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(Encyclopedia) Szigetvár sĭˈgĕtvär [key], town (1991 est. pop. 12,280), SW Hungary. A medieval fortress, it was defended in 1566 by Nicholas Zrinyi against the Ottoman sultan Sulayman I, who died during the sie...

(Encyclopedia) Tarnowskie Góry tärnôfˈskyĕ go͞oˈrĭ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 77,700), Śląskie prov., S Poland. It is an industrial center where metal goods, mining and railway equipment, and cement are p...

(Encyclopedia) Baja bŏˈyŏ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 38,867), S Hungary, on the Danube River. It is a river port and a road and rail hub, where agricultural products of the surrounding region are traded and proc...

(Encyclopedia) Randolph College, at Lynchburg, Va.; United Methodist; est. 1891 as Randolph-Macon Woman's College, opened 1893, renamed and coeducational since 2007. Until 1953 it had a shared administration with Ra...

(Encyclopedia) Ganzhou or Kanchow both: gänˈjōˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 239,400), SW Jiangxi prov., China, on the Gan River. It is a large transportation, distribution, and commercial center. Fertilizer and ...

(Encyclopedia) Gusau go͞ozouˈ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 139,000), NW Nigeria, on the Sokoto River. It is a regional trade center for peanuts, cotton, and tobacco. Industry has expanded with the development of te...

(Encyclopedia) Etosha Game Park ātōˈshä [key], c.26,000 sq mi (67,300 sq km), NW Namibia; est. 1928. It is one of Africa's largest game reserves and extends inland from the coast beyond the Etosha Pan to the Ova...

(Encyclopedia) Aude ōd [key], department (1993 est. pop. 289,400), S central France, in Languedoc. Carcassonne, its capital, and Narbonne are the chief cities. ...

(Encyclopedia) Namibe mōsäˈmədĕs [key], town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal, cotton, tobacco, frozen meat, hides, and skins are also sign...

(Encyclopedia) Aubusson ōbüsôN [key], town (1993 est. pop. 5,546), Creuse dept., central France, in the former province of Marche, on the Creuse River. Its famous tapestry and carpet manufactures date from the 15...