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Kirovsk
(Encyclopedia) KirovskKirovskkēˈrəfsk [key], city (1989 pop. 43,500), N European Russia, on the Kola Peninsula. The city is the center of a mining complex that produces apatite and nephelite, raw…Leighton, Clare
(Encyclopedia) Leighton, ClareLeighton, Clarelāˈtən [key], 1899–1989, English print maker, writer, and illustrator. Leighton was best known for her fine woodcuts and engravings and her work is…Armavir
(Encyclopedia) ArmavirArmavirärməvērˈ, Rus. ərməvērˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 161,000), Krasnodar Territory, SE European Russia, on the Kuban River. An important railroad junction, it has machine and…Horlivka
(Encyclopedia) HorlivkaHorlivkahôrˈləfkə [key], Rus. Gorlovka, city (1989 pop. 337,000), E Ukraine, in the Donets Basin. It is a major coal-mining and industrial center, with a major chemical complex…Kandalaksha
(Encyclopedia) KandalakshaKandalakshakəndəläkˈshə [key], Finnish Kannanlahti, city (1989 pop. 54,000), NW European Russia, on the Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea. It is a seaport and has aluminum…Ishim, city, Russia
(Encyclopedia) IshimIshimēshēmˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 66,000), W Siberian Russia, on the Ishim River and the Trans-Siberian RR. An agricultural center, it produces farm machinery and processes food…Jacmel
(Encyclopedia) JacmelJacmelzhäkˈmĕl [key], city (1989 est. pop. 217,000), S Haiti. About 25 mi (40 km) S of Port-au-Prince, Jacmel is an important port on the Caribbean Sea. The city was heavily…Makiyivka
(Encyclopedia) MakiyivkaMakiyivkaməkēˈəfkə [key], Rus. Makeyevka, city (1989 pop. 430,000), SE Ukraine, in the Donets Basin. It is a metallurgical and coal-mining center and has machinery and coking…Novomoskovsk
(Encyclopedia) NovomoskovskNovomoskovsknôˌvəməskôfskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 146,000), W central European Russia. An industrial center in the Moscow lignite basin, it has lignite mines and chemical…Nukus
(Encyclopedia) NukusNukusn&oomacr;k&oomacr;sˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 170,362), capital of Karakalpakstan Republic, W Uzbekistan, in the Khwarazm oasis and on the Amu Darya River. It has…Trending
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