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Pernik

(Encyclopedia) PernikPernikpĕrˈnĭk [key], city (1993 pop. 91,075), W Bulgaria, on the Struma River. The industrial center of a coal-mining region, it has iron and steel smelters, glassworks, and…

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…

Esch-sur-Alzette

(Encyclopedia) Esch-sur-AlzetteEsch-sur-Alzetteĕsh-sür-älzĕtˈ [key] or Esch, city (1991 est. pop. 24,012), SW Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, on the Alzette River. It is an industrial center and a rail…

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…

Pekin

(Encyclopedia) PekinPekinpēˈkĭn [key], city (1990 pop. 32,254), seat of Tazewell co., central Ill., a port on the Illinois River; inc. 1839. A processing, rail, and shipping point in a grain,…

Boden

(Encyclopedia) Boden Boden b&oomacr;ˈdən [key], city, Norrbotten co., NE Sweden, on the Luleålv River…

Vizianagaram

(Encyclopedia) VizianagaramVizianagaramvĭzyŭˈnəgrəm [key], city (1991 pop. 177,022), Andhra Pradesh state, E India, near the Bay of Bengal. It is a rail junction and a market for jute and jute…