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Lomba (Amarante)
Lomba may refer to: Places * the Portuguese word for "hill" Cape Verde * Lomba, Cape Verde, on the island of Fogo Portugal * Lomba, a civil parish in Amarante Municipality, * Lomba, a civil parish in the Gondomar Municipality * Lomba, a civil parish in the Sabugal Municipality ; In the archipelago of the Azores: * Lomba (Lajes das Flores), a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, Flores * Lomba da Fazenda, a civil parish in the municipality of Nordeste, São Miguel * Lomba da Maia, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel * Lomba de São Pedro, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel * Lomba do Pós, a settlement in the municipality of Povoação, São Miguel Other uses * ''Lomba'' (film) * Lomba (surname) * Raageshwari Loomba Raageshwari Loomba is an Indian singer, actress, television personality, mindfulness speaker. Biography Raageshwari attended the Auxilium Convent High School. As a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomba, Cape Verde
Lomba is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, Fogo, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 731. It is situated 10 km northeast of the island capital São Filipe, Cape Verde, São Filipe. See also *List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde#Fogo, List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde References {{CapeVerde-geo-stub Villages and settlements in Fogo, Cape Verde São Filipe, Cape Verde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarante Municipality, Portugal
Amarante may refer to: * Amarante, Portugal, municipality in northern Portugal * Amarante, Piauí, municipality in Piauí, Brazil * Amarante do Maranhão, municipality in Maranhão, Brazil * Catello Amarante (rower, born 1979), Italian rower * Catello Amarante (rower, born 1990), Italian rower * Carlos Amarante (1748-1815), Portuguese engineer and architect * Rodrigo Amarante (b. 1976), Brazilian guitarist See also * Amaranth (other) {{dab, geo, surname ja:アマランス (曖昧さ回避) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondomar Municipality, Portugal
Gondomar (), officially the City of Gondomar (), is a Portuguese municipality located in the eastern part of the Porto Metropolitan Area, just from central Porto. The population in 2021 was 164,257, in an area of . The name "Gondomar" is sometimes attributed to the Visigothic king Gundemar, who may have established a religious domain in the region around the 7th century. Notable for its long-standing tradition in jewelry-making, Gondomar is considered the heart of Portugal's goldsmithing industry, accounting for 42% of the country's annual production. Gondomar's local gastronomy is deeply influenced by the nearby Douro River with dishes like shad and lamprey being regional specialties. Gondomar's current mayor is Marco Martins. History Archaeological discoveries reveal that Gondomar has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The area also shows evidence of Roman Empire, Roman occupation, particularly through gold mining activities in the surrounding regions. The name "Gondo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabugal Municipality
Sabugal () is a city and a municipality in the District of Guarda, Portugal. A border municipality with Spain, the population of the municipality in 2011 was 12,544, in an area of 822.70 km2. The city proper, located along the Côa river, has a population of about 3,000 inhabitants. There is a castle in the city of Sabugal proper as well as other castles outside the urban centre in a number of places around the entire municipality of Sabugal. Those are the castles of Sortelha, Alfaiates, Vilar Maior and Vila do Touro. The municipal holiday is the Monday after Octave of Easter. It is also place for the Sabugal Dam built in 2000 and the river beach of Devesa, both located in the Côa river. At an elevation of roughly 750 m (2460 ft) above sea level, Sabugal is among the highest cities in Portugal. History It is famed for its Gothic castle with a pentagonal outer wall and an inner wall with five square towers overlooking the Côa river. Besides its ancient castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomba (Lajes Das Flores)
Lomba is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores on the island of Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atl .... The population in 2021 was 200 in an area of . History The religious parish, since 1698, was established to the invocation of Saint Cajetan of Thiene, at the time a population of 750 residents (during the 19th century). Geography The civil parish is located on the east-southeast coast of the island, and confined by the parishes Fazenda (to the south) and Caveira (in the north), approximately 5 kilometers from the municipal seat, along the margins of Ribeira da Silva on the border of the municipality. Its taxonomy was derived from its location; Lomba was located on a high precipice over the ocean, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomba Da Fazenda
Lomba da Fazenda is a parish in the municipality of Nordeste in the Azores The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atl .... The population in 2011 was 844, in an area of 14.77 km2. It contains the localities Lomba da Cruz, Conceição, Arraiado, Barreiros e Canada Francisco Duarte, Leira, R. Dr. Man. João da Silveira e Canada do Cristiano, Vale, Outeiro, Almas and Termo. References Bibliography *Atlântico Nordeste. Migrações {{authority control Freguesias of N ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomba Da Maia
Lomba da Maia is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,152, in an area of 20.47 km2. It is situated on a plateau that overlooks the northern coast and the neighboring parish of Maia. History Little is known of the first settlers, although settlement may have occurred around 1510, and increased after the 1522 Vila Franca earthquake. Friar Montalverne indicated that the peoples of the area, thinking it to be Judgment Day, were admonished by the clergy to seek the blessing of ''Our Lady of the Rosary''. thus beginning the regions devotion to this image of the Virgin. The first temple constructed in Lomba da Maia to serve the public, was the Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (), a small chapel completed by the local clergy in 1867.Jornal Açores 9, 2010, p.12 But, this chapel was insufficient to serve the growing needs: a church was begun in 1868 and its construction was supported by donations from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomba De São Pedro
Lomba de São Pedro is a civil parish in the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... of Ribeira Grande in the Portuguese in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 284, in an area of 8.25 km². Lomba de São Pedro is the least-populated parish in Ribeira Grande. History Lomba de São Pedro was a historically part of Fenais da Ajuda, until being elevated to the status of civil parish by regional decree 24/80/A, on 15 September 1980. The parish of Lomba de São Pedro is the most distant parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande. Its foundation and settlement has been lost historically, to the point that the Azorean chronicler Gaspar Frutuoso does not refer to it in his detailed descriptions of the area. The parochial church, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomba (film)
''Lomba (The Leadership)'' is a Nepali feature film in Magar language written and directed by Anil Budha Magar. The film depicts the journey about the transportation of a herd of sheep from one place to another in the Himalayan region. Lead actors in ''Lomba'' include Janak Budhamagar, Maitya Gharti Magar, Dhana Rupi Budhamagar, Tira Budhamagar, Shambu Pun Magar, Ram Bini Budhamagar, and Surat Pun Magar. The film portrays the struggle of shepherds after the death of a ‘Lomba’, and their efforts to train another sheep to take the new identity as the leader of the herd. Whenever the shepherd as to transport the herd of sheep from one place to another, they have to appoint a ‘leader’ sheep, which the rest of the herd follow. “Set in the Himalayas, Lomba tells the story of the selection of a next sheep ‘leader’ following the demise of an erstwhile ‘Lomba’. Selecting a Lomba and training it often happens to be a gruelling task for shepherds. Which gives the film its m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomba (surname)
Lomba is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hermann Lomba (born 1960), French sprinter * Jimmy Lomba (born 1978), French middle-distance runner * Marcelo Lomba (born 1986), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Marisabel Lomba (born 1974), Belgian judoka and Olympic bronze medalist * Sérgio Lomba (born 1973), Mozambican retired professional football player {{surname, Lomba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
