Lagan
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- River LaganRiver LaganThe River Lagan is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 40 miles from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the Irish Sea. The River Lagan forms much of the border between County Antrim and County Down. It rises as a tiny fast...
, river in Northern Ireland- Laganside CorporationLaganside CorporationThe Laganside Corporation was a non-departmental public body formed by the Laganside Development Order 1989 with the goal of regenerating large sections of land in Belfast, Northern Ireland adjacent to the River Lagan...
, public body formed to regenerate the Lagan in Belfast - Lagan CollegeLagan CollegeLagan College is an integrated secondary school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1981 as the first integrated school in Northern Ireland and contains students of mainly Roman Catholic and Protestant faiths, however students from other faiths also attend the school.The school is...
, the first integrated school in Northern Ireland - Lagan ValleyLagan ValleyLagan Valley is an area of Northern Ireland between Belfast and Lisburn. The Lagan is a famous river that flows into Belfast Lough. For a section, the river forms part of the border between the counties of Antrim and Down....
, valley in Northern Ireland - Lagan Valley (Assembly constituency)Lagan Valley (Assembly constituency)Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly....
- Lagan Valley (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Lagan Valley (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)Lagan Valley was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:Before 1969, the area formed part of the Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies of Mid Down and Iveagh....
- Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.- Boundaries :The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down. In their original...
- Laganside Corporation
- Lagan, County Armagh, townlandTownlandA townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
in County Armagh, Northern Ireland - Lagan (river), river in south-western Sweden
- Lagan (locality), locality in Ljungby MunicipalityLjungby MunicipalityLjungby Municipality is a municipality in Kronoberg County, southern Sweden, where the town Ljungby is seat.In 1971 the City of Ljungby was amalgamated with the rural municipalities surrounding it, thus creating the present municipality. In 1974 a minor adjustment of the boundaries took place...
, Sweden, named after the river
- Lagan (locality), locality in Ljungby Municipality
- Lagan, RussiaLagan, RussiaLagan is a town and the administrative center of Lagansky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located a few kilometers from the Caspian Sea. Population: In terms of population, it is the second biggest town in the republic after the capital Elista.The town was founded in 1870. Town...
, town in the Republic of KalmykiaKalmykiaThe Republic of Kalmykia is a federal subject of Russia . Population: It is the only Buddhist region in Europe. It has also become well-known as an international chess mecca because its former President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, is the head of the International Chess Federation .-Geography:*Area:...
, Russia - LagaanLagaanLagaan is a 2001 Bollywood sports film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir Khan, who was also the producer for the film, stars with Gracy Singh in the lead roles; British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles...
, 2001 award-winning BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
movie - "Lagan", a song by the Afro Celt Sound System from the album Volume 3: Further in TimeVolume 3: Further in TimeVolume 3: Further in Time is the third studio album from Afro Celt Sound System, released June 19, 2001 through Real World Records.-Track listing:# "North" - 6:48# "North 2" - 2:59# "When You're Falling" - 5:14...
Lagan may also mean:
- goods abandoned at sea but secured to a buoy; see Flotsam and jetsamFlotsam and jetsamIn maritime law, flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict describe specific kinds of wreck.The words have specific nautical meanings, with legal consequences in the law of admiralty and marine salvage....