Tak
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Tak or TAK may refer to:
Places
People
Entertainment
Transport
Video games
Other uses
Places
- Places in Thailand:
- Tak ProvinceTak ProvinceTak is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani and Kanchanaburi...
- Tak (town)Tak (town)Tak is a town in northwest of Thailand, capital of the Tak Province and the Tak district. As of 2005 the town has a population of 19,900 and an area of 7.27 km². It covers the tambon Rahaeng, Nong Luang, Chiang Ngoen and Hua Diat, and is located on the Ping River.-External links:*...
- Tak district, a.k.a Amphoe Mueang TakAmphoe Mueang TakMueang Tak is the capital district of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:In Sukhothai era, Mueang Tak was the western frontier city. The old location of the city was in Tambon Ko Taphao, now Ban Tak district. It was moved because its old location was not strategically good. Another old city...
- Other places:
- Tak, Azerbaijan, a.k.a. DağdöşüDagdösüDağdöşü is a village in the Khojavend Rayon of Azerbaijan....
- Tak, a former kingdom in India, a.k.a. Taank
People
- Ad TakAd TakAdrianus Johannes Tak is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1980 to 1986...
, a Dutch cyclist - Taank , of India.
- TaunkTaunkTank or Taunk or Taank or Taunque is a name of Rajput clans Famous British historian Crooke maintains, the Tak Rajputs claim that they are Yaduvanshis and had martial relations with Yadavas princess of Jaisalmer.The community is distributed in the districts of Jodhpur , Udaipur and Tonk., Kutch,...
, of India.
Entertainment
- Tak (Stephen King)Tak (Stephen King)Tak is an extradimensional entity existing within the Stephen King Universe. Its activities are limited to the Stephen King and Richard Bachman novels Desperation and The Regulators, respectively .The word "tak" itself appears to mean, simply, "big" and/or "powerful."Unlike most forces of evil in...
, a character in novels by King - Tak (Invader Zim character), a character in television series Invader ZimInvader ZimInvader Zim is an American animated television series created by Jhonen Vasquez. It was produced by and subsequently aired on Nickelodeon. The series revolves around an extraterrestrial named Zim from the planet Irk, and his ongoing mission to conquer and destroy Earth...
- Tak and the Power of Juju (TV series)Tak and the Power of Juju (TV series)Tak and the Power of Juju is an all CGI-based animated series that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 31, 2007 and on Nicktoons on September 1, 2007. It has been showing on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom since 5 July 2008. Based on the video game of the same name, the show consists of two eleven...
Transport
- TAK, the airport code for Takamatsu AirportTakamatsu Airportis a second class airport located south southwest of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It handles a very small number of international flights.It is equipped with an Instrument Landing System, VHF Omni-directional Radio Range, Distance Measuring Equipment, Airport Surveillance Radar, approach lights,...
- TAK, the abbreviation for Estonian bus company Tallinna AutobussikoondisTallinna AutobussikoondisTallinna Autobussikoondis is the largest bus operator in Tallinn, Estonia.TAK was founded in 1945 as a state-owned company, under which status it operated until 1993, when it was reorganised as a public limited company owned by the City of Tallinn...
- TAK, the station code for Tai Koo Station, an underground rail station on the Hong Kong MTR
Video games
- Tak and the Power of JujuTak and the Power of JujuTak and the Power of Juju is an action-adventure video game developed by Avalanche Software for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance....
, a video game - TA:K, the video game Total Annihilation: KingdomsTotal Annihilation: KingdomsTotal Annihilation: Kingdoms or TA:K is a medieval fantasy real time strategy game created and released by Cavedog Entertainment on June 25, 1999...
Other uses
- Tak (function), in mathematics
- TAK, the acronym for Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Freedom FalconsKurdistan Freedom FalconsThe Kurdistan Freedom Falcons , also known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks or the Kurdish Vengeance Brigade, is a militant group that has committed attacks throughout Turkey, operating in southern Turkey and northern Iraq with a goal of securing Kurdish secession from Turkey...
- TAK, acronym for Taal Aktie Komitee (language action comity), a radical group within the Flemish MovementFlemish movementThe Flemish Movement is a popular term used to describe the political movement for emancipation and greater autonomy of the Belgian region of Flanders, for protection of the Dutch language, and for the over-all protection of Flemish culture and history....