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ميت الشيخ

ميت الشيخ إحدى قرى مركز قطور التابع لمحافظة الغربية بجمهورية مصر العربية.
السكان
بلغ عدد سكان ميت الشيخ 9,343 نسمة، حسب الإحصاء الرسمي لعام 2006.
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قائمة قرى محافظة الغربية
مصادر
الوحدة المحلية لقرية بلتاج (قطور)
عبقة أريجية

عبقة أريجية (الاسم العلمي:Osmanthus fragrans) هي من النباتات تتبع العبقة من ال الزيتونية.
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العبقة
مراجع
أشجار النيبال
عبقة أريجية
عبقة أريجية
نباتات أسام
نباتات الصين
نباتات الهند الصينية
نباتات اليابان
نباتات بوتان
نباتات تايوان
نباتات جنوب شرق آسيا
نباتات سيتشوان
نباتات طبية
نباتات قويتشو
نباتات مستخدمة في الطب الصيني التقليدي
نباتات مقاطعة يونان
عبقة أريجية
عبقة أريجية
NGC 1247

NGC 1247 في الفهرس العام الجديد، هي مجرة، تقع في كوكبة النهر. اكتشفت في 10 ديسمبر 1798 بواسطة ويليام هيرشل.
مراجع
روابط خارجية
أجرام الفهرس العام الجديد
أجرام فلكية اكتشفت في 1798
اكتشافات ويليام هيرشل
كوكبة النهر
مجرات حلزونية
357 BC

357 BC
Year 357 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rutilus and Imperiosus (or, less frequently, year 397 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 357 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Persian Empire
Rhodes falls to the Persian satrap Mausolus of Halicarnassus.
See Purim
Thrace
The Athenian general and mercenary commander, Chares and the Euboean mercenary Charidemus regain the Thracian Chersonese for Athens from the Thracian king Cersobleptes. Charidemus receives, from Athens, a golden crown for his part in the victory.
Macedonia
The Macedonian general, Parmenion, wins a great victory over the Illyrians. King Philip II of Macedon, having disposed of an Illyrian threat, occupies the Athenian city of Amphipolis (which commands the gold mines of Mount Pangaion). Philip II now has control of the strategic city which secures the eastern frontier of Macedonia and gives him access into Thrace.
Philip II of Macedon marries Olympias, the Molossian princess of Epirus thus helping to stabilize Macedonia's western frontier.
Sicily
The brother-in-law of Dionysius I, Dion, exiled from Syracuse in 366 BC by Dionysius II, assembles a force of 1,500 mercenaries at Zacynthus and sails to Sicily. Dion wrests power from the weak Dionysius II, who is exiled and flees to Locri.
Rome
Gaius Marcius Rutilus elected Consul
Births
Deaths
Chabrias, Athenian general
References
Pat Murphy (Iowa politician)

Pat Murphy (Iowa politician)
Patrick Joseph Murphy (born August 24, 1959) is an American politician who served as Iowa State Representative from the 99th District and Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives; Murphy was also the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 1st congressional district in 2014. He also previously served as Minority Leader from 2003 to 2007. Murphy is a Democrat and served in the Iowa House after winning a special election in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iowahousedemocrats.org/2007/06/speaker-of-house-pat-murphy.html |title=."/> He received his BA from Loras College.
Pat Murphy served 12 terms in the Iowa House of Representatives. He served on the Appropriations, Labor and Transportation committees. Throughout his term in the House, he had worked on numerous issues related to human services, health care, and appropriations. As House Speaker he has championed a number of Democratic priorities including raising the minimum wage, increasing K-12 teacher salaries to the national average, expanding preschool programs, promoting "green jobs" by encouraging the expansion of Iowa's renewable energy industry, expanding health insurance coverage, and supporting Iowa's veterans.
Murphy was re-elected in 2012 with 10,098 votes.
2014 U.S. Congressional campaign
On June 3, Murphy won the Democratic nomination in a five-way primary to replace four-term Democrat Bruce Braley, who was giving up the seat to run for United States Senate. Murphy lost to Republican nominee and fellow Dubuque resident Rod Blum in the general election on November 4. Murphy was succeeded in the state house by one of his former pages, Abby Finkenauer, who would go on to unseat Blum in 2018.
References
External links
Representative Pat Murphy at the Iowa General Assembly site
Pat Murphy for Congress official campaign site
Living people
1959 births
Loras College alumni
Speakers of the Iowa House of Representatives
Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Politicians from Dubuque, Iowa
Peter Lowe (cricketer)

Peter Lowe (cricketer)
Peter John Lowe (7 January 1935 – 4 August 1988) was an English cricketer. Lowe was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
Lowe made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Oxford University at Edgbaston in 1964. He was not required to bat in this match, while behind the stumps he took 2 catches. These was his only major appearance for Warwickshire.
He died at Avon Gorge, Bristol on 4 August 1988.
References
External links
Peter Lowe at ESPNcricinfo
Peter Lowe at CricketArchive
1935 births
1988 suicides
1988 deaths
Cricketers from Sutton Coldfield
English cricketers
Warwickshire cricketers
Suicides by jumping in England
Wicket-keepers
مانويل غارسيا

مانويل غارسيا (8 يوليو 1988 روساريو الأرجنتين - ) هو لاعب كرة قدم أرجنتيني يلعب كحارس مرمى.
روابط خارجية
مراجع
لاعبو كرة قدم رجالية مغتربون في تشيلي
أشخاص على قيد الحياة
حراس مرمى كرة قدم رجالية
رياضيون أرجنتينيون مغتربون في تشيلي
رياضيون من روساريو
لاعبو الدوري الأرجنتيني برايم بي
لاعبو الدوري التشيلي لكرة القدم الدرجة الثانية
لاعبو الدوري التشيلي لكرة القدم الدرجة الممتازة
لاعبو أنتوفاغاستا
لاعبو جيمناسيا لابلاتا
لاعبو دوري الدرجة الأولى الأرجنتيني
لاعبو روزاريو سنترال
لاعبو كرة قدم أرجنتينيون
لاعبو كرة قدم رجالية أرجنتينيون
لاعبو كرة قدم رجالية أرجنتينيون مغتربون
لاعبو كرة قدم مغتربون أرجنتينيون
لاعبو كرة قدم مغتربون في تشيلي
لاعبو كرة قدم من روساريو
لاعبو هوراكان
مواليد 1988
József Kenyeres

József Kenyeres (born March 2, 1955, in Esztergom) is a former Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
In 1976 he was part of the Hungarian team which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored eleven goals.
Four years later he finished fourth with the Hungarian team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored five goals.
References
1955 births
Living people
Hungarian male handball players
Olympic handball players for Hungary
Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
People from Esztergom
Sportspeople from Komárom-Esztergom County
(35156) 1993 FH59

(35156) 1993 FH59
1993 أف إتش 59 (ويعرف أيضًا باسم (35156) 1993 أف إتش 59 وفق تسمية الكوكب الصغير) ؛ هو كويكب ضمن حزام الكويكبات.
اكتُشف هذا الجُرم الفلكي بواسطة في 19 مارس 1993، وترتيبه 35156 من حيث الاكتشاف.
الوصف
اكتُشف في 19 مارس 1993 في مرصد لاسيلا، الواقع في صحراء أتاكاما، إقليم كوكيمبو في تشيلي، بواسطة مشروع . وقد رصد المشروع 691 مشاهدة للكويكب إلى غاية 8 يوليو 2021 بتوقيت منطقة المحيط الهادئ، أي في مدة قدرها 10,312 يومًا (28.3 عام). تستغرق الفترة المدارية للكويكب 2,040 يومًا (5.6 عام).
الخصائص المدارية
يتميز مدار هذا الكويكب بنصف محور رئيسي يبلغ 3.15 وحدة فلكية، وحضيض قدره 2.55 وحدة فلكية، وانحراف قدره 0.192 وزاوية ميلان 1.7 درجة بالنسبة لمسار الشمس. بسبب هذه الخصائص، أي نصف المحور الرئيسي بين 2 و3.2 وحدة فلكية وحضيض أكبر من 1,666 وحدة فلكية، يُصنف هذا الجُرم الفلكي وفقًا لقاعدة بيانات مختبر الدفع النفاث لأجرام النظام الشمسي الصغيرة كائنًا من حزام الكويكبات الرئيسي.
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قائمة الكواكب الصغيرة
المراجع
وصلات خارجية
أجرام فلكية اكتشفت في 1993
حزام الكويكبات
كواكب صغيرة مسماة
فو تشونغ

فو تشونغ هو سياسي صيني، ولد في 23 يونيو 1900 في في الصين، وتوفي في 28 يوليو 1989 في بكين في الصين. نشط حزبياً في الحزب الشيوعي الصيني.
مراجع
أشخاص في الحرب الأهلية الصينية
ثوريون صينيون
خريجو جامعة موسكو سون يات سين
مواليد 1900
وفيات 1989
سياسيون من لوزهاو
Birsel Vardarlı

Birsel Vardarlı Demirmen (born Birsel Vardarlı on 12 July 1984) is a Turkish former basketball player. She is considered to be one of the best Turkish female basketball players.
Vardarlı Demirmen played thirteen seasons for Fenerbahçe, where she won twenty two trophies. She was also the captain of the team for seven seasons. After announcing retirement in June 2019, her number 7 was retired by Fenerbahçe in December 2019.
She made 243 appearances for the Turkey women's national basketball team. She won silver medal in EuroBasket 2011 and bronze in EuroBasket 2013 with the team.
Early life
Vardarlı-Demirmen was born in Izmir. She has two siblings. After playing football, she started playing basketball at the age of 11. She moved from Izmir to Istanbul at the age of 16 to play for Migrosspor.
Professional career
Migrosspor
Vardarlı-Demirmen started her professional career in Migrosspor and played there for 6 seasons. In her last season at Migrosspor, she contributed her team to play in the 2006 Turkish Cup final.
Fenerbahçe
She signed with Fenerbahçe in the summer of 2006. After the 2011–12 season, Nevriye Yılmaz's contract expired and Vardarlı-Demirmen became the captain of Fenerbahçe. She played 675 games for Fenerbahçe in 13 seasons and won 22 trophies, including 10 Turkish Super League, 6 Turkish Cups and 6 Turkish Presidential Cups. She also played in the EuroLeague finals in 2013, 2014 and 2017.
Vardarlı-Demirmen announced her retirement in June 2019.
Personal life
Birsel Vardarlı married Emre Demirmen in June 2014. The couple has a daughter named Lina.
Honors
Turkish Super League
Winners (10): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
Turkish Cup
Winners (6): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019
Turkish Presidential Cup
Winners (6): 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Turkey women's national team
EuroBasket 2011:
EuroBasket 2013:
See also
Turkish women in sports
References
External links
Birsel Vardarlı Demirmen at FIBA Basketball Archive
1984 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Fenerbahçe women's basketball players
Migrosspor basketball players
Olympic basketball players for Turkey
Point guards
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from İzmir
Turkish women's basketball players
هنري سيزر

هنري سيزر هو هايتي، ولد في 1791 في هايتي، وتوفي في 1830.
مراجع
أشخاص شهدوا الثورة الهاييتية
قراصنة في القرن 19
قراصنة هايتيون
مواليد 1791
وفيات 1830
NGC 1037

NGC 1037 في الفهرس العام الجديد، هي مجرة، تقع في كوكبة قيطس. اكتشفت بواسطة لويس سويفت.
مراجع
روابط خارجية
أجرام الفهرس العام الجديد
اكتشافات لويس سويفت
كوكبة قيطس
جون ر. آدامز

جون ر. آدامز هو قاضي ومحامي أمريكي، ولد في 1955 في أورفيل في الولايات المتحدة.
مراجع
أشخاص على قيد الحياة
أشخاص من أورفيل (أوهايو)
أشخاص من مقاطعة صمت (أوهايو)
خريجو جامعة آكرون
خريجو جامعة بولينغ غرين الحكومية
قضاة أمريكيون في القرن 21
قضاة محكمة ولاية أوهايو
مواليد 1955
Meiser

Meiser (also known as Shaykh Maysar or Khirbat Maysar) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located half a kilometre west of the Green Line, north of the city of Baqa al-Gharbiyye in the triangle area of Wadi Ara, it is one of three Arab villages under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
Antiquity
Remains from the Early Roman era (end of the first century BCE–beginning of the first century CE) have been found here.
Three strata from the Roman-Byzantine periods was excavated in the centre of the village. A bathhouse, dating from the same time, has also been found.
Ceramics and other remains from the Byzantine era have been found here.
An excavation revealed remains dating from the end of the Byzantine period (7th century CE), and above it were remains of a residential house from the Abbasid period (9th–10th centuries CE).
Ottoman era
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found at Sheikh Meisir "foundations near a modern Mukam" (Muslim tomb). In spite of this, Andrew Petersen, who inspected the Maqam in 1994, suggested "that the building may be considerably older than the nineteenth century."
British Mandate era
In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Kherbet Maisir had a population of 49 Muslims.
In the 1945 statistics Meiser was counted with Qaffin and Kh. el Aqaba, together they had a population of 1,570 Muslims, with a land area of 23,755 dunams, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 5,863 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 8,371 were used for cereals, while 40 dunams were built-up (urban) land.
See also
Arab localities in Israel
Wadi Ara
References
Bibliography
External links
Village website
Welcome To Kh. al-Shaykh Meiser
Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: IAA, Wikimedia commons
Arab villages in Israel
Wadi Ara
Populated places in Haifa District
Bakhtiar, Kuhsorkh

Bakhtiar, Kuhsorkh
Bakhtiar (also Romanized as Bakhtīār) is a village in Barkuh Rural District, Kuhsorkh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 294, in 79 families.
See also
List of cities, towns and villages in Razavi Khorasan Province
References
Populated places in Kuhsorkh County
ناحل عوز

ناحل عوز كيبوتس جنوب إسرائيل تقع في الجزء الشمالي الغربي من صحراء النقب بالقرب من الحدود مع قطاع غزة وبالقرب من مدن ومستوطنات سديروت ونتيفوت، تقع ضمن اختصاص المجلس الإقليمي شاعر النقب. في عام 2006 كان عدد سكانها 290. شرق حي الشجاعية.
مصادر
مركز معلومات النقب (عبري)
مستوطنات ناحال
أماكن مأهولة أسست في 1951
أماكن مأهولة في المنطقة الجنوبية (إسرائيل)
تأسيسات سنة 1951 في إسرائيل
حركة الكيبوتس
عوتيف غزة
كيبوتسات
بوتابي (تاهالا)

بوتابي (تاهالا)
بوتابي هو دُوَّار يقع بجماعة إيريغ نتاهلة، إقليم تيزنيت، جهة سوس ماسة في المملكة المغربية. ينتمي الدوّار لمشيخة تاهالا التي تضم 19 دوار. يقدر عدد سكانه بـ 45 نسمة حسب الإحصاء الرسمي للسكان والسكنى لسنة 2004.
مراجع
روابط خارجية
البوابة الوطنية للجماعات الترابية
المندوبية السامية للتخطيط
أماكن مأهولة في تاهالا (إيريغ نتاهلة)
بكار (مسلسل)

بكار (مسلسل)
بكار مسلسل كارتون مصري، وأول شخصية كارتونية مصرية حقيقية، أبدعتها المخرجة الراحلة منى أبو النصر وأخرجت عدة أجزاء من المسلسل ثم استكمله ابنها شريف جمال بعد وفاتها عام 2003 توقف عرض المسلسل عام 2007 وتم استكماله في رمضان 2015 و2016 بجوده عاليه بشكل فيلم ثلاثي الابعاد.
بكار هو طفل نوبي من جنوب مصر، يعيش مع والدته في إحدى قرى النوبة، ومع عنزته رشيدة، وفي كل حلقة من حلقات المسلسل يخوض مغامرة جديدة مع أقرانه في المدرسة، سواء داخل قريته، أو خارجها.
غنى الفنان محمد منير تتري البداية والنهاية للمسلسل وهما من أشهر التترات وأحبها لجميع المصريين على اختلاف أعمارهم.
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سوبر هنيدي
مراجع
مسلسلات تلفزيونية مصرية بدأ عرضها في 1990
مسلسلات تلفزيونية مصرية بدأ عرضها في 1998
مسلسلات تلفزيونية مصرية بدأ عرضها في 2003
مسلسلات تلفزيونية مصرية في عقد 1990
مسلسلات تلفزيونية مصرية في عقد 2000
مسلسلات تلفزيونية مصرية في عقد 2010
مسلسلات رسوم متحركة تلفزيونية في عقد 2000
مسلسلات رسوم متحركة تلفزيونية في عقد 2010
مسلسلات رسوم متحركة تلفزيونية قي عقد 1990
مسلسلات رسوم متحركة مصرية
Tom Jones (South Dakota politician)

Tom Jones (South Dakota politician)
Thomas Arthur Jones (born November 17, 1940) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 17 since January 8, 2013. Jones served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 11, 2011 until January 8, 2013 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 seat.
Elections
2012 When incumbent Senate District 17 Democratic Senator Eldon Nygaard left the Legislature and left the District 17 seat open, Jones was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,754 votes (52.4%) against Republican nominee John Chicoine.
2008 To challenge House District 17 incumbent Republican Representative Jamie Boomgarden, Jones ran in the four-way June 3, 2008 Democratic Primary but placed third behind incumbent Representative Eldon Nygaard and former state Senator John Reedy; in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election Republican Representative Boomgarden took the first seat and Representative Nygaard took the second seat ahead of Democratic former Senator Reedy and Republican nominee Roger Tigert, who had replaced John Lang on the ballot for the General election.
2010 When House District 17 incumbent Democratic Representative Nygaard ran for South Dakota Senate, Jones ran in the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary; in the four-way November 2, 2010 General election incumbent Republican Representative Boomgarden took the first seat and Jones took the second seat with 3,575 votes (27.43%) ahead of Republican nominee Ron Nelson and fellow Democratic nominee Patricia Norin, who had run for the seat in 2006.
References
External links
Official page at the South Dakota Legislature
Place of birth missing (living people)
1940 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
People from Viborg, South Dakota
Democratic Party South Dakota state senators
CJ ENM

CJ ENM Co., Ltd (CJ Entertainment aNd Merchandising) is a South Korean entertainment and retail company founded in 2018.
CJ ENM was established as a result of the merger of two CJ Group subsidiaries, CJ E&M and CJ O Shopping respectively, in July 2018.
In 2020, the company established a first look deal with Warner Horizon.
In early December 2021, CJ ENM has partnered with ViacomCBS (now Paramount) for bringing Paramount+ into TVING along with co-production in future projects.
In January 2022, CJ ENM bought the majority stake of Endeavor Content and changed the name in September 2022 to Fifth Season.
Divisions
CJ ENM Entertainment Division – operates as an entertainment and media company. They produce groups from survival shows like X1, that disbanded in 2020, IZ*ONE (K-pop), that disbanded in 2021, and JO1 (J-pop).
CJ ENM Commerce Division – operates as a home shopping company.
Locations
CJ ENM Entertainment Division: 66, Sangamsan-Ro, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea
CJ ENM Commerce Division: 870–13, 870–13, Gwacheon-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea
Notes
References
External links
Mass media companies established in 2018
Companies listed on KOSDAQ
Companies based in Seoul
Entertainment companies of South Korea
Mass media companies of South Korea
Retail companies of South Korea
CJ Group subsidiaries
South Korean companies established in 2018
هاري شيبارد

هاري شيبارد هو عازف جاز أمريكي، ولد في 1 أبريل 1928 في ورسستر في الولايات المتحدة.
مراجع
وصلات خارجية
مواليد 1928
موسيقيون من ورسيستر (ماساتشوستس)
وفيات 2022
Pars plana

Pars plana
The pars plana (also known as orbicularis ciliaris ) (Latin: flat portion) is part of the ciliary body in the uvea (or vascular tunic), the middle layer of the three layers that comprise the eye.
It is about 4 mm long, located near the junction of the iris and sclera, and is scalloped in appearance.
The pars plana may not have a function in the post-fetal period, making this a good site of entry for ophthalmic surgery of the posterior segment of eyeball; this surgery is known as pars plana vitrectomy.
References
Human eye anatomy
Toghrul of Ghazna

Toghrul of Ghazna (full name: Qiwam ad-Dawlah Abu Said Toghrul), was a Turkic slave general and usurper of the Ghaznavid throne. He was originally a ghulam in the service of the Ghaznavid Empire. Following his usurpation of the Ghaznavid throne from Abd al-Rashid and massacre of eleven Ghaznavid royal princes, he was known as the accursed, the inauspicious, the arrogant and the contemptible.
Life
Toghrul started his service as a ghulam of Sultan Mahmud and by the reign of Abd al-Rashid had risen to commander in chief of the army.
In 1042–43, Toghrul invaded Sistan with 2,000 troops and captured a Saffarid family member Abu n-Nasr. Abu n-Nasr was taken back to Ghazna and later exchanged for a son of the Ghaznavid vizier, Ahmed Hasan Maimandi. However, Toghrul continued onward, occupying Karkuya and massacring both Muslim and Zoroastrian populations indiscriminately.
Toghrul led an army against Alp Arslan and won a victory at Hupyan in the Hindu Kush during the winter of 1051. After defeating Alp Arslan, Toghrul marched to Sistan. He besieged the fortress of Taq and held it under siege for a month, defeating a Seljuq relief army, commanded by Payghu.
Unable to take Taq, Toghrul marched his army to Ghazna, sending letters to Abd al-Rashid asserting the disloyalty of the army. Rashid, filled with terror of a rebellion, locked himself up in the citadel. Upon his arrival, Toghrul gained the support of the garrison, captured Abd al-Rashid, and had Abd al-Rashid and eleven other Ghaznavid princes executed.
With Ghazna under his control, Toghrul sent letters to the ghulam general Kirghiz, commander of the Ghaznavid forces in India, seeking his support. Kirghiz responded by condemning Toghrul and his massacre of the Ghaznavid princes. Meanwhile, Toghrul married Mas'ud I's daughter to legitimise his reign and started minting coins in his image. Despite this, Kirghiz sent letters to the garrison and army commanders which motivated a ghulam named Nushtigin to murder Toghrul. By the time Kirghiz and his army arrived, Toghrul's head was being paraded around Ghazna.
References
Sources
Ghaznavid sultans
11th-century monarchs in Asia
Ghaznavid generals
آيت عتو تيعلالين (غرس تعلالين)

آيت عتو تيعلالين (غرس تعلالين)
آيت عتو تيعلالين هي إحدى مشيخات المملكة المغربية، تتبع جغرافيا لإقليم ميدلت وإداريًا لغرس تعلالين. يقدر عدد سكانها بـ 2693 نسمة حسب الإحصاء الرسمي للسكان والسكنى لسنة 2004.
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Leo Cruz

Leo Cruz
Leonardo Cruz (born January 17, 1953, in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic), better known in the world of boxing as Leo Cruz, was a world Jr. Featherweight champion from the Dominican Republic. He is the younger brother of former lightweight world champion of boxing, Carlos Cruz.
Personal
Leo was the brother of Carlos Cruz. Carlos had conquered the world Lightweight title by beating Carlos Ortiz in 1968, but lost his life in a plane crash on February 15, 1970.
Early life
Leo moved to Puerto Rico early in the 1970s, and began identifying himself as half Puerto Rican almost immediately.
Pro career
He began his successful professional boxing career in Puerto Rico, with a string of wins. Despite having beaten future two time world champion Lupe Pintor, however, Cruz was still a virtual unknown when given a chance to win the WBC world Jr. Featherweight championship. Despite losing by a knockout in the 13th round against world champion Wilfredo Gómez, his stock around the boxing world rose after that fight. Cruz kept on fighting, and winning, until he was given a second world title try, this time by the WBA world champion Sergio Victor Palma, in Buenos Aires. Cruz was beaten by a decision in 15 by the Argentine world champion, but in a rematch on 12 June 1982 at Miami, Cruz became world champion by defeating Palma by a decision, also in 15 rounds.
Cruz in his first defense knocked out Benito Badilla of Chile in eight rounds, at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan. When Gómez left his WBC title vacant soon after, Cruz became recognized by most fans as the universal world champion. Then, he defeated South Korean challenger Soon-Hyun Chung, by decision in 15; after dropping him in round eight; also in San Juan. In his first defense at his home country, Cruz put his title on the line in August 1983 against Nicaraguan challenger Cleo Garcia at Santo Domingo. Cruz retained the title by a decision.
With a defense against Puerto Rican Victor Luvi Callejas looming ahead, Cruz went to Milan in February 1984, and, while defending his crown against Italian Loris Stecca, was stopped in round 12, therefore losing the WBA world junior featherweight title.
Comeback
Cruz attempted a comeback in 1985, winning one fight, but retiring for good after that.
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1953 births
Living people
Super-bantamweight boxers
World super-bantamweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
Sportspeople from Santiago de los Caballeros
Dominican Republic expatriates in Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic male boxers