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Karas Language, Karas
Karas may refer to: Places * Karas Region, Namibia * Karaš River, a river in Serbia and Romania () * Karas Island, an island in Sebakor Bay, West Papua, Indonesia * Karaś, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in north-central Poland * Karaś, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, a village in north Poland * Karaś Lake, a lake in north-east Poland People * Karas (surname) * Saint Karas * Bishop Karas (1955–2002), bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States Other uses * Karas language * ''Karas'' (anime) by Sato Keiichi * PZL.23 Karaś, a mid-1930s Polish light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft * Karas (food) See also * *Caras (other) The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is a non-profit organization responsible for promoting Canadian music and artists. It is famous for its Juno Awards, which recognize achievements in the music industry of popular songs ... * Karis (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaš River
The Karaš (in Serbian language, Serbian, also Cyrillic: Караш) or Caraș (in Romanian language, Romanian) is a long river in the Banat region of Vojvodina, Serbia and Romania and a left tributary of the Danube. The Karaš drains an area of and although it has been channeled it is not navigable. Name In Roman Empire, Roman times the river was known as Apo, from a Thracian word meaning "water". The Hungarian name is ''Karas''. Romania The Caraș originates in the Anina Mountains, northeast of the town of Anina, close to the sources of the Bârzava (Timiș), Bârzava and Nera (Danube), Nera rivers. It runs through Romania for , flowing to the north in its early reaches before turning southwest at the town of Carașova where it receives many short tributaries, most notably, the left tributary of the ''Lișava'', then passes many villages (including Giurgiova, Ticvaniu Mare, Grădinari, Caraș-Severin, Grădinari, Vărădia, Mercina, Vrani) before it enters the Serbian prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karas Island
Sebakor Bay (), is a bay on the west of Bomberai Peninsula in Province of West Papua. Karas and Semai islands are in the bay. History First recorded sighting by Europeans of Sebakor Bay and Karas Island was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaz de Torres, Luís Vaez de Torres on 30 October 1606. Sebakor Bay was charted by the Spaniards as ''Bahía Bermeja'' (''Reddish Bay'' in Spanish). Hilder, Brett ''The voyage of Torres: the discovery of the southern coastline of New Guinea and Torres Strait by Captain Luis Baéz de Torres in 1606'', University of Queensland Press, 1980, pp.114,115 ''Sabakor'' is the name of the tribal troops from this region under the influence of Narawatu of the Kaimana Kingdom The Kingdom of Kaimana (Papuan Malay language, Papuan Malay: ''Petuanan Kaimana''; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) or Kingdom of Sran is one of the oldest Sultanate, Muslim kingdoms in West Papua (province), West Papua, now Indonesia. The kingdom was est ... for fighting Hongi wars (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaś, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Karaś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zbiczno, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies north of Zbiczno, north of Brodnica, and north-east of Toruń Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–199 .... References Villages in Brodnica County {{Brodnica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaś, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Karaś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iława, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Iława and west of the regional capital Olsztyn. Notable residents *Max Winkler Max Winkler (7 September 1875 – 12 October 1961) was a politician and senior political appointee in the local government of West Prussia, the national government of the German Empire, the Nazi government of the German Reich, and the post-war go ... (1875–1961), Mayor of Graudenz References Villages in Iława County {{Iława-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaś Lake
Karaś is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of north-eastern Poland, from the town of Iława in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The lake is the site of a nature reserve, established in 1958 and covering an area of . Since 1984 it has been protected under the Ramsar convention The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar site, Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on We ... as an important breeding ground for water birds. It is currently one of 13 such sites in Poland. References Lakes of Poland Ramsar sites in Poland Lakes of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship {{WarmianMasurian-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karas (surname)
Karas is a surname with multiple origins. In Slavic languages, it refers to crucian carp and related cyprinids. Notable people with the surname include: * Anton Karas (1906–1985), Austrian zither player and composer * Archie Karas (born 1950), Greek gambler * Beth Karas (born 1957), American attorney and TV commentator * Danylo Karas, Ukrainian footballer * Jan Karaś (born 1959), Polish footballer * Jay Karas, American film and television director and producer * Joe Karas, American politician * Josef Karas (born 1978), Czech decathlete * Joža Karas (1926–2008), Polish-born Czech-American musician * Kamil Karaš (born 1991), Slovak footballer * Kenneth M. Karas (born 1964), American judge * Marios Karas (born 1974), Cypriot football defender * Michael Karas (born 1952), German physical chemist * Mieczysław Karaś (1924–1977), Polish linguist * Monika Karas (born 1960s), Hungarian journalist * Othmar Karas (born 1957), Austrian politician * Tomáš Karas (born 1975), C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Karas
Saint Cyrus the Anchorite, also known as Anba Karas (, ), was a saint of the Coptic Orthodox Church The Coptic Orthodox Church (), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the See of Alexandria is the pope of Alexandria on the Holy Apo ... who lived during the late fifth and early sixth centuries. According to his life, written by the Coptic monk Saint Bemwah (), and translated from the Syrian Monastery manuscripts by Archdeacon Aziz Nashed, he spent 57 years in isolation in the Scetis Desert in communion with God who visited him every day in his cave. References Further reading Abba Karas the Anchorite Coptichymns.net. Anba Karas The Anchorite Abba Antony, vol. 7, June 1997 *Pope Shenouda III. Christian saints in unknown century Coptic Orthodox saints Year of birth unknown {{Saint-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |