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Halah
(Encyclopedia) HalahHalahhāˈlə [key], in the Bible, unidentified region or city of Assyria, N Mesopotamia, to which Israelites were deported.Kafue National Park
(Encyclopedia) Kafue National Park, c.8,650 sq mi (22,400 sq km), S central Zambia, S Africa; est. 1950. It is a haven for the animal and bird life of a diverse region that includes grasslands,…Raamah
(Encyclopedia) RaamahRaamahrāˈəmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Founder of a tribe. 2 Region on the Persian Gulf.Simcoe
(Encyclopedia) Simcoe, town (1991 pop. 15,539), S Ont., Canada, on the Lynn River SW of Hamilton. It is a market center for a region producing fruit, vegetables, and tobacco. There are food-…Mecklenburg–West Pomerania
(Encyclopedia) Mecklenburg–West PomeraniaMecklenburg–West Pomeraniamĕkˈlənb&oobreve;rkh pämərāˈnēə [key], state (1994 pop. 1,890,000), 9,201 sq mi (23,838 sq km), NE Germany, bordering on the…Kuban
(Encyclopedia) KubanKubank&oomacr;bănˈ, –bänˈ, Rus. k&oomacr;bäˈnyə [key], river, c.570 mi (920 km) long, rising in the Greater Caucasus on the western slopes of Mt. Elbrus, S European Russia…Death Valley
(Encyclopedia) Death Valley, SE Calif. and SW Nev., a deep, arid basin, 140 mi (225 km) long, bordered on the W by the Panamint Range and on the E by the Amargosa Range. In summer the valley has…Deccan
(Encyclopedia) DeccanDeccandĕˈkänˌ [key], region of India. Sometimes defined as all India S of the Narmada River, it is in a more limited sense the plateau of central peninsular India, including…Inverness-shire
(Encyclopedia) Inverness-shire or Inverness, former county, NW Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Inverness-shire was divided in 1975 between the new Highland region and Western Isles…Allen, James Lane
(Encyclopedia) Allen, James Lane, 1849–1925, American novelist, b. Lexington, Kentucky. Among his stylized, “genteel” novels set in his native region are A Kentucky Cardinal (1894), Aftermath (1895…Trending
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