Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, in the Micronesia region of the central Pacific Ocean. It comprises North Tarawa, which...

42694; 172.97556 The Battle of Tarawa was fought on 20–23 November 1943 between the United States and Japan at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands,...

up Tarawa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tarawa is an atoll in the Republic of Kiribati. Tarawa may also refer to: In military: Battle of Tarawa, fought...

South Tarawa (Gilbertese: Tarawa Teinainano) is the capital and hub of the Republic of Kiribati and home to more than half of Kiribati's population. The...

The Tarawa class is a ship class of Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy (USN). Five ships...

USS Tarawa (LHA-1), the lead ship of her class, is an amphibious assault ship that served in the United States Navy from 1976 to 2009. She is the second...

Lilia Tarawa is a New Zealand speaker, author, entrepreneur, and influencer. Tarawa grew up in the Gloriavale Christian Community on New Zealand's West...

have borne the name Tarawa, after the Tarawa Atoll that was the scene of a bloody fight in the Pacific War. The first USS Tarawa (CV-40) was an aircraft...

USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40, AVT-12) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy....

population is over 119,000 as of the 2020 census, with more than half living on Tarawa atoll. The state comprises 32 atolls and one remote raised coral island...

Tebua Tarawa was an island of the Republic of Kiribati. It was part of the Tarawa Atoll, which is part of the main chain of islands. It originally was...

(in modern Kiribati) that included the seizures of Tarawa and Makin, during the Battle of Tarawa on 20–23 November 1943 and the Battle of Makin on 20–24...

Tarawa Beachhead is a 1958 war film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Columbia Pictures contract star Kerwin Mathews in his first leading role and the...

North Tarawa or in Gilbertese Tarawa Ieta, in the Republic of Kiribati, is the string of islets from Buariki at the northern tip of Tarawa atoll to Buota...

Camp Tarawa was a training camp located on Hawaiʻi Island constructed and used by the 2nd Marine Division during World War II. The grounds of the camp...

of the United States met in Tarawa to sign a treaty of friendship between the two nations, known as the Treaty of Tarawa. More formally, the treaty is...

Buariki is an island in northern Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the Republic of Kiribati. It was the site of the Battle of Buariki in World War...

Adopted 1979 (+12) 31 December 1994 (+13 and +14) Daylight saving time DST not observed tz database Pacific/Kanton, Pacific/Kiritimati, Pacific/Tarawa...

the Marines at Tarawa is a 1944 short documentary film directed by Louis Hayward. It uses authentic footage taken at the Battle of Tarawa to tell the story...

the general-purpose helicopter-carrying amphibious assault ships of the Tarawa and America classes. Their purpose is to project power and maintain presence...

It was a subdivision of the main Tarawa Island. The name translates to "land of Chiefs". Abanuea and Tebua Tarawa, another island, disappeared under...

settlement on the island of Tarawa, Kiribati. There are 1,756 inhabitants (2015). The islet is the southernmost part of North Tarawa even if there is a bridge...

(Tabiteuea) Buariki (Tarawa) Bubutei Buota Eita London Makin Marenanuka Poland Paris Rawannawi Roreti Rungata Tabiauea Taboiaki Taborio (North Tarawa) Tabukiniberu...

districts, which were known as the Northern, Central, and Southern Gilberts. (Tarawa was once a separate district as well). At one time, a subset of the northern...

country. It is located in its capital, South Tarawa, which is a group of islets in the atoll of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands, precisely on Bonriki....

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Mata Utu, Funafuti, Majuro, Yaren, South Tarawa on Tarawa Russia – Kamchatka Time Far Eastern Federal District Chukotka Autonomous...

Tractor Battalion, 2d Light Tank Battalion and 2d Special Weapons Battalion. Tarawa marked the first time the LVT-2 Water Buffalo participated in combat operations...

Division earned renown in World War II, distinguishing itself at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa. The lineal forebear of the 2nd Marine Division...

in Kiribati. It is located about nine nautical miles from Tarawa. It is located in the Tarawa Atoll. Abaokoro Post Office opened on 13 December 1956. Premier...

Task Force Tarawa (TFT) was the name given to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It was a Marine Air-Ground Task Force...