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ساحة تيان آن من

ساحة تيان آن من أو ميدان السماء (天安門廣場; 天安门广场) ساحة تقع في وسط بكين عاصمة الصين، مساحة الميدان تصل إلى 440 ألف متر مربع، مما يجعلها أكبر ميدان من حيث المساحة في العالم.
تاريخ
بُني لأول مرة في 1417 وسُمّي بـ (تشينتيان مَن) وتعنى بوابة التعاقب السماوى، كان مخصصا للمناسبات الرسمية باعتباره جزءا من المدينة الامبراطورية. في نهاية عهد أسرة مينغ الملكية، تعرض هذا الميدان لدمار كبير بسبب الحرب. وبعد إعادة بنائه في عام 1651 بعهد أسرة تشينغ الملكية أُطلق عليه اسم (تيان آن من) واعتبر بوابة الدخول الرئيسية للمدينة الامبراطورية، التي كانت المقر الرسمي للأعمال الحكومية ومقر سكن الإمبراطور والمسئولين الرئيسيين بالحكومة وحاشيتهم. وما زالت الأجزاء الجنوبية لسور المدينة قائمة حتى الآن على جانبي البوابة.
سقف المنصة باللون الذهبي، والحائط باللون الأحمر. يحتوي منتصف الميدان علي النصب التذكاري لأبطال الشعب، أما في شرق الميدان فيقبع متحف الثورة، وفي غربه يقع المتحف التاريخي، وقاعة الشعب الكبري.
أحداث في الميدان
في 1 أكتوبر عام 1949، وقف الزعيم الصينى الراحل ماو تسي تونغ على منصة هذا الميدان وأعلن قيام جمهورية الصين الشعبية، ومنذ ذلك الحين أصبح ميدان تيان آن مَن، رمزا للصين الجديدة.
في عام 1988 فُتحت منصة الميدان امام الناس لأول مرة، وأصبحت مكانا رائعا يمكن للواقف فوقه ان يرى منظرا واسعا ورائعا للميدان ولما يجاوره من مدينة بكين. يجذب هذا الميدان حاليا ملايين الزوار من كل أنحاء العالم. في الجزء الشمالي من الميدان، هناك ساحة واسعة جدا تصل لـ 44 هكتارا، وتتسع لنحو مليون شخص، تقام فيها الاحتفالات والتجمعات العامة.
جرت فيها مظاهرات ساحة تيانانمن الشهيرة. حالياً يحتضن الميدان في موقع بارز منه صورة كبيرة للزعيم ماو، ويرفع فيه شعار «لتعش الوحدة الكبرى لشعوب العالم».
مراجع
انظر أيضا
بوابة الصين
ساحة تيان آن من
العمارة في الصين
تأسيسات القرن 15 في الصين
تأسيسات سنة 1415 في آسيا
تأسيسات سنة 1415 في الصين
دونغتشنغ
رموز الصين الوطنية
ساحات في بكين
ساحات وطنية
معالم صينية
مواقع جذب سياحي في بكين
Steve Smith (Minnesota politician)

Steve Smith (Minnesota politician)
Steven "Steve" Smith (November 29, 1949 – c. April 7, 2014) was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 33A, which includes portions of Hennepin and Wright counties in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, he was an attorney by profession.
Smith was first elected in 1990, and was reelected every two years thereafter until defeated in 2012. Prior to the 1992 legislative redistricting, he represented the old District 43A, and prior to the 2002 redistricting, he represented the old District 34A. His top legislative priorities included tax cuts and government reform.
Smith was vice chair of the House Ethics Committee, a member of the Finance Committee, and a member of the Finance subcommittee for the Public Safety Finance Division. He served as deputy minority leader. He was chair of the Civil Law Committee from 1999–2002, the Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee during the 2003-2004 biennium, and the Public Safety Policy and Finance Committee during the 2005-2006 biennium.
After being redistricted into a new district, Smith was defeated in the 2012 Republican primary by Tea Party activist Cindy Pugh.
Smith graduated from Lester Prairie High School in Lester Prairie, then went on to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, graduating with a B.A. in political science. He then attended Oklahoma City University School of Law in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, earning his J.D. He served on the Mound City Council from 1984–1986, and as mayor of Mound from 1987-1990. He was found dead at his home, where he lived alone, on April 7, 2014.
References
External links
Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Steve Smith
Project Votesmart - Rep. Steve Smith Profile
1949 births
2014 deaths
People from Mound, Minnesota
Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota lawyers
Minnesota city council members
Mayors of places in Minnesota
University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni
Oklahoma City University School of Law alumni
21st-century American politicians
20th-century American lawyers
1977 Australian Open (January) – Women's singles

1977 Australian Open (January) – Women's singles
Kerry Reid defeated Dianne Fromholtz in the final, 7–5 6–2 to win the January Edition women's singles tennis title at the 1977 Australian Open. The first of the two Australian Opens held in 1977 started on 3 January and ended on 9 January. For the second Australian Open held in December 1977, see: 1977 Australian Open (December).
Evonne Goolagong was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete in January 1977.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Kerry Reid is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Dianne Fromholtz (final)
Kerry Reid (champion)
Helen Gourlay (semifinals)
Betsy Nagelsen (first round)
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
See also
1977 Australian Open (January)
External links
1977 Australian Open (January) – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
Women's Singles, 1977
1977 01
1977 in Australian women's sport
1977 WTA Tour
جائزة فرنسا الكبرى 1929

جائزة فرنسا الكبرى 1929 هو سباق فورمولا 1.
مراجع
جائزة فرنسا الكبرى
رياضة محركات فرنسية في 1929
Russian Empire at the Olympics

Russian Empire at the Olympics
Russia has competed at the modern Olympic Games on many occasions, but as different nations in its history. As the Russian Empire, the nation first competed at the 1900 Games, and returned again in 1908 and 1912.
In the Grand Duchy of Finland, which was an autonomous part of the Russian Empire until 1917, a separate National Olympic Committee was created in 1907. Finland's own team thus participated already in the Olympic Games of 1908 and 1912.
After the Russian revolution in 1917, and the subsequent establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922, it would be forty years until Russian athletes again competed at the Olympics, as the Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the new country of the Russian Federation competed as part of the Unified Team in 1992, and finally returned again as Russia for the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by summer sport
This table does not include the gold medal won in Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Medals by winter sport
This table includes the gold medal won in Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Summary by sport
Equestrian
The Russian Empire competed in equestrian at the first Games in which the sport was held, in Paris 1900. Two riders competed in all five of the events, but did not win medals.
Jumping
Driving
Fencing
The Russian Empire's 1900 Olympic debut included two fencers in the men's masters sabre event; they placed 5th and 7th.
See also
List of flag bearers for Russia at the Olympics
:Category:Olympic competitors for Russia
External links
(London 1908)
(Stockholm 1912)
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Olympics
Russian Empire at the Olympics
Daan Ibrahim

Daan Ibrahim (born 8 December 1995) is a Dutch football player of Syrian descent who plays for RKAV Volendam.
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Almere City FC on 30 October 2015 in a game against Achilles '29.
In August 2017, Ibrahim joined Helmond Sport. In January 2020, he returned to RKAV Volendam.
References
External links
1995 births
Footballers from Purmerend
Dutch people of Syrian descent
Syrian Kurdish people
Living people
Dutch men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Almere City FC players
Helmond Sport players
Eerste Divisie players
فورو سول

فورو سول (بالإنجليزية: Foro Sol), هو مكان لإقامة المناسبات الرياضية والحفلات الموسيقية، بني في عام 1993, داخل حلبة السباق ايتودرومو هيرمانوس رودريغيز (بالإسبانية: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez) في شرق مكسيكو سيتي. على بعد 10 دقائق من مطار مكسيكو سيتي الدولي.
بني اصلا لتنظيم الحفلات الموسيقية الكبيرة، ويمكن أن يستوعب ما يصل إلى 50000 شخصا. منذ العام 2000 تم استخدامه كملعب للبيسبول، بسبب ان ملعب البيسبول الوحيد في مكسيكو سيتي قد تم هدمه لبناء مركز تسوق.
مراجع
تأسيسات سنة 1993 في المكسيك
صالات الموسيقى في المكسيك
صالات موسيقى اكتملت في 1993
ملاعب رياضية اكتملت في 1993
ملاعب رياضية في مدينة مكسيكو
ملاعب عالم البيسبول الكلاسيكي
ملاعب كرة قاعدة في المكسيك
MCL1

MCL1
Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MCL1 gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the Bcl-2 family. Alternative splicing occurs at this locus and two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified. The longer gene product (isoform 1) enhances cell survival by inhibiting apoptosis while the alternatively spliced shorter gene product (isoform 2) promotes apoptosis and is death-inducing. The protein MCL1 has a very short biological half-life of only 20–30 minutes.
The loss of MCL1 has a more dramatic impact than the loss of any other anti-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family. Loss of the Mcl-1 gene results in embryo death when the embryo is only around 3.5 days old, before it has even implanted. Conditional deletion of Mcl-1 depletes a wide variety of cells, including hematopoietic stem cells, B cell–committed progenitors, T cell–committed progenitors, antibody-secreting plasma cells, cardiac muscle cells, and neurons. Deletion of Mcl-1 in hepatocytes causes apoptosis and aberrant polyploidization but improves liver regeneration after surgery. MCL1 works synergistically with p53 in protecting liver from injury, fibrosis and cancer.
MCL1 also has a role in the cell's energy production, working in the intermitochondrial space.
Clinical significance
Omacetaxine mepesuccinate (a drug approved for the treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia) and Seliciclib (which is under investigation as a potential multiple myeloma treatment) both act in part by inhibiting synthesis of Mcl-1. MCL1 has been identified as a resistance factor for BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax in lymphoma cells. Therefore, new strategies of combining BCL-2 and MCL1 inhibitors are currently under clinical trials for several tumor types.
Interactions
MCL1 has been shown to promiscuously interact with:
BAK1,
BCL2L11, commonly called BIM,
BID,
BAD,
DAD1,
PMAIP1, commonly called NOXA,
PCNA,
PUMA,
TCTP and
TNKS
See also
Bcl-2
Bcl-xL
References
Further reading
External links
Pedro Cáceres

Pedro Cáceres
Pedro Angel Cáceres (born 2 May 1960) is an Argentine middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
References
1960 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Argentine male middle-distance runners
Argentine male steeplechase runners
Olympic athletes for Argentina
Place of birth missing (living people)
Pan American Games competitors for Argentina
20th-century Argentine people
آرثر أوهارا وود

آرثر أوهارا وود كان لاعب كرة مضرب أسترالي. كما أنه أحد أبطال الجراند سلام حيث حقق البطولات الأسترالية لكرة المضرب سنة 1914 بعد تغلبه على جيرالد باترسون.
نهائيات الجراند سلام
الألقاب (1)
روابط خارجية
مراجع
http://www.db4tennis.com/players/male/arthur-o
أبطال الجراند سلام في كرة المضرب
أبطال بطولة أسترالاسيا لكرة المضرب
أطباء أستراليون
أعلام كرة مضرب من فيكتوريا (أستراليا)
أفراد عسكريون أستراليون قتلوا في الحرب العالمية الأولى
أفراد عسكريون من ملبورن
رياضيون من ملبورن
لاعبو كرة مضرب أستراليون
لاعبو كرة مضرب قتلوا في الحرب العالمية الأولى
لاعبو كرة مضرب من ملبورن
مواليد 1890
مواليد في ملبورن
وفيات 1918
جاكوب غيليس

جاكوب غيليس هو سياسي هولندي، ولد في 1691 في هولندا، وتوفي في 10 سبتمبر 1765 في هولندا.
مراجع
أشخاص هولنديون في القرن 18
متقاعدون عظام
مواليد 1691
وفيات 1765
Sergey Terekhov

Sergey Terekhov
Sergey Yuryevich Terekhov (born 27 June 1990) is a Russian footballer who plays as a left-back for Khimki.
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 2008 for FC Dynamo Bryansk. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 17 October 2009 for FC Dynamo Moscow against FC Tom Tomsk.
On 6 August 2020, he joined PFC Sochi on loan for the 2020–21 season. On 31 May 2021, FC Orenburg confirmed that Sochi purchased his rights on a permanent basis.
International career
He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for World Cup qualifiers against Croatia, Cyprus and Malta in September 2021. He made his debut on 8 October 2021 against Slovakia.
Career statistics
Notes
External links
References
1990 births
Footballers from Bryansk
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Russia men's youth international footballers
Russia men's under-21 international footballers
Russia men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Dynamo Bryansk players
FC Dynamo Moscow players
FC Khimki players
FC Baltika Kaliningrad players
FC Volgar Astrakhan players
FC Orenburg players
PFC Sochi players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
سالي (أستراليا)

سالي (أستراليا)
سالي هي مدينة، في أستراليا، تقع في ولاية فيكتوريا، هي عاصمة ، بلغ عدد سكانها 13,673 نسمة وذلك حسب إحصائيات سنة 2016، رمزها البريدي هو 3850.
أعلام
جون فريدريك
جوني ووكر
سكوت روبرتسون
سوزان فيريداي
دراغوسلاف ميهايلوفيتش
جيسون واتيلي
جورج وايز
غريغور جوردن
كيفن اندروز
مراجع
بلدات في فيكتوريا (أستراليا)
تأسيسات سنة 1851 في أستراليا
جيبسلاند
سالي
مدن فيكتوريا (أستراليا)
سبنسر كوكس

سبنسر كوكس هو محامي وشخصية أعمال وسياسي أمريكي، ولد في 11 يوليو 1975 في ماونت بليزانت في الولايات المتحدة. حزبياً، نشط في الحزب الجمهوري. وقد انتخب عضو مجلس نواب ولاية يوتا.
مراجع
وصلات خارجية
أشخاص من ماونت بليزانت (يوتا)
أشخاص من مقاطعة سانبيتي (يوتا)
أصحاب أعمال من يوتا
أعضاء الحزب الجمهوري في يوتا
أعضاء مجلس نواب ولاية يوتا
حكام ولايات أمريكية من الحزب الجمهوري
حكام ولاية يوتا
خريجو جامعة يوتا الحكومية
خريجو كلية واشنطن ولي للحقوق
رؤساء بلديات في يوتا
سياسيون أمريكيون في القرن 21
عازفو غيتار باس أمريكيون
عازفو غيتار باس أمريكيون في القرن 21
قديسو الأيام الأخيرة من يوتا
محامون من ولاية يوتا
مرشحون في انتخابات 2020 في الولايات المتحدة
مفوضو مقاطعات في يوتا
مواليد 1975
نواب حكام يوتا
أعضاء الحزب الجمهوري في مجلس نواب ولاية يوتا
Jenő Buzánszky

Jenő Buzánszky (4 May 1925 – 11 January 2015) was a Hungarian football player and coach. He played as a right back for Hungary and during the 1950s he was a member of the legendary squad known as the Golden Team. Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti. He was the only member of the team not to play for either Honvéd or MTK Hungária FC. After 274 league games he retired as a player and became a coach. In 1996, he became a deputy chairman of the Hungarian Football Federation.
Buzánszky made his debut for Hungary on 12 November 1950 in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria. He subsequently played 48 times for Hungary and as one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952 and become Central European Champions in 1953. He also played in the Hungary team that defeated England twice. During the 1954 World Cup he played for Hungary in all five games. He died after a long illness on 11 January 2015, aged 89. He was the last surviving member of the Mighty Magyars team.
Honours
Hungary
Olympic Champions
1952
Central European Champions
1953
World Cup
Runner-up: 1954
References
External links
Hungary stats
1925 births
2015 deaths
People from Dombóvár
Hungarian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Hungary men's international footballers
Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Hungary
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
1954 FIFA World Cup players
Pécsi Vasutas SK footballers
Dorogi FC footballers
Hungarian football managers
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Footballers from Tolna County
أسبكت كو

أسبكت كو هي شركة يابانية سابقة لإنتاج وتطوير ألعاب الفيديو، تأسست في شهر مارس 1991، وأعلنت إفلاسها سنة 2018، حيث أنتجت عدة ألعاب، ومنها لعبة تايلز أدفانتشر.
مصادر
المواقع الخارجية
Official website (archived, Japanese)
Ancient Co. في موقع موبي غيمز
''Investigating topic on SMS Power!
شركات ألعاب فيديو انحلت في 2018
شركات ألعاب فيديو أسست في 1991
شركات ألعاب فيديو سابقة في اليابان
شركات تطوير ألعاب فيديو
شركات يابانية أسست في 1991
شركات يابانية انحلت في 2018
تينكاوا

تينكاوا هي قرية تقع في مقاطعة يوشينو، محافظة نارا، اليابان.
يُقدر التعداد السكاني للقرية حسب تعداد عام 2009 بـ1,823 نسمة، بكثافة سكانية تبلغ 10.38 شخص لكل كيلومتر مربع. مجموع المساحة يبلغ 175.70 كيلومتر مربع.
التعليم
روضة أطفال
روضة تينكاوا
تعليم ابتدائي
مدرسة تينكاوا الابتدائية
تعليم إعدادي
مدرسة تينكاوا الإعدادية
مدرسة دورغاوا الإعدادية
أماكن بارزة
حديقة يوشينو-كومانو الوطنية.
ينابيع دورغاوا الساخنة
ينابيع تين-نو-كاوا الساخنة
معبد جبل أومين
معبد جبل أومين ريسوناجي
وادي ميتاري
روابط خارجية
Tenkawa official website (Japanese)
مراجع
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قرى محافظة نارا
Pierus

Pierus, in Greek mythology, is a name attributed to two individuals:
Pierus, the eponym of Pieria, son of Makednos and father of the Pierides.
Pierus, son of Thessalian Magnes and father of Hyacinth. ,possible lover of Clio, muse of history.
Notes
References
Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Pierre Grimal, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London (1873).
Characters in Greek mythology
أل لورانس

أل لورانس هو عداء مسافات طويلة ومؤلف أسترالي، ولد في 9 يوليو 1930 في في أستراليا، وتوفي في 15 مايو 2017 في هيوستن في الولايات المتحدة.
مراجع
وصلات خارجية
أستراليون فازوا بالميدالية البرونزية الأولمبية
حائزون على ميداليات برونزية أولمبية في ألعاب القوى
حائزون على ميداليات في الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 1956
خريجو جامعة هيوستن
رياضيو المسار والميدان في دورة ألعاب الكومنولث والإمبراطورية البريطانية 1954
رياضيون (الميدان والمضمار) شاركوا في دورة الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 1956
رياضيون (الميدان والمضمار) شاركوا في دورة الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 1960
رياضيون أولمبيون أستراليون
عداؤو مسافات طويلة أستراليون
منافسون في ألعاب الكومنولث من أستراليا
مهاجرون أستراليون إلى الولايات المتحدة
مواليد 1930
وفيات 2017
مجموعات النسر الأحمر

مجموعات النسر الأحمر هي أحد الأجنحة العسكرية التابعة للجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين شاركت في الانتفاضة الفلسطينية الأولى مع مجموعات الفهد الأسود الجناح العسكري لحركة فتح.
مراجع
روابط خارجية
تأسيسات سنة 1987 في فلسطين
مجموعات مسلحة فلسطينية
Don Ford

Don Ford
Donald J. Ford (born December 31, 1952) is a former American basketball power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers. He also was a member of the Auxilium Torino in Europe. He played college basketball at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Early years
Ford attended Santa Barbara High School. He was a teammate of future NBA player Keith Wilkes (later Jamaal Wilkes). He enrolled at Santa Barbara City College. As a freshman in the 1971–1972 season, he contributed to a 26–6 record and a Western State Conference Championship. He averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds per game, including 3 contests with 29 points. He received first-team All-American honors by the California Junior College Federation.
He transferred to the University of New Mexico after his freshman season. As a sophomore, he was a backup, posting 6.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest.
He transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara at the end of his sophomore season. As a junior, he sat out the season because of the NCAA's transfer rules. As a senior, he averaged 19.6 points (led the team), 8.4 rebounds (led the team) and 2.5 assists (second on the team).
Professional career
Ford was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 6th round (92nd overall) of the 1975 NBA draft. He spent four-and-a-half seasons with the team and was mostly known for his defense, while averaging 6.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
In the 1979–80 championship season, his playing time was limited behind Jamaal Wilkes, Jim Chones and Spencer Haywood. On February 15, 1980, he was traded along with a 1980 1st round draft pick (#22-Chad Kinch) to the Cleveland Cavaliers, in exchange for Butch Lee and a 1982 1st round draft pick (#1-James Worthy).
On January 19, 1982, he was waived after being passed on the depth chart by Keith Herron. He played in 474 games, averaging 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
In 1982, he signed with the Auxilium Torino in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A.
Personal life
In 1989, he was named assistant coach and director of community relations to the Santa Barbara Islanders of the Continental Basketball Association.
Ford was married to Patti Tate, sister of actress Sharon Tate. They had three children. He currently lives in Santa Barbara where he works as a real estate agent, as well as serving as color commentator on UCSB basketball radio broadcasts.
References
External links
NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
LakersWeb @ lakersweb.com
1952 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Santa Barbara County, California
Cleveland Cavaliers players
Continental Basketball Association coaches
Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
Los Angeles Lakers players
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players
Santa Barbara City Vaqueros men's basketball players
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball players
Santa Barbara High School alumni
Terlizzi

Terlizzi (Barese: ) is an Italian small town of 26,084 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Bari in Apulia, lying to the north west of the seaport of Bari on the Adriatic Sea, in the midst of a fertile plain.
History
Terlizzi is first mentioned in an 8th-century AD document, when its Lombard possessor donated the area to the Abbey of Montecassino. After the Byzantine domination, from the 11th century Trelizzi was under the influence of the counts of Giovinazzo, whose member Amico fortified both the cities. Later it was ruled by the Tuzziaco, Wrunfort, Orsini di Taranto and Grimaldi families. The oldest map of Terlizzi still hangs in the Palace at Monte Carlo of the latter's house.
It became a commune after the Unification of Italy in 1861, when it had 18,000 inhabitants.
Main sights
It had a castle which at one time was very strong, and occasionally resorted to by the Emperor Frederick II, and later by the Aragonese sovereigns of Naples. Its remains include a high clock tower in the center of town that was built by the Norman conquerors in the 12th century AD. The back-lit clock on that tower is the second largest in Europe after Big Ben.
The Co-Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo was built in Neo-Classicist style in the 18th and 19th centuries, replacing the old Romanesque Duomo of the 13th century. It houses several canvasses and a notable collection of wooden statues.
The walls and towers of the town remain, but the fosse was turned into boulevards.
In 1745, a fine Greek-made inkstand inlaid in silver was found in a nearby, ancient cove, in Suberito (at now, Sovereto). Starting from that date, was built a tall triumphal wagon to keep the picture in Terlizzi's streets.
One of the last remaining stretches of the Appian Way that is still unpaved runs through the outskirts of Terlizzi. This stretch of the Appian Way is part of the Via Appia Traiana, built by Emperor Trajan sometime around 115 AD. Just off this road, out of the town, is the church of Santa Maria di Cesano, built in 1055 AD. It houses a precious Byzantine fresco of Christ Pantocrator.
In the centre of the city is notable the big Palace built by the Barons de Gemmis, with the annexed church of Santa Maria La Nova. It is from the 18th century and was designed by the architect Luigi Vanvitelli.
People
Ferrante de Gemmis, writer
Gennaro de Gemmis, writer from the same family
Nichi Vendola, Governor of Apulia from 2005
Michele de Napoli, painter
Giuseppe Millico (1739–1802), castrato contemporary of Farinelli
Dionigi "Tony" Catalano (1921–2011)
Felipe Posada Di Terlizzi (1999–present)
Ilaria De Pinto (1983–present) Angel
References
Cities and towns in Apulia
Castles in Italy