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Kolhapur

(Encyclopedia)Kolhapur kōləpo͝orˈ [key], former princely state, 3,219 sq mi (8,337 sq km), Maharashtra state, SW India. Largely agricultural, the region produces cotton and textiles. It also has large bauxite d...

Glarus

(Encyclopedia)Glarus gläˈrəs [key], Fr. Glaris, canton, 264 sq mi (684 sq km), E central Switzerland. Lo...

Greer

(Encyclopedia)Greer, town (2020 pop. 35,308), Greenville and Spartanburg counties, NW S.C., in a farm region noted for its peaches. Textiles, foods, and automobiles a...

Rock Island, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Rock Island, town (1991 pop. 1,067), S Que., Canada, at the Vermont border. It is the seat of Stanstead College. Machine tools, dies, and textiles are made. ...

Kettering, town, England

(Encyclopedia)Kettering, town (1991 pop. 44,758), Northamptonshire, central England. It is a road and rail center that manufactures footwear, leather products, and textiles. Industries include iron mining and smelt...

Pompton Lakes

(Encyclopedia)Pompton Lakes, borough (1990 pop. 10,539), Passaic co., NE N.J.; settled 1682 by the Dutch, inc. 1895. It is chiefly residential, but textiles and blasting equipment are made. Several pre-Revolutionar...

Sargodha

(Encyclopedia)Sargodha, city (1998 pop. 455,360), Punjab province, Pakistan, on the lower Jhelum Canal. It is a center for trade in cotton and other agricultural commodities. Sargodha has manufactures in hosiery, t...

South El Monte

(Encyclopedia)South El Monte, city (1990 pop. 20,850), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel Valley; inc. 1958. Manufactures include transportation equipment, electrical and plastic products, clothing, text...

Mallawi

(Encyclopedia)Mallawi mälˈläwē [key], town, E central Egypt, on the Nile. Situated in a farm area, the town produces textiles and handicrafts. ...

Farnworth

(Encyclopedia)Farnworth, town, Bolton metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. It has cotton and rayon mills and produces finis...