Galle (other)
Galle is a town in southwestern Sri Lanka. Galle may also refer to: *Galle (surname) *Galle District, in southern Sri Lanka *Gallé, Mali, a small town in Southwestern Mali * Galle (lunar crater) * Galle (Martian crater), also known as the "happy face crater" * 2097 Galle, an asteroid See also * * * Galle Trilingual Inscription, a stone tablet erected in 1411 in Galle, Sri Lanka * Gall (other) * Galley (other) * Galli (other) * Gally (other) * Gaul (other) Gaul was an ancient region of Western Europe inhabited by Celts. Gaul Gaul may also refer to: * Gaul (surname), a surname * FV ''Gaul'', a British trawler lost at sea in 1974 * Gauls, the native Celtic population of Gaul * Roman Gaul, the regi ...

Galle
Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern Province, Sri Lanka and is the capital of Galle District. Galle was known as ''Gimhathiththa'' before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, when it was the main port on the island. Ibn Batuta, a Moroccan Berber Muslim traveller in the 14th century, referred to it as ''Qali''. Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, during the Dutch colonial period. Galle is the best example of a fortified city built by the Portuguese in South and Southeast Asia, showing the interaction between Portuguese architectural styles and native traditions. The city was extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. The Galle fort is a world heritage site and is the largest remaining fort ...
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Galle (surname)
Galle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carl Galle Carl Galle (born 5 October 1872 in Berlin, German Empire; died 18 April 1963 in Pankow, East Berlin, East Germany) was a German middle distance runner. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Galle competed in the 1500 metres. The race ..., German athlete * Cornelis Galle (other), multiple people * Émile Gallé, French artist * Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer * Philip Galle, Dutch publisher * Pierre Galle, French basketball player {{surname, Galle ...
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Galle District
Galle ( si, ගාල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''gālla distrikkaya''; ta, காலி மாவட்டம் ''Kāli māvattam'') is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. Geological background Its area is : is water and is land. Galle District bounded on the north by Benthara river, south and west by the Indian Ocean and east by Matara and Ratnapura districts. The topography of Galle District is very much dissent. The climatic condition of Hiniduma Patthuwa is very similar to the central hill country of Sri Lanka. This area consists of rainforests, which is the water catchment area for most of the rivers and lakes flows across Galle District. Sinharaja Forest Reserve is o ...
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Gallé, Mali
Gallé is a village and principal settlement of the commune of Gadougou II in the Cercle of Kita in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali .... As of 2009, the commune has a total population of just over 9,000. References Populated places in Kayes Region {{Kayes-geo-stub ...
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Galle (lunar Crater)
Galle is a small lunar impact crater on the Mare Frigoris, to the north-northeast of the prominent crater Aristoteles Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of .... The formation is nearly circular, with a sharp-edged rim and little appearance of erosion. There are slight outward bulges in the rim to the north and northeast, but otherwise the formation is relatively symmetrical. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Galle. See also * Galle (Martian crater) References * * * * * * * * * * * * {{Commons, Image:Lunar_crater_Galle.png Impact craters on the Moon ...
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Galle (Martian Crater)
Galle is a crater on Mars. It is located on the eastern rim of the huge impact basin Argyre Planitia in Argyre quadrangle. It is named after the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle. Galle is often known as the "happy face crater" because pareidolia causes a curved mountain range in the southern part of the crater and two smaller mountain clusters further north to appear to be a smiley face. The formation was first photographed by Viking Orbiter 1. A second "happy face crater", smaller than Galle and located at 45.1°S, 55.0°W in Nereidum Montes, was discovered by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on January 28, 2008. Appearance in ''Watchmen'' As the smiley is a key motif in the comic book ''Watchmen'' by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the crater was used as a story location after the coincidence was noted by Gibbons. According to Gibbons, the similarity "was almost too good to be true. I worried that if we put it in, people would never believe it." The crater also appea ...
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2097 Galle
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Galle Trilingual Inscription
The Galle Trilingual Inscription is a stone tablet with an inscription in three languages, Chinese, Tamil and Persian, located in Galle, Sri Lanka. The stone tablet, dated 15 February 1409, was installed by the Chinese admiral Zheng He in Galle during his grand voyages. The text concerns offerings made by him and others to the mountain Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) in Sri Lanka. The Chinese inscription mentions offerings to Buddha, the Persian in Perso-Arabic script to Allah and the Tamil inscription mentions offering to Tenavarai Nayanar (Hindu god Vishnu). The admiral invoked the blessings of Hindu deities here for a peaceful world built on trade. The stele was discovered in Galle in 1911 and is now preserved in the Colombo National Museum. On his third voyage, Zheng He sailed from China in 1409, and carried with him the trilingual tablet which he planned to erect in Sri Lanka. The date equates to 15 February 1409, indicating that it was inscribed in Nanjing before the fle ...
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Gall (other)
Gall is a kind of swelling growth on plants. Gall may also refer to: Culture and politics * ''Gall Force'', a 1980s Japanese science fiction animation series * In ''Summerland'' (novel), a gall is a place where two parts of the Lodgepole meet * ''Gall v. United States'', a United States Supreme Court case about criminal sentencing * A term used by Gaels to describe foreigners, associated with Norse-Gaels People * Gall (surname), list of people with the surname * Gall (Native American leader) (c. 1840–1894), Hunkpapa Lakota war leader * Saint Gall (c. 550–c. 646), Irish disciple Other uses * Galling, a form of metal wear when two surfaces slide across one another * Bile, a fluid that aids in digestion * Colocynth, the bitter apple or vine of Sodom * Boldness or chutzpah, a personal characteristic of fearlessness and effrontery See also * * * Gallbladder * Gaul (other) * Galle (other) * Gal (other) Gal may refer to: People Surname * Gál, a H ...
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Galley (other)
A galley is a ship or boat primarily powered by multiple sets of oars. Galley may also refer to: Nautical uses * birlinn or Highland galley, a ship of medieval Scotland * A larger type of Gig (boat), a ship's boat * galley slave, a slave rowing in a galley * Galley (kitchen), the kitchen of a ship or boat (also airplane or rail passenger car) Other uses * Galley (kitchen), the kitchen of a rail passenger car, ship or an airplane * Galley (surname) * Galley (heraldry) or lymphad, a charge * Galley division, a mathematical technique * Galley Museum, a museum in Tasmania * Galley proof, a preliminary version of a publication See also * * * Galija, a Serbian rock band * NetGalley, a web site aimed towards the distribution of digital galley proofs of books * Galle (other) * Galli (other) * Gally (other) Gally may refer to: People * Francis Gally (1863-1918) French actor * Henry Gally (1696-1769) British academic * Henry Gally Knight (1786-18 ...
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Galli (other)
Galli were priests of the Phrygian goddess Cybele. Galli may also refer to: Botany * Crista-galli (other) * ''Erythrina crista-galli'', a flowering tree sometimes called cockspur coral tree * ''Echinochloa crus-galli'', a type of wild grass commonly known as cockspur (or cockspur grass), common barnyard grass, or simply barnyard grass * ''Polylepis crista-galli'', a species of plant in the family Rosaceae * ''Crataegus crus-galli'', a species of hawthorn People * Gauls (Latin: ''Galli''), the ancient people perceived by the Greeks and Romans as culturally or linguistically Celtic Arts * Galli da Bibiena family, a family of Italian artists of the 17th and 18th centuries, especially: ** Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena or Ferdinando Galli Bibiena (1656–1743), also known as Ferdinando Galli da Bibiena or Bibbiena, Italian architect, designer, and painter * Amelita Galli-Curci (1882–1963), Italian opera singer * Caterina Galli, (ca. 1723–1804), Italian opera singer * Célesti ...
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Gally (other)
Gally may refer to: People * Francis Gally (1863-1918) French actor * Henry Gally (1696-1769) British academic * Henry Gally Knight (1786-1846) British writer * John Gally Knight (1741-1804) British politician Fictional characters * ''Gally'' ( ja, ガリィ, Garii), aka '' Alita''; main character of ''Gunnm'' ('' Battle Angel Alita''), see List of Battle Angel Alita characters#Gally/Alita *Gally, a fictional character in ''The Maze Runner'' book series, played by Will Poulter in the film series of the same name. Other uses * Galley, alternately spelled as "gally"; a type of boat/ship See also * * * * Galley (other) * Galle (other) * Galli (other) * Gal (other) Gal may refer to: People Surname * Gál, a Hungarian surname * Andreas Gal (born 1976), German programmer * Dani Gal (born 1975), Israeli video artist * Dean Gal (born 1995), Israeli footballer * Edward Gal (born 1970), Dutch dressage rider * Ge ...