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South Manchurian Railway
(Encyclopedia) South Manchurian Railway, Japanese-developed enterprise, with a trackage of 701 mi (1128 km). The line from Changchun to Lüshun (Port Arthur), originally belonging to the Russian-built…Nuevo Laredo
(Encyclopedia) Nuevo LaredoNuevo Laredonwāˈvō lärāˈᵺō [key], city (1990 pop. 218,413), Tamaulipas state, NE Mexico, across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Tex. Linked with the United States by automobile…Hornell
(Encyclopedia) Hornell Hornell hôrnĕlˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 8,263), Steuben co., SW N.Y., on the Canisteo…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…Motagua
(Encyclopedia) MotaguaMotaguamōtäˈgwä [key], river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in S central Guatemala and flowing NE to the Gulf of Honduras. The longest river within Guatemala, it waters a…Zahedan
(Encyclopedia) ZahedanZahedanzähādänˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 361,623), capital of Sistan and Baluchistan prov., SE Iran, near the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan. One of Iran's poorer cities,…Tonbridge and Malling
(Encyclopedia) Tonbridge and MallingTonbridge and Mallingtŭnˈbrĭj [key], district (1991 pop. 99,100), Kent, SE England. The town of Tonbridge is mainly residential with light industry, including…Yangquan
(Encyclopedia) YangquanYangquanyängˈchüänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 402,300), E central Shanxi prov., China, on the highway and railroad linking Taiyuan with Hebei prov. The center of an important…Tigre
(Encyclopedia) TigreTigretēˈgrā [key], city (1991 pop. 256,005), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. A railroad terminus and river port with good road connections, Tigre is a market for the fruit grown…Plant City
(Encyclopedia) Plant City, city (1990 pop. 22,754), Hillsborough co., W central Fla.; inc. 1885. It is a processing, trade, and shipping center located in a growing suburban region. The city is known…Trending
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