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Leysin is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in the Aigle district of Switzerland.It is first mentioned around 1231–32 as Leissins, in 1352 as Leisins. [3]Located in the Vaud Alps, Leysin is a sunny alpine resort village at the eastern end of Lake Geneva in proximity to Montreux, Lausanne, and Geneva.
Leysin American School (also referred to as LAS), founded in 1960 by Fred and Sigrid Ott, is a co-educational private boarding school located in the alpine village of Leysin, Vaud, Switzerland. As of 2024, it is home to 300 students from over 60 nationalities.
Kumon Leysin Academy of Switzerland (KLAS) (スイス公文学園高等部, Suisu Kumon Gakuen Kōtōbu) is a private high school in Leysin, Switzerland, founded by the Kumon Gakuen Educational Foundation in 1990.
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Magool (2 May 1948 – 19 March 2004) – prominent Somali singer considered in Somalia as one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Maryam Mursal (born 1950) – Somali musician, composer and vocalist whose work has been produced by the record label Real World. Mohammed Mooge – Prominent Somali artist from the Radio Hargeisa generation.
The Aigle–Leysin railway line is a narrow-gauge railway line in the Chablais area of southwest Switzerland. The line was opened on 5 May 1900, a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)-gauge cog-wheel railway using the Abt rack system. It was the first such line in the region. The line was built by the Chemin de fer Aigle–Leysin.
On 2 May 2009, Somali pirates captured MV Ariana with its 24 Ukrainian crew. [70] The ship was released on 10 December 2009 after a ransom of almost US$3,000,000 was paid. [71] Armed pirates in the Indian Ocean near Somalia. After the picture was taken, the vessel's crew members opened fire on U.S. Navy ships and the ship's crew members ...
Dabqaad. It is traditional for Somalis to perfume their homes after meals. Frankincense (Somali: foox, Arabic: اللبان ) or a special man-made incense called unsi (in Arab countries it is called Bukhoor, this also may be used) is placed on top of hot coal inside the Dabqaad which will burn continuously for about ten minutes until the foox or unsi is completely consumed.