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Maan
(Encyclopedia) MaanMaanməänˈ [key], town (1996 est. pop. 18,000), S Jordan. It is the terminus of the country's main rail line (which extends to Damascus, Syria) and carries on trade in agricultural…Phaëthon
(Encyclopedia) PhaëthonPhaëthonfāˈəthən, –tən [key] or PhaëtonPhaëtonfāˈətən [key], in Greek mythology, son of Helios and the nymph Clymene. He tried to drive his father's golden chariot, but he…Copiapó
(Encyclopedia) CopiapóCopiapókōpyäpōˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 79,268), capital of Atacama region, N central Chile, on the Copiapó River. An industrial city at the southern edge of the Atacama…Dimona
(Encyclopedia) Dimona Dimona dīmōˈnə [key] [Heb.,=wasting], town, S Israel, in the Negev Desert. It is…plain
(Encyclopedia) plain, large area of level or nearly level land. Elevated plains are called plateaus, or tablelands, and very low, wet plains are called swamps. Plains have different names in…sandgrouse
(Encyclopedia) sandgrouse, common name for pigeon-sized, seed-eating, terrestrial birds of the genera Pteroclida (approximately 14 species) and Syrrhaptes (2 species). They are birds of the Old World…Le Clézio, Jean-Marie Gustave
(Encyclopedia) Le Clézio, Jean-Marie Gustave, 1940–, French novelist, b. Nice, grad. Univ. of Nice (L. ès L., 1963), Univ. of Aix-en-Provence (M.A., 1964), Univ. of Perpignan (D. ès L., 1983). He…kangaroo rat
(Encyclopedia) kangaroo rat, small, jumping desert rodent, genus Dipodomys, related to the pocket mouse. There are about 20 kangaroo rat species, found throughout the arid regions of Mexico and the S…Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
(Encyclopedia) Bell, Gertrude Margaret LowthianBell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthianlōˈᵺēən [key], 1868–1926, British traveler, author, and government official, one of the builders of the modern state of…Kufa
(Encyclopedia) KufaKufak&oomacr;ˈfə [key], former Mesopotamian city, near the Euphrates River, c.110 mi (177 km) S of Baghdad. Founded in 638, Kufa soon rivaled Basra in size. The Arab governor…Trending
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