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Kwoth (from the article "monotheism") The Nuer, a Nilotic pastoral people of the eastern Sudan, venerate a being called Kwoth, ... Kxoe (from the article "Khoisan languages") ...a few speakers in adjacent parts of Namibia), | Gui and &lateralclick;Gana are spoken in the ... Kyabram town, central Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately 124 miles (200 km) north of Melbourne. ... Kyaikkami resort town, southeastern Myanmar (Burma). It is situated on a peninsula about 30 miles (48 ... Kyaikthanlan (from the article "Moulmein") ...from the south and lies opposite Martaban at the confluence of the Gyaing and Ataran ... Kyakhta town, Buryatiya, south-central Russia. It lies in the basin of the Selenga River, on the ... Kyakhta, Treaty of (from the article "China") ...advance in northern Asia and used the Russians as a buffer against the Mongols. The ... kyanite silicate mineral that is formed during the regional metamorphism of clay-rich sediments. It is an ... 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Kyokushuzan (from the article "Wrestling") Notable retirees from the fighting ring were Hayateumi, Toki, Kinkaiyama, and the popular Kyokushuzan, who ... Kyongbok Palace (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...of the Koryo the building of pagodas virtually came to a halt. One exception is ... Kyonggi do (province), northwestern South Korea. It is bounded by the truce line with North Korea ... Kyongju city, Kyongsang-puk do (province), southeastern South Korea. It is 17 miles (28 km) inland from ... [4 Related Articles] Kyongpodae (from the article "Kangnung") ...economic centre for the eastern areas of the T'aebaek Mountains from ancient times. The city's ... Kyongsang-nam do (province), southeastern South Korea. It is bordered east by the Sea of Japan, south ... Kyongsang-puk do (province), eastern South Korea. It is bounded on the east by the Sea of ... Kyoto city, seat of Kyoto fu (urban prefecture), west-central Honshu island, Japan. It ... 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Rising from the coast a short distance inland, ... kyphosis (from the article "spine, curvature of the") ...is an increased curvature in the lumbar (middle-to-lower) region of the vertebral column, and it ... Kyprianou, Spyros Greek Cypriot nationalist leader and politician (b. Oct. 28, 1932, Limassol, Cyprus-d. March 12, 2002, ... [1 Related Articles] Kyrenia city, situated along the northern coast of Cyprus, in the Turkish Cypriot-administered area. Founded by ... [2 Related Articles] Kyrenia Mountains mountain range in northern Cyprus extending east to west for about 100 miles (160 km) ... [1 Related Articles] Kyrgyz Turkic-speaking people of Central Asia, most of whom live in Kyrgyzstan. Small numbers reside in ... [17 Related Articles] Kyrgyz Ala Range (from the article "Kyrgyzstan") ...Valley on the west by the Fergana Range, running southeast to northwest, which merges into ... Kyrgyz language member of the Turkic subfamily of Altaic languages. 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Kytson, Sir Thomas (from the article "Wilbye, John") Wilbye was the son of a successful farmer and landowner. His musical abilities early attracted ... kyudo ("the technique of the bow"), traditional Japanese form of archery, closely associated with Zen Buddhism. ... Kyuma, Fumio (from the article "Japan") ...resigned before and after the elections. Amid calls for his resignation over his alleged involvement ... Kyumyurkyoy, Mount (from the article "Azerbaijan") The southeastern part of Azerbaijan is bordered by the Talish (Talysh) Mountains, consisting of three ... Kyunyo (from the article "Korean literature") The last master of the hyangga was the monk Kyunyo, who wrote voluminous commentaries on, ... Kyushu southernmost and third largest of the four main islands of Japan. It is bordered by ... [7 Related Articles] Kyushu (from the article "Japan") The Kyushu dialects have been placed outside the mainstream of linguistic change of the Western ... Kyustendil town, southwestern Bulgaria. It lies on the margin of a small alluvial basin in the ... Kyzyl (from the article "Khakass") ...Russia. The general name Khakass encompasses five Turkic-speaking groups that differ widely in their ethnic ... Kyzyl city and capital of Tuva republic, central Russia. It lies at the confluence of the ... Kyzyl-Kyya city, southwestern Kyrgyzstan. It lies on the southern fringe of the Fergana Valley. Coal mining ... Kyzylkum desert in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It has an area of about 115,000 square miles (about ... [4 Related Articles] Kzyl-Orda city, south-central Kazakhstan, on the Syr Darya (river). Originally founded in the early 19th century ...

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