Cities of the World Educational Posters & Prints “Ki...-Ku...-”
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Kiev, the capital and largest city of Ukraine, is located on the Dnieper River. It is one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, being located on a trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople (Istanbul).

The dish of boneless chicken breast, pounded and rolled around cold garlic butter with herbs, then breaded, and either fried or baked, is called Chicken Kiev.

Kigali, founded by German colonial rule, in 1907, is the largest city in Rwanda, has been the capital since the nation's independence in 1962.

Kigali is situated near the geographic center of the nation, on a series of ridges, with altitudes rangings from 4,270 ft to 5,246 ft above sea level.

“Beginning on April 6, 1994, Kigali was the scene of the Rwandan Genocide — the slaughter of approximately one million Tutsi and moderate Hutu by Hutu militias (interahamwe), and some members of the Rwandan army — and of fierce fighting between the army (mostly Hutu) and Tutsi-dominated Rwandese Patriotic Front. Although damaged, the city's structure has recovered.” (direct quote from Wikipedia)

Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, is famous for local diamond mines and siege during the Second Boer War. The town started out named New Rush because of the stampede by men rushing to the site of diamond finds. Eventually the site was named for Lord Kimberley, the British Secretary for the State of the Colonies.

Individuals such as Cecil Rhodes made their fortune in Kimberley, and the roots of the De Beers corporation can also be traced to the city.

The Big Hole is the resulting open pit that was dug by miners between 1871 and 1914.

Kinshasa, located on the south bank of the Congo River, is the largest city and capital of the Democratic Rebpublic of the Congo. The city of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, is directly across the river from Kinshasa.

It was founded by Morton Stanley in 1881 and named Leopoldville in honor of King Leopold II of Belgium (colonial Belgian Congo). It was renamed in 1966.

Kinshasa was the site of the 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman for the World Heavyweight title.

Kolkata, known as the anglicised Calcutta until 2001, is the commerical, educational, and cultural center of eastern India and one of the largest urban agglomeration in the world.

Kolkata is located on the Ganges River Delta.

People associated with Kolkata: Sri Aurobindo, Satyendra Nath Bose, Julia Margaret Cameron, Rabindranath Tagore, William Makepeace Thackeray, Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, 1950.

Krakow is the second largest, and dating from the 7th century, one of the oldest cities n Poland. Located on the Vistula River, Krakow is an important academic, cultural, art and economic center.

The archbishop of Krakow, Karol Wojtyla, was electect to the papacy as Pope John Paul II, in 1978.

People associated with Krakow include Jadwiga, Wislawa Szymborska, Bronislaw Malinowski, Czeslaw Milosz, Ivo Andric,

Kuala Lumpar, the capital and largest city of Malaysia, is located on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

The city began with the opening of tin mines by Chinese laborers in 1850.