In politics and economics, a Potemkin village is any construction whose sole purpose is to provide an external façade to a country which is faring poorly, making people believe that the country is faring better. The term comes from stories of a fake portable village built solely to impress Empress Catherine II by her former lover Grigory Potemkin, during her journey to Crimea in 1787. While modern historians agree that accounts of this portable village are exaggerated, the original story was that Potemkin erected phony portable settlements along the banks of the Dnieper River in order to impress the Russian Empress; the structures would be disassembled after she passed, and re-assembled farther along her route to be viewed again as if another example. The term is a translation of the Russian: потёмкинские деревни.
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it should be more accurately translated as district, similar to a township in the United States or a district of England.
The counties of Iran, called shahrestan, are administrative divisions of larger provinces (ostan). The word shahrestan comes from the Persian words šahr and stân. "County", therefore, is a near equivalent to shahrestan.
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.
Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis following the release of the debut album Village People, which targeted disco's large gay audience. The group's name refers to Manhattan's Greenwich Village, with its reputation as a gay neighborhood. The characters were a symbolic group of American masculinity and macho gay-fantasy personas.
Belvatti is a small village situated on the Banks of River [Markandeya] in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India. This Village has population of about 3000, and around voting of 1300.
Benakatti can refer to either the village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India; the village in Bagalkote district also in the southern state of Karnataka, India; or the surname of several families with ancestral roots in these villages.
Buralatti is a village in the Athani tehsil of the Belgaum district in Karnataka, India with a population of about 4,000. The village's ruling assembly is located in Kokatnur.
Dhamne S.Bailur is a village in Belagavi district in the state of Karanataka, India.
Donawad is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
Hanbarwadi is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
Katamalli is a village in Belgaum district in Karnataka, India.
Malikwad is a village which is located in the Belgaum district of Karnataka state, India. It is located on the banks of the Doodhganga River. The river acts as the border between Karnataka and Maharashtra. Due to the border separation, the people in the area are bilingual; many can speak as well as write both Kannada and Marathi languages. Facilities in the village include schools, a library, and public toilets. Agriculture is a mainstream source of income of the village. It is regarded as one of the highest sugarcane producing villages. Along with sugarcane, farmers also grow different kinds of fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes and bananas. Almost one member of every family in the area is in the Indian army, so people have called this village “Sainik Malikwad,” the word “sainik” meaning “soldier.”
Veerapur is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
Shirguppi is a village in Belgaum district of Karnataka, India. It is situated 2 km from Nipani City. It is famous for cash crops, sugar cane, tobacco, ground nuts. It has an ancient water supply system called "Udata Bamb" which was previously used for supplying water from Shirguppi to nearby city Nipani.
Shivanoor is a village in Belgaum district of Karnataka, India. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Shivanoor village is 597265. Shivanoor village is located in Athni Tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka, India. It is situated 13km away from sub-district headquarter Athani and 167km away from district headquarter Belgaum. As per 2009 stats, Jambagi is the gram panchayat of Shivanoor village.
Hanchinala is a village in the Saundatti taluka of Belgaum district in Karnataka. In 2001, it had a population of 6232 with 3189 males and 3043 females.
Kovilambakkam is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. It is located in Chengalpattu district in the state of Tamil Nadu, about 26 km from Chennai city center and 12 km from Tambaram. It is administered by the Kovilambakkam Village Panchayat, which is under control of St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union, Chengalpattu district. The area and population of Kovilambakkam is so huge that it consists of two revenue villages spanning two different districts in Tamil Nadu:
- Kovilambakkam revenue village which comes under Tambaram taluk in Chengalpattu district
- Madipakkam-B revenue village which comes under Sholinganallur taluk in Chennai district. Madipakkam-B is commonly referred by the villagers by its 800-year-old name Sunnambu Kolathur.
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