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(Encyclopedia) Kut-el-Amara: see Al Kut, Iraq.

(Encyclopedia) Bahr el-Huleh: see Hula, Lake.

(Encyclopedia) Gadhafi, Moammar El-: see Qaddafi, Muammar al-. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bahr el Abiad, river, Sudan: see White Nile. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bahr el Azraq, river, Sudan: see Blue Nile. ...

(Encyclopedia) Sharm el Sheikh or Sharm ash Shaykh: see Sinai. ...

(Encyclopedia) Alamein, El äl älămānˈ [key], town, N Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea. It was the site of a decisive British victory in World War II (see North Africa, campaigns in). In preparation for an attack...

(Encyclopedia) South El Monte, city (1990 pop. 20,850), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel Valley; inc. 1958. Manufactures include transportation equipment, electrical and plastic products, clothing, text...

(Encyclopedia) El Chichón, volcano, Chiapas, Mexico, 40 mi (59 km) SSW of Villahermosa, rising to 3,478 ft (1,060 m). Also known as Chichonal, it had not erupted significantly in historic times until 1982, when a v...

(Encyclopedia) Santa Ana sänˌtä äˈnä [key], city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle re...