Argol
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Argol may mean one of the following:
"Argol" is also found used as follows:
- potassium tartratePotassium tartratePotassium tartrate, dipotassium tartrate or argol has formula K2C4H4O6. It is the potassium salt of tartaric acid. It is often confused with potassium bitartrate, also known as cream of tartar...
- the arghulArghulThe arghul , also spelled argul, arghoul, arghool, argol, or yarghul , is a traditional Arabic musical instrument...
, a woodwind musical instrument from the Middle East - Argol, FinistèreArgol, FinistèreArgol is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies in the east of Crozon peninsula, near the Aulne river.-Population:Inhabitants of Argol are called Argoliens.-References:** ;-External links:* *...
, a commune on the CrozonCrozonCrozon is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Crozon is located on the Crozon peninsula on the west coast of Finistère. It is bordered by the communes of Camaret-sur-Mer to the west, Roscanvel to the northwest, Lanvéoc to the north, Landévennec to the...
peninsula in departement of FinistèreFinistèreFinistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
, in Brittany, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. - a locality in ancient PersiaAchaemenid EmpireThe Achaemenid Empire , sometimes known as First Persian Empire and/or Persian Empire, was founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great who overthrew the Median confederation...
"Argol" is also found used as follows:
- The Castle of Argol is the first novel of Julien GracqJulien GracqJulien Gracq , born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, in the French département of Maine-et-Loire, was a French writer. He wrote novels, critiques, a play, and poetry. His literary works were noted for their Surrealism.Gracq first studied in Paris at the Lycée Henri IV, where he earned his...
. - Sebastian Argol is a pseudonym used at one time by Turkish musician, writer and director Zülfü LivaneliZülfü LivaneliÖmer Zülfü Livanelioğlu is a popular Turkish folk musician , a novelist, newspaper columnist and a film director who has been highly popular for decades...
. - Del Argol was the Spanish artist who drew the comic book cartoon character 'Robbie', a navy walrus.
- Argol is also a forename in fact and fiction. Several characters in fantasy fiction or role playing games are named Argol. (It is also sometimes spelled Argoll.)