WebOhio's flag is the only non-rectangular U.S. state flag.It is a rare example of a non-quadrilateral civil flag, another well-known example being the flag of Nepal.According to vexillologist Whitney Smith, it may be loosely based upon cavalry flags of the Civil War and Spanish–American War. The flag has been officially defined as a "burgee" since 2002, …

WebPonte de Lima (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõt(ɨ) ðɨ ˈlimɐ] ()) is the oldest vila (chartered town, head of a municipality) in Portugal. It is part of the district of Viana do Castelo.The population in 2011 was 43,498, in an area of 320.25 km 2. The town proper has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is named after the long medieval bridge (ponte) that passes over the Lima …

WebWinnipeg (/ ˈ w ɪ n ɪ p ɛ ɡ / ()) is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. As of 2021, Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it the sixth-largest city, and eighth …

WebNa cimeira de Lisboa, que teve lugar no dia 25 de julho de 2008, foi a vez da formalização da admissão do Senegal como observador associado. [12] O país tem ligações históricas com o mundo lusófono devido a colonização portuguesa em Casamança. [13] Durante esta cimeira também esteve em discussão a entrada plena da Guiné Equatorial na …

WebThe Plaza Mayor de Lima, or Plaza de Armas de Lima, is considered one of the birthplaces ... After this historic event, the flag of the new republic was paraded around the plaza. In 1855, President Ramón Castilla inaugurated the first public gas lighting system which were first installed on the light posts of the plaza. Also at this time ...

WebThe Kingdom of Naples (Latin: Regnum Neapolitanum; Italian: Regno di Napoli; Neapolitan: Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was established by the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302), when the island of Sicily …

WebCrops. Peru is considered an important center for the genetic diversity of the world's crops: . Potatoes.Many varieties of potato are native to the Andes mountains. Over 99% of all cultivated potatoes worldwide are descendants of a single subspecies, namely Solanum tuberosum. This subspecies has developed into thousands of varieties that vary by size, …

WebBoliviana de Aviación is the flag carrier of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.Its main hub is Jorge Wilstermann International Airport in Cochabamba from where it currently serves a network of 9 domestic and 2 international destinations. However, it also serves several domestic and all international destinations out of Viru Viru International Airport in Santa …

WebParit Sulong is a small town in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia on the Simpang Kiri River, 30 km (19 mi) east of Muar.The historical Parit Sulong Bridge constructed during World War II is a main feature in that town. Parit Sulong sits approximately 18 km (11 mi) from Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat, capital of Batu Pahat district.. History. The first …

WebThe Bugis people are the most numerous of the three major ethnic groups of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, with about 3 million people. Most Bugis are Muslim, but many pre-Islamic rites continue to be honoured in their culture, including the view that gender exists on a spectrum. Most Bugis converted from Animism to Islam in the early 17th century; small …