A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 K band ... Kadet K band (from the article "telecommunications media") ...telecommunication since the 1970s, there are very few remaining slots for GEO satellites operating at ... K collection (from the article "Nineveh") ...the plan of which has been mostly recovered and has overall dimensions of about 600 ... K meson (from the article "antimatter") ...particles had also been discovered; all these particles are now known to have corresponding antiparticles. ... K'enting National Park (from the article "P'ing-tung") ...and has one of the largest experimental forests in Southeast Asia. A 126-square-mile (326-square-kilometre) area ... K'Naan (from the article "Performing Arts") ...global music of recent years; in 2007 the trend continued as African artists worked with ... K'ou Ch'ien-chih Taoist who organized many of the ceremonies and rites of the Taoist cult and reformulated ... [1 Related Articles] K'u-erh-kan Pass (from the article "Sinkiang, Uygur Autonomous Region of") ...feet, the central part of the range forms an almost impenetrable barrier to movement from ... k'uei (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...that it was totemic or related to shamanic empowerment; or that its dual structure represented ... K'uei Hsing in Chinese mythology, a brilliant but ugly dwarf who as the god of examinations became ... [1 Related Articles] K'un-ts'an (from the article "arts, East Asian") The landscapes of K'un-ts'an (or Shih-ch'i), who became a somewhat misanthropic abbot at a Buddhist ... K'ung, H.H. banker and businessman who was a major figure in the Chinese Nationalist government between 1928 ... K'ung-ch'ueh River (from the article "Tibet") ...rivers also begin in the west. The Hsiang-ch'uan River (Tibetan Langqen Kanbab: "Out of the ... K-boat (from the article "submarine") All World War I-era submarines were propelled by diesels on the surface and by electric ... K-class asteroid (from the article "Asteroid taxonomic classes") ...precursor materials. Some C-class asteroids are known to have hydrated minerals on their surfaces, whereas ... K-complex (from the article "sleep") ...second) activity. Stage 2 is a relatively low-voltage EEG tracing characterized by intermittent, short sequences ... K-lines (from the article "Sun") K-motif (from the article "art and architecture, Oceanic") On Mangaia, the surface of virtually every decorated object was incised with the so-called K-motif, ... K-selected population (from the article "population ecology") ...variable and uncertain environment. Because mortality occurs randomly in this setting, quantity of progeny rather ... K-T boundary (from the article "Life Sciences") ...origin of gliding by millions of years, but it also showed that early mammals had ... K-term (from the article "Milky Way Galaxy") In astronomical literature where solar motion solutions are published, there is often employed a "K-term," ... K-theory (from the article "mathematics") ...in the 1960s, work chiefly by Grothendieck and the English mathematician Michael Atiyah showed how ... K-type star (from the article "star") ...indicate the presence of familiar metals, including iron, calcium, magnesium, and also titanium oxide molecules ... K2 the world's second highest peak (28,251 feet [8,611 m]), second only to Mount Everest. K2 ... [6 Related Articles] ka in ancient Egyptian religion, with the ba and the [5 Related Articles] Ka'b (from the article "Islamic arts") ...tradition that calls the tongues of the poets "the keys of the treasures beneath the ... Ka'bah small shrine located near the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca and considered by ... [11 Related Articles] Ka'beh-ye Zardusht (from the article "Iran, ancient") ...It was unknown until 1938, when expeditions sponsored by the Oriental Institute of the University ... Ka'us I (from the article "Anatolia") ...1192-96, 1205-11), seized Konya in 1205 with the aid of the Greek lord Maurozomes and ... Ka'usiyeh dynasty (AD 665-c. 1006), branch of the Bavand dynasty, which ruled in Tabaristan (now Mazandaran, northern ... [2 Related Articles] Ka-shun Gobi (from the article "Gobi") The Ka-shun Gobi is bounded by the spurs of the Tien Shan to the west ... Kaaden, Treaty of (from the article "Ulrich") ...of the Swabian League and with the aid of Francis I, Ulrich returned to Wurttemberg ... Kaahumanu favourite queen of Kamehameha I and acting regent of Hawaii in 1823-32. [3 Related Articles] Kaala, Mount (from the article "Waianae Range") ...small, narrow valleys. The range's northern part ends in steep coastal cliffs (750 to 1,000 ... Kaali jarv Craters group of eight meteorite craters on Saaremaa Island in the Baltic Sea, 12 miles (20 ... Kaapvaal Craton (from the article "Africa") The African continent essentially consists of five ancient Precambrian cratons (Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Congo, and ... Kaarta (from the article "Bambara states") two separate West African states, one of which was based on the town of Segou, ... Kaba lock (from the article "lock") ...is applied to the bolt. The basic types, however, remain the Bramah, lever, Yale, and ... Kaba, Mount (from the article "Bengkulu") ...which are surmounted by both active and extinct volcanoes, run parallel to the coast and ... Kababish nomadic people of the desert scrub of northern Kordofan region, Sudan, numbering about 70,000. Of ... [2 Related Articles] kabaddi (from the article "Bangladesh") ...Summer Games in Los Angeles. Indigenous games of the "touch-and-run" type, however, remain among the ... Kabah (from the article "pre-Columbian civilizations") The nearby centre of Kabah, connected to Uxmal by a ceremonial causeway, has an extraordinary ... kabaka (from the article "Buganda") Buganda was one of several small principalities founded by Bantu-speaking peoples in what is now ... Kabaka Yekka (from the article "Uganda") ...support throughout the country apart from Buganda, and of the Democratic Party (DP), which was ... Kabakov, Aleksandr (from the article "Literature") Among other prose works, special mention was due Aleksandr Kabakov's new novel, Vsyo popravimo ("All ... Kabakov, Ilya (from the article "Russia") ...Stalinist years than did literature. It was not until the 1960s and '70s that a ... Kabalevsky, Dmitry Soviet composer of music in a nationalistic Russian idiom, whose music also found an international ... kabane (Japanese: "family name"), hereditary title that denoted the duty and social rank of an individual ... [1 Related Articles] Kabardian (from the article "Caucasian peoples") ...territory). Among the many peoples that make up the two smaller northern groups, the Chechens, ... Kabardian language language spoken in Kabardino-Balkaria republic, in southwestern Russia, in the northern Caucasus. It is related ... [2 Related Articles] Kabardino-Balkaria republic in southwestern Russia, on the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus range. It is ... Kabarega (from the article "Bunyoro") ...the Bantu-speaking agricultural peasantry. The kingdom continued to expand under its priest-kings until about 1800, ... kabary (from the article "Madagascar") ...from the family tomb, wrapped in new lamba especially woven for that ... Kabayeva, Alina (from the article "Gymnastics") In the rhythmic gymnastics competition, Russia's Alina Kabayeva, who had finished with the individual bronze ... Kabba town, Kogi state, south-central Nigeria, in the Yoruba Hills (elevation 1,300 feet [400 m]). It ... Kabbah, Ahmad Tejan (from the article "Sierra Leone") Area: 71,740 sq km (27,699 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 5,866,000 | Capital: ... Kabbala esoteric Jewish mysticism as it appeared in the 12th and following centuries. Kabbala has always ... [30 Related Articles] Kabelvag historical village of the Lofoten island group, northern Norway. It is on the southern shore ... Kabetogama Peninsula (from the article "Voyageurs National Park") The park consists of a network of lakes-the largest of which are Rainy (partly in ... Kabi, Martinho Ndafa (from the article "Guinea-Bissau") ...sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 1,472,000 | Capital: Bissau | Chief of state: President ... Kabila, Joseph On Jan. 26, 2001, Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as the president of the Democratic Republic ... [7 Related Articles] Kabila, Laurent leader of a rebellion that overthrew President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire in May 1997. ... [6 Related Articles] Kabir iconoclastic Indian poet-saint revered by Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs alike. [5 Related Articles] kabir (from the article "Arabia, history of") ...of varying size and importance, some quite small, with none exercising a dominating role over ... Kabir Panth (from the article "Hinduism") The importance of these writers is not limited to literature. A small sect, the Kabirpanthis, ... Kabompo River (from the article "Zambezi River") ...is the Barotse, or Zambezi, Plain. The region is inundated during the summer floods, when ... Kaboyo, Prince (from the article "Toro") ...created the earliest centralized political organization in the area and that these people were succeeded ... Kabti-ilani-Marduk (from the article "Mesopotamia, history of") In 764, after an epidemic, the Erra epic, the myth of Erra (the god of ... kabu nakama (from the article "Japan") ...them concentrate on rice farming. He tried to lower the prices of commodities in the ... Kabua, Amata Marshallese politician who founded the Political Movement for the Marshall Islands Separation from Micronesia (1972) ... Kabua, Emlain (from the article "Marshall Islands, flag of the") ...government was introduced there on May 1, 1979, the occasion was heralded by the hoisting ... Kabuga, Felicien (from the article "Law") The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) continued to pressure Kenya to arrest Felicien Kabuga, ... Kabuki traditional Japanese popular drama with singing and dancing performed in a highly stylized manner. A ... [23 Related Articles] Kabuki juhachiban (from the article "Ichikawa Family") Danjuro VII (1791-1859), the greatest actor of the late Tokugawa period (1603-1867), established the Kabuki ... Kabuki Theatre (from the article "Kabuki") At present, regular performances are held at the Kabuki Theatre (Kabuki-za)-with a capacity of 1,600-and ... Kabul capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It lies along the Kabul River at an elevation ... [11 Related Articles] Kabul Kuhestan (from the article "Hindu Kush") ...Marco Polo and his group is said to have passed along the Hindu Kush through ... Kabul River river in eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan, 435 miles (700 km) long, of which 350 ... [2 Related Articles] Kabul University (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") Higher education has been limited to two institutions: Kabul University, founded in 1946 by the ... Kaburagi Kiyokata Japanese painter known for his works depicting Tokyo and its people in the Meiji era ... Kabwe town, central Zambia. It is an important transportation and mining centre north of Lusaka on ... Kabwe cranium fossilized skull of an extinct human species (genus Homo) found near the town of Kabwe, ... [1 Related Articles] Kabyle Berber people of Algeria inhabiting a partially mountainous region stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to ... [3 Related Articles] Kabyle (from the article "Yambol") town, east-central Bulgaria, on the Tundzha (Tundja) River. North of the present town are the ... Kabyle language (from the article "Kabyle") ...Numbering about 2,000,000 in the late 20th century, they are mainly Muslims with a few ... Kabylie mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria, between Algiers and Skikda. It comprises: (1) the Great ... [1 Related Articles] kacapi (from the article "stringed instrument") ...which reached China from Persia a number of centuries ago; it is the only representative ... kacca (from the article "dietary law") ...who provide honorific services. Food is regarded as pakka if it contains ghee (clarified butter), ... kacch (from the article "Sikhism") ...Ks"-kes or kesh (uncut hair), kangha ... Kacchi (from the article "India") ...trading post at Lothal on the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay), as well as many other ... Kacchi (from the article "Sindhi language") ...Indo-Aryan language spoken in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, and in the neighbouring Rann of ... kacchi ghori (from the article "South Asian arts") ...ghoomar, danced by women in long full skirts and colourful chuneris (squares of cloth draping ... Kach Party (from the article "Kahane, Meir") There Kahane formed the Kach Party and stirred nationalist fervor against Arabs, whom he campaigned ... Kacha (from the article "Khakass") ...to Khakassia republic in central Russia. The general name Khakass encompasses five Turkic-speaking groups that ... Kachari (from the article "Bodo") The Kachari tribe is divided into clans named after aspects of nature (e.g., heaven, earth, ... Kachchh, Gulf of northeastern arm of the Arabian Sea, extending between the Rann of Kachchh (a salt waste) ... Kachchh, Rann of saline mudflats, west-central India and southern Pakistan. The Great Rann covers an area of about ... 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Kachinish languages (from the article "Sino-Tibetan languages") ...their most likely affiliation. Some scholars believe the Tibetic and Burmic divisions to be premature ... Kachwaha Rajput (from the article "Amer") ...urban agglomeration and is noted for its magnificent palace. The town is entirely surrounded by ... Kaczmarek, Jan A. P. (from the article "2004: Other Winners") ...Robert Richardson for The AviatorArt Direction: Dante Ferretti (art direction) and Francesca ... Kaczynski, Jaroslaw, and Kaczynski, Lech It was not exactly a surprise when, on July 10, 2006, Lech Kaczynski, president of ... [4 Related Articles] Kaczynski, Jaroslaw, and Kaczynski, Lech It was not exactly a surprise when, on July 10, 2006, Lech Kaczynski, president of ... Kaczynski, Lech politician who served as president of Poland (2005- ). [5 Related Articles] Kada Azumamaro (from the article "Fukko Shinto") Kada Azumamaro (1669-1736) was a pioneer in the Fukko Shinto movement. Kamo Mabuchi (1697-1769) rejected ... Kadalie, Clements (from the article "Southern Africa") ...of recognition, and police harassment; strikes were illegal and often were put down with violence. ... Kadam, Mount (from the article "Uganda") The northeastern border of the plateau is defined by a string of volcanic mountains that ... Kadamba Family minor dynastic power that held sway in an area to the northwest of Mysore city ... Kadar small tribe of southern India residing along the hilly border between Cochin in the state ... Kadar, Jan motion-picture director who was important in the "New Wave" of Czechoslovak cinema of the early ... [2 Related Articles] Kadar, Janos premier of Hungary (1956-58, 1961-65) and first secretary (1956-88) of Hungary's Communist Party who played ... [2 Related Articles] Kadare, Ismail Albanian novelist and poet whose work, which explores his country's history and culture, has gained ... [2 Related Articles] Kadashman-Enlil I (from the article "Mesopotamia, history of") ...in Uruk (Erech) around 1420. A new capital west of Baghdad, Dur Kurigalzu, competing with ... Kadavu Island island of Fiji, in the South Pacific, 50 miles (80 km) south of Viti Levu, ... Kadazan term embracing a number of peoples that together constitute the largest indigenous ethnic group in ... [3 Related Articles] Kaddish in Judaism, a doxology (hymn of praise to God) that is usually recited in Aramaic ... [2 Related Articles] Kaden-Bandrowski, Juliusz Polish sociopolitical novelist and lyrical short-story writer whose experimental works savagely satirized Polish society after ... [1 Related Articles] Kades, Charles Louis U.S. lawyer who, as a lieutenant colonel under Gen. Douglas MacArthur during World War II, ... Kadesh ancient city on the Orontes (Al-'Asi) River in western Syria. The site is located about ... 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