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Gülnar

Gülnar is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,416 km2, and its population is 27,889 (2022). It is  south-west of the city of Mersin.

Geography
The town of Gülnar is  inland on a plain high in the Taurus Mountains, attractive countryside known for its vineyards and its green meadows used for summer grazing. Gülnar is a small town  providing high schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding villages. The road from central Anatolia to Anamur on the Mediterranean coast passes through here, one of the windiest roads imaginable, making Gulnar a remote district indeed.

About 20% of the land area of Gülnar is cultivated area, much of which is vineyards, other important crops are grains and chick peas. The high meadows are used for summer grazing.

History
The area has been occupied since the time of the Hittites, and was later settled by the Assyrians, Persians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Armenians. The people of Gülnar today are descendants of the Turkmen tribes that came here from Central Asia in the 13th century. (Among older generation of Turkmens Gülnar is usually named as Anaypazarı)

Composition
There are 50 neighbourhoods in Gülnar District:

 Akdeniz
 Akova
 Ardıçpınarı
 Arıkuyusu
 Ayvalı
 Bereket
 Beydili
 Bolyaran
 Bozağaç
 Büyükeceli
 Çavuşlar
 Çukurasma
 Çukurkonak
 Dayıcık
 Dedeler
 Delikkaya
 Demirözü
 Emirhacı
 Gezende
 Göktürk
 Hacıpınar
 Halifeler
 Ilısu
 İshaklar
 Kavakoluğu
 Kayrak
 Koçaşlı
 Konur
 Korucuk
 Köseçobanlı
 Kurbağa
 Kuskan
 Mollaömerli
 Örenpınar
 Örtülü
 Saray
 Sarıkavak
 Şeyhömer
 Sipahili
 Taşoluk
 Tepe
 Tırnak
 Tozkovan
 Üçoluk
 Ulupınar
 Yanışlı
 Yarmasu
 Yassıbağ
 Yenice
 Zeyne

See also
Gülnar Hatun

References

 
Districts of Mersin Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Populated places in Gülnar District
Francis Muthaura

Francis Kirimi Muthaura (born 20 October 1946 in Meru, Kenya) is a Kenyan former civil servant and close ally of former President Mwai Kibaki. He is the former Head of Civil Service and Secretary to the Cabinet.

From 14 March 1996 to 24 April 2001 he was the Secretary General of the East African Community. Previously, he held several ambassadorial positions under the rule of former president Daniel arap Moi.

He was appointed the chairman of the board of the Kenyan Revenue Authority by President Uhuru Kenyatta on 25 May 2018.

Civil Service career
Muthaura had a long career in the Civil Service. After leaving the University of Nairobi in 1972, he was appointed the District Commissioner of Mombasa District, a position he held until 1973. He was then appointed an Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Education
He attended Nkubu Secondary School from 1966. In 1968, he joined Nyeri High School. He attended the University of Nairobi from 1969 to 1972 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Economics and Political Science. He also has a Diploma in International Relations, also from the University of Nairobi. He was later appointed Secretary to the cabinet in 2005.

2007 elections
In March 2008, following an agreement between the government and opposition to establish a coalition government to end a political crisis, Muthaura stirred controversy by saying that Kibaki would remain both head of state and head of government. This interpretation of the agreement would mean less power than the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) had anticipated for its leader, Raila Odinga, who was expected to become Prime Minister under the deal; the ODM angrily rejected Muthaura's interpretation.

Muthaura has been named as an instigator of post-election violence in 2007 – 2008 and was named among six suspects to be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court. He was accused of leading secret meetings in Kibaki's office, where revenge attacks against supporters of Kibaki's opposition were planned. The ICC prosecutor claimed he authorised the use of excessive force against protesters by the police. He was taped by two people posing as students, who claimed he had admitted involvement in post-election violence. On 11 March 2013, the charges against Muthaura were dropped by the ICC following the discrediting of a key witness.

Succession table

References

External links
Francis Muthaura's Official Website

Kenyan politicians
1946 births
Living people
Meru people
Kenyan diplomats
Alumni of Nyeri High School
University of Nairobi alumni
People from Eastern Province (Kenya)
People from Meru County
People indicted by the International Criminal Court
East African Community officials
Gümüşhacıköy

Gümüşhacıköy is a town in the westernmost part of Amasya Province of Turkey, 20 km from the larger town of Merzifon. It is the seat of Gümüşhacıköy District. Its population is 14,582 (2021). The mayor is Zehra Özyol (CHP).

The name Gümüşhacıköy is an amalgamation of two separate villages Gümüş (silver) and  Hacıköy (the village of pilgrims).

Climate
Gümüşhacıköy has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb).

History
The town achieved some prosperity during the 13th and 14th centuries due to the nearby silver mines. Both the Seljuks and the Ilkhans minted coins in the town, then known as Gümüşbazar ().

The town grew and continued to thrive under Ottoman rule. The population shrank as the Ottoman Empire collapsed, and many men of Gümüşhacıköy were lost in the Balkan Wars and the First World War.

Today Gümüşhacıköy is a small town in attractive countryside. Successive generations migrate to larger cities in search of careers leaving an aging and shrinking population behind.

Places of interest
 The town has had a rich history and the many Seljuk and Ottoman buildings include urban architecture such as Bedestan (the covered bazaar), Büyük hamam (Turkish bath), and Kabak çeşmesi (fountain) and especially.....
 Mosques such as Haliliye Medresesi, Yörgüç Paşa Camii, Darphane Camii, Maden Camii (a converted church).
 There is also an attractive picnic area with a waterfall in the forests near the district of Şarlayuk.

References

Populated places in Amasya Province
District municipalities in Turkey
Gümüşhacıköy District
Littlethorpe, Leicestershire

Littlethorpe is a small village approximately  south of Leicester, separated from the village of Narborough by the Leicester to Birmingham railway line, and the River Soar of which it is the true discharge.

The village has expanded since the Second World War most noticeably through the creation of two housing estates, the Jelson estate and Barratt estate. Housing continues to be built, Parnell Close being completed during 2005.

Services
The village has two pubs, the Plough Inn and the Old Inn.

Other services include a garden centre, funeral directors and a beauty salon.

Narborough railway station is situated close to Littlethorpe, on the edge of Narborough, and services run between Leicester and Birmingham.

Littlethorpe Community Association
The Littlethorpe Community Association meets in the skittle alley of one of the pubs. The Association organises the annual gala on Littlethorpe Park and Thorpe meadows, as well as holding monthly coffee mornings at the village hall and operating the Santa Run each Christmas. More recently the association has organised Easter Egg Hunts and a Christmas decoration morning at the village hall.

The village has no church of its own, but is part of the parish of Narborough, along with Huncote. Previously Littlethorpe was part of Cosby parish.

Twinning
 Genappe, Belgium

The village, along with Narborough, shares its twinning with the village of Genappe in Belgium. Visits continue to take place, and in 2005 a football match was held between Genappe and local team, Narborough & Littlethorpe.

Notable residents
Rapist and Child killer Colin Pitchfork, the first murderer to be brought to justice through the use of DNA finger printing, lived at Haybarn Close, Littlethorpe.

See also
All Saints Church, Narborough

External links

Narborough & Littlethorpe Village website

Villages in Leicestershire
Blaby
Gündoğmuş

Gündoğmuş is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,175 km2, and its population is 7,188 (2022). It is 182 km from the city of Antalya, off the road from Akseki to Manavgat.

The town was previously a village named Eksere in the district of Akseki and was renamed Gündoğmuş in 1936.

Geography
Gündoğmuş stands in the foothills of the mountain Geyik Dağı, in the western Taurus Mountains. The mountainside is forested and the districted is split by the Alara River. The district has a warm Mediterranean climate with coolish winters due to the altitude.

Today this is an impoverished rural district as the nearby Mediterranean coast has drawn away successive generations in search of jobs in the tourist industry. The local economy depends on forestry, and money earned from seasonal jobs picking cotton or working in tourism in other parts of Turkey. There is no industry and little agriculture on this steep hillside, although grazing animals and beekeeping are important sources of income. Parts of the hillside are terraced for planting, but this is mainly vegetables for use at home.

Gündoğmuş is a small town with a high school and a boarding school for children from the most remote villages.

History
This area has been occupied since antiquity, and the site of the modern town of Gündoğmuş was settled by the ancient Romans.

Composition
There are 29 neighbourhoods in Gündoğmuş District:

 Akyar
 Balkaya
 Bedan
 Çaltı
 Çamlıalan
 Çayırözü
 Çiçekoluk
 Eskibağ
 Fatih
 Güneycik
 Güneyyaka
 Kalecik
 Karabul
 Karadere
 Karaisa
 Karaköy
 Kayabükü
 Köprülü
 Kozağacı
 Narağacı
 Ortakonuş
 Ortaköy
 Özügür
 Pembelik
 Rasih Kaplan
 Senir
 Serinyaka
 Umutlu
 Yeniköy

Places of interest
Antique sites in the district include the town of Kazayir (near Taşahır on the main road to Antalya); the ruins of Kese near the village of Senir; the ruins of Gedfi 11 km south of the town of Gündoğmuş; the ruins on Sinek Mountain,  east of Gundogmus, near the village of Pembelik; and many more.

The town of Gündoğmuş itself has an Ottoman Empire period mosque dedicated to Cem Sultan, an Ottoman prince who was at one time governor of this area.

And of course the area provides many opportunities for climbing, mountain walking and picnics in the forest.

References

External links
 District governor's official website 
 How to go to Gundogmus 

Populated places in Antalya Province
Districts of Antalya Province
 
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Güney

Güney is a municipality and district of Denizli Province, Turkey. Its area is 362 km2, and its population is 9,448 (2022). Güney district area neighbors those of four other districts of the same province from east to west, clockwise Buldan, Pamukkale and Çal and ranges Eşme district of Uşak Province in the north.

Güney district area is located at one of the sources of Büyük Menderes River. Güney town lies at a distance of  north of the province seat of Denizli. It is situated on a steep hillside. Formerly a township depending Çal at first and then Buldan, Güney was made into a district center in 1948.

Pamukkale winery has many of its vineyards in Güney. Güney Falls (Güney Şelalesi), at a distance of  from the district center is a visitor attraction and is under official protection. Adıgüzel Dam, also on the River Menderes further up, is between the townships of Güney and Bekilli. Yet another dam in phase of being built is Cindere Dam also on Büyük Menderes River.

Güney is known for its vineyards. They produce one of the best wine grapes in Turkey. It is often labeled as the "Napa Valley" of Turkey. Many of the Turkish wine producers source a sizable portion of their grapes from local farmers in Güney. Wine producer "Pamukkale" has its own vineyards and production center located in this town. Types of grapes commonly grown in Güney include Shiraz, Cabarnet Sauvignon, Merlot, Kalecik Karasi, Cabarnet Blanc and Chardonnay. What makes Güney wine grapes so popular is a combination of climate, altitude and soil properties.

Epigraphic and numismatic evidence points at the existence of two ancient cities near Güney; namely Sala and Tralla, possibly constituting a border at one time between Lydia and Phrygia, but their exact sites could not yet be determined with certainty.

Composition
There are 24 neighbourhoods in Güney District:

 Adıgüzeller
 Aşağıçeşme
 Aydoğdu
 Çamrak
 Cindere
 Çorbacılar
 Doğanlı
 Ertuğrul
 Eziler
 Fatih
 Hamidiye
 Haylamaz
 Karaağaçlı
 Karagözler
 Kerimler
 Koparan
 Orta
 Ortaçeşme
 Parmaksızlar
 Tilkilik
 Üçeylül
 Yağcılar
 Yeni
 Yenikonak

Image gallery

References

 
Populated places in Denizli Province
Districts of Denizli Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Svetlana Kitova

Svetlana Alexandrovna Kitova (; 25 June 1960 – 18 November 2015) was a middle-distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia. Born in Dushanbe, Kitova's greatest achievements were the 1989 World Indoor silver medal as well as two European Indoor gold medals. Her personal best 1500 metres time was 4:01.02 in Kiev on 2 August 1988.

International competitions

External links 

1960 births
2015 deaths
Sportspeople from Dushanbe
Soviet female middle-distance runners
Tajikistani female middle-distance runners
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
Günyüzü

Günyüzü is a municipality and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey. Its area is 828 km2, and its population is 5,155 (2022). Its elevation is .

Günyüzü became a bucak (subdistrict) in 1932 and gained the status of a district in 1990.

It was in constant interaction with Sivrihisar during the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. It was the scene of important conflicts during the War of Independence and the historical richness of the region became more evident with the excavations.

Places of interest
Ruins of the Byzantine shrine St Michael at Germia are located in the village of Gümüşkonak, formerly known as Yörme, 8 km south of Günyüzü.

Composition
There are 22 neighbourhoods in Günyüzü District:

 Atlas
 Ayvalı
 Bedil
 Beyyayla
 Çakmak
 Çardaközü
 Doğray
 Fatih
 Gecek
 Gümüşkonak
 Kavacık
 Kavuncu
 Kayakent
 Kuzören
 Mercan
 Özler
 Sümer
 Tutlu
 Yağrı
 Yazır
 Yenikent
 Yeşilyaka

References

External links
 District governor's official website 
 District municipality's official website 
 Map of Günyüzü district
 

 
Populated places in Eskişehir Province
Districts of Eskişehir Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Gürpınar, Van

Gürpınar (, ) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. With an area of , Gürpınar is the second-largest district of Turkey, after Karaman District. Its population is 31,865 (2022).

The town Gürpınar is located  south of the provincial capital Van.  The district has several places of historical interest. The current mayor is Hayrullah Tanış from the Justice and Development Party (AKP). The current kaymakam Fatih Sayar was appointed in August 2019.

Name 
The area's old Armenian name is Hayots Dzor (, meaning "Valley of the Armenians"). Its Kurdish name is Payizava; however, the Armenian-derived Xawesor is also used. The titular village of Gürpınar itself was also known to Armenians as Kghzi (, meaning "island", due to it being surrounded by the Shamiram Canal).

History 

In Armenian mythology, Hayots Dzor is the valley where the Armenian progenitor Hayk defeated the army of the invading Babylonian king Bel and constructed a fortress (Haykaberd) nearby.

In the Middle Ages, the area was a part of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan, ruled by the Artsruni dynasty of Armenian kings.

The village of Kghzi had 241 Armenian and 11 Kurdish inhabitants in 1909 (the wider region of Hayots Dzor was home to about 10,000 Armenians before the Armenian genocide). The Armenian population was massacred or displaced during the Armenian genocide; some of the inhabitants managed to flee and settle in Eastern Armenia.

Historical places
Hoşap Castle
Çavuştepe, Urartian castle
Surp Marinos Monastery
Menua Canal

Composition
There are 79 neighbourhoods in Gürpınar District:

 Akbulut
 Akdoğu
 Akpınar
 Alnıak
 Arındı
 Aşağı Kaymaz
 Bağrıyanık
 Beşbudak
 Bölmeçalı
 Bozyiğit
 Bükeç
 Çakınlı
 Çatakdibi
 Çavuştepe
 Çepkenli
 Cevizalan
 Çörekli
 Cumhuriyet
 Dağseven
 Değirmendüzü
 Dikbıyık
 Dolaylı
 Doluçıkın
 Elaçmaz
 Erkaldı
 Geçerli
 Geziyurt
 Giyimli
 Gölardı
 Güleçler
 Günbaşı
 Hacıköy
 Hoşab
 Işıkpınar
 Kalkanlı
 Kapçık
 Karakoç
 Kılıçtutan
 Kırkgeçit
 Koçgüden
 Koyunyatağı
 Kuşdağı
 Mollahüseyin
 Murataldı
 Oğuldamı
 Ongun
 Örmeli
 Ortaköy
 Otbiçer
 Öveçli
 Özlüce
 Parmakkapı
 Sakalar
 Sapakonak
 Savacık
 Sevindik
 Sıcaksu
 Sütlüce
 Taşdöndüren
 Taşlıyazı
 Tepegören
 Topçudeğirmeni
 Topsakal
 Topyıldız
 Tutak
 Tutmaç
 Üçdoğan
 Üçgen
 Umut
 Uzungedik
 Yalınca
 Yaramış
 Yatağan
 Yedisalkım
 Yolaşan
 Yoldüştü
 Yukarı Kaymaz
 Yurtbaşı
 Zernek

References

External links 
Gurpinar district governor
Gurpinar Municipality

 
Populated places in Van Province
Western Armenia
Districts of Van Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
1 Special Service Battalion

1 Special Service Battalion (usually abbreviated to ) is an armoured regiment of the South African Army and only one of two such in its regular force. The Regiment is based at Tempe near Bloemfontein.

It was previously known in Afrikaans as  ().

History

Following World War II, the Special Service Battalion was re-organised into 2 battalions - 1 Special Service Battalion and 1 South African Infantry Battalion.

When the South African Armoured Corps was thus officially proclaimed in 1946 and Special Service Battalion was included in the corps as the only full-time unit, its symbols and colours were incorporated.

1 SSB also took part in the South African Border War, serving in South-West Africa and Angola.

More recently, the unit also took part in Operation Boleas, which was a South African intervention in its neighbouring country of Lesotho in 1998.

1 SSB had a sister unit for a number of years in the post-World War II era, designated 2 Special Service Battalion, which was based in the town of Zeerust. This unit has now been disbanded.

1 SSB also detached squadrons to various battlegroups in the South West African campaign

Equipment

pre 1995

Current
The regiment is equipped primarily with Ratel infantry fighting vehicles and Rooikat armoured cars.

Future
Under Project Hoefyster, the SANDF will eventually replace the Ratel family of vehicles with the Badger system.
Five versions are contemplated of which two are earmarked for 1 SSB:

Missile (turreted Denel ZT3 Ingwe)
Fire Support (turreted  cannon, but with more ammunition than the section vehicle)

Regimental symbols

The cap badge is a spray of three protea flowers, bound by a ribbon bearing the initials and motto.
Regimental motto:  (English: Unity is Strength)
Regimental communications icon :  
Regimental deployment strength : 1,000 soldiers
Regimental honour roll : Soldiers who died during active combat duty and soldiers who died during training.
Regimental traditional contact meeting :  , once a year''

Previous Dress Insignia

Current Dress Insignia

Leadership

Alliances
  - 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

Battle honours

Future
This unit will together with 1 SA Tank Regiment form the Armoured Brigade of the new Mechanized Division to be formed under Army vision 2020.

See also
South African Armoured Corps

Notes

References

External links
 
 
 
 

Armoured regiments of South Africa
Military units and formations established in 1933
Military units and formations in Bloemfontein
Tobias Angerer

Tobias Angerer (born 12 April 1977 in Traunstein, Bavaria) is a German cross-country skier, and skis with the SC Vachendorf club. He graduated from the Skigymnasium Berchtesgaden in 1996. His occupation is "Sports Soldier". Angerer has been competing since 1996.

Biography
Angerer turned 18 in 1995 in his first big event, the 10 km classical at the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Asiago, Italy. The next year he took a 26th place on the 30 km freestyle and a 28th place on the 10 km classical at the World Junior Championships in Canmore, Canada.

His first victory in the FIS World Cup came on 6 January 2004 in Falun, Sweden, when he won the 2 × 15 km double pursuit in front of Italy's Pietro Piller Cottrer.

Angerer goes by the name Toby rather than Tobias. He has won the overall FIS World Cup twice, first in 2005/2006 and again in 2006/2007. The first year he won ahead of Jens Arne Svartedal in the second place and Tor Arne Hetland in the third. In the 2006/2007 event, Angerer beat number two, Russia's Alexander Legkov with 551 points and Eldar Rønning finished in third position.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he won a bronze medal in the 15 km classical interval start event and a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay.

In 2007 Angerer became the first winner of Tour de Ski men's event, winning by 46.4 seconds over Alexander Legkov.

Angerer has six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with four silvers (Team sprint: 2009, 15 km + 15 km double pursuit: 2007, 4 × 10 km relay: 2005, 2009) and two bronzes (15 km: 2007, 50 km: 2009). Angerer has 22 World Cup podiums and nine World Cup victories, four of the wins which were in 2 × 15 km double pursuit, three in 30 km, one in 15 km freestyle, and one in 15 km classical.

Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games
 4 medals – (2 silver, 2 bronze)

World Championships
 7 medals – (4 silver, 3 bronze)

World Cup

Season titles
 4 titles – (2 overall, 2 distance)

Season standings

Individual podiums
11 victories – (11 ) 
32 podiums – (28 , 4 )

Team podiums
 6 victories – (5 , 1 ) 
 24 podiums – (15 , 9 )

References

External links

  
 

1977 births
Living people
People from Traunstein
Skiers from Upper Bavaria
German male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Germany
Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions
Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Tour de Ski winners
Tour de Ski skiers
Gürsu

Gürsu is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 106 km2, and its population is 102,601 (2022). The Mayor of Gürsu is Mustafa Işık.

Composition
There are 15 neighbourhoods in Gürsu District:

 Adaköy
 Ağaköy
 Canbazlarköyü
 Dışkayaköyü
 Ericekköyü
 Hasanköy
 İğirdirköyü
 İpekyolu
 İstiklal
 Karahıdırköyü
 Kazıklıköyü
 Kumlukalan
 Kurtuluş
 Yenidoğan
 Zafer

References

Populated places in Bursa Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Districts of Bursa Province
Güzelyurt

Güzelyurt, formerly Gelveri (Cappadocian Greek: Καρβάλη), is a town in Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, at a distance of  from the city of Aksaray. It is the seat of Güzelyurt District. Its population is 2,570 (2021). Its elevation is .

This area is part of the ancient region of Cappadocia, near the Ihlara Valley.

History
Cappadocia has an important place in the history of Christianity and Gregory of Nazianzus lived in the area. A historically large native Cappadocian Greek population existed in the area until the 1924 population exchange (see Cappadocian Greeks), when they were replaced with the Turks from Thessaloniki and Kavala. The monastery, churches, refuge caves, and mansions attest to the culture of the indigenous Cappadocian Greek population.

Places of interest
Güzelyurt is known for having three underground cities and over 50 churches carved into the rocky volcanic landscape including:
 Ihlara Valley
 Monastery Valley, "Manastır Vadisi"
 Fairy Chimneys, "Peri Bacaları"
 Antique Greek houses
 Ahmatlı Church
 St. Anargiros Church, "Sivişli Kilise"
 Koç Church
 Cathedral of Selime
 The rock monastery of Selime, one of the largest religious buildings in Cappadocia.
 Kızıl Kilise, "St. Spyridon Church" - a 5th or 6th century church (with an inscription dated to 1084) in the village of Sivrihisar.
 St. Analipsis Church, "Yüksek Kilise" (High Church) on the hill of Analipsis. Stone age relics have been found nearby.
 St. Gregorius Church, "Kilise Cami" - another rock-hewn church, in use today as a mosque
 Kalburlu Kilisesi ('Sieve church', also called St. Epthemios Church').
 Kömürlü Kilise, dedicated to St. Anargyros in the Monastery valley close to the Kalburlu church.
 Çömlekçi Kilise, near the Koç church.

Other places of interest include:
 The tomb of Selime Sultan in the village of Selime.
 Linseed House, "Bezirhane" in the village of Belisırma.
 The Priests House, also known as Papaz Evi.
 Ziga thermal springs, "Ziga kaplıcaları" is located in the village of Yaprakhisar very close to Ihlara Valley.
 Güzelyurt Pond Dam (Göleti)
 An underground city is situated in Gaziemir village of Güzelyurt.

Image gallery

See also
 Cappadocian Greeks
 Cappadocia
 Saint Gregory of Nazianzus

References

External links

 Municipality's official website 
 Aksaray governor's office 
  
 

Populated places in Güzelyurt District, Aksaray
District municipalities in Turkey
Hacıbektaş

Hacıbektaş, formerly Karahöyük and Andidon, is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Hacıbektaş District. Its population is 5,325 (2022). Located in Cappadocia, its elevation is . The town is named after Haji Bektash Veli, a 13th-century Sufi saint who founded the Bektashi Order.

History
Formerly Andidon, W. M. Ramsay identified the town as one of the possible locations of Doara, an ancient town and bishopric. Modern scholars place it elsewhere. From 1867 until 1922, Hacıbektaş was part of Angora vilayet.

For centuries, Hacıbektaş has served as the international headquarters of the Bektashi Order until Atatürk outlawed all dervish orders in 1925. In 1930, the Bektashi Order officially set up its new headquarters in Tirana, Albania.

Notable residents
Haji Bektash Veli, the founder of the Bektashi order, lived in the area in the 14th century and is commemorated by the town's current name and in an annual festival. His tomb known as the Hajibektash complex is located near the center of town in his former monastery, now a museum, and is a site of pilgrimage for Alevi and Bektashi from throughout Turkey and the world.

See also
 Sufism
 Bektashism

References

External links
 District municipality's official website 
 Map of Hacıbektaş district 
 General information on Hacıbektaş, Kenthaber.com
 Geographical and economical structure of Hacıbektaş, Hacibektas.com.

District municipalities in Turkey
Islam in Turkey
Populated places in Nevşehir Province
Hacıbektaş District
Hacılar

Hacılar is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey. Its area is 187 km2, and its population is 12,465 (2022). The mayor is Bilal Özdoğan (AKP).

Composition
There are 12 neighbourhoods in Hacılar District:

 Akdam
 Akyazı
 Aşağı
 Beğendik
 Erciyes
 Hürmetçi
 Karpuzsekisi
 Orta
 Sakarçiftliğiköyü
 Yediağaç
 Yeni
 Yukarı

References 

Populated places in Kayseri Province
Districts of Kayseri Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Hadim

Hadim is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,165 km2, and its population is 10,999 (2022). Its elevation is .

History
The area now known as Hadim was settled by a tribe of Turkmen originating from Bukhara following the Seljuk  victory at the battle of Malazgirt. Hadim was well regarded in Ottoman times as a source for Islamic scholars and their training, this is reflected in the villages previous name, Belde-i Hadimül-ilm meaning place which serves the sciences. 

The scholars of Hadim fulfilled an important role in the  Turkification of Anatolia. A notable scholar from Hadim was Seyyid Bayram Veli who founded the village of Dedemli in Hadim district. Bayram Veli was a dervish who had migrated from the region of Khorosan to avoid the incoming Mongol invasion. He was known to give spiritual and religious advice to sultan Alâeddin Keykubat I of the Sultanate of Rum.

Hadim had a number of Sayyid families with many of them the descendants of Hüsameddin Efendi who was a descendant of Ja'far al-Sadiq. the most influential of Hüsameddins descendants was Ebu Said Muhammed Hâdimî. Ebu Said hadimi was known as one of the greatest scholars of his time and performed sermons in the Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi upon the invitation of sultan Mahmud I

Composition
There are 32 neighbourhoods in Hadim District:

 Armağanlar
 Aşağı Hadim
 Aşağıeşenler
 Aşağıkızılkaya
 Bademli
 Beyreli
 Bolat
 Çiftepınar
 Dedemli
 Dolhanlar
 Dülgerler
 Eğiste
 Fakılar
 Gaziler
 Gerez
 Gezlevi
 Göynükkışla
 Gülpınar
 Hocalar
 İğdeören
 Kalınağıl
 Kaplanlı
 Küplüce
 Oduncu
 Sarnıç
 Selahattin
 Taşpınar
 Umurlar
 Yağcı
 Yelmez
 Yenikonak
 Yukarıeşenler

References

External links
 District governor's official website 
 District municipality's official website 

 
Populated places in Konya Province
Districts of Konya Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Hafik

Hafik is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Hafik District. Its population is 3,594 (2022). The mayor is Harun İsa Gültay (MHP).

References

Populated places in Sivas Province
Hafik District
District municipalities in Turkey
Pierfrancesco Pavoni

Pierfrancesco Pavoni (born 21 February 1963, in Rome) is a retired sprinter from Italy.

Biography
He won twelve medals at the International athletics competitions, four of these with national relays team and one of these at junior level. His greatest achievements were the 1982 European Championships silver medal as well as two World Indoor bronze medals.

His personal times were both achieved in 1986: 10.22 seconds over 100 metres and in 1987: 20.38 seconds over 200 metres. At 1983 World Championships he set the Italian record of the 4 × 100 m, winning another silver medal, with the teammate Pietro Mennea at the last relay.

International competitions

National titles
He has won 8 times the individual national championship.
3 wins in the 100 metres (1982, 1983, 1987)
2 wins in the 200 metres (1987)
1 win in the 400 metres (1985)
2 wins in the 60 metres  indoor (1985, 1987)

See also
 Italian all-time lists - 100 metres
 Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
 Italy national relay team
 Italy national athletics team - More caps

References

External links
 

1963 births
Living people
Italian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes from Rome
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
World Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
Italian Athletics Championships winners
Halfeti

Halfeti () is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 609 km2, and its population is 41,662 (2022). It is near the east bank of the river Euphrates,  from the city of Şanlıurfa.

Most of the villages were submerged in the 1990s under the waters behind the dam on the Euphrates at Birecik. The town was therefore moved to the village of Karaotlak.

Halfeti was the subject of an internet urban legend wherein the town was the only location on Earth where black roses grew.

Post-dam settlement

As part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project, aka GAP, several dams were constructed in the area and surrounding regions as part of a larger agricultural and economic initiative by the Turkish Government. The town of Halfeti was among those settlements, ancient and contemporary, that would remain under the rising water levels of the local dams and rivers following the execution of the GAP.

Until the area was flooded in 1999, the people lived from fishing in the Euphrates and farming on the riverbank, especially growing pistachios. Some buildings, including the jail, were pulled down and rebuilt in the new town. The old town of Halfeti is only partially submerged and is now a local tourist attraction, especially for ferry trips to visit the ruins of the nearby fortress of Rumkale. The countryside is also attractive, although the green valley of the past is now underwater.

Opposite Halfeti stood the village of Kale Meydanı, which was also submerged, but the large landowners house was taken and reconstructed in the grounds of Harran University.

Composition
There are 49 neighbourhoods in Halfeti District, each headed by a muhtar:

 Altınova
 Argaç
 Argıl
 Aşağıgöğlü
 Balaban
 Beyburcu
 Bitek
 Bozyazı
 Bulaklı
 Çakallı
 Çebekoğlu
 Cumhuriyet
 Dergili
 Durak
 Dutluca
 Erikli
 Fırat
 Fıstıközü
 Gözeli
 Gülaçan
 Günece
 Gürkuyu
 Gürlüce
 Hilalli
 Kalkan
 Kantarma
 Karaotlak
 Kavaklıca
 Kayalar
 Kınık
 Kurugöl
 Macunlu
 Narlık
 Ömerli
 Ortayol
 Özmüş
 Rüştiye
 Savaşan
 Saylakkaya
 Seldek
 Selmanlı
 Şimaliye
 Sırataşlar
 Siyahgül
 Sütveren
 Tavşanören
 Yenimahalle
 Yeşilözen
 Yukarıgöklü

Politics 
In the 31 March 2019 local elections, the candidate of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Şeref Albayrak, was elected mayor with 54.92% of the votes. His first rival Peoples' Democratic Party's candidate Abdurrahman Çiftçi obtained 37.56% of votes. The current Kaymakam is Zikrullah Erdoğan.

Notable people 
 Abdullah Öcalan (born 1949), Kurdish politician , nationalist and founder of the Kurdish Workers Party.
 Müslüm Gürses (1953–2013), musician
 Osman Öcalan (1958–2021), Kurdish military commander
 Dilek Öcalan (born 1987), politician

References

 
Populated places in Şanlıurfa Province
Populated places on the Euphrates River
Districts of Şanlıurfa Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
Cittaslow
Hamamözü

Hamamözü is a town in Amasya Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Hamamözü District. Its population is 1,629 (2021). The population has shrunk 13% since 1990. It has an average altitude of 690 m. The mayor is Fatih Bayrakdar (MHP).

Facts
Hamamözü sits on the north-east foothills of the İnegöl mountains, 95 km west of the city of Amasya, 23 km from Gümüşhacıköy, and 45 km south of the city of Çorum. Being in high country inland from the Black Sea coast the climate is warm and dry in summer, moderately cold in winter but with more rain in spring and autumn than the countryside further inland. Much of the land is cultivated with grains and pulses; there are also large areas of forest and pasture. 

Hamamözü is not a wealthy district, people mainly living from agriculture and food from their own gardens, with the hot springs bringing some visitors to the town, which otherwise provides high schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding countryside. Younger generations are migrating to larger cities in search of careers.

Climate
Hamamözü has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb).

Places of interest
The springs of Arkutbey, a popular place for walks and picnics as well as to drink and bathe in the healing mineral waters.

Famous residents
 Olympic gold medallist in 1956, wrestler Hamit Kaplan
 Wrestler Adil Candemir

References

Populated places in Amasya Province
District municipalities in Turkey
Hamamözü District
Hamur

Hamur () is a town in Ağrı Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Hamur District. Its population is 3,276 (2021). The mayor is Cesmi Ergül (AKP).

References

Populated places in Ağrı Province
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
District municipalities in Turkey
Hanak

Hanak is a town in Ardahan Province of Turkey, on the road from Ardahan to Posof. It is the seat of Çıldır District. Its population is 2,880 (2021). The town is populated by Turks.

See also 
 Hanák
 Hanakia

References

Populated places in Ardahan Province
District municipalities in Turkey
Hanak District
Church Congress

Church Congress is an annual meeting of members of the Church of England, lay and clerical, to discuss matters religious, moral or social, in which the church is interested. It has no legislative authority, and there is no voting on the questions discussed.

History

The first congress was held in 1861 in the hall of King's College, Cambridge, and was the outcome of the revival of convocation in 1852. From 1879 the congress included an Ecclesiastical and Educational Art Exhibition.

The congress is under the presidency of the bishop in whose diocese it happens to be held.  The meetings of the congress have been mainly remarkable as illustrating the wide divergences of opinion and practice in the Church of England, no less than the broad spirit of tolerance which has made this possible and honorably differentiates these meetings from so many ecclesiastical assemblies of the past. The congress of 1908 was especially distinguished, not only for the expression of diametrically opposed views on such questions as the sacrifice of the mass or the higher criticism, but for the very large proportion of time given to the discussion of the attitude of the Church towards socialism and kindred subjects.

Meetings

Historical places of meeting are:

King's College, Cambridge 1861
Oxford 1862
Manchester 1863
Bristol 1864
Norwich 1865
York 1866 
Wolverhampton 1867 
Dublin 1868
Liverpool 1869 
Southampton 1870
Nottingham 1871
Leeds 1872
Bath 1873
Brighton 1874
Stoke on Trent 1875
Plymouth 1876
Croydon 1877
Sheffield 1878
Swansea 1879
Leicester 1880
Newcastle 1881
Derby 1882
Reading 1883
Carlisle 1884
Portsmouth 1885
Wakefield 1886
Wolverhampton 1887
Manchester 1888
Cardiff 1889
Kingston upon Hull 1890
Rhyl 1891
Folkestone 1892
Birmingham 1893
Exeter 1894
Norwich 1895
Shrewsbury 1896
Nottingham 1897
Bradford 1898
London 1899
Newcastle 1900
Brighton 1901 
Northampton 1902
Bristol 1903
Liverpool 1904
Weymouth 1905
Barrow-in-Furness 1906
Great Yarmouth 1907 
Manchester 1908
Swansea 1909
Cambridge 1910
Stoke on Trent 1911
Middlesbrough 1912
Southampton 1913
suspended 1914 - 1918
Leicester 1919
Southend on Sea 1920
Birmingham 1921
Sheffield 1922
Plymouth 1923
Oxford 1924
Eastbourne 1925
Southport 1926
Ipswich 1927
Cheltenham 1928
Newport 1930

References

Church of England ecclesiastical polity
Hanönü

Hanönü, also Gökçeağaç, is a town in the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Hanönü District. Its population is 2,111 (2021). The town lies at an elevation of .

References

Populated places in Kastamonu Province
Hanönü District
District municipalities in Turkey
Harmancık

Harmancık is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 400 km2, and its population is 5,979 (2022).

Composition
There are 31 neighbourhoods in Harmancık District:

 Akpınar
 Alutça
 Balatdanişment
 Ballısaray
 Bekdemirler
 Çakmak
 Çamoğlu
 Çatalsöğüt
 Dedebalı
 Delicegüney
 Dutluca
 Ece
 Gedikören
 Gökçeler
 Gülözü
 Harmancıkakalan
 Hobandanişment
 Ilıcaksu
 İshaklar
 Karaca
 Kepekdere
 Kıçmanlar
 Kılavuzlar
 Kocapınar
 Kozluca
 Merkez
 Nalbant
 Okçular
 Saçaklı
 Yayabaşı
 Yeşilyurt

References

 
Populated places in Bursa Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Districts of Bursa Province
1 South African Tank Regiment

1 South African Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the South African Army, based at the Tempe military base in Bloemfontein as part of the South African Army Armour Formation.

History

Origin
The Regiment was established in April 1999, composed of members of the old Tank Wing of the National Defence Force's School of Armour.

Role
This unit supplies the only full-time tank force to the SA Army.

Lt Col William Nondala, the second CO, was the first black commanding officer appointed in the country's Armoured Corps.

There were 724 available posts, but only 335 were staffed and 389 vacant in 2005. The highest shortage level (75%) was experienced at the level of trooper.

Equipment and Operations
The unit trains jointly with the reserve force units to enhance the ‘one force’ concept, because the reserve force is the expansionary capability of the SANDF in times of national defence. There is however only a small percentage of active reserves, because training call-ups are limited, due to budgetary constraints.

It is equipped with the Olifant Mk.2 main battle tank. The unit’s structure is a ‘type 38 regiment’, with 2 tanks at regimental headquarters and 12 tanks each in the three operational squadrons. There are also support squadrons and tank transport squadrons. 

The Olifant tanks have been significantly upgraded with new power packs and stabilized night vision equipment. The vehicles are also capable of fire on the move manoeuvres. The Olifants may be replaced with a small number of new Main Battle Tanks some time after 2018.

 

Due to a lack of funds for their primary armoured role and a shortage of regular infantry, the unit has recently been deployed in their secondary line infantry role on border patrol and external peacekeeping operations in central Africa. The C (or third) squadron was deployed from April to July 2004 along the Lesotho border and received praise from the Tactical headquarters, police and the farming community. Another squadron was deployed from December 2004 to March 2005. Several members of the unit have also been deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC  as part of the United Nations’ peacekeeping force MONUSCO and in Burundi as VIP protectors.

Insignia

Previous Dress Insignia

Current Dress Insignia

References

Armoured regiments of South Africa
Military units and formations in Bloemfontein
Military units and formations established in 1999
1999 establishments in South Africa
List of Digimon episodes and films

This is a list of television series and films produced as part of the dock nation Digimon franchise created by Bandai. The franchise revolves around monsters of various poker on  forms living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.

Series overview

List of episodes

Season 1: Digimon Adventure (1999–2000)

Season 2: Digimon Adventure 02 (2000–01)

Season 3: Digimon Tamers (2001–02)

Season 4: Digimon Frontier (2002–03)

Season 5: Digimon Data Squad (Digimon Savers) (2006–07)

Season 6: Digimon Fusion (Digimon Xros Wars) (2010–12)

Season 7: Digimon Universe: App Monsters (2016–17)

Season 8: Digimon Adventure: (2020–21)

Season 9: Digimon Ghost Game (2021–23)

Movies

To date, a total of nineteen films have been released based on the franchise.

OVA

Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story

Notes

References

 
Episodes
Hasköy

Hasköy may refer to the following places in Turkey:

 Hasköy, Istanbul, a quarter or neighborhood of the district of Beyoğlu in Istanbul
 Hasköy, Ardahan, a village in the district of Ardahan, Ardahan Province
 Hasköy, Çınar
 Hasköy, Enez
 Hasköy, Havsa
 Hasköy, Kahta, a village in the district of Kahta, Adıyaman Province
 Hasköy, Muş, a town and district of Muş Province
 Hasköy, Nazilli, a village in the district of Nazilli, Aydın Province
 Hasköy, Sarayköy

Hasköy is also the Turkish name for Haskovo, when Bulgaria was under Ottoman rule
East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Damian Hinds of the Conservative Party.

History
The seat was created in 1983 chiefly to replace the Petersfield constituency.
The first MP was (by election) Michael Mates, who held it from 1983 until the calling of the 2010 election when he retired.

Boundaries and profile

1983–1997: The District of East Hampshire wards of Binsted, Bramshott and Liphook, Clanfield and Buriton, East Meon and Langrish, Froyle and Bentley, Froxfield and Steep, Grayshott, Headley, Horndean Catherington, Horndean Hazleton, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray, Liss, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield St Mary's, Petersfield St Peter's, Rowlands Castle, Selborne, The Hangers, Whitehill Bordon and Whitehill, and Whitehill Lindford, and the District of Hart wards of Church Crookham, Crondall, Fleet Courtmoor, Fleet Pondtail, Fleet West, Hook, Long Sutton, and Odiham.

1997–2010: The District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Holybourne, Alton North East, Alton North West, Alton South East, Alton South West and Beech, Clanfield and Buriton, East Meon and Langrish, Farringdon, Four Marks, Froxfield and Steep, Horndean Catherington, Horndean Hazleton, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray, Liss, Medstead, North Downland, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield St Mary's, Petersfield St Peter's, Ropley and West Tisted, Rowlands Castle, and The Hangers, and the Borough of Havant wards of Cowplain, Hart Plain, and Waterloo.

2010–present: The District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Amery, Alton Ashdell, Alton Eastbrooke, Alton Westbrooke, Alton Whitedown, Alton Wooteys, Binstead and Bentley, Bramshott and Liphook, Downland, East Meon, Four Marks and Medstead, Froxfield and Steep, Grayshott, Headley, Holybourne and Froyle, Lindford, Liss, Petersfield Bell Hill, Petersfield Causeway, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield Rother, Petersfield St Mary's, Petersfield St Peter's, Ropley and Tisted, Selborne, The Hangers and Forest, Whitehill Chase, Whitehill Deadwater, Whitehill Hogmoor, Whitehill Pinewood, and Whitehill Walldown.

The boundaries resemble the East Hampshire district, shifted somewhat north. The south of the seat has many farm, tourist and outdoor leisure businesses in the South Downs National Park.  Results present a Conservative safe seat by length of tenure and size of majorities.  On national opinion-poll adjusted results, Hinds achieved the 28th-highest vote share for the party in 2017. The Liberal Democrats or its predecessor the Liberals have finished second in the elections, bar: 
2015, where this was the UKIP candidate,
2017 where this was the Labour candidate.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

See also
 List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire

Notes

References

Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
East Hampshire District
Igors Kazanovs

Igors Kazanovs (; born September 24, 1963) is a former hurdler. Born in Daugavpils, he represented the Soviet Union and later Latvia. He was a soldier in the Soviet army. In the 110 metres hurdles, he finished fifth in the 1987 World Championship final and sixth in the 1993 World Championship final, having run his personal best of 13.26 seconds in the semifinals. In the 60 metres hurdles, he won four European Indoor gold medals and was a two-time medallist at the World Indoor Championships. He also competed at two Olympic Games.

He has a wife and two daughters.

Competition record

References

External links
 
 
 
 

1963 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Daugavpils
Soviet male hurdlers
Latvian male hurdlers
Olympic male hurdlers
Olympic athletes for Latvia
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
World Athletics Championships athletes for Latvia
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games