kamet
- n a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
katsina
- n a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
isle of skye
- n an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery
islamabad
- n the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
islamic army of aden
- n Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
islamic army of aden-abyan
- n Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
islamic calendar
- n the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years
islamic community
- n a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
islamic great eastern raiders-front
- n a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO