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Kalemie
(Encyclopedia)Kalemie älbĕrvēlˈ [key], city (1984 pop. 73,528), Tanganyika prov., SE Congo (Kinshasa), on Lake Tanganyika at the mouth of the Lukuga River. It is a commercial center and a rail-steamer transfer ...Lipetsk
(Encyclopedia)Lipetsk lyēˈpyĭtsk [key], city (1989 pop. 450,000), capital of Lipetsk region, E central European Russia, on the Voronezh River. It is the center of an iron-ore-mining area. Industrial products inc...Nanning
(Encyclopedia)Nanning nänˈnĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 829,400), capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Xi River in a fertile farming area. The city has a medium-sized integrated ...Cuernavaca
(Encyclopedia)Cuernavaca kwārnäväˈkä [key], city, capital of Morelos state, S Mexico, in the Cuernavaca Valley. ...Abeokuta
(Encyclopedia)Abeokuta äˌbēōko͞oˈtə, ăbˌ– [key], city (1991 est. pop. 377,000), SW Nigeria. It is the trade center for an agricultural region producing rice, yams, cassava, cotton, fruit, vegetables, and...Aalborg
(Encyclopedia)Aalborg ôlˈbôrg, ôlˈbôr [key], city (2020 pop. 136,000), capital of Nordjylland co., N Denmark, on both sides of the Limfjord; it is Denmark's fourth largest city. I...Bulawayo
(Encyclopedia)Bulawayo bo͞oləwäˈyō [key], city, SW Zimbabwe. It is the second largest city of Zimbabwe and an ...Castellammare di Stabia
(Encyclopedia)Castellammare di Stabia kästĕlˌläm-mäˈrā dē stäˈbyä [key], city, in Campan...Blantyre
(Encyclopedia)Blantyre blăntīˈər [key], city (2021 est. pop. 584,877), S Malawi, in the Shire Highlands. It ...Wadowice
(Encyclopedia)Wadowice vädōvēˈtsĕ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 19,600), Bielsko-Biała prov., S Poland, on Skawa River, 23 mi (37 km) WSW of Kraków. Located in a region of rolling hills, Wadowice is a railroad...Browse by Subject
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