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Ningxia Lingwu power station

Ningxia Lingwu power station is a 3,320 MW coal-fired power plant in Lingwu City, Ningxia, China, home to the world's first 1,000 MW air-cooled ultra-supercritical unit in 2011.

Sep 23, 2026

Ningxia Rebellion

The Ningxia Rebellion (宁夏之役) was a 1592 mutiny instigated by a Chinese officer but blamed on his Mongol ally, opening the Wanli reign's Three Great Campaigns.

Ningxia Tianyuan Manganese Industry Group

Ningxia Tianyuan Manganese Industry Group, headquartered in Zhongning County, Zhongwei, Ningxia, is a Chinese private industrial group and the world's largest producer of electrolytic manganese metal.

Ningxia Zaoquan power station

Ningxia Zaoquan power station, also known as Liyang power plant, is a 1,320 MW coal-fired power station in Lingwu, Ningxia, China, with two 660 MW units commissioned in 2017.

Ningyo (人魚)

Ningyo (人魚) is the Japanese human-fish of folklore, first recorded in the 937 Wamyō ruijūshō. Unlike Western mermaids, it was an ill omen in medieval Japan, later auspicious, inspiring Yao Bikuni legends and manufactured mummies exported worldwide.

Ningyo Fluctus

Ningyo Fluctus, a 970 km lava flow field (fluctus) on Venus at 5.5S 206E on Atla Regio's southern flank; IAU-named 1994 for a Japanese fish goddess; five flow units fed from Ozza Mons and Unnamed Mons dike swarms.

Ninh Binh

Ninh Binh (Ninh Bình), Vietnamese province formed 1 July 2025 by merging Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, and Ninh Binh; 3,942.6 km2, capital Ninh Binh city, home to Hoa Lu ancient capital and Trang An UNESCO site.

Ninh Hòa

Ninh Hòa (Thị xã Ninh Hòa), a coastal plain town in Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam, 33 km north of Nha Trang at the junction of National Highways 1A and 26; named in 1831, established as a town in 2010, 119,777 ha, 235,098 people, known for nem, salt making, and Dốc Lết beach.

Ninhursag Corona

Ninhursag Corona, also once listed as Ninmursag Corona, is a 125-km-wide corona (volcano-tectonic feature) on Venus at 38S, 23.5E, IAU-named in 1994 for a Babylonian earth goddess; domal, not a crater.

Ninhydrin

Ninhydrin is an organic compound that reacts with amino acids to give a purple dye and is widely used to detect amino acids and develop latent fingerprints.

Nini Nguyen

Nini Nguyen, New Orleans chef, cooking instructor, and Đặc Biệt cookbook author (Knopf, 2024); Top Chef season 16 and All-Stars L.A. contestant; winner of Last Bite Hotel; runs Cooking with Nini classes and the Đặc Biệt Supper Club.

Sep 21, 2026

Nini Pryds

Nini Pryds is a Danish materials scientist who heads the Functional Oxide Materials section at the Technical University of Denmark, studying oxide interfaces and elastocaloric heat pumps.

Oct 22, 2026

Nini, Mulâtresse du Sénégal

Nini, Mulâtresse du Sénégal is a 1954 French-language novel by the Senegalese writer Abdoulaye Sadji, whose heroine Nini tries to improve her social position by marrying a Frenchman.

Ninian

Saint Ninian, also called Ringan, is the saint traditionally honored as apostle to the southern Picts and first bishop of Galloway, based at Whithorn in southwest Scotland.

Ninian Crude Oil Pipeline

The Ninian Crude Oil Pipeline, also called the Ninian Pipeline System, is a 175 km North Sea pipeline from the Ninian Central Platform to Sullom Voe, laid in 1975 and 1976.

Ninian field

The Ninian field is an oil field in the East Shetland Basin of the UK North Sea, discovered in 1974, producing through three platforms known as the Ninian Hub.

Ninian Stephen

Sir Ninian Stephen (1923-2017) was an Australian judge and administrator: High Court justice 1972-82, 20th Governor-General 1982-89, first Ambassador for the Environment, ICTY founding judge, and Knight of the Garter.

Oct 10, 2026

Ninian Winzet

Ninian Winzet (1518–1592) was a Scottish Catholic priest and polemical writer who disputed with John Knox and ended his life as abbot of the Scots monastery at Regensburg, Bavaria.

Ninilchik Oil and Gas Field

The Ninilchik Oil and Gas Field, also called the Ninilchik Unit, is a natural gas field on the southern Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, discovered in 2002 by Marathon Oil and Unocal.

Sep 19, 2026

Niniola

Niniola, full name Niniola Apata, is a Nigerian singer from Lagos known as the "Queen of Afro-House"; her 2017 hit "Maradona" earned her a 2020 Grammy nomination.

Oct 20, 2026

Ninisinna Mons

Ninisinna Mons, a 110-km-wide volcanic mountain (mons) on Venus at 25.70°N, 197.50°E in the Ganiki Planitia quadrangle V-14; IAU-named 2006 for the Mesopotamian goddess of health and healing.

Ninja

Ninja (忍者), historically shinobi (忍び), were covert agents of feudal Japan specializing in espionage, infiltration, and sabotage; the black-clad pop-culture image and the modern word itself are largely 20th-century constructions.

Ninja (gamer)

Ninja (Tyler Blevins, born 1991) is an American Twitch streamer and former Halo pro who became the first streamer with 3 million Twitch followers via Fortnite in 2018; distinct from the TCS Ninja job role.

Ninja (Young Thug song)

Ninja (Young Thug song) is the opening track of Young Thug's 2025 album UY Scuti. It is known for its courtroom audio opening and its closing lyrics.

Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin is a 2009 American action thriller directed by James McTeigue and starring Rain as Raizo, an assassin who turns against the Ozunu Clan that raised him.

Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden (忍者龍剣伝, Ninja Ryukenden) is Koei Tecmo's ninja action franchise starring Ryu Hayabusa, begun as a 1988 Tecmo arcade game, rebooted in 3D by Team Ninja on Xbox in 2004, and revived in 2025 with Ninja Gaiden 4 by Team Ninja and PlatinumGames.

Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)

Ninja Gaiden (2004) is Team Ninja's Xbox 3D action game starring Ryu Hayabusa, directed by Tomonobu Itagaki. Metascore 91, 1.23 million sold, famed for extreme difficulty; updated as Ninja Gaiden Black (2005) and Sigma (2007).

Ninja Gaiden 4

Ninja Gaiden 4 (NINJA GAIDEN 4) is a 2025 action game, the first mainline Ninja Gaiden in 13 years, developed by PlatinumGames with Team Ninja, published by Xbox Game Studios, released October 21, 2025 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS5, and Game Pass; Metascore 82.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a 2025 2D action platformer by The Game Kitchen, published by Dotemu, reviving classic 2D Ninja Gaiden; protagonists Kenji Mozu and Kumori, Metacritic 84.