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(Encyclopedia) Canberra kănˈbərə [key], city (2020 pop. 457,000), capital of Australia, in the Australian Capital Territory, SE ...

(Encyclopedia) Bukhara bəkäˈrə [key], city, capital of Bukhara region, Uzbekistan, in the Zeravshan River ...

(Encyclopedia) Madinat ash Shab mədēˈnət ăsh shăb [key], town, SW Yemen, just N of Aden. Formerly called al-Ittihad, it was built in the 1960s as the federal capital of the Federation of South Arabia. From 196...

(Encyclopedia) Alajuela älähwāˈlä [key], city (1995 est. pop. 48,645), capital of Alajuela prov., central Costa Rica. In the Central Valley, it is a leading commercial center for the sugar and livestock industr...

(Encyclopedia) Angra do Heroísmo ängˈgrə do͝o əro͝oēzhˈmo͝o [key], town, capital of Angra do Heroísmo dist., Portugal, in the Azores, on Terceira island. It is a port ...

(Encyclopedia) Mangaung, metropolitan municipality (2011 pop. 747,431), Free State prov., central South Africa. Bloemfontein is the municipal seat; other communities include Mangaung and Botshabelo. Originally a loc...

(Encyclopedia) Delémont dəlāmôNˈ [key], Ger. Delsberg, town, capital of Jura canton, NW Switzerland. A ...

(Encyclopedia) Shiraz shēräzˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 965,117), capital of Fars prov., SW Iran, at an altitude of c.5,200 ft (1,580 m). It is a commercial and industrial center and has long been known for its wine...

(Encyclopedia) Sana, San'a, or Sanaa sŏnäˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 954,448), capital and largest city of Yemen. The city lies inland on a high plain (alt. 7,250 ft/2,210 m) and is connected to the Red Sea port of...

(Encyclopedia) Bujumbura bo͞oˌjəmˈbo͝orˈə [key], city, commercial capital of Burundi and capital of Bujumbura Mairie ...