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Khatlon Khatlon (Хатлон or ختلان) or Khatlan is the most populous region (Вилоят/Viloyat) in Tajikistan. It is situated in the southwest of the country, between the Hissar range in the north and the Panj River in the south and borders on Afghanistan in the southeast and on Uzbekistan in the west.
Khatyn massacre Khatyn (Belarusian and ) is a village in Belarus all of whose inhabitants (149 people) were burnt alive by the Nazis with participation of Ukrainian and Belarusian collaborators from 118th Schutzmannschaft battalion on 22 March 1943.
Khaudom National Park Khaudom National Park is an isolated Nature Reserve situated in the Kalahari Desert at the 'root' of the Caprivi Strip in northeast of Namibia. It is a very remote and inaccessible reserve but is home to some magnificent animals such as the lion and the hyena.
Khaver Talibova Khaver Talibova (Azərbaycan: Xavər Talıbova; Russian: Хавер Талыбова) – a Hero of Socialist Labor and prominent communist leader in Lankaran, was born in 1924 in Lenkaran, Azerbaijan SSR. She held various communist leadership positions in Azerbaijan, which had significant influence on the development of agriculture of the Lankaran region.
Khawaja Muhammad Zakariya Khawaja Muhammad Zakariya (Urdu: خواجہ محمد زکریا) is a notable Pakistani academic and literary critic. He was the former Principal and Head of the Department of Urdu at the Oriental College, Lahore at Punjab University.
Khawaja Nazimuddin Khawaja Nazimuddin (Urdu: خواجہ ناظم الدین, Bengali: খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন) (July 19, 1894 - 1964) was the second Governor-General of Pakistan, and later the second Prime Minister of Pakistan as well.
Khawr Abd Allah The Khawr Abd Allah () is today an estuary, but once was the point where the great Euphrates and Tigris rivers emptied into the Persian Gulf. Located in the south of Iraq, the Iraq-Kuwaiti border divides the lower portion of the estuary, but adjacent to the port of Umm Qasr the estuary becomes wholly Iraqi.
Khaya Khaya is a genus of seven species of trees in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. All species become big trees 30-35 m tall, rarely 45 m, with a trunk over 1 m trunk diameter, often buttressed at the base.
Khayal Darpan Khayal Darpan (A Mirror of Imagination) is the Urdu/Hindi title of a documentary film produced by Indian filmmaker Yousuf Saeed, about the state of classical music in Pakistan post-1947. In 2005, the Delhi-based Yousuf spent more than 6 months in Pakistan as part of a research fellowship where he surveyed the development of khayal and other forms of classical traditions in Pakistan after 1947.
Khayal Muhammad Ustad Khyal Muhammad (Pashto: استاد خیال محمد) is a famous Pashto singer of NWFP, Pakistan. The man has achieved the status of a legend among Pashtun people both in Afghanistan and Pakistan due to his outstanding performance.
Khayree A Bay Area Producer who has produced for such artists as Mac Mall and Young Lay. He produced most of Young Lay's album "Black N' Dangerous", the track "Got 2 Survive" being one of the most prominent because it features such bay area rappers as Ray Luv, Mac Mall, and the late Tupac Shakur.
Khayridinov Sadridin Khayridinov Sadridin (Tajik: Хайридинов Садридин) was born in Istaravshan, Tajikistan on 16 November 1955. In 2000, he was elected as deputy of Sogdiana and was elected as the deputy of Majlisi oli Majlisi Namoyandagon of Republic of Tajikistan in 2005.
Khayrpur (princely state) The State of Khayrpur was a princely state on the Indus River in what is now Pakistan, with its capital city at Khayrpur. Together with Bahawalpur, the state was counted amongst the Punjab states rather than the neighbouring Rajputana states (now Rajasthan) to the east.
Khaz In Dzorapor many spiritual chants transcribed in Khaz (Neumic notation) which soon spread throughout Eastern Armenia and raised an impenetrable bulwark against the foreign and pagan music of the time. The infiltration of Armenian sacred music by foreign and pagan elements had become a matter of some concern in certain provinces.
Khaz'al Khan Sheikh Khaz'al Khan ibn Haji Jabir Khan (1863?-1936), Muaz us-Sultana, and Sardar-e-Aqdas (Most Sacred Officer of the Imperial Order of the Aqdas), was the ruler of a virtually autonomous sheikhdom (officially called the Sheikhdom of Mohammerah) in the Khuzestan province of Qajar Iran from 1897 to 1925.
Khazalid In the Warhammer Fantasy setting, Khazalid is the ancient high language of the Dwarfs, one of many fictitious races. Please note that any reference to Dwarfs, Humans or Elves relates specifically to the fictitious races of the Warhammer Fantasy setting.
Khazar Correspondence The Khazar Correspondence was an exchange of letters in the 950s or 960s between Hasdai ibn Shaprut, foreign secretary to the Caliph of Cordoba, and Joseph, Khagan of the Khazars. It is one of the few documents known to have been authored by a Khazar, and one of the very few primary sources on Khazar history.
Khazri Khazri (Azeri: Xəzri) is a name of the cold north sea wind which blows across the Absheron Peninsula and particularly Baku throughout the year. Khazri is the gale-force coastal wind and one of the prevailing winds in the area.
Khâgne Khâgne is an informal term used by French students for Classes Préparatoires Littéraires, the two year cycle of classes taken after the Baccalaureat [which is taken at age 17-18] to prepare for the difficult entrance examination to the Ecole Normale Superieure. Only the better and more ambitious students take khâgne - approximately the top 10%.
Khe Sanh (song) "Khe Sanh" is a Australian pub rock song, released by the band Cold Chisel in 1978, and named after the Battle of Khe Sanh (1968), during the Vietnam War. The song, written by pianist Don Walker, is about a bitter and disillusioned Australian Vietnam veteran.
Khedda The Khedda system was a technique used in southern India mainly Karnataka to capture and tame wild elephants for domestic and public (like in temples, in military) use. An elaborate trap consisting of ten to twenty deep ditches, covered lightly with leaves and branches.
Khedive Khedive (from Persian for "lord", also known as "viceroy") was a title granted to governor and monarch of Egypt Ismail Pasha in 1867 by his nominal overlord the Ottoman Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz. From 1882, Egypt was under British military occupation but the Khedive remained on his throne and the country was still nominally under Ottoman sovereignty.
Kheer Kheer (Sanskrit: Payasam, Oriya: Kheeri , Kannada :Payasa) is a traditional Indian and Pakistani dish, a rice pudding typically made by boiling rice with milk and sugar. It is often flavored with cardamom and pistachios.
Khecheopalri Lake Khecheopalri lake in West Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim is considered a holy lake both by the Buddhist and the Hindu population. The lake is enveloped in a dense forest cover of temperate vegetation and bamboo.
Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun, Lord Mage of Waterdeep, is a fictional character of the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, brainchild of Forgotten Realms creator Ed Greenwood and Realms game designer Steven Schend.
Kheldar Prince Kheldar, often called Silk, is a fictional character in the Belgariad and the Malloreon, two related series of books by David Eddings. He is a prince in the royal family of Drasnia, but is very glad not to be first in line for the throne, as he has far too much else he'd rather do (and is the first to admit he would be a terrible ruler).
Khelli Henna Ould Rachid Khelli Henna Ould Rachid (name also transliterated from Arabic as Khali Hina Uld Errachid, Khalihenna Wald Rasheed, and other variations) is the Sahrawi chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), a Moroccan government body active in the disputed region of Western Sahara.
Khellin Khellin is the Moorish name for Ammi Visnaga an herbaceous plant found in Egypt that was used primarily as a folk remedy for renal colic. The incidence of renal colic was due mostly to schisosomasis infections and stone formation.
Khelyulya Khelyulya (; ) is an urban-type settlement under jurisdiction of the town of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Tokhma River, 278 km west of Petrozavodsk. Population: 3,166 (2002 Census); 3,727 (1989 Census).
Khemkaran Khemkaran is a section/Village under District Tarn Taran (earlier district Amritsar) of Punjab India bordering Pakistan(with nearest village being Kasur). It was the site of a major tank battle in 1965 reulting it also being known as the graveyard of tanks.
Khemri An undead nation in the fictional world of the Warhammer Fantasy setting, Khemri is home to the Tomb Kings, an army composed of skeletons and various decayed creatures. The theme of the army is based on the culture of Ancient Egypt, with an emphasis on its more morbid tendencies such as mummification.
Khendjer Khendjer was an Egyptian king (throne name: Userkare) of the 13th Dynasty. The name Khendjer is poorly attested in EgyptianThe name Khedjer for private individuals appears on only two monuments: Stela Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen ABDUA 21642 and on stela Liverpool M13635, see Ian Ralston: The Stela of Ibi son of Iiqi in the Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen, In Discovering Egypt from the Neva, The Egyptologcial Legacy of Oleg D Berlev, edited by S.
Khene The khene (also spelled "khaen", "kaen" and "khen"; Thai: แคน) is a mouth organ whose pipes are connected with a small, hollowed-out wooden reservoir into which air is blown. It is a polyphonic instrument and hence is important to the history of music.
Kheng The Kheng or Khen are an ethnic group of Bhutan, found primarily in the Zhemgang and Mongar districts of south central Bhutan. They speak Khengkha, a member of the extended Tibetan language family; the closest related language appears to be Bumthangkha to the north.
Kheng Hock Keong Temple Kheng Hock Keong Temple (), located on Strand Road in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), is the largest and oldest Chinese Buddhist temple in Yangon. It was built in the late 1800s, and is maintained by a Hokkien Chinese clan association.
Khenpo The term khenpo is a spiritual degree given in Tibetan Buddhism. In the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Sakya traditions, the title is awarded usually after a period of 9 to 15 years of intensive study, and is considered much like a spiritual doctorate.
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche () is a prominent scholar yogi in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He teaches widely in the West, often through dohas (songs of realisation) composed by Milarepa (to whom he is often compared) and other masters of the past.
Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche Khentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche spent fifteen years studying at Kat'hog Monastery in eastern Tibet, His Holiness Khenchen Jigme P'huntsok's Serthar Buddhist Institute in Kardze, Tibet, and Penor Rinpoche's monastery Namdroling in India. Acknowledged as a scholar of the highest level, he twice received the title of khenpo (equivalent to a Doctor of Philosophy), making him a khenchen, or double doctorate.
Kheper Kheper, or (Xeper) is a transcription of an ancient Egyptian word meaning to come into being, to change, to occur, to happen, to exist, to bring about, to create, etc. Egyptologists typically transliterate the word as ḫpr.
Khepri In Egyptian mythology, Khepri (also spelt Khepera, Kheper, Chepri, Khepra) is the name of a minor god. Khepri is associated with the dung beetle, whose behavior of maintaining spherical balls of dung represents the forces which move the sun.
KherĂĽlen River The KherĂĽlen (Herlen, Kherlen) river rises at near Hagiin Har Nuur, Khan Khentii Strict Protected Area, Hentiy Province, Mongolia, near the source of the Onon river and about 100 km west of Onon. Its source is near the watershed between the Baikal (Arctic) and Pacific basins.
Kheredine Idessane Kheredine Idessane is a Scottish football commentator for BBC Scotland. He is commonly heard on Sportsound, providing live commentary of Scottish Premier League matches, but he can also be heard commentating on highlights of Scottish Cup matches for Sportscene.
Kherlanji massacre The Kherlanji massacre (or Khairlanji massacre) refers to the lynching-style murders of a family that took place in 2006 in a small village in India named Kherlanji, located in the Bhandara district of the state of Maharashtra.
Kherron Kherron is a fictional character in the fantasy novel trilogy The Echorium Sequence featuring in all three novels. In Song Quest, Kherron was a young novice singer in the final years of The Echorium whereas in Crystal Mask, the story carries on 20 years later and Kherron has reached the position of Second Singer of The Echorium.
Khevsureti Khevsureti is a historic province in eastern Georgia, located along both the northern and southern slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountains. The name means a land of valleys in Georgian and first appears in the 15th century.
Kheyal Kheyal is the most spontaneous of Indian music styles. It moves in two tempos: one of which is very slow (vilambit, usually played in ektal), or bada kheyal, and the other is fast (drut or chotta kheyal, usually played in drut tintal or drut ektal).
Khiam Khiam (Arabic الخيام; sometimes spelled Khiyam) is a town located in South Lebanon Governorate, near the city of Nabatieh. It is located in Southern Lebanon, 750 meters above sea level, 100km away from Beirut and roughly 4 kilometers from the Israeli border.
Khiam detention center The Khiam Detention Center, located in Khiam, Lebanon, was a former French barrack complex originally built in the 1930s. It became a base for the Lebanese army before falling under control of the South Lebanon Army (SLA) and in 1985 was converted into a detention and interrogation centre.
Khidir Hamza Khidir Hamza is an Iraqi scientist who worked for Saddam Hussein's nuclear programme in the 1980s and early 1990s. Following the Gulf War, he went into exile in the United States and provided evidence to Western intelligence agencies suggesting that Hussein's weapons of mass destruction programmes were active and ongoing.
Khieu Samphan Khieu Samphan (born July 27 1931) was the president of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) from 1976 until 1979. As such, he served as the country's head of state and was one of the most powerful officials in the Khmer Rouge movement, though Pol Pot was the group's true political leader and held the most extensive power.
Khichri Khichri is an Indian and Pakistani dish consisting of rice, lentils, black peppers and spices. In north India Khichri with moong lentils is recommended as a home remedy when some one is sick or has problems with digestion.
Khilaal Khilaal (Arabic خلال) refers to the act of ritually purifying the fingers, toes or beard for prayer (salat) in the Islamic faith. Khilaal is done by interweaving the fingers when wet and then drawing them apart.
Khilafat Movement The Khilafat movement (1919-1924) was a political campaign launched mainly by Muslims in India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire during the aftermath of World War I. The position of Caliph after the Armistice of Mudros of October 1918 with the military occupation of Istanbul and Treaty of Versailles (1919) fell into a disambiguation along with the Ottoman Empire's existence.
Khilani The Khilani are a collection of 98 "apocryphal" hymns of the Rigveda, recorded in the , but not in the shakha. They are late additions to the text of the Rigveda, but still belong to the "Mantra" period of Vedic Sanskrit.
Khinalyg Khinalyg or Khinalugh (Azerbaijani: Xınalıq) is an ancient Caucasian village going back to the Caucasian Albanian period; high up in the mountains of Azerbaijan. It is located just north of Quba (which is two hours from Baku) in the middle of the Greater Caucasus mountains that divide Russia and the South Caucasus.
Khinchin's constant In number theory, Aleksandr Yakovlevich Khinchin proved that for almost all real numbers x, the infinitely many denominators ai of the continued fraction expansion of x have an astonishing property: their geometric mean is a constant, known as Khinchin's constant, which is independent of the value of x.
Khioniya Kozmishna Guseva Khioniya Kuzminichna Guseva (her first name has alternatively been spelt as Khionia or Jina or Chionya and her surname has been alternatively spelt as Gusyeva; ) was a former prostitute and a disciple of the monk, Iliodor, during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
Khitan people The Khitan (or Khitai, ) were an ethnic group which dominated much of Manchuria in the 10th century and has been classified by Chinese historians as one of the Eastern proto-Mongolic ethnic groups Donghu (). They established the Liao Dynasty in 907 but fell to the Jin Dynasty of the Jurchen in 1125.
Khitan script Khitan script was the writing system of Khitan people. Afraid that the popularity of Chinese language and writing would blur their distinct identity, the Khitan people of the 10th century devised their own alphabet.
Khitomer In the fictional Star Trek universe, Khitomer (QI'tomer in Klingon) is a planet on the Klingon side of their border with the Romulan Star Empire, where historic peace talks (known as the Khitomer Accords) occurred between the two empires and the Federation in 2293.
Khitomer Accords In the Star Trek universe, the Khitomer Accords comprised a treaty set down between the Klingon Empire, the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Empire signed on the planet Khitomer in the year 2293. The accords were formulated after the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis earlier that year, and whose key purpose was to aid the crippled Klingon Empire from impending planetary destruction.
Khitomer Conference The Khitomer Conference was the first full peace negotiations between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire in 2293, held at Camp Khitomer, a Klingon colony on the planet Khitomer near the border with the Federation.
Khiva Khiva (Uzbek: Xiva, Хива; ; Persian: خیوه 'Khiveh'; Alternative or historical names include Khorasam, Khoresm, Khwarezm, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Chiwa, and Chorezm) is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Khiva and lies in the present-day Khorezm Province of Uzbekistan. Itchan Kala in Khiva was the first site in Uzbekistan to be inscribed in the World Heritage List (1991).
Khizer Hayat Khizer Hayat (born January 5, 1939, Lahore) is a former domestic cricketer (playing for Pakistani teams Punjab and Railways) and later international cricket umpire. He officiated in 34 Test matches from 1980 to 1996, and 55 one-day matches from 1978 to 1996.
Khleangs The Khleangs are two buildings of unknown purpose on the east side of the Royal Square in Angkor Thom, Cambodia, located just behind the twelve towers of Prasat Suor Prat and separated by the royal route that leads from the Royal Palace to the Victory Gate. They are oriented along the north-south axis.
Khlong Saen Saeb Khlong Saen Saeb (in Thai: คลองแสนแสบ, also known as Saen Saep) is a canal (Khlong) in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachin Buri and Chachoengsao. A portion of the canal is used for public transport by an express boat service in Bangkok.
Khlong San Khlong San () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Located on the west bank of Chao Phraya River, neighboring districts across the river are (from north clockwise) Phra Nakhon, Samphanthawong, Bang Rak, Sathon, and Bang Kho Laem.
Khlysts Khlysts or Khlysty (Хлысты in Russian), was an underground sect in the late 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th century that split off the Russian Orthodox Church and belonged to the Spiritual Christians (духовные христиане) tenency. 'Khlyst' is a distorted name, which comes from the word хлыст (khlyst), meaning "a whip"; the original name was a made-up word Христоверы (Khristovery, "Christ-believers") or Христы (Khristy).
Khmeli suneli Khmeli Suneli (also spelled as Chmeli Suneli, Xmeli Suneli or Hmeli Suneli, from Georgian ხმელი-სუნელი - dried herbs) is a traditional Georgian spicy herbs mixture. It is popular in Georgia and entire Caucasus region.
Khmelnytsky Uprising Khmelnytsky Uprising (also Chmielnicki Uprising or Khmelnytsky/Chmielnicki Rebellion) refers to a rebellion in the lands of in present-day Ukraine which raged from 1648-1654. Under the command of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Cossacks allied with Crimean Tatars, along with the local Ruthenian peasantry, fought several battles against the armies of the the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and eradicated the control of the Polish Szlachta, Roman Catholic priests and Jewish arendators in the area.
Khmer classical dance Khmer classical dance is a form of dance in Cambodia. This type of dance is known by various names in English, from Khmer royal ballet to Khmer court dance; UNESCO lists it as the Royal Ballet of Cambodia but also mentions "Khmer classical dance.
Khmer Empire The Khmer empire was the largest Empire of South East Asia based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
Khmer Issarak The Khmer Issarak was an anti-French, Khmer nationalist political movement formed in 1945 with the backing of the government of Thailand. It sought to expel the French colonial authorities from Cambodia, and establish an independent Khmer state.
Khmer Krom Khmer Krom (Khmer: ; Vietnamese: Khơ-me Crôm or Khơ-me dưới, which literally means "Khmer from below" ("below" referring to the lower areas of the Mekong Delta), are the indigenous ethnic Khmer minority living in southern Vietnam, especially in the delta of the Mekong River.
Khmer Loeu The Khmer Loeu are the non-Khmer highland tribes in Cambodia. Although the origins of this group are not clear, some believe that the Mon-Khmer-speaking tribes were part of the long migration of these people from the northwest.
Khmer National Armed Forces The FANK (French: Force Armée Nationale Khmère — Khmer National Armed Forces) were the armed forces of the Khmer Republic, the state that existed between 1970-75, and today is known as Cambodia. FANK succeeded FARK (Force Armée Royale Khmère), which had been responsible for the defense of the Kingdom of Cambodia since its independence in 1954 from France.
Khmer People's National Liberation Front The Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) was a political front organized in 1979 in opposition to the Vietnamese-installed People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) regime in Cambodia. The 200,000 Vietnamese troops supporting the PRK, as well as Khmer Rouge defectors, had ousted the brutal Democratic Kampuchea regime of Pol Pot, and were initially welcomed by the majority of Cambodians as liberators.
Khmer Rouge The Khmer Rouge (Khmer: ) was the extremist Communist party that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. The term "Khmer Rouge," meaning "Red Khmer" in French, was coined by Cambodian head of state Norodom Sihanouk and was later adopted in English.
Khmer script The Khmer script (អក្ខរក្រមខេមរភាសា: âkkhârâkrâm khémâraphéasa) is used to write the Khmer language which is the official language of Cambodia. It is generally thought the Khmer script developed from the Pallava script of India.
Khmer Serei The Khmer Serei, or Free Khmer, were a guerrilla force founded by nationalist and Norodom Sihanouk opponent Son Ngoc Thanh. However, they had limited success and recruited from Vietnam's Khmer Krom to fill their ranks .
Khmu people The Khmu are the main indigenous people based in northern Laos, as well as Myanmar, southwestern China (especially around the province of Guizhou), and Thailand. In the People's Republic of China, however, they are not given official recognition as a separate ethnic group, and are instead placed under the broad category undistinguished nationalities.
Khnumhotep & Niankhkhnum Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are speculated to be the first recorded same-sex couple in history. They shared the title of Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Niussere during the Fifth Dynasty of Egyptian pharaohs, circa 2400 B.
Kho Ping Hoo Kho Ping Hoo or Asmaraman Sukowati Kho Ping Hoo (Sragen, 17 August 1926 - Solo, 22 July 1994) was an Indonesian author from Chinese descent. He is very famous for his martial art stories with the background of China or Java.
Khoa Do Khoa Do (born 1979, Saigon, Vietnam) is an actor, writer and director who received the Young Australian of the Year award in 2005. Along with his comedian brother Anh, Khoa Do and his family arrived in Sydney as Vietnamese refugees in 1983.
Khoai Khoai refers to a geological formation specifically in Birbhum, Bardhaman, and Bankura districts of West Bengal, India and some parts of Jharkhand, India that is made up of laterite soil rich in iron oxide, often in the shapes of tiny hills.
Khobar Khobar (also written al-Khobar or al-Khubar ; Arabic: الخبر) is a large city located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf. It has a population of 165,799 (2004 census) and forms part of the greater Dammam metropolitan area along with Dhahran, which together have a combined population of over one million.
Khobar Towers bombing The Khobar Towers bombing was an attack on part of a housing complex in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, located near the national oil company (Saudi Aramco) headquarters of Dhahran. In 1996 it was being used to house foreign military personnel, including Americans.
Khoda Persian name for god, some authors refer to khoda in the ethymology of word god. It is also intersting to note that another word for god in persian, form ancient zoroastrians, is Ya hew (spell Ya Hou) which sounds like the original hebrew word for god yahweh
Khodadad Mirza Farman Farmaian Khodadad Mirza Farman Farmaian is the son of the deceased Qajar Persian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and his wife Hamdam Khanoum. During the Pahlavi dynasty aera he held the post of governor of the Central Bank of Iran.
Khodayyir Abbas Khodayyir Abbas was Minister of Health in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003. A Shia Muslim and surgeon, member of the UK Royal College of Surgeons, he is a member of the Daawa Party.
Khodynka Khodynka Field (Khodynskoye Pole) is a large open space in the north-west of Moscow, at the beginning of the present day Leningradsky Prospect. It takes its name from the small Khodynka River which used to cross the neighbourhood.
Khoe languages The Khoe languages comprise the most diverse of the language families that existed in southern Africa prior to the Bantu expansion. They form one branch of a suspected Khoisan language family, and are known as Central Khoisan in that scenario.
Khoikhoi The Khoikhoi ("men of men") or Khoi, in standardised Khoekhoe/Nama orthography spelled Khoekhoe, are a historical division of the Khoisan ethnic group of southwestern Africa, closely related to the Bushmen (or San, as the Khoikhoi called them). At the time of the arrival of white settlers in 1652, they had lived in southern Africa for about 30,000 years and practised extensive pastoral agriculture in the Cape region.
Khoikhoi-Dutch Wars The Khoikhoi-Dutch Wars were a series of conflicts that took place in the last half of the 1600s in what known then as the Cape of Good Hope (today it refers to a smaller geographic spot), in the area of present-day Cape Town, South Africa, between Dutch settlers who came from The Netherlands and the local African people, the most prominent being the Khoikhoi who had lived in that part of the world for millenia.
Khoisan Khoisan (increasingly commonly spelled Khoesan or Khoe-San) is the name for two major ethnic groups of southern Africa. From the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period, hunting and gathering cultures known as the Sangoan occupied southern Africa in areas where annual rainfall is less than 40 inches (1016mm)—and today's San and Khoi people resemble the ancient Sangoan skeletal remains.
Khoja The Khwajahs or officially Khojas (Urdu: خوجہ) are a (mostly Muslim) community that are mainly concentrated in South Asia, but due to migrations over the centuries have spread to many parts of the globe. The word Khoja is a phonetic corruption of the word Khawaja, an Arabic/Persian title(Arabic: خواج).
Khoja (clan) Khoja or Khwaja is a gotra (clan) of mostly Jats (less commonly Rajputs) found in Marwar, Ajmer-Merwara and Jhunjhunwati areas of Rajasthan , Kutch/Gujarat and Punjab in India. They are also found in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.
Khojali Khojali (Azerbaijani: Xocalı), also called Khojaly, is a town and a rayon in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, now under the control of ethnically Armenian separatists. It was the location of the Khojaly massacre in February 1992.
Khojaly Massacre The Khojaly Massacre was the killing of a large number of ethnic Azerbaijani civilians in the town of Khojaly on 25 February 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. According to the Azerbaijani side, as well as Memorial Human Rights Center, Human Rights Watch and other international observers,New York Times - Massacre by Armenians Being Reported TIME Magazine - Tragedy Massacre in Khojaly the massacre was committed by the ethnic Armenian armed forces, reportedly with help of the Russian 366th Motor Rifle Regiment.
Khojki Khojki was a special script adopted and used almost exclusively by the Khoja community of the South Asia. It was employed primarily to record Muslim Shia Ismaili religious literature, as well as a few secret religious sects.

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