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Van (city)
A van is a road vehicle. Van, VAN and other capitalizations may refer to: People and fictional characters * Van (Dutch), ''van'' (Dutch), a common prefix in Dutch language surnames * Van (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Van (surname), including a list of people Places Canada * Vancouver, largest city in British Columbia Iran * Van, Iran a village Turkey * Lake Van, a lake in eastern Turkey * Kingdom of Van, an Iron Age civilization centered on Lake Van (860–590 BC) * Van, Turkey, a city on the east shore of Lake Van * Van Province, a modern Turkish province ** Van (electoral district), the electoral district of the province ** Eyalet of Van, the province during the Ottoman Empire (1548–1864) ** Van Vilayet, the province during the later Ottoman period (1875–1922) United Kingdom * Van, Caerphilly, a suburb east of Caerphilly, Wales * Van, Llanidloes, a hamlet in Wales United States * Van, Arkansas, an uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van (Dutch)
''van'' () is a very common prefix in Dutch language surnames, where it is known as a . In those cases it nearly always refers to a certain, often quite distant, ancestor's Toponymic surname, place of origin or residence; for example, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ludwig ''van Beethoven'' "from Beethoven" (maybe Bettenhoven) and Rembrandt van Rijn, Rembrandt ''van Rijn'' "from the Rhine". ''Van'' is also a preposition in the Dutch language, Dutch and Afrikaans language, Afrikaans languages, meaning "of" or "from" depending on the context (similar to ''wikt:da, da'', ''wikt:de, de'', ''wikt:di, di'' and ''wikt:di, do'' in the Romance languages). In surnames, it can appear by itself or in combination with an Article (grammar), article (compare French language, French ''de la'', ''du'', ''de l). The most common cases of this are ''van de'', ''van der'' and ''van den'', where the articles are all current or archaic forms of the article ''de'' "the". Less common are ''van het'' and ''van 't' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van, Texas
Van is a city located in southeastern Van Zandt County, Texas, United States, approximately 26 miles northwest of Tyler. Its population was 2,664 at the 2020 census. The town draws its name from an early settler and school teacher, Henry Vance. History Van's first settlers in the area had arrived by the time of the Civil War. By 1874, the town was named Swindall for George Swindall, who donated land for a school west of the present business district and land north of that site in 1891 to the Methodist Church. In 1894, schoolteacher Henry Vance, the town's namesake, established a post office, and the name Van was chosen when the post office renamed the community. A Pure Oil company survey near the town in 1927 led to the discovery of oil by W.T. Jarman on October 13, 1929. The Jarman no. 1 well flowed 147 barrels of oil from the Woodbine Formation at a depth of . Sun Oil, Shell Petroleum, the Texas Company, Pure Oil, and Humble became co-owners of the field, with Pure Oil as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsubishi Van
The is a range of vans and pickup trucks designed and built by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors since 1968. It was originally based on a cabover van and pickup truck introduced the previous year, also called the Delica, its name a contraction of the English language phrase ''Delivery car''. This pickup truck, and a commercial van derived from it has received many names in export markets, being sold as the L300 (later L400) in Europe, Jamaica (discontinued after the third generation) and New Zealand, Express and Starwagon in Australia, and plain Mitsubishi Van and Wagon in the United States. The passenger car versions were known as Delica Star Wagon from 1979 until the 1994 introduction of the Delica Space Gear, which became simply Space Gear in Europe at least. The most recent version (not available as a commercial vehicle) is called the Delica D:5. With the exception of the first, versions of all generations are still being sold in various international markets. In Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Ferit Melen Airport
Van Ferit Melen Airport is an airport in Van, a city in the eastern region of Turkey. It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ... Ferit Melen (1906–1988). Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Van Airport: Traffic Statistics Incidents and accidents * On 29 December 1994, Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to the airport, killing 57 of the 76 people on board. References External links * * Van, Turkey Airports in Turkey Buildings and structures in Van Province Transport in Van Province {{Van-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Railway
The Van Railway was a standard gauge railway in mid Wales. The line was built in 1871 to link the highly productive lead mines at Van, Llanidloes, Van, near Llanidloes to the main Cambrian Railways, Cambrian line at Caersws. The mines closed in 1920, but the railway remained open until 1940. Route The line ran westwards from Caersws along the Cerist and Trannon river valleys, with railway halt, halts at Red House, Trefeglwys, Cerist and Garth & Van Road. An underground railway portal has been restored at the mine site. Traffic Passengers were carried from 1873 until 1879. General freight was carried by the Cambrian Railways in 1896, to which company the line was leased. The railway was a private venture by George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry, Earl Vane, who also leased the mine to the mining company and was the chairman of the Cambrian Railway Company. It was built by David Davies of Llandinam, the contractor and colliery owner. John Ceiriog Hughes Until his deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covered Goods Wagon
A covered goods wagon or covered goods van (United Kingdom) is a railway goods wagon which is designed for the transportation of moisture-susceptible goods and therefore fully enclosed by sides and a fixed roof. They are often referred to simply as covered wagons, and this is the term used by the International Union of Railways (UIC). Since the introduction of the UIC classification of goods wagons, international classification for goods wagons by the UIC in the 1960s a distinction has been drawn between ordinary and special covered wagons. Other types of wagon, such as refrigerated vans and goods wagons with opening roofs, are closely related to covered wagons from a design point of view. Similar freight cars in North America are called boxcars. Covered goods wagons for transporting part-load or parcel goods are almost as old as the railway itself. Because part-load goods were the most common freight in the early days of the railway, the covered van was then the most important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Van Yerevan
FC Van Yerevan () was an Armenian football club from the capital Yerevan, founded in 1990. History This club is named in honor of the Armenian historic city of Van, which was once the capital of the Urartu Kingdom. The club participated in the first Armenian soccer championship, which took fifth place overall. During the six seasons the club has always participated in the Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea .... The team has strong problems, and the place occupied by the team were in the range from 4th to 10th position. But so, the club was disbanded in 1997 at the end of the championship. League record Coaching history * Azad Mangasarian (1992) * Arsen Chilingaryan (1992–1993) * Edward Asoyan (1993–1995) * Varuzhan Sukiasyan (1995) * Lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Van
Football Club Van () is an Football in Armenia, Armenian professional association football, football club based in Charentsavan, Kotayk Province. History FC Van was founded on 31 May 2019 in the town of Charentsavan, Kotayk Province, by Armenian-Russian businessman Oleg Ghukasov. The club will take part in the 2019–20 Armenian First League season. On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Van had been given a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League for the 2020–21 Armenian Premier League, 2020–21 season. On 31 July 2020, Vice-president Karen Barseghyan announced that he was stepping down as head coach to concentrate on being vice-president, with Sevada Arzumanyan being appointed as the club's new head coach. On 2 February 2021, Van announced that Artur Asoyan had replaced Sevada Arzumanyan as their Head Coach. Domestic Current squad ''For recent transfers, see List of Armenian football transfers summer 2024#Van, Transfers summer 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van's Aircraft
Van's Aircraft, Inc. is an American Homebuilt aircraft, kit aircraft manufacturer founded by Richard VanGrunsven in 1973. The Van's RV series aircraft are all-aluminum, low-wing monoplanes of monocoque construction. In 2023, over 11,000 Van's aircraft were flying worldwide, making up one third of the USA's experimental aircraft fleet. The Van's Aircraft factory is located at Aurora State Airport, Oregon. The company filed for Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2023. History The company was founded by Richard VanGrunsven, Richard "Dick" VanGrunsven in 1973. In 2013, the company announced it would begin selling assembled RV-12 model aircraft as well on a limited basis. In December 2017, the company reported that its 10,000th aircraft had flown, an Van's Aircraft RV-7, RV-7 built in Martinsburg, West Virginia. As of November 2019, about 10,600 RV kits had been completed and flown, and thousands more are under construction. Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NGP VAN
NGP VAN, Inc. is an American privately owned voter database and web hosting service provider used by the Democratic Party, Democratic campaigns, and other non-profit organizations authorized by the Democratic Party. The platform or service is used by political and social campaigns for fundraising, campaign finance compliance, field organizing, and digital organizing. NGP VAN, Inc. was formerly known as Voter Activation Network, Inc. and changed its name to NGP VAN, Inc. in January 2011. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Washington, D.C. In 2009, the company was the largest partisan provider of campaign compliance software, used by most Democratic members of Congress. The company's services have been utilized by clients such as the Obama 2008 presidential campaign, the Obama 2012 presidential campaign, the Hillary Rodham Clinton 2016 presidential campaign, the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign, the British Liberal Democrats, and the Liberal Party of Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EUROMAT
The European Gaming and Amusement Federation (EUROMAT) is a Brussels-based federation of European trade associations representing the gaming and amusement industry at European Union level. Organisation History The European Gaming and Amusement Federation (EUROMAT) was established in 1979. Its secretariat is located in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium and the ''de facto'' capital of the European Union (EU).It is the ''de facto'' EU capital as it hosts all major political institutions—though Parliament formally votes in Strasbourg, most political work is carried out in Brussels—and as such is considered the capital by definition. However, it is not formally declared in that language, though its position is spelled out in the Treaty of Amsterdam. See #European Union, the section dedicated to this issue. Although EUROMAT mainly follows European political developments, it also endeavours to monitor international developments as they happen. Structure As of 2023, the federat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VAN Magazine
''VAN'' is an online independent magazine devoted to classical music. Published weekly in German and English, it launched in January 2016, styling itself as "a fanzine for music lovers, music professionals and followers of the arts." Its name comes from the surname of Ludwig van Beethoven. Unlike many other classical music publications, such as '' Gramophone, Opera News,'' and '' Das Opernglas, VAN'' caters to a younger audience of classical music fans and professionals. Its focus on news and stories that center on non-mainstream voices, perspectives, and stories within classical music has earned it comparisons to Pitchfork''. ''VAN'' first received international attention in February, 2016, when its interview with Austrian composer Georg Friedrich Haas was written about in ''The New York Times.'' It was the first time that Haas had, in his words, "come out" as the dominant in a BDSM relationship with his wife. The Haas interview was also referenced in a Quartz article on BDSM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
