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(Encyclopedia) ManassasManassasmənăsˈəs [key], town (1990 pop. 27,957), seat of Prince William co., N Va., in a farm area; inc. 1873, rechartered 1938. Manassas has become a growing residential town…Maldon
(Encyclopedia) MaldonMaldonmôlˈdən [key], town (1991 pop. 14,754) and district, Essex, E England, on the Blackwater estuary. Maldon is a market town with iron foundries and other small industries.…Niagara-on-the-Lake
(Encyclopedia) Niagara-on-the-Lake or Niagara, town (1991 pop. 12,945), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River. It was settled (1784) by American Loyalists and in 1792 Lt.…Kismayo
(Encyclopedia) KismayoKismayokĭsmīˈō [key] or KismayuKismayokĭsmīˈ&oomacr; [key]Kismayu–&oomacr; [key], town (1984 est. pop. 70,000), SW Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. It is the principal town…Longyearbyen
(Encyclopedia) LongyearbyenLongyearbyenlôngˈyērbüˌən [key], town and administrative center of Svalbard, on Isfjorden, Spitsbergen island. It was founded (1905) as a coal-mining settlement by an…Dera Ismail Khan
(Encyclopedia) Dera Ismail KhanDera Ismail Khandāˈrə [key]Dera Ismail Khanĭsmīlˈ khän [key], town (1981 pop. 64,358), N central Pakistan, c.1 mi (1.6 km) on the western bank of the Indus River. A…Cóbh
(Encyclopedia) Cóbh Cóbh kōv [key] [Irish,=cove], town, Co. Cork, S Republic of Ireland, on the…Hargeisa
(Encyclopedia) Hargeisa,&sp;Hargeysa, or HarghessaHargeisa,all: härgāˈsä [key], town (1984 est. pop. 70,000) and capital of the Somaliland region, N Somalia. It is a commercial center and…Scarborough
(Encyclopedia) Scarborough, town (1991 pop. 36,665), and borough and district, North Yorkshire, NE England, on the North Sea. The town, primarily a resort, is also an important conference and…Schmalkalden
(Encyclopedia) SchmalkaldenSchmalkaldenshmälˈkälˌdən [key], town (1994 pop. 16,096), Thuringia, central Germany. It has been a metalworking center since the Middle Ages, and its manufactures include…Trending
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