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Sligo, town, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Sligo, town (1991 pop. 17,964), county seat of Sligo, N Republic of Ireland, at the mouth of the Garavogue River on Sligo Bay. It is a seaport and fishing center, with a woolen trade…Sinaia
(Encyclopedia) SinaiaSinaiasēnīˈä [key], town (1990 pop. 15,817), S central Romania, in Walachia, in the Transylvanian Alps. It is a health and winter sports resort and has a metalworking plant and…Phanar
(Encyclopedia) Phanar or FanarFanarboth: fănˈər, fənärˈ [key], Greek quarter of Constantinople (now İstanbul). Under the Ottoman Empire, Phanar was the residence of the privileged Greek families,…Rasht
(Encyclopedia) RashtRashtrăsht [key] or ReshtRashtrĕsht [key], city (1991 pop. 340,637), capital of Gilan prov., NW Iran, near the Caspian Sea. It is an administrative and trade center for a fertile…Palomino de Castro y Velasco, Acislo Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Palomino de Castro y Velasco, Acislo AntonioPalomino de Castro y Velasco, Acislo Antonioäthēsˈlō äntōˈnyō pälōmēˈnō ᵺā käˈstrō ē vāläsˈkō [key], 1655–1726, Spanish historical painter…Obadiah, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Obadiah, short prophetic book of the Bible. The prophet is otherwise unknown. The oracle which comprises this book dates from after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in…Ogbomosho
(Encyclopedia) OgbomoshoOgbomoshoōb&oomacr;ˈmôshô, ŏgbōmōˈshō [key], city (1991 pop. 644,000), SW Nigeria. It is the trade center for a farming region. Yams, cassava, corn, and tobacco are grown…Awaji-shima
(Encyclopedia) Awaji-shimaAwaji-shimaäwäˈjē-shēˈmä [key], island, 32 mi (52 km) long and from 3 to 17 mi (4.8–27 km) wide, Hyogo prefecture, Japan, in the Inland Sea. Sumoto, on Osaka Bay, is the…Oldham
(Encyclopedia) Oldham, metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 107,095), NW England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area. The city's industries include papermaking, tanning, food processing, and mail…Ems, town, Germany
(Encyclopedia) Ems or Bad Ems Ems bät ĕms [key], town, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, on the Lahn River. Chartered…Trending
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