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Nampula

(Encyclopedia)Nampula nămpo͞oˈlə [key], city (1997 pop. 303,346), NE Mozambique. It is an agricultural trade center, located on the railroad connecting the seaports of Lumbo and Nacala with Malawi. Cement is ma...

Herne Bay

(Encyclopedia)Herne Bay hûrn [key], town, Kent, SE England. It is a resort with 7 mi (11 km) of coast and ...

Daejeon

(Encyclopedia)Daejeon or Taejon dīˈjônˈ [key], city, capital of South Chungcheong (Chungchong) prov., central ...

Cheonan

(Encyclopedia)Cheonan or Chonan chônˈänˈ [key], city, South Chungcheong prov., W South Korea. It is a railroad hub ...

Belcy

(Encyclopedia)Belcy bĕltˈsē [key], Rus. Beltsy, city (1996 est. pop. 159,420), in Moldova. A river and railroad junction, its manufactures include foodstuffs, agricultural machinery, and furniture. The city was ...

Neijiang

(Encyclopedia)Neijiang or Neikiang both: nāˈjyängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 295,700), central Sichuan prov., China, on the Tuo River. It is a port and railroad center with sugar-refining and food-processing ...

Bethlehem, town, South Africa

(Encyclopedia)Bethlehem, town, Free State prov., E central South Africa, part and seat of Dihlabeng local municipality. It is situated in a farming and livestock area and has industries producing furniture and food...

Lashio

(Encyclopedia)Lashio lăshˈyō, ləshyōˈ [key], town, Shan state, E central Myanmar. It is a trade center and the terminus of the railroad line from Mandalay. Lashio was famous in World War II as the starting po...

Himeji

(Encyclopedia)Himeji hēmāˈjē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A railroad and market cen...

Harlem River

(Encyclopedia)Harlem River, navigable tidal channel, 8 mi (12.9 km) long with Spuyten Duyvil Creek, in New York City, SE N.Y., separating Manhattan from the Bronx. Connecting the Hudson and East rivers, it is a shi...