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Korena Pang Korena Pang is a pseudonym used by Jeff Mangum in his sound collage work. Though Mangum is most well-known for his work as the bandleader of Neutral Milk Hotel, he has also been a part of various other groups under the Elephant 6 collective.
Korenizatsiya Korenizatsiya () sometimes also called korenization, meaning "nativization" or "indigenization", literally "putting down roots", was the early Soviet nationalities policy promoted mostly in the 1920s but with a continuing legacy in later years. The primary policy consisted of promoting representatives of titular nations of Soviet republics and national minorities on lower levels of the administrative subdivision of the state, into local government, management, bureaucracy and nomenklatura in the corresponding national entities.
Koresand Koresand is a sandbank in the Danish part of the Wadden Sea, south west of the island of Mandø. There was at least one settlement on Koresand until the common storm tides during the 19 hundreds that lead to it being abandoned.
Koreshanity Koreshanity is the set of religious/scientific beliefs put forth by Cyrus Teed. Followers of this belief were called "Koreshans", and most of them formed a utopian communal society called the Koreshan Unity.
Korey Stringer Korey Stringer (May 8, 1974 – August 1, 2001) was an American football player who died from complications brought on by heat stroke, during training camp in Mankato, Minnesota while playing for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
Korff Ice Rise Korff Ice Rise () is an ice rise, 80 miles long and 20 miles wide, lying 50 miles eastnortheast of Skytrain Ice Rise in the southwest part of Ronne Ice Shelf. It was discovered by the US-IGY Ellsworth Traverse Party, 1957-58, and named by the party for Prof.
Korg DW-8000 The Korg DW-8000 synthesizer was released to the buying public in late 1985 along with its cheaper stable mate the DW-6000 synthesizer. The DW-8000 was an eight note polyphonic hybrid digital-analog synthesizer instrument.
Korg i3 The Korg i3 is a keyboard instrument introduced by Korg in 1993. Known as an "Interactive Music Workstation", the i3 broke new ground for Korg, and defined a new type of instrument - the professional auto-accompaniment workstation.
Korg MS-20 The Korg MS-20 is a patchable semi-modular monophonic synthesizer which Korg released in 1978. It was part of Korg's MS series of instruments, which also included the single oscillator MS-10, the keyboardless MS-50 module, and the SQ-10 sequencer.
Korg MS-2000B The Korg MS-2000B is an analog modeled synthesizer made by Korg. The MS-2000B, released in 2003, is a new version of the original Korg MS-2000 synthesizer with an updated sound set, black metallic color scheme and dedicated vocoder mic.
Korg N364/264 The Korg N264 and N364 keyboards were 72 and 64 key (respectively) music workstation synthesizers based on the AI2 synthesis engine, first released in 1996. They have 936 programs and combinations, featuring 430 Multisounds and 215 Drum sounds.
Korg O1/W The Korg O1/W was Korg's new workstation meant to replace the Korg M1 and T series back in the early 90's. The workstation/ROMpler was based on an improved version of the AI(Advanced Integrated) Synthesis technology found in the M1, and was called AI2.
Korg OASYS The Korg OASYS is a workstation synthesizer released in early 2005, 1 year after the successful Korg Triton Extreme. Unlike the Triton series, the Oasys is implemented on a custom Linux operating system and is designed to be arbitrarily expandable via software updates, with its functionality limited only by the PC-like hardware.
Korg Trinity Korg Trinity is a commercially successful synthesizer music workstation released by Korg in 1996. It was also the first workstation to offer modular expansion for not only sounds, but also studio-grade feature such as SCSI, ADAT, various sound engine processors, audio recording capability, and more.
Korgfjelltunnelen Korgfjelltunnelen is an 8530 meter long road tunnel connecting Knutli in Vefsn with Korgen in Hemnes, both in Nordland county in northern Norway. Work on the tunnel started in 2001 and it was opened September 16 2005.
Korhal In the computer game Starcraft, Korhal IV was an important Terran Confederacy core world, considered the jewel of the Confederacy. Unfortunately, the colonists were not treated better there than people were treated in the other colonies.
Korherr Report The Korherr Report, is a document on the progress of the Holocaust written by the chief inspector of the statistical bureau of the SS, Dr Richard Korherr, on instructions from Heinrich Himmler on January 18, 1943. The main report, published in March of that year, summarized the progress of the Final Solution though December, 1942, and a supplemental report covered the first quarter of 1943.
Korcheva Korcheva () was an old town in central Russia, on the territory of the modern Tver Oblast, on the Volga River, with a population of a few thousand people. It received town status in 1781 by the order of the empress Catherine II.
Kori Bernards Kori Bernards is the MPAA's vice president of corporate communications and the lead spokesperson in the current battle with the BitTorrent technology invented by Bram Cohen. On the issue: "These claims (by Torrentspy) are false.
Kori Rotti Kori Rotti is a popular Mangalorean cuisine, a combination of red chilly based chiken curry and csispy dosa made out of rice batter. This cusine is some what similar to the Arabic Tashreeb -- the crispy Khubz seasoned in spiceless thin chicken gravy.
Korialstrasz Korialstrasz, also known as Krasus, is a dragon mage appearing in Day of the Dragon and the Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy. He is a dragon of the red flight and Alexstraza's consort; however in his human guise he is a respected wizard of the Kirin Tor.
Koriki Choshu Koriki Chōshū (Ja: 長州小力, Chōshū Koriki; real name Kazuteru Kubota (久保田和輝, Kubota Kazuteru), born February 5, 1972 in the city of Nishi-Tokyo, Tokyo) is a Japanese comedian. He is most famous for his act in which he mocks a famous Japanese professional wrestler Riki Chōshū due to his resemblance.
Koriki Kiyonaga Koriki Kiyonaga (高力 清長; 1530 – March 12, 1608) was a daimyo during both the Azuchi-Momoyama period and Edo period. He was one of the so-called "family daimyo" due to his support of the Tokugawa before and during the Battle of Sekigahara.
Korinthou Street Korinthou Street (Greek: Οδός Κορίνθου Odos Korinthou) is a major street in the city of Patras. It is named on the way to Corinth and ends near Agias Sofias Street in which another street name is applied in which the eastbound of the GR-8, GR-48, (first two are E65) and GR-5/E55 (actually begin 5 km further north) continue.
Koriyama, Kagoshima Kōriyama (郡山町; -chou) was a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan. On November 1, 2004, the town merged with the town of Matsumoto into the expanded city of Kagoshima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Korketrekkeren Korketrekkeren ("the corkscrew") or just Korken ("the cork") is a toboggan run situated west of the bobsled course from the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. It was built in the 1900s and has ever since been a popular destination for tobogganing.
Korleone Young Suntino Korleone Young (born December 31, 1978 in Wichita, Kansas) is a professional basketball player who most recently played for LidoRose Roseto Basket, an Italian club. He is perhaps best known, however, as one of the NBA's least successful "prep-to-pro" players, having appeared in only three NBA games since he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1998.
Kormakitis Kormakitis (Greek spelling Κορμακίτης, Turkish: Korucan) is a small village in on the northern coast of Cyprus, in the area occupied by the Turkish army, also called the TRNC. It is the historical centre of the Maronite Church in Cyprus.
Kormesiy of Bulgaria Kormesiy () was a ruler of Danubian Bulgaria in the first half of the 8th century. Western chronicles name Kormesij "the third ruler over the Bulgarians", and he is sometimes considered the direct successor of Tervel.
Kormilda College Kormilda College is a coeducational secondary school in the Northern Territory of Australia, run under the auspices of the Anglican Church and the Uniting Church, although students of all religions are accepted. The school was established by the Northern Territory Government in 1967, as a boarding school for Aboriginal students, however in 1989 the school was privatised, and it began enrolling day students and boarding students of all races.
Kormuk (woreda) Kormuk is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Asosa Zone, Kormuk is bordered by Sudan in the north and west, by Sherkole in the east, by Menge in the southwest, and by Asosa in the south.
Korn et Latil The Korn et Latil was a French automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1902. It was a fwd voiturette with a 3½ hp Aster engine, and was designed by Latil, who later became known for his fwd commercial vehicles.
Korn Live "Korn: Live" is a double DVD live release that was recorded in the Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center Studios during their 2002 "Untouchables" tour. It also features some live tracks from their self-titled album, and albums "Life Is Peachy", "Follow The Leader", and "Issues", as well as part of their cover of Metallica's "One" that was later performed for 2003 Metallica's "MTV Icon" special in its entirety.
Korn shell The Korn shell (ksh) is a Unix shell which was developed by David Korn (AT&T Bell Laboratories) in the early 1980s. It is wholly upwards compatible with the Bourne shell and includes many features of the C shell as well, such as a command history, which was inspired by the requests of Bell Labs users.
Korn's eighth studio album Korn's eighth studio album is currently recorded and planned to be released March 2007. The album will feature the return of the producers who were responsible for 2005's smash See You on the Other Side, The Matrix and Atticus Ross.
Korn/Ferry Korn/Ferry International, headquartered in Los Angeles and founded in 1969 by Lester Korn and Richard Ferry, is the world's largest executive search firm with 70 offices in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and South Africa. This headhunting firm conducts over 80,000 senior-level searches annually.
Kornblum oxidation The Kornblum oxidation is a chemical reaction of a primary halide with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to form an aldehyde. Like all DMSO-based oxidations, the Kornblum oxidation creates an alkoxysulphonium ion, which, in the presence of a base, such as triethylamine (Et3N), will eliminate to form the desired aldehyde.
Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement is a rearrangement reaction in organic chemistry in which a primary or secondary organic peroxide is converted to the corresponding ketone and alcohol under base catalysis. The reaction is relevant as a tool in organic synthesis and is a key step in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins.
Kornelia Bouman Kornelia "Kea" Bouman (born November 23, 1903 in Almelo, the Netherlands — died November 17, 1998 in Delden, the Netherlands) was a female tennis player from the Netherlands. She won the singles title at the 1927 French Championships, beating Irene Peacock of South Africa in the final.
Kornerupine Kornerupine is a rare boro-silicate mineral with formula: (Mg,Fe2+)4(Al,Fe3+)6(SiO4,BO4)5(O,OH)2. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic - dipyramidal crystal system as brown, green, yellow to colorless slender tourmaline like prisms or in massive fibrous forms.
Korney Chukovsky Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky (, March 31 NS 1882 - October 28 1969) is probably the most popular poet for children in the Russian language. His poems Doctor Aybolit (Айболит), Giant Roach (Тараканище), Crocodile (Крокодил) and Wash'em'clean (Мойдодыр) have been favourites with many generations of Russophone children.
Korng tauch The Korng tauch is a small gong circle, closely resembling its larger relative, the korng thomm. This instrument only appears in large ensembles and plays a role similar to that of roneat ek, the small xylophone.
Korng thomm The korng thomm plays a melodic line in the Cambodian pinpeat ensemble almost identical to that of the roneat thung (large xylophone). The korng thomm dwells more steadily on the pulse without pulling or delaying the beat (melody).
Kornharpen-Voede-Abzweig Kornharpen-Voede-Abzweig is a district of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Kornharpen-Voede-Abzweig is in the East of Bochum, North of Altenbochum and South of Bergen-Hiltrop.
Kornhill Kornhill (康怡花園) and Kornhill Gardens (康山花園) are apartment buildings on the northern slope of Mount Parker, in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Kornhill is of private housing estate and Kornhill Gardens is of Private Sector Participation Scheme.
Kornigou Kornigou are cakes baked in the shape of antlers to commemorate the god of winter shedding his "cuckold" horns as he returns to his kingdom in the Otherworld. This tradition is typically upheld in Celtic households in Brittany and is enacted during Samhain (Halloween).
Kornilov Affair The Kornilov Affair was a confused struggle between General Lavr Kornilov and Aleksandr Kerensky in August/September, 1917, in between the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the October Revolution. Recently appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army, General Kornilov may have been the victim of Kerensky's jealousy of a possible rival.
Kornokipos Kornokipos (Greek: Κορνόκηπος, Turkish: Görneç) is a village in the Famagusta District in Cyprus, located on the south eastern side of the Kyrenia Mountains. The village name is thought to mean "Beautiful Garden" in one of ancient languages used in Cyprus.
Koro-ni-O Koro-ni-O is a village in Fiji, noted as the centre of the country's hydroelectric industry. The Monasavu hydroelectric scheme, built between 1978 and 1983, features an 82-meter high earthen dam on the Nanuka River.
Koro-pok-guru Koro-pok-guru, also written koropokkuru, korobokkuru, or koropokkur, are a race of small people in Ainu folklore. The name is interpreted as meaning "people below the leaves of the butterbur plant" in the Ainu language.
Korobeiniki "Korobeiniki", also called "Korobeyniki" and "Korobushka" (), and The Peddlers, is a Russian song based on a poem with the same name written in 1861 by Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov and printed in the Sovremennik magazine in 1861. Korobeyniki were peddlers selling fabric, haberdashery, books etc.
Korogard Korogard is a division of the RJF International Corporation that manufactures wall protection systems designed for use in healthcare, education, corporate, and retail environments. Korogard manufactures the products which are then distributed internationally by a network of dealers and sales representatives.
Koroghlu Koroghlu,(Azerbaijani, Turkish:Koroğlu and Turkmen: Görogly) literally Turkish, Azerbaijani meaning "Son of a Blind Man" and Turkmen language meaning "Son of Grave", is the main hero of epic with the same name in Azerbaijani and Turkish as well as some other Turkic languages. The epic tells about the life and heroic deeds of Koroghlu as a hero of the people who struggled against unjust rulers.
Korocha Korocha () is a town in and the administrative center of Korochansky District of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Korocha River (Seversky Donets's tributary), 57 km northeast of Belgorod. Population: 6,046 (2002 Census); 5,755 (1989 Census).
Koroinen (ward) Koroinen (Finnish; Korois in Swedish) is a ward (suuralue, storomrĂĄde) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 5. The ward is located to the northeast of the city centre and named after Koroinen, a district in the centre of the ward.
Koroit, Victoria Koroit () is a small rural town in western Victoria, Australia a few kilometres North of the Princes Highway, 18 km North-West of Warrnambool and 278 km West of Melbourne. It is in the Moyne Shire local government area with some 1,500 people located amidst rolling green pastures on the North rim of Tower Hill.
Koroki Mahuta Koroki I, Māori King (Koroki Te Rata Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Te Wherowhero) (16 June 1906 - 18 May 1966) was the fifth Māori King. He was born to parents Te Rata Mahuta and Te Uranga Matai and was a descendant of the first Māori King, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero.
Korolyov (city) Korolyov or Korolev () is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located at , well-known as the cradle of space exploration. It was originally founded as Kaliningrad, by Russian scientist and academician Sergei Korolev to consolidate the activities of many people in the space exploration programme.
Koromilea (Messinia), Greece Koromilea (Greek: Κορομηλέα, Κορομηλιά) is a village located in the central, mountainous area of Messinia prefecture. It is a settlement of roughly 100 inhabitants, administratively belonging to the Trikorfo Community.
Koronowo Koronowo (, archaic Polnisch Krone) is a town on the Brda River in Poland, located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 25 km from Bydgoszcz, with 10,818 inhabitants (2004). It is located at N 53°19 - E 17°56
Kororaa Kororaa is a binary installation method for Gentoo Linux which aims for easy installation of a Gentoo system by using install scripts instead of manual configuration. The name is an alternate spelling for the Māori word, "kororā" - the Little Penguin.
Korossy Korossy is a Hungarian surname. Some variations of the spelling of this surname are as follows: Kőrösi, Kőrösy, Kőrössi, Kőrössy, Körösi, Körösy, Körössi, Körössy, Korosi, Korosy, Korossi, and Korossy.
Korova Milky Bar Korova Milky Bar is the fifth studio album by Polish alternative rock band Myslovitz. It was released in 2002, and followed in 2003 by a release of the English version, which in fact included four songs from the band's previous album, Miłość w czasach popkultury.
Korovin Island Korovin Island is one of the Shumagin Islands in the Gulf of Alaska south of the Alaska Peninsula in the Aleutians East Borough of Alaska, USA. The island lies northeast of Popof Island and across the Unga Strait from the mainland peninsula.
Korovou, Tailevu Korovou is a village in the Fijian Province of Tailevu, 31 kilometers from Nausori. It is considered the centre of Fiji's dairy industry, which was established at the end of the First World War by British settlers, on land donated by Fijian chiefs.
Korpela movement The Korpela movement, or Siikavaara sect, was a religious sect started by Laestadian preacher Toivo Korpela in Sweden during the 1920s. It saw its decline later during the next decade as its practices involved heavy drinking and unconventional sexual activities toward the end of its existence, which subsequently led to the conviction of 60 of its followers.
Korpilombolo Court District Korpilombolo Court District, or Korpilombolo tingslag, was a district of Västerbotten in Sweden. The provinces in Norrland were never divided into hundreds and instead the court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of rural areas.
Korps Commandotroepen The Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) is a unit of the Royal Netherlands Army and part of the special forces of the Netherlands. While it is approximate in size and composition to one of the standard infantry battalions, its role is significantly different.
Korps Marinir The Korps Marinir (Kormar) is the Indonesian Navy's ground troops. It was created on November 15, 1945 and has the duties of being the main amphibious warfare force and quick reaction force of defence against enemy invasion.
KorpsfĂĽhrer KorpsfĂĽhrer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was the highest rank used by the National Socialist Motor Corps and the National Socialist Flyers Corps. Translated as "Corps Leader", the rank of KorpsfĂĽhrer was held by the single officer in command of the entire organization.
Korpus Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego Korpus Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego (KBW, Internal Security Corps), special military unit established in 1945 to assure internal order, and fight against independent underground (the remnants of Polish Home Army), Ukrainian armed organizations (UIA), and German ones. Between 1945-1954 KBW succumbed to Minister of Public Security, later to Minister of Internal Affairs.
Korriban Korriban is a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe, the sole planet in the Horuset system, located across the galaxy from Koros Major. It was used as a graveyard for Ancient Sith people and later was reborn as a home and training ground for more modern Sith.
Korsør Korsør is a Danish town and port located out to the Great Belt on the Zealand side just south of where the Great Belt Bridge lands. It is the site of the municipal-council of Korsør municipality, and used to be a pirat-town.
Korsør municipality Korsør municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in West Zealand County on the west coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 75 km², and has a total population of 20.
Korshamn Korshamn is a small settlement in the southern part of the municipality of Lyngdal in Vest-Agder, Norway. Traditionally a fishing village, it now caters to tourists, primarily through the guest house "Korshamn Rorbuer".
Korshov ”Korshov” is English transliteration of the Ukrainian village name – Коршoв“Коршoв (in the Cyrillic alphabet). Before the second World War this village belonged to Poland and its name was Korszów (Polish pronunciation of this name is slightly different from the Ukrainian one).
Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket The Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket took place in the winter of 1944. The battle was fought on the Eastern Front between the forces of the German Army Group South and the Soviet 1st Ukrainian and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts.
Korsvägen Korsvägen (literary ”The Cross Road”) is a public square and traffic junction close to Universeum, The Swedish Fair, The Museum of World Culture and the amusement park Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden. A major armament of the square/junction was made in the 1990´s.
Kort nozzle The Kort nozzle is a shrouded, ducted propeller assembly for marine propulsion. The hydrodynamic design of the shroud, which is shaped like a foil, offers advantages for certain conditions over bare propellers.
Kortar In Star Trek, Kortar is a figure in Klingon mythology. He and his wife, the first Klingons, were supposedly made by the gods, but then turned against them and killed them; for this crime Kortar was condemned to be the carrier on the Barge of the Dead to the infernal afterlife of Gre'Thor.
Kortedala Kortedala is a district, mainly residential (apartment housing), in the north-eastern part of Gothenburg in western Sweden. The area houses a population of around 10,000 inhabitants and is one of the typical 1950s suburbs of Gothenburg.
Korteweg–de Vries equation In mathematics, the Korteweg–de Vries equation (KdV equation for short) is a mathematical model of waves on shallow water surfaces. It is particularly famous as the prototypical example of an exactly solvable model, that is, a non-linear partial differential equation whose solutions can be exactly and precisely specified.
Kortright Centre Kortright Centre is a conservation area operated by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority located 5 km southeast of Kleinburg, about 6 km northeast of Woodbridge and about 7 km west of Maple in the northern part of suburban Toronto, Canada. It is halfway between Rutherford Road in the south and Major Mackenzie Drive in the north.
Korubo The Korubu is the name given to a group of indigenous people living in the Javari Valley, in the the Western Amazon Basin. The group calls themselves 'Dslala', and in Portuguese they are referred to as caceteiros (head bashers).
Korumburra railway station, Victoria Korumburra is a railway station on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station is now part the main terminus of the South Gippsland Tourist railway, and has been since passenger operations on the line ceased after Cranbourne station in 1993.
Koruna Česká Koruna Česká is a Czech monarchist group that wishes the restoration of the Czech kingdom. Koruna Česká is also the official currency of the Czech Republic; in both uses, the name signifies "Czech crown".
Kory Tarpenning Kory Merrill Tarpenning (born February 27, 1962) is a retired American pole vaulter, best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He had previously competed at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, finishing tenth.
Koryak Autonomous Okrug Koryak Autonomous Okrug (, Koryaksky avtonomny okrug), or Koryakia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Kamchatka Oblast). With a population of 25,157 (2002 Census), about a quarter of them Koryaks, it has the smallest population of all Russian federal subjects, despite being ranked 17th in size, at 301,500 km².
Koryaks Koryaks, a Mongoloid people of Koryak Autonomous Okrug in the Russian Far East, inhabit the coastlands of the Bering Sea to the south of the Anadyr basin and the country to the immediate north of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the southernmost limit of their range being Tigilsk. They are akin to the Chukchis, whom they closely resemble in physique and manner of life.
Korybantes The Korybantes (ancient Greek κορυβας, plural κορυβαντες, pronounced korivandes in modern Greek), also called the Kurbantes in Phrygia, and Corybants in older English transcription, were the crested dancers who worshipped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing. The Kuretes were the nine dancers who venerate Rhea, the Cretan counterpart of Cybele.
Koryo Hotel The Koryo Hotel is the second largest hotel in North Korea. Geographic coordinates are Erected in 1986 under the close scrutiny of Kim Il-sung, it was intended to "showcase the glory and strength of the DPRK.
Koryun Koryun, the earliest Armenian-language historian, writing in the fifth century, has left a Life of Mesrop which contains many details of the evangelization of Armenia and the invention of the alphabet. Having received his early education under Mesrop Mashtots, Koryun went to Byzantium for higher studies, returning to Armenia with other students in 432.
Kos Kos or Cos () (Greek: Κως; Turkish: İstanköy; Italian: Coo; formerly Stanchio in English) is a Greek island in the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Cos. It measures 40 km by 8 km, and is only 4 km from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey.
Kosanica The Kosanica (Serbian Cyrillic: Косаница) is the river in southern Serbia. The river is 34 km long and gives its name to the area it flows through, which constitutes with the south part of Kuršumlija municipality in south Serbia.
Kosava, Belarus Kosava (; ; also known as Mereszowszczyzna, Kossovo, Kosow, Kossov, Kossow, and Kossuv) is a small town in the Ivasevichy Raion in the Brest Province of Belarus, located at . It is the birth place of Tadeusz Kościuszko and Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz.
Kosbach Kosbach is a village on the outskirts of Erlangen, Germany. The village is known locally for its own Kirchweih festival, the Kosbacher Karpfen Kirchweih, which is a celebration at which carp is consumed en masse.
Kosciusko Bridge (Albany) The Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, locally known as The Twin Bridges, is a pair of identical arch bridges that span the Mohawk River between the Towns of Colonie and Halfmoon, New York. The bridge carries Interstate 87 and was built in 1959.
Kosciusko Community Hospital Kosciusko Community Hospital is a hospital in the city of Warsaw, Indiana serving Kosciusko County and surrounding areas. KCH has 72 inpatient beds and provides a 24-hour emergency care center, surgical services, birthing services, cancer treatment and an occupational medical clinic.
Kosciuszko Bridge (New York City) The Kosciuszko Bridge is a truss bridge that spans Newtown Creek between the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, connecting Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Penny Bridge, Queens. It is a part of Interstate 278 or the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Kose Kanaoka Kose Kanaoka was a ninth century Japanese artist, who was a proponent of the artistic styles of the Tang dynasty of China. Though few of his works have survived, he is known to have painted landscapes and portraits.

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