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Encyclopedia > Turin (disambiguation)

Turin may refer to the following:

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Places

Italy

Turin (It. ... Turin (Italian: ; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ...

United States

Turin is a town located in Coweta County, Georgia. ... Turin is a city located in Monona County, Iowa. ... Turin is a village located in Lewis County, New York. ... Turin is a town located in Lewis County, New York. ... Turin Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Canada

  • Turin is a hamlet near Lethbridge, Alberta

Turin is a hamlet in the County of Lethbridge in southern Alberta, Canada. ...

People

In The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien, Túrin Turambar was a Man of Middle-earth, who became a tragic hero (or anti-hero) of the First Age in the tale called Narn i Chîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin). Unpublished drafts of... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, several Stewards of Gondor ruled during the Watchful Peace, and little is recorded about their reign. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Túrin II was the twenty-third Ruling Steward of Gondor. ...

Other

  • The Shroud of Turin, a cloth that some believe covered Jesus of Nazareth after he was crucified
  • Turin International Group, the car company that produces the Shelby Series 2 and the Turin PSV (Personal Security Vehicle)

The first photo of the Shroud of Turin, taken in 1898, had the surprising feature that the image on the negative was clearer than the positive image. ...

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Turin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2346 words)
Turin (Italian: Torino; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River.
Turin is also well-known as the home of the Shroud of Turin and host of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Turin is also the birthplace of major aspects of the Italian economy, such as telecommunications Telecom Italia, television (Rai, National TV channel) and cinema.
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