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A mountain chain on the French-Swiss border, see Jura mountains
A French département, see Jura (département)
A Swiss canton, see Canton of Jura
A Scottish island, see Jura, Scotland
A subterranean river, see Jura river
A place in Afghanistan, see Jura, Afghanistan
A given name
Some people might also use the term to denote the Jurassic period in geology, see Jurassic.
A independentist movement, see Mouvement Indépendantiste Jurassien

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Category: Disambiguation The Jura folds are located North of the main Alpine orogenic front, and are being continually deformed, accommodating the northwards compression due to Alpine folding. ... Jura is a dÃ©partement in the east of France named after the Jura mountains, not be confused with the Swiss canton of Jura. ... The Canton of Jura is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the northwestern part of Switzerland. ... Jura shown within Argyll Satelite picture of Jura Jura (Scottish Gaelic DiÃ¹ra) is a Scottish island, in the Inner Hebrides. ... A given name specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name. ... The Jurassic period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 200 Ma (million years ago) at the end of the Triassic to 146 Ma at the beginning of the Cretaceous. ...

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Jura tourism : accommodation, summer and winter holidays - Jura France (159 words)
	Jura tourism : accommodation, summer and winter holidays - Jura France
	30 of Geneva, Lausanne and Lyon, a course of championship waits to you offering splendid points of view on the vines and classified villages of this area of the Jura.
	You will be able to benefit from a rest deserved in one of the 36 hotel rooms *** nicely decorated.

Isle of Jura accommodation, travel, transport - The Internet Guide to Scotland (1843 words)
	The main route on to Jura is via the small, privately-owned, vehicle ferry from Port Askaig on the Isle of Islay.
	Jura House itself can be rented out on a weekly basis for groups of up to 15 people for self-catering accommodation.
	Jura House can be rented out on a weekly basis for groups of up to 15 people.

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