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Tuma (other)
Tuma may refer to: Places *Bab Tuma (Saint Thomas's Gate), borough of Damascus *Tuma-La Dalia, municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua *Tuma, a minor island in the Arnarvon Islands *Tuma, Russia, name of several inhabited localities in Russia People *Tůma (feminine Tůmová), Czech surname with multiple holders *Adolf Tuma (born 1956), Austrian painter *Hama Tuma (born 1950), Ethiopian poet *Romeu Tuma (1931–2010), Brazilian politician *Scott Tuma, American musician Other *Tuma MTE 224 VA, Swiss machine pistol *''Millettia peguensis'' or Tuma, a legume tree species *Tuma, a fictional character in the Bionicle universe *Tuma (cheese), Tuma or Toma, different varieties of cheese in Italy See also *Tumah {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab Tuma
Bab Tuma (, meaning: "Gate of Thomas") is a neighborhood located in the Old city of Damascus in Syria. It is one of the seven gates of Damascus, a geographic landmark of Christianity. Etymology The gate was named by the Byzantines to commemorate Thomas the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. History Ancient The Romans first built the seven gates of Damascus, the gate was dedicated to Venus around 2,000 years ago. Middle Ages The Ayyubid dynasty reconstructed it in the 13th century. Late modern period The Damascus affair happened in 1840, near Bab Tuma, when an Italian monk & his servant disappeared. The Christians accused the Jews of their disappearance, saying they extracted their blood to bake matzo. The neighborhood was the site of the 1860 massacre of Christians by a local interfaith mob, during the larger conflict between the Druze and Christians in Mount Lebanon. French noble, Alphonse de Lamartine visited Bab Tuma in 1832. It was also visite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuma-La Dalia
Tuma-La Dalia is a municipality in the Matagalpa Department of Nicaragua. The municipal seat is the town of La Dalia. The municipality takes its name from its two main towns: El Tuma and La Dalia. It is located 175 kilometers from the capital, Managua, and 45 kilometers from the city of Matagalpa, the departmental capital of the same name. Geography The municipal area is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Jinotega and El Cuá, to the south by the municipalities of Matiguás and San Ramón, to the east by the municipality of Rancho Grande, and to the west by the municipality of Matagalpa. The region is predominantly characterized by rugged and mountainous terrain with remnants of pine and cloud forests due to the elevations of the Darien and Isabelia ''Isabelia'' is an orchid genus formed by three tiny species and one natural hybrid, spread from the Northeast of Brazil to Argentina, which are closely related to the genus ''Constantia (plant), Constantia''. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnarvon Islands
Arnarvon Islands are a group of islands in Solomon Islands. They are located in Isabel Province and nearby to Wagina Island in Choiseul Province. Geography The Arnavon Islands consist of: * Major islands: *# Sikopo *# Kerehikapa *# Maleivona * Minor islands *# Tuma *# Leko Conservation area The Arnarvon Islands are home to the Arnarvon Marine Conservation Area, which encompasses between Santa Isabel and Choiseul islands in the Manning Straights. The Conservation Area was established in 1995 and was the first community-managed marine conservation area in Solomon Islands. It is a nesting ground for critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles. Sightings of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (''Tursiops aduncus'') have been confirmed in the Conservation Area. The Arnarvon Marine Conservation Area is identified as an area with high biodiversity and conservation values. Reef sites in the Arnarvon Marine Conservation Area were surveyed in 2014 around Kerehikapa and Sikopo within t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuma, Russia ; abolished in February 2011
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Tuma () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Tuma, Ryazan Oblast, a work settlement in Klepikovsky District of Ryazan Oblast ;Abolished localities * Tuma, Vladimir Oblast, a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Yuryev-Polsky District of Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, the oblast's population was 1,443,693. The UNESCO World Heritage L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tůma
Tůma (Czech feminine: Tůmová) is a Czech surname Czech names are composed of a given name and a family name (surname). Czechs typically get one given name – additional names may be chosen by themselves upon baptism but they generally use one. With marriage, the bride typically adopts the bride .... Notable people with the surname include: * Bohdan Tůma (born 1967), Czech actor and voice actor * František Tůma (1704–1774), Czech composer * Jana Tůmová (born 1974), Czech volleyball player * Jaroslav Tůma (born 1956), Czech organist * Marie Tůmová (1866–1925), Czech women's suffragist * Martin Tůma (born 1985), Czech ice hockey player * Milena Tůmová (), Czech ice dancer * Miloslava Tůmová-Záhorská (), Czechoslovak figure skater * Stanislav Tůma (born 1948), Czech wrestler * Zdeněk Tůma (born 1960), Czech economist {{Surname Czech-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Tuma
Adolf "Adi" Tuma (born 27 June 1956) is an Austrian painter and lithographer. His activities comprise decorative architecture, paintings, stamps and cancellations. Tuma's primary subject is nature. He is best known for his designs used for stamps by various postal administrations. In this context he has received a Silver Decoration to the Republic of Austria. Presently his works on stamps only contains more than 100 pieces. Artistic style and themes His free designs reflect his respect and love for nature in its widest sense. He is influenced by Friedensreich Hundertwasser Honors Yehudi Menuhin Trophy 2006 for Music Philately List of stamps (extract) for Austria * 1999 Europe 1999 * 2004 Cardinal Franz König * 2004 Catholics' Day * 2005 The Mauthausen Concentration Camp * 2005 50 years reopening of the (Austrian) National Theatre and State Opera House * 2006 China-Austria joint issue: “Guqin The ''guqin'' (; ) is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hama Tuma
Hama Tuma (born May 25, 1949) is an Ethiopian poet and writer in Amharic and English. Biography Tuma, born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, studied Law at Addis Ababa University and became an advocate for democracy and justice. His activism has resulted in bans by three different Ethiopian governments, a political response such further sharpened a satirical edge in his work and earned him a reputation as one of Ethiopia’s great contemporary satirists. He has travelled widely but currently lives in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ... with his wife and daughter. His books have been translated into English, Italian, French, and Hebrew. Bibliography * ''Kedada Chereka'' (novel) * ''Of Spades and Ethiopians'' (poetry; Free Ethiopian Press, 1991) * ''The Case of the Socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeu Tuma
Romeu Tuma (October 4, 1931 – October 26, 2010) was a Brazilian politician and a former director of the Federal Police. Tuma was born on October 4, 1931, in São Paulo, Brazil, to a family of Syrian descent. He died on October 26, 2010, of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring immediate medical intervention. There are different stages of organ dysfunction for certain different organs, both in acute and in chronic ..., in the Sirio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo, where he had been since September, suffering from infectious aphonia. References 1931 births 2010 deaths Brazilian people of Syrian descent Deaths from multiple organ failure Politicians from São Paulo Brazilian Labour Party (1981) politicians Brazilian police officers Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) {{Brazil-Senator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Tuma
Scott Tuma is a musician from Chicago who is best known for his live performances and also for having played guitar in the pioneering alt-country band Souled American. Since his departure from Souled American in the late 1990s Tuma has released numerous solo albums, performed and recorded with Chicago's Boxhead Ensemble, and collaborated with members of the band Zelienople in a project dubbed Good Stuff House. Discography * 2001 ''Hard Again'' (Atavistic Records) * 2003 ''The River 1 2 3 4'' ( Truckstop Records) * 2008 ''Not For Nobody'' ( Digitalis Recordings) * 2009 ''Taradiddle With Mike Weis'' LP ( Digitalis Recordings) * 2010 ''Peeper/Love Songs Loud and Lonely'' - Split with Brothers Pus ( Bathetic) * 2010 ''Dandelion'' ( Digitalis Recordings) * 2014 "Hard Again / The River 1 2 3 4 (2xLP) ( Scissor Tail Editions) * 2014 'Cracker Where am I?' Cassette' ( Bathetic -Dynasty at Ghost Town' * 2015 Eyrie ( Immune) * 2016 "Ragged Hollow 12" Split w/ Nevada Greene" ( Hitt Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuma MTE 224 VA
The Tuma MTE 224 VA is a machine pistol of Swiss origin and is manufactured by Solothurn. History The gun was competing in the Offensive Handgun Weapon System (OHWS) programm by SOCOM but lost to the HK MK23. It also never went into full production. Characteristics Tuma MTE 224 VA is chambered in the .224 Voboril/ 5.56x23mm calibre, semi-automatic and fully automatic fire is possible. Its components are made from chrome nickel-molybdenum steel and 'space technology' type alloys, it can resist longer periods of salty rain and water depths down to 50m. The .224 Voboril cartridge is a 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge necked down to 5.7mm. Pop culture The Tuma MTE-224 is featured in Alliance of Valiant Arms See also * Colt SCAMP * Heckler & Koch MP7 * ST Kinetics CPW * Modern Sub Machine Carbine * Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ-MS * Brügger & Thomet MP9 The Brügger & Thomet MP9 () is a submachine gun chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge that is designed and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millettia Peguensis
''Millettia peguensis'', the Moulmein rosewood (Bengali: তূমা Tuma), is a legume tree species in the genus ''Millettia''. It is native to Lower Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ... and Siam. This is a relatively rare tree as compared to pongam ('' Pongamia pinnata'') that is very similar looking, but more common in India. Pongam has white flowers while the ''Milletia'' flowers are bright pink. Pongam has more elongated tip to leaves, while those of ''M. peguensis'' are more oval. The plant is a food source for the '' Jamides bochus'' caterpillar. No medicinal or other uses are reported for this plant but the common name Moulmein rosewood suggests that its timber is probably hard, heavy and as useful as some of other rosewoods. The tree is easily propagat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bionicle
Bionicle (stylized all caps) is a discontinued line of Lego construction toys marketed primarily towards 8-to-16-year-olds. The line was launched in 2001, originally as a subsidiary of Lego's Technic series. Over the following decade, it became one of the company's biggest-selling properties, turning into a franchise and subsequently becoming one of the factors in saving Lego from its financial crisis of the late 1990s. Despite a planned twenty-year tenure, the theme was discontinued in 2010, citing low sales, but was rebooted in 2015 for a further two years. A single new set was given out free with large purchases in 2023. Unlike previous Lego themes, Bionicle was accompanied by an original story that was told across a multimedia spectrum, including books, comics, games, and animated films. It primarily depicts the exploits of the Toa, heroic biomechanical beings with innate elemental abilities whose duty is to protect and maintain peace throughout their universe. Bionicle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
