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Tebéssa

(Encyclopedia) TébessaTébessatəbĕsˈə [key], ancient Theveste, town (1998 pop. 153,246), NE Algeria, in the Atlas Mts. The town is an important agricultural market and is noted for its silk embroidery…

Labrouste, Henri

(Encyclopedia) Labrouste, HenriLabrouste, HenriäNrēˈ läbr&oomacr;stˈ [key], 1801–75, French architect. He was among the first to make effective architectural use of metal construction, as in his…

Eschweiler

(Encyclopedia) Eschweiler Eschweiler ĕshˈvīlər [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, near Aachen. Its…

Goole

(Encyclopedia) Goole Goole g&oomacr;l [key], municipal borough, East Riding of Yorkshire, N England, at the…

Ikaría

(Encyclopedia) Ikaría or IcariaIkaríaboth: īkârˈēə [key], mountainous island, c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), SE Greece, one of the Southern Sporades, near Turkey. It has iron-ore deposits and sulfur…

Hyogo

(Encyclopedia) Hyogo Hyogo hyōˈgō [key], prefecture, 3,213 sq mi (8,322 sq km), SW Honshu, Japan. Kobe is the capital…

Liuzhou

(Encyclopedia) Liuzhou or LiuchowLiuchowboth: lēō-jō [key], city (1994 est. pop. 707,200), N central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Liu River. At the intersection of highways and…

Lünen

(Encyclopedia) LünenLünenlüˈnən [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…

Nizhni Tagil

(Encyclopedia) Nizhni TagilNizhni Tagilnyēzhˈnyē təgēlˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 440,000), E European Russia, in the central Urals, on the Tagil River. A leading metallurgical and heavy industry center…