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Valleyfield
(Encyclopedia)Valleyfield, city (1991 pop. 27,598), S Que., Canada, on the Beauharnois canal, at the northeast end of Lake St. Francis, SW of Montreal. A port of entry and industrial center, it has cotton and synth...Mirpur Khas
(Encyclopedia)Mirpur Khas mērˈpo͝or khäs [key], town (1981 pop. 124,371), S Pakistan, on the Let War canal. Founded in 1806, the town is a market for cotton and food grains. ...Isparta
(Encyclopedia)Isparta ĭspärˈtä [key], city, capital of Isparta prov., W central Turkey. It is a manufac...Imabari
(Encyclopedia)Imabari ēmäˈbärē [key], city, Ehime prefecture, N Shikoku, Japan, on the Hiuchi Sea. It is ...Leigh
(Encyclopedia)Leigh lē [key], town (1991 pop. 42,627), Wigan metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Industries include cotton and rayon mills, metalworks, and machinery and...Dindigul
(Encyclopedia)Dindigul dĭnˈdĭgĕl [key], city, Tamil Nadu state, S India. It is a railroad junction and a ...Johnstone
(Encyclopedia)Johnstone jŏnˈstən [key], town (1991 pop. 42,731), Renfrewshire, W Scotland. Industries include flax and cotton mills in addition to engineering works. Chemicals, machine tools, and shoelaces are a...Sabzevar
(Encyclopedia)Sabzevar säbzĕvärˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 148,065), Razavi Khorasan prov., NE Iran. It is the trade center of a cotton-growing region. The city's manufactures include textiles and rugs. ...Sagar
(Encyclopedia)Sagar säˈgər [key], city (1991 pop. 257,119), Madhya Pradesh state, central India. Sagar is a regional market for wheat, cotton, and oilseed. Such industries as sawmilling, oil, and flour milling a...Alvin
(Encyclopedia)Alvin, city (2020 pop. 27,098), Brazoria co., S Tex.; inc. 1893. The city is chiefly residential but is near an agricultural area where rice, cotton, soybeans, and pecans are raised. Indus...Browse by Subject
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