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(Encyclopedia) TashkentTashkenttăshkĕntˈ, –kĕndˈ [key] or ToshkentTashkenttŏsh– [key], city (1992 pop. 2,133,000), capital of Tashkent region and of Uzbekistan, in the foothills of the Tian Shan mts…Bern
(Encyclopedia) Bern or Berne Berne bĕrn [key], canton, 2,658 sq mi (6,883 sq km), W central Switzerland. The…Transcarpathian Region
(Encyclopedia) Transcarpathian RegionTranscarpathian Regiontrănzˌcärpāˈthēən [key], Ukr. Zarkarpattya Oblast or Zakarpats'ka Oblast, Rus. Zakarpatskaya Oblast, administrative region (1989 pop. 1,252,…Buddha
(Encyclopedia) BuddhaBuddhab&oomacr;ˈdə, b&oobreve;– [key] [Skt.,=the enlightened One], usual title given to the founder of Buddhism. He is also called the Tathagata [he who has come thus],…Ohio
Ohio State Information Capital: Columbus Official Name: State of Ohio Organized as a territory: May 7, 1788 (Northwest Territory) Entered Union (rank): March 1, 1803 (17th) Present constitution…Great Plains
(Encyclopedia) Great Plains, extensive grassland region on the continental slope of central North America. They extend from the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba south through…Miami, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) MiamiMiamimīămˈē, –ə [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. The region of Greater Miami encompasses…Alps
(Encyclopedia) Alps, great mountain system of S central Europe, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.100 mi (160 km) wide, curving in a great arc from the Riviera coast on the Mediterranean Sea, along the…Urals
(Encyclopedia) Urals or Ural Mountains, E European Russia and NW Kazakhstan, forming, together with the Ural River, the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia and separating the Russian plain…Chechnya
(Encyclopedia) ChechnyaChechnyachĕchnyäˈ, chĕchˈnēə [key] or Chechen RepublicChechnyachəchĕnˈ [key], republic (1990 est. pop. 1,300,000, with neighboring Ingushetia), c.6,100 sq mi (15,800 sq km), SE…Trending
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