Ka'ba: The most holy structure in Islam situated in Mecca. Centre of the world according to Islam.
Kabylia: Mountain area in northeastern Algeria, equalling a stretch of about 200 km.
Kairouan: City in Tunisia with 150,000 inhabitants, situated inland in the northern part of Tunisia.
Karaj: City in Iran with 940,000 inhabitants, in the Teheran Province.
Karbala: City in Iraq with 550,000 inhabitants, situated about 50 km southeast of Baghdad.
Karun: River of Iran, with its source in the Zagros Mountains.
Kasbah: Traditional fortress and palace of towns in pre-colonial North Africa.
Kemal, Mustafa: Founder of the modern republic of Turkey.
Kenitra: City in Morocco with 580,000 inhabitants, situated in the northwestern part of the country.
Kermanshah: City in Iran with 690,000 inhabitants.
Khaled: Algerian musician and singer.
Khalil, Al: City in Palestine with about 110,000 inhabitants.
Kharijis: The smallest of the three orientations in Islam, today counting for less than 1% of all Muslims.
Khartoum: Capital of Sudan with 1,2 million inhabitants.
Khayyam, Omar: Persian mathematician and poet.
Khomeini, Ayatullah: Iranian religious leader and politician.
Khufu: Egyptian Pharaoh reigning in the 26th century BCE, being the 2nd ruler in the 4th dynasty.
Khutba: A central sermon in Islam, performed with the midday prayer in the mosque on Friday.
Kiddush: Jewish praise used in the home, and in the synagogues, as a start of the sabbath and of holidays.
Kippah: Skullcap worn by Jews during prayer.
Knesset: From Hebrew, meaning 'assembly'. The parliament of Israel, located to Jerusalem.
Konya: City in central Turkey with 600,000 inhabitants.
Koran: The holy book of Islam. Also referred to in English as "Quran", or "Qur'an".
Kosher: Jewish rules for what is ritually acceptable.
Kufra: Group of oases in southeastern Libya, with a population of about 10,000.
Kurds: People living in a landscape called Kurdistan.
Kuwait: Independent monarchy, divided into 5 governorates, bordering southeastern Iraq northeastern Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait City: Capital of Kuwait with 900,000 inhabitants.