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Rwanda
Rwanda , officially Republic of Rwanda, republic (2005 est. pop. 8,441,000), 10,169 sq mi (26,338 sq km), E central Africa. It borders on Congo (Kinshasa) in the west, on Uganda in the north, on Tanzania in the east, and on Burundi in the south. Kigali is the capital and largest town.
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Mount Elbert
Mount Elbert peak, 14,433 ft (4,399 m) high, central Colo.; highest point in the state and tallest peak in the U.S. Rocky Mts.
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Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.
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Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor 1,929 ft (588 m) high, N Israel, in Galilee. Ruins of an ancient stronghold crown its summit. Mt. Tabor is surrounded by growing Israeli towns and settlements.
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Bethphage
Bethphage , in the New Testament, unidentified place, near Jerusalem, traditionally between Bethany and the Mount of Olives.
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Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant city (1990 pop. 23,285), seat of Isabella co., central Mich., on the Chippewa River; settled before 1860, inc. as a city 1889. The city grew after oil was found nearby in 1928. Oil wells and refineries are there, and machinery is manufactured. Mount Pleasant is the seat of Central Mi...
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Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. The land was patented in 1674, and the house was built in 1743 by Lawrence Washington, George Washington's half brother. Mount Vernon was named for...
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Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives or Olivet , ridge, E of Jerusalem, mentioned in the Old Testament as the scene of David's flight from the city, Ezekiel's theophany, and Zechariah's prophecy, and in the New Testament as a frequent resort of Jesus and the scene of his Ascension. The principal hill of the mount is...
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police constabulary organized (1873) as the Northwest Mounted Police to bring law and order to the Canadian west. In 1920 the name was changed to the present title. The corps, which gained a romantic reputation for daring exploits and persistence in trailing criminals, origin...
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Kidron
Kidron or Cedron , in the Bible, brook or field, the present-day Qidron (West Bank), E of Jerusalem between the city and the Mount of Olives. See also Jehoshaphat .
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