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Pulo Laut
Pulo may refer to: Places * Pulo, Cabuyao, a village in the Philippines * Pulo do Lobo, a waterfall in Portugal * Pulo Gadung, a subdistrict in Jakarta, Indonesia * Pulo Jehat, an island in Malaysia * Duri Pulo, Gambir, a village in Indonesia * Isla Pulo, an island in Metro Manila, Philippines Dolines * Pulo di Altamura, Altamura, Apulia, Italy * Pulo di Molfetta, Molfetta, Apulia, Italy * Pulicchio di Gravina, Altamura, Apulia, Italy * Pulicchio di Toritto, Toritto, Bari, Apulia, Italy Other uses * Patani United Liberation Organisation The Patani United Liberation Organisation (, abbreviated PULO) is a separatist insurgent group in Thailand, calling for an independent Patani. It was founded in 1968 in Saudi Arabia. This organization composed the national anthem of Patani ca ..., Thailand See also * Polo (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulo, Cabuyao
Cabuyao (), officially the City of Cabuyao (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Laguna (province), Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 355,330 people. It used to be known as the "richest municipality in the Philippines" because of the large populace of migrants working in the town's industrial estates. Nestlé, Nestlé Philippines, Asia Brewery, Asia Brewery, Inc., San Miguel Corporation, Tanduay, Tanduay Distillers, Inc., Wyeth, Wyeth Philippines, Inc., Procter & Gamble, Procter & Gamble Philippines, Light Industry and Science Park, Light Industry and Science Park of the Philippines and Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna have established factories or are located in Cabuyao. By virtue of Republic Act No. 10163, the municipality of Cabuyao was converted to a component city after the ratification of a plebiscite held on August 4, 2012. Etymology Cabuyao was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulo Do Lobo
Pulo do Lobo is a waterfall 17 km north of Mértola, in the Lower Alentejo region of Portugal. It is the highest waterfall in Southern Portugal. Its name means "w''olf's leap"'' in Portuguese; it was said that only a brave man or a wild animal when chased could leap over the gorge that was created by the waterfall. This waterfall is located at an altitude of between 33 and 35 metres in a very narrow gorge in the River Guadiana. Pulo do Lobo is the most dramatic stretch of the Guadiana, where the "river boils between harsh walls, the rushing of water, hit, flow and wind gnawing a millimeter per century per millennium, a nothing in eternity" as José Saramago José de Sousa Saramago (; 16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese writer. He was the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony [with which ..., one of Portugal's most famous writers, wrote. The Pulo do Lobo is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulo Gadung
Pulo Gadung is a Districts of Indonesia, district (''kecamatan'') of East Jakarta, Indonesia. Boundaries and position Its limits are: the Bekasi Timur Raya – I Gusti Ngurah Rai road to the south, the Bekasi Raya road to the east, Perintis Kemerdekaan road to the north, and Jenderal Ahmad Yani road to the west. The district sits on a northern edge of East Jakarta and it borders Central Jakarta along just over 25% of its boundaries. Kelurahan (Administrative Villages) It is divided into seven Villages of Indonesia, administrative villages (''kelurahan''): List of important places *Cipinang Penitentiary Institution *Jakarta International Velodrome *Jakarta International Equestrian Park *Jakarta State University *Cipinang railway station *Klender railway station *Pulo Gadung Terminal *I3L References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulo Jehat
Pulo Jehat is an island located in the Straits of Johor. The name means Wicked Island. It is located south of Tioman Island. Heritiera littoralis can be found on the island. In 1938, the British built three gun emplacements on the island to defend the straits. The island is the supposed resting place of a witch doctor named Merah, placed there because it was believed that his spirit could not cross water. Supposedly, any who disturb or disrespect his tomb are killed. A Japanese kamikaze plane is supposed to have tried to destroy the emplacements, but crashed nearby in the sea. The emplacements were abandoned at the end of the war and the island is now vacant. The waters nearby are a popular local dive site. There are some underwater caves also. Pulau Jahat Marine Park A marine park A marine park is a designated park consisting of an area of sea (or lake) set aside to achieve ecological sustainability, promote marine awareness and understanding, enable marine recreational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duri Pulo, Gambir
Duri Pulo is an administrative village in the Gambir district of Indonesia. It has a postal code of 10140. See also * List of administrative villages of Jakarta {{unreferenced, date=March 2017 This is a list of administrative villages of Jakarta. Central Jakarta Central Jakarta (, ), abbreviated as Jakpus, is one of the five Cities of Indonesia, administrative cities () and ''de facto'' Capital City ... Administrative villages in Jakarta Gambir, Jakarta {{Gambir, Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Pulo
Pulo Island, commonly known as Isla Pulo, is a long, narrow island surrounded by mudflats in the Manila Bay coast of Navotas, about north of Manila in the Philippines. It is a sitio in Barangay Tanza, connected to the mainland of Navotas by a bamboo bridge. The island is known for its mangroves for which it was declared a "marine tree park" and as one of four ecotourism sites in Metro Manila established under the National Ecotourism Strategy in 1999. In 2014, it was home to a resettlement site of about 137 indigent families that mostly occupied the island's southern tip. The island's name is tautological toponym, for "pulo" already means "island" in the Filipino language. Description Isla Pulo runs along the coast of Manila Bay from the mouth of the Tangos River in Navotas to the village of Salambao at the city's border with Obando, Bulacan near the mouth of the Meycauayan River. It is about long and wide at its widest point, with an area of . It is joined at low tide to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulo Di Altamura
Pulo di Altamura is a doline located on the Murge plateau (Apulia, Italy). It is the largest doline in that region and it is located about north-west of the city of Altamura. It shares the local toponym ''pulo'' with other large dolines of the region, i.e. ''Pulicchio di Gravina'', ''Pulo di Molfetta'' and ''Pulicchio di Toritto''. Dimensions The perimeter, measured on the edge of the doline, is around . The larger diameter is abit bigger than and it is never lower than . The depth is around . Etymology The etymology of toponym ''pulo'' is currently unknown. It is used only in the Murge plateau to denote a doline, while it is unused in other regions of Apulia. The term is also used for the nearby dolines Pulo di Molfetta, Pulicchio di Gravina and Pulicchio di Toritto (''pulicchio'' means small ''pulo''), and it is attested as early as in the 17th century, since Domenico Santoro in 1688 wrote "luogo detto dalli Cittadini lo Pulo" (place called by Altamura people 'Pulo'). Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulo Di Molfetta
Pulo di Molfetta is a doline located on the Murge plateau, in Apulia, southern Italy, around south-west of the city of Molfetta. It originated due to the collapse of the ceiling of one or more caves. It shares the local toponym ''pulo'' with other large dolines of the region, i.e. ''Pulicchio di Gravina'', ''Pulo di Molfetta'' and ''Pulicchio di Toritto''. See also * Pulo di Altamura * Pulicchio di Gravina * Gurio Lamanna * Molfetta Molfetta (; Bari dialect, Molfettese: ) is a town located in the northern side of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. It has a well restored old city, and its own dialect. History The earliest local signs of permanent habit ... Sources * {{Cite book, title=Storie inedite della città di Altamura , first=Tommaso , last=Berloco , year=1985 , publisher=ATA - Associazione Turistica Altamurana Pro Loco , url=https://www.scribd.com/document/371395521/Tommaso-Berloco-Storie-inedite-della-citta-di-Altamura , ref=storie-inedit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toritto
Toritto ( Barese: or ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bari and region of Apulia, southern Italy. It lies in an agricultural area, growing mainly almond and olive trees, about 20 km from the Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Se .... History The origins of the city are uncertain, but they probably date to around 800 AD, although the first document testifying to the existence of Toritto is from 1069. A parish existed in 1171. Main sights *''Torre dell'Orologio'' (Watchtower), with a 1564 inscription. *''Chiesa Madre'' (Mother Church), built in 1410 and entitled to St. Nicholas. *''Chiesa della Madonna della Stella'', erected before 1092. References External links * Cities and towns in Apulia {{Apulia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patani United Liberation Organisation
The Patani United Liberation Organisation (, abbreviated PULO) is a separatist insurgent group in Thailand, calling for an independent Patani. It was founded in 1968 in Saudi Arabia. This organization composed the national anthem of Patani called Lagu Kebangsaan Patani. The PULO, along with others, is currently fighting for the independence of Thailand's predominantly Malay Muslim south. PULO's platform is highlighted by its Islamic nationalist goals, calling the Thai presence in Pattani "a colonisation" and an "illegal occupation." Its stated aims are to secede from Thailand through military and political means, and to create a state named Patani Darul Makrif (Pattani, Land of Good deeds). The PULO flag has four red and white stripes and a blue rectangle on the upper left with a crescent and a star similar to other Malaysian Malay states History PULO was founded in 1968 reportedly around the leadership of Kabir Abdul Rahman (Bira Kotanila), a Patani Malay scholar, who se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
