Mons (disambiguation)

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[edit] Places

Mons (Latin for mountain) is the name of a city in Belgium, and the Battle fought there in 1914:

• Mons
• Battle of Mons, 1914

Mons is the name of several places in France:

• Mons, a commune in the Charente département
• Mons, a commune in the Charente-Maritime département
• Mons, a commune in the Gard département
• Mons, a commune in the Haute-Garonne département
• Mons, a commune in the Hérault département
• Mons, a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme département
• Mons, a commune in the Var département

Mons Officer Cadet School, a British Army training establishment which existed from 1947-1972

See also:

• Mons-Boubert, a commune in the Somme département
• Mons-en-Barœul, a commune in the Nord département
• Mons-en-Laonnois, a commune in the Aisne département
• Mons-en-Montois, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne département
• Mons-en-Pévèle, a commune in the Nord département
• Mons Meg, enormous Bombard belonging to the Kings of Scots

[edit] Terms

Mons, plural montes, is a term used in astrogeology to name extraterrestrial (e.g. Lunar) mountains.

• Olympus Mons - biggest mountain in the solar system
• For a full list, see Category:Extraterrestrial mountains.

Mons is sometimes used as shorthand for Mons pubis (or Mons veneris).

[edit] History

The Mons Affair is an episode from the 18th-century Russian history.

[edit] People

The Mons are a people who dwell in Southeast Asia.