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Phanar
(Encyclopedia) Phanar or FanarFanarboth: fănˈər, fənärˈ [key], Greek quarter of Constantinople (now İstanbul). Under the Ottoman Empire, Phanar was the residence of the privileged Greek families,…Sinaia
(Encyclopedia) SinaiaSinaiasēnīˈä [key], town (1990 pop. 15,817), S central Romania, in Walachia, in the Transylvanian Alps. It is a health and winter sports resort and has a metalworking plant and…Nusaybin
(Encyclopedia) NusaybinNusaybinn&oomacr;sībĭnˈ [key] or NisibinNisibinnēˈsĭbēn [key], town (1990 pop. 50,605), SE Turkey, near the Syrian border. It is a commercial and transportation center. It…Barakpur
(Encyclopedia) Barakpur Barakpur bărˈəkpôr [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Hugli River. The city is…Ouchy
(Encyclopedia) OuchyOuchy&oomacr;shēˈ [key], village, Vaud canton, W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva. It is the port and shorefront of Lausanne. Ouchy is a resort and was at times the…Grey, Sir George
(Encyclopedia) Grey, Sir George, 1812–98, British colonial administrator. He explored the Swan River district in NW Australia (1838) and later was governor of South Australia (1841–45) and of New…Ansbach
(Encyclopedia) Ansbach Ansbach änsˈbäkh [key], city, capital of Middle Franconia, Bavaria, S Germany, on the Rezat River. A rail and road junction, Ansbach has diversified…Ifni
(Encyclopedia) IfniIfniēfˈnē [key], former Spanish possession (580 sq mi/1,502 sq km), SW Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. The main industry is fishing. Ifni was ceded by Morocco to Spain in 1860, but…Játiva
(Encyclopedia) JátivaJátivahäˈtēvä [key], town (1990 pop. 25,577), Valencia prov., E Spain, in Valencia. The town is a processing and distribution center for farm products. Its famous linen industry…Livadiya
(Encyclopedia) LivadiyaLivadiyalyĭväˈdyēə [key], town, S Crimea near Yalta, on the Black Sea. From 1954 part of Ukraine (then the Ukrainian SSR), it passed to Russian control in 2014 after the…Trending
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