Tama

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Tama stands for:


Tama and names derived from it refer to the following geographical objects in the eastern Japanese provinces of Musashi and Kai:

  • Tamagawa , river (-gawa) in Japan, see Tama (river)
  • Tama-ku (Kawasaki) , District (-ku) of Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
  • Tama (ship, 1920) , light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy
  • Tama-gun , a former district (-gun) of Musashi Province / in the prefectures of Kanagawa and Tokyo, divided into four districts in 1878:
    • West Tama, Nishitama-gun , a district of Kanagawa Prefecture, since 1893 Tokyo Prefecture
    • South Tama, Minamitama-gun , a former district of Kanagawa Prefecture, 1893-1971 Tokyo Prefecture
    • North Tama, Kitatama-gun , a former district of Kanagawa Prefecture, Tokyo Prefecture 1893-1970
    • East Tama, Higashitama-gun a former district of Tokyo Prefecture until 1896
  • the Tama area , (Tama-chiiki) , today the western part of Tokyo Prefecture, collective name for the former districts of North, South and West Tama
  • Tama-shi , today an independent city (-shi) , previously a municipality (-mura / -machi) in the district of South Tama in Tokyo Prefecture, see Tama (Tokyo)
  • Tama-mura , until 1954 a village community (-mura) in the district of North Tama in Tokyo Prefecture, see Tama (Kitatama)
  • Tama monorail , Tama Monorail , monorail in the Tama area
  • Tama Zoo , zoo in the city of Hino, Tokyo Prefecture
  • TamaTech , Japanese amusement / entertainment park in the city of Hino
  • Models from a car manufacturer from the Tama area
  • the Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park in the prefectures of Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano and Tokyo


Tamà is the family name of the following people:


Tama is the name of the following places in the United States:


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