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Alatyr

(Encyclopedia)Alatyr ələtĭrˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 47,000), Chuvash Republic, E European Russia, at the confluence of the Sura and Alatyr rivers. Founded in 1552, it is a river port and railroad junction with ...

Farrell

(Encyclopedia)Farrell fârˈəl [key], city (2020 pop. 4,472), Mercer co., W central Pa., on the Shenango R...

Himeji

(Encyclopedia)Himeji hēmāˈjē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A railroad and market cen...

Harlem River

(Encyclopedia)Harlem River, navigable tidal channel, 8 mi (12.9 km) long with Spuyten Duyvil Creek, in New York City, SE N.Y., separating Manhattan from the Bronx. Connecting the Hudson and East rivers, it is a shi...

North Augusta

(Encyclopedia)North Augusta, city (1990 pop. 15,351), Aiken co., SW S.C., on the Savannah River opposite Augusta, Ga.; settled c.1860, inc. 1906. Located in an agricultural region, it is mostly residential. Railroa...

Lashio

(Encyclopedia)Lashio lăshˈyō, ləshyōˈ [key], town, Shan state, E central Myanmar. It is a trade center and the terminus of the railroad line from Mandalay. Lashio was famous in World War II as the starting po...

Tomaszów Mazowiecki

(Encyclopedia)Tomaszów Mazowiecki tômäˈsho͞of mäzôvyĕtsˈkē [key], city (1992 est. pop. 70,000), E central Poland. It is a railroad junction and has industries manufacturing synthetic textiles and fibers, ...

Placetas

(Encyclopedia)Placetas pläsāˈtäs [key], city (1994 est. pop. 42,000), Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Tobacco processing is the city's chief industry. Placetas is located on a major highway and serves as a rai...

Banyuwangi

(Encyclopedia)Banyuwangi bänˌyo͞owängˈē [key], city (1980 pop. 90,378), E Java, Indonesia, opposite Bali on Bali Strait. It is a railroad terminus and the seaport for shipment of passengers and goods to Bali....

Oregon, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, ...