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