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Salon-de-Provence

(Encyclopedia)Salon-de-Provence sälôNˈ-də-prôväNsˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 35,041), Bouches-du-Rhône dept., SE France. Its major manufactures are olive oil, petroleum products, coffee, and soap. In the town ...

Boscoreale

(Encyclopedia)Boscoreale bôsˌkōrā-äˈlā [key], town, in Campania, S Italy, at the foot of Vesuvius. Roman villas ...

Smederevo

(Encyclopedia)Smederevo smĕˈdĕrĕvô [key], town (1991 pop. 63,884), NE Serbia, a port on the Danube River. Its industries include oil refining and steel manufacturing. Wine is produced in the surrounding region...

Svishtov

(Encyclopedia)Svishtov svēshtôfˈ [key], town (1993 pop. 31,960), N Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River. It is an agricultural center with a significant fishing industry. With a history dating to Roman times, it...

Morecambe and Heysham

(Encyclopedia)Morecambe and Heysham môrˈkəm, hēˈshəm, hēˈsəm [key], town (1991 pop. 41,432), Lancashire, NW England, on Morecambe Bay. Morecambe, a seaside resort, and Heysham, a port with service to Belfa...

Messene

(Encyclopedia)Messene mĕsēˈnē [key], ancient city, central Messenia (now Messinías prov.), Greece. It was founded (c.369 b.c.) under Theban auspices to be a capital and fort for the Messenians, whom the battle...

Annau

(Encyclopedia)Annau or Anau both: ənouˈ [key], town, in S Turkmenistan, 5 mi (8 km) SE of Ashgabat, near the Iranian border. At Annau, Raphael Pumpelly discovered (1903) traces of habitation dating back to c.3000...

Gortyna

(Encyclopedia)Gortyna gôrtīˈnə [key], ancient city, S central Crete. Under Rome it was one of the leading cities of the island. Many ancient Greek remains have been discovered on the site. An inscription dating...

Eschweiler

(Encyclopedia)Eschweiler ĕshˈvīlər [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, near Aachen. Its m...

Ivry-sur-Seine

(Encyclopedia)Ivry-sur-Seine ēvrēˈ-sür-sĕn [key], industrial and commercial suburb SE of Paris, Val-de-Marne dept., N ...