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Pathans
(Encyclopedia)Pathans pətänzˈ [key], group of seminomadic peoples consisting of more than 60 tribes, numbering more than 26 million in Pakistan and more than 11 million in Afghanistan, where they form the domina...Eastern Ghats
(Encyclopedia)Eastern Ghats, mts., India: see Ghats. ...Karnatic
(Encyclopedia)Karnatic, historic region, India: see Carnatic. ...Buddh Gaya
(Encyclopedia)Buddh Gaya, India: see Bodh Gaya. ...Tirumala
(Encyclopedia)Tirumala, sacred hill, India: see Tirupati. ...Vadodara
(Encyclopedia)Vadodara, city, India: see under Baroda. ...Western Ghats
(Encyclopedia)Western Ghats, mts., India: see Ghats. ...Jalandhar
(Encyclopedia)Jalandhar or Jullundur jŭlˈəndər [key], city (1991 pop. 509,510), Punjab state, NW India. Jalandhar is located on the intensively irrigated plain between the Beas and Sutlej rivers. The city, whic...Hermitage, museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
(Encyclopedia)Hermitage ĕrˌmētäzhˈ [key], museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, one of the world's foremost houses of art, consisting of six buildings along the embankment of the Neva River. Its central building, ...Bengaluru
(Encyclopedia)Bengaluru băng-gəlôrˈ [key], city (2021 pop. 5,104,047; est. pop. metropolitan area 12,327,000), ...Browse by Subject
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