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Burgos

(Encyclopedia)Burgos bo͞orˈgōs [key], city, capital of Burgos prov., N Spain, in Castile and Léon, on a...

Tartu

(Encyclopedia)Tartu tärˈto͞o [key], Ger. and Swed. Dorpat, city (1994 pop. 105,844), E Estonia, a port on the Ema River. The second largest city of Estonia, it is an important industrial and cultural center and ...

Anab

(Encyclopedia)Anab āˈnăb [key], in the Bible, hill town, SW ancient Palestine. ...

Gaash

(Encyclopedia)Gaash gāˈăsh [key], in the Bible, hill in Mt. Ephraim. There Joshua was buried. ...

Arab

(Encyclopedia)Arab āˈrăb [key], in the Bible, hill town of S ancient Palestine, near Hebron. ...

Hillsboro

(Encyclopedia)Hillsboro. <1> City (2020 pop. 6481), seat of Highland co., SW Oh.; founded 1807. It was long a center of bell making and is known for its ...

Tara

(Encyclopedia)Tara târˈə [key], village, Co. Meath, E Republic of Ireland. The Hill of Tara (507 ft/155 m high) was the seat of the high kings of Ireland from ancient times until the 6th cent. and may have been ...

Zion, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Zion sīˈən [key], section of Jerusalem, defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David, on the southeastern hill of Jerusalem. Z...

Esquiline

(Encyclopedia)Esquiline, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome. ...

Roy

(Encyclopedia)Roy, city (1990 pop. 24,603), Weber co., N Utah, near Great Salt Lake; settled by Mormons 1877, inc. 1937. Computer equipment is manufactured, and many residents work at nearby Hill Air Force Base. ...