Marfa
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People
- Marfa BoretskayaMarfa BoretskayaMarfa Boretskaya, also known as Martha the Mayoress , was the wife of Isaac Boretsky, Novgorod's posadnik in 1438-1439 and again in 1453...
- Marfa Sobakina
- Marfa Samuilovna Skavronskaya (Catherine I of RussiaCatherine I of RussiaCatherine I , the second wife of Peter the Great, reigned as Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death.-Life as a peasant woman:The life of Catherine I was said by Voltaire to be nearly as extraordinary as that of Peter the Great himself. There are no documents that confirm her origins. Born on...
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Places
- Marfa, TexasMarfa, TexasMarfa is a town in the high desert of far West Texas in the Southwestern United States. Located between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park, it is also the county seat of Presidio County. The population was 1,981 at the 2010 census....
Meteorology
- Marfa frontDry lineA dry line separates moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and dry desert air from the south-western states . The dry line is an important factor in severe weather frequency in the Great Plains of North America...
Music
- Marfa MusicMarfa MusicThe Marfa is an Arab rhythmic music. played with high tempo using daff, Dhol, sticks, steel pots and wooden strips called thapi. The Chorus effects and vocal meter are set according to beats....
- Marfa (instrument)Marfa (instrument)Marfa is a percussion instrument. It origins have been traced back to Africa in the findings published in American Journal of Human Genetics. The community who play the instrument the Siddis and Habshis live in Gujarat , Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.-History:...