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Tuk (other) , a motorized rickshaw
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Tuk or TUK may refer to: * Tuk, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, a village near Rovišće, Croatia * Tuk, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, a village near Vrbovsko, Croatia * Tuk, Netherlands, a village in the Netherlands * nickname for Tuktoyaktuk, a hamlet in the Northwest Territories, Canada * Turbat International Airport (IATA: TUK) * Turkmen language (ISO 639-2: tuk) * Turkmenistan, UNDP country code TUK * The genre of music played by a Tuk band, a kind of Barbadian musical ensemble * Liev Tuk, Cambodian singer See also * Tuck (other) * Tuks (other) * Tuk Tuk An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw. Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many terms in various countries including auto, auto rickshaw, baby taxi, mototaxi, pigeon, jonnybee, bajaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuk, Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Tuk is a village in the municipality of Rovišće in Bjelovar-Bilogora County in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Demographics According to the 2021 census, its population was 288. According to the census of 2013, it had 354 inhabitants. References Populated places in Bjelovar-Bilogora County {{Croatia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrbovsko
Vrbovsko ( sr-cyr, Врбовско) is a town in western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County; on its 280 square kilometers area, Vrbovsko features 60 settlements and a total of 6,047 inhabitants. The town of Vrbovsko itself has a population of 1,673. Demographics In 2011, 60.1% of the population were Croats and 35.2% were Serbs. The list of settlements in the municipality of Vrbovsko is: * Blaževci, population 38 * Bunjevci, population 35 * Carevići, population 17 * Damalj, population 27 * Dokmanovići, population 54 * Dolenci, population 10 * Donji Vučkovići, population 17 * Donji Vukšići, population 13 * Draga Lukovdolska, population 19 * Dragovići, population 6 * Gomirje, population 343 * Gorenci, population 44 * Gornji Vučkovići, population 13 * Gornji Vukšići, population 0 * Hajdine, population 80 * Hambarište, population 38 * Jablan, population 209 * Jakšići, popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuk, Netherlands
Tuk () is a village in the municipality of Steenwijkerland in the province Overijssel, Netherlands. It forms a single urban area with Steenwijk History The village was first mentioned in the 14th century. The etymology is unclear. Tuk was located on the main road from Friesland to the south, and travellers often stayed in the village, because the city gates of Steenwijk were closed at night. In the 15th century, a chapel was constructed in the village. During the Dutch Revolt, the village was severely damaged in the 1580-1581 and 1592 Siege of Steenwijk, because it was located in between the line of fire. The opening of a dairy factory resulted in further growth. ''Villa Oostwoud'' served as town hall for Steenwijkerwold between 1890 and 1972. During the 20th century, the area between Tuk and Steenwijk became an industrial zone, and the village now forms a single urban area with the neighbouring city. It has retained its shops in the village centre. In 1972, it became part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk , or ''Tuktuyaaqtuuq'' (Inuvialuktun: ''it looks like a caribou''), is an Inuvialuit hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, at the northern terminus of the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway.Montgomery, Marc"Canada now officially connected by road-coast to coast to coast" ''CBC Radio'', 15 November 2017. Retrieved on 15 November 2017. Tuktoyaktuk, one of six Inuvialuit communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, is commonly referred to simply by its first syllable, ''Tuk'' . The settlement lies north of the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, and is the only community in Canada on the Arctic Ocean that is connected to the rest of Canada by road. Formerly known as ''Port Brabant'', the community was renamed in 1950 and was the first place in Canada to revert to the traditional Indigenous name. History Tuktoyaktuk is the anglicized form of the native Inuvialuit place-name, meaning "resembling a caribou". Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbat International Airport
Turbat International Airport (Balochi: تُربت بالی پٹ ) is located at Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. It has the largest land area within the province of Balochistan. It is the second largest airport in Balochistan, after Quetta International Airport. The airport is located 5 km south of the city. The airport caters to the population of Turbat and the surrounding areas of Pidarak, Karkiabdar and Kalatak. History Due to its geographical location, the airport has been only catering to the regional traffic it receives from its local city, Turbat, as well as the surrounding towns and villages. The airport started out in the 1970s, when the CAA of Pakistan constructed a runway and an apron to handle small turboprop aircraft. A year later, Pakistan International Airlines launched flights to the airport using Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft. Due to lack of flights, PIA carried out their own handling at the airport and obtained responsibility of handling the airport op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkmen Language
Turkmen (, , , or , , , ), sometimes referred to as "Turkmen Turkic" or "Turkmen Turkish", is a Turkic language spoken by the Turkmens of Central Asia, mainly of Turkmenistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. It has an estimated 5 million native speakers in Turkmenistan, a further 719,000 speakers in northeastern Iran, 1.5 million people in northwestern Afghanistan and 155,000 in Pakistan. Turkmen has official status in Turkmenistan, but it does not have official status in Iran, Afghanistan, or Pakistan, where big communities of ethnic Turkmens live. Turkmen is also spoken to lesser varying degrees in Turkmen communities of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and by diaspora communities, primarily in Turkey and Russia. Turkmen is a member of the Oghuz languages, Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages. The Standard language, standardized form of Turkmen (spoken in Turkmenistan) is based on the Teke (Turkmen tribe), Teke dialect, while Iranian Turkmens, Iranian Turkmen use mostly the Yomud dialect, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. The population is about 6 million, the lowest of the Central Asian republics, and Turkmenistan is one of the most sparsely populated nations in Asia. Turkmenistan has long served as a thoroughfare for other nations and cultures. Merv is one of the oldest oasis-cities in Central Asia, and was once the biggest city in the world. It was also one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1881, Turkmenistan figured prominently in the Russian Civil War#Anti-Bolshevik movement, anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1925, Turkmenistan became a constituent republic of the Sovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuk Band
A tuk band is a kind of Barbadian musical ensemble, which plays tuk or rukatuk music. They consist of a double-headed bass drum, triangle, flute and a snare drum; the traditional fiddle has most recently been replaced by the pennywhistle The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. .... The tuk band is based on the regimental bands of the British military, which played frequently during the colonial era. The Tuk Band is accompanied by characters that are African in origin. African tribes used costumed figures to represent elements such as fertility, witch doctors, and describing routes of commercial transportation, as well as having survived difficult times. In the Barbados Tuk Band, the regular costumed figures are Shaggy Bear (who is sometimes called the Bank Holiday Bear), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liev Tuk
Liev Tuk (sometimes spelled Liv Tek, km, លីវ ទឹក) was a Cambodian rock and soul musician active before the Khmer Rouge. Musical style Tuk's music incorporates elements from a variety of American popular genres, such as rhythm and blues, soul, and rock. Critics and historians have drawn comparisons with Wilson Pickett and James Brown, both important figures in American soul music. He was an animated "rock star" performer, combining his loud, fast music with colorful movements and dancing. LinDa Saphan described him as having "sultry looks, swinging arms and dynamic vocal style hatdrove teenage listeners wild." Legacy Tuk was featured in Norodom Sihanouk's 1968 film ''The Joy of Life''. A performance from that film was later included in the 2015 documentary ''Don't Think I've Forgotten'', juxtaposed with a clip of Wilson Pickett to show influence and similarities. Two of Tuk's songs appeared on the 1996 album ''Cambodian Rocks'': "Rom Sue Sue" ("Dance Soul Soul"), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuck (other)
Tuck may refer to: People * Tuck (surname), including a list of people * Tuck (nickname), a list of people * Tuck (footballer), Portuguese football player and coach João Carlos Novo de Araújo Gonçalves (born 1969) * Hillary Tuck (born 1978), American actress born Hillary Sue Hedges * Tuck Langland, American sculptor * Tuck Woolum, American former college football player and head coach * Trinity the Tuck, American drag queen Fictional characters * Tuck, a pill bug in the 1998 animated film ''A Bug's Life'' * Friar Tuck, one of Robin Hood's Merry Men * Tuck, the family name of characters in the novel ''Tuck Everlasting'' and two film adaptations * Turtle Tuck, in the animated series ''Wonder Pets'' * Tuck, in the animated series ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' Sports * Back or front tuck, a type of acrobatic flip * One of several dive positions Other uses * Tuck (sewing), a fold or pleat in fabric that is sewn in place * Tuck (sword), also known as an ''estoc'' in French * Tuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuks (other)
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Tuks may refer to: * Tuks Senganga, South African rapper * a colloquial name for the University of Pretoria See also * Tuk (other) Tuk or TUK may refer to: * Tuk, a village in the Netherlands * nickname for Tuktoyaktuk, a hamlet in the Northwest Territories, Canada * IATA code for Turbat International Airport * The genre of music played by a Tuk band, a kind of Barbadian musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
