Tabun
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- Tabun Cave, a cave near Tabun, IsraelTabun, IsraelThe Tabun Cave is an excavated cave located at Mount Carmel, Israel, which was occupied intermittently during the Lower and Middle Paleolithic ages . In the course of this period of time, deposits of sand, silt and clay of up to 25 meters accumulated in the cave...
where remains of Neanderthal Man were found. - A tabun ovenTabun ovenA tabun oven, or simply, tabun is a clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom from which to stoke the fire. Built and used in pre-biblical and biblical times as the family, neighbourhood, or village oven, tabun ovens continue to be built and used in parts of the Middle...
, a clay oven used to make tabun breadTaboon breadTaboon bread ) is a flatbread wrap used in many cuisines. It is traditionally baked in a taboon oven and eaten with different fillings.Taboon bread is sold as street food, stuffed with hummus, falafel or shaved meat... - Tabun (nerve agent)Tabun (nerve agent)Tabun or GA is an extremely toxic chemical substance. It is a clear, colorless, and tasteless liquid with a faint fruity odor. It is classified as a nerve agent because it fatally interferes with normal functioning of the mammalian nervous system...
, the first nerve agent chemical weapon to be discovered, just before the start of the Second World War. - The Tabun-Khara-Obo craterTabun-Khara-Obo craterTabun-Khara-Obo is an impact crater in the Dornogovi Aimag the south-east of Mongolia.The crater, which is exposed at the surface, is 1.3 km in diameter...
, a meteor impact crater in Mongolia - Peter TabunsPeter TabunsPeter Charles Tabuns is a Canadian politician. He is serving as a member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly where he represents the riding of Toronto-Danforth as a member of the New Democratic Party. He launched a bid to lead the party after the previous leader, Howard Hampton, resigned. A...
, a Canadian politician and activist.
Tabun is also:
- A Russian and Polish word for "herd of horses" (especially a wild or uncontrolled one): see for example Budyonny (horse)Budyonny (horse)The Budyonny is a breed of horse from Russia. They were developed for use as a military horse following the Russian Revolution and are currently used as an all-purpose competition horse and for driving.-Conformation:...
. - The name of a subdivision of Angeles CityAngeles CityThe City of Angeles , located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, is locally classified as a first-class, highly-urbanized city. Its name is derived from El Pueblo de los Ángeles in honor of its patron saints, Los Santos Ángeles de los Custodios , and the name of its founder, Don...
in the province of PampangaPampangaPampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...
in the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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