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Nazareth

(Encyclopedia) NazarethNazarethnăzˈərĭth [key], town (1993 pop. 53,500), N Israel, in Galilee. As the home of Jesus, it is a great pilgrimage and tourist center. Nazareth is also the trade center for…

Amboise

(Encyclopedia) Amboise Amboise äNbwäzˈ [key], town, Indre-et-Loire dept., N central France, in Touraine, on the Loire. It is a wine and wool market, and its manufactures…

Branson

(Encyclopedia) Branson, city (2020 pop. 12,638), Taney and Stone cos., SW Mo.; inc. 1912. Located in the Ozark mountains, the town was originally…

Cowansville

(Encyclopedia) Cowansville Cowansville kouˈənzvĭlˌ [key], town, S Que., Canada, on the Yamaska River, SE of Montreal.…

Fort Saint John

(Encyclopedia) Fort Saint John, town, NE British Columbia, Canada, on the Peace River and the Alaska Highway. A North West Company post established in…

Bollingen

(Encyclopedia) BollingenBollingenbôlˈĭgən [key], town, Bern canton, W central Switzerland. It is a dairy and industrial center. There is a 16th-century church in the town.

Silistra

(Encyclopedia) SilistraSilistrasĭlĭˈsträ [key], town (1993 pop. 48,287), NE Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River bordering Romania. Products include textiles, furniture, foodstuffs, and bricks. The…

Enna

(Encyclopedia) Enna Enna ānˈnä [key], town, capital of Enna prov., central Sicily, Italy. It is an…

Huntingdon

(Encyclopedia) Huntingdon, town, Cambridgeshire, E central England, on the Ouse River. Seat of the Huntingdonshire dist., the town has light industries…

Oberammergau

(Encyclopedia) OberammergauOberammergauōˌbərämˈərgou [key], town (1994 pop. 5,343), Bavaria, S Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. It has been a noted center of woodcarving since the 12th cent.…