sea level. Notable local landmarks include the Sodere and Gergedi hot springs, and Boku Femoral. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 30% is arable or cultivable, 6.5% pasture, 5.2% forest, and the remaining 58.3% is considered swampy, degraded or otherwise unusable. Fruits, vegetables and sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adama Agricultural Solutions
ADAMA Ltd. (Hebrew: אדמה בע"מ ; Chinese: 安道麦), formerly known as Makhteshim-Agan, is a crop protection company. Overview Together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd., ADAMA manufacturers and retails herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. The company has research and development (R&D) and manufacturing facilities in various locations worldwide, with two main centers in Israel and China. It is traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and is headquartered in Ashdod City, Israel. In 2017, Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd. was acquired by Hubei Sanonda Co. Ltd., a Chinese agro-chemical producer and partially owned subsidiary of ChemChina China National Chemical Corporation, commonly known as ChemChina, is a Chinese state-owned chemical company in the product segments of agrochemicals, rubber products, chemical materials and specialty chemicals, industrial equipment, and petro .... History Agan was founded in 1949 as a cooperative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
