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Tournaisis. The Tournaisis, or Tournai (Flemish: Doornik ), a territory in the Low Countries in present-day Belgium, is one of Europe's oldest town centres. [1] Located in the Wallonia region of Belgium on the Scheldt River (French: L'Escaut ), northwest of Mons, Tournai residents are primarily French-speaking.
Tournai, known as Tornacum, was a place of minor importance in Roman times, a stopping place where the Roman road from Cologne on the Rhine to Boulogne on the coast crossed the river Scheldt. It was fortified under Emperor Maximiam in the 3rd century AD, [6] when the Roman limes was withdrawn to the string of outposts along the road.
2M is a Moroccan free-to-air television network.It was established by the royal-owned conglomerate, ONA, before being sold to, in part, the Moroccan government.Of 2M, 45.3% is owned by Bank of Africa, while approximately 32.5% by the Moroccan government, Al Mada (12%), with the remaining shares being owned by Atlas Capital, the Grandson in-law of Othman Benjelloun (10.2%).
Coordinates: 50°36′24″N 03°23′06″E. Church of Saint Quentin, Tournai. The Church of Saint Quentin ( French: Église Saint-Quentin de Tournai) is a Roman catholic parish church in Tournai, Belgium. The largely Romanesque building is located on the main square of the town, the Grand-Place. Known to have existed since the 10th century ...
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Gaudreau, born in Montmagny, studied with the Ursulines. [3] In 1879, she married Henri-Edmond Casgrain [4] (1846-1914), dental surgeon, inventor, alderman and first Quebec motorist. [5] She trained as a dentist under her husband, a dental surgeon who was 15 years her senior. [6] After graduating from the "Dental College of the Province of ...
The Grand-Place ( French: [ɡʁɑ̃ plas]; "Grand Square" [a]) is the main square and the centre of activity of Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium. The square has a triangular shape, owing it to the convergence of several ancient paths, [2] and it covers 7,500 m 2 (81,000 sq ft). As in many Belgian cities, there are a number of cafés and pubs on the ...
Shutterstock/Ralph Lear. If you're looking for something to make you smile, this video that Zoo Atlanta shared on Wednesday, May 21st is it! The zoo recorded their adorable baby orangutan chomping ...