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Citlaltépetl

(Encyclopedia) CitlaltépetlCitlaltépetlsētlältāpetəl [key] or OrizabaCitlaltépetlōrēsäˈbä [key], peak, 18,700 ft (5,700 m) high, in the Cordillera de Anáhuas, E Mexico, on the Veracruz-Puebla border…

Krnov

(Encyclopedia) KrnovKrnovkûrˈnôf [key], Ger. Jägerndorf, city (1991 pop. 25,436), NE Czech Republic, in Moravia, on the Opava River, near the Polish border. An industrial center, it manufactures…

Kingisepp

(Encyclopedia) KingiseppKingiseppkēnˌgĭsyĕpˈ [key], city, NW European Russia, SW of St. Petersburg, near the Estonian border, on the Luga River. A river port, it has leather and shoe industries. The…

Kyustendil

(Encyclopedia) KyustendilKyustendilky&oobreve;stĕndēlˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 54,452), SW Bulgaria, near the Serbian border. Famous for its mineral springs used to heat hothouses, Kyustendil is a…

Karviná

(Encyclopedia) KarvináKarvinákärˈvĭnä [key], Ger. Karwin, city (1991 pop. 68,405), NE Czech Republic, in Moravia, near the Polish border. It is an industrial center of the Ostrava-Karviná coal-mining…

Arabah

(Encyclopedia) Arabah or ArabaArababoth: äˈräbä, ărˈəbə [key], depression, on the Israel-Jordan border, extending c.100 mi (160 km) from the Dead Sea S to the Gulf of Aqaba; part of the Great Rift…

Línea, La

(Encyclopedia) Línea, LaLínea, Lalä lēˈnāä [key], city (1990 pop. 61,597), Cádiz prov., S Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar. Situated on the Spanish border north of the neutral zone that separates…

Firozpur

(Encyclopedia) Firozpur Firozpur fərōzˈpər [key] or Ferozepore Firozpur…

Most

(Encyclopedia) MostMostmôst [key], Ger. Brüx, city (1991 pop. 70,670), NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, near the German border. It is a railway junction and industrial city in a lignite-mining area.…

Menen

(Encyclopedia) MenenMenenmāˈnən [key], Fr. Menin, commune (1991 pop. 32,645), West Flanders prov., SW Belgium, on the Leie River, near the French border. Manufactures include machinery, textiles, and…