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(Encyclopedia) Trujillo tro͞ohēˈyō [key], city (1993 pop. 256,744), capital of La Libertad dept., NW Peru, in a fertile oasis of the coastal desert. A thriving commercial and industrial center, Trujillo processe...

(Encyclopedia) Bhaktapur bädˈgăˌŭn [key], city, E Nepal, in a valley 4,553 ft (1,401 m) above sea level, ...

(Encyclopedia) Ryazan ryəzänˈyə [key], city (1989 pop. 515,000), capital of Ryazan region, E central European Russia, on the Oka River. Industries include oil refining, lignite processing, and the manufacture of...

(Encyclopedia) Tarbes tärb [key], city (1990 pop. 50,228), capital of Hautes-Pyrénées dept., SW France, on the Adour River. It is an industrial, commercial, and tourist center in a cattle- and horse-raising area....

(Encyclopedia) Reggio di Calabria rĕdˈjō dē käläˈbrēä [key], city (1991 pop. 177,580), capital of Reggio di Calabria prov., Calabria, extreme S Italy, on the Strait of Messina opposite Sicily. An impoverish...

(Encyclopedia) Ségou or Segu both: sāgo͞oˈ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 85,000), SW Mali, a port on the Niger River. It is the administrative and commercial center for an area where cotton, rice, millet, and pean...

(Encyclopedia) Sérrai sĕrˈəs [key], Lat. Serrae or Serrhae, city (1991 pop. 50,390), capital of Sérrai prefecture, NE Greece, in Macedonia. It is a trade center for tobacco, grain, and livestock. Textiles and o...

(Encyclopedia) Thiruvananthapuram trĭvănˈdrəm [key], city (1991 pop. 826,255), capital and largest city of Kerala state, SW India, a port on the Arabian Sea. The city is a transportation hub. Industries include ...

(Encyclopedia) Bryansk brēänskˈ [key], city (2020 est. pop. 399,000), capital of Bryansk region, central ...

(Encyclopedia) Angers äNzhāˈ [key], city, capital of Maine-et-Loire dept., W France, in Anjou, on the Maine River. A business and trade center, it is known for its wine and the famous...