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Burhanpur

(Encyclopedia)Burhanpur bûrˈhänpo͞orˌ [key], city, Madhya Pradesh state, W central India, on the Tapi River. The ...

Wettingen

(Encyclopedia)Wettingen vĕtˈĭng-ən [key], town (1990 pop. 17,706), Aargau canton, N Switzerland. It is the site of the Zürich power station and of industries that produce textiles and metal goods. In the town ...

Zunyi

(Encyclopedia)Zunyi or Tsunyi both: dzo͞onˈyēˈ [key], town (1994 est. pop. 295,200), N Guizhou prov., SW China. It is on the main highway to Sichuan and is the commercial and agricultural distribution center of...

Bishop Auckland

(Encyclopedia)Bishop Auckland ôkˈlənd [key], town, Durham, NE England, on the Wear River. It is a busy market ...

Nyborg

(Encyclopedia)Nyborg nüˈbôr [key], city (1992 pop. 15,352), Fyn co., S central Denmark, a seaport at the head of Nybord Fjord (an arm of the Store Bælt). It is an industrial center, with shipyards and plants ma...

Ludhiana

(Encyclopedia)Ludhiana lo͝odēäˈnə [key], city (1991 pop. 1,042,740), Punjab state, NW India. Founded in the late 15th cent., it lies on the old Grand Trunk Road, the great thoroughfare connecting Delhi with Am...

Lünen

(Encyclopedia)Lünen lüˈnən [key], city (1994 pop. 89,740), North Rhine–Westphalia, N central Germany, on the Lippe River. Its manufactures include iron, copper, metal fittings, textiles, and aluminum. Motor v...

Mogi das Cruzes

(Encyclopedia)Mogi das Cruzes mo͝ozhēˈ däs kro͞oˈzəs [key], city (1996 pop. 314,947), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the Tietê River. It is an industrial center and an agricultural distribution point for S...

Mwanza

(Encyclopedia)Mwanza mwänˈzä [key], city (2012 pop. 706,453), capital of Mwanza prov., NW Tanzania, a port on Lake Victoria. Connected by rail with Dar es Salaam, the city handles much of Tanzania's trade with K...

Mysuru

(Encyclopedia)Mysuru, formerly Mysore mīsôrˈ [key], city (2011 provisional pop. 887,446), Karnataka state, S India. Mysore is an industrial, commercial, and educational center whose products include silk saris, ...