Kisumu
Kisumu , city (1989 est. pop. 185,100), capital of Nyanza prov., SW Kenya, on Kavirondo Gulf (an arm of Lake Victoria). It is the principal lake port of Kenya, its third largest city, and the commercial center of a prosperous farm region. Manufactures include refined sugar, frozen fish, textiles, beer, and processed sisal. An ethanol plant was built in the 1980s. The city is developing a tourist industry with the attractions of Lake Victoria and nearby wildlife. The railroad from Mombasa reached Kisumu in 1901. The city was formerly called Port Florence.
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BAGHDAD SECURITY EFFORTS SEEM TO YIELD RESULTS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...U.S. military officer said today in Baghdad. Army Maj. Gen. William Caldwell...during a telephone conference call from Baghdad today. Caldwell said that there has been...making sites and weapons caches in the Baghdad area. Despite renewed suicide-bomber...
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In Baghdad, Residents Fear for City, And Its Soul
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/19/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...to appreciate the moment, then pondered Baghdad on the eve of what looked like certain...of artists have left for cities outside Baghdad, and there is no guarantee we will gather again." Baghdad has become a city of lives interrupted...
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Baghdad palace fallsU.S. units enter city center
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 4/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...palace on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad on Monday in the strongest coalition thrust...the rise of lawlessness in the city. In Baghdad, as many as 70 tanks and 60 Bradley fighting...the southeast, U.S. Marines entered Baghdad undeterred after Iraqi forces blew up...
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Baghdad-area attacks on military up sharply
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 7/21/2006; ; 700+ words
; BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bombings and shootings soared by 40 percent in the Baghdad area in the past week, the U.S. military said...The only way we're going to be successful in Baghdad is to get the weapons off the streets." Caldwell...
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Baghdad Security Operation to Start Soon
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/5/2007; 700+ words
; BAGHDAD, Iraq - Violence raked the capital Monday...forces in the coming security crackdown in Baghdad took charge and a senior U.S. military...forces. With the major security push in Baghdad believed to be just days, perhaps hours...
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Baghdad Crackdown Seeks Sunni Help
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/14/2007; 700+ words
; BAGHDAD - The struggle to regain control of Baghdad crossed into its fifth month Thursday with the last of 30...the rise. But some potential bright spots have emerged in Baghdad's most lawless districts and troubled regions outside the...
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BAGHDAD `SURGE' PRODUCES EARLY SUCCESSES, OFFICIAL SAYS
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 4/4/2007; ; 676 words
; ...sectarian violence, have decreased in Baghdad since reinforcements of U.S. and Iraqi...senior U.S. military official said in Baghdad today. "A clear reduction in the number...style murders" has taken place across Baghdad since Fahrd al-Qanoon, or "Enforce...
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Baghdad Fire Leaves Millions Without Water
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Associated Press Writer AP Online 07-01-2005 Dateline: BAGHDAD, Iraq An Iraqi boy walks past stagnant water in the Sadr City section of Baghdad, Iraq in this March 23, 2005 file photo. Baghdad's mayor decried the capital's crumbling infrastructure...
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Baghdad suicide bomber kills 9
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/3/2007; ; 700+ words
; BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber struck in the...S. military said its troop buildup in Baghdad was nearly complete. Three more U.S...destroyed their minibus about 20 miles south of Baghdad. The suicide attack occurred at dusk near...
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Baghdad Begins New Era As Blast Walls Come Down
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 6/24/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...NPR Morning Edition 06-24-2009 Baghdad Begins New Era As Blast Walls Come...the past six years have been clogging Baghdad traffic arteries. NPR's Quil Lawrence reports. QUIL LAWRENCE: A Baghdad landmark finally reopened its doors...
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Baghdad
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Baghdad or Bagdad , city (1987 pop. 3,841...Most of Iraq's other industries are in Baghdad, such as the making of carpets, leather...Military industries are also located there. Baghdad has several museums, numerous archaeological...
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Baghdad Pact (1955)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
BAGHDAD PACT (1955) Anti-Soviet security pact...by Britain and the United States. The Baghdad Pact formally came into existence in 1955...Union. The pact's headquarters were in Baghdad. The pact's most forceful Middle Eastern...
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Baghdad University
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
BAGHDAD UNIVERSITY Administrative unit, dating...twelve autonomous colleges in Iraq. In Baghdad, the first institutions of modern higher...colleges and seven higher institutes under the Baghdad University administration, and the colleges...
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Baghdad Summit (1978)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
BAGHDAD SUMMIT (1978) Arab summit held after...Liberation Organization (PLO) met in Baghdad between 2 and 5 November 1978, to consider...council of the League of Arab States met in Baghdad to follow through on the reprisals promised...
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Baghdad Railway
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Baghdad Railway railroad of international importance linking Europe with Asia Minor...in 1896. The ambitious project was then formed to extend the railroad to Baghdad, and a company, again backed chiefly by German capital, was organized...
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