Almas
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Geographic locations
- Almas (fajãs), a fajãs on São Jorge Island in the Azores
- Almas, Afghanistan, a town in AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
- Almas, IranAlmas, IranAlmas is a village in Balghelu Rural District, in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 169, in 42 families....
, a village in Iran - Almas, TocantinsAlmas, TocantinsAlmas is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population was 8,989 and its area is 4,021 km²....
, a city and municipality in Tocantins state, Brazil - AlmaşAlmas-Geographic locations:* Almas , a fajãs on São Jorge Island in the Azores* Almas, Afghanistan, a town in Afghanistan* Almas, Iran, a village in Iran* Almas, Tocantins, a city and municipality in Tocantins state, Brazil...
, a commune in Arad County, Romania - Almás, the HungarianHungarian languageHungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
name for Merişor village, Sita BuzăuluiSita BuzauluiSita Buzăului is a commune in Covasna County, in the geographical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Crasna, Merişor, Sita Buzăului and Zăbrătău. The commune is situated in the southern part of the county, on the banks of the Buzău River.-Demographics:The commune has...
Commune, Covasna County, Romania - Almaş River (disambiguation), several rivers in Romania
- AlmašAlmašAlmaš , also known as Ajmaš and Aljmaš , was an ethnic Serb village in Bačka. It existed until the first half of the 18th century. The village was located on Almaška bara , between Temerin, Nadalj, and Gospođinci.The hungarian name means "apple".According to the 1715 census, the population of...
, a former village in Bačka, Serbia
Other meanings
- Almas (cryptozoology)Almas (cryptozoology)The Almas, Mongolian for "wild man" , is a purported hominid cryptozoological species reputed to inhabit the Caucasus and Pamir Mountains of central Asia, and the Altai Mountains of southern Mongolia. The creature is not currently recognized or cataloged by science...
, a man-like creature, reported as living in central Asia - Almas, an uncut diamondDiamondIn mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
- Almas, a name
- AlmışAlmisAlmış iltäbär was the first Muslim ruler of Volga Bulgaria.Almış was a son of Şilki . He was a ruler of one of the Bulgar duchies, probably, the Bolghar Duchy. Initially, a vassal of the Khazars, he struggled for independence and unification of all Bulgar tribes and duchies. He sent ambassadors...
, a Volga Bulgarian king, also spelled "Almas" - Almas (Star Wars), a planet in the fictional Star Wars Universe
- Almas caviar, the most expensive type of caviar
- Almas, a fictional currency in the video game ZeliardZeliardZeliard is a platform-action RPG video game developed for the NEC PC-8801 and published by Game Arts in 1987 in Japan, and re-published for MS-DOS PCs in 1990 by Sierra Entertainment in Europe and North America...
- Almas TowerAlmas TowerAlmas Tower is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2009 with the installation of some remaining cladding panels at the top of the tower. The building topped out at in 2008, becoming the third-tallest...
, a high-rise in Dubai, United Arab Emirates