Valles
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Valles may refer to:
- the plural of VallisVallisVallis is the Latin word for valley. It is used in planetary geology for the naming of landform features on other planets....
, a Latin word for "valley" used in naming topographical features on other planets - Interandean VallesInterandean VallesDry valleys in the central Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina, known as "valles", are marked by a rain shadow effect of the surrounding mountains, and thus rainfall is limited, and mostly falls in a brief rainy season...
, the region of valleys that is home to most of the human population and agricultural production of the central Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina - VallèsVallèsEl Vallès is a historical county in Catalonia, Spain, located in the center of the Catalan Pre-coastal range. It is nowadays represented by two separate administrative divisions which are part of the Barcelona Province, named comarques...
, a region in Catalonia, Spain, comprising the comarques of Vallès OccidentalVallès OccidentalVallès Occidental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is unique among the comarques in that the two cities Sabadell and Terrassa share the role of comarcal capital...
and Vallès OrientalVallès OrientalVallès Oriental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.- Municipalities :*Aiguafreda - pop. 2,308*L'Ametlla del Vallès - pop. 7,319... - Vallés, ValenciaVallés, ValenciaVallés is a municipality in the comarca of Costera in the Valencian Community, Spain....
, a town in the Valencian Community, Spain - Jules VallèsJules VallèsJules Vallès was a French journalist and author.-Early life:Vallès was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire. His father was a supervisor of studies , later a teacher, and unfaithful to Jules' mother. Jules was a brilliant student...
(1832-1885), French writer and political activist - Arlington VallesArlington VallesBorn as Fred Valles, this Hollywood costume designer took the more grandiose name Arlington Valles as his professional handle, eventually jettisoning the "Arlington" part completely. He first provided costumes for the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol...
(1886-1970), Oscar-winning costume designer - Mario VallesMario VallesMario Antonio Valles Velásquez is a male judoka from Colombia, who won the bronze medal in the men's half middleweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004 in Athens,...
(born 1977), Colombian judoka - Valles Caldera, New Mexico