Kush Explained

Kush or Cush may refer to:

Bible

• Cush (Bible), two people and one or more places in the Hebrew Bible

Places

• Kush (mountain), a mountain near Kalat, Pakistan Balochistan
• Kush (satrapy), a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire
• Hindu Kush, a mountain range in Afghanistan
• Kingdom of Kush, an ancient kingdom in Nubia
• Cush (hill), a mountain in County Tipperary, Ireland

People

Given name

• Kush Arora, dub and bhangra music producer from San Francisco
• Cush Jumbo (born 1985), English actress
• Kush Maini (born 2000), Indian racing driver
• Kusha (Ramayana), one of the twin sons of Lord Rama and Sita

Surname

• Lennox Cush (born 1974), Guyanese–American cricketer
• Wilbur Cush (1928–1981), Northern Irish football player
• Emil Kush (1916–1969), American baseball player
• Eric Kush (born 1989), American football player
• Frank Kush (1929–2017), American football coach
• Kundan Singh Kush (1881–1967), Arya Samaj missionary
• Rod Kush (born 1956), American football player
• Vladimir Kush (born 1965), Russian painter

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

• Cush (band), American alternative Christian music band featuring Michael Knott
• Kush (band), American rap metal band
• Kush (Australian band), Australian jazz rock band from the 1970s
• "Kush" (song), a 2010 single by Dr. Dre
• The Kush, a 2007 album by the rapper Havoc

Other arts, entertainment, and media

• Kush (Conan), a nation in the fictional world of Conan the Barbarian
• Kush (film), 2007 independent action-thriller film
• "Kush" (Sanctuary), an episode of the science fiction series Sanctuary
• KUSH, a radio station (1600 AM) licensed to serve Cushing, Oklahoma, United States
• Kush Games, a now-defunct game development studio

Plants

• Kush (cannabis), a family of potent cannabis strains named for the Hindu Kush
• Kusha grass, Desmostachya bipinnata, a perennial grass species

Other uses

• Kush (maize), a cornmeal preparation similar to grits or polenta
• Kush Housing Association, a social landlord in London, England
• Synthetic cannabinoids, artificial drugs sometimes known as kush
• Kush (red panda), a male red panda known for escaping Curraghs Wildlife Park

See also

• Cushitic languages, a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken in north-east Africa
• Hindukush (disambiguation)
• Koosh ball, a toy ball made of rubber filaments attached to a soft rubber core
• Kusha (disambiguation)
• Kushan Empire, an empire in South Asia in the 1st century CE
• Kushi (disambiguation)
• Qush (disambiguation)