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(Encyclopedia) Aarhus ôrˈho͞os [key], city (2021 est. pop. 282,910), capital of Aarhus co., central Denmark, on Aarhus Bay, an arm of the Kattegat. The second largest city in Denmark,...

(Encyclopedia) Freiburg im Breisgau frīˈbo͝ork ĭm brīsˈgou [key], city, Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, near the Rhine River ...

(Encyclopedia) Changchun chängˈcho͝onˈ [key], city, capital of Jilin prov., China, on the railroad between Harbin ...

(Encyclopedia) Niamey nyämāˈ [key], city (1988 pop. 398,265), capital of Niger and Tillabéry dept., SW Niger, a port on the Niger River. Niamey is Niger's largest city and its administrative and economic center....

(Encyclopedia) Marrakech or Marrakesh both: märäˈkĕsh, mə– [key], city (1994 pop. 672,478), W central Morocco. The city, renowned for leather goods, is one of the principal commercial centers of Morocco and a...

(Encyclopedia) Dushanbe do͞oshănˈbə, –shänˈ– [key], city, capital of Tajikistan, W Tajikis...

(Encyclopedia) Surakarta or Soerakarta both: so͞oräkärˈta [key], city (1990 pop. 503,827), on central Java, Indonesia, on the Solo River. Connected by rail with Surabaya and Jakarta, it is a trade center for an ...

(Encyclopedia) Gitega gētāˈgä [key], city, capital of Burundi and of Gitega prov., central Burundi. It i...

(Encyclopedia) Gondar or Gonder both: gŏnˈdər [key], town, capital of Amhara region, NW Ethiopia, at an altitude of ...

(Encyclopedia) Évora ĕˈvôrə [key], town, capital of Évora dist. and of Altro Alentejo, S central Portu...