Uz
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Uz or UZ may refer to:
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- Uz (tribe) or Oghuz Turks, a group of loosely linked nomadic Turkic peoples
- Uz (son of Aram)Uz (son of Aram)According to the Table of nations of Genesis 10 in the Hebrew Bible, Uz is one of the sons of Aram, son of Shem. This makes him the great-grandson of Noah....
, one of the sons of Aram, son of Shem, according to the Hebrew Bible
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- The Land of UzLand of UzThe Land of Uz is a place mentioned in the Old Testament, most prominently in the Book of Job, which begins, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job."-Name:...
, was Job's homeland, according to The Old TestamentOld TestamentThe Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
Book of JobBook of JobThe Book of Job , commonly referred to simply as Job, is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. It relates the story of Job, his trials at the hands of Satan, his discussions with friends on the origins and nature of his suffering, his challenge to God, and finally a response from God. The book is a...
. - UytsUytsUyts is a village and rural community in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia reported its population was 586 in 2010, down from 453 at the 2001 census....
, Armenia, also called Uz - Uz RiverUz RiverThe Uz River is a tributary of the Trotuş in Romania. The Poiana Uzului Dam is located on the Uz River.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti...
, a river and a valley in Romania - UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, a country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union- .uz.uz.uz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Uzbekistan. Registry services were formerly operated by Euracom GmBH, but were later redelegated to UZINFOCOM...
, reserved top-level domain for Uzbekistan
- .uz
- UkrzaliznytsiaUkrzaliznytsiaUkrzaliznytsia , also known as Ukrainian Railways, is the State Administration of Railroad Transportation in Ukraine, monopoly that controls vast majority of the railroad transportation in the country with a combined total length of track of over 23,000 km, which makes Ukrainian railroad...
, the national railway company of Ukraine - University of ZaragozaUniversity of ZaragozaThe University of Zaragoza or sometimes Saragossa University is a university located in Zaragoza, in the Aragon region of Spain...
, a public university in Aragón, Spain - University of ZimbabweUniversity of ZimbabweThe University of Zimbabwe in Harare, is the oldest and largest university in Zimbabwe. It was founded through a special relationship with the University of London and it opened its doors to its first students in 1952. The university has ten faculties offering a wide variety of degree programmes...
- Universidad de ZamboangaUniversidad de ZamboangaUniversidad de Zamboanga is a private university in Zamboanga City, Philippines, founded on October 12, 1948 by Arturo Eustaquio, Sr. It was formerly known as Zamboanga A.E. Colleges until it was changed to Universidad de Zamboanga in 2005, the year it was granted university status. UZ holds 25%...
, in Zamboanga City, Philippines
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- Uzbek languageUzbek languageUzbek is a Turkic language and the official language of Uzbekistan. It has about 25.5 million native speakers, and it is spoken by the Uzbeks in Uzbekistan and elsewhere in Central Asia...
, ISO 639-1 - UzèsUzèsUzès is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.It lies about 25 km north-northeast of Nîmes.-History:Originally Ucetia, Uzès was a small Gallo-Roman oppidum, or administrative settlement. The town lies at the source of the Eure, from where a Roman aqueduct was built in the first...
, a commune of the Gard in southern France - Urban ZoneUrban ZoneUrban Zone or sometimes shortened as "UZ" is a lifestyle program produced by ABS-CBN and Bayan Productions, Inc. It airs every Friday 1 AM on ABS-CBN. With replays in five regions via The Filipino Channel .-Host:The program is hosted by Daphne Oseña-Paez...
, a lifestyle program focusing on house design, architecture and interior - The IATA Code for Buraq AirBuraq AirBuraq Air is an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya. It operates scheduled domestic and international services to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Buraq also operates passenger and cargo charter services and flights in support of...