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Kuru

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Kuru may refer to:

Anthropology and history

  • Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people
  • Kuru (mythology), part of Meithei mythology
  • Kuru Kingdom, a powerful Indo-Aryan tribe and kingdom during the Vedic period (Early Iron Age) and later a republic during the Mahajanapada period in India
    • King Kuru (Hindu mythology), the imputed ancestral king of Indo-Aryan Kuru tribe
  • Kuru (sport), a traditional Bhutanese sport
  • Kuru, also called sintak, a traditional game of stones from the Philippines

Places

  • Kuru River, a river in South Sudan
  • Kuru, Finland, municipality
  • Kuru, Iran
  • Kuru, Nigeria
  • Kuru, Ida-Viru County, village in Iisaku Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia
  • Kuru, Lääne-Viru County, village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

Transport

  • HMAS Kuru, an Australian patrol boat operational between 1938 and 1943
  • S/S Kuru, a Finnish lake steamer

People

  • Ahmet Kuru (born 1982), Turkish footballer
  • Büşra Kuru (born 2001), German-born Turkish women's footballer
  • Taygun Kuru (born 1990), Turkish-German footballer
  • Uğur Arslan Kuru (born 1989), Turkish footballer
  • Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957), Indian philosopher

Other uses

  • Kuru (film), a Japanese supernatural horror film
  • KURU (FM), a radio station (89.1 FM) licensed to serve Silver City, New Mexico, United States

See also

  • Kourou (disambiguation)
  • Kurus (disambiguation)
  • Kuru Kuru (disambiguation)
  • Kurultai, a political and military council of ancient Mongol and Turkic chiefs and khans
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