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Kanój, in Hindostán, Lat. 27°, Long. 78° . . . . . . . . . . कचौज or قنوج Sans kr., Hind.
"(The city of) the crooked girls." This name comes from the Sanskrit Kánya-
kúbja, the crooked girl; the etymology alludes to a legend relating to the hundred
daughters of Kusanábha, the king of this town. They were all rendered crooked by Váyu
for non-compliance with his licentious desires. Wilson, Sanskrit Dictionary.
Anal. Kánya Kumári, q. v.; Komorín; Konyakagram, virgins' village.

Kantanágar, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 88° . . . . . . . . . . . . . كانٹا ذكر Hind.
"Mountain town." Kánta = a thorn, spire, is also used in the meaning of peak, ridge,
mountain. Compare Srikánta, Kidarkánta.

Karagóla, or Karagolaghát, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 87 كارا گولا گهاٹ Hind.
"The black corn-landing place."

Karakorúm, a mountain chain between Tibet and Turkistán . . . قره قرم Turk.
"The black mountain." This name is chiefly given to the principal mountain chain
to the north of Ladák.
As our journey to the north of it and beyond the Kuenlúen proved that not the Kuen-
lúen, but this more southernly chain forms the watershed between India and Central Asia
(a result quite unexpected), we extended the name Karakorúm to all the chains which, to
the north of Tibet, run about parallel to the Himálaya.
The meanings of the names also coincide perfectly with physical features very character-
istic for each of these chains, the Himálaya having a much greater number of glaciers and
much larger ice-fields than the Karakorúm, which, in consequence, also presents a much
darker appearance. The literal Persian translation of Karakorúm is Siyah Koh, which,
however, we did not find used.
Anal. Kára Kum, the black sand, a band of dark volcanic rocks in the Karakásh valley,
Lat. 36°, Long. 78°. Compare Kísil Kum.

Karasú, a stream in Jalalabád . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . قره صو Turk.
"Black water."
Also in the Kuenlúen chain we found several small rivers called Karasú. See Áksu.

Kárchan, see Lahól.

Kárdong, in Lahól, Lat. 33°, Long. 77° . . . . . . . . . རྐར་རྡོང་ dkar-dong. Tib.
"White hollow (=cirque de névé)." Dkar, white; dong, cavern, profundity, abyss,
pit. The name evidently refers to the extent of snowy regions in this district.

Kárimgánj, in Hindostán, Lat. 28°, Long. 79° . . . . . . . . . . . كريم گنج Arab. Hind.
"Kárim's town." Kárim, gracious, one of the epithets of God, also frequently used in
personal names.
Anal. Kárim Khan, Lat. 26°, Long. 79°.