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 African 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

Geography

• 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
• Serdar Kuru (born 1975), Turkish writer
• Taygun Kuru (born 1990), German footballer
• Uğur Arslan Kuru (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957), Indian philosopher

Companies

• KURU (FM), a radio station (89.1 FM) licensed to serve Silver City, New Mexico, United States

See also

• Kourou, a town in French Guiana
• Kurultai, a political and military council of ancient Mongol and Turkic chiefs and khans
• Kurus (disambiguation)