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Kholmogory Kholmogory () is a historic village (selo) and the administrative center of Kholmogorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on the left bank of the Northern Dvina, 75 km southeast of Arkhangelsk and 90 km north of the Antonievo-Siysky Monastery.
Kholstomer Kholstomer, also translated as Strider, is one of the more striking stories in Russian literature. It was started by Leo Tolstoy in 1863 and left unfinished until 1886, when it was reworked and published as "Kholstomer: The Story of a Horse".
Kholuy Kholuy () is a village (selo) in Yuzhsky District of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, situated southwest of Puchezh some 71 km away from the Shuya railway station. Population: 1,031 (2002 Census); 1,299 (1989 Census).
Kholuy miniature A Kholuy miniature is a Russian folk handicraft of miniature painting, made with tempera on a varnished box of papier-mâché. This form of Russian lacquer art is produced exclusively by students of the Kholuy school, a rural settlement in Ivanovo Oblast.
Khomeini's Islamic leadership Ruhollah Khomeini's rule ushered in a new era of political leadership by the Islamic clergy. He and the oligarchy of mullahs with their supporters counteracted the earlier modernization efforts of Reza Pahlavi starting with the Islamic Cultural Revolution.
Khon Kaen Located at the heart of the Northeastern Thailand (Isan), Khon Kaen is one of the major cities under the National Economic and Social Plan of the country along with Chiang Mai, Songkhla, Nakhon Ratchasima and Chonburi. The city itself, with the official census population of 140,000 as at 2006, regionally centers development in terms of education, financial institutions, government offices and transportation.
Khon Kaen Province Khon Kaen (Thai ขอนแก่น) is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Khondaker Moshtaq Ahmad (also spelled Khandakar Mushtaq Ahmed) (1918 - March 5, 1996) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November, 1975 after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. Ahmad played important roles in the Awami League and the Mujibnagar government-in-exile formed during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Khonds Khonds, or Kandhs, an aboriginal tribe of India, inhabiting the tributary states of Orissa and Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh. Their main divisions are into Kutia or hill Khonds and plain-dwelling Khonds; the landowners are known as Raj Rhonds.
Khong Khola Khong Khola is a small perennial river near the town of Darjeeling, India. During dry season when the water supply of Darjeeling from Senchal lake becomes short, water is often pumped from Khong Khola to the town.
Khong mon The khĹŤng mĹŤn is a gong-circle instrument which is associated with the Mon people of Southeast Asia. It produces the same range of pitches as the more common khĹŤng wĹŤng gong circle, but rather than resting on the ground, the wooden frame of the khĹŤng mĹŤn extends into the air in the shape of a horseshoe.
Khonj Khonj (Persian:خنج) is a township (city) in province of Fars south of Shiraz with 270 km distance and with a population of 60,000. Its history goes back to 2000 years and were known to be the followers of Zoroastrianism.
Khonnor Connor Kirby-Long (born July 24 1986) is an electronic musician from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont who releases music under the name Khonnor. He has published works under several other names, including Grandma and I, Cactus.
Khoo Kongsi The Khoo Kongsi (邱公司) is a large Chinese clanhouse with elaborate and highly ornamented architecture, a mark of the dominant presence of the Chinese in Penang. It is located in Cannon Square in the heart of the oldest part of the city, in the midst of narrow, winding lanes and quaint-looking pre-War houses exuding a palpable old world charm.
Khooni Darwaza Khooni Darwaza (Hindi:खूनी दरवाज़ा, literally The Gate of Blood), also referred to as Lal Darwaza (Hindi:लाल दरवाज़ा, Red Gate), is located on the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in Delhi, India. It is one of the 13 surviving gates of Delhi.
Khopoli Khopoli (Marathi: खोपोली) is a small industrial town in the Indian state of Maharashtra, at the base of the Sahyadri mountains, surrounded on all sides by hills. It has grown rapidly in the last decade due to the proximity to Mumbai, particularly after the extension of the Mumbai Suburban Railway to Khopoli.
Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan (sometimes written as 'Khawr Fakkan') (Arabic:خورفكان) is geographically situated within the Emirate of Fujairah on the East coast of the United Arab Emirates on the Gulf of Oman, but is actually an isolated enclave belonging to the Emirate of Sharjah.It is a natural deep water port which has been developed into a major container terminal.
Khor Virap The Khor Virap ("Ô˝Ő¸Ö€ ŐŽŐ«Ö€ŐˇŐş" in Armenian, meaning deep dungeon) monastery is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Armenia. Its location, near the closest point to Mount Ararat within Armenian borders, offers a spectacular view of the mountain, the national symbol of Armenia.
Khorasan Khorasan (Persian: خراسان) (also transcribed as Khurasan and Khorassan, anciently called Traxiane during Hellenistic and Parthian timesSource) is currently a region located in north eastern Iran, but historically referred to a much larger area east and north-east of the Persian Empire (see Greater Khorasan). The name Khorasan is Persian and means "where the sun arrives from.
Khoresht Khoresht or Khorosht is the common name of different stews in Persian cuisine which is typically served beside Polow (rice dish). In Persian cuisines there are lots of different Khoreshts based on the different ingredients which are used.
Khorezm SSR Khorezm People's Soviet Republic (Russian: Хорезмская Народная Советская Республика) was created as the successor to the Khanate of Khiva in February 1920 and officially declared on 26 April 1920. On 20 October 1923, it was transformed into the Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic (Russian: Хорезмская Социалистическая Советская Республика).
Khorne In the fictional universes of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy, Khorne is one of the four major Chaos gods. Khorne is the Chaos god of hate, war, rage, and killing; for this reason he bears sobriquets such as Blood God and Lord of Skulls.
Khortytsia Great Khortytsia Island (, , Khortitsa) is a large island on the Dnieper which played a vital role in the history of Ukraine. The island, situated within the modern industrial city of Zaporizhzhia and extending from northwest to southeast for more than twelve kilometers, has an average width of 2,500 meters.
Khorugh The town of Khorog (Tajik Хорӯғ, also transliterated as Khoroq, Khorogh, Khorugh, or Xoroq) is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region in Tajikistan. It has a population of 28,000 (2000 census).
Khorugv Khorugv (, sometimes translated as Gonfalon) in Eastern Orthodoxy is a relgious banner or some other flag, whose cloth is attached to a short pole, which is in its turn attached horizontally to a long vertical pole. As a result, the cloth flies vertically, rather than horizontally.
Khorunzhiy Khorunzhiy (Хорунжий in Russian, chorąży in Polish; derives from the Polish word choragiew, or banner), was initially the name for a standard bearer, which would later become a junior officer rank in the Cossack army of the Russian military. It corresponded to the rank of second lieutenant (подпоручик, or podporuchik) of infantry or cornet of cavalry.
Khosa The Khosa or Khoso (Urdu: کھوسھ ,کھوسو) are a Balouchi tribe of Pakistan. According to Balouchi epics khoso means brave,” The Warrior" different books write different but they agree at one thing that khoso means The Warrior”.
Khosrau Khosrau, Khusrau, Khosru, or Khusraw ( is the name of a mythical Persian leader, in the Avesta of the Zoroastrians known as Kavi Haosravah, with the meaning "with good reputation". A number of rulers of Persia, Armenia, and the Middle East are known by this name.
Khosrau I Khosrau I, (Chosroes I in classical sources, most commonly known in Persian as Anooshiravan also spelled Anushirvan, Persian: انوشيروان meaning the immortal soul), also known as Anooshiravan the Just (انوشیروان عادل, Anooshiravan-e-ādel) (ruled 531–579), was the favourite son and successor of Kavadh I (488–531), and the most famous and celebrated of the Sassanid Kings. He laid foundations of many new cities and magnificent palaces, trade roads were repaired and new bridges and dams were built.
Khosrau II Khosrau II (Chosroes II in classical sources, sometimes called Parvez, "the ever Victorious" – in Persian: خسرو پرویز) was a King of Persia from 590 to 628. He was the son of Hormizd IV (579–590) and grandson of Khosrau I (531–579).
Khosrow Vaziri Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (born on March 15 1943) is a retired Iranian professional wrestler better known by his stage name The Iron Sheik. He is perhaps best known for ending the near six year reign of Bob Backlund.
Khotan River The Khotan River (also Hotan River or Ho-t’ien River; Chinese: 和田河; pinyin: Hétián hé) is formed by the union of the White Jade (Yurungkash) and Black Jade (Karakash) Rivers, which flow north from the Kunlun Mountains into the Taklamakan Desert in northern China. The two rivers unite towards the middle of the desert, some 145 km (90 miles) north of the town of Khotan.
Khotang District Khotang district, a part of Sagarmatha zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Diktel as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,591 sq km and has a population (2001) of 231,385.
Khotin Uprising The Uprising of Khotin, also known as the Khotin Massacre, was an insurrection in the eastern part of Moldavia (Bessarabia), followed by the ethnic cleansing of Ukrainian civilians by Romanian authorities, in January–February 1919. The city of Khotin () is located now in the Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine.
Khowai-Ompi-Kamalpur Baptist Association, KOK KOK is the main Baptist association of the Khowai and Kamalpur subdivisions of West Tripura and Dhalai districts of Tripura. It is part of the Tripura Baptist Christian Union and consists mainly of Kokborok speaking churches.
Khoya Khoya (or "mawa") is a common ingredient in many traditional Indian sweets like Gulab jamun, and sometimes even in some spicy dishes. When milk is slowly evaporated under heat, it eventually becomes solid, which is called khoya.
Khozh-Ahmed Noukhaev Khozh-Ahmed Noukhaev is a leader of the Chechen mafia organization known as Obshina and a prominent figure in Chechen politics. He was born in 1954 into the Yalkhoi teip (clan) from the Geldagan village in Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic.
Khrennikov's Seven Khrennikov’s Seven (Russian: Хренниковская семёрка or Семёрка Хренникова) was a group of seven Russian Soviet composers denounced at the Sixth Congress of the Composers' Union by its leader Tikhon Khrennikov for the unapproved participation in some festivals of Soviet music in the West. Khrennikov called their music "pointlessness...
Khroumire Khroumire (also spelled Khroumirie) (Arabic: خرُومير) is a mountainous region with extensive forests of cork oak in northwestern Tunisia. One of the best-watered regions in North Africa (40 to 60 inches [1,000 to 1,500 mm] a year), it extends south of the Mediterranean Sea and north of Wadi Majardah (Medjerda) and east from the Algerian border to Mount Al-Abyad (El-Abiod).
Khruang sai Khruang sai is a musical ensemble in Thai classical music which consists primarily of string instruments. A typical khruang sai ensemble features two two-string fiddles, one high and one low (saw duang and saw ou), a three-string zither called jakhe, a vertical flute called khlui, hand drums, and various cymbals.
Khrushchev Thaw In Soviet history, Khruschev's Thaw or Khrushchev Thaw refers to the period between the end of 1950s and the beginning of 1960s, when repressions and censorship reached a low point. In Russian, the term is Khrushchovskaya Ottepel or simply Ottepel (хрущёвская о́ттепель IPA: ).
Khrysis Christopher Tyson (better known as Khrysis; pronounced "crisis") is a Hip-Hop producer from Durham, North Carolina. Khrysis makes up the production half of the group, Away Team, while Sean Boog handles all the vocals.
KhTZ-16 The KhTZ-16 () (ХТЗ, after the Kharkov Tractor Factory]; ) was a [[Soviet Union |Soviet improvised armoured vehicle of the Great Patriotic War, built on the chassis of a STZ-3 tractor. The vehicles were built in Kharkov until the factory was evacuated to the east, at which time production moved to Stalingrad.
Khuc family KhĂşc family was a session of leaders whom challenge Chinese rule over Vietnam. The Tang Dynasty took control of the region of Chiaozhou after 618 and established twelve provinces and 59 districts under the Department of Annam Domination.
Khudadad Khan Khudadad Khan VC (20 October 1888 - 8 March 1971) was the first Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the first native-born Indian to win the VC.
Khuddaka Nikaya The Khuddaka Nikaya ("Minor Collection") is the last of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka. This nikaya consists of fifteen short books on various topics by the Buddha and his chief disciples.
Khuddakapatha The Khuddakapatha (Pali for "short passages"; abbreviated as "Khp") is the first collection of suttas in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pali canon. It includes texts essential to Buddhist disciples, including discourses on:
Khudiadadzai Khudiadadzai is a Pushtun tribe of the Kakar Sunzerkel (Sanzarkhel) tribe from Balochistan, a region divided between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. It consists of many sub-tribes, including Mirdadzai, Rahatzai, Paizai, and Baigzai.
Khufu and Khafre In cryptography, Khufu and Khafre are two block ciphers designed by Ralph Merkle in 1989 while working at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center. Along with Snefru, a cryptographic hash function, the ciphers were named after the Egyptian Pharaohs Khufu, Khafre and Sneferu.
Khufu ship The Khufu ship is an intact full-size vessel from Ancient Egypt that was sealed into a pit in the Giza pyramid complex at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2,555 BC. The ship was almost certainly built for Khufu (King Cheops), the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
Khujand Khujand (Tajik Хуҷанд or خجند, also transliterated as Khudzhand, , formerly Khodjend or Khodzhent until 1939 and Leninabad until 1992), is the second-largest city of Tajikistan. It is situated on the Syr Darya River at the mouth of the Fergana Valley.
Khujand Branch of the Technical University of Tajikistan The Khujand Branch of the Technical University of Tajikistan (Tajik: Филиали Хуҷандии Донишгоҳи Технологии Тоҷикистон, ФХДТТ) is the branch of the Technical University of Tajikistan based on Khujand.
Khula Khula (reward for obtaining divorce) is the money or something else given by a women to a man to let her go. This is because a women cannot obtain divorce without the consent of her husband in Islamic jurisprudence This is a particular problem in such countries as Pakistan], [[Iran, and other Islamic nations where there are sharia courts in charge of marriage laws with Islamic clergy in control.
Khuldabad Khuldabad is a town in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India. It is known as the Valley of Saints, or the Abode of Eternity, because in the 14th century, several Sufi saints of the Chishti order, chose to reside here.
Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen (Hindi: खुल्लम खुल्ला प्यार करें, Urdu: کھلم کھلا پیار کریں) is a Bollywood movie starring Govinda and Preity Zinta. Due to complications the film kept on getting delayed therefore it was not released until 2005.
Khulm Khulm, formerly known as Tashkurgan or Tash-Kurgan, is a town in Balkh province, northern Afghanistan,60 km East from Mazari Sharif by road. It is slightly to the south of the ruins of the ancient town of Aornos, destroyed in the mid 16th century.
Khulood Khulood (, also transliterated as Khulud and Kholud, meaning Immortality) is an Egyptian 1948 Romance movie. It starred Faten Hamama, Kamal al-Shennawi, and Ezzel Dine Zulficar, who also directed and wrote the movie.
Khulozai Khulozai, along with the Daulat Khel, Maghdud Khel, Mahmud Khel, Mahsud Khel, Umar Khel and Yusaf Khel, is a sub-division of the Kakazai, Tarkanis/Mamund tribe of the Pashtuns located in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Khumbu Khumbu is one of three subregions of the main Sherpa settlement of the Himalaya, the other two being Solu and Pharak. Khumbu is located in northeastern Nepal and includes the town of Namche Bazaar as well as the villages of Thami, Khumjung, Pangboche and Kunde.
Khumiso Ikgopoleng Khumiso Ikgopoleng (born December 5, 1979) is a boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the second round of the Men's Featherweight (57 kg) division by Nigeria's Muideen Ganiyu.
Khums Khums is the Arabic word for One Fifth (1/5). Adherents to the Shi'a sect of Islam normally pay one fifth of their income (including realized and recognised gains on stocks and real estates) to clerics, thinking that it is imposed by Allah (God) through his messenger, Prophet Mohammed Ibn Abdulla.
Khun Chang Khun Phaen Khun Chang Khun Phaen () is a long Thai poem which originated from a folktale and is one of the most notable works in Thai literature. Chang and Phaen are the leading male characters, and "Khun" was a junior feudal title given for male commoners.
Khunrath The arm of Khunrath is the ancient art of mobility using only hands, or in modern terms, handstands. This art was first practised in ancient Mesapotamia, although it reached as far as Jerusalem, Rome and Germania.
Khurgorbaeyag In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Khurgorbaeyag is the goblin deity of slavery, oppression, and morale. He acts as a trusted lieutenant of Maglubiyet though he secretly harbors a desire to rule the goblin pantheon himself.
Khuriya Muriya Islands The Khuriya Muriya Islands or Kuria Muria Islands (Arabic: جزر خوريا موريا; transliterated: or – in antiquity the islands were called the Zenobii Islands or Zenobiou Islands (Greek: Ζηνοβίου νησία; Latin: Zenobii Insulae) or Doliche (Greek: Δολίχη); Location: are an external territory in the Khuriya Muriya Bay (the classical Latin: Sinus Sachalites, Greek: Σαχαλίτης κόλπος) of the Arabian Sea 40 km off the southeastern coast of the sultanate of Oman, consisting of five islands, forming the Al-Hallaniyah Province of the Governorate of Dhofar, with a total area of 73 km², notably (from west to east) Al-Hasikiyah, As-Sawda', Al-Hallaniyah (the largest, 56 km²), Qarzawit, and Al-Qibliyah.
Khurram Khan Khurram Khan (born June 21, 1971, Multan, Pakistan) is a United Arab Emirates cricketer who has played two one-day internationals for the United Arab Emirates. He has been playing for the UAE since 2001 when he turned out for the team at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, where he played ten games over the course of the two-week tournament.
Khurram Murad Khurram Murad was born in the Indian state of Bhopal on 3rd November, 1932 and passed away in Leicester, UK on 19th December, 1996 after a heart surgery. He was one of the contemporary visionaries and leaders of Islamic movement, a great Muslim scholar and author of dozens of book on Islam, Islamic movement and contemporary issues faced by Muslims, especially living in the West.
Khurramites The Khurramites ( Khurrāmīyah or Khorrām-Dīnān, "followers of the right religion") were a Iranian religious and political movement which appeared in Āzarbāyjān and the rest of Iran in 814. An alternative name for the movement is Surkhjāmgān () or its Arabic equivalent Muhammrira - "those who wear a red headgear" - a refernce to their symbolic red headgear.
Khurshed Nariman Khurshed Framji Nariman, also known as Veer Nariman, was one of the second generation of Parsi stalwarts in the Indian National Congress. He came into the public eye in 1928 as an independent and courageous politician for his sensational process against the British engineer involved in the Bombay 'Backbay Reclamation' scandal.
Khurshid Ahmad Khurshīd Aḥmad (Urdu: خورشید احمد, also known as Professor Khurshid) (March 23, 1932 in Delhi - ) is a renowned research scholar, educationist, economist, versatile writer, and Muslim activist. He holds Bachelors degrees in Law and Jurisprudence, Masters degrees in Economics and Islamic Studies, and an Honorary Doctorate (Ph.
Khurshid Ahmed Khurshid Ahmed was the private secretary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first Governor-General of Pakistan. He was sent as an observer by Jinnah to Jammu and Kashmir with the tribal army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
Khurshud Banu Natavan Khurshud Banu Natavan (1830-1897) is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan. Daughter of Mehdi Kulu-khan, the last ruler of the Karabakh khanate (1748-1822), Natavan is most notable for her lyrical ghazals (verses).
Khusaw Khusaw was the chief god of the pantheon of the pagan Ossetians, and probably of their ancestors, the Sarmatians and Alans. Khusaw became identified with God the Father by the Ossetians when they became Christianized in the Middle Ages.
Khushal Khan Khattak Khushal Khan Khattak (1613 - 1689)(Pashto: خوشحال خان خټک) was a famous Pashtun (Afghan) warrior, poet and tribal chief of the Khattak tribe. He wrote in Pashtu and Persian during the reign of the Mughal (Mongol) emperors in the seventeenth century, and admonished Afghans to forsake their divisive tendencies and unite to regain the strength and glory they once possessed.
Khushi Kushi is a Tamil blockbuster of 2000, starring Vijay and Jyothika, in a career-making performance. The film is about two unlikely students forming a romance, in a series of events that seeks to bring a commonality in them.
Khust Khust (Ukrainian and Rusyn: Xуст, Romanian: Hust, Hungarian: Huszt, Czech and Slovak: Chust) is a city located on the Khustets River in the Zakarpattia oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Khustsky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located at around .
Khutabat: Fundamentals of Islam Khutabat: Fundamentals of Islam is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. It was originally published in 1988, then later re-translated and published under the title Let Us Be Muslims and cover themes such as Iman, Islam, the Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving, Pilgrimage and Jihad.
Khutor Khutor or hutor (, khutor; , khutir) is usually taken to refer to a single-homestead rural settlement (farmstead) of Eastern Europe. The word originated in Ukraine, but later came to be applied to farmsteads in Russia and Kazakhstan.
Khutsong Khutsong is a black township on the West Rand of South Africa, and scene of widespread unrest as of February 2006. It is situated close to the town of Carletonville in the Merafong City Local Municipality] of the [[North West Province.
Khutulun Khutulun was the niece of Kublai Khan, and was described as being a superb warrior; one who could ride into enemy ranks and snatch a captive as easily as a hawk snatches a chicken. She would challenge suitors who wanted to marry her to wrestling match, in which the prospective groom would have to forfeit 100 horses if he lost.
Khutzeymateen Inlet Khutzeymateen Inlet is one of the lesser principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, but it is important in being part of the first area in Canada protected to preserve grizzly bears and their habitat via the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary. Also spelled K’tzim-a-Deen in the Tsimshian language of the Gitsiis people, the inlet and the park-sanctuary surrounding it are between the mouths of the Skeena and Nass Rivers; the Khutzeymateen is the next inlet north from Work Inlet, which is the north side of the Tsimpsean Peninslula of "Greater Prince Rupert".
Khuzestan Plain The Khuzestan Plain is the relatively flat region of Iran where the Khuzestan province and the cities of Ahvaz, Susa and Abadan are located. It is the largest plain in Iran and one of the richest agricultural areas in the world.
Khvalynsk culture The Khvalynsk culture was an Eneolithic (copper age) culture of the first half of the 5th millennium BC, discovered at Khvalynsk on the Volga in Saratov Oblast, Russia. The culture also is termed the Middle Eneolithic or Developed Eneolithic or Proto-kurgan.
Khvanchkara Khvanchkara is a fine naturally semi-sweet red wine made from the Alexandria & Mudzhuretuli grape varieties cultivated in the Khvanchkara vineyards in western Georgia. The wine has a strong specific bouquet and a harmonious velvety taste with a raspberry flavor.
Khvarvaran Khvārvarān in our modern time known as Iraq was a province of the Iranian Empire, to which it had belonged (to the Persian empire) since Cyrus the Great. Intensive irrigation agriculture of the lower Tigris and Euphrates and of tributaries such as the Diyala and Karun formed the main resource base of the Sasanian monarchy.
Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine The Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine is a funerary compound (hazira) that houses the tomb of the Sufi mystic and saint Khwajah Abdullah Ansari, also known as the guardian pir (wise man) of Herat. After his death in 1098, his tomb became a major Sunni pilgrimage center.
Khwaja Abdul Ghani Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani Mian KCSI (1813 – 1896) was the first Nawab of Dhaka recognized by the British Raj. He introduced the panchayet system, gaslights, water works, newspaper, and the zoological garden to Dhaka.
Khwaja Ahmad Yasavi Khwaja Ahmad Yasavi (also spelled Khoja Ahmad Yasawi or Ahmed Yesevi) born in Sayram (now in Kazakhstan), died 1166, Yasi, Turkestan, TurkicIslam in the Soviet Union: From the Second World War to Perestroika poet and Sufi (Muslim mystic), an early mystic who exerted a powerful influence on the development of mystical orders throughout the Turkic-speaking world.
Khwaja Alimullah Khwaja Alimullah was the founder of Dhaka Nawab Family, the first Nawab of Dhaka, nephew and inheritor of merchant prince Khawaja Hafizullah, son of Khwaja Ahsanullah, and father of Khwaja Abdul Ghani, the first Nawab of Dhaka to be recognized by the British Raj.
Khwaja Amran The Amran Range or Khawaja Amran is an offshoot of the Toba Kakar Range of mountains. It is crossed by a raisroad between Quetta, Pakistan and Kandahar, Afghanistan that passes through the Khojak railway tunnel.
Khwaja Shaikh Karimullah Shah Qadri-ul-Chishti Moinabadi Shaikh-ul-Mashaeikh Hazrat Khwaja Shaikh Karimullah Shah Qadri-ul-Chishti Moinabadi Rahmatullah Alayh, was a great Sufi Saint, the Sultan of his age. He is an ornament of the mystic path, with an excellent spiritual life and devotional practices who cared tenderly for Durveshes.
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi, is a sufi, spiritual and religious leader and scholar of international repute in the field of Islam and Spiritualism from Pakistan. He is the current spiritual head of the Silsila-e-Azeemia (a Sufi order founded by Qalander Ba Ba Auliya) and Chief Editor of monthly Roohani Digest.
Khwaja Umari The Khwaja Umari{Khwaja Omeri) district was created in 2005 year from the big Bahrami Shahid District in the Ghazni Province,Afghanistan.The population accordding to CSO in 2005 year is 16 100-20% Pashtun,35% Tajik and 45% Hazara.
Khwarazm Province Xorazm Province () or Khorezm Province as it is still more commonly known, is a viloyat (province) of Uzbekistan located in the northwest of the country in the lower reaches of the Amu-Darya River. It borders with Turkmenistan, Karakalpakstan, and Buxoro Province.
Khwarezm Khwarezm was a series of states centered on the Amu Darya river delta of the former Aral Sea, in modern Uzbekistan, extending across the Ust-Urt plateau and possibly as far west as the eastern shores of the northern Caspian Sea.
Khwarezmian Empire The Khwarezmid Empire (, Khwārezmšhāḥīān, "Kings of Khwarezmia"); Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled in Central Asia and Iran, first as vassals of the Seljuqs and later as independent rulers in the 11th century, that lasted until the Mongol invasion in 1220.Encyclopædia Britannica It was founded by Anūsh Tigin Gharchāī, a former slave of the Seljuq sultans.
Khwarezmian language Chorasmian, also known as Khwarezmian or Khwarazmian, is the name of an extinct northeastern Iranian language closely related to Sogdian. The language was spoken in the area of Chorasmia/Khwarazm on the northern banks of the river Jaxartes in Transoxiana (part of the modern Republic of Uzbekistan).
Khwarizmi International Award The Khwarizmi International Award is given annually by the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST) to individuals who have made outstanding achievements in research, innovation and invention, in fields related to science and technology.
Khyal Khyal (or Khayal: ख़्याल, خیال) is the modern genre of classical singing in North India; its name comes from an Arabic word meaning "imagination". It appeared more recently than dhrupad.
Khyan Khyan, Khian or Khayan was reportedly the fourth King of the Hyksos Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt who ruled around 1610-1580 BC. The Danish Egyptologist Kim Ryholt who published an extensive catalogue of the monuments of all the numerous Pharaohs of the Second Intermediate Period notes an important personal detail regarding this king's family.

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