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Nowa Huta
Nowa Huta, industrial section of Kraków (Cracow), southern Poland. It is situated on the Vistula River. Originally......
Nowa Sól
Nowa Sól, city, Lubuskie województwo (province), west-central Poland, on the Oder River. A railroad junction and......
Nowgong
Nowgong, town, northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It lies just east of the Dhasan River, about 10 miles......
Nowra-Bomaderry
Nowra-Bomaderry, urban area, southeastern New South Wales, Australia, part of the Shoalhaven local government area.......
Nowshera
Nowshera, town, Kyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northern Pakistan. Lying on a sandy plain surrounded by hills, on the......
Nowy Sącz
Nowy Sącz, city, Małopolskie województwo (province), southern Poland. It lies along the Dunajec River, a tributary......
Noyon
Noyon, town, Oise département, Hauts-de-France région, northern France. It lies north-northeast of Paris. The town,......
Nsanje
Nsanje, town, southern Malawi, along the west bank of the Shire River and north of the Ndindi Marsh. It is home......
Nsukka
Nsukka, university town, Enugu state, southern Nigeria. It lies in the Udi Hills at an elevation of 1,300 feet......
Nueva Gerona
Nueva Gerona, city, capital of Isla de la Juventud municipio especial (special municipality), western Cuba, located......
Nueva Ocotepeque
Nueva Ocotepeque, town, western Honduras. It lies along the Lempa River at 2,641 feet (805 metres) above sea level.......
Nueva Rosita
Nueva Rosita, city, north-central Coahuila estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It is situated on the Mexico-U.S.......
Nueva San Salvador
Nueva San Salvador, city, west-central El Salvador. Founded in 1854 as Nueva Ciudad de San Salvador at the southern......
Nuevitas
Nuevitas, port city, east-central Cuba. It lies on a peninsula jutting into sheltered Nuevitas Bay, on the Atlantic......
Nuevo Casas Grandes
Nuevo Casas Grandes, city, northern Chihuahua estado (state), northern Mexico. It lies along the Casas Grandes......
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo, city and port of entry, northern Tamaulipas estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It lies along the......
Nukus
Nukus, city, southwestern Uzbekistan, capital of the Qoragalpoghiston republic. It lies near the head of the Amu......
Nukuʿalofa
Nukuʿalofa, capital and chief port of Tonga, on the northern shore of Tongatapu Island, in the southwestern Pacific......
Numan
Numan, town and port on the Benue River, Adamawa state, eastern Nigeria. It is located about 30 miles (50 km) from......
Numantia
Numantia, a Celtiberian town (now Garray), near modern Soria in Spain on the upper Douro (Duero) River. Founded......
Numazu
Numazu, city, southeastern Shizuoka ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It lies at the mouth of the Kano River,......
Nuoro
Nuoro, city, east-central Sardinia, Italy, at the foot of Monte Ortobene. Although the site has been inhabited......
Nusantara
Nusantara, planned capital of Indonesia, located in East Kalimantan province near the city of Balikpapan. Construction......
Nusaybin
Nusaybin, town, southeastern Turkey. The town is situated on the Görgarbonizra River where it passes through a......
Nuuk
Nuuk, capital and main port of Greenland, on the southwestern coast, near the mouth of the Godthåb Fjord, an inlet......
Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya, town, south-central Sri Lanka. It lies at an elevation of 6,199 feet (1,889 metres) above sea level,......
Nuzu
Nuzu, ancient Mesopotamian city, located southwest of Kirkūk, Iraq. Excavations undertaken there by American archaeologists......
Nyack
Nyack, village in the towns (townships) of Clarkstown and Orangetown, Rockland county, southeastern New York, U.S.......
Nyala
Nyala, city, southwestern Sudan, located at an elevation of 2,208 feet (673 metres) in the Darfur historical region.......
Nyborg
Nyborg, city and port, eastern Funen island, Denmark, on the Great Belt and Nyborg Fjord. Named for the castle......
Nyeri
Nyeri, town, south-central Kenya. Nyeri lies at an elevation of about 5,750 feet (1,750 metres) in the heart of......
Nyköping
Nyköping, town and port, capital of the administrative län (county) of Södermanland, southeastern Sweden. It lies......
Nykøbing Falster
Nykøbing Falster, city, western Falster island, Denmark, on Guldborg Sound. It was founded around a 12th-century......
Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza, city of county status and seat of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megye (county), northeastern Hungary. It......
Nzérékoré
Nzérékoré, town, southeastern Guinea, western Africa. It lies at the intersection of roads from Ganta (in Liberia),......
Næstved
Næstved, city, southern Sjælland (Zealand), Denmark, on the Suså River. Næstved originated around a Benedictine......
Nîmes
Nîmes, city, Gard département, Occitanie région, southern France, south-southwest of Lyon. Situated at the foot......
Nördlingen
Nördlingen, city, Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It lies on the Eger River, northwest of Augsburg. A seat......
Nørresundby
Nørresundby, city and port, northern Jutland, Denmark, on the Limfjorden opposite the city of Ålborg. The two cities......
Nürnberg
Nürnberg, city, Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. Bavaria’s second largest city (after Munich), Nürnberg......
Nāṣiriyyah, Al-
Al-Nāṣiriyyah, city, capital of Dhī Qār muḥāfaẓah (governorate), southeastern Iraq. It lies along the Euphrates......
Nōgata
Nōgata, city, Fukuoka ken (prefecture), Kyushu, Japan, at the confluence of the Onga River and the Hikosan River.......
N’Djamena
N’Djamena, city, capital of Chad, located on the country’s southwestern border, adjacent to Cameroon. It lies on......
Oak Bay
Oak Bay, district municipality, southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on southeastern Vancouver Island. It is......
Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor, town, Island county, northwestern Washington, U.S., on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. It was settled......
Oak Park
Oak Park, village, Cook county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. It is a suburb of Chicago, located about 10 miles (16......
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge, city, Anderson and Roane counties, eastern Tennessee, U.S. It lies in a valley between the Cumberland......
Oakland
Oakland, town, seat (1872) of Garrett county, extreme western Maryland, U.S., in the Allegheny Mountains near the......
Oakland
Oakland, city, seat (1873) of Alameda county, west-central California, U.S. It lies on the eastern shore of San......
Oakville
Oakville, town, regional municipality of Halton, southeastern Ontario, Canada, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Toronto.......
Oamaru
Oamaru, town and port, southeastern South Island, New Zealand. Its name comes from a Maori term meaning “place......
Oaxaca
Oaxaca, city, capital of Oaxaca estado (state), southern Mexico, lying in the fertile Oaxaca Valley, 5,085 feet......
Oberlin
Oberlin, city, Lorain county, northern Ohio, U.S., about 35 miles (56 km) west-southwest of Cleveland. In 1833......
Obihiro
Obihiro, city, southern Hokkaido, Japan, on the Tokachi River. Founded in 1883, it became a regional administrative......
Obuasi
Obuasi, town, southern Ghana. It is located in a hilly area about 100 miles (160 km) from Accra. Its growth was......
Ocala
Ocala, city, seat (1846) of Marion county, north-central Florida, U.S., about 35 miles (55 km) southeast of Gainesville.......
Ocaña
Ocaña, city, Norte de Santander departamento, northern Colombia, in the Hacarí valley. Founded (c. 1570) as Nueva......
Ocean City
Ocean City, resort town, Worcester county, southeastern Maryland, U.S. Ocean City lies along a 10-mile (16-km)......
Ocean City
Ocean City, resort, city, Cape May county, southeastern New Jersey, U.S., on a barrier island between Great Egg......
Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs, resort city, Jackson county, southeastern Mississippi, U.S., on Biloxi Bay across from Biloxi. It......
Oceanside
Oceanside, city, San Diego county, southern California, U.S. Situated about 35 miles (55 km) north of San Diego,......
Ocho Rios
Ocho Rios, town and Caribbean port on the north coast of Jamaica, northwest of Kingston. The Spanish name, meaning......
Oconto
Oconto, city, seat (1854) of Oconto county, northeastern Wisconsin, U.S. It lies on the western shore of Green......
Ocotal
Ocotal, city, northwestern Nicaragua. It lies on a sandy plain near the Cordillera Entre Ríos and the Coco River,......
Ocotlán
Ocotlán, city, east-central Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. It lies near the northeastern shore of......
Odawara
Odawara, city, southwestern Kanagawa ken (prefecture), east-central Honshu, Japan. It is located on the coast of......
Odendaalsrus
Odendaalsrus, town and mining centre of the Free State goldfields, north-central Free State province, South Africa,......
Odense
Odense, city, northern Funen island, Denmark, on the Odense River. The site was sacred in pagan times as the vi,......
Odesa
Odesa, seaport, southwestern Ukraine. It stands on a shallow indentation of the Black Sea coast at a point approximately......
Odessa
Odessa, city, seat (1891) of Ector county and also partly in Midland county, western Texas, U.S. It lies on the......
Odienné
Odienné, town, northwestern Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), at the intersection of roads from Mali, Guinea, and the......
Offa
Offa, town, Kwara state, southwestern Nigeria. It lies along the railroad from Lagos and at the intersection of......
Offenbach
Offenbach, city, Hessen Land (state), west-central Germany. Offenbach, a river port, lies on the left bank of the......
Offenburg
Offenburg, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It is situated in the Kinzig River valley,......
Ogbomosho
Ogbomosho, town, Oyo state, southwestern Nigeria. It lies on the Plateau of Yorubaland (elevation 1,200 feet [366......
Ogden
Ogden, city, seat (1852) of Weber county, northern Utah, U.S. It lies at the confluence of the Weber and Ogden......
Ogdensburg
Ogdensburg, city and port, St. Lawrence county, northern New York, U.S. It lies on the St. Lawrence River, at the......
Ogoja
Ogoja, town, Cross River state, southeastern Nigeria, on the road from Abakaliki. A major trade centre (yams, cassava......
Ohrid
Ohrid, town, southwestern North Macedonia, on the northeastern shore of Lake Ohrid (Ohridsko Jezero). The chief......
Oil City
Oil City, city, Venango county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., on a bend of the Allegheny River at the mouth......
Ojai
Ojai, city, Ventura county, southern California, U.S. Situated 12 miles (19 km) north of Ventura and about 85 miles......
Oka-Akoko
Oka-Akoko, town, Ondo state, southwestern Nigeria, in the Yoruba Hills, on roads from Owo and Ikare. An agricultural......
Okaya
Okaya, city, central Nagano ken (prefecture), east-central Honshu, Japan, on the western shore of Lake Suwa. Okaya......
Okazaki
Okazaki, city, south-central Aichi ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It is located in the Mikawa Plain,......
Okehampton
Okehampton, town (parish), West Devon borough, administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England.......
Okene
Okene, town, Kogi state, south-central Nigeria. It lies at the intersection of roads from Lokoja, Kabba, Ikare,......
Okha
Okha, town, western Gujarat state, west-central India. It is a port at the western tip of the Kathiawar Peninsula,......
Okhtyrka
Okhtyrka, city, northeastern Ukraine, on the Vorskla River. It was founded in 1641 as a fortress protecting the......
Okinawa
Okinawa, city, Okinawa ken (prefecture), Japan. It is situated in the central part of Okinawa Island and was designated......
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, city, Canadian, Cleveland, and Oklahoma counties, capital of Oklahoma state, U.S., and seat (1907)......
Okmulgee
Okmulgee, city, seat (1907) of Okmulgee county, east-central Oklahoma, U.S. It lies near the Deep Fork of the North......
Okrika
Okrika, town and port, Rivers state, southern Nigeria. It lies on the north bank of the Bonny River and on Okrika......
Oktyabrsky
Oktyabrsky, city, Bashkortostan, western Russia, on the right bank of the Ik River. Founded as a settlement in......
Okāra
Okāra, city, Punjab province, east-central Pakistan. In 1869 it became the headquarters of the tahsil (subdivision)......
Olathe
Olathe, city, seat (1858) of Johnson county, northeastern Kansas, U.S. Olathe, which lies 20 miles (32 km) southwest......
Olbia
Olbia, town, northeastern Sardinia, Italy, on the Gulf of Olbia, an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Originating as......
Old Harbour
Old Harbour, town and Caribbean port, southern Jamaica, west of Kingston. Originally called Esquivel after its......
Old Saybrook
Old Saybrook, town (township), Middlesex county, southern Connecticut, U.S. It lies on Long Island Sound at the......
Oldenburg
Oldenburg, city, Lower Saxony Land (state), northwestern Germany. Situated at the junction of the Hunte River and......
Oldham
Oldham, urban area and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, northwestern England. The......

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