Liwa
Encyclopedia
- Liwa (Arabic)Liwa (arabic)Liwa or Liwa is an Arabic term meaning district, banner, or flag, a type of administrative division. It was interchangeable with the Turkish term "Sanjak" in the time of the Ottoman Empire. After the fall of the empire, the term was used in the Arab countries formerly under Ottoman rule...
"Liwa" means "standard" or "banner" in Arabic. - Liwa (company)Liwa (company)Liwa is a chemicals and petroleum company in Liwa, United Arab Emirates. The company's headquarters is in Abu Dhabi.-History:"Liwa" first began operating as a petroleum company in 1939. Due in part to the area's large petroleum sources, the company was able to grow locally...
- Liwa (music)Liwa (music)Līwa is a traditional dance performed in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, mainly in communities of descendants of East Africans from the Swahili Coast...
geography
- Chad
- Liwa (sub-prefecture) in Mamdi Department
- Oman
- Liwa, Oman
- Liwa ProvinceLiwa ProvinceLiwa is a province in Al Batinah Region, Oman. It lies north of Sohar and has a lively market place where local produce and fresh fish are sold. The fortress of Awla Ya'rab, built of white clay, is located on the beach in the Harmul area...
, Oman (wilayah)
- United Arab Emirates
- Liwa OasisLiwa OasisThe Liwa Oasis is a large oasis area in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.- Geography :Liwa Oasis is about 100 km south of the Persian Gulf coast and 150 km SSW of the city of Abu Dhabi, on the northern edge of Rub' al Khali desert. It is centered around and stretches about 100 km east-west, along...
(Abu Dhabi)
- Liwa Oasis
- Poland
- LiwaLiwa, Warmian-Masurian VoivodeshipLiwa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłomłyn, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Miłomłyn, west of Ostróda, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn....
, a village in northern Poland - LiwaLiwa (river)Liwa - is a river in northern Poland, a tributary of the Nogat. The largest tributary of the Liwa is the Palemon canal. In the upper reaches of the river there are numerous hydropower plants. The total length of the river is 118,5 km while the biggest city on the Liwa is Kwidzyn.-See also:* Rivers...
, a river in Poland
- Liwa
- Indonesia
- Liwa, Indonesia
other
- Long Island Wrestling AssociationLong Island Wrestling AssociationThe Long Island Wrestling Association is a not-for profit organization dedicated to promoting the sport of amateur wrestling on Long Island. The LIWA's base of operations is located in East Norwich, New York. It is the largest organization for amateur wrestling on Long Island...
, LIWA