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Miletus
(Encyclopedia) MiletusMiletusmīlēˈtəs [key], ancient seaport of W Asia Minor, in Caria, on the mainland not far from Sámos. It was occupied by Greeks in the settlement of the E Aegean (c.1000 b.c.)…Holbæk
(Encyclopedia) Holbæk Holbæk hôlˈbĕk [key], city, Vestsjælland co., E Denmark, a seaport on…Alexandria Troas
(Encyclopedia) Alexandria TroasAlexandria Troastrōˈăs [key], ancient Greek seaport city, Mysia, NW Asia Minor, called Troas in the Bible. It was important under the Greeks and Romans.Nakskov
(Encyclopedia) NakskovNakskovnäkˈskou [key], city (1992 pop. 14,922), Storstrøm co., SE Denmark, a seaport at the head of Nakskov Fjord (an arm of the Langelands Bælt). It has large sugar refineries.Korsør
(Encyclopedia) KorsørKorsørkôrsörˈ [key], city (1992 pop. 14,659), Vestsjælland co., S central Denmark, a seaport on the Store Bælt. In the city are fisheries and factories producing glass and…Balikpapan
(Encyclopedia) Balikpapan Balikpapan bäˈlēkpäˈpän [key], city, E Borneo (Kalimantan), Indonesia, on an inlet of…Wicklow, town, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Wicklow, town (1991 pop. 6,215), seat of Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland, on the Irish Sea. It is a seaport and market for an area of potato growing and livestock raising. Chemicals…Oskarshamn
(Encyclopedia) OskarshamnOskarshamnôsˌkärs-häˈmən [key], city (1990 pop. 17,790), Kalmar co., SE Sweden, a seaport on the Kalmarsund (an arm of the Baltic Sea); chartered 1856. Manufactures of this…Kástron
(Encyclopedia) KástronKástronkäˈstrôn [key], town, E Greece, on Límnos island, in the Aegean Sea. It is a seaport trading in local produce. In ancient times it was known as Myrina. Today it is also…Dor
(Encyclopedia) Dor or Dora, Canaanite seaport, ancient Palestine (modern Israel), N of Caesarea Palestinae. It was never a Jewish city but rather a Phoenician outpost. It was rebuilt by the Romans;…Trending
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