BANDEJRA (Peak - da-Bandejra) (Pico da Bandeira), top in mass Kaparao, on the orient Brazil, the highest on the Brazilian mountains. An altitude of 2890 m.

BANDELLO (Bandello) Matteo (ok. 1485-1561), the italian writer. Numerous short stories (the issuing 1554-73), brought to him world popularity, love verses.

BANDEROVTSY, participants of political-military formations of the Ukrainian insurgent army in Zap. To Ukraine in 1943-47. Are called named chief S.A.Bandery (1908-59) (see. OUN).

The PARCEL POST (frants. banderole).. 1) the small item of mail in an impregnated-paper sheath... 2) the Label on the goods in a mark of payment of the excise or the duty.

BANDZHAR, people in Indonesia (ok. 3 million person, primarily on about. Kalimantan) and Malaysia. An aggregate number 3,15 million person (1992). Speak on a dialect of malayan tongue. Believers - moslems - sunnity.

BANDJARMASIN (Banjarmasin), city and a port in Indonesia, on about. Kalimantan, an administrative centre prov. JUzh. Kalimantan. 444 thousand inhabitants (1990). Woodworking enterprises. Shipyards. University.

BANDZHO (English banjo), string shchipkovyj a musical instrument. Ok. 17 century it is exported from Zap. Africa in austral staffs the USA. In 1830th has acquired the modern form.

BANDZHUL (Banjul), capital of Gambia. 44 thousand inhabitants (with suburbs - 145 thousand inhabitants, 1986). A port. An international airport. A food-processing industry. River shipbuilding. Bathurst (it is renamed in 1973) is based in 1816 Englishmen under the title.

BANDI-TURKESTAN, a forward backbone of Paropamisus in a north of Afghanistan. Length ok. 300 m. An altitude up to 3809 m. Mountain steppes and deserts, in the top flange - archovye a thin forest.

BANDROVSKA-TURSKA (Bandrowska-Turska) Eva (1899-1979), the Polish singer (a liriko-coloratura soprano). Acted in 1918-60 as the opera and concert singer. The professor Krakow, then the Warsaw conservatory.

BANDUNG (Bandung), city in Indonesia, on about. Java, an administrative centre prov. Zap. Java. 2 million inhabitants (1990). An international airport. Textile, alimentary, chemical, metal-working, etc. an industry. Research institutes, including the centre on nuclear power. University. A museum of fine arts, geologic. A mountain health resort. Tourism.

BANDUNGSKAJA the CONFERENCE 1955, a conference of 29 countries of Asia and Africa; passed in Bandung on April, 18-24. Initiators - Burma, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Ceylon (with 1972 Sri Lanka). Has denounced a colonialism, policy of the racial discrimination and a segregation. In the basis adopted Bandungskoj a conference " Declarations on assistance to a universal peace and cooperation " - five principles of peaceful coexistence.

BANDUNDU (Bandundu) (. Banningvil), city in the west of Zaire, for confluence Kvilu and Kwango, an administrative centre of region. Bandundu. St. 100 thousand inhabitants. A river harbor. Center of a farming area. A thorough revision of an oil palm.

BANDURA (polsk. bandura), the Ukrainian musical instrument. Rodstven to a zither. It is known from 15-16 centuries.

BANDYRMA (Bandirma), city in northwest of Turkey, a port on coast of Mottled m. A depot. 70 thousand inhabitants (1985). A flour-milling and textile industry. Manufacture of carpets. In area of. Bandyrma - production of borates.

BANEVUR (Bonivur) Vitaly Borisovich (1902-22), one of chiefs of a Komsomol underground in Vladivostok within the Civil war. It is killed by White Guards.

BANERDZHI Surendranath (1848-1925), the leader of the Bengal national motion, one of osnovatelej (1885) Indian national congresses.

BANZAROV Dorzhi (ok. 1822-55), the first Buryat scientist - orientalist. Transactionses on philology of Mongolian peoples and shamanism.

BANZARE the COAST (Banzare Coast), a part of shore Uilksa of the Earth (Vost. Antarctica), between 122 and 130 °v. d. A glacial downslope with infrequent outputs of rocky breeds. Outlet glaciers. It is open in 1931 Britansko-avstralo-novozelandskoj by antarctic expedition, by name which (in reduction) and it is called.