Langa
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- Langa, Estonia, a village in Padise Commune, Harju County, Estonia
- Langa, Greece, a village in the southern part of Kastoria
- Langa, Cape TownLanga, Cape TownLanga is a suburb found in Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1927 interms of the 1923 Urban Areas Act. Similar to Nyanga, Langa is one of the many areas in South Africa that were designated for Black Africans before the apartheid era. It is the oldest of such suburbs in Cape Town and...
, the oldest township in Cape Town, South Africa - Langa, Ávila, a village in the northern part of the province of Ávila, Community of Castile and León, Spain
- LangåLangåLangå, is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 2,871 , located in Randers municipality in Region Midtjylland in Jutland. Until January 1, 2007 it was the site of the municipal council of the now former Langå municipality....
, a town in Denmark - Langå MunicipalityLangå municipalityUntil January 1, 2007 Langå municipality was a municipality in Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 133 km², and had a total population of 8.396 . Its last mayor was Hanne Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
, in Denmark - Le LangheLangheThe Langhe is a hilly area to the south and east of the river Tanaro in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont, northern Italy....
, a geographical region of Piedmont, north-west Italy - Lânga, a village in Pieleşti Commune, Dolj County, Romania
- Langa, ShetlandLanga, ShetlandLanga is an uninhabited island off Hildasay, in Shetland, Scotland. It is not to be confused with the numerous islands called "Linga" in Shetland .-History:...
, an island off HildasayHildasayHildasay , also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited island off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland.-Geography and geology:...
, Shetland, Scotland - Langa oniLanga oniA Langa Voni is a traditional dress worn mainly in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala by young girls between puberty and marriage...
, a traditional dress of Indian girls
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- Langa KaXabaLanga KaXabaLanga KaXaba was the King of the Ndwandwe nation. He was also the father and predecessor of King Zwide the rival chieftain to King Shaka KaSenzaghakona....
, a former king of the Ndwandwe nation of southern Africa. - Pius LangaPius LangaPius Nkonzo Langa was previously Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He was appointed to the bench in 1994 by Nelson Mandela, became Deputy Chief Justice in 2001 and was elevated as Chief Justice in 2005 by Thabo Mbeki. He retired in October 2009.-External links:**...
, a former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South AfricaConstitutional Court of South AfricaThe Constitutional Court of South Africa was established in 1994 by South Africa's first democratic constitution: the Interim Constitution of 1993. In terms of the 1996 Constitution the Constitutional Court established in 1994 continues to hold office. The court began its first sessions in February...
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- LanghaLangha (tribe)The Langha or Langah are a Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. They are unrelated to the Langah tribe of southern Pakistan.- History and origin :...
, a tribe from RajasthanRajasthanRājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, known for its folk music.