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Jalpaiguri

(Encyclopedia) JalpaiguriJalpaigurijəlpīˈg&oobreve;rē [key], town (1991 pop. 68,732), West Bengal state, NE India, on the Tista River. It is the administrative center for a district that produces…

Lumberton

(Encyclopedia) Lumberton, city (1990 pop. 18,601), seat of Robeson co., S N.C., on the Lumber River; founded 1787, inc. 1852. It is in an agricultural area, with tobacco, grains, soybeans, and…

Namibe

(Encyclopedia) NamibeNamibenämēb [key], formerly MossamedesMossamedesmōsäˈmədĕs [key], town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal,…

Mayfield

(Encyclopedia) Mayfield, city (2020 pop. 10,017), seat of Graves co., SW Ky., in an area of farms and clay deposits; founded 1823. It is an…

Haskovo

(Encyclopedia) Haskovo Haskovo häsˈkōvōˌ [key] or Khaskovo Haskovo…

Rajamahendravaram

(Encyclopedia) Rajamahendravaram or RajahmundryRajamahendravaramräˈjəməndrē [key], city (1991 pop. 401,397), Andhra Pradesh state, E central India, in the Godavari River delta. It is a center of the…

Písek

(Encyclopedia) PísekPísekpēˈsĕk [key], city (1991 pop. 29,550), SW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on the Otava River. It has tobacco, paper, and textile industries. Písek was founded in the 13th cent.…

Somerset, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Somerset. 1 City (1990 pop. 10,733), seat of Pulaski co., S Ky., in a farm, coal, and limestone area of the Cumberland foothills; inc. 1810. A railroad center, it has agriculture (…

Semarang

(Encyclopedia) SemarangSemarangsəmäˈräng [key], city (1990 pop. 1,249,230), capital of Central Java prov., N Java, Indonesia, on the Java Sea and at the mouth of the Semarang River. An important port…

San Cristóbal, city, Venezuela

(Encyclopedia) San CristóbalSan Cristóbalsän krēstōˈbäl [key], city (1990 pop. 220,675), capital of Táchira state, W Venezuela, in a mountainous region near the Colombian border. It is a commercial,…