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Ka'ba
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The most holy structure in Islam situated in Mecca. Centre of the world according to Islam.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kaaba.htm
Kabylia
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Mountain area in northeastern Algeria, equalling a stretch of about 200 km.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kabylia.htm
Kairouan
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City in Tunisia with 150,000 inhabitants, situated inland in the northern part of Tunisia.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kairouan.htm
Karaj
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City in Iran with 940,000 inhabitants, in the Teheran Province.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/karaj.htm
Karbala
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City in Iraq with 550,000 inhabitants, situated about 50 km southeast of Baghdad.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/karbala.htm
Karun
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River of Iran, with its source in the Zagros Mountains.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/karun.htm
Kasbah
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Traditional fortress and palace of towns in pre-colonial North Africa.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kasbah.htm
Kemal, Mustafa
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Founder of the modern republic of Turkey.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/ataturk.htm
Kenitra
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City in Morocco with 580,000 inhabitants, situated in the northwestern part of the country.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kenitra.htm
Kermanshah
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City in Iran with 690,000 inhabitants.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/bukhtar.htm
Khaled
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Algerian musician and singer.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/khaled.htm
Khalil, Al
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City in Palestine with about 110,000 inhabitants.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/hebron.htm
Kharijis
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The smallest of the three orientations in Islam, today counting for less than 1% of all Muslims.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kharijis.htm
Khartoum
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Capital of Sudan with 1,2 million inhabitants.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/khartoum.htm
Khayyam, Omar
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Persian mathematician and poet.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/khayyam.htm
Khomeini, Ayatullah
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Iranian religious leader and politician.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/khomeini.htm
Khufu
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Egyptian Pharaoh reigning in the 26th century BCE, being the 2nd ruler in the 4th dynasty.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/khufu.htm
Khutba
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A central sermon in Islam, performed with the midday prayer in the mosque on Friday.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/khutba.htm
Kiddush
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Jewish praise used in the home, and in the synagogues, as a start of the sabbath and of holidays.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kiddush.htm
Kippah
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Skullcap worn by Jews during prayer.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kippah.htm
Knesset
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From Hebrew, meaning 'assembly'. The parliament of Israel, located to Jerusalem.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/knesset.htm
Konya
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City in central Turkey with 600,000 inhabitants.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/konya.htm
Koran
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The holy book of Islam. Also referred to in English as "Quran", or "Qur'an".
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/koran.htm
Kosher
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Jewish rules for what is ritually acceptable.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kosher.htm
Kufra
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Group of oases in southeastern Libya, with a population of about 10,000.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kufra.htm
Kurds
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People living in a landscape called Kurdistan.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kurds.htm
Kuwait
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Independent monarchy, divided into 5 governorates, bordering southeastern Iraq northeastern Saudi Arabia.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kuwait.htm
Kuwait City
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Capital of Kuwait with 900,000 inhabitants.
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/kuwaitby.htm
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