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(Encyclopedia) Dubai Dubai d&oomacr;bīˈ [key], sheikhdom (2021 pop. 2,921,376), c.1,500 sq mi (3,890 sq km), part…State of the Union Address: Benjamin Harrison (December 6, 1892)
Benjamin Harrison (December 6, 1892) To the Senate and House of Representatives: In submitting my annual message to Congress I have great satisfaction in being able to say that the general…Ramat Gan
(Encyclopedia) Ramat GanRamat Ganräˈmät gän [key], city (1994 pop. 122,200), W central Israel, adjacent to Tel Aviv. Founded in 1921, Ramat Gan is an important industrial center. Food processing is…Starrett, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Starrett, PaulStarrett, Paulstărˈĭt [key], 1866–1957, American builder, b. Lawrence, Kans. After serving (1903–22) as president of the George A. Fuller Company in Chicago, he opened…Pointe-Noire
(Encyclopedia) Pointe-NoirePointe-NoirepwăNt-nwär [key], city (1984 pop. 294,203), SW Republic of the Congo, Africa, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Offshore oil drilling and oil refining are the city'…Seguin
(Encyclopedia) SeguinSeguinsəgēnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 18,853), seat of Guadalupe co., S central Tex., on the Guadalupe River; inc. 1853. Among its many industrial products are textiles,…Sekondi-Takoradi
(Encyclopedia) Sekondi-TakoradiSekondi-Takoradisĕkˈəndē-täkôräˈdē [key], city (1984 pop. 93,822), capital of the Western Region, SW Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. An important seaport and commercial…Khabur
(Encyclopedia) KhaburKhaburkhäb&oobreve;rˈ [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SE Turkey, and flowing generally south through NE Syria to enter the Euphrates River, near Dayr az Zawr…Krasnoyarsk
(Encyclopedia) KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarskkrəsnəyärskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 913,000), capital of Krasnoyarsk Territory, W Siberian Russia, on the Yenisei River. A major river port and rail center, it…Altoona
(Encyclopedia) Altoona Altoona ălt&oomacr;ˈnə [key], industrial city (2020 pop. 43,963), Blair co., central Pa., on the eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mts., near the…Trending
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