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Events

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Moro Crater massacre The First Battle of Bud Dajo, also known as the Moro Crater Massacre, was a counterinsurgency action conducted by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps against the Moro people in March 1906, during the Moro Rebellion ...
(1906), an engagement in the Philippine–American War * Moro River Campaign (1943), a World War II campaign between Allied and German forces on the Moro river and its headwaters in Italy *
Moro insurgency in the Philippines The Moro conflictFernandez, Maria. (2017). Implementing Peace and Development in the Bangsamoro: Potentials and Constraints of Socio-Economic Programs for Conflict-Affected Areas in Southern Philippines (1913-2015). 10.13140/RG.2.2.14829.3376 ...
(1969–2014), an ethnoreligious conflict in the Philippines between the predominantly-Catholic government and Muslim separatists


Ethnic groups

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Moro people The Moro people or Bangsamoro people are the 13 Muslim-majority ethnolinguistic Austronesian groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan, native to the region known as the Bangsamoro (lit. ''Moro nation'' or ''Moro country''). As Muslim-majority ...
, a mostly Muslim people of southern Philippines *
Moors The term Moor is an Endonym and exonym, exonym used in European languages to designate the Muslims, Muslim populations of North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Iberian Peninsula (particularly al-Andalus) during the Middle Ages. Moors are not a s ...
, the English variation of the Spanish term ''moro'' referring to Muslim inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa during the Middle Ages *
Sri Lankan Moors Sri Lankan Moors (; Arwi: ; ; formerly Ceylon Moors; colloquially referred to as Sri Lankan Muslims) are an ethnic minority group in Sri Lanka, comprising 9.3% of the country's total population. Most of them are native speakers of the Tamil langua ...
or Ceylon Moors, an ethnic group *
Indian Moors Indian Moors were a grouping of people who existed in Sri Lanka predominantly during its colonial period. They were distinguished by their Muslim faith whose origins traced back to the British Raj. Therefore, Indian Moors refer to a number of eth ...
, an ethnic group * Moro people, also known as the
Ayoreo people The Ayoreo (Ayoreode, Ayoréo, Ayoréode) are an indigenous people of the Gran Chaco. They live in an area surrounded by the Paraguay, Pilcomayo, Parapetí, and Grande Rivers, spanning both Bolivia and Paraguay. There are approximately 5,600 ...
, an indigenous people of Bolivia and Paraguay * Moro Nuba people, a subgroup of the Nuba people in southern Sudan *
Moru people Moru is an ethnic group of South Sudan. Most of them live in Western Equatoria. They speak Moru language, Moru, a Central Sudanic languages, Central South Sudanic language. Many members of this ethnicity are Christians, most being members of the Pr ...
, an ethnic group in South Sudan *
Moroccans Moroccans () are the Moroccan nationality law, citizens and nationals of the Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco. The country's population is predominantly composed of Arabs and Berbers (Amazigh). The term also applies more broadly to any people who ...
, shortened form or slang referring to people from Morocco, sometimes used among immigrant communities


Languages

* Moro, an alternative name for the
Ayoreo language Ayoreo is a Zamucoan language spoken in both Paraguay and Bolivia. It is also known as Morotoco, Moro, Ayoweo, Ayoré, and Pyeta Yovai. However, the name "Ayoreo" is more common in Bolivia, and "Morotoco" in Paraguay. It is spoken by the Ayo ...
, spoken in Peru and Bolivia *
Moro language (Nigeria) Moro is an East Kainji languages, East Kainji language of NigeriaBlench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixing in the Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 59–10 ...
, an East Kainji language spoken in Nigeria *
Moro language Moro is a Kordofanian language spoken in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, Sudan. It is part of the Western group of West Central Heiban Kordofonian languages and belongs to the Niger-Congo phylum.Gibbard, George, Rohde, Hannah, and Rose, Sh ...
, a Kordofanian language spoken in southern Sudan by the Moro Nuba people * Moru language, spoken in South Sudan by the Moru people


Places


Africa

* Moro, Kwara, a Local Government Area in Kwara State * Moro River (Mano River), a tributary of the Mano River in Sierra Leone and Liberia; see
List of rivers of Sierra Leone This is a list of rivers in Sierra Leone. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean * Great Scarcies River (Kolenté River) * Little Scarcies River (Kaba Rive ...


Asia

* Moro Station, Japanese railway station *
Moro, Pakistan Moro () is a city in the Naushahro Feroze District, of Sindh, Pakistan. The city is administratively subdivided into 12 Union councils. and is located on National highway (N5) in the centre of Sindh at an altitude of 28 m (95 ft) and is ...
, a city in Sindh province *
Moro Province Moro Province was a province of the Philippines consisting of the regions of Zamboanga, Lanao, Cotabato, Davao, and Jolo. It was later split into provinces and regions organized under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, along with the for ...
, a former province of the Philippines * Moro, a district of
Karimun Regency The Karimun Regency is located in the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. Besides the central island of Great Karimun, the regency also includes the island of Kundur and over 240 lesser islands. The district covers a land area of 1,339.9 km ...
, Riau Islands, Indonesia


Europe

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Moro (Italian river) The Moro is a river in Italy. It is located in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. Its source is located near Guardiagrele. The river flows northeast past Orsogna and Lanciano before flowing into the Adriatic Sea near ...
, a river in Italy *
Moro (Ribadesella) Moru is one of nine parishes (administrative divisions) in Ribadesella, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and ...
, a parish of Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain * Móró, the Hungarian name for Morău village,
Cornești, Cluj Cornești (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Bârlea (''Ónok''), Cornești, Igriția (''Kisigrice''), Lujerdiu (''Lózsárd''), Morău (''Móró''), Stoiana (''Esztény''), Tiocu de Jos (''Als ...
, Romania


North America

* Moro, former name of
Taft, California Taft (formerly Moron, Moro, and Siding Number Two) is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Taft is located west-southwest of Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield, at an ...
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Moro, Oregon Moro is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. The population was 324 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sherman County. It’s currently the least-populous county seat in Oregon. Moro was incorporated on February 17, 1899, ...
, the county seat of Sherman County, Oregon *
Moro Township, Madison County, Illinois Moro Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of ...
, a township in Madison County, Illinois *
Moro, Illinois Moro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 387. Moro, like all of Madison County, is part of the Illinois Metro-East region of t ...
, an unincorporated community in Madison County, Illinois * Moro Plantation, a
plantation Plantations are farms specializing in cash crops, usually mainly planting a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Plantations, centered on a plantation house, grow crops including cotton, cannabis, tob ...
in Aroostook County, Maine


Other uses

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Moro (chocolate bar) Moro is the brand name of a caramel and nougat layered chocolate bar currently made by Cadbury and sold in Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East. This type is similar to the Mars bar or American-style Milky Way bar. The name was al ...
, a brand of chocolate bar made by Cadbury * Moro (surname), a surname *
Moro Movement {{Use dmy dates, date=August 2014 The aim of the Moro Movement of Isatabu, in Solomon Islands, has been described as "Sai lima horohoro tuali" – "Putting lands together in living as before". A movement for social economic and political impro ...
, a social, political, and economic movement in the Solomon Islands * Moro, a
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formerly used by several Polish military formations * Moro, a wolf-god in the Studio Ghibli animated film ''
Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated historical drama, historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Set in the Muromachi period of Japanese history, the film follows Ashitaka, a young Emishi prince who journeys west to cure his curs ...
'' * Moro, a cultivar of the
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*Moro, a character in ''Dragon Ball Super'' series *Moro, a character in 1988
Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
film '' The Needle'' played by
Viktor Tsoi Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (, ; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Russian singer-songwriter and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and influential bands in the history of Russian music. Born and raised in Leningrad (mode ...


See also

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Moor (disambiguation) Moor or Moors may refer to: Nature and ecology * Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils. People * Moor (surname) * Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the ...
* Moros y cristianos (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages