Kesh
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Kesh may refer to:
- Kesh (Sumer)Kesh (Sumer)Kesh was an ancient Sumerian city and religious site, whose patron goddess was Ninhursag. Its location is uncertain; some of the possible sites put forth include Al-Ubaid, near Ur, or Tell al-Wilayah near Adab or Abu Salabikh. Robert D...
, an ancient Sumerian city and religious center - Kesh, the former name of ShahrisabzShahrisabzShakhrisabz , is a city in Uzbekistan located approximately 80 km south of Samarkand with the population of 53,000 . It is located at the altitude of 622 m. Once a major city of Central Asia, it is primarily known today as the birthplace of 14th century Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur...
, Uzbekistan - KeşKesKes may refer to:* Keş, Azerbaijan* Kes , a musical ensemble from Trinidad* Kes , 1969 film directed by Ken Loach* Kes , a rabbi in the Beta Israel community* Kes , a fictional character in Star Trek: Voyager...
, Azerbaijan - Kesh, County FermanaghKesh, County FermanaghKesh is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is on the Kesh River about from Lower Lough Erne. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 972 people....
, a small village in Northern Ireland - Long Kesh, a prison in Northern Ireland
- Kesh (Sikhism)Kesh (Sikhism)In Sikhism, Kesh is the practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally as a symbol of respect for the perfection of God's creation. The practice is one of the Five Ks, the outward symbols ordered by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 as a means to profess the Sikh faith...
, a practice of not cutting hair in Sikhism - Kesh, a fictional human culture and language in Ursula K. Le Guin's novel Always Coming HomeAlways Coming HomeAlways Coming Home is a novel by Ursula K. Le Guin published in 1985. This novel is about a cultural group of humans—the Kesh—who "might be going to have lived a long, long time from now in Northern California." Always Coming Home is a novel by Ursula K. Le Guin published in 1985. This novel is...
- The Empire of Great KeshThe Empire of Great KeshThe Empire of Great Kesh is a fictional nation on Midkemia, a world created by a fantasy role-playing group and popularized by Raymond E. Feist. It lies south of the Kingdom of the Isles and north of the Keshian Confederacy on the continent of Triagia...
, a nation of the world of Midkemia, in books written by Raymond Feist - KESH, the electricity supplier of AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
- Kesh (designer)Kesh (designer)-Career:Kesh's father is of Malaysian descent and her mother is of Trinidadian heritage. Kesh started a career as a fashion designer but after some time moved into photography and art...
, an English DJ, fashion designer and print media editor - KeshiKeshiKeshi aka keshigomu is the Japanese for eraser. Modern reference to "keshi" is related to a collectible manga/anime character mini figure made of coloured hard gum. However, keshi is not restrictive to its etymology but a generic term as several gum types are used, from matte to transparent...
, specifically those not marketed in Japan.