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Ath (French pronunciation: ​[at]; Dutch: Aat, Picard: Ât, Walloon: Ate) is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Hainaut. The Ath municipality includes the old communes of Lanquesaint, Irchonwelz, Ormeignies, Bouvignies, Ostiches, Rebaix, Maffle, Arbre, Houtaing, Ligne, Mainvault, Moulbaix, Villers-Notre-Dame, Villers-Saint-Amand, Ghislenghien (Dutch: Gellingen), Isières, Meslin-l'Evêque, and Gibecq.

Ath is known as the "City of Giants" after the Ducasse d'Ath festivities which take place every year on the fourth weekend in August. Huge figures representing Goliath, Samson, and other allegoric figures are paraded through the streets, and Goliath's wedding and his famous fight with David are re-enacted.

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an Gabriel, Spanish for Saint Gabriel, may mean: EcuadorSan Gabriel, EcuadorGuatemalaSan Gabriel, SuchitepéquezMexicoSan Gabriel, Durango San Gabriel, Guanajuato San Gabriel, Jalisco San Gabriel Chilac, Puebla San Gabriel Mixtepec, OaxacaPhilippinesSan Gabriel, La UnionUnited StatesSan Gabriel, California The San Gabriel River (California), site of the 1847 Battle of Rio San Gabriel in the Mexican–American War The San Gabriel River (Texas), site of the 1839 Battle of the San Gabriels in the Texas-Indian Wars The San Gabriel Valley in California The San Gabriel Mountains in California

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