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Terskei Alatau

(Encyclopedia)Terskei Alatau, mountains, Asia: see Alatau. ...

SEATO

(Encyclopedia)SEATO: see Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. ...

Altay

(Encyclopedia)Altay: see Altai, mountain system, Asia. ...

Angara Shield

(Encyclopedia)Angara Shield, Asia: see Siberian Platform. ...

Talas Alatau

(Encyclopedia)Talas Alatau, mountains, Asia: see Alatau. ...

Santiago de los Caballeros

(Encyclopedia)Santiago de los Caballeros dā lōs käbäyāˈrōs [key], city (1993 pop. 364,859), N Dominican Republic, on the Yaque del Norte River. The second most important city in the country, it is a rail and...

Illia, Arturo

(Encyclopedia)Illia, Arturo ärto͞oˈrō ēlˈyä [key], 1900–1983, president of Argentina (1963–66). A country physician, he entered politics after 1930, and from 1948 to 1952 he was one of the few non-Perón...

Watson, Doc

(Encyclopedia)Watson, Doc (Arthel Lane Watson), 1923–2012, American country-music singer and musician, b. Stony Fork, N.C. Blind from infancy, he learned to play the harmonica, banjo, and guitar in his youth. His...

Mohammed bin Salman

(Encyclopedia)Mohammed bin Salman, 1985–, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, b. Riyadh. The son of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, he received a law degree from King Saud Univ. (2007) and then worked in government and for...

Timur

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Empire of Timur (1405) Timur tămˈərlān [key], c.1336–1405, Mongol conqueror, b. Kesh, near Samarkand. He is also called Timur Leng [Timur the lame]. He was the son of a tribal leader, an...