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Kurya People
Kurya may refer to: *Kurya (khan), Pecheneg khan *Kurya people, an ethnic group living in Mwanza, Tanzania *Kurya (rural locality) Kurya (russian: Курья) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Kurya, Kuryinsky District, Altai Krai, a ''selo'' in Kuryinsky Selsoviet of Kuryinsky District of Altai Krai * Kurya, Kytmanovsky District, Altai Krai, a ''selo'' in Ky ..., several rural localities in Russia {{Disambiguation es:Kuriá pl:Kuria (wieś) ru:Курья (Алтайский край) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurya (khan)
Kurya (Ukrainian: Куря, Pecheneg: *Kürä) was the name of a Pecheneg prince and khan who allied with Svyatoslav I of Kiev in his campaigns in the Balkans. Later, after Svyatoslav's defeat by the Byzantine Empire, Kurya ambushed and killed the Kievan grand prince at Khortytsia. According to the '' Chronicle of Bygone Years'', Kurya had Svyatoslav's skull made into a goblet (a known practice in Eurasian nomadic cultures for brave foes), and gilded. Dates of his rule are unknown, but he was no longer khan somewhere around 988 CE, being succeeded by Metiga. It is also possible that he was the leader of the Pechenegs in the 968 siege of Kiev, but since a starting date is unknown, it is almost impossible to tell (and it could have been any of several other Pecheneg princes). Kurya appears as a villain in the 2006 animated film ''Prince Vladimir''. Life Very little is known of Kurya's life; most of what can be reasonably inferred about him is taken from educated guessing and very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurya People
Kurya may refer to: *Kurya (khan), Pecheneg khan *Kurya people, an ethnic group living in Mwanza, Tanzania *Kurya (rural locality) Kurya (russian: Курья) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Kurya, Kuryinsky District, Altai Krai, a ''selo'' in Kuryinsky Selsoviet of Kuryinsky District of Altai Krai * Kurya, Kytmanovsky District, Altai Krai, a ''selo'' in Ky ..., several rural localities in Russia {{Disambiguation es:Kuriá pl:Kuria (wieś) ru:Курья (Алтайский край) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwanza
Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,182,000 in 2021, it is Tanzania's second largest city, after Dar es Salaam. It is also the second largest city in the Lake Victoria basin after Kampala, Uganda and ahead of Kisumu, Kenya at least in population size. Within the East African community, Mwanza city is the fifth largest city after Dar, Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kampala. It is slightly ahead of Kigali, Kisumu, and Bujumbura in the population of city proper limits. However, in terms of infrastructure, Kigali and Kisumu cities are way ahead of Mwanza. Mwanza city is also the capital city of Mwanza Region, and is administratively divided into two municipal districts within that Region - Ilemela and Nyamagana. Ethnicity The Sukuma constitute over 90 percent of the population of the Mwanza Region. Other ethnic groups in the region, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurya (rural Locality)
Kurya (russian: Курья) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: *Kurya, Kuryinsky District, Altai Krai Kurya (russian: Курья) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Kuryinsky District of Altai Krai, Russia. Population: It is the place of birth of Mikhail Kalashnikov. In November 2013 a museum dedicated to him wa ..., a ''selo'' in Kuryinsky Selsoviet of Kuryinsky District of Altai Krai * Kurya, Kytmanovsky District, Altai Krai, a ''selo'' in Kytmanovsky Selsoviet of Kytmanovsky District of Altai Krai * Kurya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a village in Moshinsky Selsoviet of Nyandomsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast * Kurya, Kemerovo Oblast, a settlement in Kuzedeyevskaya Rural Territory of Novokuznetsky District of Kemerovo Oblast * Kurya, Sverdlovsk Oblast, a village in Shalinsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast * Kurya, Tyumen Oblast, a settlement in Suprinsky Rural Okrug of Vagaysky District of Tyumen Oblast * Kurya, Udmurt Republic, a ''sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuria (wieś)
Kuria may refer to: * Kuria people, an ethnic group of Tanzania and Kenya * Kuria District, a former district in Kenya ** Kuria Constituency * Kuria, a Kenyan name from the Kikuyu people **Gibson Kamau Kuria (born 1947), Kenyan lawyer **Manasses Kuria (1929–2005), Kenyan Anglican Archbishop **Ruth Wanjiru Kuria (born 1981), Kenyan long-distance road runner * Kuria (islands), the collective name of the Kiribati islands of Buariki and Oneeke * Kuria Muria, another name for the Khuriya Muriya Islands of Oman * Kuria, variant of kyria, κυρία, the Greek title of respect for a woman. See Kira (given name) Kira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings. The feminine form is pronounced or . It might be a feminine form of the name Kiran, pronounced . Kiran is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning "beam of light". In Ancient Heb .... * Kuria, a collection of Orokin statues in '' Warframe'' * , the Hungarian name for the Curia of Hungary, sometimes used in En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
