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Dhule

(Encyclopedia)Dhule do͞oˈlē [key], city, Maharashtra state, W central India, on the Panjhra River. Dhule...

Muzaffarnagar

(Encyclopedia)Muzaffarnagar mo͝ozŭfˈfəränŭgˌər [key], town (1991 pop. 240,057), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. It is the district administrative center of a wheat- and sugarcane-growing area, with ro...

Nizamabad

(Encyclopedia)Nizamabad nĭzämˈäbäd [key], city (1991 pop. 241,034), N Telangana state, S central India. It is a district administrative center and a market for grain, sugar, and vegetable oil. The district is ...

Nellore

(Encyclopedia)Nellore nĕlōrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 316,606), Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Penner River. Nellore is a district administrative center and a market for cotton and oilseed. It also has mil...

Asansol

(Encyclopedia)Asansol əsənsōlˈ [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India. It is an industrial center in the Damodar valley coal-mining area, with rail and road connections to major c...

Panihati

(Encyclopedia)Panihati pänēhäˈtē [key], city (1991 pop. 275,359), West Bengal state, NE India, on the Hugli River. It is a suburb of Kolkata (Calcutta) and a rice-trading center. Manufactures include chemicals...

Ulhasnagar

(Encyclopedia)Ulhasnagar o͞olˈhəsnəgər [key], city (1991 pop. 368,772), Maharashtra state, W central India. It is a residential and industrial suburb of Mumbai, with chemical and textile chemicals. It lies in ...

Warangal

(Encyclopedia)Warangal vərŭngˈgəl [key], city (1991 pop. 467,757), central Telangana state, SE India. It is a district administrative center, a rail junction, and a market town for grain and oilseed. Carpets, b...

Buxar

(Encyclopedia)Buxar or Baksr both: bəksärˈ [key], town, Bihar state, E central India. A British victory at Buxar in ...

Bankura

(Encyclopedia)Bankura bängˈko͝orə [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Dwarkeswar River. It is a ...