KUT-EL-AMARA

kut-el-amara, a small town in turkish asia, on the east bank of the tigris (32° 29 19 n., 44° 45 37 e.) at the point where the shatt-el-hai leaves that stream. it is a coaling station of the steamers plying between basra and bagdad, and an important turkish post for the control of the lower tigris. kutenai (kutonaga), a group of north-american indian tribes forming the distinct stock of kitunahan. their former range was british columbia, along the kootenay lake and river. they were always friendly to the whites and noted for their honesty. in 1904 there were some 550 in british columbia; and in 1908 there were 606 on the flathead agency, montana.