Kish
Encyclopedia
Geography
- Kish Island, an Iranian island and a city in the Persian Gulf
- Kish, IranKish, IranKish is a resort island in the Persian Gulf. It is part of the Hormozgān Province of Iran. Due to its free trade zone status it is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of 20,000 residents and...
, a city on Kish Island - Kish DistrictKish DistrictKish District is a district in Bandar-Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21,637, in 6,344 families. The District has one city: Kish....
, an administrative subdivision of Iran - Kish Rural DistrictKish Rural DistrictKish Rural District is a Rural District in Kish District, Bandar-Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 79, in 9 families. The rural district contains one village....
, an administrative subdivision of Iran - Kish (Sumer)Kish (Sumer)Kish is modern Tell al-Uhaymir , and was an ancient city of Sumer. Kish is located some 12 km east of Babylon, and 80 km south of Baghdad ....
, an ancient city in Sumer, now in Iraq - Kish BankKish BankThe Kish Bank is a shallow sand bank about seven miles off the coast of Dublin, in Ireland. It is marked by the Kish Lighthouse, a landmark well known to sailors and ferry passengers passing through Dublin Bay and Dún Laoghaire harbour.Many ships were wrecked on these shallows...
, a shallow sand bank off shore of Dublin BayDublin BayDublin Bay is a C-shaped inlet of the Irish Sea on the east coast of Ireland. The bay is about 10 kilometres wide along its north-south base, and 7 km in length to its apex at the centre of the city of Dublin; stretching from Howth Head in the north to Dalkey Point in the south...
. It is marked by the Kish Lighthouse. - Kiş, Khojavend, Azerbaijan
- Kiş, ShakiKis, ShakiKiş is a village and municipality in the Shaki Rayon of Azerbaijan. It is located approximately 5 km north of Shaki. It has a population of 6,244.- History:...
, Azerbaijan, location of the Church of KishChurch of KishThe Church of Kish , also known by different sources as Church of Saint Elishe or Holy Mother of God Church , is a 12th or 13th century church located in the village of Kiş approximately 5 km north of Shaki, Azerbaijan...
People
- Kish (Bible)Kish (Bible)Kish was the father of the first king of the Israelites, Saul. -Life:Kish was a Benjamite of the family of the Matrites , and there is some question over whether he is the brother or son of Ner . The question may be resolved by reading both Ner and Kish as sons of Abiel.-Residence:It appears that...
, a person in the Bible - Leslie KishLeslie KishLeslie Kish was an American statistician and survey methodologist of Hungarian descent. He fought in the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War....
, a statistician - Kish (rapper), a Canadian hip hop musician
- Kish, a figure in the Book of Mormon
Miscellaneous
- Church of KishChurch of KishThe Church of Kish , also known by different sources as Church of Saint Elishe or Holy Mother of God Church , is a 12th or 13th century church located in the village of Kiş approximately 5 km north of Shaki, Azerbaijan...
, a church in the village of Kish, Azerbaijan - Kish, a byproduct in steelmaking, used to synthesize graphite
- Kish (Tokyo Mew Mew), an antagonist in the manga and anime series Tokyo Mew Mew
- Kish AirKish AirKish Air is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates international, domestic and charter services as a scheduled carrier. Its main base is Mehrabad Airport, Tehran.-History:...
, an Iranian airline - Kish CypherKish cypherThe Kish cypher is a technique purported to maintain secure communications utilizing classical statistical physics due to Laszlo B. Kish. The Kish cypher is a physical secure layer where the security is provided by the laws of physics and it should not be confused with a software-based approach...
, a purported method for secure communication - KISHKISHKISH is Guam's first all-Chamorro Music formatted FM station. They are owned and operated by Inter-Island communications and is licensed to Hagåtña. The station signed on the air in May 2003....
, a radio station in Guam - Kish Gas FieldKish Gas FieldKish gas Fied is a giant gas field close to Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.It is one of the NIOC Recent Discoveries which was discovered in 2006 and holds of gas in place of which is recoverable....
, a giant gas field close to Kish Island in the Persian Gulf - Oliver Fish and Kyle LewisOliver Fish and Kyle LewisOliver Fish and Kyle Lewis are fictional characters on the American daytime soap opera One Life to Live, owned by ABC. Oliver is portrayed by Scott Evans, and Kyle is portrayed by Brett Claywell. Similar to other couples on soap operas, they are referred to by a portmanteau, in this case "Kish"...
, fictional characters from the american Soap operaSoap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
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