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Saxony-Anhalt
(Encyclopedia) Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhaltsăkˈsənē-änˈhält [key], Ger. Sachsen-Anhalt, state (1994 pop. 2,965,000), 7,892 sq mi (20,445 sq km), E Germany. Magdeburg is the capital. It is bordered on…Orléanais
(Encyclopedia) OrléanaisOrléanaisôrlāänāˈ [key], region and former province, N central France, on both sides of the Loire River. Orléans, the historic capital, Chartres, and Blois are the chief…Faiyum, El
(Encyclopedia) Faiyum, ElFaiyum, Elĕl fīy&oomacr;mˈ [key], or Al FayyumAl Fayyumäl [key]Al Fayyum– [key]Al Fayyum fīy&oomacr;mˈ [key], region, coextensive with El Faiyum governorate, N Egypt…Boeotia
(Encyclopedia) BoeotiaBoeotiabēōˈshə [key], region of ancient Greece. It lay N of Attica, Megaris, and the Gulf of Corinth. The early inhabitants were from Thessaly. A number of small cities…Hadrach
(Encyclopedia) HadrachHadrachhāˈdrăk [key], in the Bible, region, N Syria.Tsangbo
(Encyclopedia) Tsangbo, river, Tibet Autonomous Region, China: see Brahmaputra.Ferghana Valley
(Encyclopedia) Ferghana Valley, region, Central Asia: see Fergana Valley.Tehama
(Encyclopedia) Tehama, region of the Arabian peninsula: see Tihamah.Tihama
(Encyclopedia) Tihama, region of the Arabian peninsula: see Tihamah.Alsace-Lorraine
(Encyclopedia) Alsace-Lorraine, former region, Germany: see under Alsace, France.