Kusi
a considerable tributary of the Ganges, rises in the Nepal Himalayas, to the N. W. of Mount Everest, and flows generally S. Its length is about 325 miles, and it is navigable, by boats of 10 tons, to the Nepal frontier. Its bed is constantly shifting to the W.
KÜSTRIN (küst'rin), a town of Prussia and a fortress of the first rank; situated in the midst of extensive marshes at the confluence of the Warthe with the Oder; 51 miles E. of Berlin.
It was first fortified in 1535-1543, and was held by the French from 1806 to 1814. Küstrin is also an important railway center.
KUTABMINAR (kö-tab-mēn-är'), a column of red sandstone, erected at Delhi, India, to commemorate the victory gained by the Mussulmans over the Rajputs in 1193. This conquest gained for them the sovereignty of the Punjab.
The column is 50 feet in diameter at the base and 13 at the top. Its face is covered with inscriptions from the Koran.