The marka was the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924. It was subdivided into 100 fenigs, much like its German original after which it was modelled.
The Estonian mark was the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927. It was initially equivalent to the German ostmark, which had been circulating alongside the Russian ruble since the German occupation. It was divided into 100 penns. It was replaced in 1928 by the Estonian kroon at a rate of 1 kroon = 100 marka.
José Manuel Mota Matos is a Dominican play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Angels telecasts on Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket and KCOP. In addition to that he is the Spanish radio color commentator for the Angels on KWKW. He works alongside Amaury Pi-Gonzalez in the broadcast booth in Spanish and alongside Mark Gubicza in English. Fully bilingual, he conducts interviews with baseball players speaking either language. He is the son of former baseball player and long-time Dodgers coach Manny Mota.
Marka is a Manding language of West Africa, spoken in north-west Burkina Faso.
Rory Markas was an American sportscaster best known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's play-by-play broadcaster for eight seasons and as the radio voice of the University of Southern California men's basketball team for 11 seasons. He also worked as a field reporter and part-time sports anchor for KTTV.
The Marka people are a Mande people of northwest Mali. They speak the Marka, a Manding language.
The Marka refugee camp is one of six emergency camps erected in 1968 to shelter 15,000 Palestinian refugees and displaced persons who left the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as a result of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Located in the Marka district of metropolitan Amman, about ten kilometers northeast of the city center, it is known locally as Hittin (حطين) or Schneller and houses 44,879 UNRWA registered refugees and over 17,500 displaced persons.
Oropesa District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba in Peru.
Yauyos District is one of thirty-three districts of the Yauyos Province in Peru.
Calamarca or Qala Marka is the fourth municipal section of Aroma Province in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. It is located on the Altiplano and its seat is the town of Calamarca.
Calamarca or Qala Marka is a town in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of Calamarca Municipality, the fourth municipal section of Aroma Province. It lies on the Altiplano on the east side of the main road between La Paz and Patacamaya, about 60 km south of La Paz.
Machacamarca is a small town in the Pantaléon Dalence Province in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Machacamarca Municipality and of the Machacamarca Canton. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,206. The town is situated south of Oruro near the south-eastern shore of Lake Uru Uru at the road and railway that lead to Poopó.
Muyuq Marka, also Muyuqmarka, is an archaeological site in Peru. It is a round Incan building, which is situated within the fortress Saksaywaman above Cuzco. It was used as a Temple of the Sun, but became part of a complex of rectangular buildings which mostly still remain today. However, the temple and the two flanking towers were dismantled during the Spanish rule. What remains of Muyuq Marka indicates that it was "a round building with an open central court which had a fountain." The temple had triple walls, which were aligned with the zenith sunrise and the antizenith sunset.
Huacramarca or Waqramarka is an archaeological site on a mountain of the same name in Peru. Huacramarca lies southeast of Contrahierbas, near the village Huallin. The ruins are situated on top of the mountain Huacramarca at an elevation of 4,150 metres (13,615 ft).
Mirq'imarka is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Moho Province, Moho District. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.
Amaru Marka Wasi, Amarumarcahuasi or Amaromarcaguaci also known as hispanicized and mixed spellings , Amarumarkahuasi, Amaru Markahuasi), Salunniyuq(Salonniyoq, Salonniyuq), Salunpunku(Salonpunku), Laqu, Laq'u(Lacco, Lago), or Templo de la Luna is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, north of the city of Cusco. It lies east of the archaeological site of Sacsayhuamán and south of Tambomachay and Puka Pukara, near Qenko.
Markahirka or Marka Hirka is an archaeological site with cave paintings and stone tombs (chullpa) on a mountain of the same name in Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, in the districts of Cajay and Masin. It is situated at a height of 3,580 metres (11,745 ft). Markahirka is also a good viewpoint with views into the Puchka valley (Puchca) and to the towns of Huari (Wari) and Huachis (Wachis).
Wamanmarka or Waman Marka is a pre-Hispanic archaeological site in the Lima Region of Peru. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 326/INC on October 30, 1997. Wamanmarka is located in the Yauyos Province, Carania District, at a height of 3,800 m (12,500 ft).
Serge Van Laeken, born on 27 May 1961 at Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek), is a Belgian singer, songwriter, composer and film-maker.
