Khānaqīn, city, northeastern Iraq. Located 5 miles (8 km) from the Iranian border at a rail terminus, Khānaqīn is a customs station and is situated on a main road used by Iranian Muslims on pilgrimages to Iraqi and Arabian holy cities. The outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) resulted in

Beijing, city, province-level shi (municipality), and capital of the People’s Republic of China. Few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural centre of an area as immense as China. The city has been an integral part of China’s history over the past

South Asian arts: Indian sculpture in the 2nd and 1st centuries bce: relief sculpture of Orissa: …twin hills of Udayagiri and Khandagiri in Orissa represents yet another early Indian local idiom. The work is not of one period but extends over the first two centuries before Christ; the stages of development roughly parallel the styles observed at Sanchi Stupa No. II, Buddh Gaya, and the Great…

Heraklion, largest city, a dímos (municipality), and principal port of the Greek island of Crete and capital of the pereferiakí enótita (regional unit) Heraklion (Irákleio). It lies on the island’s north coast along the Sea of Crete, just northwest of the ancient Minoan capital of Knossos. The

Battle of the Ditch, an early Muslim victory that ultimately forced the Meccans to recognize the political and religious strength of the Muslim community in Medina. A Meccan army of 3,000 men had defeated the undisciplined Muslim forces at Uḥud near Medina in 625, wounding Muhammad himself. In

Khalsa: More commonly called amrit pahul (“the nectar ceremony”) but also known as khande ki pahul (literally, “ceremony of the double-edged sword”), it was centred on a belief in the transformative power of the revealed word. The word was recited while water for initiation was stirred with a double-edged…

India: External and internal rivalries: …alliance with another northern neighbour, Khandesh, which acted as a buffer between Bahmanī and the kingdoms of Malwa and Gujarat. On the pretext of giving aid to a Hindu chieftain who had revolted against Gujarat, he sent unsuccessful expeditions into Gujarat in 1429 and 1430. The latter defeat was especially…

skandha, according to Buddhist thought, the five elements that sum up the whole of an individual’s mental and physical existence. The self (or soul) cannot be identified with any one of the parts, nor is it the total of the parts. They are: (1) matter, or body (rūpa), the manifest form of the four

Vinaya Piṭaka: Khandhaka (“Divisions”; Sanskrit Vinaya-vastu, “Vinaya Subjects”), a series of 22 pieces (at least in the Pāli version) dealing with such matters as admission to the order; monastic ceremonies; rules governing food, clothing, lodging, and the like; and procedures for handling offenses and disputes. As in…

Khandwa, city, southwestern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated in an upland plateau region north of the Satpura Range on a tributary of the Narmada River. Khandwa is identified with the Kognabanda of the Greek geographer Ptolemy and is traditionally said to have been surrounded by

Abbas Kiarostami: In Khāneh-ye dūst kojāst? (1987; Where Is the Friend’s Home?), an eight-year-old boy must return his friend’s notebook, but he does not know where his friend lives. The second film, Zendegī va dīgar hich (1992; And Life Goes On…, or Life and Nothing More), follows the…

Thai literature: …and Khang lang phap (1937; Behind the Painting and Other Stories) by Siburapha (pen name of Kulap Saipradit), Ying khon chua (1937; The Prostitute) by K. Surangkhanang (Kanha Khiengsiri), and Phudi (1937; “The Gentry”) by Dokmai Sot (Buppha Kunchon), have since come to be regarded as classics. Of these, the…

Hangayn Mountains, range in central Mongolia. It extends northwest-southeast for about 500 miles (805 km), parallels the Mongolian Altai Mountains (south), and rises to a height of 12,812 feet (3,905 m) in Otgon Tenger Peak. Most of its northern drainage flows into the Selenge River, which, with

Chaniá, city, dímos (municipality), port, and capital of Chaniápereferiakí enótita (regional unit), on the northwestern coast of Crete, Greece. It was the capital of Crete from 1841 to 1971. The city lies along the southeastern corner of the Gulf of Khaniá and occupies the neck of the low, bulbous

Gulf of Khaniá, gulf on the northwestern coast of Crete (Modern Greek: Kríti), Greece. It is enclosed on the west by the north-south Rodhopós Peninsula, which rises to 2,454 feet (748 m) in Mount Títiron, and on the east by the mushroom-shaped Akrotíri Peninsula. The well-defined gulf is some 19

chronology: Muslim: Maḥmūd Ghāzān introduced the Khānian era in Persia in ah 701, which was a reversion to the regnal chronologies of antiquity. It continued in use for some generations, then the ordinary Hijrah era was reintroduced. A similar step was taken by Akbar when he established the Ilāhī era, which…

Gulf of Khaniá, gulf on the northwestern coast of Crete (Modern Greek: Kríti), Greece. It is enclosed on the west by the north-south Rodhopós Peninsula, which rises to 2,454 feet (748 m) in Mount Títiron, and on the east by the mushroom-shaped Akrotíri Peninsula. The well-defined gulf is some 19

Atom Egoyan: …which follows his wife, actress Arsinée Khanjian, as she returns to her homeland of Lebanon for the first time in 28 years.

Lake Khanka, shallow lake on the boundary between Siberia (Russia) and China. Most of the lakeshore is in the Primorsky territory of the Russian Far East; the northern shore is in Heilongjiang province of northeastern China. Much of the lake is surrounded by swampland. The lake varies in area from

Xankändi, city, southwestern Azerbaijan. Situated at the foot of the eastern slopes of the Karabakh Range, the city was founded after the October Revolution (1917) on the site of the village of Khankendy and was renamed Stepanakert in 1923 for Stepan Shaumyan, a leader of the Baku Commune. After

Akshay Kumar: Production ventures and personal life: …daughter of prominent Bollywood actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. The couple share two children.

Akshay Kumar: Production ventures and personal life: …daughter of prominent Bollywood actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. The couple share two children.

Chicago Marathon: Khalid Khannouchi (of Morocco and later the U.S.) won the most Chicago Marathons with four victories, and Russia’s Liliya Shobukhova set the women’s record with three career wins. In 2024 Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya tied the latter record and became the first women to run…

zāwiyah, generally, in the Muslim world, a monastic complex, usually the centre or a settlement of a Sufi (mystical) brotherhood. In some Arabic countries the Arabic term zāwiyah is also used for any small private oratory not paid for by community funds. The first North African zāwiyah, dating from

Alla Rakha was an Indian tabla player, widely acknowledged in his day as one of the finest in India. As a regular accompanist of Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar in the 1960s and ’70s, he was largely responsible for developing interest in the tabla among non-Indian audiences. He traced his

al-Khansāʾ was one of the greatest Arab poets, famous for her elegies. The deaths of two of her kinsmen—her brother Muʿāwiyah and her half-brother Ṣakhr, both of whom had been tribal heads and had been killed in tribal raids sometime before the advent of Islam—threw al-Khansāʾ into deep mourning.

Khanty and Mansi, western Siberian peoples, living mainly in the Ob River basin of central Russia. They each speak an Ob-Ugric language of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic languages. Together they numbered some 30,000 in the late 20th century. They are descended from people from the south Ural

Ob-Ugric languages: …comprising the Mansi (Vogul) and Khanty (Ostyak) languages; they are most closely related to Hungarian, with which they make up the Ugric branch of Finno-Ugric. The Ob-Ugric languages are spoken in the region of the Ob and Irtysh rivers in central Russia. They had no written tradition or literary language…

Khanty and Mansi, western Siberian peoples, living mainly in the Ob River basin of central Russia. They each speak an Ob-Ugric language of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic languages. Together they numbered some 30,000 in the late 20th century. They are descended from people from the south Ural

Khanty and Mansi, western Siberian peoples, living mainly in the Ob River basin of central Russia. They each speak an Ob-Ugric language of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic languages. Together they numbered some 30,000 in the late 20th century. They are descended from people from the south Ural

Ob-Ugric languages: …comprising the Mansi (Vogul) and Khanty (Ostyak) languages; they are most closely related to Hungarian, with which they make up the Ugric branch of Finno-Ugric. The Ob-Ugric languages are spoken in the region of the Ob and Irtysh rivers in central Russia. They had no written tradition or literary language…

Khanty-Mansi, autonomous okrug (district), western Siberia, Russia. The Khanty-Mansi national okrug was established in 1930 for the Khanty (Ostyak) and Mansi (Vogul) peoples, although the majority of the present population are Russian settlers; the national okrug became an autonomous okrug in 1977.

Khanty-Mansi, autonomous okrug (district), western Siberia, Russia. The Khanty-Mansi national okrug was established in 1930 for the Khanty (Ostyak) and Mansi (Vogul) peoples, although the majority of the present population are Russian settlers; the national okrug became an autonomous okrug in 1977.

Khanty-Mansiysk, city and administrative centre of Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug (district), Russia, in the West Siberian Plain. Situated on the Irtysh River near its confluence with the Ob River, the city was formed in 1950 from the urban settlement of Khanty-Mansiysk (founded 1931) and the

Bābur: Victories in India: …and stood their ground at Khanua, 37 miles (60 km) west of Agra, on March 16, 1527. Bābur used his customary tactics—a barrier of wagons for his centre, with gaps for the artillery and for cavalry sallies, and wheeling cavalry charges on the wings. The artillery stampeded the elephants, and…

dermestid beetle: The khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), a small beetle native to the Indian subcontinent, is a serious pest in most parts of the world. It is unique among dermestids because the larvae feed on stored grain.

Khāqānī was a Persian poet, whose importance rests mainly on his brilliant court poems, satires, and epigrams. His father was a carpenter and a Muslim and his mother was of Nestorian Christian origin. Brought up in poverty, he was fortunate to be educated by his learned uncle. As a young man he

Karakorum, ancient capital of the Mongol empire, whose ruins lie on the upper Orhon River in north-central Mongolia. The site of Karakorum may have been first settled about 750. In 1220 Genghis Khan, the great Mongol conqueror, established his headquarters there and used it as a base for his

Kharagpur, city, south-central West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies just south of the Kasai River, about 70 miles (110 km) west-southwest of Kolkata (Calcutta). Kharagpur was originally only the railway suburb of Midnapore (Medinipur), but it is now an important rail junction, with

kharāj, a special Islāmic fiscal imposition that was demanded from recent converts to Islām in the 7th and 8th centuries. The origin of the concept of the kharāj is closely linked to changes in the status of non-Muslims and of recent converts to Islām in newly conquered Islāmic territories. The

Kharagpur, city, south-central West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies just south of the Kasai River, about 70 miles (110 km) west-southwest of Kolkata (Calcutta). Kharagpur was originally only the railway suburb of Midnapore (Medinipur), but it is now an important rail junction, with

Amur River, river of East Asia. It is the longest river of the Russian Far East, and it ranks behind only the Yangtze and Huang Ho (Yellow River) among China’s longest rivers. Its headwaters rise in Russia (Siberia), Mongolia, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China in the mountains

Khārān, town, north-central Balochistān province, Pakistan. It lies 6 miles (10 km) from the Baddo River. Long a caravan depot, it still trades in salt, millet, wheat, dates, melons, carpets, and baskets. The surrounding area is mostly desert but has cultivated tracts, dependent on flood

Khārān, town, north-central Balochistān province, Pakistan. It lies 6 miles (10 km) from the Baddo River. Long a caravan depot, it still trades in salt, millet, wheat, dates, melons, carpets, and baskets. The surrounding area is mostly desert but has cultivated tracts, dependent on flood

gaccha: …have survived, such as the Kharatara (located mainly in Rajasthan), the Tapa, and the Ancala. While the gacchas do not differ from one another in matters of doctrine, they do differ on issues of practice, in particular those practices relating to the sacred calendar and to ritual. The various gacchas…

India: Kalinga: Kalinga rose to prominence under Kharavela, dated with some debate to the 1st century bce. Kharavela boasts, perhaps exaggeratedly for a pious Jain, of successful campaigns in the western Deccan and against the Yavanas and Magadha and of a triumphal victory over the Pandyas of southern India.

Tripura: Cultural life: The Kharchi Puja—also known as the Festival of the 14 Gods—has its origins in tribal tradition but is now a major temple festival celebrated within a predominantly Hindu framework by both tribal and nontribal peoples; it takes place in Agartala every July and honours the deities…

muwashshaḥ: The last AB, called kharjah, or markaz, is usually written in vernacular Arabic or in the Spanish Mozarabic dialect; it is normally rendered in the voice of a girl and expresses her longing for her absent lover. Such verses make it probable that the muwashshaḥ was influenced by some…

Himalayas: Transportation: …over the 17,730-foot- (5,404-meter-) high Khardung Pass—the first of the high passes on the historic caravan trail to Central Asia from India. Many other new roads have been built since 1950.

Sansi: …themselves into two classes, the khare (people of pure Sansi ancestry) and the malla (people of mixed ancestry). Some are cultivators and labourers, although many are still nomadic. They trace their descent patrilineally and also serve as the traditional family genealogists of the Jat, a peasant caste. Their religion is…

Kharg Island, small Iranian island in the northern Persian Gulf, 34 miles (55 km) northwest of the port of Bushire (Būshehr). In the 15th century the Dutch established a factory (trading station) on the island, but in 1766 Kharg was taken by pirates based at Bandar-e Rīg, a small Persian port north

Al-Wāḥāt al-Khārijah, oasis in the Libyan (Western) Desert, part of Al-Wādī al-Jadīd (“New Valley”) muḥāfaẓah (governorate), in south-central Egypt. It is situated about 110 miles (180 km) west-southwest of Najʿ Ḥammādī, to which it is linked by railroad. The name Wāḥāt al-Khārijah means “Outer

Al-Wāḥāt al-Khārijah, oasis in the Libyan (Western) Desert, part of Al-Wādī al-Jadīd (“New Valley”) muḥāfaẓah (governorate), in south-central Egypt. It is situated about 110 miles (180 km) west-southwest of Najʿ Ḥammādī, to which it is linked by railroad. The name Wāḥāt al-Khārijah means “Outer

Al-Wāḥāt al-Khārijah, oasis in the Libyan (Western) Desert, part of Al-Wādī al-Jadīd (“New Valley”) muḥāfaẓah (governorate), in south-central Egypt. It is situated about 110 miles (180 km) west-southwest of Najʿ Ḥammādī, to which it is linked by railroad. The name Wāḥāt al-Khārijah means “Outer

Sonia Gandhi: She was succeeded by Mallikarjun Kharge in 2022.

Khargone, city, southwestern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated just north of the Satpura Range and lies mostly on the east bank of the Kundi River (a tributary of the Narmada River). Khargone is a major agricultural produce and timber market and is engaged in cotton ginning and

Khargone, city, southwestern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated just north of the Satpura Range and lies mostly on the east bank of the Kundi River (a tributary of the Narmada River). Khargone is a major agricultural produce and timber market and is engaged in cotton ginning and

India: Lingua francas: …Hindi, known by linguists as Khari Boli, which originated in Delhi and an adjacent region within the Ganges-Yamuna Doab (interfluve). During the Mughal period (early 16th to mid-18th century), when political power became centered on Delhi, Khari Boli absorbed numerous Persian words and came to be used as a lingua…

Khaṛiā, any of several groups of hill people living in the Chota Nāgpur area of Orissa and Bihār states, northeastern India, and numbering more than 280,000 in the late 20th century. Most of the Khaṛiā speak a South Munda language of the Munda family, itself a part of the Austroasiatic stock. They

Pakistan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing: …seasons, rabi (spring harvest) and kharif (fall harvest).

Mrinal Sen: …missing daughter, and Kharij (The Case Is Closed, 1982), concerning a family whose servant has died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their home. Kharij won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes international film festival in 1983. Akaler Sandhane (In Search of Famine, 1980), the story of a film…

Al-Wāḥāt al-Khārijah, oasis in the Libyan (Western) Desert, part of Al-Wādī al-Jadīd (“New Valley”) muḥāfaẓah (governorate), in south-central Egypt. It is situated about 110 miles (180 km) west-southwest of Najʿ Ḥammādī, to which it is linked by railroad. The name Wāḥāt al-Khārijah means “Outer

Al-Khārijah, town, capital of the muḥāfaẓah (governorate) of Al-Wādī al-Jadīd (Arabic: “New Valley”) and chief town of Al-Khārijah (Kharga) oasis, Egypt. The town’s history dates back to the 25th dynasty (c. 750–656 bce), though inscriptions record that the oasis was a place for political exiles

Khārijite, early Islamic sect, which formed in response to a religio-political controversy over the Caliphate. After the murder of the third caliph, ʿUthmān, and the succession of ʿAlī (Muḥammad’s son-in-law) as the fourth caliph, Muʿāwiyah, the governor of Syria, sought to avenge the murder of

Khārijite, early Islamic sect, which formed in response to a religio-political controversy over the Caliphate. After the murder of the third caliph, ʿUthmān, and the succession of ʿAlī (Muḥammad’s son-in-law) as the fourth caliph, Muʿāwiyah, the governor of Syria, sought to avenge the murder of

Yuly Borisovich Khariton was the founder, and head from 1946 to 1992, of the research and design laboratory known variously as KB-11, Arzamas-16, and currently the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics, which was responsible for designing the first Soviet fission and

Al-Kharj, oasis, east-central Saudi Arabia. It lies southeast of Riyadh, the national capital, with which it is associated administratively. Situated around a series of deepwater pools, near which numerous ancient tombs have been found, Al-Kharj was chosen as the site of a government experimental

muwashshaḥ: The last AB, called kharjah, or markaz, is usually written in vernacular Arabic or in the Spanish Mozarabic dialect; it is normally rendered in the voice of a girl and expresses her longing for her absent lover. Such verses make it probable that the muwashshaḥ was influenced by some…

muwashshaḥ: The last AB, called kharjah, or markaz, is usually written in vernacular Arabic or in the Spanish Mozarabic dialect; it is normally rendered in the voice of a girl and expresses her longing for her absent lover. Such verses make it probable that the muwashshaḥ was influenced by some…

Khajuraho, historic town, northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is a famous tourist and archaeological site known for its sculptured temples dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Jaina patriarchs. The monuments at Khajuraho were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986. Khajuraho, or

Kharg Island, small Iranian island in the northern Persian Gulf, 34 miles (55 km) northwest of the port of Bushire (Būshehr). In the 15th century the Dutch established a factory (trading station) on the island, but in 1766 Kharg was taken by pirates based at Bandar-e Rīg, a small Persian port north

Kharkiv, city, northeastern Ukraine. It lies at the confluence of the Uda, Lopan, and Kharkiv rivers. It was founded about 1655 as a military stronghold to protect Russia’s southern borderlands; part of the old kremlin wall survives. The centre of a region of fertile soils and rapid colonization in

Ukraine: Ukraine under direct imperial Russian rule: …was established in 1805 at Kharkiv, and for 30 years Sloboda Ukraine was the major centre for Ukrainian scholarship and publishing activities. In 1834 a university was founded in Kyiv and in 1865 at Odessa. Though Russian institutions, they did much to promote the study of local history and ethnography,…

Kharkiv, city, northeastern Ukraine. It lies at the confluence of the Uda, Lopan, and Kharkiv rivers. It was founded about 1655 as a military stronghold to protect Russia’s southern borderlands; part of the old kremlin wall survives. The centre of a region of fertile soils and rapid colonization in

Kharoshti, writing system used in northwestern India before about 500 ce. The earliest extant inscription in Kharoshti dates from 251 bce, and the latest dates from the 4th–5th century ce. The system is believed to have derived from the Aramaic alphabet while northwestern India was under Persian

Fagales: Economic and ecological importance: … (Japanese chestnut) in Japan; and Q. semecarpifolia in India. Others, such as many species of Fagus, Quercus, Betula, Ostrya, and Corylus, are cultivated as ornamentals for their distinctive form and foliage colour.

Khartoum, British epic film, released in 1966, that was a big-budget, fact-based account of the Siege of Khartoum (1884–85), in which Gen. Charles Gordon led an unsuccessful defense of the Sudanese city against an army headed by the religious leader al-Mahdī. The film opens as a British

Khartoum, city, executive capital of Sudan, just south of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers. It has bridge connections with its sister towns, Khartoum North and Omdurman, with which it forms Sudan’s largest conurbation. Originally an Egyptian army camp (pitched 1821), Khartoum grew

Sudan: Transition: …to be known as the June 3 massacre, which occurred when forces cleared demonstrators from one of their primary spots in Khartoum; more than 100 people are thought to have been killed. The incident led to the AU suspending Sudan’s membership in the organization.

Khartoum North, city, east-central Sudan. It lies on the north bank of the Blue Nile and on the east bank of the Nile proper, with bridge connections to its sister cities of Khartoum and Omdurman. The main industrial centre of the region and the country, the city contains dockyards, marine and rail

Siege of Khartoum, (March 13, 1884–January 26, 1885), military blockade of Khartoum, capital of the Sudan, by al-Mahdī and his followers. The city, which was defended by an Egyptian garrison under the British general Charles George (“Chinese”) Gordon, was eventually captured, and its defenders,

Sudan: Education: The University of Khartoum was formally established in 1956 from the University College of Khartoum, which itself dated from the merger in 1951 of two smaller colleges founded by the British.

Khartsyzsk, city, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the Krynychne-Ilovaysk rail line in an upland area about 15 miles (25 km) east of Donetsk. Khartsyzsk was founded in 1869 and raised to city status in 1938. Its industry has been mainly metallurgically based (wire and cable drawing, tubes and

Pahāṛī, people who constitute about three-fifths the population of Nepal and a majority of the population of neighbouring Himalayan India (in Himachal Pradesh and northern Uttar Pradesh). They speak languages belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European family. The people are

Khasavyurt, city and centre of Khasavyurt rayon (sector), Dagestan republic, southwestern Russia. It lies along the Yaryksu River in a cotton-growing area, with cotton-ginning and fruit- and vegetable-canning industries. Agricultural and teacher-training colleges are in the city. Pop. (2006 est.)

Jordan: Arab Spring and reform: …a year, replacing Bakhit with Awn Khasawneh as prime minister. To many, the quick dismissal of Bakhit—Jordan’s 60th prime minister since independence—signaled that politics were proceeding more or less as usual, with the king frequently dismissing cabinets and ministers as a means of deflecting popular frustration away from the monarchy…

Russia: Political and social changes: The leader of the parliament, Ruslan Khasbulatov, and Yeltsin both sought support from regional elites in their political battles with each other by promising subsidies and greater local control. The political battle between Yeltsin and Khasbulatov climaxed in March 1993 when Yeltsin was stripped of the decree-making powers that he…

Khasekhemwy was the last ruler of Egypt in the 2nd dynasty (c. 2730–c. 2590 bce), who reigned c. 2610–c. 2593 and apparently ended the internal struggles of the mid-2nd dynasty. Khasekhemwy, whose name means “the two powers have appeared,” is the only king of Egypt to have selected a royal name

Khasekhemwy was the last ruler of Egypt in the 2nd dynasty (c. 2730–c. 2590 bce), who reigned c. 2610–c. 2593 and apparently ended the internal struggles of the mid-2nd dynasty. Khasekhemwy, whose name means “the two powers have appeared,” is the only king of Egypt to have selected a royal name

Pahāṛī, people who constitute about three-fifths the population of Nepal and a majority of the population of neighbouring Himalayan India (in Himachal Pradesh and northern Uttar Pradesh). They speak languages belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European family. The people are

Caucasus: Study and exploration: …1829 by a Kabardin mountaineer, Killar Khashirov, who reached the eastern peak; the higher western peak was first climbed in 1874 by four Englishmen.

Sudan: Mechanized agriculture: …areas are watered by the Khashm Al-Qirbah Dam on the Atbara River and by Al-Ruṣayriṣ Dam, which provides irrigation water for the Rahad Scheme.

Mohammed bin Salman: Crown prince: …the extrajudicial killing abroad of Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent journalist and exiled government critic who once served as an adviser and aide to a Saudi ambassador. On Mohammed’s orders, Saudi operatives lured Khashoggi into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where they tortured and dismembered him. Turkey’s Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…

Khāsi, people of the Khāsi and Jaintia hills of the state of Meghālaya in India. The Khāsi have a distinctive culture. Both inheritance of property and succession to tribal office run through the female line, passing from the mother to the youngest daughter. Office and the management of property,

Khasi Hills, physiographic region, central Meghalaya state, northeastern India. The area consists mostly of hilly regions and includes the Shillong Plateau; it is drained by tributaries of the Brahmaputra and Surma rivers. The Cherrapunji scarp in the south has one of the highest average annual

Khāsi language, one of several members of the Khasian branch of the Mon-Khmer family, which is itself a part of the Austroasiatic stock. Khāsi is spoken by some 900,000 people living in the region surrounding the Khāsi Hills and Jaintia Hills of Meghālaya state, India. Khāsi contains a number of

Pahāṛī: …“clean” or “twice-born” castes (Khasia, or Ka) and the low “unclean” or “polluting” castes (Dom). Most of the high-caste Pahāṛī are farmers. The Dom work in a variety of occupations and may be goldsmiths, leather workers, tailors, musicians, drummers, and sweepers.

Khāsi language, one of several members of the Khasian branch of the Mon-Khmer family, which is itself a part of the Austroasiatic stock. Khāsi is spoken by some 900,000 people living in the region surrounding the Khāsi Hills and Jaintia Hills of Meghālaya state, India. Khāsi contains a number of

Khasian languages, group of languages spoken primarily in the Khāsi Hills and Jaintia Hills of Meghālaya state of northeastern India. The Khasian languages form the westernmost branch of the Mon-Khmer language family, itself a part of the Austroasiatic stock, and are the only Mon-Khmer languages

Alawite: History: …sect was chiefly established by Ḥusayn ibn Ḥamdān al-Khaṣībī (died 957 or 968) during the period of the Ḥamdānid dynasty (905–1004), at which time Alawites had great influence in Aleppo. With the fall of Shiʿi rule, however, Alawites became the victims of persecution. They were ill-treated by waves of Crusaders,…