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(Encyclopedia) Dudley, metropolitan borough, W central England. Dudley's famed iron, coal, and limestone industries began declining c.1870. Other…Fertile Crescent
(Encyclopedia) Fertile Crescent, historic region of the Middle East. A well-watered and fertile area, it arcs across the northern part of the Syrian desert. It is flanked on the west by the…Hermonthis
(Encyclopedia) HermonthisHermonthishərmŏnˈthĭs [key], ancient city, N Egypt, 8 mi (13 km) S of Thebes. It was founded in prehistoric times and was prominent during the period of Roman supremacy.…Halle, town, Belgium
(Encyclopedia) Halle Halle hälˈə [key], Fr. Hal, commune, Flemish Brabant prov., central…Woodland
(Encyclopedia) Woodland, city (1990 pop. 39,802), seat of Yolo co., N central Calif., in a fertile farm area yielding tomatoes, wheat, rice, beans, vegetables, walnuts, almonds, melons, safflower,…Celaenae
(Encyclopedia) CelaenaeCelaenaesĭlēˈnē [key], ancient city of Asia Minor, in Phrygia, near the source of the Maeander River, in present-day W central Turkey. In the days of the Persian Empire, Cyrus…Vrindaban
(Encyclopedia) VrindabanVrindabanvrĭnˌdəbŭnˈ [key], formerly Brindaban, town, Uttar Pradesh state, central India, on the Yamuna River. Legends about the youth of the Hindu god Krishna center about…Adams
(Encyclopedia) Adams, town (2020 pop. 5,335), Berkshire co., NW Mass., in the Berkshires, on the Hoosic River; inc. 1778. Its manufactures include chemicals, textiles, and paper products…Potomac
(Encyclopedia) PotomacPotomacpətōˈmək [key], river, 285 mi (459 km) long, formed SE of Cumberland, Md., by the confluence of its North and South branches and flowing generally SE to Chesapeake Bay.…Poznań
(Encyclopedia) PoznańPoznańpôzˈnänyə [key], Ger. PosenPoznańpōˈzən [key], city (1994 est. pop. 589,300), capital of Weilkopolskie prov., W central Poland, port on the Warta River. It is an important…Trending
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