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Article: Şäki
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- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Şäki or Sheki , city (1989 pop. 56,223), N Azerbaijan, on the southern slope of the Caucasus. It is a silk and manufacturing center in a district that grows fruit and rice. Until ...
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Encyclopedia entry: Torneälv
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...Torneälv , Finnish Torniojoki, river, c ... border. The river, which drains Torneträsk lake (126 sq mi/326 sq km), flows ... Gulf of Bothnia. It receives the Lainioälv at Anttis and forms the Swedish-Finnish ...
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