Riga (/ˈriːɡə/ REE-gə) is the capital, primate, and the largest city of Latvia, as well as the most populous city in the Baltic States. Home to 605,273...
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Riga Football Club, commonly referred to as Riga FC, is a Latvian football club, founded in 2014. The club is based at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Since...
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RIX Riga Airport (Latvian: RIX Rīgas lidosta; IATA: RIX, ICAO: EVRA) is the international airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the largest airport...
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The Dogs of Riga (Swedish: Hundarna i Riga) is a Swedish detective mystery by Henning Mankell, set in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is the second book...
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The Gulf of Riga, Bay of Riga, or Gulf of Livonia (Latvian: Rīgas līcis, Estonian: Liivi laht, Livonian: Piški meŗ, lit. 'Small Sea') is a bay of the...
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The Archbishopric of Riga (Latin: Archiepiscopatus Rigensis, Low German: Erzbisdom Riga) was an archbishopric in Medieval Livonia, a subject to the Holy...
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Riga Cathedral (Latvian: Rīgas Doms; German: Dom zu Riga) formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in Riga, Latvia...
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The Battle of Riga may refer to: Battle of Riga (1203), an engagement of the Livonian Crusade Battle of Riga (1215), an engagement of the Livonian Crusade...
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Vilnius Riga Copenhagen Reykjavík New York Philadelphia Boston The Nasdaq Riga, formerly Riga Stock Exchange, is the sole stock exchange operating in Riga, Latvia...
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The Riga was a Latvian moped built in Riga between 1965 (59 years ago) (1965) and 1992 (32 years ago) (1992). In the 1960s, the idea of providing people...
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TTT Rīga is a professional women's basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "TTT" means Tram and Trolley Trust. The team held its first official game on...
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Dinamo Riga (Latvian: Rīgas Dinamo) is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It most recently was a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher...
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Arena Riga (Latvian: Arēna Rīga) is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena Riga holds a...
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Riga Riga Castle, a building in Riga Riga Black Balsam, an alcoholic drink in Latvia Elsewhere Riga, New York, town in Monroe County, New York Riga Academy...
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Riga District (Latvian: Rīgas rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the centre of the country...
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ASK Rīga is a former professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stood for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" (in English: Army Sports Club)...
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Rīgas Armijas Sporta Klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the...
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It is located in Riga, Latvia and was previously known as 'Riga Polytechnical Institute' and 'Riga Polytechnicum'. In 1958, the Riga Polytechnic Institute...
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country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian...
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Celtnieks Rīga ('Builder Riga') was a Latvian football club from Riga that won the Latvian Cup 3 times: in 1984, 1985 and 1986. The team was established...
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The Treaty of Riga was signed in Riga, Latvia, on 18 March 1921 between Poland on one side and Soviet Russia (acting also on behalf of Soviet Belarus)...
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Honor to serve Riga! (Latvian: Gods kalpot Rīgai!, GKR) is a municipal political party located in Riga, Latvia. It was created on 17 March 2012 and is...
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A number of steamships were named Riga, including: SS Riga (1914), A Latvian cargo ship which sank in 1939 SS Riga (1925), A German cargo ship in service...
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Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia (c. 1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Catholic Bishop of Riga in Livonia. In 1201, he allegedly founded the city...
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Riga Black Balsam (Latvian: Rīgas Melnais balzams) is a traditional Latvian balsam often considered to be the national drink of Latvia. According to tradition...
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga is an archdiocese administered from the capital city of Riga in Latvia. Its cathedral is Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle...
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The history of Riga, the capital of Latvia, begins as early as the 2nd century with a settlement, the Duna urbs, at a natural harbor not far upriver from...
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Rīga dimd (English: Riga resounds) is the title of a traditional Latvian folk song that is best known as a musical composition by Jānis Cimze. Cimze's...
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The Riga Charter on Authenticity and Historical Reconstruction in Relationship to Cultural Heritage, known simply as the Riga Charter, is an international...
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