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Tiraspol

(Encyclopedia)Tiraspol tyērŭˈspôl [key], city (1995 est. pop. 203,870), Trans-Dniester Region, E Moldova, on the Dniester River. It has diversified light industries, including the production of foodstuffs, furn...

Rennes

(Encyclopedia)Rennes rĕn [key], city (1990 pop. 203,533), capital of Ille-et-Vilaine dept., NW France, at the junction of the Vilaine and Ille rivers. Rennes's many industrial products include textiles, leather go...

Schleswig, city, Germany

(Encyclopedia)Schleswig, city (1994 pop. 26,857), Schleswig-Holstein, N Germany, on the Schlei, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. The city's economy is based on the production of food products and leather and on fishing....

Seleucia

(Encyclopedia)Seleucia səlo͞oˈshə [key], ancient city of Mesopotamia, on the Tigris below modern Baghdad. Founded (c.312 b.c.) by Seleucus I, it soon replaced Babylon as the main center for east-west commerce t...

Ctesiphon

(Encyclopedia)Ctesiphon tĕsˈĭfŏnˌ, tēˈsĭ– [key], ruined ancient city, 20 mi (32 km) SE of Baghdad, Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris opposite Seleucia and at the mouth of the Diyala River. After 129 b....

Cheyenne, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Cheyenne, city (2020 pop. 65,132), alt. 6,062 ft (1,848 m), state capital and seat of Laramie co., SE Wyo., near the Colo. and Nebr. lines; inc. 1868. I...

Gifu

(Encyclopedia)Gifu gēˈfo͞o [key], city, capital of Gifu prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A manufacturi...

Gitega

(Encyclopedia)Gitega gētāˈgä [key], city, capital of Burundi and of Gitega prov., central Burundi. It i...

Gondar

(Encyclopedia)Gondar or Gonder both: gŏnˈdər [key], town, capital of Amhara region, NW Ethiopia, at an altitude of ...

Troyes

(Encyclopedia)Troyes trwä [key], city (1990 pop. 60,755), capital of Aube dept., NE France, on the Seine River. It is an industrial town. Hosiery is the main product. Troyes became an episcopal see in the 4th cent...