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Chełm

(Encyclopedia)Chełm khĕlm [key], Rus. Kholm, city, Lubelskie prov., E Poland. It is a railway junction an...

Hyderabad, city, Pakistan

(Encyclopedia)Hyderabad, city, Sind prov., S Pakistan. Pakistan's fourth largest city, it has long been noted for its embroideries, precious-metal goods, and cutlery....

Gravesham

(Encyclopedia)Gravesham grāvˈshem [key], city and district (1991 est. pop. 90,000), Kent, SE England, on the Thames River. Industries include shipbuilding, metal casting, engineering, paper making, printing, and ...

Jiaxing

(Encyclopedia)Jiaxing käˈshĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 227,600), N Zhejiang prov., SE China, at the junction of the Grand Canal, the Huangpu River, and the Hangzhou-Shanghai RR. An important marketing cent...

Jilin, city, China

(Encyclopedia)Jilin kēˈrĭnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,117,800), central Jilin prov., China, on the Songhua River. It is a shipping port, a railroad junction, and a commercial and industrial center, with lar...

New Braunfels

(Encyclopedia)New Braunfels brounˈfəlz [key], city (1990 pop. 22,334), seat of Comal co., S central Tex., on the Guadalupe River; inc. 1847. Portland cement, consumer goods, crushed limestone, furniture, and leat...

Öland

(Encyclopedia)Öland öˈländ [key], narrow island (1995 pop. 25,690), 520 sq mi (1,347 sq km), Kalmar co., SE Sweden, in the Baltic Sea, separated from mainland Sweden by the Kalmarsund. Borgholm is the chief tow...

Kathiawar

(Encyclopedia)Kathiawar käˈtēəwärˌ [key], peninsula, c.25,000 sq mi (64,750 sq km), W India, between the Gulf of Kachchh and the Gulf of Khambat. Almost all of Kathiawar is included in Gujarat state; a small ...

Casale Monferrato

(Encyclopedia)Casale Monferrato käsäˈlā mōnfār-räˈtō [key] or Casale, city, Piedmont, NW I...

Almería

(Encyclopedia)Almería älmārēˈä [key], city, capital of Almería prov., SE Spain, in Andalusia, on the Gulf of Almería. A busy Mediterranean port, it exports the celebrated grapes...