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Karaikudi (காரைக்குடி)
Kāraikkudi (காரைக்குடி), also spelled Karaikudi, is a city in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, capital of the Chettinad region of the Nattukottai Chettiars, known for limestone mansions, Chettinad cuisine, Alagappa University, and CECRI.
Karaj (city)
Karaj (کرج), capital of Alborz Province, Iran, 36 km west of Tehran on the Karaj River; grew from 14,526 people in 1956 to about 1.6 million in 2016, Iran's fourth-largest city, an industrial and commuter metropolis.
Karaman
Karaman (Larende/Laranda) is a city and province in southern Central Anatolia, Türkiye, at 1,033 m elevation; former Karamanid capital, site of the 1277 Turkish-language edict, 70th Turkish province (1989), producing about 35% of Türkiye's biscuits.
Karamay
Karamay (克拉玛依), Uyghur for "black oil", is a prefecture-level oil city in northern Xinjiang on the Junggar Basin's northwest edge; founded 1958 around China's first large post-1949 oilfield, with four districts and about 493,000 residents.
Karbala (كربلاء)
Karbala (كربلاء), Iraqi holy city about 90 km southwest of Baghdad, one of the four Shiʿite shrine cities, site of the 680 Battle of Karbala, shrines of Imams Husayn and Abbas, and the Arbaeen pilgrimage drawing over 22 million visitors.
Karben
Karben, a town in the Wetteraukreis, Hesse, Germany, formed 1970-1972 from seven villages; name Carben first documented in an 827 Lorsch donation charter; Roman fort at Okarben.
Kargil
Kargil is a town and district headquarters in Ladakh, India, on the Srinagar–Leh highway at about 9,600 ft. District formed 1979 from Leh district; mainly Muslim; 2011 population 140,800, 12% urban.
Kariega
Kariega is an industrial town in South Africa's Eastern Cape, founded as Uitenhage in 1804 and renamed in 2021, hosting the Volkswagen plant, one of Africa's largest car factories.
Karimnagar (కరీంనగర్)
Karimnagar (కరీంనగర్), also called Elgandal historically, is a city and municipal corporation in Telangana, India, headquarters of Karimnagar district on the Manair River; named after Syed Karimuddin, district HQ since 1905, population 261,185 (2011).
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), Czech spa city founded by Charles IV in the 14th century, famed for 15 hot springs including Vridlo, UNESCO Great Spa Town of Europe since 2021, host of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, the Fächerstadt, is a southwest German city founded 17 June 1715 by Margrave Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach around a 32-avenue fan plan; seat of Germany's federal courts since 1950/51, home of KIT, and a UNESCO City of Media Arts.
Karnal (करनाल)
Karnal (करनाल), Haryana city on NH-44 midway between Delhi and Chandigarh; basmati rice export hub with 300+ mills, four national farm-research institutes including NDRI, Kalpana Chawla's hometown, Smart City since 2017.
Kars
Kars is a city and province in northeastern Turkey on a 2,000 m volcanic plateau near the Armenian and Georgian borders. Ruled by the Seljuks, Ottomans, and Russia (1878-1918), it joined Turkey in 1920 under Kazım Karabekir.
Kartarpur, Pakistan
Kartarpur (کرتارپور, ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ) is a town in Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan, founded by Guru Nanak, who died there in 1539. Home to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the second-holiest Sikh site, and the 2019 visa-free Kartarpur Corridor to India, suspended by India in May 2025.
Karur
Karur (Karuvoor, Vanji) is an ancient town on the Amaravathi river in Tamil Nadu, capital of the early Sangam-age Chera kings, now the headquarters of Karur district (formed 1995) and a major home-textile export cluster.
Karuri, Kiambu County
Karuri is a town and municipality in Kiambu County, Kenya, about 20 km northwest of Nairobi, serving as the headquarters of Kiambaa Sub-County and named after Chief Karuri wa Gakure.
Karuri, Murang'A
Karuri, Murang'A is a populated place in Murang'a County, Kenya, recorded with 21,476 residents (2013). Distinct from the larger Karuri municipality in Kiambu County; both named for Chief Karuri wa Gakure.
Karwar (ಕಾರವಾರ)
Karwar (ಕಾರವಾರ), formerly spelled Carwar, is a port city at the mouth of the Kali River in Karnataka, India, and the administrative seat of Uttara Kannada district.
Kasama, Northern Province
Kasama is the capital of Zambia's Northern Province, 852 km from Lusaka; district population 340,678 (2022 census), TAZARA railway stop, upgraded Kasama Airport, Bemba Ukusefya Pa'ngwena ceremony, and a new 100 MW solar project.
Kasangati
Kasangati is a fast-growing town council in Wakiso District, Uganda, 13 km northeast of Kampala on the Gayaza road; 277,685 residents at the 2024 census, home to Kasangati Health Centre IV and Kasangati Times.
Kasaragod (കാസർഗോഡ്)
Kasaragod (കാസർഗോഡ്) is Kerala's northernmost district, formed 24 May 1984 from Kasaragod and Hosdurg taluks. Known as Saptha Bhasha Sangama Bhoomi, land of seven languages, with 1,307,375 people (2011), 1,992 sq km, Bekal Fort, and the long-delayed Kasaragod Medical College.
Kasauli (कसौली)
Kasauli (कसौली) is a cantonment town and hill station in Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, at 1,951 m, established as a British Army cantonment in 1842 and laid out by Robert Napier, known for Monkey Point, colonial churches, and the Kasauli Club.
Kashan, Isfahan (kashan, 128476)
Kashan (کاشان), historical city in Isfahan Province, central Iran, near the Sialk mound and Fin Garden; famed for carpets, Safavid peak, UNESCO Creative City of Architecture (2025).
Kashgar (قەشقەر)
Kashgar (Qäşqär, قەشقەر; Chinese Kashi) is an oasis city in Xinjiang, China, at the western Tarim Basin edge. A Silk Road hub from Han times, center of Turkic Islamic learning, its old town was redeveloped 2001–2017, and it is now a Belt and Road and China–Pakistan Economic Corridor gateway.
Kashiwa
Kashiwa (柏市) is a city in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan, about 30 km from Tokyo; founded 1954, merged with Shonan Town in 2005, population about 435,000, centered on Kashiwa Station and the Kashiwa-no-ha smart city district.
Kassala (city)
Kassala (كسلا), capital of Kassala State in eastern Sudan near the Eritrea border; founded 1840 by Egypt, bisected by the flood-prone seasonal Gash River, with embankments, spurs, and early-warning flood defenses.
Kassel
Kassel is a district-free city in northern Hesse, Germany, first recorded as Chassalla in 913. Known as the documenta city and Brothers Grimm city, it has about 197,000 residents and ranked Germany's happiest large city in 2025.
Kastamonu
Kastamonu, capital of Kastamonu Province (plate 37), Turkey; a 775–780 m Black Sea-transition basin city, former Candarid beylik capital, War of Independence logistics hub, site of Atatürk's 1925 hat-reform speeches, known for etli ekmek, pastırma and forests.
Kasugai
Kasugai (春日井市, Kasugai-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, northeast of Nagoya. Founded June 1, 1943; area 92.78 km²; population about 303,000; known for Kōzōji New Town and seed-grown cactus.
Kasukabe
Kasukabe (春日部市) is a city in eastern Saitama Prefecture, Japan, formed in 2005 by merging Kasukabe City and Shobu Town; population about 228,600. Known for the Edo-period Nikko Kaido post station Kasukabe-juku, the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, and Crayon Shin-chan.