A boum / boom ( Arabic : بوم ) ( French : bhum ), known as dhangi in India , is a medium-sized deep-sea dhow , a traditional Arabic sailing vessel.
5-482: Boum may refer to one of the following: Boum , a type of dhow (Arab sailing vessel) People [ edit ] Boum (born 1985), French Canadian animator, illustrator, and comic strip author Hemley Boum (born 1973), Cameroonian writer Joseph Boum (born 1989), Cameroonian footballer Souley Boum (born 1999), American professional basketball player Film and television [ edit ] La Boum ,
10-526: A 1980 French language film. Music [ edit ] " Boum! ", a popular song by the French singer/songwriter Charles Trenet " Boum Boum ", song by Enigma from the 2003 album Voyageur "Boum Boum Boum" (Shana Tesh song) , 2006 song by Shana Tesh " Boum Boum Boum ", 2014 song and single by the British singer Mika See also [ edit ] Boom (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
15-668: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Boum (ship) This type of dhow has two masts with lateen sails , a stern that is tapering in shape and a more symmetrical overall structure than other dhow types. The Arab boum has a very high prow, which is trimmed in the Indian version. The boum replaced the heavier baghlahs and ghanjahs which were more difficult to maneuver. Booms were mainly built in Beypore , Konkan and Gujarat , India , and Kuwait and are primarily used along
20-672: The coasts of the Arabian Peninsula , Sindh , the west coast of the Indian Subcontinent , and East Africa . Nowadays some Booms have been converted into motorboats after being fitted with engines instead of sails, especially in the Persian Gulf area. A boum in full sail is represented in the Emblem of Kuwait , emphasizing its traditional importance in the country, where it was used to carry fresh water and in
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