Brega
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Brega may refer to:
- BregaBregaBrega may refer to:*Brega , an inhabited location in Libya**Marsa Brega Airport, the airport for Brega-People:...
(also Mersa Brega or Marsa al-Brega (Arabic: مرسى البريقة Marsā al Burayqah, "Brega Seaport")), an inhabited location in Libya- Marsa Brega AirportMarsa Brega AirportMarsa Brega Airport is an airport serving Brega in Libya.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring ....
, the airport for Brega
- Marsa Brega Airport
People
- Kings of BregaKings of Brega-Overview:Brega took its name from Mag Breg, the plain of Brega, in modern County Meath, County Louth and County Dublin, Ireland. They formed part of the Uí Néill kindred, belonging to the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. The kingdom of Brega included the Hill of Tara, the site...
, Irish kings ruling Mag Breg (the plain of Brega), north and west of modern Dublin - Mario BregaMario BregaMario Brega was an Italian actor. His heavy build meant that he regularly portrayed a thug in his films particularly earlier in his career in westerns. Later in his career however, he featured in numerous Italian comedy films. Brega stood at and well over at his heaviest but after the 1960s...
(1923–1994), Italian actor - Gheorghe BregaGheorghe Brega- Biography :Gheorghe Brega graduate from Nicolae Testemiţanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Chişinău in 1974. He has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009.- External links :* * * -References:...
(born 1951), Moldovan politician
Libyan civil war
- First Battle of BregaFirst Battle of BregaThe First Battle of Brega was a battle during the 2011 Libyan civil war. It began when pro-Gaddafi government troops attacked the city, held by the National Transitional Council, in the early hours of 2 March 2011.- The Battle :...
, fought on March 2, 2011 - Second Battle of BregaSecond Battle of BregaThe Second Battle of Brega was a battle during the 2011 Libyan civil war. More than 10 days earlier, anti-Gaddafi forces beat back an attempt by loyalist forces to take the town on 2 March 2011, in the First Battle of Brega. Following that battle, rebel forces advanced along the Libyan Coastal...
, fought March 13 to 15, 2011 - Third Battle of BregaThird Battle of BregaThe Third Battle of Brega was a battle during the 2011 Libyan civil war between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and anti-Gaddafi forces for control of the town of Brega and its surroundings.- Background :...
, fought March 31 to April 7, 2011 - Battle of Brega–Ajdabiya roadBattle of Brega–Ajdabiya roadThe Battle of Brega–Ajdabiya road was a battle during the 2011 Libyan civil war between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebel forces of the Libyan opposition for control of the towns of Brega and Ajdabiya respectively and the Libyan Coastal Highway between them.This theater of the...
, fought April 8, 2011 to July 14, 2011 - Fourth Battle of BregaFourth Battle of BregaThe Fourth Battle of Brega was a battle during the 2011 Libyan civil war between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and forces of the Libyan opposition for control of the strategic town of Brega and its oil port.-Background:...
, fought beginning July 14, 2011
Music
- Brega (music)Brega (music)Brega is a genre of Brazilian popular music. The name, originally pejorative and discriminatory in nature , has since somewhat lost this meaning. Historically, the greatest singers of the genre are from northeastern and northern Brazil; two of its biggest icons historically were Reginaldo Rossi...
, a style of Brazilian popular song - Tecno bregaTecno bregaTecno brega or technobrega is a form of music from northern Brazil, particularly Belém. Music of the genre is created primarily through remixing and reworking songs from popular music and music from the eighties. While there is a large amount of famous music used in techno brega, the majority of...
, a form of music originating from Brazil