(Encyclopedia) Tarn, river, c.235 mi (380 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., S France, and flowing southwest before emptying into the Garonne River. Deep gorges and canyons formed by the river…
(Encyclopedia) SulitjelmaSulitjelmas&oomacr;lētyĕlˈmä [key], town, Nordland co., E Norway, at the foot of the Sulitjelma Mts., near the Swedish border. It has been a mining and smelting center…
(Encyclopedia) Annaka
Annaka
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[key], city, Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural and tourist
center, noted for its mineral springs.
(Encyclopedia) Minya, AlMinya, Aläl mēˈnyə [key], city (1986 pop. 179,060), capital of Al Minya governorate, N central Egypt, on the Nile River. About half the city's population is Coptic Christian.…
(Encyclopedia) Duggah or DouggaDuggahboth: d&oomacr;ˈgə [key], village, Tunisia, SW of Tunis. It is a tourist spot noted for the ruins of the ancient city of Thugga, including a Punic mausoleum (…
(Encyclopedia) UtsunomiyaUtsunomiya&oomacr;ts&oomacr;nōˈmēä [key], city (1990 pop. 426,809), capital of Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A tobacco-processing center and tourist…
(Encyclopedia) RudolstadtRudolstadtr&oomacr;ˈdôlshtätˌ [key], city (1994 pop. 29,536), Thuringia, E central Germany, on the Thuringian Saale River. Manufactures include china, chemicals, and…
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