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Karuzi town, central Burundi. The town, located on the Ndurumu River (a tributary to the Ruvubu), is a market centre with a government dispensary and a place of worship for Roman Catholics. A road connects it with the towns of Muyinga to the northeast and Gitega to the southwest. Karve, Dhondo Keshav Indian social reformer and educator, noted for supporting the education of women and for organizing associations for the remarriage of Hindu widows. Karvina mining city, northeastern Czech Republic. The city is situated east of Ostrava, on the eastern bank of the Olse River, near the Polish frontier. In 1949 its municipal area was enlarged by the absorption of the town of Frystat. Karvina is one of many mining towns in the Silesian coalfields, ... Karzai, Hamid Afghan politician who was the first elected president of Afghanistan (2004- ). Kasai River river in central Africa. It is the chief southern tributary of the Congo River, into which, at Kwamouth, Congo (Kinshasa), 125 miles (200 km) above Malebo (Stanley) Pool, it empties a volume approaching one-fifth that of the main stream. The longest river in the southern Congo River basin system, it ... Kasama town located in northeastern Zambia. Situated in a high plateau area, it is about 4,360 feet (1,330 metres) above sea level. The town is primarily an administrative centre but also trades in grain, coffee, and livestock and is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric. Pop. (2000) 74,243. Kasanje historical kingdom founded by the Imbangala about 1630 along the upper Cuango River (in present-day Angola). By the mid-17th century the kingdom of Kasanje had risen to become a dominant power along the Cuango, as it allied with the Portuguese in the area and often fought against the neighbouring kingdom ... Kasaoka city, southwestern Okayama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. It was an old temple town until its port flourished during the Tokugawa period (1603-1867). The opening of a major railway line and a textile plant made the city the commercial centre of the Kobi plateau by the early ... Kasavubu, Joseph statesman and first president of the independent Congo republic from 1960 to 1965, who shortly after independence in 1960 ousted the Congo's first premier, Patrice Lumumba, after the breakdown of order in the country. kasb (Arabic: "acquisition"), a doctrine in Islam adopted by the theologian al-Ash'ari (d. 935) as a mean between predestination and free will. According to al-Ash'ari, all actions, good and evil, are originated by God, but they are "acquired" (maksub, whence kasb) by men. As for the criticism that his kasb theory ... Kaschnitz, Marie Luise German poet and novelist noted for the hopeful and compassionate viewpoint in her numerous writings. Kasebier, Gertrude American portrait photographer who was one of the founders of the influential Photo-Secession group and who is best known for her evocative images of women and domestic scenes. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument geologically unique group of rock formations located in the foothills of the Jemez Mountains, north-central New Mexico, U.S., about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Santa Fe. It was established in 2001 and covers 6.4 square miles (16.6 square km); it encompasses a range of elevations between 5,570 and 6,760 ... Kashan city, west-central Iran. It lies in a desert at the eastern foot of the Central Iranian Range, on a once-important caravan route. It is also on the southeastern branch of the Trans-Iranian Railway. Kashan is an ancient city; 2 miles (3 km) southwest is the site of prehistoric Tepe Sialk, ... Kashan carpet floor covering of wool or silk handwoven in or near the Iranian city of Kashan, long known for its excellent textiles. Kashan ware in Islamic ceramics, a style of lustreware pottery associated with Kashan, Persia (Iran), from about the beginning of the 11th century until the mid-14th century. It was derived from motifs in earlier textiles and is especially noted for the density and delicate execution of its decorative patterns. The name lakabi ... kashf (Arabic: "uncovering," "revelation"), in Sufism (i.e., Islamic mysticism), the privileged inner knowledge that mystics acquire through personal experience and direct vision of God. The truths revealed through kashf cannot be transmitted to those who have not shared with them the same experience. The Sufis regard kashf as the alternative to ... Kashgar oasis city, western Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, far western China. Kashgar lies at the western end of the Tarim Basin, in a fertile oasis of loess (silt deposited by the wind) and alluvial soils watered by the Kaxgar (Kashgar) River and by a series of wells. The climate of ... Kashgar rug floor covering handwoven at Kashgar (Kashi) in Chinese Turkistan (now the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang). The Kashgar rugs are difficult to distinguish from the similar ones of Khotan (Hotan) and Yarkand (Yarkant). Kashi, al- ranks among the greatest mathematicians and astronomers in the Islamic world. Kashihara city, Nara ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, in the southern corner of Nara-bonchi (Nara Basin). Of cultural importance since prehistoric times, the city is important to Japanese archaeology. The Kashihara palace is believed to have been the place where the emperor Jimmu, the legendary first emperor of Japan, ascended the throne. ... Kashiwa city, Chiba ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on the Joban Line (railway), northeast of Tokyo city. It was formed in 1954 by the merger of the towns of Kashiwa and Kogane and two smaller hamlets. A small post town on the Mito road during the Tokugawa era (1603-1867), Kashiwa was a ... Kashiwazaki city, Niigata ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, in the Kashiwazaki plain, facing the Sea of Japan. During the Tokugawa era (1603-1867), it was a post town on the Hokuriku-kaido (Hokuriku Highway), which was known as the transportation route of gold from Sado Island to Edo (now Tokyo). Oil refineries were established ... Kashkadarya oblast (province), southern Uzbekistan. Created in 1964, it consists largely of the Karshi Steppe, an extensive foothill plain intersected by the Kashka River. In the east and southeast are spurs of the Zeravshan, Gissar, and Kugitangtau mountains. The climate is continental and dry, precipitation occurring mainly in winter. Cotton, grown ... Kashmir region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. It is bounded by the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the northeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east (both parts of China), by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south, by Pakistan to the west, and by ... Kashmir earthquake of 2005 disastrous earthquake that occurred on Oct. 8, 2005, in the Pakistan-administered portion of the Kashmir region and the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan; it also affected adjacent parts of India and Afghanistan. At least 79,000 people were killed and more than 32,000 buildings collapsed in Kashmir, with additional fatalities ... kashmir shawl type of woolen shawl woven in Kashmir. According to tradition, the founder of the industry was Zayn-ul-'Abidin, a 15th-century ruler of Kashmir who introduced weavers from Turkistan. Although woolen shawls were mentioned in writings of the 3rd century BC and the 11th century AD, it is only in the 16th ... Kashmir, Vale of intermontane valley, western Jammu and Kashmir state, northern India. Lying wholly within the Indian-administered portion of the Kashmir region, it is flanked by the main range of the Himalayas on the northeast and the Pir Panjal Range on the southwest. Kashmiri language language spoken in the Vale of Kashmir and the surrounding hills. By origin it is a Dardic language, but it has become predominantly Indo-Aryan in character. Reflecting the history of the area, the Kashmiri vocabulary is mixed, containing Dardic, Sanskrit, Punjabi, and Persian elements. Religious differences are evident in vocabulary ... Kashmiri Shaivism an important religio-philosophical system of India that worships the god Shiva as Lord and as the supreme reality. The school is idealistic and monistic, as contrasted with the realistic and dualistic school of Shaiva-siddhanta. kashruth in Judaism, regulations that prohibit the eating of certain foods and require that other foods be prepared in a specified manner. The term also denotes the state of being kosher according to Jewish law. Most prescriptions regarding kashruth are found in the biblical Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Genesis, and Exodus. Efforts have ... Kashta Kushite king who Egyptianized Nubia and conquered Upper Egypt. He was the brother and successor of Alara and the father of Piye (Piankhi), who conquered the rest of Egypt, and of Shabaka, who succeeded Piye and founded the 25th (Kushite) dynasty of ancient Egypt (see ancient Egypt: The 24th and ... Kasimovian Stage third of four internationally defined stages of the Pennsylvanian Subsystem of the Carboniferous System, encompassing all rocks deposited during the Kasimovian Age (307.2 to 303.4 million years ago). The name is taken from the Russian city of Kasimov, which lies east of Moscow in the Moscow Basin. The section is ... Kaska member of an ancient Anatolian people who inhabited the remote valleys between the northern border of the Hittite kingdom and the Black Sea. The Kaskans did not have a written language and did not build cities. They are known only through Hittite accounts, which describe them as weavers of linen ... Kaska an Athabaskan-speaking group of First Nations (Indian) peoples living in the forested mountains between the two great ranges, the Coast Mountains and the Rocky Mountains, in northeastern British Columbia and southeastern Yukon. The nomadic Kaska were primarily caribou hunters and lived in temporary dwellings-tepees or huts made of poles and ... Kaskaskia village, Randolph county, southwestern Illinois, U.S. It is situated on Kaskaskia Island in the Mississippi River, just west of Chester. Kaskaskia Island is the only portion of Illinois located west of the Mississippi River. Illinois and Iroquois Indians were early inhabitants of the area; the village is named for one ... Kaskaskia River partly navigable stream in central and southern Illinois, U.S. It rises in Champaign county near Urbana and flows southwest to enter the Mississippi River north of Chester, in Randolph county, after a course of 320 miles (515 km). About 50 miles (80 km) from its source the Kaskaskia (the name ... Kaslik, Vaclav Czech composer and conductor who produced operas for theatre and television. Kasparov, Garry Russian chess master who became the world chess champion in 1985. Kasperle most prominent puppet character in Germany and Austria, where Kasperltheater became synonymous with puppet theatre. The character developed in late 17th-century Austria from Hanswurst, the cunning peasant servant of the Viennese popular theatre. Named Kasperle in the early 18th century, he was brought to Germany by traveling puppeteers and became ... Kasprowicz, Jan Polish poet and translator who made an enormous range of classical and modern European literature available to Polish readers. Kassak, Lajos poet and novelist, the first important Hungarian working-class writer. Kassala traditional region, east-central Sudan. It is bordered on the east by Ethiopia. The Atbara River, an important tributary of the Nile, flows northwestward through Kassala and causes seasonal floods during torrential summer rains. Rocky deserts dominate the centre of the region, while in the north is the Butana Plain, with ... Kassala town, eastern Sudan, near the Ethiopian border. Founded in 1834 as an Egyptian garrison, it was occupied by the Mahdists (1885-94) and briefly by the Italians (1940-41). Kassala is built on the inland delta of the seasonal Gash River at an elevation of 1,624 feet (495 metres) and is protected ... Kassandra promontory, westernmost of the three prongs of the Chalcidice (Modern Greek: Chalkidiki) Peninsula, Macedonia (Makedonia), Greece, projecting into the Aegean Sea. It is a part of the nomos (department) of Khalkidhiki. Upon the narrow isthmus that links Kassandra with Chalcidice stand the sparse ruins of the Corinthian colony of Potidaea, ... Kassebaum, Nancy Landon U.S. senator, the first woman elected to the Senate who was not a widow taking her husband's seat. Kassel city, Hessen Land (state), central Germany. It lies along the Fulda River, which is a navigable tributary of the Weser River, 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Frankfurt am Main. Kasserine town in west-central Tunisia. The town is an important market, road, and rail junction and is the centre of an irrigated agricultural area. Kasserine Pass, to the northwest, was the scene of a decisive battle of the Tunisian campaign in World War II, which contributed to the collapse of German ... Kassite member of an ancient people known primarily for establishing the second, or middle, Babylonian dynasty; they were believed (perhaps wrongly) to have originated in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. First mentioned in Elamite texts of the late 3rd millennium BC, they penetrated into Mesopotamia in the 2nd millennium, were repulsed ... Kastamonu city, north-central Turkey. It is situated near the Gok (ancient Amnias) River. It lies in a sparsely populated high basin south of the densely populated Black Sea coastal plain. As Castamon, it was on the northern trunk route to the Euphrates River and was an important Byzantine town captured by ... Kastanozem one of the 30 soil groups in the classification system of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Kastanozems are humus-rich soils that were originally covered with early-maturing native grassland vegetation, which produces a characteristic brown surface layer. They are found in relatively dry climatic zones (200-400 mm [8-16 inches] of ...