Khyber Pass The Khyber Pass is the most important pass connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan and it is also the National pass of the Pakistani nation. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a Military strategy military location.
	Kiang The kiang is a large mammal belonging to the Equidae. They are native to the Tibetan Plateau, where they inhabit montane grasslands and shrublands from 4000 to 7000 meters elevation. They are the largest of the wild asses, with an average shoulder height of 140 cm.
	Kibbutz A kibbutz is an Israeli collective intentional community. Although other countries have had commune Organizations, in no other country have voluntary intentional community played as important a role as the kibbutzim in Israel. Their importance can be traced to the creation of the State of Israel state, and continue to the present day.
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	Kick In violence, martial arts, and combat sports, a kick is an attack using the foot, Human leg, or knee . This attack is often used in hand-to-hand combat, especially in stand-up fighting. Kicks are generally slower but more powerful than Strike made with the hands.
	Kick Off Kick Off is one of the most acclaimed Football computer game series ever released for home computer and console. In 1989 Anco published the first versions of Kick Off for the Amiga and Atari ST and it was immediately considered the first pioneer of soccer computer games, thanks to all the new original features never included in a football game before.
	Kickapoo The Kickapoos are one of the Algonquian peoples speaking Native Americans in the United States tribes. According to the Anishinaabeg, they claim the Kickapoo name means "Stands Here and there" and refers to the tribes migratory patterns, but this is merely a folk etymology which is not supportable within the Kickapoo language.
	Kidney The fishes are green yellow pink and red excretion organ s in vertebrates. Part of the urinary system, the kidneys filter wastes from the blood and excrete them, along with water , as humen pooop. The medical field that studies the green and diseases affecting the kidney is called nephrology, from the my language name for kidney; the adjective meaning "kidney-related" is renal, from Latin.
	Kidney stone Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, urolithiases or renal Calculus , are solid accretions of dissolved dietary mineral in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. They vary in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball.
	Kiev Kiev, also written as Kyiv is the capital city and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. As of 2005, Kiev officially had 2,660,401 inhabitants, although the large number of unregistered migrants would probably raise this figure to about three million.
	Kigali Kigali, population 851,024 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated in the centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main home and offices of the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, are located in the city, as are the government ministries.
	Killdeer The Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, is a medium-sized plover. Adults have a brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with two black bands. The rump is tawny orange. The face and cap are brown with a white forehead. They have an orange-red eyering. The chicks are patterned almost identically to the adults, and are precocial — able to move around right after hatching.
	Kiln A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber or oven in which a controlled temperature regime is produced. A kiln is required to come to a controlled temperature, often very high, and so the design of the ovens normally focuses on insulation, and the ability to add fuel over a course of time.
	Kilogram The kilogram or kilogramme, is the SI base unit of mass. It is defined as being equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram. It is the only SI base unit that employs a prefix logram is approximately equivalent to 2.205 avoirdupois pound s in the Imperial system and the customary system of weights and measures used in the United States.
	Kilt A kilt is an Bifurcation traditional garment of Scotland, and by extension Celt, culture that exists in various modern forms and forms inspired by the historical garment, including: # the modern form of the traditional Scottish garment ; # the historical form of this same Scottish garment ;
	Kimberlite Kimberlite is an ultrapotassic igneous rocks, ultramafic, igneous rock composed of olivine, phlogopite, pyroxene and garnet, with a variety of chemically anomalous trace minerals. Kimberlite occurs in the crust in vertical structures known as kimberlite pipes.
	Kimono Kimono are the traditional garments of Japan. Originally kimono was used for all types of clothing, but it came to refer specifically to the full-length garment that is still worn by women, men, and children. Kimono are T-shaped, straight-lined robes that fall to the ankle, with collars and full-length sleeves.
	Kindergarten Kindergarten is used in many parts of the world for the first stages of a child's classroom education. In some places kindergarten is part of the formal school system; in others it may refer to pre-school or daycare.
	Kinetoscope The Kinetoscope was a device that gave the impression of movement by moving an endless loop of film continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter. It was a forerunner of the modern movie projector developed by William Kennedy Laurie Dickson during his employment with Thomas Alva Edison.
	King Arthur King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship both in war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of legends known as the Matter of Britain. There is disagreement about whether Arthur, or a model for him, ever actually existed.
	King Charles Spaniel The King Charles Spaniel is a small dog breed of dog in the spaniel category. The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a different breed, although it is sometimes referred to as a King Charles Spaniel. The Cavalier is closer related to cocker spaniels, unlike the King Charles Spaniel, which is more closely related to the pug.
	King Cobra The King Cobra is the longest of the venom land snakes, growing up to 18.5 feet in length. Although, being slender, these snakes probably do not exceed 20 kg. The snake's Snake poison is a powerful neurotoxin known to be frequently fatal to humans. The mortality rate in King Cobra bites is 75%.
	King crab King crabs, also called stone crabs, are a family of crab-like Decapoda crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Their large size means that many species are widely caught and sold as food. King crabs are generally believed to be derived from hermit crab ancestors, which may explain the asymmetry still found in the adult forms.
	King Lear King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeare's greatest Tragedy. It is believed to have been written in 1605 and is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a Monarch of pre-Roman Empire Britain. His story had already been told in chronicles, poems and sermons, as well as on the stage , when Shakespeare undertook the task of retelling it.
	King mackerel The king mackerel is a migratory species of mackerel that lives its entire life in the open waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It is an important species to both the commercial and recreational fishing industries.
	King Penguin The King Penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about 900 mm tall and weighing 11 to 15 kg, second only to the Emperor Penguin. There is a world population of approximately four million King Penguins, divided into two subspecies. These populations are thought to be on the increase.
	King protea The King Protea is a flowering plant. Its head is the largest in the genus Protea: the species is also known as Giant Protea, Honeypot or King Sugar Bush. It is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern parts of South Africa of the fynbos region.
	King Snake King Snake is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is a martial artist created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Tom Lyle as a villain to Robin, and he first appeared in Robinvol. 1 #4. He is mostly associated with the Batman mythos, and is the father of the villain Bane.
	King Vulture The King Vulture or American King Vulture, Sarcoramphus papa, is the most strikingly colored of the New World vultures. It is native to tropical lowland forests; its range extends from southern Mexico to southern Argentina, and it can be found at heights up to up to 1200 m.
	Kingbird The genus Tyrannus is a group of large insect-eating birds in the Tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The majority are named as Kingbirds. They prefer semi-open or open areas. These birds wait on an exposed perch and then catch insects in flight. They have long pointed wings and large broad bills.
	Kingfisher Kingfishers are birds of the three families Alcedinidae , Halcyonidae , and Cerylidae . There are about 90 species of kingfisher. All have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. They are found throughout the world. The taxonomy of the three families is complex and rather controversial.
	Kinglet The kinglets or crests are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmouse. They have representatives in North America and Eurasia. There are now seven species in this family.
	Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park is a U.S. National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. The park was established in 1940 and covers 462,901 acres. The park is contiguous to Sequoia National Park; the two are administered by the National Park Service as one unit, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
	Kingsnake The genus Lampropeltis of colubrid snakes includes the Kingsnakes and also the milk snake. Lampropeltis means "shiny skin" and the majority of kingsnakes have quite vibrant patterns on their skin. Kingsnakes are constrictors and tend to be opportunistic when it comes to their Diet; they will eat other snakes, lizards, rodents, birds, and Eggs.
	Kingstown Kingstown, estimated population 15,900, is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located at . Kingstown is a center for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists.
	KINK KINK is a commercial broadcast radio station serving the Portland, Oregon metro area. Its transmitter is located in Portland, Oregon. External links*
	Kinkajou The Kinkajou, also known as the Honey Bear, is a nocturnal rainforest mammal related to the ringtail and the raccoons. It is the only member of the genus Potos. An average adult kinkajou weighs 23 kg. Although classified in the order Carnivora and equipped with sharp teeth, they actually primarily eat fruit.
	Kinosternidae Kinosternidae is a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtle and musk turtles. The family Kinosternidae contains 25 species within 4 genus, but taxonomy reclassification is an ongoing process so many sources vary on the exact numbers of species and subspecies.
	Kinosternon Kinosternon is a genus of aquatic turtle known commonly as the mud turtle. They are found throughout the United States, Mexico and Central America, south into South America in Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. They are very similar to the musk turtles, but generally smaller in size, and their carapace is not as highly domed.
	Kinshasa Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a population of about 7.5 million , it ties with Johannesburg for the status of the second largest city in sub-Saharan Africa, behind Lagos, and third largest in the whole continent, after Lagos and Cairo.
	Kinship Kinship is the most basic principle of organizing individuals into social groups, roles, and categories. It was originally thought to be determined by biological descent, a view that was challenged by David M. Schneider in his work on Symbolic Kinship. The crux of his argument was that anthropologists had founded the domain of kinship on the notions of human reproduction and the biologically defined relatedness of their own Euro-American culture.
	Kiosk In the Mediterranean Basin and the Near East, a kiosk is a small, separated garden pavilion open on some or all sides. Kiosks were common in Iran, India, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century onward. Today, there are many kiosks in and around the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and they are still a relatively common sight in Greece.
	Kiowa |group=Kiowa |image=|rels=Christianity, other |langs=English language, Kiowa language |related=other Kiowa-Tanoan peoples }} The Kiowa are a nation of Native Americans in the United States who lived mostly in the plains of west Texas, Oklahoma and eastern New Mexico at the time of the arrival of Europe.
	Kipper A kipper is a whole fish that has been split from tail to head, eviscerated, salted, and cold smoked. Typically, the species is a herring or salmon, but traditionally it is any fish found in great numbers and caught during its spawning period. Spawning fish are not good to eat fresh and usually arrive in great abundance, thus they are salted and smoked to improve flavour and preservation.
	Kiribati Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The country's 33 atolls are scattered over 1,351,000 square miles near the equator. Its name is International Phonetic Alphabet and is a Gilbertese language rendering of "Gilberts", the English language name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
	Kirkuk Kirkuk is a city in northern Iraq. The present city of Kirkuk stands on the site of the ancient Assyrian city of Arrapha and sits near the Khasa River on the ruins of a 5,000-year-old settlement. Kirkuk reached great importance under the Assyrians in the 10th and 11th centuries BCE.
	Kirpan The Kirpan is a ceremonial sword or dagger worn by all baptised Sikhs. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh told his Sikhs at the Baisakhi Amrit Sanchar to constantly and regularly wear a Kirpan at all times. This was an article of defence which together with the other 4 Kakars formed the external visible symbols to outwardly display ones commitment to the Hukam of the tenth master.
	Kiss A kiss is the touching of the lip_s to some other thing, usually another person. The science of snogging is called Philematology. Kissing is a learned behavior, related to the grooming behavior seen between other animals. Many non-human primates also exhibit kissing behavior.
	Kisumu Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya, with a population of 322,724. It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya and the capital of Nyanza Province. It is also the headquarters of Kisumu District. It has no municipal charter. Kisumu is situated on the northeastern tip of Winam Gulf, an inlet of Lake Victoria.
	Kit Carson Kit Carson , born Christopher Houston Carson, was an United States frontiersman. He was born in Richmond, Kentucky, Madison County, Kentucky, Kentucky. When he was less than two years old, his family moved to Franklin, Missouri. At fifteen, he left an apprenticeship to a saddlemaker and traveled west to New Mexico.
	Kit Fox The Kit Fox is a relatively common North American fox. Its range extends into northern Mexico. Some mammalogists classify it as conspecific with the Swift Fox V. velox, but molecular systematics imply that the two species are distinct. It has a generally gray coat, with rusty tones, and a black tip to its tail.
	Kitchen A kitchen is a room used for food preparation. A modern kitchen is typically equipped with a stove or microwave oven and has a sink with water on tap for cleaning food and dishwashing. Modern kitchens often also feature a dishwasher. Some installations to store food usually also are present, either in the form of an adjacent pantry or more commonly cabinet s and a refrigerator.
	Kite A kite is a flying tethered man-made object. The necessary Lift that makes the kite fly is generated when airflow over and under the kite creates low pressure above the kite and high pressure below it. In addition to the lift, this deflection generates horizontal Drag along the direction of the wind.
	Kitsch Kitsch is a German language term that has been used to categorize Visual art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. The term is also used more loosely in referring to any art that is pretentious or in Taste, and also commercially produced items that are considered trite or crass.
	Kitten The term kitten most commonly refers to a pre-adolescent cat. It may also refer to a young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, or squirrel. This article discusses kittens of the domestic cat. The young of species in the genus Panthera and of some other big cats are called cubs rather than kittens.
	Kittiwake The Kittiwakes are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae. The more common and widespread species, Rissa tridactyla, is known in North America as Black-legged Kittiwake , but in Europe, where it is the only member of the genus, it is often known just as Kittiwake.
	Kiwi A kiwi is any of the species of small flightless birds endemic to New Zealand of the genus Apteryx . At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites. Several kiwi species are endangered species. The kiwi is also a national symbol for New Zealand.
	Klaipeda Klaipeda is a Lithuanian city situated at the mouth of the Curonian Lagoon to the Baltic Sea. As Lithuania's only seaport, it has ferry terminal connections to Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. Throughout its history, the town has belonged as Memel to Prussia and Germany, and since 1923 as Klaipeda to Lithuania.
	Klamath The Klamath are a Native Americans in the United States tribe of the Plateau culture area in southern Oregon.
	Klamath River ||- ||} The Klamath River, approximately 250 mi long, is a major river of the Pacific coast in southern Oregon and northern California in the United States. It drains an arid farming valley in its upper reaches, passing swiftly through the mountains in its lower reaches before emptying into the ocean.
	Klaus Fuchs Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs was a Germany-born theoretical physics and Atomic Spies who was convicted of surreptitiously supplying information on the British and American atomic bomb research to the Soviet Union during, and shortly after, World War II.
	Klee Klee, named after Paul Klee, literally meaning "Clover", is a Germany Pop-band from Cologne.
	Kleenex Kleenex is a brand name of facial tissue and a registered trademark of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Because of the success of this brand, it has become a genericized trademark in American English and many people in North America today refer to any tissue as a "kleenex".
	Klein bottle In mathematics, the Klein bottle is a certain non-orientability surface, i.e. a surface , for which there is no distinction between the "inside" and the "outside" of the surface. The Klein bottle was first described in 1882 by the Germany mathematician Felix Klein.
	Knackwurst Knackwurst is a type of small soft Germany sausage intended to be eaten by hand. It is a short chubby sausage made from pork and beef with fresh garlic. It is often very seasoned. Its taste is often compared to that of a bockwurst, the sausage of the frankfurter.
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	Knesset The Knesset is the legislature of Israel. It is located in Jerusalem. The legislative branch of the Government of Israel, the Knesset enacts laws, elects the prime minister, supervises the work of the government, reserves the power to remove the President of Israel and the Comptroller of Israel from office and to dissolve itself and call new elections.
	Knickers In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some fellow Commonwealth of Nations nations, knickers is a term for panties or similar women's undergarments: "Don't get your knickers in a twist". George Cruikshank, whose illustrations are classic icons for Charles Dickens' works, also did the illustrations for Irving's droll History of New York when it was published in London.
	Knife A knife is a sharp-edged hand tool used for cutting. A minimal knife is a blade and some method of gripping it. Knives have been used as tools and weapons since the Stone Age. The first knives were flint or other rock , chipped or ground to an edge, sometimes with a handle.
	Knight Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. Knighthood is a non-heritable form of gentry, but not of nobility. In the High Middle Ages and Late Middle Ages, the principal duty of a knight was to fight as, and lead, heavy cavalry ; more recently, knighthood has become a symbolic title of honour given to a more diverse class of people, from mountain climber Edmund Hillary to musician Paul McCartney.