Kawas Explained

Kawas, Kavas or Cowas may refer to:

• Kawas (genus), an extinct seal genus
• Kawas (mythology), an Amis spiritual entity, and related terms
• Kawas, Pakistan, a town and union council, Balochistan province, Pakistan
• Kawas, Alabel, a barangay of Alabel, Sarangani, Philippines
• NTPC Kawas, a power plant in Surat, Gujarat, India

People with the name

• Bassam Kawas (born 1969), Lebanese Olympic middle-distance runner
• Hiba Kawas (born 1972), Lebanese operatic soprano, composer, and academic
• Jeannette Kawas (1946–1995), murdered environmental activist from Honduras
• Samira Kawas, Lebanese producer and actress

• Kavas Jamas Badshah (1858–1931), Indian Civil Service officer, mayor of Ipswich
• Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara (1977–1941), first Indian Deputy Commissioner of Bombay Police
• Cowasjee Jehangir (disambiguation), alternative spelling of Kawasjee Jehangir
• Kavasji Naegamvala (1857–1938), Indian astrophysicist
• Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar, Indian businessman in the cotton industry
• Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati, Indian naval officer involved in an infamous murder trial
• Kavasji Palanji Khatau 1857–1916), Indian theatre owner
• Cowasji Dinshaw Adenwalla (1827–1900), Indian businessman

See also

• Kavass, often spelled kawas or kawass: a type of Late Ottoman guard
• Kaykaus (disambiguation)