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Velas may refer to:
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Velas may refer to:
Vela or Velas may refer to:
Vela was the name of a group of satellites developed as the Vela Hotel element of Project Vela by the United States to detect nuclear detonations to monitor compliance with the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty by the Soviet Union.
Santo Amaro, Portuguese for "Saint Amaro", may refer to the following places:
São Jorge is an island in the central group of the Azores archipelago and part of the autonomous region of Portugal. Separated from its nearest neighbours by the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Pico-São Jorge Channel, the central group is often referred colloquially as part of the Triângulo ("Triangle") group or just "The Triangle". São Jorge is a relatively long thin island with tall cliffs, whose 8,381 inhabitants are concentrated on various geological debris fields (fajãs) along the north and south coasts; from east to west, the island is 53 kilometres (33 mi) long and, north to south, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide: its area is 237.59 square kilometres (91.73 sq mi).
The Vela incident was an unidentified double flash of light detected by an American Vela Hotel satellite on 22 September 1979 near the South African territory of Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, roughly midway between Africa and Antarctica. Today, most independent researchers believe that the flash was caused by a nuclear explosion – an undeclared joint nuclear test carried out by South Africa and Israel.
Nemmara is a small town in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. It is administrated by the Nemmara gram panchayat. Nemmara hosts the Nenmara Vallanghi Vela, a yearly festival jointly organised by Nemmara & Vallangi Desham. Nemmara is the entry point to the Nelliampathi hills, which are located at the foothills of Western Ghats.
Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican professional footballer who captains and plays for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Described as a versatile player who can play as a forward, winger, and attacking midfielder, Vela is known for being a creative player and prolific scorer.
Zazu may refer to:
Manapullikavu is in the Palakkad district in the Kerala State of India. The village is most famous for the temple Manappullikavu Vela.
Nisha Aggarwal is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. She is the younger sister of actress Kajal Aggarwal.
Joshua James Vela is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for League One club Shrewsbury Town.
Filemon Vela and Filemon Bartolome Vela may refer to:
Filemón Bartolomé Vela Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 34th congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Vela was also vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, having been nominated by President Joe Biden. In March 2022, Vela announced that he would resign early from the House to work at a law firm. His resignation went into effect on March 31.
Bernadette Vela Punzalan-Field, known professionally as Princess Punzalan, is a Filipino actress. She began her career starring in Lovingly Yours: The Movie (1984) and Lovingly Yours, Helen (1992-96) and was nominated of PMPC Star Awards for Television in 1987. Her profile continued to grow when she starred as antagonist Selina Pereira-Matias in Mula sa Puso (1997–99) with Claudine Barretto, and won Best Actress in 1998.
The Nenmara Vallanghy Vela or Nenmara Vela is one of the most popular annual festival of Kerala celebrated at Nellikulangara Bhagavathy temple in Nenmara, Palakkad district.
Two ships of the Indian Navy have been named INS Vela:
Amrit Velā refers to integral religious time used for daily meditation and recitation of Gurbani hymns during last part of the night before the dawning of the early morning sun, this is according to the Pahar system of time most Sikhs typically translate this time to start 3:00am. Guru Nanak in the Japji Sahib says, "In amrit velā meditate on the grandeur of the one true Name." The importance of Amrit Vela is found throughout the Guru Granth Sahib. The Guru Granth Sahib states that "those who consider themselves a Sikh must wake up daily at Amrit vela and be in tune with the Naam "
Cindy Vela is an American actress and model. She appeared in Black November (2012), Endgame (2015), Camino (2016) and Run Hide Fight (2020).
Tonina is an Italian feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Antonia and the feminine form of Tonino that is used in Italy. Notable people with this name include the following:
The 2022 Texas's 34th congressional district special election is an upcoming special election. The seat became vacant after incumbent Democratic representative Filemon Vela Jr. resigned on March 31, 2022, to work at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.