Muro
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Muro, a word meaning wall
in Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Esperanto and Ido languages, may stand for:
Italy
Japan
Portugal
Spain
Wall
A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into rooms, or protects or delineates a space in the open air...
in Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Esperanto and Ido languages, may stand for:
Places
FranceFrance
The 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...
- Muro, Haute-CorseMuro, Haute-CorseMuro is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in the département of Haute-CorseHaute-CorseHaute-Corse is a French department. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica.- History :The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud...
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Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
- Muro LecceseMuro LecceseMuro Leccese is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy....
, a municipality of the Province of Lecce, Apulia - Muro LucanoMuro LucanoMuro Lucano is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy.-History:The town is situated on the site of the ancient Numistri, at the foot of the Apennines, the scene of a battle between Hannibal and Marcellus in the second Punic war.-Main sights:The...
, a municipality of the Province of Potenza, Basilicata
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
- Muro, NaraMuro, Narawas a village located in Uda District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the village had an estimated population of 5,939 and a density of 55.00 persons per km². The total area was 107.99 km²....
, (室生村; Murō-mura), a villageVillages of JapanA is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Uda DistrictUda District, NaraUda is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 42,752 and a density of 113.98 persons per km². The total area is 375.09 km².- Merger :...
, NaraNara Prefectureis a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
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Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
- Muro, Trofa, a parish in the municipalityMunicipalities of PortugalIn Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous...
of TrofaTrofaTrofa Municipality is located in the north of the Oporto metropolitan area in Portugal. The city of Trofa is composed of two parishes with a population of 20,692; the municipality made of 8 parishes has a population of 37,416 ....
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Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- Muro, Balearic IslandsMuro, Balearic IslandsMuro is a small municipality on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, Spain.It is located in the north-east....
, a townTownA town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Balearic IslandsBalearic IslandsThe Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
. - Muro de AlcoyMuro de AlcoyMuro de Alcoy or Muro d'Alcoi , also briefly called Muro is a town located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants...
, a town in the province of AlicanteAlicante (province)Alicante or Alacant is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is bordered by the provinces of Murcia on the southwest, Albacete on the west, Valencia on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the east...
. - Muros, A CoruñaMuros, A CoruñaMuros is a municipality in the Spanish province of A Coruña. It has a population of 10156 and an area of 73 km².The town of Muros is an old harbour town whose traditional economy, like that of most harbour towns, is based on fishing.After surviving a city-planning boom from the 60's and 70's...
, a town in the province of A CoruñaA Coruña (province)The province of A Coruña is the most North-western Atlantic-facing province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia...
. - Muros (comarca)Muros (comarca)Muros is a comarca in the Galician Province of A Coruña. The overall population of this local region is 15,335 .-Municipalities:Carnota and Muros....
, a comarcaComarcaA comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...
in the province of A Coruña. - Muros de NalónMuros de NalónMuros de Nalón is a small coastal municipality in the Spanish province of Asturias, with an area of 8.09 square kilometers. It is bounded to the north by the Bay of Biscay, to the east by the river Nalón, to the south by Pravia and the west by Cudillero...
, a municipality in the province of AsturiasAsturiasThe Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
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People
- Muro (DJ), a hip hop artist from Tokyo Japanese hip hopJapanese hip hopJapanese hip hop is said to have begun when Hiroshi Fujiwara returned to Japan and started playing hip hop records in the early 1980s. Japanese hip hop generally tends to be most directly influenced by old school hip hop, taking from the era's catchy beats, dance culture, and overall fun and...
. - José Antonio Fernández Muro, (1920 - ), an ArgentinianArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. - Il Muro, (1978 - ), the ItalianItalian languageItalian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
nickname for Walter SamuelWalter SamuelWalter Adrián Samuel is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Internazionale. Throughout his career he has been regarded as one of football's toughest defenders, with team-mate and Inter captain Javier Zanetti referring to him as the "hardest player" he has played with.Having been gifted...
, an Argentinian soccer player. - Muro, the primary antagonist of Oni (video game).
Other
- Murō-jiMurō-jiis a temple of Omoto school of Shingon Buddhism, located in the city of Uda, Nara, Japan.Murō-ji shows its typical aspect of Shingon Buddhism, with its buildings laid on the mountainside of .Unlike many temples of the time, Murō-ji was opened to females...
, a temple on a mountain southeast of Nara, Japan. - deviantArtDeviantArtdeviantART is an online community showcasing various forms of user-made artwork. It was first launched on August 7, 2000 by Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, Angelo Sotira and others. deviantArt, Inc...
Muro, an HTML5 drawing application - Muro Gym! Naminori Gym Leader - Touki toujou!, the Japanese name of the 296th episode of the Pokémon series.