Kuru
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Kuru may refer to:
Anthropology and history[edit]
- Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people
- Kuru (mythology), part of African 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
- Kuru (archaeology), an Indo-Aryan ethnic group
- King Kuru (Hindu mythology), the imputed ancestral king of Indo-Aryan Kuru tribe
- Kuru (sport), a traditional Bhutanese sport
Geography[edit]
- 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[edit]
- HMAS Kuru, an Australian patrol boat operational between 1938 and 1943
- S/S Kuru, a Finnish lake steamer
People[edit]
- Ahmet Kuru (born 1982), Turkish footballer
- Serdar Kuru (born 1975), Turkish writer
- Taygun Kuru (born 1990), German footballer
- Uğur Arslan Kuru (born 1989), Turkish footballer
- Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957), Indian philosopher
Companies[edit]
- KURU (FM), a radio station (89.1 FM) licensed to serve Silver City, New Mexico, United States
See also[edit]
- Kourou, a town in French Guiana
- Kurultai, a political and military council of ancient Mongol and Turkic chiefs and khans
- Kurus (disambiguation)
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