Meiji was the emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912, during whose reign Japan was dramatically transformed from a feudal country into one of the great powers of the modern world. The second son of the emperor Kōmei, Mutsuhito was declared crown prince in 1860; following the death of his father in

Andrew Meikle was a Scottish millwright and the inventor of the threshing machine for removing the husks from grain. During most of his life Meikle was a millwright at Houston Mill. In 1778 he constructed his first threshing machine, probably basing its design on a device patented in 1734 by

Meiktila, town, central Myanmar (Burma), on Meiktila Lake. A major road and rail centre on the Thazi-Myingyan railway, the town also has an airfield. It is a Buddhist centre, the site of a teacher-training college and a diesel electric plant, and a centre for wood and bamboo products and for

French literature: Drama: …absurd comedies of the collaborators Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, whose work was set to music by Jacques Offenbach. La Belle Hélène (1864; Fair Helen), in which a frivolous pastiche of Classical legend is spiced by an acute satire on the manners, morals, and values of the court of Napoleon…

Jiangxi: Relief: The Meiling Pass is a broad and well-paved gap leading to Guangdong province.

Antoine Meillet was one of the most influential comparative linguists of his time. Using a comparative method of utmost precision, he clearly explained the early Indo-European linguistic system and traced its history. He steadily emphasized that any attempt to account for linguistic change must

Günter Grass: Other novels and fictional works: ” Mein Jahrhundert (1999; My Century), a collection of 100 related stories, was less overtly political than many of his earlier works. In it Grass relates the events of the 20th century using a story for each year, each with a different narrator.

Mein Kampf, political manifesto written by Adolf Hitler. It was his only complete book, and the work became the bible of National Socialism (Nazism) in Germany’s Third Reich. It was published in two volumes in 1925 and 1927, and an abridged edition appeared in 1930. By 1939 it had sold 5,200,000

Richard Wagner: Last years in Bayreuth of Richard Wagner: …his autobiography, Mein Leben (My Life), begun in 1865. He died of heart failure, at the height of his fame, and was buried in the grounds of Wahnfried in the tomb he had himself prepared. Since then, except for interruptions caused by World Wars I and II, the Festspielhaus…

Werner Herzog: …film Mein liebster Feind (1999; My Best Fiend). In addition, Herzog occasionally took acting jobs himself, with notable roles including a stern father in the experimental drama Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) and a criminal mastermind in the big-budget action movie Jack Reacher (2012). He also lent his voice to various movies,…

Max Frisch: …Mein Name sei Gantenbein (1964; A Wilderness of Mirrors) portray aspects of modern intellectual life and examine the theme of identity. His autobiographical works included two noteworthy diaries, Tagebuch 1946–1949 (1950; Sketchbook 1946–1949) and Tagebuch 1966–1971 (1972; Sketchbook 1966–1971). His later novels included Montauk: Eine Erzählung (1975),

Carl Spitteler: …biographical works of charm, including Meine frühesten Erlebnisse (1914; “My Earliest Experiences”). In 1914 he published a politically influential tract, “Unser Schweizer Standpunkt,” directed against a one-sided pro-German view of World War I. An English translation of his Selected Poems appeared in 1928.

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi: His main philosophical treatise, Meine Nachforschungen über den Gang der Natur in der Entwicklung des Menschengeschlechts (1797; “My Inquiries into the Course of Nature in the Development of Mankind”), reflects his personal disappointment but expresses his firm belief in the resources of human nature and his conviction that people…

Otto Erich Hartleben: …an impressionistic style, collected in Meine Verse (1905; “My Verses”).

Erwin Schrödinger: …last book, Meine Weltansicht (1961; My View of the World), closely paralleled the mysticism of the Vedanta.

Friedrich Meinecke was the leading German historian of the first half of the 20th century and, together with his teacher Wilhelm Dilthey, a founding father of modern intellectual historiography. Meinecke was a professor at Strassburg (1901), Freiburg im Breisgau (1906), and Berlin (1914–28) and was

Felix Andries Vening Meinesz was a Dutch geophysicist and geodesist who was known for his measurements of gravity. Participating in a gravimetric survey of the Netherlands soon after he graduated from Delft Technical University as a civil engineer in 1910, Vening Meinesz devised an apparatus based

Estonia: German conquest: Meinhard, a monk from Holstein, landed in 1180 on what is now the Latvian coast and for 16 years preached Christianity to the Livs, a Finno-Ugric tribe. His successor, Berthold of Hanover, appointed bishop of Livonia, decided that the sword had to be used against…

Austria: Accession of the Habsburgs: …had already been pawned to Meinhard II of Tirol (of the counts of Gorizia), one of the most reliable allies of Rudolf who, in 1286, was also invested with Kärnten.

Carl Meinhof was a German scholar of African languages and among the first Europeans to study them systematically. He made notable contributions to the study of Bantu languages beginning in the 1890s. Meinhof was first a secondary school teacher, and then for 17 years he was a pastor at Zizow

Munich massacre: Attack on the Olympic Village: …release of Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof of the Red Army Faction from German prisons, and the provision of an airplane to fly them to a safe destination in the Middle East. While negotiations were ongoing, a planned rescue attempt had to be called off when it was realized that…

Meiningen, city, Thuringia Land (state), central Germany. It lies along the Werra River, between the Thuringian Forest (Thüringer Wald) and the Rhön Mountains. First mentioned in 982 and chartered in 1344, it belonged to the bishops of Würzburg (after 1008) and the counts of Henneberg (after 1542)

Meiningen Company, experimental acting group begun in 1866 and directed by George II, duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and his morganatic wife, the actress Ellen Franz. It was one of the first companies in which the importance of the director was stressed. A wealthy aristocrat and head of a small German

Meiningen Company, experimental acting group begun in 1866 and directed by George II, duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and his morganatic wife, the actress Ellen Franz. It was one of the first companies in which the importance of the director was stressed. A wealthy aristocrat and head of a small German

Meiningen Company, experimental acting group begun in 1866 and directed by George II, duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and his morganatic wife, the actress Ellen Franz. It was one of the first companies in which the importance of the director was stressed. A wealthy aristocrat and head of a small German

Alexius Meinong was an Austrian philosopher and psychologist remembered for his contributions to axiology, or theory of values, and for his Gegenstandstheorie, or theory of objects. After studying under the philosophical psychologist Franz Brentano from 1875 to 1878 in Vienna, he joined the faculty

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Urartu: …and especially of Ishpuini’s son Meinua (c. 810–781), Urartian conquests can be measured indirectly from widespread inscriptions ranging from the lower Murat River basin (around Elâziğ) in the west to the Aras (Araks, Araxes) River (i.e., from Erzurum to Mount Ararat) in the north and to the south shore of…

Urartu: …dates to the reign of Meinua. That is the “Canal of Meinua,” which led—and still leads—fresh water over a distance of about 28 miles (45 km) from an abundant spring to the southern edge of Van.

benthos: Meiobenthos, those organisms between 0.1 and 1 mm in size, include polychaetes, pelecypods, copepods, ostracodes, cumaceans, nematodes, turbellarians, and foraminiferans. The microbenthos, smaller than 0.1 mm, include bacteria, diatoms, ciliates, amoeba, and flagellates.

mesofauna, in soil science, intermediate-sized animals (those greater than 40 microns in length, which is about three times the thickness of a human hair). Nematodes, mites, springtails, proturans, and pauropods are typical members of the mesofauna. These animals may feed upon microorganisms, other

litotes: The term meiosis means understatement generally, and litotes is considered a form of meiosis.

meiosis, division of a germ cell involving two fissions of the nucleus and giving rise to four gametes, or sex cells, each possessing half the number of chromosomes of the original cell. A brief treatment of meiosis follows. For further discussion, see cell: Cell division and growth. The process of

fungus: Sexual reproduction: …generally incorporated in spores called meiospores.

autosome: …generally thought to result from meiotic nondisjunction—that is, the unequal division of chromosomes between daughter cells—that can occur during either maternal or paternal gamete formation. Meiotic nondisjunction leads to eggs or sperm with additional or missing chromosomes. Down syndrome is probably the best-known and most commonly observed of the autosomal…

meiping, type of Chinese pottery vase inspired by the shape of a young female body. The meiping was often a tall celadon vase made to resemble human characteristics, especially a small mouth, a short, narrow neck, a plump bosom, and a concave belly. It was meant to hold a single branch of plum tree

Meïr was a rabbi who was among the greatest of the tannaim, the group of some 225 masters of the Jewish Oral Law that flourished in Palestine for roughly the first 200 years ad. He continued the work of his teacher, Rabbi Akiba, in compiling by subject the Halakhot (laws) that came to be

Meir Of Rothenburg was a great rabbinical authority of 13th-century German Jewry and one of the last great tosaphists (writers of notes and commentary) of Rashi’s authoritative commentary on the Talmud. Meir studied in Germany and later in France, where he witnessed, in 1242 or 1244, the public

biblical literature: The modern period: …19th century the Russian rabbi Meir ben Yehiel Michael, “Malbin,” (1809–79) wrote commentaries on the prophets and the writings, emphasizing the differences between synonyms. In the 20th century the traditional values of Judaism were popularly expounded in Joseph Herman Hertz’s commentary on The Pentateuch and Haftorahs (1929–36) and in the…

Eliza Orzeszkowa: In 1878 she had published Meir Ezofowicz (the name of the protagonist), a novel that presented a lurid picture of Jewish life in a small town in Belorussia and preached not so much tolerance as the assimilation of the Jewish community. The Russian authorities closed down her business in 1882,…

Meir Of Rothenburg was a great rabbinical authority of 13th-century German Jewry and one of the last great tosaphists (writers of notes and commentary) of Rashi’s authoritative commentary on the Talmud. Meir studied in Germany and later in France, where he witnessed, in 1242 or 1244, the public

Abba Eban was the foreign minister of Israel (1966–74) whose exceptional oratorical gifts in the service of Israel won him the widespread admiration of diplomats and increased support for his country from American Jews. Brought up in England, Eban studied Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian) and classics

Golda Meir was an Israeli politician who helped found (1948) the State of Israel and later served as its fourth prime minister (1969–74). She was the first woman to hold the post. In 1906 Goldie Mabovitch’s family immigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she attended the Milwaukee Normal School

Jessica Meir is an American astronaut and scientist. In 2020, Meir was chosen to be one of the 18 astronauts in the Artemis program. Artemis is the first U.S. space program since 1972 that will send astronauts to the Moon. This means Meir could become the first woman to set foot on the surface of

Jessica Meir is an American astronaut and scientist. In 2020, Meir was chosen to be one of the 18 astronauts in the Artemis program. Artemis is the first U.S. space program since 1972 that will send astronauts to the Moon. This means Meir could become the first woman to set foot on the surface of

Cecília Meireles was a poet, teacher, and journalist, whose lyrical and highly personal poetry, often simple in form yet containing complex symbolism and imagery, earned her an important position in 20th-century Brazilian literature. Orphaned at an early age and brought up by her grandmother,

Cildo Meireles is a Brazilian conceptual artist who is considered one of the foremost contemporary artists of Latin America. Meireles moved with his family to Goiânia before he was 4 years old and then relocated with them to the modernist capital of Brasília when he was 10. He lived there for nine

Merioneth, historic county of northwestern Wales, on Cardigan Bay north of the Dovey estuary. It extends from the coast along the Eden and Whion valleys into Snowdonia and the Berwyn mountains. Most of Merioneth lies within the present county of Gwynedd, but the northern portion of Merioneth is

Nishi Amane: …education, Nishi founded the famous Meirokusha publishing house. Its journal featured articles on a wide range of Western philosophers, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, Ernst Haeckel, John Stuart Mill, Herbert Spencer, and Henry Buckle. The publishing house also introduced other aspects of Western civilization to Japan.

Meron, town originally founded as a noncollective agricultural settlement (moshava) and name of a nearby mountain, Upper Galilee, northern Israel, northwest of Safed. Nearby is a perennial spring, the likeliest location of the “waters of Merom,” site of Joshua’s victory over the pagan kings of

National Botanical Garden of Belgium: …of the plant collections at Meise, on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium. The garden has about 18,000 different species of plants. Originally founded in 1870 on a 17-acre (7-hectare) site in the heart of Brussels, the botanical garden was gradually transferred after the mid-1960s to a magnificent estate at Meise,…

Beijing: Recreation: Jingshan (Prospect Hill) Park, also known as Meishan (Coal Hill) Park, is a man-made hill, more than a mile (1.6 km) in circumference, located north of the Forbidden City. The hill, offering a spectacular panorama of Beijing from its summit, has five ridges, with a…

The Meisner technique is a system of dramatic training developed by Sanford Meisner, an American actor and one of the most influential acting teachers in the United States after World War II (1939–45). Although Meisner based his technique on the Stanislavsky system—better known as method acting, or

the Eagles: …19, 1947, Minneapolis, Minnesota), and Randy Meisner (b. March 8, 1946, Scottsbluff, Nebraska—d. July 26, 2023, Los Angeles, California). Later members included Don Felder (b. September 21, 1947, Topanga, California), Joe Walsh (b. November 20, 1947, Wichita, Kansas), and Timothy B. Schmit (b. October 30, 1947, Sacramento, California).

Sanford Meisner was an actor and one of the most influential teachers of acting in the United States after World War II (1939–45). His students acted on the screen and the stage across the United States using what had become known as the “Meisner technique.” Sanford Meisner was born in Brooklyn,

Sanford Meisner was an actor and one of the most influential teachers of acting in the United States after World War II (1939–45). His students acted on the screen and the stage across the United States using what had become known as the “Meisner technique.” Sanford Meisner was born in Brooklyn,

Coburg: …belonged to the margraves of Meissen, members of the Wettin family, who, after 1826, took the title of dukes of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; their line has supplied Europe with many of its crowned heads. Coburg was of considerable importance in the 15th and 16th centuries, largely because of its strongly fortified Veste,…

Meissen, city, SaxonyLand (state), southeastern Germany. It lies on the Elbe River just northwest of Dresden. It grew out of the early Slavic settlement of Misni and was founded as a German town by King Henry I in 929. In 968 it became the seat of the margravate of Meissen, which passed in 1089 to

Meissen porcelain, German hard-paste, or true, porcelain produced at the Meissen factory, near Dresden in Saxony (now Germany), from 1710 until the present day. It was the first successfully produced true porcelain in Europe and dominated the style of European porcelain manufactured until about

Frauenlob was a late Middle High German poet. He was the original representative of the school of middle-class poets who succeeded the knightly minnesingers, or love poets, adapting the minnesinger traditions to poems dealing with theological mysteries, scientific lore, and philosophy. His

primate: …of specialized nerve endings (Meissner’s corpuscles) in the hands and feet that increase tactile sensitivity. As far as is known, no other placental mammal has them. Primates possess dermatoglyphics (the skin ridges responsible for fingerprints), but so do many other arboreal mammals.

Meissner effect, the expulsion of a magnetic field from the interior of a material that is in the process of becoming a superconductor, that is, losing its resistance to the flow of electrical currents when cooled below a certain temperature, called the transition temperature, usually close to

digestive nerve plexus: …and the submucous plexus (Meissner’s plexus). The myenteric plexus is situated between the circular muscle layer and the longitudinal muscle layer in the lower esophagus, stomach, and intestines. The submucous plexus, as its name implies, is located in the submucosal tissue, which connects the surface mucous membrane lining to…

Alexander Meissner was an Austrian engineer whose work in antenna design, amplification, and detection advanced the development of radio telegraphy. Meissner studied at the Vienna College of Engineering, earning the doctor of technical science degree in 1902. In 1907 he joined the Telefunken

Adolf Hitler: Rise to power of Adolf Hitler: …such as Franz von Papen, Otto Meissner, and President Hindenburg’s son, Oskar. The fear of communism and the rejection of the Social Democrats bound them together. In spite of a decline in the Nazi Party’s votes in November 1932, Hitler insisted that the chancellorship was the only office he would…

Meissner effect: …discovered by the German physicists W. Meissner and R. Ochsenfeld in 1933.

Ernest Meissonier was a French painter and illustrator of military and historical subjects, especially of Napoleonic battles. Meissonier studied first under Jules Potier, then in the studio of Léon Cogniet. In his early years Meissonier spent much time making illustrations for the publishers Curmer

Ernest Meissonier was a French painter and illustrator of military and historical subjects, especially of Napoleonic battles. Meissonier studied first under Jules Potier, then in the studio of Léon Cogniet. In his early years Meissonier spent much time making illustrations for the publishers Curmer

Juste-Aurèle Meissonier was a French goldsmith, interior decorator, and architect, often considered the leading originator of the influential Rococo style in the decorative arts. Early in his career Meissonier migrated to Paris, receiving a warrant as master goldsmith from King Louis XV in 1724 and

Max Kretzer: …artisan by rapid industrialization in Meister Timpe (1888; “Master Timpe”), considered his best novel.

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, former German chemical concern founded in 1863 in the Höchst quarter of Frankfurt am Main. Originally a producer of dyestuffs, it had become, by the late 20th century, one of the world’s largest producers of pharmaceuticals. In 1999 it merged with French pharmaceutical

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, former German chemical concern founded in 1863 in the Höchst quarter of Frankfurt am Main. Originally a producer of dyestuffs, it had become, by the late 20th century, one of the world’s largest producers of pharmaceuticals. In 1999 it merged with French pharmaceutical

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, former German chemical concern founded in 1863 in the Höchst quarter of Frankfurt am Main. Originally a producer of dyestuffs, it had become, by the late 20th century, one of the world’s largest producers of pharmaceuticals. In 1999 it merged with French pharmaceutical

Wilhelm Meister, fictional hero of two classic epic novels by German man of letters J.W. von Goethe. See Wilhelm Meister’s

stained glass: 20th century: …of this Rhenish school are Georg Meistermann’s windows for the Dom Sepulchur (1957) in Würzburg and his complete ensemble of windows for the 15th-century church of St. Matthew (1964) in Sobernheim; Ludwig Schaffrath’s cycle of modern grisaille windows for the cloister (1962–65) in Aachen, his high triple-gabled window walls for…

meistersinger, any of certain German musicians and poets, chiefly of the artisan and trading classes, in the 14th to the 16th century. They claimed to be heirs of 12 old masters, accomplished poets skilled in the medieval artes and in musical theory; the minnesinger Heinrich von Meissen, called

Richard Wagner: Return from exile of Richard Wagner: …Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Meistersingers of Nürnberg), for which he incorporated into his new conception of music drama certain of the old “operatic” elements. By 1864, however, his expenditure on a grand scale and inveterate habits of borrowing and living on others had brought him to financial disaster:…

Rothenburg ob der Tauber: …the performance of a play, Der Meistertrunk (“The Master Gulp”). Local industries include the production of machinery, plastics, and kitchen countertops and publishing. The city is encircled by many-towered walls and is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Germany. Landmarks include the Gothic and Renaissance city hall with a…

musical criticism: Unity: …of aesthetics in his monumental Das Meisterwerk in der Musik, 3 vol. (1926–29; “The Masterpiece in Music”). Reti sharpened the concept. He made the critics think again about what, precisely, they mean when they talk about the integrity of a musical structure.

Conrat Meit was a Flemish sculptor and medalist known for the realistic portraits that he produced during the Northern Renaissance. Meit was a central figure in the art of his period, and his sculptures made from bronze, wood, and other materials demonstrate a fusion of Italian idealism with solid

Meitei, dominant population of Manipur, in northeastern India, concentrated mostly around the Imphal valley. Besides Manipur and other northeastern states, Meiteis have also settled in Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh. More than 80 percent of present-day Meiteis are followers of Vaishnavism, a form

Manipuri language, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken predominantly in Manipur, a northeastern state of India. Smaller speech communities exist in the Indian states of Assam, Mizoram, and Tripura, as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma). There are approximately 1.5 million speakers of Manipuri,

Manipuri language: …own script, locally known as Meitei Mayek. Manipur state and its surround are the locus from which the Tibeto-Burman family spread and diversified, making the genetic assignment of the region’s languages very difficult. During the 19th and 20th centuries, different linguists conjectured that Manipuri belonged to one of several TB…

Manipuri language, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken predominantly in Manipur, a northeastern state of India. Smaller speech communities exist in the Indian states of Assam, Mizoram, and Tripura, as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma). There are approximately 1.5 million speakers of Manipuri,

Meitei, dominant population of Manipur, in northeastern India, concentrated mostly around the Imphal valley. Besides Manipur and other northeastern states, Meiteis have also settled in Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh. More than 80 percent of present-day Meiteis are followers of Vaishnavism, a form

Manipuri language: …own script, locally known as Meitei Mayek. Manipur state and its surround are the locus from which the Tibeto-Burman family spread and diversified, making the genetic assignment of the region’s languages very difficult. During the 19th and 20th centuries, different linguists conjectured that Manipuri belonged to one of several TB…

Lise Meitner was an Austrian-born physicist who shared the Enrico Fermi Award (1966) with the chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann for their joint research that led to the discovery of uranium fission. After receiving her doctorate at the University of Vienna (1906), Meitner attended Max

meitnerium (Mt), an artificially produced element belonging to the transuranium group, atomic number 109. It is predicted to have chemical properties resembling those of iridium. The element is named in honour of Austrian-born physicist Lise Meitner. In 1982 West German physicists at the Institute

kumquat: The egg-shaped Meiwa kumquat (F. crassifolia), in which both the pulp and the rind of the fruit are sweet, is widely grown in China. In the United States, hybrids have been produced with limes, mandarin oranges, and other citrus fruits.

Meizhou, city in northeastern Guangdong sheng (province), China. It is situated on the north bank of the Mei River, a tributary of the Han River, which discharges into the sea at Shantou. A county was established there in the late 5th century. It became the seat of a prefecture (zhou) in the early

Meizhou, city in northeastern Guangdong sheng (province), China. It is situated on the north bank of the Mei River, a tributary of the Han River, which discharges into the sea at Shantou. A county was established there in the late 5th century. It became the seat of a prefecture (zhou) in the early

Wadi Majardah, main river of Tunisia and the country’s only perennially flowing stream. Wadi Majardah rises in northeastern Algeria in the Majardah (Mejerda) Mountains and flows northeastward for 290 miles (460 km) to the Gulf of Tunis, draining an area of about 8,880 square miles (23,000 square

Dominican Republic: Bosch, Balaguer, and their successors: Hipólito Mejía, a former agrarian engineer, was elected president in 2000 as the PRD candidate.

nueva canción: The tumultuous years: the 1970s through the late ’80s: …songs of nueva canción musicians Carlos Godoy and his brother Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy were especially effective in rallying the nonreading rural public to join the Sandinistas’ mission to overthrow the long-standing dictatorship of the Somoza family. In a manner uncharacteristic of most nueva canción, some of the Godoys’ songs…

nueva canción: The tumultuous years: the 1970s through the late ’80s: …Carlos Godoy and his brother Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy were especially effective in rallying the nonreading rural public to join the Sandinistas’ mission to overthrow the long-standing dictatorship of the Somoza family. In a manner uncharacteristic of most nueva canción, some of the Godoys’ songs contained undisguised calls to arms…

Guatemala: Civil war years: Oscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, who promised a quick return to the democratic process. Violence continued in the countryside, however, and the United States, seeking human rights improvements, restricted economic aid to the new regime. Military aid had been curtailed since 1977. Elections for a constituent…

México, estado (state), in the central part of the country of Mexico, on its Mesa Central. It is bounded by the states of Michoacán to the west, Querétaro and Hidalgo to the north, Tlaxcala and Puebla to the east and southeast, and Morelos and Guerrero to the south, and it also surrounds the

Resheph, ancient West Semitic god of the plague and of the underworld, the companion of Anath, and the equivalent of the Babylonian god Nergal. He was also a war god and was thus represented as a bearded man brandishing an ax, holding a shield, and wearing a tall, pointed headdress with a goat’s or

Mékambo, town, northeastern Gabon. It lies along the south bank of the Djadié River (a tributary of the Ogooué). Mékambo is the trading centre for a substantial mining district. The hills along the plateau, extending for about 100 miles (160 km) from Mékambo to Makokou, contain some of the world’s

Mekele, town, northern Ethiopia. Situated 6,778 feet (2,066 metres) above sea level and west of the salt mines of the Danakil Plain, Mekele is the principal centre of Ethiopia’s inland salt trade. Newer industries include the production of incense and resin. An airport serves the town. Nearby are