Loos
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- Loos, NordLoos, Nord-References:* -External links:*...
, France - Loos-en-GohelleLoos-en-GohelleLoos-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D943 and the A21 autoroute. Its nearest neighbours are Lens to the south, Grenay to the...
, France - Loos Islands, also known as Îles de LosIles de LosÎles de Los are an island group lying off Conakry in Guinea. There are three main islands: Tamara , Kassa and Roume, while Coraille, Blanche and Cabris are smaller islands to the south.The islands have been inhabited for a long time...
, Guinea - Loos, British ColumbiaLoos, British ColumbiaLoos is a locality on the Canadian National Railway west of McBride, British Columbia, immediately next to Crescent Spur. Loos Post Office opened 30 March 1916, named in recognition of the Battle of Loos of World War I. The first postmaster was Mrs. A Martin. The post office closed 11 July 1951,...
, Canada - Los, SwedenLos, SwedenLos is a locality situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 403 inhabitants in 2005.An eight kilometre wide crater on Mars was officially named after this village in 1979. The crater is located at 35.4N and 76.3W on the Martian surface....
People
- Loos (surname)Loos (surname)Loos is a surname, and may refer to:In television and film:* Anita Loos , American screen writer and author* Mary Loos , American actress* Theodor Loos , German actorIn sports:...
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- Battle of LoosBattle of LoosThe Battle of Loos was one of the major British offensives mounted on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I. It marked the first time the British used poison gas during the war, and is also famous for the fact that it witnessed the first large-scale use of 'new' or Kitchener's Army...
, a battle of World War I, which took place near Loos-en-Gohelle