Other regions and tribes, however, like Sijilmasa and Tilimsan-which straddled the principal trade routes-proved more viable and prospered.

In Augustan Rome, the medieval region straddled both the Campus Martius and the IX region called Circus Flaminius.

Oregon has several different growing regions within the state's borders which are well-suited to the cultivation of grapes; additional regions straddle the border between Oregon and the states of Washington and Idaho.

The region straddles the Tropic of Capricorn, after which it is named.

The surrounding countryside is the heavily glaciated prairies typical of much of Illinois, although before settlement the region straddled the boundary between the open plains to the west and the woodlands to the east.

The region straddled from the southern bank of Krishna river up to Kandukur(Prakasam Dt.)

This is the Cabernet Franc country, the region straddles the Touraine and Anjou regions.

Several breeds of animals are common both in the Basque Country and other regions straddling the Pyrenees.

Today, the region straddles the Demilitarized Zone.

The main smugglers were the Kurds, whose mountainous region straddles the frontier.