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Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (Russian: Х-47М2 «Кинжал", dagger; NATO: AS-24 Killjoy) is a Russian nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile, likely derived from the Iskander-M, first used in combat in Ukraine in March 2022.
Kh-55 (Х-55)
The Kh-55 (NATO reporting name AS-15 Kent) is a Soviet air-launched nuclear cruise missile with a range of 2,500 km, carried by Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers since 1984.
Kh-59
The Kh-59, NATO name AS-13 Kingbolt, is a Russian family of air-launched cruise missiles by Raduga; later variants add turbojet engines, radar, and satellite guidance.
Kh-69 (Х-69)
The Kh-69 (Х-69) is a Russian air-launched land-attack cruise missile developed by the Raduga design bureau as a low-observable derivative of the Kh-59MK2, first shown at Army-2022.
KH-8
The KH-8, also called Gambit-3, was an American film-return photoreconnaissance satellite operated by the National Reconnaissance Office from 1966 to 1984, completing 50 successful missions photographing Soviet and Chinese targets.
KH-9
KH-9, code-named Hexagon, was a series of American film-return photoreconnaissance satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office between 1971 and 1986, the last US spy satellites to return film to Earth.
Kha (foreman of Deir el-Medina)
Kha, also known as Khaa, was the 18th Dynasty foreman who oversaw royal tomb building at Deir el-Medina, serving under Amenhotep II, Thutmose IV, and Amenhotep III.
Kha (Х х) (Cyrillic)
Kha (Х х), descended from the Greek letter chi, is the twenty-third letter of the Russian alphabet, denoting a voiceless velar fricative like the ch in Scottish loch.
Khaali Peeli
Khaali Peeli (खाली पीली), 2020 Hindi masala film by debut director Maqbool Khan, starring Ishaan Khatter as taxi driver Blackie and Ananya Panday; released on Zee Plex pay-per-view 2 October 2020, later Zee5; its song 'Beyoncé Sharma Jaayegi' was retitled after colorism backlash.
Khaani (خانئ)
Khaani (خانئ) is a Pakistani Urdu drama serial aired on Geo Entertainment, 6 November 2017 to 2 July 2018, 31 episodes, written by Asma Nabeel, starring Sana Javed and Feroze Khan in a justice-and-romance story inspired by the Shahzeb Khan murder case.
Khaba
Khaba is a Horus name borne by a pharaoh of Egypt's Third Dynasty, dated to about 2640 BCE and associated with the unfinished Layer Pyramid at Zawiyet el-Aryan near Giza.
Khababash
Khababash, also spelled Khabash or Chababash, was an Egyptian rebel who assumed full pharaonic kingship against the second Persian rule of Egypt, around 338–336 BC, ruling from Memphis.
Khabarovsk (Хабаровск)
Khabarovsk (Хабаровск) is a city of about 615,600 on the Amur River, administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai in the Russian Far East. Founded 1858 as Khabarovka, renamed 1893; major transport hub with Trans-Siberian rail and Khabarovsk Novy Airport.
Khabarovsk Krai (Хабаровский край)
Khabarovsk Krai (Хабаровский край), a large federal subject in the central Russian Far East formed in 1938, capital Khabarovsk; 787,600 km², about 1.27 million people, diversified industry, timber, and Far East transport hub.
Khabarovsk-3 power station
Khabarovsk-3 power station (Khabarovskaya TETs-3, Хабаровская ТЭЦ-3) is a 720 MW combined heat and power plant in Khabarovsk, Russia, supplying about 42 percent of the city's heat.
Khabbab ibn al-Aratt
Khabbab ibn al-Aratt (خباب بن الأرت) was a Companion of Muhammad, an early convert and tortured Meccan swordsmith who fought at Badr and died in Kufa around 657.
Khabekhnet (workman)
Khabekhnet was a 19th-Dynasty Egyptian workman at Deir el-Medina, the village of royal-tomb craftsmen, who served under Ramesses II, was the eldest son of Sennedjem, and owned Theban Tomb TT2.
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov (Хабиб Нурмагомедов), Dagestani retired UFC lightweight champion, born 1988; retired undefeated at 29-0 in 2020 after beating Gaethje at UFC 254; now coaches Islam Makhachev.
Khabuchi Corona
Khabuchi Corona, a 285-km-wide corona on Venus at 11S 173E along Dali Chasma near Atla Regio; named for an Avarian childbirth deity, with dyke swarms and a 2,000 m topographic rise.
Khabul Khan
Khabul Khan (1101–1148) was the first khan of the Khamag Mongol, who united the Mongol clans in the mid-12th century and repelled Jin invasions before the 1147 peace.
Khaby Lame
Khaby Lame (Seringe Khabane Lame), Senegalese-Italian TikTok creator born 2000, most-followed on TikTok for silent life-hack parody videos; UNICEF ambassador, $975M Rich Sparkle deal.
Khachapuri (ხაჭაპური)
Khachapuri (ხაჭაპური) is Georgian cheese-filled bread, from khacho (curd) and puri (bread), with about 40 regional varieties. Main types: Imeruli, Megruli, Adjaruli (boat with egg), penovani; heritage-listed 2019; ISET Khachapuri Index tracks its cost.
Khachatur Abovyan
Khachatur Abovyan (Խաչատուր Աբովյան), born in 1809 near Yerevan, was an Armenian writer and educator regarded as the founder of modern Eastern Armenian literature; he disappeared mysteriously in 1848.
Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan
Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan (Խաչատուր Քյափանակցյան), Armenian middleweight weightlifter (1968–2007), 1993 European champion, two-time snatch world record holder (168.5 and 170.5 kg in 1999), 1996 Olympian who DNFed after leading the snatch.
KhAD
KhAD (Khedamat-e Ettela'at-e Dawlati, State Information Service) was the KGB-directed secret police of Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, founded January 1980 under Najibullah, renamed WAD in 1986, and abolished in 1992.
Khadaan (খাদান)
Khadaan (খাদান) is a 2024 Bengali action crime drama directed by Soojit Dutta, starring Dev and Jisshu Sengupta as friends rising in the Damodar Valley coal mines; released 20 December 2024, it earned ₹8.24 crore India net in 12 days.
Khadakwasla Dam (खडकवासला धरण)
Khadakwasla Dam (खडकवासला धरण) is a composite masonry-and-earth gravity dam on the Mutha River near Pune, Maharashtra, and the main source of the city's drinking water.
Khaddi Sagnia
Khaddi Sagnia (Khadijatou Victoria Sagnia), Swedish long jumper born 1994 in Helsingborg; 2010 Youth Olympic triple jump gold, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympian, personal best 6.95 m (2022), European indoor bronze 2021.
Khadgam (ఖడ్గం)
Khadgam (ఖడ్గం) is a 2002 Telugu patriotic action drama directed by Krishna Vamsi, starring Ravi Teja, Srikanth, and Prakash Raj; it won five Nandi Awards and is an annual Independence Day telecast tradition.
Khadi (खादी)
Khadi (खादी), from khaddar, is Indian handspun, hand-woven cloth of cotton, silk, or wool made on a charkha and handloom. Gandhi's 1918 movement made it the fabric of swadeshi and swaraj; certified today under the Khadi Mark Regulations, 2013.