Kahla, a town of Germany, in Altenburg, seat-
ed on the Saale, 8 m. S. of Jena.

Kuhlenberg, a mountain of Austria, extending
along the Danube to the W. of Vienna, and form-
ing the commencement of the Kahlengebirge
range, which is a branch ofthe Noric Alps.

Kahone, a town of Western Africa, capital of
the kingdom of Bur-Salum. It is seated on a
small river which falls into the Atlantic.

Kaia, a small village of Prussian Saxorty, near
Lutzen, celebrated as the scene of much fighting
on 2nd of May, 1813, between the French and the
allied Russian and Prussian army.

Kain. See Kin.

Kairwan. See Cairoan.

Kaisarieh, or Kaisavijah, a town of Asia Minor,
the ancient capital of Cappadocia, then called Ce-
sarea. It is surrounded with walls, 5 m. in cir-
cumference, and defended by a castle. The in-
habitants, estimated at 25,000, carry on an exten-
sive trade, and it. is the resort of merchants from
all parts of Asia Minor and Syria. It is sit-
uate at the foot of a mountain, always capped with
snow, 130 m. E. N. E. of Cogni.

KaJcet, a town of the country of Georgia, in a
province of its name, which comprehends a part
of the ancient Ibena. It is situate near Mount
Caucasus, 45 m. N. N. E. of Teflis, and 120 N.
W. of Derbend.

Kalau, a town of Prussia, in Lusatia, with a
great trade in wool. 11 m. S. E. of Luckau.

Kalhat, a town of Arabia, on a river of the same
name, at its entrance into the gulf of Ormus, 80
m. S. E. of Mascat.

Kaliseh, one of the eight palatinates of Rus-
sian Poland, bounded on the W. by Prussian Po-
land, and on the three other sides by the palati-
nates of Sendomir, Cracow, and Masovia.

Kaliseh, a city of Poland, capital of the above
palatinate, with manufactures of cloth, linen, and
leather. It is surrounded by morasses and walls,
has a collegiate and ten other churches, four re-
ligious houses, and a Catholic high school. 66
m. N. W. of Breslau.

Kalka Pira, a river of Chinese Tartary, which
gives name to a tribe of Monguls, inhabiting the
country N. of the Mongul Tartars, properly so
called, which stretches as far as the kingdom of
the Eluths, and is nearly 300 leagues in extent
from E. to W.

Kallingbwg, a sea-port of Denmark, in the isle
of Zealand, seated on an inlet ofthe Great Belt,
with the best harbour, next to Copenhagen, on
the island. 55 m. W. by N. Copenhagen. Long.

11. 11. E., lat. 55. 47. N.

Kalmues, a nation of Tartars, inhabiting that
part of the Russian government of Caucasia
which lies between the Volga and the Ural, to-
ward the Caspian Sea. They all live in tents,
and remove from place to place in quest of pastur-
age for their numerous cattle, consisting of hor-
ses, camels, cows, and sheep. They neither sow
nor reap, nor make hay for their cattle, so that
they live without bread, or any sort pf vegetable ;
and, in winter, their cattle fare like the wild
beasts. Their food is flesh (especially that of
horses), fish, wild fowls, and venison ; and they
have great plenty of milk, butter, and cheese ;
but mare’s milk is the most esteemed, and from it
they make a strong spirit, to which they are par-
tial. They are divided into a number of hordes
or clans, each under its own particular khan, and
all acknowledge the authority of one principal
khan, who is called Orchic urtikhan, or the king
of kings, and derives his pedigree from the great
Tamerlane. All of them, however, have submit-
ted to the government of Russia, or live under its
protection. They are pagans, and believe in
transmigration of souls. In person, manners,
and customs, they resemble the ancient Sycthians’
from whom they are descended. See Tartary.

Kalmunz, a town of Bavaria, seated at the
conflux of the Nab with the Vilz, 12 m. N. N. AV
of Ratisbon.

Kaluga, a government of the Russian empire,
formerly a province in the government of Mosi
cow. Its principal town, of the same name, is
seated on the Occa, 107 m. S. S. W- of Mos-
cow.

Kamakura, an island of Japan, 3 m. in circum
ference, lying on the S. coast of Niphon. It is
surrounded with very high and steep rocks, and
is used as a place of exile for state prisoners.

Kamalia, a town of Negroland, in the country
of Mandingo. The inhabitants are partly pagans
and partly Mahomedans, and have manufactures
of cotton, leather, and iron.

Kambala, a ridge of mountains in Thibet, be-
tween the lake Palte, and the river Burrampoo-
ter.

Kamcnitz, a town of Bohemia, in the circle of
Beehin, 27 m. E. by N. of Bechin.

Kaminieck, astrongtownofBussian Poland, cap-
ital of Podolia, and a bishop’s see, with a castle.
When the Russians seized part of the Polish ter-
ritories, in 1793, this fortress held out a long time
but at last surrendered to their arms. The castle
is seated on a craggy rock. 85 m. W. of Bra-
claw.

Kamnitz, a town of Bohemia, with manufac-
tures of stockings, glass, and linen ; also several
bleachfields. 2l m. N. N. E. ofLeitmeriz.

Kamtschatka, a peninsula on the eastern coast
of Asia, extending from 52. to 63. of N. lat.
long, of its extremity to the S. being 156. 45. E.
The isthmus joining it to the continent on the N.
lies between the gulf of Olutorsh and Penshink ;
and its extremity to the S. is Cape Lopatka. Its
greatest breadtii is 236 computed m., being from
the mouth of the river Tigril to that of the river
Kamtschatka; and towards each extremity it
gradually becomes narrower. It is bounded by
the N. Pacific Ocean to the S. and E.; and by
the sea of Okhotsk to the W. A chain of high
mountains from N. to S. extends the whole lengtn
of the peninsula, and almost equally divides it;
whence several rivers rise, and take their course
into the Pacific Ocean, and the sea of Okhotsk.
Stunted trees are thinly scattered over the whole
face of the country, whose bottoms are mossy,
with a mixture of low heath ; the whole resem-
bling Newfoundland in a most striking degree
The severity of the climate is in proportion to
the sterility of the soil. Four months, commenc
ing at midsummer, may be considered as forming
their spring, summer, and autumn : the rest of
the year is all dreary winter. They have great
quantities of wholesome vegetables in a wild state
such as chervil, garlic, onions, angelica, and wild
celerv, with some excellent turnips, and turnip
radishes, upon a few spots of ground in the val-
leys ; and this is the utmost extent of their gar-
den cultivation. A variety of wild berries, which
are gathered at proper seasons and preserved by
mashing them into a thick jam, constitute a con
siderable part of the winter provisions, serving as
a general sauce to their dried fish, the main arti-
cle of food. The forests abound in wild animals,