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Page 358
... capital , because of its proximity to Kabul , the nation's capital ( 20 mi [ 32 km ] east ) , has good communications with the rest of Afghanistan . Pop . ( 1970 est . ) 415,630 . area and population table 1 : 169 map , Afghanistan 1 ...
... capital , because of its proximity to Kabul , the nation's capital ( 20 mi [ 32 km ] east ) , has good communications with the rest of Afghanistan . Pop . ( 1970 est . ) 415,630 . area and population table 1 : 169 map , Afghanistan 1 ...
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... capital and largest city of Laos , just northeast of the Mekong River . An autonomous municipality , it is also the administrative centre of 5,560 - sq - mi ( 14,400 - sq - km ) Vientiane province ( khoueng ) . The town was founded ...
... capital and largest city of Laos , just northeast of the Mekong River . An autonomous municipality , it is also the administrative centre of 5,560 - sq - mi ( 14,400 - sq - km ) Vientiane province ( khoueng ) . The town was founded ...
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... capital of Yauri emirate , Sokoto Province , North - Western State , northwestern Nigeria , on Kainji Lake ( impounded in 1968 on the Niger River ) , and on the road from Kontagora to Birnin Kebbi . An early settle- ment of the Reshe ...
... capital of Yauri emirate , Sokoto Province , North - Western State , northwestern Nigeria , on Kainji Lake ( impounded in 1968 on the Niger River ) , and on the road from Kontagora to Birnin Kebbi . An early settle- ment of the Reshe ...
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