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(Encyclopedia)Zunyi or Tsunyi both: dzo͞onˈyēˈ [key], town (1994 est. pop. 295,200), N Guizhou prov., SW China. It is on the main highway to Sichuan and is the commercial and agricultural distribution center of...Adana, Plain of
(Encyclopedia)Adana, Plain of äˈdänäˌ [key], fertile region along the Mediterranean coast, S central Turkey. It has a subtropical climate and receives rainfall mainly during the autumn and winter months. The p...Mopti
(Encyclopedia)Mopti môpˈtē [key], city (1993 pop. 75,000), central Mali, a port at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers. The city is built on three islets linked by dikes; one dike, 8 mi (12.9 km) long, c...Akhmim
(Encyclopedia)Akhmim ăkhmēmˈ [key], city (1986 pop. 70,602), E central Egypt, on the Nile. Textiles and handicrafts are manufactured; grain, dates, and cotton are processed. The ancient Chemmis and Panopolis, th...Fermo
(Encyclopedia)Fermo fĕrˈmō [key], town, in the Marche, central Italy, on a hill in the Apennines, near t...Paris, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Paris pârˈĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 24,699), seat of Lamar co., E Tex., in the Red River valley; settled 1824. It is a processing center for the rich farms of the blackland region, which produces c...Bharuch
(Encyclopedia)Bharuch bəro͞oˈchə, –rōchˈ [key], formerly Broach, city, Gujarat state, W Ind...harvester
(Encyclopedia)harvester, farm machine that mechanically harvests a crop. Small-grain harvesting has been mechanized to a certain extent since early times. In the modern period the first harvester to gain general ac...Ludhiana
(Encyclopedia)Ludhiana lo͝odēäˈnə [key], city (1991 pop. 1,042,740), Punjab state, NW India. Founded in the late 15th cent., it lies on the old Grand Trunk Road, the great thoroughfare connecting Delhi with Am...Hermosillo
(Encyclopedia)Hermosillo ārmōsēˈyō [key], city, capital of Sonora state, NW Mexico, at the entrance to the ...Browse by Subject
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