Opa-Locka

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Opa-Locka (ō`pə-lŏk`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,283), Dade co., SE Fla.; inc. 1926. There is some diverse light industry. Opa-Locka has a large county airport, which also houses a U.S. Coast Guard station. Its city hall is patterned after a Moorish castle, and other buildings incorporate Arab architectural motifs.

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No references found			[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Not only has Opa-Locka had an unusually interesting history, but also today it has the largest collection of Moorish architecture in the western hemisphere. Opa-Locka: a feast of shapes and colors by Vannoy, Dana / PSA Journal Brisco grew up in Opa-Locka, a section of Miami-Dade County where Haitian influences mix with southern traditions. Brisco is Dade county's top prospect by Cunningham, Jonathan / The Fader After failing to reach an agreement with the family during a dramatic two-and-a-half hour meeting attended by Elian yesterday, Reno ordered them to take him to the Opa-locka airport outside Miami for a flight to Washington. 1500 in stand-off at siege of Cuban boy Elian by Houston, Simon / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Oort cloud Oort dark matter Oort's Cloud Oort, Jan Hendrik OOSD OOSE oospararenite oosparite oosparrudite Oospore Oost, Jacob van oostegite Oostende Oosting, Henry J. OOT Ootacamund ootype oovoid OOXML ooze OP op amp Op Art op code opa Opa-Locka OPAC opacifier opacite opacity opacus opaion Opal opal agate Opal Festival opal glass opal lamp bulb opal-CT Opala opalescence Opalescence, Critical opalescent glass opalescent glaze Opalia Opalina Opalinata opaline opaline chert Chert Opalinida opalized wood opaque			Op-sec OP-SF-NET Op-shop OP-SIT OP-SN Op-Tech Environmental Services OP-UP op. op. cit. Op. ed. Op. ed. Op.cit Op.cit. Op.cit. OP/A/N/AF OP/AMP OP/OM OP1 OP2 OP3 OP4 OP4CTF OPA OPA ÖPA Opa hostil OPA&E Opa-Locka Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation Opa-locka, Florida OPAA OPAAC OPAAL OPAALS OPABS OPAC OPAC OPAC OPACA Opacate OPACC OPACE OPACIF opacification opacification opacified opacifier opacifier opacifiers opacifiers opacifies opacifies opacify opacify Opacifying Opacifying opacite opacities

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