Batu City
Batu, officially the City of Batu (, ), is a Cities of Indonesia, city in the East Java Province of Indonesia. It is about 20 km to the northwest of Malang. Formerly, it was a part of Malang Regency; but in June 2001, Batu became an independe ...
, a city in East Java, Indonesia
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Batu Islands
The Batu Islands are an archipelago of Indonesia located in the Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Sumatra, between Nias and Siberut. The three primary islands, of approximately equal size, are Pini, Tanahmasa, and Tanahbala. There are seven ...
, an archipelago of Indonesia
* Batu, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
* Batu, Kuala Lumpur, an area in Malaysia
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Batu (town)
Batu, formally known by its exonym Zway or Ziway,Batu Lintang camp, a World War II Japanese POW and civilian internee camp at Kuching, Sarawak
* Batu Tara, a small isolated island of Indonesia in the Flores Sea
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Mount Batu
Mount Batu is one of the highest of the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia, as well as of the Oromia Region
Oromia (, ) is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Under Article 49 of 1995 Constitut ...
, Ethiopia
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Batu (federal constituency)
Batu is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories of Malaysia, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is ...
, represented in the Dewan Rakyat (Malaysian Parliament)
People
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Batu (given name)
Batu is a common masculine Central Asian name.
In Turkish, "Batu" means "Prevailing", and/or "Preponderant". It also connotes "The West" since "Batu" resembles the word "Batı" which means "west" in Turkish.
In Mongolian, "Batu" means firm/stabl ...
, Turkic given name
* Batu (surname), list of people with the surname
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Batu Khan
Batu Khan (–1255) was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire established after Genghis Khan's demise. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus a grandson of Genghis Khan. His '' ulus'' ruled over the Kievan ...
( – 1255), a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde
* Batu (group), a Brazilian-influenced music group from London
*Batu or Batupuei people in Matupi, Chin State, Myanmar (Burma)
* Saru Batu Savcı Bey (died 1287), elder brother of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
Trade unions
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Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists
The Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions (BATU) was a federation bringing together trade unionists in Asia.
History
The federation was established on 20 December 1963, at a conference in Manila. It was a regional federation of the International Fede ...
, former trade union federation
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Building and Allied Trades' Union
The Building and Allied Trades' Union (BATU) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry and furniture trade in Ireland.
Forerunners
Bricklayers in Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland ...
, Irish trade union
Other uses
*Batu, slang used in Hawaii to describe crystal
methamphetamine
Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug use, recreational or Performance-enhancing substance, performance-enhancing drug and less commonly as a secon ...
Taíno
The Taíno are the Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, Indigenous peoples of the Greater Antilles and surrounding islands. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the principal inhabitants of most of what is now The ...
origin, similar to volleyball.
*Batu, a fictional character in the book '' Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones''
* Batu language, a Tivoid language of Nigeria
*Battu, a fictional character in the Nickelodeon India animated TV series '' Gattu Battu''
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