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Barnaul

(Encyclopedia)Barnaul bərnəo͞olˈ [key], city, capital of Altai Territory, SW Siberian Russia, on the Ob ...

Baroda

(Encyclopedia)Baroda bərōˈdə [key], former native state, now incorporated in Gujarat state, W central I...

Shivamogga

(Encyclopedia)Shivamogga, formerly Shimoga shĭmōˈgə [key], city (1991 pop. 193,028), Karnataka state, SW India, on the Tunga River. The city is district headquarters for a region that produces coffee, sugarcane...

Plainview

(Encyclopedia)Plainview. 1 Uninc. city (1990 pop. 26,207), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. It is chiefly residential. 2 City (1990 pop. 21,700), seat of Hale co., NW Tex., on the Llano Estacado; inc. 1907. The...

Phenix City

(Encyclopedia)Phenix City fēˈnĭks [key], city (1990 pop. 25,312), a seat of Russell co., E Ala., on the Chattahoochee River opposite Columbus, Ga., in a cotton area; inc. 1883. Textiles are manufactured there. I...

Saharanpur

(Encyclopedia)Saharanpur səhäˈrənpo͝orˌ [key], city (1991 pop. 374,945), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. Once a summer resort of the Mughal court, Saharanpur is now a district administrative center. A m...

San Miguel

(Encyclopedia)San Miguel sän mēgĕlˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 118,214), E El Salvador, at the foot of San Miguel, an active volcano (6,996 ft/2,132 m, also known as Chaparrastique). It has textile, rope, and dairy...

Port Lavaca

(Encyclopedia)Port Lavaca ləvăkˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 10,886), seat of Calhoun co., S Tex., on Lavaca Bay; inc. 1907. A deepwater port of entry, it is a shipping point for an agricultural (corn, rice, cattle...

Rampur

(Encyclopedia)Rampur rämpo͝orˈ [key], city and former princely state, 893 sq mi (2,313 sq km), N central India. In 1949 the state was merged with Uttar Pradesh state. Rampur, city (1991 pop. 243,742), formerly t...

Owo

(Encyclopedia)Owo ōˈwō [key], city (1987 est. pop. 147,000), S Nigeria. It is primarily a farming and commercial city, located in an area producing cacao, cotton, and timber. Owo was the capital of a Yoruba stat...