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Noor or Nour may refer to:
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira', which holds tremendous significance for Muslims throughout the world, as it is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran, which consisted of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq from the angel Jibra'il. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Makkah. The mountain itself is barely 640 m (2,100 ft) tall; nonetheless one to two hours are needed to make the strenuous hike to the cave. There are 1750 steps to the top which, even for a fit individual, can take anywhere between half an hour and one-and-a-half hours.
The Federation of Malaya competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was the first Olympic appearance by the nation, which later expanded and was renamed as Malaysia in 1963. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.
Noor Sabri Abbas Hasan Al-Baidawi, simply known as Noor Sabri is an Iraqi professional goalkeeper. He plays for Samarra in the Iraqi Premier League. He played 16 years for the Iraqi national team and retired from international football in 2018.
Nur is a common Arabic unisex name meaning "light", "The Divine Light". An-Nur, meaning "the light" in Arabic. It can also be feminized as Nura or Noora.
Noor Alam was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He won gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also the member of winning Pakistani team of 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.
Majed Abdul Rahim Habib Ullah is a Saudi Arabian fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Akram Ahmed Abdullah Al-Noor is a retired Yemeni taekwondo practitioner. Al-Noor qualified for the Yemeni squad, as a 16-year-old teen, in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a berth from the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris, France. He lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to Ukraine's Oleksandr Shaposhnyk with a default score of 5–7. Al-Noor was also appointed as the Yemeni flag bearer by the National Olympic Committee in the opening ceremony.
Nour Ahmad Muhammad El-Afandi is an Egyptian synchronized swimmer. She competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Noor Ullah Nuristani was an Afghan field hockey player who played for the national team. Nuristani competed at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, playing in all three of his team's matches.
Nour Aka Sayed is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler of Afghanistan, who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the featherweight event.
Wahid Ullah Zaid is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Afghanistan. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the lightweight event.
Sharif Nour is an Egyptian former swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Nour El Din Hassanein is an Egyptian rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Usman Ullah Khan was a Pakistani boxer. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Al Noor Mosque may refer to:
Remat Ullah Sheikh was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Aman Ullah Karim was a Malaysian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
The Nour satellite callsign "NOUR 02" or "NOOR 02", is an Iranian military satellite, which was launched to orbit on 8 March 2022. The Nour 2 satellite was lifted into space by the three-stage launcher Qased, or "Messenger". The satellite was placed into orbit at an altitude of 500 km. Before, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGCASF) launched Nour 1 satellite to space on 22 April 2020 by the three-stage launcher Qased. The Nour 1 had reached an orbit of 425 kilometers above the surface of the Earth.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nour Ullah Noor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
