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Arad or ARAD may refer to: People * Arad (given name) * Arad (surname) Places and jurisdictions Bahrain * Arad, Bahrain, a village in Al Muharraq Governorate * Arad Fort, located on Arad shore * Arad Island, a former member of the Bahrain Islands, now joined Muharraq Iran * Arad, Iran, a city in Fars Province, Iran ** Arad District, an administrative subdivision of Fars Province ** Arad Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Fars Province * Arad General Hospital in Tehran, Iran * Arad, Tehran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran Israel * Arad, Israel, a city in Israel * Tel Arad, the remains of the ancient city of Arad * Tel Arad, Israel, unrecognised Bedouin village near the ancient site Jordan * Arad (see), an ancient city and bishopric in (Trans-)Jordan, near Tell 'Arad, now a Latin Catholic titular see Romania * Arad, Romania, the main city of Arad County * Arad County Arad County () is an administrative division ( județ) of Romania roughly translat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad (given Name)
Arad is a masculine given name. People with the name include: * Arad Simon Lakin (1810–1890), American minister, and university president * Arad McCutchan (1912–1993), American college basketball coach * Arad Sawat (born 1975), Israeli film and television set and production designer * Arad Thomas (1807–1889), American lawyer See also * Arad (surname), list of people with the surname {{DEFAULTSORT:Arad Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tel Arad, Israel
Tel Arad () or Tell 'Arad () is an unrecognized Bedouin village, located north-west of the town of Arad, with a population of 1,700 residents as of ca. 2020. The archeological site of Tel Arad, after which the village was named, is located nearby. The pre-1948 residents of the area were the Jahalin tribe, who were transferred from the Negev in 1951 by the state of Israel, and now reside in the area of Mishor Adumim in the West Bank. After Israel's establishment, the state transferred to the Tel Arad area internally displaced Bedouin from other areas of the Negev, mostly from around Lakiya Lakiya () or Laqye () is a Bedouin town (local council (Israel), local council) in the Southern District (Israel), Southern District of Israel. In it had a population of . History Lakiya was founded in 1985 as part of a government project to se .... References {{Israel-geo-stub Bedouin localities in Israel Populated places in Southern District (Israel) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFR Arad
CFR Arad was a football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1921. History The club was born in 1921, and just after one year they merged with CS Gloria Arad, a team founded in 1913. Under the name Gloria CFR Arad they have the best performances inclusive a second place in Divizia A 1929–30. But in 1934, after just 12 years the club fell apart in CS Gloria Arad and CFR Arad. The separation was not propitious for CFR Arad who start playing again in lower divisions, while CS Gloria Arad lived her glory years in Romanian First League. They changed several names in the next years, till 1973 when they decide to merge again, this time with Vagonul Arad, under the name of ''Unirea Arad'' between 1973–1974 and ''Rapid Arad'' between 1974 and 1978. In 1978 they again separate of the main team and play as CFR Arad in Liga III. The team was dissolved in 1985. Chronology of names 1 Football competitions suspended due to World War II. ''Italics'' – Names of the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARAD (Sumerogram)
ARAD, (also ÌR or NITÁ) is the capital letter-(majuscule) Sumerogram for the Akkadian language word ''"ardu"'',Parpola, 1971. ''The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh'', Glossary, pp. 119-145, p. 121, ardu, for "servant". for ''servant''. It is used especially in the introduction to the Pharaoh: for example ''"To King, Lord-mine (of Gods(pl)-mine, Sun-god-mine), message thus Xxxxxx, "Servant-yours"''-(271). It is also used extensively in Amarna letter texts, the author, usually the "man of a city", (or scribe), where there is a constant reminder that he is a "servant", or "servant-yours"-(of the Pharaoh). Many letters are giving city-state status reports, but many are also requesting help with the Egyptian army troops-(Archers (Egyptian pitati), supplied by the Pharaoh). Epic of Gilgamesh The cuneiform character for ARAD, ÌR, and NITÁ: in the Epic of Gilgamesh is used in the following numbers: ARAD-(2), ÌR-(2), and NITÁ-(2) times. It is used numerous times in the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdiocese Of Arad
The Archdiocese or Archbishopric of Arad (), formerly the Bishopric of Arad (, ) is an episcopal see of the Romanian Orthodox Church, under the administration of the Metropolis of Banat, with jurisdiction over Arad County in Romania. The current head is bishop Timotei Seviciu. History The history of Eastern Orthodox Christianity on the territory of the present-day bishopric dates back to late Antiquity and early Middle Ages. During the later medieval periods, authorities of the Kingdom of Hungary had an ambivalent attitude towards the presence of Eastern Orthodox Christians in southern and eastern regions of the realm. During the period of the Ottoman rule, from the middle of the 16th century to the end of the 17th century, the region of Arad was under ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. The Eparchy of Arad in its modern form was created after the Great Turkish War (1683-1699), when the city of Arad and its region became part of the Habsburg monar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad Region
Arad Region (Regiunea Arad) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. It existed until 1956, when its territory was divided between the Timișoara Region and Oradea Region. History The capital of the region was Arad, and its territory comprised an area only a bit larger than the nowadays Arad County. Initially the region didn't comprise the area of Sânnicolau Mare which it was attributed by the 1952 administrative reorganisation. Neighbors Arad region had as neighbors: *1950–1952: East: Hunedoara Region; South: Timișoara Region; West: Hungarian People's Republic; North: Cluj Region and Bihor Region. *1952–1956: East: Hunedoara Region; South: Timișoara Region; West: Hungarian People's Republic The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad County (former)
Arad County was an administrative unit in the Kingdom of Hungary, the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania. The County (Kingdom of Hungary), county was established along the Mureș (river), Maros (Mureș) River in the 11th or the , but its first head, or ''ispán'', was only mentioned in 1214. Its territory is now part of Romania, except a small area (the town of Elek and the surrounding villages) which is part of Hungary. The capital of the county was Arad, Romania, Arad. Geography The medieval Arad County was situated in the lands along both banks of the Mureș (river), Maros (Mureș) River. The existence of arable lands, pastures, vineyards and orchards in the western lowlands in the Middle Ages is well-documented. The hilly eastern regions were sparsely populated. The total territory of the medieval county was around . In 1744, Arad County absorbed a large part of Zaránd County, including its capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad County
Arad County () is an administrative division ( județ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad. The Arad County is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Hungarian, it is known as , in Serbian as , and in German as . The county was named after its administrative center, Arad. Geography The county has a total area of , representing 3.6% of national Romanian territory. The terrain of Arad County is divided into two distinct units that cover almost half of the county each. The eastern side of the county has a hilly to low mountainous terrain (Dealurile Lipovei, Munții Zărandului, Munții Codru Moma) and on the western side it's a plain zone consisting of the ''Arad Plain'', ''Low Mures Plain'', and ''The High Vinga Plain''. Taking altitude into account we notice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad, Romania
Arad () is the capital city of Arad County, at the edge of Crișana and Banat. No villages are administered by the city. It is the third largest city in Western Romania, behind Timișoara and Oradea, and the List of cities and towns in Romania, 12th largest in Romania, with a population of 145,078. A busy transportation hub on the Mureș River and an important cultural and industrial center, Arad has hosted one of the first Music school, music conservatories in Europe, one of the earliest normal schools in Europe, and the first car factory in Hungary and present-day Romania. Today, it is the seat of a Romanian Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary and two universities. The city's multicultural heritage is owed to the fact that it has been part of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Temeşvar Eyalet, Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad (see)
The titular episcopal see of Arad is a Roman Catholic titular see named after the ancient city of Arad (see Tel Arad). List of bishops a"Bishops"link. Sources mention a 6th-century Bishop Stephan. History The titular episcopal see of Arad is named for ancient Arad, which stood at the site of Tell 'Arad (Arabic) or Tel Arad (Hebrew), in the province of Palestina III, metropolinate of Petra (see Archbishop of Petra and List of Catholic titular sees: Petra in Palaestina). The remains of ancient Arad were excavated in the Negev in modern Israel, but apparently no remains from the relevant period have been discovered. Titular see The diocese was nominally restored as a titular see of the lowest (episcopal) rank in 1725. It is vacant since 1969 after having had the following, often non-consecutive incumbents: * Karol Poniński (1725–1727) * Caspar Adolph Schnernauer (1728–1733) * (1734–1748) * Andrés Cano y Junquera (1748–1749) * Toussaint Duvernin (23 May 1757 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tel Arad
Tel Arad () or Tell 'Arad () is an archaeological site consisting of a lower section and a Tell (archaeology), tell or mound, located west of the Dead Sea, about west of the Israeli city of Arad, Israel, Arad in an area surrounded by mountain ridges which is known as the Arad Plain. The site is about 10.1 ha (25 acres) in size. The lower Canaanite settlement and the upper Judahite fortress are now part of the Tel Arad National Park (Israel), National Park, which has undertaken projects to restore the upper and lower sites and opened them to the public. Proposed identification It was first identified in modern literature in 1841 by Edward Robinson (scholar), Edward Robinson in his ''Biblical Researches in Palestine'', on account of the similarity of the Arabic place name, Tell 'Arad, with the ''Arad'' in the Book of Joshua. Elitsur observes that although the site remained uninhabited for the last 1,100 years, the name has endured, preserved by nomads. Not the site of Canaanite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arad (surname)
Arad (אָרַד) is a surname from the Hebrew word for bronze. Notable people with the surname include: * Atar Arad (born 1945), Israeli-American violist; older brother to Ron * Avi Arad (born 1948), Israeli-American businessperson; current CEO of Marvel Studios * Boaz Arad (1956–2018), Israeli visual artist * Dori Arad (born 1982), Israeli footballer * Kobi Arad, American jazz musician * Maya Arad (born 1971), American-based Israeli writer * Michael Arad (born 1969), Israeli-American architect * Moshe Arad (1934–2019), Romanian-Israeli diplomat * Naama Arad (born 1985), Israeli sculptor and installation artist * Nava Arad (1938–2022), Israeli politician * Ofri Arad (born 1998), Israeli footballer * Ron Arad, multiple people ** Ron Arad (industrial designer) (born 1951), Israeli industrial designer, architect, and artist; younger brother to Atar ** Ron Arad (pilot) (born 1958), Israeli Air Force weapon systems officer; classified as missing in action since 1986 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
