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Haskovo

(Encyclopedia)Haskovo khäsˈkōvōˌ [key], city, S Bulgaria, in an agricultural region noted for its tobacco. ...

Heres

(Encyclopedia)Heres här– [key], in the Bible, town, S ancient Palestine, probably the same as Beth-shemesh (2.) ...

Medinipur

(Encyclopedia)Medinipur mĭdˈnəpûrˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 125,498), West Bengal state, E India, on the Kasai River. It is a district administrative center and has textile and chemical manufactures. A canal lin...

Namibe

(Encyclopedia)Namibe mōsäˈmədĕs [key], town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal, cotton, tobacco, frozen meat, hides, and skins are also sign...

Manzini

(Encyclopedia)Manzini brēˈmərzdôrp [key], town (1996 est. pop. 69,800), central Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). It is the trade center of a farming region. Founded in 1890, the town was the capital of Swaziland ...

Bozez and Seneh

(Encyclopedia)Bozez sēˈnə, –nĕ [key], two cliffs at the entrance to the ravine of Michmash (now the Wadi Suweinet); they are mentioned in the First Book of Samuel. ...

Umm Qasr

(Encyclopedia)Umm Qasr käsˈə [key] town, Basra prov., S Iraq, S of Basra on the Kuwait border. Located on an arm of the Persian Gulf, it is Iraq's second largest port, with deepwater facilities. ...

Zorah

(Encyclopedia)Zorah zōrēˈə [key], in the Bible, town, ancient Palestine, the modern Zora, Israel, W of Jerusalem. Zorah was the home of Samson. The town was also called Zareah, and its inhabitants were known as...

San Francisco de Macorís

(Encyclopedia)San Francisco de Macorís ᵺā mäkōrēsˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 96,503), N Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and processing center for an agricultural region. Its port is Sanchez. ...

Shiloni

(Encyclopedia)Shiloni shīlōˈnīts, shīˈlōnīts [key]: see Shelah (1.) The term refers to inhabitants of Shiloh. ...