Kuru

Kuru may refer to:

Anthropology and history

Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people
Kuru (mythology), part of Meithei mythology
Kuru Kingdom, a powerful Indo-Aryan tribe and kingdom during the Vedic period (Early Iron Age) and later a republic during the Mahajanapada period in India
- King Kuru (Hindu mythology), the imputed ancestral king of Indo-Aryan Kuru tribe
Kuru (sport), a traditional Bhutanese sport

Places

Kuru River, a river in South Sudan
Kuru, Finland, municipality
Kuru, Iran
Kuru, Nigeria
Kuru, Ida-Viru County, village in Iisaku Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia
Kuru, Lääne-Viru County, village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

Transport

HMAS Kuru, an Australian patrol boat operational between 1938 and 1943
S/S Kuru, a Finnish lake steamer

People

Ahmet Kuru (born 1982), Turkish footballer
Taygun Kuru (born 1990), German footballer
Uğur Arslan Kuru (born 1989), Turkish footballer
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957), Indian philosopher

Other uses

Kuru (film), an upcoming Japanese supernatural horror film
KURU (FM), a radio station (89.1 FM) licensed to serve Silver City, New Mexico, United States

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