Shan

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Shaan Shahid

Armaghan Shahid (born 27 April 1971), popularly known as Shaan, or Shaan Shahid) is a Pakistani actor, writer, model, and film director. With two decades in Pakistani cinema and around 500 films to his credit – many of them commercially successful. He is one of the most popular face of Lollywood (a name given to Pakistan's Film Industry). – Shaan has established himself as the leading actor of Pakistan. Shaan started his acting career in 1990 by making debut in Javed Fazli's film Bulandi opposite to Reema Khan. He has won many awards in Pakistan including one Pride of Performance, four National Film Awards, fifteen Nigar Awards, five Lux Style Awards, one Pakistan Media Award, ARY Film Award.

Early life and family

Armaghan Shahid better known today as Shaan Shahid was born in Lahore to director Riaz Shahid and television, theatre and film actress Neelo. His father was a Punjabi Muslim whereas his mother was Punjabi Christian who embraced Islam. His paternal uncle Fiaz Shahid was a cameraman and producer for PTV in Islamabad.

Shan (surname)

Shan (simplified Chinese: 单; traditional Chinese: 單; pinyin: Shàn) is a Chinese surname. The origin of this surname is not clear. One explanation is that it came from Shan County in Shandong province. Another possible origin involves King Cheng of Zhou's youngest son's acquisition of the name when he was given what would become the Shan state when the enfeoffment system was enacted during the Zhou Dynasty. The Shan state existed for a few hundred years before it was annexed by a stronger neighbouring state. It was located in present-day Jiyuan, Henan province. Although the surname comes from the place name, the Shan family was a branch of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty. Its ancient origin determines its rareness and not many people have the Shan surname. According to one unverifiable estimate, about 150,000 people are of the surname.

Shan could also be used to refer to the rare surname . The rare character was unable to be rendered on a computer so people chose Xian 冼 to replace it. People from Gaozhuang Village born after the system change and people who didn't want a hassle with technology were affected. The choice was controversial as some people saw that future generations would forget their name.

Claro

Claro or CLARO may refer to:

Claro, Switzerland

Claro is a municipality in the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Geography

Claro has an area, as of 1997, of 21.22 square kilometers (8.19 sq mi). Of this area, 2.45 km² (0.95 sq mi) or 11.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.29 km² (5.90 sq mi) or 72.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.24 km² (0.48 sq mi) or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.28 km² (0.11 sq mi) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes and 1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi) or 7.0% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 66.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.5% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 4.9% is unproductive vegetation and 2.1% is too rocky for vegetation.

Claro (surname)

Claro is a popular Spanish and Italian surname. The name Claro derived from the Italian word chiari, which means "clear." This nickname surname derived from an eke-name and reflects the physical attributes of its subject. The Claro surname was likely used to refer to a person with a light complexion.

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