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(Encyclopedia) Birganj Birganj bērˈgänch [key], town, S Nepal, near the Indian border. It is a market town for…Santa Maria, city, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) Santa MariaSanta Mariasänˈtə mərēˈə [key], city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base.…Næstved
(Encyclopedia) NæstvedNæstvednĕstˈvĕᵺ [key], city (1992 pop. 38,185), Storstrøm co., SE Denmark. It is a seaport, linked (since 1938) with the Karrebæk Fjord (an arm of the Store Bælt) by a 5-mi (8.1…Tacna
(Encyclopedia) Tacna, city (1993 pop. 115,633), capital of Tacna dept., S Peru, on the Río Caplina. Tacna is an agricultural center that produces tobacco, grapes, cotton, and sugarcane. It is on the…Two Centuries of Railroading
Source: Association of American Railroads. Web: www.aar.org .1797The steam locomotive is invented in England. 1823The first public railway in the world opens in England.1827The first railroad in…Jabalpur
(Encyclopedia) JabalpurJabalpurjŭbˌəlpôrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 888,916), Madhya Pradesh state, central India, on the Narmada River. It is a district administrative center and an important rail…Llullaillaco
(Encyclopedia) LlullaillacoLlullaillacoy&oomacr;ˌyīyäˈkō [key], extinct volcano, 22,057 ft (6,723 m) high, on the border of Chile and Argentina. One of the highest peaks in the Andes and…Mirzapur
(Encyclopedia) MirzapurMirzapurmērˈzäp&oobreve;rˌ [key], joint municipality with Vindhyachal (total 1991 pop. 169,336), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. It is a district administrative…Leverkusen
(Encyclopedia) LeverkusenLeverkusenlāˌfərk&oomacr;ˈzən [key], city (1994 pop. 161,760), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River. It is an industrial center and a road and rail…Enschede
(Encyclopedia) Enschede Enschede ĕnskhədāˈ [key], city, Overijssel prov., E Netherlands, near the German border. It…Trending
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