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(Encyclopedia) KigomaKigomakēgōˈmäˈ [key], town, capital of Kigoma prov., W Tanzania, a port on Lake Tanganyika; combined with Ujiji in a single municipality, Kigoma-Ujiji (2012 pop. 215,458). It is…Lubbers, Ruud
(Encyclopedia) Lubbers, Ruud (Rudolphus Franciscus Marie Lubbers), 1939–2018, Dutch political leader. After the death of his father (1965), he became codirector of the family's engineering firm. A…Hanau
(Encyclopedia) Hanau Hanau häˈnou [key], city, Hesse, central Germany, on the Main and Kinzig rivers. It is…Tétouan
(Encyclopedia) Tétouan or TetuánTétouanboth: tātwänˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 277,516), N Morocco. The city has some light industry and is an export point for livestock and agricultural products. Its…Hunter, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Hunter, Robert, d. 1734, royal governor of New York and New Jersey (1709–19), b. Ayrshire, Scotland. His administration was notably successful. He maintained a vigorous campaign…International Refugee Organization
(Encyclopedia) International Refugee Organization (IRO), temporary agency of the United Nations, established in 1946. In arranging for the care and the repatriation or resettlement of Europeans made…New Iberia
(Encyclopedia) New Iberia, city (1990 pop. 31,828), seat of Iberia parish, S La., on Bayou Teche, which is connected to the Intracoastal Waterway by a canal; inc. 1836. It has printing and publishing…Abdera
(Encyclopedia) AbderaAbderaăbdēˈrə [key] or AvdiraAvdiraävdēˈrä [key], town, NE Greece, in Thrace, near the mouth of the Mesta River. It is a small agricultural settlement. Founded (c.650 b.c.) by…Landshut
(Encyclopedia) LandshutLandshutläntsˈh&oomacr;t [key], city (1994 pop. 59,640), Bavaria, SE Germany, on the Isar River. Once the capital of Lower Bavaria, it is now a transportation and…Ermoupolis
(Encyclopedia) Ermoupolis,&sp;Hermoupolis Ermoupolis, both: ĕrm&oomacr;ˈpôlĭs [key], or Síros…Trending
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