# Kang

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'''Kang''' may refer to:{{TOC right}}

==Places==
* [Kang Kalan](/source/Kang_Kalan), Punjab
* [Kang District](/source/Kang_District), Afghanistan
* [Kang, Botswana](/source/Kang%2C_Botswana), a village
* [Kang County](/source/Kang_County), Gansu, China
* [Kang, Isfahan](/source/Kang%2C_Isfahan), Iran, a village
* [Kang, Kerman](/source/Kang%2C_Kerman), Iran, a village
* [Kang, Razavi Khorasan](/source/Kang%2C_Razavi_Khorasan), Iran, a village
* [Kham](/source/Kham) (康), also transliterated as Kang, an area of eastern Tibet and western Sichuan
* [Kangju](/source/Kangju), an ancient kingdom in Central Asia
* [Xikang](/source/Xikang), a province of the Republic of China from 1939 to 1955

==People==

===Royalty===
* [Tai Kang](/source/Tai_Kang) (reigned 2117–2088 BC), third sovereign of the Xia Dynasty
* [King Kang of Zhou](/source/King_Kang_of_Zhou) (reigned 1020-996 BC or 1005-978 BC), third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty
* [King Kang of Chu](/source/King_Kang_of_Chu) (died 545 BC), in ancient China
* [Duke Kang of Qi](/source/Duke_Kang_of_Qi) (died 379 BC), titular ruler of Qi
* [Emperor Kang of Jin](/source/Emperor_Kang_of_Jin) (322-344), of the Eastern Jin Dynasty

===Surname===
* [Kang (Chinese surname)](/source/Kang_(Chinese_surname)), a Chinese surname (康)
* [Kang (Korean surname)](/source/Kang_(Korean_surname)), a common Korean surname (강; 姜)
* [Anne Kang](/source/Anne_Kang), a Canadian politician
* [C.S. Eliot Kang](/source/C.S._Eliot_Kang) (born 1962), American diplomat and member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service
* [David Kang](/source/David_Kang), an Australian barrister and gunman
* [Eugene Kang](/source/Eugene_Kang) (born 1984), Special Projects Coordinator and Confidential Assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama
* [Jimmy Kang](/source/Jimmy_Kang), American music producer and executive
* [Kang Kek Iew](/source/Kang_Kek_Iew) (1942–2020), leader of the Cambodian Khmer Rouge, convicted of crimes against humanity
* [Kristi Kang](/source/Kristi_Kang) (born 1984), American voice actress affiliated with Funimation
* [Maggie Kang](/source/Maggie_Kang), Korean-Canadian film director

==Characters==
* [Kang and Kodos](/source/Kang_and_Kodos), green one-eyed aliens in ''The Simpsons''
* [Kang the Conqueror](/source/Kang_the_Conqueror), a Marvel Comics supervillain
* [Kang (''Star Trek'')](/source/Kang_(Star_Trek)), a Klingon warrior in ''Star Trek'' television series
* The Kangs, two warring gangs in the "[Paradise Towers](/source/Paradise_Towers)" 1987 ''Doctor Who'' episode
* [Liu Kang](/source/Liu_Kang), a character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series
* Kang the Mad, a character in ''[Jade Empire](/source/Jade_Empire)'' 2005 video game
* [Meng Kang](/source/Meng_Kang), a character in the ''Water Margin''
* Suzie Kang, an object-tracker in ''[The Lost Room](/source/The_Lost_Room)'' mini-series
* Kang Tongbi or Widow Kang, a character in ''[The Years of Rice and Salt](/source/The_Years_of_Rice_and_Salt)'' 2002 counterfactual novel

==Other uses==
* Kang, the star [Kappa Virginis](/source/Kappa_Virginis)
* [Kang bed-stove](/source/Kang_bed-stove)
* [K'ang jo fu](/source/K'ang_jo_fu) or the kang, a self-defense technique
* [KANG-LD](/source/KANG-LD), a TV station, San Angelo, Texas, US
* [KEUS-LD](/source/KEUS-LD), a TV station, San Angelo, Texas, US, formerly KANG-CA
* [KANG-TV](/source/KANG-TV), a TV station in Waco, Texas, US
* [Android Open Kang Project](/source/Android_Open_Kang_Project), a smartphone operating system

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