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Gizo (bible)
Gizo may refer to: * Gizo, Solomon Islands, the capital of the Western Province in the Solomon Islands * Gizo, Israel, a village in central Israel * Gizo (bible), a city mentioned in the Bible *Gizo (or Gizzo), a trickster spider figure in Hausa folklore {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gizo, Solomon Islands
Gizo is the capital of the Western Province in Solomon Islands. With a population of 7,177 (as of 2019), it is the third largest town in the country. It is situated on Ghizo Island approximately west-northwest of the capital, Honiara, and is just southwest of the larger island of Kolombangara. Gizo has a small landing strip on the nearby island of Nusatupe to the north east of the town, making it relatively developed compared to other settlements in the general vicinity. These days Gizo is a tourism centre with diving and surfing being popular activities. History This area of Solomon Islands has had a history of headhunting. According to local stories the Gizo tribe were notorious in this activity. As a consequence the surrounding local tribes took the unusual step of joining together to obliterate the Gizo tribe. The stories further relate that the only survivors were a Gizo woman and her son. This event led to Ghizo island being declared as a property of the state, rathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gizo, Israel
Gizo () is a community settlement in central Israel, northwest of Beit Shemesh, under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1960 by the Jewish Agency as a place of residence for teachers of the Gizo Regional Council school, and was named after the nearby biblical city of Gizo (1 Chronicles 11:34).Yoav Regev (2001) ''New Israel Guide, Vol. 10: The Shephelah'', Keter, Yedioth Ahronoth and the Ministry of Defense It is on the former lands of the depopulated Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ... village of Bayt Jiz, whose name also possibly referred to Gizo. References {{Mateh Yehuda Regional Council Community settlements Populated places established in 1960 Populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gizo (bible)
Gizo may refer to: * Gizo, Solomon Islands, the capital of the Western Province in the Solomon Islands * Gizo, Israel, a village in central Israel * Gizo (bible), a city mentioned in the Bible *Gizo (or Gizzo), a trickster spider figure in Hausa folklore {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
