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5.4% (April 2022) Source. Norges bank. The krone ( Norwegian: [ˈkrûːnə], abbreviation: kr (also NKr for distinction); code: NOK ), plural kroner, is the currency of the Kingdom of Norway (including overseas territories and dependencies ). It was traditionally known as the Norwegian crown in English; however, this has fallen out of common usage.
The Nok culture is a population whose material remains are named after the Ham village of Nok in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria, where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928. [1] [2] The Nok people and the Gajiganna people may have migrated from the Central Sahara, along with pearl millet and pottery, diverged prior to ...
Taruga. Coordinates: 8°25′N 7°15′E. Area of Nok culture finds in Nigeria. Taruga is south east of Abuja. Taruga is an archeological site in Nigeria famous for the artifacts of the Nok culture that have been discovered there, some dating to 600 BC, and for evidence of very early iron working. [1] The site is 60 km southeast of Abuja, in ...
The Nigerian National Museum is a national museum of Nigeria, located in the city of Lagos. The museum has a notable collection of Nigerian art, including pieces of statuary, carvings also archaeological and ethnographic exhibits. [1] Of note is a terracotta human head known as the Jemaa Head (c. 900 to 200 BC), part of the Nok culture.
t. e. African art describes the modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual culture from native or indigenous Africans and the African continent. The definition may also include the art of the African diasporas, such as: African-American, Caribbean or art in South American societies inspired by African traditions.
Iron Age. Iron metallurgy in Africa developed within Africa; though initially assumed to be of external origin, this assumption has been rendered untenable; archaeological evidence has increasingly supported an indigenous origin. [1] Some recent studies date the inception of iron metallurgy in Africa between 3000 BCE and 2500 BCE.
One Piece (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha 's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled in 109 tankōbon volumes as of July 2024 [update] .
Machine guns. FN Minimi. Belgium. Light machine gun. 5.56×45mm NATO. In service with Norwegian Special Operations Forces and KJK since the early 2000s. In 2011, the Minimi was also selected as the new light machine gun of the Norwegian Armed Forces, and an order was placed with FN for 1,900 weapons. [11] Minimi MK3.