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Ghudamis

(Encyclopedia) Ghudamis or GhadamesGhudamisboth: gədäˈmĕs [key], town, W Libya, in an oasis in the Sahara, near the borders with Algeria and Tunisia. It was long an important caravan center on the…

Hatfield

(Encyclopedia) Hatfield, town, Hertfordshire, SE England. Hatfield was designated one of the new towns in 1948 to alleviate overpopulation in London.…

Manamah, Al

(Encyclopedia) Manamah, AlManamah, Aläl mänämˈä [key], town (1991 pop. 127,578), capital, commercial center, and largest city of Bahrain, on the Persian Gulf. It has oil refineries and light…

Makurdi

(Encyclopedia) MakurdiMakurdimäk&oomacr;rˈdē [key], town (1991 est. pop. 109,000), capital of Benue state, central Nigeria, a port on the Benue River. Sesame seeds and cotton grown in the region…

Loughborough

(Encyclopedia) LoughboroughLoughboroughlŭfˈbərə [key], town (1991 pop. 44,895), Leicestershire, central England, on the Soar River. It is a market town with engineering works. Manufactures include…

Llanelli

(Encyclopedia) LlanelliLlanellihlänĕhlˈē, lănĕthˈlē [key], town (1981 pop. 45,336), Carmarthenshire, S Wales, on the estuary of the Loughor (Burry) River. The town's industries include tin-plate…

Middleboro

(Encyclopedia) Middleboro, town (1990 pop. 17,867), Plymouth co., SE Mass.; inc. 1669. Cranberry-processing is a major industry in the town, and fire apparatus, chemicals, and shoes are manufactured…

Kennebunkport

(Encyclopedia) KennebunkportKennebunkportkĕnˌĭbŭngkpôrtˈ, kĕnˌĭbŭngkˈpôrt [key], town (1990 pop. 1,100), York co., S Maine, on the Atlantic coast; settled 1629, inc. 1653. The early town, called…

Elbeuf

(Encyclopedia) Elbeuf Elbeuf ĕlböfˈ [key], town, Seine-Maritime dept., NW France, in Normandy, on the Seine…

Bridgewater

(Encyclopedia) Bridgewater. 1 Town (2020 pop. 28,633), Plymouth co., E Mass.; inc. 1656. Manufacturing includes shoes and metal products. Its iron…