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Forfar

(Encyclopedia)Forfar fôrˈfər [key], town, Angus, E Scotland. Textiles, processed foods, iron goods, and ...

Frýdlant

(Encyclopedia)Frýdlant frēdˈlänt [key], Ger. Friedland, town, N Czech Republic, in Bohemia, near the German and Polish borders, at the foot of the Sudetes Mts. A railroad junction, Frýdlant has breweries and f...

Eschweiler

(Encyclopedia)Eschweiler ĕshˈvīlər [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, near Aachen. Its m...

Hyogo

(Encyclopedia)Hyogo hyōˈgō [key], prefecture, 3,213 sq mi (8,322 sq km), SW Honshu, Japan. Kobe is the capital. Iron, steel, tex...

Interlaken

(Encyclopedia)Interlaken ĭnˈtərläkən [key], town (1990 est. pop. 5,180), Bern canton, central Switzerland, between the Lake of Brienz and the Lake of Thun. Its manufactures include textiles and watches. Interl...

Dewsbury

(Encyclopedia)Dewsbury dyo͞ozˈbərē [key], town, Kirklees metropolitan district, N central England, on the ...

Dobrich

(Encyclopedia)Dobrich dôbrēchˈ [key], city, NE Bulgaria, a commercial and cultural center of the Dob...

Craigavon

(Encyclopedia)Craigavon, town and district, S central Northern Ireland. Craigavon was designated one of the new towns in 1962, primarily to stimulate economic growth....

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...

Changde

(Encyclopedia)Changde or Changteh both: chäng-do͝o [key], city (1994 est. pop. 336,800), N Hunan prov., China, on the Yuan River. Formerly a treaty port, it is now an administrative center and a storage and shipp...