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Chitré
(Encyclopedia)Chitré chētrāˈ [key], city, S Panama, near the Gulf of Panama. It is capital of the Herre...Cojutepeque
(Encyclopedia)Cojutepeque kōho͞otāpāˈkā [key], city, capital of Cuscatlán dept., central El Salvador. It is ...Manzanillo, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Manzanillo, city (1990 pop. 67,697), Colima state, SW Mexico. One of Mexico's chief Pacific ports, Manzanillo has a fine harbor and modern rail and highway connections with Mexico City. It handles man...Masaya
(Encyclopedia)Masaya mäsäˈyä [key], city (1995 est. pop. 80,051), W Nicaragua, capital of Masaya dept. Connected by rail and highway to Granada and Managua, Masaya is a commercial and light manufacturing center...Placetas
(Encyclopedia)Placetas pläsāˈtäs [key], city (1994 est. pop. 42,000), Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Tobacco processing is the city's chief industry. Placetas is located on a major highway and serves as a rai...Vinh
(Encyclopedia)Vinh vĭn [key], city (1989 pop. 175,167), E central Vietnam, near the Song Ca River and the Gulf of Tonkin coast. It is the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area and is linked to Ha...Baghlan
(Encyclopedia)Baghlan bägˈlän [key], city (1982 est. pop. 41,200), N Afghanistan, on the Kunduz River. It produces beet sugar, cotton, and fabrics. A recently constructed highway system links Baghlan with Kabul ...Shipka
(Encyclopedia)Shipka shĭpˈkä [key], pass through the Balkans, alt. c.4,370 ft (1,330 m), central Bulgaria. It is crossed by a highway. Gabrovo, north of the pass, was the scene of a Russo-Bulgarian victory over ...Aldan, city, Russia
(Encyclopedia)Aldan əldänˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 27,000), Sakha Republic, E Siberian Russia, on the Aldan Plateau. Located on a major north-south highway of the region, it is also in the heart of an important g...Tacna
(Encyclopedia)Tacna, city (1993 pop. 115,633), capital of Tacna dept., S Peru, on the Río Caplina. Tacna is an agricultural center that produces tobacco, grapes, cotton, and sugarcane. It is on the Pan-American Hi...Browse by Subject
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