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Zunil Geothermal Power Station
The Zunil Geothermal Power Station, also known as Planta Geotérmica Orzunil 1, is a 30 MW binary-cycle geothermal power plant in Quetzaltenango, western Guatemala, commissioned in 1999 and operated by Ormat Technologies.
Zunshi
Zunshi (遵式, 964–1032), honorifically Ciyun Zunshi, was a Chinese Tiantai Buddhist monk of the early Song dynasty, remembered for his repentance liturgies and Pure Land rites.
Zunsweier
Zunsweier, a district of Offenburg in Baden-Württemberg with about 3,000 residents, first recorded in 1136 under Kloster Schuttern; site of a Vespasianic Roman fort, bathhouse, and vicus on the Kinzigtal road.
Zunum Aero
Zunum Aero was an American startup founded in 2013 in Kirkland, Washington, that developed hybrid-electric regional aircraft with backing from Boeing and JetBlue before running out of funding in 2018.
Zunyi
Zunyi (遵义, Zunyi) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou province, China, known for the 1935 Zunyi Conference of the Long March, the Hailongtun fortress, and Maotai baijiu.
Zunyi Conference
The Zunyi Conference (遵义会议) was a January 1935 Chinese Communist Party meeting in Zunyi, Guizhou, during the Long March, which removed Bo Gu and Li De from military command.
Zunyuan Chain Group (尊远连锁集团)
Zunyuan Chain Group (尊远连锁集团) is a Chinese supermarket chain group incorporated in Haikou, Hainan, in 2022, reporting several funding rounds led by Yucheng International Holdings.
Zuo Ci
Zuo Ci (左慈), courtesy name Yuanfang, was a late Eastern Han dynasty fangshi from Lujiang, famed for conjuring a perch at Cao Cao's banquet and serving as a junli.
Zuo Ding
Zuo Ding (左丁) is a Chinese venture capitalist who became Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of Shenzhen Capital Group in January 2024, after a career at the CSRC.
Zuo guan lü (Law on Left Officials)
Zuo guan lü (左官律), the Law on Left Officials, was a Western Han statute attributed to Emperor Wu that punished serving as an official in a feudal king's court.
Zuo guan lü and Fuyi fa
The Zuo guan lü (左官律) and Fuyi fa were Western Han statutes, attributed to Emperor Wu's reign, that criminalized leaving imperial service to serve a king.
Zuo Guangdou
Zuo Guangdou (左光斗, 1575–1625) was a Ming dynasty censor from Tongcheng who drafted an indictment of the eunuch Wei Zhongxian and died in prison in 1625.
Zuo Liangyu
Zuo Liangyu (左良玉) was a Ming dynasty general from Linqing who built the late Ming's largest regional army, fought rebel leaders, and died in 1645 while marching on Nanjing.
Zuo Si
Zuo Si (左思), courtesy name Taichong, was a Western Jin writer from Shandong, best known for the Rhapsodies on Three Capitals and eight Poems on History.
Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang, courtesy name Ji Gao (左宗棠, 1813–1885), was a Qing dynasty statesman and military commander from Hunan whose armies suppressed the Taiping, Nian, and Hui uprisings and recovered Xinjiang.
Zuogui Yin
左归饮 (Zuogui Yin, Left-Restoring Decoction), a kidney-yin-nourishing TCM formula from Zhang Jiebin's Jingyue Quanshu; six herbs led by prepared rehmannia; treats genuine yin deficiency; distinct from the stronger 左归丸.
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (左江花山岩画文化景观), a 2016 UNESCO World Heritage serial site in Guangxi, China: 38 cliff painting sites by the Luoyue people, 5th century BCE to 2nd century CE, bronze drum culture.
Zuoquan power station
Zuoquan power station, also known as Huaneng Zuoquan power plant, is a coal-fired power station in Zuoquan County, Shanxi, China, with two 631 MW units operating since 2011 and 2012.
Zuoyebang (作业帮)
Zuoyebang (作业帮) is a Chinese K-12 online education company headquartered in Beijing, created inside Baidu and best known for its homework-help app and large-scale livestream classes.
Zuoyehezi (作业盒子)
Zuoyehezi (作业盒子) was a Beijing K-12 education-technology startup founded in July 2014 that built homework assignment and grading tools for Chinese public schools, later renamed Xiaohe Technology.
Zuozhuan
The Zuozhuan (左传) is a Chinese chronicle of the Spring and Autumn period covering the state of Lu from 722 to 468 BC, traditionally attributed to Zuo Qiuming.
Zuper
Zuper is a field-service-management software company founded in 2016, headquartered in Seattle with an Indian entity in Chennai, led by CEO Anand Subbaraj and serving HVAC, plumbing, and cleaning businesses.
Zuqaqip
Zuqaqip, also rendered Zuqaqipu, is a legendary king of the First Dynasty of Kish named in the Sumerian King List, placed between Kalumum and Atab with a 900-year reign.
Zura Bio
Zura Bio Limited, formerly JATT Acquisition Corp, is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing antibody therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, listed on Nasdaq as ZURA since March 2023.
Zurab Zviadauri
Zurab Zviadauri (ზურაბ ზვიადაური), Georgian judoka born 1981 in Akhmeta; 90 kg middleweight gold at Athens 2004, first Olympic champion of independent Georgia; later Georgian Dream MP and criminal defendant.
Zurayids
The Zurayids (بنو زريع) were an Ismaili Arab dynasty that ruled Aden as Sulayhid vassals from 1083, later independently over much of southern Yemen, until ended by the Ayyubids.
Züri West
Züri West is a Swiss dialect rock band from Bern, founded in 1984 and fronted by Kuno Lauener, whose 1994 hit "I schänke dr mis Härz" made them mainstream stars.
Zuria Vega
Zuria Vega (Zuria Valeria Vega Sisto, born 1989, Mexico City) is a Mexican actress, daughter of Gonzalo Vega; telenovela lead in Mi marido tiene familia, Netflix's La Venganza de las Juanas and Pecados Inconfesables, and star of the musical Siete Veces Adiós.
Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland's largest city and cantonal capital on the Limmat at Lake Zürich, grew from the Roman customs post Turicum into a financial hub with 452,421 residents, first place in Mercer's 2024 quality-of-living ranking, and a 0.1% vacancy rate.
Zurich Airport
Zurich Airport, also known as Kloten Airport, is Switzerland's largest airport and its only intercontinental hub, located between Kloten and Rümlang, and the home base of SWISS International Air Lines.