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Faro (beer), a type of Belgian ale; Count of Faro, a Portuguese title; Faro (mythology), a god in Mande mythology; the title character of Buddy Faro, a 1998 television series, portrayed by Dennis Farina; Faro, a large cotton sphere burned inside churches on feasts of martyrs in the Ambrosian Rite; Faro (restaurant), a defunct restaurant in New ...
Faro has the highest minimum temperature ever recorded in Portugal, which was 32 °C (90 °F) on 26 July 2004. [18] With over 3000 hours of sunshine a year, Faro is often regarded as one of the sunniest cities in Europe, alongside nearby Tavira. [19] [20] [21] July and August have the most sunshine, while December has the least.
Faro (/ ˈ f ɛər oʊ / FAIR-oh), Pharaoh, Pharao, or Farobank is a late 17th-century French gambling game using cards. It is descended from Basset , and belongs to the Lansquenet and Monte Bank family of games due to the use of a banker and several players.
Faro, a symbol of femininity and creation, was accompanied by her male counterpart, Koni, who derived his existence from her. [3] A pivotal event occurred when Faro's pond overflowed, causing a devastating flood. Seeking refuge, Faro, her followers, and animals boarded an ark, enduring seven days of tumultuous weather until the storm subsided.
Pharaoh (card game), or Faro, a 17th-century French gambling card game; Pharaoh, an accessory for Dungeons & Dragons; Pharaoh, a 1999 city-building video game Pharaoh: A New Era, an upcoming remaster of the 1999 video game
Figueira (Faro), a village in the municipality of Faro; Figueira, a civil parish in the municipality of Lamego; Figueira, a civil parish in the municipality of Penafiel; Figueira (Proença a Nova), a village in the civil parish of Sobreira Formosa
in Europe (green and dark grey) Location of the Faroe Islands (red; circled) in the Kingdom of Denmark (light white) Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark Settlement early 9th century Union with Norway c. 1035 Kalmar Union 1397–1523 Denmark-Norway 1523–1814 Unification with Denmark 14 January 1814 Independence referendum 14 September 1946 Home rule 30 March 1948 Further autonomy 29 July 2005 ...
Faroese [a] (/ ˌ f ɛər oʊ ˈ iː z, ˌ f ær-/ ⓘ FAIR-oh-EEZ, FARR-; [3] endonym: føroyskt [ˈføːɹɪst]) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of whom 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere.