Search

Search results

Displaying 391 - 400

Kinston

(Encyclopedia) Kinston, city (1990 pop. 25,295), seat of Lenoir co., E N.C., on the Neuse River; settled c.1740, inc. 1849. It is a market for bright leaf tobacco and other agricultural products.…

Leamington, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) LeamingtonLeamingtonlēˈmĭngtən, lĕmˈ– [key], town (1991 pop. 14,182), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Erie. A market-gardening area located in one of Canada's warmer regions, it also is the…

Nizamabad

(Encyclopedia) NizamabadNizamabadnĭzämˈäbäd [key], city (1991 pop. 241,034), N Telangana state, S central India. It is a district administrative center and a market for grain, sugar, and vegetable…

Warangal

(Encyclopedia) WarangalWarangalvərŭngˈgəl [key], city (1991 pop. 467,757), central Telangana state, SE India. It is a district administrative center, a rail junction, and a market town for grain and…

Takayama

(Encyclopedia) TakayamaTakayamatäkäˈyämə [key], city (1990 pop. 65,243), Gifu prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Jinzu River. A former castle town from the Edo era, it is now an agricultural…

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…

Wilson

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, city (1990 pop. 36,930), seat of Wilson co., E N.C., in a rich agricultural region; inc. 1849. It is a commercial and industrial center with a large tobacco market. There is…

Shibin el Kom

(Encyclopedia) Shibin el KomShibin el Komshĭbēnˈ ĕl k&oobreve;m [key], city (1986 pop. 132,209), capital of Munufiyah governorate, N Egypt, in the Nile River delta. It is an agricultural market…

Shirbarghan

(Encyclopedia) ShirbarghanShirbarghanshērbärˈgän [key], city (1981 est. pop. 19,500), capital of Jozjan (Jowzjan) prov., N Afghanistan. It is a market for agricultural produce and Karakul lamb skins…

Okara

(Encyclopedia) OkaraOkaraōkäˈrə [key], city (1998 pop. 200,901), N central Pakistan. It is a market for food grains, oilseed, and cotton, with manufactures in textiles, hosiery, and carpets. The city…