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  2. First sunrise - Wikipedia

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    The first sunrise refers to the custom of observing the first sunrise of the year. Such a custom may be just an observation of the sunrise on a special day, or has a religious meaning for those who worship the Sun, such as the followers of traditional religions in Korea and Japan and the Inuit , Yupik , Aleut , Chukchi and the Iñupiat in the ...

  3. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

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    The state is located in the easternmost part of India and gets first sunrise in the country. [5] Assam (3) অসম "Uneven" or from "Ahom" Most scholars believe that Assam is derived from the Ahoms, who ruled Assam for six centuries.

  4. Dong, Arunachal Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    In 1999, it was found that Dong experiences the first sunrise in India, thus earning it the nickname, 'India's Land of the Rising Sun.' The last village on the India-China LAC in Arunachal Pradesh is Kaho, which lies just north of Kibithu on the banks of Lohit River.

  5. Sunrise - Wikipedia

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    Sunrise seen over the Atlantic Ocean through cirrus clouds on the Jersey Shore at Spring Lake, New Jersey, U.S. Sunrise (or sunrise) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning, [1] at the start of the Sun path. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon.

  6. List of cities by sunshine duration - Wikipedia

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    The first measure indicates the general sunniness of a location compared with other places, while the latter allows for comparison of sunshine in various seasons in the same location. [1] Another often-used measure is percentage ratio of recorded bright sunshine duration and daylight duration in the observed period.

  7. The empire on which the sun never sets - Wikipedia

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    The dominions of Charles V in Europe and the Americas. Charles V of the House of Habsburg controlled in personal union a composite monarchy inclusive of the Holy Roman Empire stretching from Germany to Northern Italy with direct rule over the Low Countries and Austria, and of Spain, which also included the southern Italian kingdoms of Sicily, Sardinia and Naples and the long-lasting Spanish ...

  8. Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from ...

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    Seven countries now generate nearly all of their electricity from renewable energy sources, according to newly compiled figures. Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland, Ethiopia and the ...

  9. List of countries by number of public holidays - Wikipedia

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    The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.