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Petropavl, city, Kazakhstan
(Encyclopedia)Petropavl pyĕˌtrəpävˈləfsk [key], city (1993 est. pop. 248,000), N Kazakhstan, on the Ishim (Esil) River and at the junction of the Trans-Kazakhstan and Trans-Siberian RR. Small motors, agricult...Petropavlovsk, city, Russia
(Encyclopedia)Petropavlovsk kəmchätˈskē [key], city (1989 pop. 269,000), capital of Kamchatka Territory, Russian Far East. It is a major port and naval base on the Northern Sea Route, and there are shipyards an...Ravenna, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia)Ravenna rävĕnˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 135,844), capital of Ravenna prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, near the Adriatic Sea (with which it is connected by a canal). It is an agricultural...Bahia, city, Brazil
(Encyclopedia)Bahia, city, Brazil: see Salvador, Brazil. ...Placentia, city, California
(Encyclopedia)Placentia, city (1990 pop. 41,259), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1926. Once a rural farming community, it has become a residential city with manufactures that include industrial products, foods, furnitu...Plum, city, Pennsylvania
(Encyclopedia)Plum, borough (1990 pop. 25,609), Allegheny co., SW Pa. on the Allegheny River, in a bituminous coal area; founded 1788, inc. 1956. It is a residential suburb of Pittsburgh. Apples and nursery stock a...Plymouth, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Plymouth, city and unitary authority (1991 pop. 238,583), SW England, on Plymouth Sound. The three towns that Plymouth has comprised since 1914 are Plymouth, Stonehouse, and Devonport; the suburbs of ...Acre, city, Israel
(Encyclopedia)Acre, Israel: see Akko.Poplar, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Poplar, former metropolitan borough, SE England. See Tower Hamlets. ...Portsmouth, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Portsmouth, city and unitary authority (2011 pop. 205,056), S England, on Spithead Channel. The city includes Portsea (naval station), Southsea (residential district and resort), and the old town of P...Browse by Subject
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