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Kuria (ethnic Group)
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). * Kuria, a collection of Orokin statues in ''Warframe'' * , the Hungarian name for the Curia of Hungary The Curia of Hungary ( Hungarian:'' Kúria''), also known as the Supreme Court of Hungary (''Magyarország Legfelsőbb Bíróság''a) before 2011 is the Supreme Court and highest judicial authority of Hungary. The Curia was founded in 1949 as the ..., sometimes used in En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuria People
The Kuria people (also known as the AbaKurya, are a Bantu community in Tanzania and Kenya. Their homeland is bounded on the east by the Migori River and on the west by the Mara River estuary. Traditionally a pastoral and farming community, the Kuria grow maize, beans and cassava as food crops and coffee and maize as cash crops. Overview The homeland of the Kuria is between the Migori River on the east and the Mara River estuary on the west, extending from Migori County in Kenya on the east to Musoma Rural District in Tanzania on the west. On the south, their land borders Transmara District in Kenya and the Nguruimi area of Tanzania. On the north is Lake Victoria, with a small corridor occupied by the Luo and other Bantu peoples. The Kuria are found in Kenya and Tanzania. In Kenya, they live in the two constituencies namely Kuria East (headquartered in Kegonga) and Kuria West district (headquartered in Kehancha). In Tanzania, they live in Serengeti and Tarime Districts, Muso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuria District
Kuria District was an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kehancha (sometimes spelled as ''Kihancha''). The district has a population of 256,086 (2009 census) and an area of 581/km2. It is inhabited by a minority group of people fondly known as Kuria people also referred to as Abakuria (Mkuria/Wakuria) in Swahili. They are scattered across the Kenya- Tanzania border and they are neighbors to the Kisii, Luo and Maasai people. Following the Referendum of 2010 and the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, Kuria District became part of Migori County which is under the leadership of His Excellency Governor Dr. Ochilo G. M. Ayacko. together with his deputy Hon. Joseph Gimunta Mahiri. Kuria district was split into two in December 2007, Kuria West district with Kehancha as the district capital and Kuria East district with Kegonga as the district capital. Kuria West covers three administrative divisions namely Kehancha, Mabera and Masaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuria Constituency
Kuria Constituency is a former electoral constituency in Kenya. It was the only constituency in the former Kuria District. The constituency had 21 wards, all electing councillors to the Kehancha municipality. It has since been divided into Kuria West Constituency and Kuria East Constituency Kuria East is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Migori County Migori County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of southwestern Kenya. It is located in Southwestern Kenya and borders Homa Bay County (North), K .... Members of Parliament Wards References {{coord missing, Kenya Migori County Kuria District Constituencies in Nyanza Province Former constituencies of Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikuyu People
The Kikuyu (also ''Agĩkũyũ/Gĩkũyũ'') are a Bantu ethnic group native to Central Kenya. At a population of 8,148,668 as of 2019, they account for 17.13% of the total population of Kenya, making them Kenya's largest ethnic group. The term ''Kikuyu'' is derived from the Swahili form of the word Gĩkũyũ. is derived from the word mũkũyũ which means sycamore fig (''mũkũyũ'') tree". Hence ''Agĩkũyũ'' in the Kikuyu language translates to "Children Of The Big Sycamore". The alternative name ''Nyũmba ya Mũmbi'', which encompasses ''Embu'', ''Gikuyu'', and ''Meru'', translates to "House of the Potter" (or "Creator"). History Origin The Kikuyu belong to the Northeastern Bantu branch. Their language is most closely related to that of the Embu and Mbeere. Geographically, they are concentrated in the vicinity of Mount Kenya. The exact place that the Northeast Bantu speakers migrated from after the initial Bantu expansion is uncertain. Some authorities sugge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibson Kamau Kuria
Gibson Kamau Kuria (born 3 March 1947 in Mahiga Location, Othaya Division, Nyeri District) is a Kenyan lawyer and a recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for 1988. Early education Kuria started his formal education at Mahiga Intermediate School from 1954 to 1961 before going on to high school at Kagumo High School from 1962 to 1967. Higher education Kuria graduated in March 1971 with a Bachelor of Laws degree (Upper Division) at the then University of East Africa, University College, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. He then pursued a Bachelor of Civil Law at the Oxford University. He was awarded the Doctorate of Laws by Lewis & Clark Law School, Oregon, US, because of his human rights work. Career In May 1971 Kuria was appointed a tutorial fellow in the Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, where he taught law and carried out research between then and September 1972 and 1975. In 1974 he was appointed lecturer, Faculty of Law, by the University of Nairobi, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasses Kuria
Manasses Kuria (29 July 1929, in Nairobi – 19 September 2005, in Nairobi) was a Kenyan Anglican archbishop. He was the second African archbishop and bishop of Nairobi in the Anglican Church of Kenya. Early life Kuria was brought up by his parents at Kabuku in Limuru, Kiambu District. He first attended St. Paul's School in Limuru in 1933; in 1935 he went to Ngecha School before going to Kabete Mission School in 1938, where he took the Kenya African Preliminary Examination in 1940. At the age of 16 Kuria began a career in teaching; between 1945 and 1954 he taught at St. Peter's Wangige school, a mission school, Ngecha Junior High School and Rironi Orthodox School. Ecclesiastical career After a profound spiritual experience in 1950, Kuria resigned from teaching and took up full-time church work. In January 1954, he enrolled in St. Paul's University, Limuru. Kuria served as a special chaplain and then as an archdeacon, stationed in Eldoret. On April 25, 1970, he was consecrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Wanjiru Kuria
Ruth Wanjiru Kuria (born 11 September 1981) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in marathon and half marathon races. She has a personal best of 2:27:38 hours for the longer distance (set in 2009) and was the 2013 winner of the Eindhoven Marathon. Wanjiru spent her early career in Japan, running for Hitachi, then Second Wind AC and regularly competed on the road circuit there. She represented her country at the 2009 Yokohama International Women's Ekiden. Career Wanjiru gained an athletic scholarship in Japan at Sendai Ikue High School (renowned for sports) as a teenager and moved there to study and improve her running. She was a contemporary of Samuel Wanjiru, the 2008 Olympic champion, at the school. Initially she focused on middle- and long-distance track running; in her first year in Japan she won the high school title over 3000 metres. Following her graduation she moved in the corporate running system and began competing for Hitachi. At that year' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuria (islands)
Kuria is an atoll, formed by a pair of islets, in the Central Gilbert Islands in Kiribati, northwest of Aranuka. The two islets, Buariki and Oneeke, are separated by a 20 metre wide channel on a shallow water platform (''Te buriiti''), which is crossed by a bridge of the connecting road. The islands are surrounded by fringing reef which is broadest on the eastern side of Kuria. The population of Kuria was 1,046 in 2015. Geography Kuria is made up of two islets, which are reef islands as they do not have a lagoon. The main islet, Buariki, has five villages; Marenaua, Bouatoa, Buariki, Tabontebike and Norauea. These villages are connected to the smaller islet of Oneeke by a bridge replacing the old causeway that ran across the former reef passage between the two islets. The two islets are relatively wide as compared to most islands in the Gilbert group. The widest portion measures from lagoon to the ocean side and the length from north to south is . There are two natural b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khuriya Muriya Islands
The Khuriya Muriya Islands (also ''Kuria Muria'', ''Kooria Mooria'', ''Curia Muria'') ( ar, جزر خوريا موريا; transliterated: ''Juzur Khurīyā Murīyā'' or ''Khūryān Mūryān)'' are a group of five islands in the Arabian Sea, off the southeastern coast of Oman. The islands form part of the province of Shalim and the Hallaniyat Islands in the governorate of Dhofar. History In antiquity the islands were called the ''Zenobii'' or ''Zenobiou Islands'' ( el, Ζηνοβίου νησία; '' la, Zenobii Insulae'') or ''Doliche'' ( el, Δολίχη). The islands were mentioned by several early writers including Ptolemy (vi. 7. § 47) who numbered them as seven small islands lying in Khuriya Muriya Bay ( el, Σαχαλίτης κόλπος; la, Sinus Sachalites), towards the entrance of the "Persian Gulf" (most likely the modern Gulf of Aden). In 1854 the sultan of Muscat (later Muscat and Oman, now Oman) presented the islands to Queen Victoria as a gift and responsibili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Hebrew "Keren" means both "a horn" and "a beam of light". Besides Sanskrit and Hebrew there might be other etymologies from Egyptian, where the word Ki-Ra means "like Ra", or Persian. Due to the Greek interpretation of the Persian king's name Kourosh (کوروش, ''Kūrosh'') as Κύρος (''Kýros'') – which was obviously modeled after the Greek word κύριος (''kýrios'' "lord"), the feminine form being κυρία (''kyría'') – Kyra (or Kira) can also be understood as a variant. Therefore, it is also in use as a feminine form of the Greek diminutive form Cyril. In Russian Kira () is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir, meaning "mistress, ruler", but can translate to "leader of the people", "one the people look ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warframe
''Warframe'' is a free-to-play action role-playing third-person shooter multiplayer online game developed and published by Digital Extremes. First released for Windows personal computers in March 2013, it was later ported to PlayStation 4 in November 2013, Xbox One in September 2014, Nintendo Switch in November 2018, PlayStation 5 in November 2020, and Xbox Series X/S in April 2021. Support for cross-platform play was released in 2022. Cross-save, as well as ports to mobile devices, is planned for 2023. The game is in a perpetual open beta. In ''Warframe'', players control members of the Tenno, a race of ancient warriors who have awoken from centuries of suspended animation far into Earth's future to find themselves at war in the planetary system with different factions. The Tenno use their powered Warframes along with a variety of weapons and abilities to complete missions. While many of the game's missions use procedurally-generated levels, it also includes large open worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curia Of Hungary
The Curia of Hungary ( Hungarian:'' Kúria''), also known as the Supreme Court of Hungary (''Magyarország Legfelsőbb Bíróság''a) before 2011 is the Supreme Court and highest judicial authority of Hungary. The Curia was founded in 1949 as the People's Republic of Hungary Supreme Court. It was preceded by the Royal Curia of the Kingdom of Hungary. The current president of the court is András Zsolt Varga. Presidents Legfelsőbb Bíróság (1949–2012) *Somogyi Ödön (1949–1950) * Jankó Péter (1950–1953) * Molnár Erik (1953–1954) *Domokos József (1954–1958) *Jahner-Bakos Mihály (1958–1963) *Szalay József (1963–1968) *Szakács Ödön (1968–1980) * Szilbereky Jenő (1980–1990) *Solt Pál (1990–2002) * Lomnici Zoltán (2002–2008) *Baka András (2009–2011) Kúria (2012–) * Darák Péter (2012–2021) *Varga Zsolt András (2021–) See also *Curia Regia *Constitutional Court of Hungary External linksOfficial website of the Curia of Hungary (Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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