Matta may refer to:
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Mata, Israel
Mata ( he, מַטָּע, ''lit.'' Grove) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Jerusalem corridor near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Etymology
"The name ''mata ...
, a moshav in Israel, southwest of Jerusalem; also spelt Matta
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Matta, Punjab, a Union Council of Kasur District, Pakistan
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Matta, Russia, a village in Megyuryonsky Rural Okrug in the Megino-Kangalassky District in the Sakha Republic
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Matta, Suriname, an indigenous village in Suriname
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Matta (river)
The Matta (russian: Матта; sah, Маатта) is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Sinyaya. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Course
The river begins in the southern area of the Lena Plateau. ...
, a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia
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Matta River (Virginia), United States
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Matta, Swat
Matta ( ps, مټه) is a town in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
It is located about from the central city of Mingora
Mingora ( ps, مینګورہ, ur, ) is a city in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. ...
, a city in Swat, NWFP Pakistan, the main centre of TNSM
People
Sport
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Svein Mathisen (1952–2011), Norwegian footballer with nickname Matta
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Cristiano da Matta
Cristiano Monteiro da Matta (born 19 September 1973) is a Brazilian former professional racing driver. He won the CART Championship in 2002, and drove in Formula One with the Toyota team from 2003 to 2004.
Career biography
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(born 1973), Brazilian auto racing driver
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Thad Matta
Thad Michael Matta (born July 11, 1967) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team. From 2004 to 2017, Matta led the Ohio State Buckeyes to five Big Ten Conference regular se ...
(born 1967), American college basketball coach
Other fields
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Basheer Matta
Basheer Ahmad Khan Matta ( ps, بشیر احمد خان مټه; ur, بشیر احمد خان مٹہ) is a Pashtun nationalist politician and historian who is a senior leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). He is a supporter of the Pa ...
, Pakistani politician
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Matta (chief), a chief of Siwistan in the 7th century A.D.
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Abouna Matta El Meskeen (1919–2006), Coptic Orthodox monk
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Gordon Matta-Clark
Gordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren; June 22, 1943 – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s. He was also a pioneer in the field of socially engaged food art.
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(1943–1978), American artist
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Liana Fiol Matta (born 1946), Puerto Rican jurist
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Roberto Matta
Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren (; November 11, 1911 – November 23, 2002), better known as Roberto Matta, was one of Chile's best-known painters and a seminal figure in 20th century abstract expressionist and surrealist art.
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(1911–2002), one of Chile's best-known painters
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Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar (1947–2006), Brazilian soldier
Other uses
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Matta (restaurant), a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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''Matta'' (spider), a genus of spiders in the family Tetrablemmidae
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Matta rice
RoseMatta rice (also known as Palakkadan/Kerala Matta rice, or Kaje Rice) ( ml, കേരള മട്ട, Tulu:കജെ അരി) is an indigenous variety of rice grown in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It is known for its coarsen ...
, a variety of rice grown in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India
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