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(Encyclopedia) Bandar-e Anzali bänˈdär-ā änˈzəlē [key], city, Gilan prov., NW Iran, a port o...

(Encyclopedia) Bankura bängˈko͝orə [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Dwarkeswar River. It is a ...

(Encyclopedia) Ennis, city (2020 pop. 20,159), Ellis co., N Tex.; inc. 1872. It is a trading, financial, rail, and processing center in a fertile blackland area that p...

(Encyclopedia) Namangan nəmən-gänˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 305,585), capital of Namangan region, W Uzbekistan, in the Fergana Basin. A center for the production of cotton and silk, it also has food-processing pla...

(Encyclopedia) Himeji hēmāˈjē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A railroad and market cen...

(Encyclopedia) Baghlan bägˈlän [key], city (1982 est. pop. 41,200), N Afghanistan, on the Kunduz River. It produces beet sugar, cotton, and fabrics. A recently constructed highway system links Baghlan with Kabul ...

(Encyclopedia) Reus rĕˈo͞os [key], city (1990 pop. 86,407), Tarragona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. Since the introduction (18th cent.) by English manufacturers of a cotton-spinning industry, Reus has grown into...

(Encyclopedia) Borås bo͞orōsˈ [key], city, Älvsborg co., SW Sweden, on the Viskan River. It is a transp...

(Encyclopedia) Brawley, city (2020 pop. 26,416), Imperial co., SE Calif.; inc. 1908. It is situated in the Imperial Valley, SE of the Salton Sea. Winter fruits and veg...

(Encyclopedia) Busto Arsizio bo͞oˈstō ärsēˈtsyō [key], city, Lombardy, N Italy. It is a leadi...