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111Firozpur Jhirka — ▪ India also called Ferozepur town, southeastern Haryana (Haryāna) state, northwestern India. The town is said to have been founded by Fīrūz Shah III as a military outpost and was constituted a municipality in 1867. Connected by road with …
112Kufstein — ▪ Austria town, western Austria. It lies along the Inn River, between two ranges, the Kaiser Mountains and the Bavarian Alps, near the Bavarian (German) border. First mentioned in 788, it was held by the bishops of Regensburg under the dukes of… …
113Mizusawa — ▪ Japan former city, Iwate ken (prefecture), Japan; in 2006 it merged with a number of surrounding municipalities to form the new city of Ōshū. It lies in the valley of the Kitakami River. Established as a fort to exterminate the aboriginal …
114Navadwip — ▪ India also spelled Nabadwīp city, southeastern West Bengal state, northeastern India, at the confluence of the Bhāgīrathi and Jalangi rivers. The Bhāgīrathi River has shifted its course, cutting the city off from the rest of the… …
115Purvachal — ▪ mountains, India also called Eastern Highlands mountain ranges in eastern India. They extend over an area of about 37,900 square miles (98,000 square km) in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland (Nāgāland), Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and eastern… …
116Sanandaj — ▪ Iran city, northwestern Iran, at an elevation of 4,990 feet (1,521 metres). It was called Sisar, meaning “thirty heads,” in the itineraries of Ibn Khurdazib and Qudameh. The population is mostly Kurds and a few Armenians. During the Iran… …
117Sawai Madhopur — ▪ India town, eastern Rajasthan (Rājasthān) state, northwestern India. Sawai Madhopur, a walled town, was laid out on a plan somewhat similar to that of Jaipur city by Madho Singh, maharaja of Jaipur (1751–68). The town is a major road and… …
118Sitamarhi — ▪ India town, extreme northern Bihar state, northeastern India. It lies on the western bank of the Lakhandai River in the fertile Middle Ganges (Ganga) Plain. Sitamarhi is a station on the North Eastern Railway and is connected by roads… …
119Sulawesi Selatan — ▪ province, Indonesia English South Celebes provinsi (province), central and southwestern Celebes, Indonesia. It is bounded by the Flores Sea to the south, Makassar Strait to the west, Bone Gulf to the east, and the provinces of Sulawesi… …
120Takaoka — ▪ Japan city, Toyama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on the lower reaches of the Shō River. The city was founded with the construction of Takaoka Castle in 1609. It became a trade centre, known for its manufacture of metalware. Based on the… …
