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Karkheh

(Encyclopedia) KarkhehKarkhehkärˈkĕ [key], ancient Choaspes, river, c.350 mi (560 km) long, rising in the Zagros Mts., W Iran, and flowing S into the Khuzestan lowland, where it forms a swamp…

Eifel

(Encyclopedia) EifelEifelīˈfəl [key], undulating plateau, W Germany, N of the Moselle River and E of the Ardennes. The Eifel forms the northwestern part of the Rhenish Slate Mts. and is a barren area…

Dudinka

(Encyclopedia) Dudinka Dudinka d&oomacr;dyēnˈkə [key], city, Krasnoyarsk Territory, N Siberian Russia, on the…

Highland

(Encyclopedia) Highland. 1 City (2020 pop. 55,629), San Bernardino co., SE Calif., in a citrus-grove area at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts. It has…

Rolla

(Encyclopedia) RollaRollarŏlˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 14,090), seat of Phelps co., S central Mo.; inc. 1861. It is a regional center for a livestock and farming area of the Ozarks. Apparel, roof and…

Skellefteå

(Encyclopedia) SkellefteåSkellefteåshĕlĕfˈtəōˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 31,050), Västerbotten co., NE Sweden, on the Skellefteälven River inland from its mouth on the Gulf of Bothnia. The center of a…

Caravaca de la Cruz

(Encyclopedia) Caravaca de la Cruz Caravaca de la Cruz käräväˈkä dā lä kr&oomacr;s…

Taoyuan

(Encyclopedia) Taoyuan or T'ao-yuanTaoyuanboth: touˈywänˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,190,342), N Taiwan. It was created in 2014 from Taoyuan co.; Taoyuan city became a district within…

Walnut Creek

(Encyclopedia) Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive…

Bridgewater

(Encyclopedia) Bridgewater. 1 Town (2020 pop. 28,633), Plymouth co., E Mass.; inc. 1656. Manufacturing includes shoes and metal products. Its iron…