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Armant
Armant, ancient town in Upper Egypt, near Thebes on the west bank of the Nile River. It was the seat of a sun cult......
Armorica
Armorica, (from Celtic ar, “on,” and mor, “sea”), Latin name for the northwestern extremity of Gaul, now Brittany.......
Arpad
Arpad, ancient city in northwestern Syria. Arpad is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament and in Assyrian texts.......
Arundel
Arundel, town (parish), Arun district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southern......
Arzawa
Arzawa, ancient kingdom of western or southwestern Anatolia (its exact location is disputed). Although Arzawa was......
Asante empire
Asante empire, West African state that occupied what is now southern Ghana in the 18th and 19th centuries. Extending......
Ashur
Ashur, ancient religious capital of Assyria, located on the west bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq. The......
Asia
Asia, ancient Roman province, the first and westernmost Roman province in Asia Minor, stretching at its greatest......
Aspendus
Aspendus, ancient city of Pamphylia (modern Köprü), near the mouth of the Eurymedon (modern Köprü) River in southern......
Assiniboia
Assiniboia, region of western Canada, named for the Assiniboin Indians and the Assiniboine River, demarcated as......
Assus
Assus, ancient Greek city of the Troad, located on the coast of what is now northwestern Turkey, with the island......
Assyria
Assyria, kingdom of northern Mesopotamia that became the centre of one of the great empires of the ancient Middle......
Atapuerca
Atapuerca, site of several limestone caves near Burgos in northern Spain, known for the abundant human (genus Homo)......
Ateste
Ateste, an ancient town of northern Italy, and the predecessor of the modern-day town of Este. In antiquity Ateste......
Athabaska, District of
District of Athabaska, part of the original Northwest Territories in Canada. The district was created in 1882 and......
Athos, Mount
Mount Athos, mountain in northern Greece, site of a semiautonomous republic of Greek Orthodox monks inhabiting......
Attica
Attica, ancient district of east-central Greece; Athens was its chief city. Bordering the sea on the south and......
Audaghost
Audaghost, (fl. 9th–11th century), former Berber town in the southwest Sahara, northwest of Timbuktu. Audaghost......
Aulis
Aulis, ancient Greek town in Boeotia, separated from Chalcis (on the island of Euboea) three miles to the north......
Aunis
Aunis, ancient province (pays) of western France, corresponding to the northern part of the modern département......
Auschwitz
Auschwitz, Nazi Germany’s largest concentration camp and extermination camp. Located near the industrial town of......
Austrasia
Austrasia, the eastern Frankish kingdom in the Merovingian period (6th–8th century ad) of early medieval Europe,......
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, the Habsburg empire from the constitutional Compromise (Ausgleich) of 1867 between Austria and......
Austrian Netherlands
Austrian Netherlands, (1713–95), provinces located in the southern part of the Low Countries (roughly comprising......
Ava
Ava, ancient capital of central Myanmar (Burma), on the left bank of the Irrawaddy River at the Myitnge confluence.......
Avanti
Avanti, kingdom of ancient India, in the territory of present Madhya Pradesh state. The area was for a time part......
Avebury
Avebury, archaeological site in Kennet district, administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, England, some......
Avignon
Avignon, city, capital of Vaucluse département, Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur région, southeastern France. It lies......
Awadh
Awadh, historic region of northern India, now constituting the northeastern portion of Uttar Pradesh state. Awadh......
Awan
Awan, ancient city and region of the land of Elam, prominent throughout early Mesopotamian history and especially......
Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya, town and former capital of the Tai state of Ayutthaya (Siam) located in central Thailand, about 55 miles......
Azay-le-Rideau
Azay-le-Rideau, town and château, Indre-et-Loire département, Centre région, central France. The town lies along......
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Aztec Ruins National Monument, archaeological site in northwestern New Mexico, U.S. It is situated on the Animas......
Ba
Ba, ancient tribe and later an ancient Chinese feudal state that came into being in the 11th century bce, under......
Baalbek
Baalbek, large archaeological complex encompassing the ruins of an ancient Roman town in eastern Lebanon. It is......
Babri Masjid
Babri Masjid, mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. According to inscriptions on the site, it was built in the......
Babylon
Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity. It was the capital of southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from......
Babylonia
Babylonia, ancient cultural region occupying southeastern Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern......
Bactria
Bactria, ancient country lying between the mountains of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya (ancient Oxus River) in......
Badakhshān
Badakhshān, historic region of northeastern Afghanistan, roughly encompassing the northern spurs of the Hindu Kush......
Badminton
Badminton, village (parish), South Gloucestershire unitary authority, historic county of Gloucestershire, southwestern......
Badrinath
Badrinath, village (uninhabited in winter) and shrine in northeastern Uttarakhand state, northern India. It is......
Baekje
Baekje, one of three kingdoms into which ancient Korea was divided before 660. Occupying the southwestern tip of......
Bagerhat
Bagerhat, town, southwestern Bangladesh. It lies just south of the Bhairab River. Bagerhat was the capital of Hazrat......
Baghelkhand
Baghelkhand, historical region, eastern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. Known as Dahala before the Muslims,......
Bagirmi, Kingdom of
Kingdom of Bagirmi, historic African state founded in the 16th century in the region just southeast of Lake Chad.......
Bahmanī sultanate
Bahmanī sultanate, Muslim state (1347–1518) in the Deccan in India. The sultanate was founded in 1347 by ʿAlāʾ......
Baiae
Baiae, ancient city of Campania, Italy, located on the west coast of the Gulf of Puteoli (Pozzuoli) and lying 10......
Baikal, Lake
Lake Baikal, lake located in the southern part of eastern Siberia within the republic of Buryatia and Irkutsk oblast......
Baku
Baku, city, capital of Azerbaijan. It lies on the western shore of the Caspian Sea and the southern side of the......
Bam
Bam, is a city in eastern Kermān province, Iran. The city, an agricultural centre situated on the Silk Road and......
Bambara states
Bambara states, two separate West African states, one of which was based on the town of Ségou, between the Sénégal......
Bamberg
Bamberg, city, Bavaria Land (state), south-central Germany. It lies along the canalized Regnitz River, 2 miles......
Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle, castle in Bamburgh, England, on a site that has been occupied since ancient times. The oldest......
Bamiyan
Bamiyan, town located in central Afghanistan. It lies about 80 miles (130 km) northwest of Kabul, the country’s......
Banat
Banat, ethnically mixed historic region of eastern Europe; it is bounded by Transylvania and Walachia in the east,......
Banaue rice terraces
Banaue rice terraces, system of irrigated rice terraces in the mountains of north-central Luzon, Philippines, that......
Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier National Monument, archaeological area and scenic wilderness of the Pajarito Plateau in north-central......
Banff National Park
Banff National Park, scenic natural and wilderness area in southwestern Alberta, Canada. Established as a national......
Banffshire
Banffshire, historic county, northeastern Scotland, extending from the Grampian Mountains to the North Sea. The......
Banpo site
Banpo site, one of the most important archaeological sites yielding remains of the Painted Pottery, or Yangshao,......
Bantam
Bantam, former city and sultanate of Java, Indonesia. It lay near the site of the present-day city of Banten, on......
Baol
Baol, in the 14th century, a satellite state of the Wolof empire of West Africa. Situated along the coast and inland......
Barbary
Barbary, former designation for the coastal region of North Africa bounded by Egypt (east), by the Atlantic (west),......
Barkerville
Barkerville, restored mining town, east-central British Columbia, Canada. It lies in the western foothills of the......
Barrois
Barrois, ancient county, then duchy, on the western frontier of Lorraine, a territory of the Holy Roman Empire,......
Bashan
Bashan, country frequently cited in the Old Testament and later important in the Roman Empire; it is located in......
Basilica of Bom Jesus
Basilica of Bom Jesus, Roman Catholic church in the abandoned city of Old Goa, Goa state, India. Built between......
Basilica of St. John Lateran
Basilica of St. John Lateran, the highest-ranking and oldest among the great papal basilicas of Rome as well as......
Bassae
Bassae, ancient Greek city on the Neda River in southwestern Arcadia. The city is now chiefly known as the site......
Batavian Republic
Batavian Republic, republic of the Netherlands, established after it was conquered by the French during the campaign......
Bath
Bath, city, unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, historic county of Somerset, southwestern England.......
Beaujolais
Beaujolais, ancient province of France, of which Beaujeu and Villefranche were successively the capital and which......
Beersheba
Beersheba, biblical town of southern Israel, now a city and the main centre of the Negev (in Hebrew, Ha-Negev;......
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing National Stadium, stadium in Beijing that was designed by architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron and architect......
Beira
Beira, former principality and historical province, north-central Portugal, extending from the banks of the Douro......
Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo, former colony (coextensive with the present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) in Africa, ruled......
Belgica
Belgica, one of three Gallic provinces organized by Julius Caesar; it became one of the four provinces of Gaul......
Belize Barrier Reef
Belize Barrier Reef, coral reef that is second in size after the Great Barrier Reef of Australia and is the largest......
Belovezhskaya Forest
Belovezhskaya Forest, forest in western Belarus and eastern Poland. One of the largest surviving areas of primeval......
Bely Gorod
Bely Gorod, fortress and settlement comprising the third defense belt around Moscow, which joined the Kremlin and......
Bengal
Bengal, historical region in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent, generally corresponding to the area......
Beni Hasan
Beni Hasan, Egyptian archaeological site from the Middle Kingdom (1938–c. 1630 bce), lying on the eastern bank......
Benin
Benin, one of the principal historic kingdoms of the western African forest region (fl. 13th–19th century). Tradition......
Berat
Berat, city, southern Albania. It lies along the Osum River, just west of Tomorr Peak (7,927 feet [2,416 metres]).......
Berg
Berg, former duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, on the right bank of the Rhine, now in the administrative districts......
Berlin Olympic Stadium
Berlin Olympic Stadium, stadium built for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, part of a sport complex originally......
Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, oldest botanical garden in Germany. Founded in the 17th century......
Bernicia
Bernicia, in British history, a northern Anglo-Saxon kingdom that by the last quarter of the 7th century had become......
Berry
Berry, historical and cultural region encompassing the Indre and Cher départements in the Centre région of central......
Berwickshire
Berwickshire, historic county, southeastern Scotland, on the North Sea. Berwickshire lies entirely within the Scottish......
Bet Alfa
Bet Alfa, ancient site in northeastern Israel, noted for the remains of a synagogue (founded 6th century ad) that......
Beth Yerah
Beth Yerah, ancient fortified settlement located at the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee in what is now northern......
Bethel
Bethel, ancient city of Palestine, located just north of Jerusalem. Originally called Luz and in modern times Baytin,......
Bharatpur
Bharatpur, city, eastern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated on an immense alluvial plain with......
Bharatpur
Bharatpur, former state of India. Situated in eastern Rajputana, lying to the south of Delhi and bordering on the......
Bhimbetka rock shelters
Bhimbetka rock shelters, series of natural rock shelters in the foothills of the Vindhya Range, central India.......
Bhojpur
Bhojpur, historic village, central Madhya Pradesh state, central India, situated just east of the Betwa River.......
Biafra
Biafra, secessionist western African state that unilaterally declared its independence from Nigeria in May 1967.......
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate, estate in Asheville, North Carolina, that was built in the late 1800s as the summer home of George......

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