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18-895: [REDACTED] Look up Anjum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anjum , Anjom , Anjuman or Anjoman , meaning a gathering or society, may refer to: Organisations [ edit ] Anjoman-e Okhovat , a Freemason-like mystical society rooted in Sufism in Iran Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam , an Islamic intellectual and political organisation based in Lahore, Pakistan Anjuman-i-Ulama-i-Bangala , defunct Islamic organisation based in British Bengal Anjuman Khudam-ul-Quran ,

36-601: A wierde , woerd , warf , warft , werf , werve , wurt or værft , is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges , high tides and sea or river flooding . The various terms used reflect the regional dialects of the North European region. These mounds occur in the coastal parts of the Netherlands (in

54-402: A 2013 Pakistani Urdu film starring Imran Abbas Naqvi and Sara Loren Anjuman (1986 film) , a Hindi film directed by Muzaffar Ali starring Shabana Azmi and Farooq Shaikh Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Anjuman . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

72-634: A Muslim educational organisation on the Indian subcontinent Anjuman (Parsis) , the Parsi–Zoroastrian associations that have the authority to manage a Tower of Silence in India Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association , a Muslim organisation of Trinidad and Tobago Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu , an organisation for the promotion of Urdu language, Urdu literature and Indian Muslim cultural heritage Anjuvannam ,

90-680: A few village names in Friesland ending with -terp (e.g. Ureterp ), referring not to a dwelling mound but merely to the Old Frisian word for village. The first element of the toponyms is quite often a person's name or is simply describing the environmental features of the settlement (e.g. Rasquert (prov. Groningen) Riazuurđ: wierde with reed, where reed grows). Some 1,200 terpen are recorded in Groningen and Friesland alone. They range from abandoned settlements to mounds with only one or

108-1016: A medieval merchant guild of West Asian traders (Jews, Syrian Christians, and Muslims) in south India and South East Asia Deendar Anjuman , an Islamic organization based in Hyderabad, India Aḥmadiyyah Anjuman-i Ishāʿat-i Islām Lahore , a branch, sect, or faction of the Ahmadiyyah Movement that emerged after a schismatic split occurred around 1914 People [ edit ] Anjuman (actress) (born 1955), Pakistani actress Nadia Anjuman (1980–2005), Afghan poet and journalist Anjuman Shehzadi (1977–2011), Pakistani stage and film actress Places [ edit ] Anjuman Pass in Afghanistan Anjuman Valley in Afghanistan Anjuman (stream) , through that valley Anjuman, Afghanistan ,

126-404: A part of a network of terpen that rerouted large-scale flooding. Historical Frisian settlements were built on artificial terpen up to 15 metres (49 ft) high to be safe from the floods in periods of rising sea levels . The first terp -building period dates to 500 BC, the second from 200 BC to 50 BC. In the mid-3rd century, the rise of sea level was so dramatic that the clay district

144-685: A village in Afghanistan Anjuman-i-Khurd , another village in Afghanistan Anjoman, Iran , a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran Anjoman-e Olya , a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Anjoman-e Sofla , a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Films [ edit ] Anjuman (1970 film) , a 1970 Pakistani Urdu film starring Waheed Murad and Rani Anjuman (2013 film) ,

162-570: The Rhine and Meuse river plains in the central part of the Netherlands. Furthermore, terps can be found more to the south in the province North Holland , like Avendorp near the town of Schagen , and in the towns of Bredene en Leffinge near Oostende in Belgium . Other terps can be found at the mouth of the river IJssel like the one at the hamlet Kampereiland, the province Overijssel and on

180-601: The Dutch province of Groningen an artificial dwelling mound is called a wierde (plural wierden ). As in Friesland, the first wierde was built around 500 BC or maybe earlier. Place names in the Frisian coastal region ending in -werd , -ward , -uert etc. refer to the fact that the village was built on an artificial dwelling mound ( wierde ). The greater part of the terp villages, though, have names ending in -um , from -heem or -hiem , meaning (farm)yard, grounds. There are

198-621: The former Island of Schokland in the former Zuiderzee , today the reclaimed land Noordoostpolder . Even underneath the town of Den Helder in the north of the province North Holland lies an old terp, named Het Torp. In the Dutch province of Friesland, an artificial dwelling hill is called terp (plural terpen ). Terp means "village" in Old Frisian and is cognate with English thorp , Danish torp , German Dorf , modern West Frisian doarp and Dutch dorp . Terpen were built to "curb natural influences" such as floods by being

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216-430: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anjuman&oldid=1155535792 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Anjum The village

234-522: The provinces of Zeeland , Friesland and Groningen ), in southern parts of Denmark and in the north-western parts of Germany where, before dykes were made, floodwater interfered with daily life. These can be found especially in the region Ostfriesland and Kreis Nordfriesland in Germany. In Kreis Nordfriesland on the Halligen , people still live on terps unprotected by dykes. Terps also occur in

252-544: The reconstruction of his castle which was probably destroyed by the Spanish. During the 18th century, the castle started to become derelict. It was sold in 1831, and demolished and reused as building material. In 1840, Eanjum was home to 976 people. From 1913 to 1935 Eanjum was the terminus of the North Friesland Railway . The railway station building still exists. The grist mill De Eendracht, Anjum

270-523: The tower collapsed during a storm and destroyed the roof, and was rebuilt in 1684. In 1516, a flood destroyed most of the village. The All Saints' Flood of 1570 claimed 1,801 victims in the Dongeradeel grietenij . The Holdinga State was a castle which was first mentioned in 1511. Wilcke van Holdinga, the owner during the Dutch Revolt fled to Emden and when he returned in 1595, he ordered

288-578: Was built in 1889 after the previous mill was struck by lightning and burnt down. It was in use until 1964, and period of decay set in. In 1967, it was sold to the municipality and is used by the local tourist agency. The wind mill usually operates on Saturday. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. The village's official name was changed from Anjum to Eanjum in 2023. [REDACTED] Media related to Eanjum at Wikimedia Commons Terp A terp , also known as

306-457: Was deserted, and settlers returned only around AD 400. A third terp -building period dates from AD 700 ( Old Frisian times). This ended with the coming of the dike somewhere around 1200. During the 18th and 19th centuries, many terps were destroyed to use the fertile soil they contained to fertilize farm fields. Terpen were usually well fertilized by the decay of the rubbish and personal waste deposited by their inhabitants over centuries. In

324-418: Was first mentioned in 944 as Anigheim, and means "settlement of the people of Ane". Eanjum was a terp (artificial living mound) with a radial structure which probably dated several centuries Before Christ . Until the 15th century, it was the seat of the grietenij (predecessor of a municipality). The Dutch Reformed church has 12th century elements and was enlarged in the 13th and 15th century. In 1681,

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