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Narva, city, Estonia

(Encyclopedia)Narva närˈvə [key], city (1994 pop. 79,094), NE Estonia, on the left bank of the Narva River. A leading textile center, it also has machinery plants, sawmills, flax and jute factories, and food-pro...

Bergen, city, Norway

(Encyclopedia)Bergen bĕrˈgən [key], city, capital of Hordaland co., SW Norway, situated on inlets of the...

Amsterdam, city, Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)Amsterdam ămˈstərdămˌ, Dutch ämstərdämˈ [key], city (2021 pop. 1,157,519), constitutional capital and largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nort...

Mari, city, Turkmenistan

(Encyclopedia)Mari, city, Turkmenistan: see Mary. ...

Togliatti , city, Russia

(Encyclopedia)Togliatti, city, Russia: see Tolyatti. ...

Andong, city, China

(Encyclopedia)Andong, city, China: see Dandong. ...

Síros, city, Greece

(Encyclopedia)Síros, city, Greece: see Ermoupolis. ...

Vyatka, city, Russia

(Encyclopedia)Vyatka, city, Russia: see Kirov.

Minden, city, Germany

(Encyclopedia)Minden mĭnˈdən [key], city (1994 pop. 80,423), North Rhine–Westphalia, NW Germany, a port on the Weser River and the Midland Canal. It is an industrial center and rail junction. Manufactures incl...

Sheffield, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Sheffield, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 470,685), N England, at the confluence of the Don River and four tributaries. Sheffield was one of the leading industrial cities of England. It has ...