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Abel-meholah
(Encyclopedia) Abel-meholahAbel-meholahāˈbəl-mēhōˈlə [key], name of towns or districts mentioned in the Bible, probably not all different. The epithet Meholathite perhaps refers to this name.Hanno, Carthaginian navigator
(Encyclopedia) HannoHannohănˈō [key], fl. c.480? b.c., Carthaginian navigator. He founded seven towns on the Atlantic shore of Morocco and probably explored the Atlantic coast of Africa to Sierra…Kashka-Darya
(Encyclopedia) Kashka-DaryaKashka-Daryakəshkäˈ-dəryäˈ [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, Uzbekistan. It is the basis of a wide network of irrigation canals near the towns of Kitab and Kanshi.Erbil
(Encyclopedia) Erbil Erbil ĕrˈbīlˌ –bĭlˌ [key] or Irbil Irbil…Blackburn with Darwen
(Encyclopedia) Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn with Darwen därˈwĭn, dărˈĕn [key], borough and unitary authority, NW…Galilee
(Encyclopedia) GalileeGalileegălˈĭlē [key], region, N Israel, roughly the portion north of the plain of Esdraelon. Galilee was the chief scene of the ministry of Jesus. The Sea of Galilee (see…prairie dog
(Encyclopedia) prairie dog, short-tailed, ground-living rodent, genus Cynomys, of the squirrel family, closely related to the ground squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots. There are several species,…Fair Oaks, towns, United
States
(Encyclopedia) Fair Oaks.
1 uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 32,514), Sacramento co., N
central Calif., on the American River, in a growing citrus…ford
(Encyclopedia) ford, shallow place in a body of water, especially a river, that may be crossed by wading. Around the crossings habitually forded, cities sprang up; hence fords came to be the sites of…Braintree, town and district, England
(Encyclopedia) Braintree, town and district, Essex, E England, between the Pant (Blackwater) and Brain river valleys. It has textile, plastic, and…