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Maracay

(Encyclopedia)Maracay märäkīˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 354,196), capital of Aragua state, N Venezuela, at the eastern end of Lake Valencia. It is a commercial, agricultural, and industrial city. Its products incl...

Kota

(Encyclopedia)Kota kōˈtə [key], city (1991 pop. 537,371), Rajasthan state, NW India, on the Chambal River. Kota, enclosed by a massive wall, is a district administrative center and a market for sugarcane, oilsee...

Ratnapura

(Encyclopedia)Ratnapura rŭtˈnəpo͝orə [key] [Sinhalese,=city of gems], town (1995 est. pop. 46,000), SW Sri Lanka. Located in a rubber- and rice-producing area, Ratnapura is Sri Lanka's major precious-stone cen...

Aurangabad

(Encyclopedia)Aurangabad ourŭngˌgäbädˈ [key], city, Maharashtra state, W India. A district administrative center, it trades cotton, wool, and oil, and has an airport. The city has ...

Conroe

(Encyclopedia)Conroe kŏnˈrō [key], city (2020 pop. 89,956), seat of Montgomery co., SE Tex.; inc. 1885. ...

Cotabato

(Encyclopedia)Cotabato kōtäbäˈtō [key], city, Maguindanao prov., W Mindanao, the Philippines, near the ...

Cheltenham

(Encyclopedia)Cheltenham chĕltˈnəm [key], city and district, Gloucestershire, W central England. It has been ...

Guiyang

(Encyclopedia)Guiyang or Kweiyang both: gwā-yäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,131,200), capital of Guizhou prov., SW China. On the main road from Kunming to Chongqing, it is also a rail (since 1959) and industri...

Hämeenlinna

(Encyclopedia)Hämeenlinna hăˈmānlĭnˌnä [key], Swed. Tavastehus, city, capital of Southern Finland pr...

Cameroon, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Cameroon, Mount kămˈəro͞on [key], active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon; highest point in W Africa. The mountain and surrounding area are in Mt. Cameroon ...