Kingdom of Tonga has a number of historical monuments, linked to the chiefly dynasties which ruled over the islands for centuries. In 2007, Tonga submitted...
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The history of Tonga is recorded since the ninth century BC, when seafarers associated with the Lapita diaspora first settled the islands which now make...
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Haʻamonga ʻa Maui (category Monuments and memorials in Tonga)
Maui ("The Burden of Maui") is a stone trilithon located in Tonga, on the eastern part of the island of Tongatapu, in the village of Niutōua, in Heketā...
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home remittances to family members (often aged) who prefer to remain in Tonga. Tongans themselves often have to operate in two different contexts, which...
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predominant religion in Tonga, with Methodists having the most adherents. The constitution of Tonga establishes the freedom of religion, which is respected...
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Music of Tonga refers to music derived from the island Tonga in the islands of Polynesia. Music of Tonga today generally falls under the category of traditional...
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Sport in Tonga consists of many games. Rugby union is the national sport, sumo has a following, while football, judo, surfing, volleyball, and cricket...
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Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní or Siasi Māmonga) has had a presence in Tonga since 1891. The Tongan Mission was organized in 1916. However, due to anti-Mormon...
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Trilithon (category Megalithic monuments)
Megalithic temples of Malta (which like Stonehenge are a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the Osireion in Egypt, and the Haʻamonga ʻa Maui in Tonga, Polynesia. The...
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administrative capital village of the Haʻapai Group in Tonga. The village is on the western shore of Lifuka and has a population of 1,026. The village center...
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Collar of the Royal Order of the Crown of Tonga Australia Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal Australian Army Education Corps New Zealand Colonel-in-Chief of the...
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Canada (redirect from Etymology of Canada)
"Where is the Monument to Multiculturalism?". National Post. Retrieved January 11, 2024. LaSelva, Samuel Victor (1996). The Moral Foundations of Canadian Federalism:...
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Haʻapai (category Islands of Tonga)
Haʻapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs, and shoals in the central part of Tonga. It has a combined land area of 109.30 square kilometres (42.20 sq mi)...
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Pakistan (redirect from Islamic Republic of Pakistan)
Advisory Body Evaluation of Takht Bhai" (PDF). International Council on Monuments and Sites. 29 December 1979. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 25 July 2010. Valentine...
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Zambia (redirect from Republic of Zambia)
around the first millennium C.E, and among them were the Tonga people (also called Ba-Tonga, "Ba-" meaning "men") and the Ba-Ila and Namwanga and other...
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Zimbabwe (redirect from Republic of Zimbabwe)
Tonga, Tsonga, Kalanga, Sotho, Ndau, Nambya, Tswana, Xhosa and Lozi. Minority ethnic groups include white Zimbabweans, who make up less than 1% of the...
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China (redirect from Peoples Republic of China)
Center of the Country Monument at 35°50′40.9″N 103°27′7.5″E / 35.844694°N 103.452083°E / 35.844694; 103.452083 (Geographical center of China). China's landscapes...
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2016-11-02. Now Player. "Super wings S6". Now Player. Super Wings at IMDb List of Super Wings episodes at TheTVDB List of Super Wings episodes at TV Guide...
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World Heritage Sites by country (redirect from Table of world heritage sites based on state parties)
Somalia, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, and Tuvalu. Only two UN member states are not states parties of the World Heritage Convention:...
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to the Federated States of Micronesia (1990–1993) Judith Beth Cefkin, United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu (2015–2018)...
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The economy of India is a developing mixed economy with a notable public sector in strategic sectors. It is the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal...
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Tongan literature (redirect from Literature of Tonga)
of short stories Tales of the Tikongs (1973) was followed by a novel, Kisses in the Nederends, 1987, noted for its satirical style. The emergence of Tongan...
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Great Zimbabwe travelled north to the Dande region in search of salt. He then defeated the Tonga and Tavara with his army and established his dynasty at Chitakochangonya...
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Lavinia Veiongo (category Royal consorts of Tonga)
Veiongo Fotu (9 February 1879 – 24 April 1902) was Queen of Tonga from 1899 to 1902 as the first wife of George Tupou II. Lavinia Veiongo was born on 9 February...
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Uoleva (category Islands of Tonga)
Uoleva is a sand-cay island in Lifuka district, in the Ha'apai islands of Tonga. Almost uninhabited, it is known for its five small resorts and clean,...
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Geographic Special 11029 Saint Lucia of Island 1982 1986 60 0-8051-0000-8 National Geographic Special 11029 Tonga of Waterfront 1982 1986 60 0-8051-0000-8...
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of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 62 (2), 1–17. Jürgen von Beckerath (1997), pp. 108, 190. Brand, Peter J. (2000). The Monuments of...
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Scotland (1542). "Plate from the Lindsay Armorial". Scran. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 9 December 2009....
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Hawaii (redirect from State of Hawaii)
state parks, a number of state recreation areas, and a number of monuments, including the Ulu Pō Heiau State Monument. The literature of Hawaii is diverse...
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Shirley Waldemar Baker (category Prime ministers of Tonga)
Methodist missionary in Tonga. He was the founder of the Free Church of Tonga and enjoyed significant influence during the reign of George Tupou I, who made...
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