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Ma’anshan
Ma’anshan, city and industrial centre in southeastern Anhui sheng (province). Ma’anshan is situated on the south......
Mbabane
Mbabane, capital and largest town of Swaziland. Located in the Highveld of western Swaziland, Mbabane developed......
Mbale
Mbale, town located in southeastern Uganda. It lies at the western foot of the extinct volcano Mount Elgon (14,178......
Mbalmayo
Mbalmayo, town located in south-central Cameroon. It lies along the Nyong River, south of Yaoundé. Located within......
Mbandaka
Mbandaka, city, northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the equator about 435 miles (700 km)......
Mbarara
Mbarara, town located in southwestern Uganda. It is situated 167 miles (270 km) southwest of Kampala at an elevation......
Mbombela
Mbombela, city, capital of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It lies along the Krokodil (Crocodile) River, among......
Mbuji-Mayi
Mbuji-Mayi, city, south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated on the Mbuji-Mayi River. It was......
McAlester
McAlester, city, seat (1907) of Pittsburg county, southeastern Oklahoma, U.S., south of Eufaula Reservoir and Dam......
McAllen
McAllen, city, Hidalgo county, southern Texas, U.S., in the irrigated lower Rio Grande valley, 7 miles (11 km)......
McCook
McCook, city, seat (1896) of Red Willow county, southwestern Nebraska, U.S., on the Republican River, about 70......
Mchinji
Mchinji, town in west-central Malawi. The town was originally a settlement around the colonial defense post of......
McKeesport
McKeesport, city, Allegheny county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It is situated at the junction of the Monongahela......
McKinney
McKinney, city, seat (1848) of Collin county, northeastern Texas, U.S., near the East Fork of the Trinity River.......
McMinnville
McMinnville, city, seat (1886) of Yamhill county, northwestern Oregon, U.S., on the South Yamhill River. Settled......
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station, research and logistics installation located on the Hut Point Peninsula, on Ross Island, Antarctica.......
McPherson
McPherson, city, seat (1873) of McPherson county, central Kansas, U.S. Laid out in 1872 on the Santa Fe Trail,......
Mdina
Mdina, town, west-central Malta, adjoining Rabat, west of Valletta. Possibly Bronze Age in origin, it has Punic,......
Meadville
Meadville, city, seat of Crawford county, Pennsylvania, U.S., on the French Creek, 87 miles (140 km) north of Pittsburgh.......
Meaux
Meaux, town, Seine-et-Marne département, Île-de-France région, northern France, east-northeast of Paris. Situated......
Mecca
Mecca, city, western Saudi Arabia, located in the Ṣirāt Mountains, inland from the Red Sea coast. It is the holiest......
Mechelen
Mechelen, municipality, Flanders Region, north-central Belgium. It lies along the Dijle River, a few miles north-northeast......
Medan
Medan, kota (city), capital of North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. It lies......
Medellín
Medellín, city, capital of Antioquia departamento, northwestern Colombia. It lies along the Porce River (a tributary......
Medenine
Medenine, town located in southern Tunisia. Medenine lies in the semiarid plain of Al-Jifārah (Jeffara). It was......
Medford
Medford, city, seat (1927) of Jackson county, southwestern Oregon, U.S., in the Rogue River valley, on Bear Creek.......
Medford
Medford, city, Middlesex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along the Mystic River just north of......
Mediaş
Mediaş, city, Sibiu judeƫ (county), central Romania, on the Târnava Mare River. It was founded by German colonists......
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat, city, southeastern Alberta, Canada. It lies along the South Saskatchewan River, 164 miles (264 km)......
Medicine Lodge
Medicine Lodge, city, seat (1876) of Barber county, southern Kansas, U.S. It lies 70 miles (113 km) west-southwest......
Medina
Medina, city located in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, about 100 miles (160 km) inland from the Red......
Meekatharra
Meekatharra, town, west-central Western Australia. It is a mining and sheep- and cattle-raising district located......
Meerut
Meerut, city, northwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies in the Upper Ganges-Yamuna Doab, about......
megacity
megacity, a major city whose total metropolitan area contains a population of more than 10 million inhabitants.......
Megalopolis
Megalopolis, ancient and modern settlement and dímos (municipality), periféreia (region) of Peloponnese (Modern......
Megara
Megara, ancient and modern settlement and dímos (municipality), Attica (Modern Greek: Attikí) periféreia (region),......
Megara Hyblaea
Megara Hyblaea, ancient city on the east coast of Sicily, 12 miles (19 km) north of Syracuse, founded about 728......
Megiddo
Megiddo, important town of ancient Palestine, overlooking the Plain of Esdraelon (Valley of Jezreel). It lies about......
Mehrangarh Fort
Mehrangarh Fort, huge hilltop fort in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, built about 1459 by Rao Jodha, a member of the......
Meiktila
Meiktila, town, central Myanmar (Burma), on Meiktila Lake. A major road and rail centre on the Thazi-Myingyan railway,......
Meiningen
Meiningen, city, Thuringia Land (state), central Germany. It lies along the Werra River, between the Thuringian......
Meissen
Meissen, city, SaxonyLand (state), southeastern Germany. It lies on the Elbe River just northwest of Dresden. It......
Meizhou
Meizhou, city in northeastern Guangdong sheng (province), China. It is situated on the north bank of the Mei River,......
Mekele
Mekele, town, northern Ethiopia. Situated 6,778 feet (2,066 metres) above sea level and west of the salt mines......
Meknès
Meknès, city, north-central Morocco. It lies about 70 miles (110 km) from the Atlantic Ocean and 36 miles (58 km)......
Melaka
Melaka, town and port, Peninsular (West) Malaysia, on the Strait of Malacca, at the mouth of the sluggish Melaka......
Melbourne
Melbourne, city, Brevard county, east-central Florida, U.S. It lies on the Intracoastal Waterway along the Indian......
Melbourne
Melbourne, city, capital of the state of Victoria, Australia. It is located at the head of Port Phillip Bay, on......
Melfi
Melfi, town and episcopal see, Basilicata regione, southern Italy, at the foot of the volcanic mass of Monte Vulture,......
Melilla
Melilla, Spanish exclave, military base, and free port on the northern coast of Morocco. The city is located on......
Melitopol
Melitopol, city, southeastern Ukraine, on the Molochna River. The frontier settlement of Novooleksandrivka grew......
Melk
Melk, town, northeastern Austria. It lies at the confluence of the Danube and Melk rivers, west of Sankt Pölten.......
Melo
Melo, city, northeastern Uruguay. It lies along the Arroyo de los Conventos, an affluent of the Tacuarí River,......
Melrose
Melrose, small burgh (town), Scottish Borders council area, historic county of Roxburghshire, Scotland, on the......
Melun
Melun, town, Seine-et-Marne département, Île-de-France région, northern France. It lies 28 miles (45 km) south-southeast......
Memmingen
Memmingen, city, Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It lies on the Ach River (a small tributary of the Iller),......
Memphis
Memphis, city, seat (1819) of Shelby county, extreme southwestern Tennessee, U.S. It lies on the Chickasaw bluffs......
Memphis 1960s overview
Having made an enormous impact in the 1950s, Sam Phillips and Sun Records largely faded away by 1960, but other......
Menasha
Menasha, city, Winnebago and Calumet counties, east-central Wisconsin, U.S. It lies along Lake Winnebago and the......
Mende
Mende, town, capital of Lozère département, Occitanie région, southern France, lying south-southeast of Clermont-Ferrand.......
Mendi
Mendi, town on the island of New Guinea, central Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It lies at an elevation......
Mendoza
Mendoza, city, capital of Mendoza provincia (province), western Argentina. It is situated at an elevation of 2,497......
Menlo Park
Menlo Park, city, San Mateo county, western California, U.S. It lies on the western shore of San Francisco Bay.......
Menlo Park
Menlo Park, unincorporated community, Middlesex county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S. It lies 16 miles (25 km)......
Menominee
Menominee, city, seat (1861) of Menominee county and the southernmost city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,......
Menongue
Menongue, town, southeastern Angola. It was originally named for Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, a late......
Menton
Menton, town, Alpes-Maritimes département, Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur region, southeastern France. Situated near......
Mentor
Mentor, city, Lake county, northeastern Ohio, U.S. It lies on Lake Erie, about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Cleveland.......
Menzel Bourguiba
Menzel Bourguiba, town located in north-central Tunisia. It lies on the southwestern shore of Lake Bizerte, 10......
Meppel
Meppel, gemeente (municipality), east-central Netherlands. It is situated near the confluence of the Drentshe Hoofd......
Merano
Merano, city, Trentino–Alto Adige regione, northern Italy. It lies at the foot of the central chain of the Alps,......
Merced
Merced, city, seat (1872) of Merced county, central California, U.S. It is situated on Bear Creek in the San Joaquin......
Mercedes
Mercedes, city, southwestern Uruguay, on the Negro River. The city, which was founded in 1781, is noted for its......
Mercedes
Mercedes, city, east-central San Luis provincia (province), west-central Argentina. It is located on the Quinto......
Mergui
Mergui, town, extreme southeastern Myanmar (Burma). It occupies an offshore island in the Andaman Sea at the mouth......
Meriden
Meriden, city, coextensive with the town (township) of Meriden, New Haven county, central Connecticut, U.S. Meriden......
Meridian
Meridian, city, seat of Lauderdale county, eastern Mississippi, U.S., lying 93 miles (150 km) east of Jackson.......
Merlo
Merlo, cabecera (county seat) and partido (county) of Gran (Greater) Buenos Aires, eastern Argentina. It is located......
Meroe
Meroe, city of ancient Cush (Kush) the ruins of which are located on the east bank of the Nile about 4 miles (6.4......
Meron
Meron, town originally founded as a noncollective agricultural settlement (moshava) and name of a nearby mountain,......
Mers el-Kebir
Mers el-Kebir, town and port, northwestern Algeria, situated on the Mediterranean Sea at the western end of the......
Merseburg
Merseburg, city, Saxony-Anhalt Land (state), eastern Germany. It lies on the left bank of the Saale River, just......
Mersin
Mersin, city and seaport, south-central Turkey. It lies along the Mediterranean Sea at the extreme western end......
Mersing
Mersing, port, Peninsular (West) Malaysia (Malaya). It lies along the South China Sea at the mouth of the Mersing......
Merta
Merta, town, central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It lies on the dry Rajasthan Steppe upland, about 45......
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil, industrial town and county borough, southern Wales. It is named after a 5th-century Welsh Christian......
Meru
Meru, town, central Kenya, located about 110 miles (180 km) northeast of Nairobi. Situated in the Eastern Highlands......
Merv
Merv, ancient city of Central Asia lying near the modern town of Mary, Mary oblast (province), Turkmenistan. Mentioned......
Mesa
Mesa, city, Maricopa county, south-central Arizona, U.S. The name is Spanish for “tabletop” or “tableland.” A southeastern......
Mesquite
Mesquite, city, Dallas county, northeastern Texas, U.S., adjacent to the city of Dallas (west). It was established......
Messene
Messene, ancient city, southwestern Peloponnese (Modern Greek: Pelopónnisos), Greece, not to be confused with the......
Messina
Messina, city and port, extreme northeastern Sicily, Italy, on the lower slopes of the Peloritani Mountains, on......
Mestre
Mestre, former northwestern suburb of Venice, Veneto regione, northern Italy. Mestre, on the mainland shore of......
Metapontum
Metapontum, ancient Greek city in Italy on the Gulf of Tarentum, near the mouth of the Bradanus (Bradano) River.......
metropolitan area
metropolitan area, a major city together with its suburbs and nearby cities, towns, and environs over which the......
Metz
Metz, city, Moselle département, Grand Est région, northeastern France, situated at the confluence of the Moselle......
Meudon
Meudon, town, Hauts-de-Seine département, Île-de-France région, north-central France. It is a southwestern suburb......
Mexicali
Mexicali, city, capital of Baja California estado (state), northwestern Mexico. The city is situated across the......
Mexico
Mexico, city, seat (1837) of Audrain county, central Missouri, U.S. It is situated on the South Fork Salt River,......

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