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Lamía

(Encyclopedia) LamíaLamíalämēˈä, lāˈmēə [key], city (1991 pop. 44,084), capital of Fthiótis prefecture, E central Greece. It is a transportation hub and an agricultural center. Founded about the 5th…

Daegu

(Encyclopedia) Daegu or Taegu Daegu dīˈg&oomacr;ˈ [key], Jap. Taiku, city, S South Korea, on the Sincheon…

Kanpur

(Encyclopedia) KanpurKanpurkänˈp&oobreve;r [key], city (1991 pop. 2,029,889), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the Ganges River. A major industrial center, it produces chemicals, textiles…

Hargeisa

(Encyclopedia) Hargeisa,&sp;Hargeysa, or HarghessaHargeisa,all: härgāˈsä [key], town (1984 est. pop. 70,000) and capital of the Somaliland region, N Somalia. It is a commercial center and…

Nagoya

(Encyclopedia) NagoyaNagoyanäˌgōˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 2,154,793), capital of Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. A major port, transportation hub, and industrial center, it has…

Cúcuta

(Encyclopedia) Cúcuta Cúcuta k&oomacr;ˈk&oomacr;tä [key], city, capital of Norte de Santander dept., NE…

Ulan-Ude

(Encyclopedia) Ulan-UdeUlan-Ude&oomacr;länˌ-&oomacr;dĕˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 353,000), capital of the Buryat Republic, SE Siberian Russia, on the Selenga River near its confluence with the…

Maseru

(Encyclopedia) MaseruMaserumăzˈər&oomacr; [key], city (1996 pop. 137,837), capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho, on the Caledon River, near the border with the Republic of South Africa. It is…

Medellín

(Encyclopedia) MedellínMedellínmāᵺāyēnˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 1,551,160), capital of Antioquia dept., W central Colombia. It is the country's chief manufacturing center. Textiles, steel, flowers,…

Larissa, Greece

(Encyclopedia) LarissaLarissalərĭsˈə [key] or LárisaLárisaläˈrēsä [key], city (1991 pop. 113,090), capital of Larissa prefecture, E Greece, in Thessaly on the Piniós River. It is an agricultural…