The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropaedia (10 v.)Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... district , 1,769 sq mi ( 4,581 sq km ) in area , consists of a strip of alluvial plain extending northward from the Ganges River . The Gomati , Ramganga , and smaller rivers drain the district ; irrigation is provided by the Sårda Canal ...
... district , 1,769 sq mi ( 4,581 sq km ) in area , consists of a strip of alluvial plain extending northward from the Ganges River . The Gomati , Ramganga , and smaller rivers drain the district ; irrigation is provided by the Sårda Canal ...
Page 105
... district , Bhopal division , Madhya Pradesh state , India . The town , the district headquar- ters , lies just west of the Lakunda River . It is a major road junction and an agricultural market ; cotton ginning is the chief industry ...
... district , Bhopal division , Madhya Pradesh state , India . The town , the district headquar- ters , lies just west of the Lakunda River . It is a major road junction and an agricultural market ; cotton ginning is the chief industry ...
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... district , Sind Province , Pakistan . It is divided into two geo- graphical zones : the desert in the east , part of the great Thar Desert , including the south- eastern Pārkar tract and rocky hill ranges jut- ting into the Rann of ...
... district , Sind Province , Pakistan . It is divided into two geo- graphical zones : the desert in the east , part of the great Thar Desert , including the south- eastern Pārkar tract and rocky hill ranges jut- ting into the Rann of ...
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