Country names and the meaning Country names and the meaning


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Algeria - Land of Algiers    

Argentina - Silvery Land  

Australia - Southern Land  

Austria - Eastern March  

Bahamas - The Shallows   

Bahrain - The Two Seas  

Belarus - White Russia  

Burkina Faso - Land of Honest Men  

Cameroon - Shrimp River  

Cape Verde - Green Cape  

Colombia - Land of Columbus  

Comoros - Moons 

Costa Rica - Rich Coast  

Dominica - Sunday Island 

Ecuador - Equator 

Eritrea - Land of the Red Sea 

Ethiopia - Land of the Blacks   

Guatemala - Place of Many Trees  

Guyana - Land of Many Waters  

Haiti - mountainous land 

India - Land of the Indus River  

Indonesia - Indian Islands  

Iran - Land of the Aryans  

Japan - Land of the Rising Sun  

Jordan - river Jordan 

Kazakhstan - Land of the Kazakhs  

Kyrgyzstan - Land of the forty tribes   

Liberia - free 

Malaysia - Land of the Malays  

Monaco - single-dwelling  

Mongolia - Land of the Mongols 

Montenegro - Black Mountain  

New Zealand - New sea land   

Pakistan - Land of the Pure  

Philippines - King Philip II  

Sao Tome and Principe - Saint Thomas and prince   

Saudi Arabia - Arabia of the Sauds  

Sierra Leone - Lion Mountains  

Singapore - Lion City  

Spain - Island of Hyraxes  

Sri Lanka - Holy Island  

Sudan - Land of the Blacks 

Tajikistan - Home of the Tajiks

Tanzania - Land of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

Turkey - Land of the Turks  

Turkmenistan - Home of the Turkmens  

Vanuatu - Our Land

Venezuela - Little Venice  

Yugoslavia - Land of the Southern Slavs

Zambia - Land of the Zambezi

Zimbabwe - House of Stones 


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Partition of Bengal

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The first Partition of Bengal (1905) was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj. The reorganization separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas. Announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India, and implemented on 16 October 1905, it was undone a mere six years later. division of Bengal carried out by the British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon, despite strong Indian nationalist opposition. It divided Bengal into Hindu-dominated west which consisted of Bihar, Odisha, etc. and Muslim dominated East Bengal with Assam. There was a great protest by the Hindus and Muslims of Bengal against it and the plan had to be abandoned.

firstResponsiveAdvt In 1947, Bengal was partitioned for the second time, solely on religious grounds, as part of the Partition of India following the formation of the nations India and Pakistan. In 1947, East Bengal became East Pa...

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Countries and their meanings

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Algeria - Land of Algiers .
Argentina - Silvery Land .
Australia - Southern Land.
Austria - Eastern March.
Bahamas - The Shallows .
Bahrain - The Two Seas.
Belarus - White Russia.
Burkina Faso - Land of Honest Men.
Cameroon - Shrimp River.
Cape Verde - Green Cape .
Colombia - Land of Columbus .
Comoros - Moons.
Costa Rica - Rich Coast.
Dominica - Sunday Island .
Ecuador - Equator .
Eritrea - Land of the Red Sea .
Ethiopia - Land of the Blacks.
Guatemala - Place of Many Trees .
Guyana - Land of Many Waters .
Haiti - mountainous land .
India - Land of the Indus River .
Indonesia - Indian Islands .
Iran - Land of the Aryans .
Japan - Land of the Rising Sun .
Jordan - river Jorda...

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ഇന്ത്യയിലെ തപാൽ സംവിധാനം ( Postal System in India ) : Postal Index Number (PIN) / PIN Code

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     Postal Index Number (PIN) / PIN Code is a 6 digit code of Post Office numbering used by India Post. The PIN Code system in India was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar. The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names and different languages. .

    There are 9 PIN regions in the country. The first 8 are geographical regions and the digit 9 is reserved for the Army Postal Service. The first digit indicates one of the regions. The first 2 digits together indicate the sub region or one of the postal circles. The first 3 digits together indicate a sorting district. The last 3 digits refer to the delivery Post Office. .

PIN zones cover the Indian states and union territories: .

1 - Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh.
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