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Shawneetown
Shawneetown, city, seat (1812) of Gallatin county, southern Illinois, U.S. It lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest......
Shchyokino
Shchyokino, city and centre of a rayon (sector), Tula oblast (region), western Russia. Coal mining began in the......
Shchyolkovo
Shchyolkovo, city and centre of a rayon (sector), Moscow oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the Klyazma......
Shchūchīnsk
Shchūchīnsk, city, northern Kazakhstan. It is located on Lake Shchuchye, about 35 miles (55 km) southeast of Kökshetaū.......
Shebaa Farms
Shebaa Farms, area of land along the border of Lebanon and the Golan Heights (a territory recognized by most of......
Sheberghān
Sheberghān, town, northern Afghanistan. Sheberghān is situated 80 miles (130 km) west of Mazār-e Sharīf, along......
Sheboygan
Sheboygan, city, seat (1846) of Sheboygan county, eastern Wisconsin, U.S. The city is located along Lake Michigan......
Shechem
Shechem, Canaanite city of ancient Palestine, near Nablus. The two locations have been closely—though erroneously—equated......
Sheffield
Sheffield, town, city, and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, north-central England.......
Sheffield
Sheffield, city, Colbert county, northwestern Alabama, U.S., about 65 miles (105 km) west of Huntsville. It lies......
Sheffield 1980s overview
Home to the National Centre for Popular Music, Sheffield, England, is the heartland of Britain’s rust belt. Built......
Sheikh Jarrah
Sheikh Jarrah, neighborhood in Jerusalem located north of the Old City. Since coming under de facto Israeli control......
Shekhupūra
Shekhupūra, city, Punjab province, eastern Pakistan. In the town centre stands a fort of the Mughal emperor Jahāngīr......
Shelby
Shelby, city, seat (1842) of Cleveland county, in the Piedmont region of southwestern North Carolina, U.S., about......
Shelbyville
Shelbyville, city, seat (1822) of Shelby county, central Indiana, U.S. It lies along the forks of the Big Blue......
Shelbyville
Shelbyville, city, seat (1809) of Bedford county, south-central Tennessee, U.S. It lies along the Duck River, some......
Shelton
Shelton, city, coextensive with the town (township) of Shelton, Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S.......
Shenyang
Shenyang, capital of Liaoning sheng (province), China, and the largest city in the Northeast (formerly Manchuria).......
Shenzhen
Shenzhen, city, south-central Guangdong sheng (province), southeastern China. It lies along the coast of the South......
Sheopur
Sheopur, town, northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated in a plateau region on a small tributary......
Shepherdstown
Shepherdstown, town, Jefferson county, in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, U.S., near the Potomac River,......
Shepparton
Shepparton, city, north-central Victoria, Australia, at the confluence of the Goulburn and Broken rivers, northeast......
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, city, Estrie region, southern Quebec province, Canada, at the confluence of the Magog and Saint-François......
Sheridan
Sheridan, city, seat (1888) of Sheridan county, northern Wyoming, U.S., at the confluence of Big Goose and Little......
Sherman
Sherman, city, seat (1846) of Grayson county, northern Texas, U.S. It lies on a watershed split between the Red......
Shexian
Shexian, town, southeastern Anhui sheng (province), China. It is a communications centre in the Xin’an River valley,......
Shibīn al-Kawm
Shibīn al-Kawm, capital of Al-Minūfiyyah muḥāfaẓah (governorate), Lower Egypt. It lies 37 miles (60 km) northwest......
Shigaraki
Shigaraki, former town, one of the six major pottery centres of ancient Japan, located in southern Shiga ken (prefecture),......
Shihezi
Shihezi, city, northwestern Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, far northwestern China. It was established as......
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang, city and capital of Hebei sheng (province), northeastern China. It is situated south of the Hutuo......
Shikārpur
Shikārpur, city, northern Sindh province, southern Pakistan. The city lies 18 miles (29 km) west of the Indus River......
Shillong
Shillong, city, capital of Meghalaya state, northeastern India. The city is located in the east-central part of......
Shiloh
Shiloh, Canaanite town that became the central sanctuary site of the Israelite confederacy during the period of......
Shimabara
Shimabara, port city, Nagasaki ken (prefecture), Kyushu, Japan, on the eastern coast of the Shimabara Peninsula,......
Shimada
Shimada, city, Shizuoka ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on the lower Ōi River, opposite the former city......
Shimizu
Shimizu, former city, Shizuoka ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan, situated on the northwest coast of Suruga......
Shimla
Shimla, city, capital of Himachal Pradesh state, northwestern India. The city lies northeast of Chandigarh on a......
Shimodate
Shimodate, city, Ibaraki ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, situated on a tributary of the Kokai River. Shimodate......
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki, city, southwestern Yamaguchi ken (prefecture), far western Honshu, Japan. It occupies a strategic......
Shiogama
Shiogama, city, eastern Miyagi ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan. It is situated just northeast of Sendai,......
Shiprock
Shiprock, town, San Juan county, northwestern New Mexico, U.S. Lying on the vast Navajo reservation, the town,......
Shivamogga
Shivamogga, city, western Karnataka state, southern India. It is situated in an upland region on the Tunga River......
Shivpuri
Shivpuri, city, northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated on an elevated watershed from which......
Shizuoka
Shizuoka, city, capital of Shizuoka ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. In 2003 Shizuoka merged with the port......
Shkodër
Shkodër, town, northwestern Albania. It lies at the southeast end of Lake Scutari, at a point where the Buenë (Serbian......
Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg, town, Leningrad oblast (region), northwestern European Russia. It is located on the Neva River where......
Shomolu
Shomolu, town, Lagos state, southwestern Nigeria, just north of Lagos city. A residential suburb of Lagos, the......
Shoreham-by-Sea
Shoreham-by-Sea, port in Adur district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southeastern......
Shostka
Shostka, city, northern Ukraine, lying along the Shostka River. It became the site of a gunpowder mill in 1739,......
Shravanabelagola
Shravanabelagola, town, southern Karnataka state, southern India. It is situated in a hilly upland region, about......
Shravasti
Shravasti, city of ancient India, located near the Rapti River in northeastern Uttar Pradesh state. In Buddhist......
Shreveport
Shreveport, city, seat (1838) of Caddo parish, northwestern corner of Louisiana, U.S., on the Red River, opposite......
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury, town, administrative and historic county of Shropshire, western England. It is the county town (seat)......
Shrirampur
Shrirampur, city, southeastern West Bengal state, northeastern India. It is located just west of the Hugli (Hooghly)......
Shrirangapattana
Shrirangapattana, town, south-central Karnataka state, southern India. It is situated at the western end of an......
Shuangyashan
Shuangyashan, city, eastern Heilongjiang sheng (province), far northeastern China. Located some 265 miles (430......
Shubat Enlil
Shubat Enlil, ancient city in northeastern Syria. Excavations of the mound at the site were begun by Harvey Weiss......
Shubrā al-Khaymah
Shubrā al-Khaymah, northern suburb of Cairo, in Al-Qalyūbiyyah muḥāfaẓah (governorate), on the east bank of the......
Shumen
Shumen, town, northeastern Bulgaria. It lies in a valley in the eastern foothills of the Shumen limestone plateau.......
Shurugwi
Shurugwi, town, central Zimbabwe. Shurugwi was established in 1899 by the British South Africa Company and Willoughby’s......
Shuruppak
Shuruppak, ancient Sumerian city located south of Nippur in what is now south-central Iraq and originally on the......
Shuwaykh, Al-
Al-Shuwaykh, port area in eastern Kuwait. Located just west of central Kuwait city on Kuwait Bay of the Persian......
Shuya
Shuya, city and centre of a rayon (sector), Ivanovo oblast (region), western Russia, lying along the Teza River.......
Shuʿaybah, Al-
Al-Shuʿaybah, town and port in southern Kuwait. Located on the Persian Gulf, it is the country’s second most important......
Shwebo
Shwebo, town, north-central Myanmar (Burma). Shwebo is a rice-collecting centre on the railway about 50 miles (80......
Shymkent
Shymkent, city, south-central Kazakhstan. It lies in the valley of the Sayram River in the foothills of the Ugam......
Shīrāz
Shīrāz, city, capital of Fārs ostān (province), southwestern Iran. It is located in central Fārs in the southern......
Shūshtar
Shūshtar, town, southwestern Iran. It is situated on a small plateau below the confluence of the Kārūn River with......
Sibasa
Sibasa, village, Limpopo province, South Africa. It was once the capital of the nonindependent Bantustan of Venda.......
Sibiu
Sibiu, city, central Romania. It lies along the Cibin River at an elevation of 1,350–1,400 feet (410–425 metres)......
Sibolga
Sibolga, kota (city), western North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. It is......
Sibu
Sibu, city, Sarawak state, East Malaysia. It is situated at the confluence of the Rajang and Igan rivers, about......
Sicyon
Sicyon, ancient Greek city in the northern Peloponnese about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Corinth. Inhabited in......
Side
Side, principal city and port of ancient Pamphylia, originally situated on the Mediterranean coast west of the......
Sidi Bel Abbès
Sidi Bel Abbès, town, northwestern Algeria, on the Wadi Mekerra in the Tell Atlas Mountains. Named for the tomb......
Sidi Bouzid
Sidi Bouzid, town in central Tunisia. It is located in the upland steppe country and was controlled by the Aghlabids......
Sidmouth
Sidmouth, town and coastal resort, East Devon district, administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern......
Sidney
Sidney, city, seat (1870) of Cheyenne county, western Nebraska, U.S. It lies in the valley formed by Lodgepole......
Sidon
Sidon, ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon and the administrative centre of al-Janūb (South Lebanon)......
Siedlce
Siedlce, city, Mazowieckie województwo (province), east-central Poland. It is an economic centre for the eastern......
Siegen
Siegen, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), northwestern Germany. It lies on the Sieg River, south of Arnsberg.......
Siem Reap
Siem Reap, city, northwestern Cambodia. It is Cambodia’s second largest city and the capital of Siem Reap province.......
Siemianowice Śląskie
Siemianowice Śląskie, city, Śląskie województwo (province), south-central Poland. It is a northern suburb of Katowice......
Siena
Siena, city, central Italy, in the Toscana (Tuscany) regione. It lies about 30 miles (48 km) south of Florence.......
Sieradz
Sieradz, city, Łódzkie województwo (province), central Poland. Sieradz is one of the oldest cities in Poland. About......
Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista, city, Cochise county, southeastern Arizona, U.S. Located 70 miles (113 km) southeast of Tucson, Sierra......
Sig
Sig, town, northwestern Algeria, on the Wadi Sig just below the confluence of the Wadi el-Mebtoûh and the Wadi......
Sighișoara
Sighișoara, town, Mureș județ (county), central Romania. Situated in the historic region of Transylvania, it is......
Siguiri
Siguiri, town, northeastern Guinea. A port on the Niger River, it lies at the intersection of roads from Bamako......
Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville, city, autonomous municipality, and the only deepwater port of Cambodia, situated on a peninsula......
Siirt
Siirt, city, southeastern Turkey. It lies along the Bühtan River in the southeastern foothills of the Taurus Mountains.......
Sikar
Sikar, city, north-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated in an upland region of the Rajasthan......
Sikasso
Sikasso, city, southern Mali, West Africa. Sikasso was a small village before becoming the capital of the Kingdom......
Silao
Silao, city, west-central Guanajuato estado (state), north-central Mexico. Founded in 1537, Silao lies along the......
Silay
Silay, city, northern Negros island, central Philippines. Situated on Guimaras Strait, just north of Bacolod, Silay......
Silchar
Silchar, city, southern Assam state, northeastern India. It is situated on the Surma (Barak) River near the Bangladesh......
Silchester
Silchester, village (parish), Basingstoke and Deane borough, in the northern part of the administrative and historic......
Siliana
Siliana, town in northern Tunisia located on the western edge of the Dorsale Mountains. The town is built not far......
Silifke
Silifke, town, south-central Turkey. It is located along the banks of the Göksu River, overlooking the Taurus Mountains.......
Siliguri
Siliguri, city, northern West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies just west of the Mahananda River. Siliguri......

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