Kita is a town and urban commune in western Mali. The town is the capital of the Kita Cercle in the Kayes Region. It lies on the eastern slope of Mount Kita, known for its caves and rock paintings. Today, the town is known for its music, its annual Roman Catholic pilgrimage and its role as a processing center for the surrounding cotton- and peanut-growing region. Kita lies on the Dakar-Niger Railway and is the largest transit hub between Bamako and Kayes. In the 2018 census the urban commune had a population of 463,787.
France competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 336 competitors, 211 men and 125 women, took part in 196 events in 28 sports.
The France men's national basketball team represents France in international basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. France is currently ranked fourth in the FIBA World Ranking.
The Pakistan national field hockey team represents Pakistan in international field hockey. Having played its first match in 1948, it is administered by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the governing body for hockey in Pakistan. It has been a member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) since 1948 and was founding member of the Asian Hockey Federation (ASHF), which was formed in 1958. Pakistan is one of the most successful national field hockey teams in the world with a record four Hockey World Cup wins.
Isabel Kerschowski is a German football striker. She played for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and for the German national team.
Manzoor Hussain, better known as Manzoor Junior, was a Pakistani field hockey player.
Cheonan City FC is a South Korean football club based in Cheonan that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. They play their home games at the 26,000 capacity Cheonan Stadium.
AS Korofina is a Malian football club. The team is based in the city of Bamako, in the Commune I neighborhood. Their home ground is Stade Modibo Keïta. They are also known by the acronym ASKO.
Makan Hislop is a Trinidad and Tobago football (soccer) player, who plays for United Petrotrin of the TT Pro League.
Jannat Makan is a city in the Central District of Gotvand County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Jannat Makan Rural District.
Salem Ahamed is an Indian film director, screen writer and producer. After working for a long time as a travel consultant, he joined as a creative director and script writer in a television channel. His directorial debut, Adaminte Makan Abu (2011), fetched him numerous accolades and was screened at various international film festivals. It was also chosen as India's official entry to be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. Then he made two movies Kunjananthante Kada (2013) and Pathemari (2015) with Mammootty as the lead. The latter won the Best Feature Film In Malayalam award at the 63rd National Film Awards. Salim's latest film is And the Oscar Goes To...(2019), which tells about his own experiences with the production and marketing of his first film.
Shah Makan is a village in Zaz-e Sharqi Rural District, Zaz va Mahru District, Aligudarz County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 300, in 56 families.
Shah Makan-e Sefer is a village in Zaz-e Sharqi Rural District, Zaz va Mahru District, Aligudarz County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 158, in 26 families.
Xu Yinsheng is a male former table tennis player from China.
Khvosh Makan is a village in, and the former capital of, Howmeh Rural District of the Central District of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran. The capital of the rural district has been transferred to the village of Sar Korreh.
Gol Makan-e Baseri is a village in Abarj Rural District, Dorudzan District, Marvdasht County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 519, in 122 families.
Gol Makan-e Qeshlaq is a village in Abarj Rural District, Dorudzan District, Marvdasht County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,163, in 257 families.
Khorram Makan is a village in, and the capital of, Khorram Makan Rural District of Kamfiruz District, Marvdasht County, Fars province, Iran.
Kyranbek Makhan is a Chinese basketball player of Kyrgyz origin who plays in the small forward position for China and the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He is an elite three point shooter and perimeter defender. Kyranbek played with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers for 11 years and was an important part of their three consecutive Grand Finals from 2009 to 2011 and their first championship in the 2016–17 season. He is widely regarded as one of the most iconic players of the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, along with Shirelijan Muxtar and Xu Guochong. He was part of the Chinese squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
