Karamnasa
a river in the presidency of Bengal, British India; after a The Kara Siberia. can be made available for trade with try of central Asia, forming the E. prov- KARATEGIN (kä-rä-tā-gēn'), a counince of ince of Bokhara, and having the Russian on the N.; area 8,310 square miles. It is a highland versed from E. to W. by the Surkhab region ( 6,000-7,000 feet) and is tra- Daria. In winter (October to May) the or Kizil-su, a tributary of the Amuclimate is very severe climate is very severe; nevertheless much fruit and corn are grown. The people, number about 100,000, native khans claimed to be descended and about 5,000 nomad Kirghiz. The from one of Alexander's captains, and only lost their independence, to Bokhara, in 1868. in Rajputana, India, separated by the KARAULI (ka-ra-lē'), a native State Chambal river from Gwalior; area 1,242 square miles; pop. about 200,000, mostly Hindus. It is a hilly country, especially rich in timber. Capital Karauli, 75 miles N. W. of Gwalior, defended by a sandstone wall two miles in extent; pop. about 30,000.
KARELIA (kär-ā-lē'ä), an old name for the S. E. part of Finland, annexed to Russia by Peter the Great in 1721.
The Karelians properly so called are a branch of the Finnic race, and about a million dwell in the E. parts of Finland and the adjoining provinces of Russia from Archangel to Tver. met during e the divi Nort ng at abh nor te of cryst the po Peninsula, Obi and waters Norden Vega" have demor the sea. Th le for abtember) in t for trac -ta-gen') rming the ving the I N is a hi Zeet) and by the S of the ber to Me evertheles The about 1 Kirghiz to be des ler's captain ence, to Bo -lo), a native separated Gwalior; area ut 200,000, ountry, espe tal Karauli, 76 anded by a in extent:
Great in so called ace, and ab parts of Fi provinces of R Bio. Ma re; color, lie when cu KARELINITE (kar'e-lin-it), oxide of bismuth, with formula BiO3. Massive, with crystalline structure; color, leadgray ; luster metallic when cut. Is tains, mixed with earthy sulphide of bis found at the Savodinsk mine, Altai Mounmuth. rity sulphide o KARIKAL KARIKAL (kä-ri-käl'), the second in importance of the French possessions in India, on the Coromandel coast, 12 miles N. of Negapatam; area nearly 53 square miles; pop. about 65,000. It is a fertile tract, well supplied with rivers and canals, and largely given up to the cultivation of rice. Capital, Karikal, a mile from the sea; it has been four times taken by the British. There is an active trade in rice. Pop. about 20,000.
KARLOVO, a town in Eastern Rumelia, 30 miles N. of Philippopolis, at the foot of the highest peak of the Balkan Mountains, has manufactures of lace and cloth; about 100 years old; in 1877, after a determined resistance, it was taken and pillaged by Suleiman Pasha; pop. about 10,000.
KARLSBAD. See CARLSBAD.