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Kirkcudbright, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) KirkcudbrightKirkcudbrightkûrk&oomacr;ˈbrē [key], town (1991 pop. 3,406), Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland, at the head of the Dee estuary. It has granaries and creameries and is…

Jülich, town, Germany

(Encyclopedia) Jülich, town (1994 pop. 31,780), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It has some light industry and is the seat of a nuclear research center. Originally a Roman settlement known as…

Jhelum, town, Pakistan

(Encyclopedia) JhelumJhelumjāˈl&oobreve;m [key], town (1981 pop. 92,646), NE Pakistan, on the Jhelum River. Located on the main railroad and road on Punjab piedmont plain, it is an important…

Inverness, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Inverness Inverness ĭnˌvərnĕsˈ [key], town, Highland, N Scotland, on the Moray Firth at the mouth of…

Lanark, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) LanarkLanarklănˈərk, –ärk [key], town (1991 pop. 9,778), South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, on the Clyde River. It has cattle markets and textile mills. There are hydroelectric…

Laval, town, France

(Encyclopedia) Laval, town (1990 pop. 53,478), capital of Mayenne dept., NW France, in Maine. It has been noted for its linen products since the 14th cent. Among its other industrial products are…

Leamington, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) LeamingtonLeamingtonlēˈmĭngtən, lĕmˈ– [key], town (1991 pop. 14,182), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Erie. A market-gardening area located in one of Canada's warmer regions, it also is the…

Emmen, town, Switzerland

(Encyclopedia) Emmen, town, Lucerne canton, central Switzerland, on the Reuss River. Textiles, electrical and iron goods, and airplanes are made in the…

Ems, town, Germany

(Encyclopedia) Ems or Bad Ems Ems bät ĕms [key], town, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, on the Lahn River. Chartered…