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(Encyclopedia) MirzapurMirzapurmērˈzäp&oobreve;rˌ [key], joint municipality with Vindhyachal (total 1991 pop. 169,336), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. It is a district administrative…Srirangam
(Encyclopedia) SrirangamSrirangamsrērŭngˈgəm [key], town (1991 pop. 70,109), Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on an island in the Kaveri River. It is noted for a group of temples to Vishnu (built c.1600…Wutai Shan
(Encyclopedia) Wutai ShanWutai Shanw&oomacr;-tī shän [key], mountain range, extending c.150 mi (240 km) across NE Shanxi and NW Hebei prov., NE China. The mountains, rising to c.10,035 ft (3,058…November 2016: Shiite Pilgrims Killed by ISIS Suicide Bomber
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of November 2016. 1. Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul 2…Jidda
(Encyclopedia) JiddaJiddajĭˈdə [key] or JeddaJeddajĕ– [key], city (1993 est. pop. 2,058,000), Hejaz, W Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea. Jidda is the port of Mecca (c.45 mi/72 km to the east) and…Lisieux
(Encyclopedia) LisieuxLisieuxlēzyöˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 24,056), Calvados dept., N France. It is one of the oldest towns in Normandy. Its modern importance dates from the canonization (1925) of St…Skövde
(Encyclopedia) SkövdeSkövdeskövˈdə [key], city (1990 pop. 30,540), Skaraborg co., S Sweden, midway between lakes Vänern and Vättern. During the Middle Ages many pilgrims visited the shrine of St.…Ontake, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Ontake, Mount or Mount Kiso Ontake, volcano, 10,062 ft (3,067 m), on the Gifu-Nagano prefecture border, central Honshu, central Japan, 36 mi (58 km) SW of Matsumoto. The second highest…Tabard Inn
(Encyclopedia) Tabard InnTabard Inntăbˈərd [key], in Southwark borough, Greater London, England. The inn, demolished in the 19th cent., was mentioned by Geoffrey Chaucer in the Prologue of the…Rajamahendravaram
(Encyclopedia) Rajamahendravaram or RajahmundryRajamahendravaramräˈjəməndrē [key], city (1991 pop. 401,397), Andhra Pradesh state, E central India, in the Godavari River delta. It is a center of the…Trending
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