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West Austria Gas Pipeline
The West Austria Gas Pipeline (German: West-Austria-Gasleitung, WAG) is a high-pressure natural gas pipeline running across Austria from Baumgarten on the Slovak border to Oberkappel, commissioned in 1980.
West Bandung Regency
West Bandung Regency (Kabupaten Bandung Barat) is a regency in West Java, Indonesia, created in 2007 from the division of Bandung Regency; it spans 1,289.86 sq km.
West Bank (الضفة الغربية)
West Bank (الضفة الغربية): landlocked Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, partly under Palestinian Authority rule, with Area C at 61%, about 3.4 million Palestinians, over 500,000 Israeli settlers, and a 2024 ICJ opinion finding the occupation unlawful.
West Bay, Dorset
West Bay, Dorset, formerly Bridport Harbour, is a Jurassic Coast harbour village south of Bridport, renamed in 1884 with the railway, known for Pier Terrace, golden cliffs, Broadchurch filming, and its working harbour.
West Beirut (بيروت الغربية)
West Beirut (بيروت الغربية; West Beyrouth, À l'abri les enfants) is Ziad Doueiri's 1998 semi-autobiographical debut film about three teenagers in divided Beirut at the start of the 1975 Lebanese Civil War; it won at Cannes and Toronto and was Lebanon's 1999 Oscar entry.
West Belarus
West Belarus (Заходняя Беларусь) is the name for Belarusian lands ceded to Poland by the 1921 Riga Peace Treaty and incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR in 1939.
West Bengal (পশ্চিমবঙ্গ)
West Bengal (পশ্চিমবঙ্গ) is an eastern Indian state with capital Kolkata, formed by the 1947 partition of Bengal and reorganized 1 November 1956; area 88,752 km², 23 districts, population 9.13 crore (2011), borders Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.
West Bengal Civil Service
West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS Exe) is West Bengal's premier state civil service, recruited annually via the PSC, West Bengal examination under the 1978 Recruitment Rules, leading to Deputy Magistrate, Deputy Collector, BDO posts and possible IAS nomination.
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly (পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বিধানসভা) is West Bengal's unicameral state legislature with 294 seats and five-year terms. First elected 1937; Council abolished 1969; TMC won 213 seats in 2021; BJP won 208 in 2026.
West Bengal Police (পশ্চিমবঙ্গ পুলিশ)
West Bengal Police (পশ্চিমবঙ্গ পুলিশ), the state police force of West Bengal, India, headed by a DG & IGP, organized in three zones, ranges, districts, and six commissionerates, under the Police Act 1861, distinct from Kolkata Police.
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) is a Government of West Bengal enterprise that generates thermal power from coal-fired stations like Kolaghat, Sagardighi, Bakreswar, and Santaldih.
West Berlin
West Berlin (West-Berlin): the US, British, and French sectors of divided Berlin, a Western enclave inside East Germany from 1945 to 1990, marked by the 1948–49 Airlift, the 1961 Wall, and Allied special status until reunification.
West Blatchington
West Blatchington, former village north of Hove, East Sussex; site of a Roman basilican villa found 1818, excavated 1947 by Norris and Burstow, with 11 corn-drying ovens; only windmill and St Peter's Church survive.
West Bokaro Coal Mine
The West Bokaro Coal Mine is an opencast coking coal mine in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, India, operated by Tata Steel since 1956 to supply its Jamshedpur steel plant.
West Bridge
West Bridge, Elkesley: a scheduled monument (NHLE 1006400) over the River Poulter at the Elkesley/Clumber and Hardwick parish boundary, Nottinghamshire; a legacy OCN record with no published description. Distinct from the Grade II listed West Bridge in Bridport, Dorset.
West Bridgford
West Bridgford is a town on the south bank of the River Trent opposite Nottingham, in Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire. Recorded as Brigeforde in Domesday, it grew from a Musters-family village into an urban district (1894-1974) and county administrative centre.
West Bromwich
West Bromwich: largest town of Sandwell borough in the Black Country, West Midlands; home of West Bromwich Albion (The Hawthorns, the Baggies), a Black Country Strategic Centre, with 36,400 jobs and a 2022 regeneration masterplan.
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion F.C. (the Baggies, WBA), English Championship club founded 1878 in West Bromwich; five-time FA Cup winner, 1966 League Cup winner, founder Football League member, home at The Hawthorns since 1900, owned by Bilkul Football WBA (Shilen Patel) since 2024.
West Cameroon
West Cameroon was the English-speaking federated state of Cameroon from 1961 to 1972, formed when British Southern Cameroons joined Cameroun, and abolished by a 1972 referendum.
West Caroline Islands (Palau)
West Caroline Islands, FEOW freshwater ecoregion 830, spans Palau and Yap in Micronesia; defined by endemic goby fish faunas, with Lake Ngardok, Micronesia's largest freshwater lake, and the Ngermeskang and Tabecheding rivers.
West Chester University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania, a public PASSHE university founded in 1871 as a normal school, is Pennsylvania's largest state-owned university with over 17,000 students, R2 research status, and NCAA Division II athletics.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania: the Chester County seat since 1786, a 1.85-square-mile borough of about 19,600 people near Philadelphia, home to West Chester University and a historic walkable downtown.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University
West China Hospital of Sichuan University (四川大学华西医院, Huaxi Hospital), founded 1892 in Chengdu, is a 4,900-bed public teaching hospital with 43 national key clinical specialties, ranked second in Fudan's national hospital rankings.
West Coast (Lana Del Rey song)
"West Coast" (Lana Del Rey song): 2014 single, first from Ultraviolence, written with Rick Nowels, produced by Dan Auerbach; premiered at Coachella, debuted at number 17 on the Hot 100, certified Silver in the UK.
West Coast Avengers
The West Coast Avengers, or The Avengers West Coast, is a Marvel superhero team based in Los Angeles. It debuted in 1984 and featured original members like Hawkeye and Wonder Man.
West Coast Board Shop
West coast board shop is a surfing and sports shop at Viale San Martino 7, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy; phone +39 0783 300453, open Monday to Saturday 09:45-13:15 and 16:30-20:15. Unrelated namesakes exist in Chico, California, and Comox, British Columbia.
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference, also known as the West Coast Athletic Conference, is an NCAA Division I athletic conference founded in 1952 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
West Coast Customs
West Coast Customs is an American car customization company founded in 1993 by Ryan Friedlinghaus, featured on MTV's Pimp My Ride and later headquartered in Burbank, California.
West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles, Perth-based AFL club formed 1986, joined VFL 1987, first non-Victorian premiership 1992, premierships 1992, 1994, 2018, coached by Andrew McQualter, home Optus Stadium.
West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a regional hip hop scene centered on Los Angeles, dating to the early 1980s and known for gangsta rap and G-funk.