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Qāmishlī, Al-
Al-Qāmishlī, town in northeastern Syria. It lies along the Turkish border, which divides the Syrian town of Al-Qāmishlī......
Qāyen
Qāyen, town, northeastern Iran. Qāyen is a place of great antiquity and complex history. The present town, which......
Qūchān
Qūchān, town, northeastern Iran. Most of the inhabitants of Qūchān are descended from a tribe of Zaʿfarānlū Kurds......
Rabat
Rabat, city and capital of Morocco. One of the country’s four imperial cities, it is located on the Atlantic coast......
Rabat
Rabat, town, west-central Malta, adjoining Mdina, west of Valletta. Rabat is a Semitic word meaning either “fortified......
Rabaul
Rabaul, town of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is situated on Simpson......
Rach Gia
Rach Gia, port city, northern Ca Mau Peninsula, southwestern Vietnam. It lies at the head of Rach Gia Bay on the......
Rachidia, Al-
Al-Rachidia, town, east-central Morocco. It is situated on the Saharan side of the Atlas Mountains near the frontier......
Racibórz
Racibórz, city, southwestern Śląskie województwo (province), south-central Poland, on the upper Oder River. According......
Racine
Racine, city, seat (1836) of Racine county, southeastern Wisconsin, U.S. It lies along Lake Michigan at the mouth......
Radom
Radom, city, Mazowieckie województwo (province), east-central Poland. It is a rail junction and an administrative......
Rae Bareli
Rae Bareli, city, central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is located about 45 miles (72 km) southeast of......
Rafah
Rafah, city along the border of the Gaza Strip and Egypt that, for most of the 20th and into the 21st century,......
Ragusa
Ragusa, city, southeastern Sicily, Italy. The city lies in the Hyblaei Hills above the gorge of the Irminio River,......
Rahīmyār Khān
Rahīmyār Khān, town, southern Punjab province, Pakistan. The town was founded in 1751 as Naushehra and received......
Raichur
Raichur, city, eastern Karnataka state, southern India. It is situated in an upland basin, about 10 miles (16 km)......
Raiganj
Raiganj, city, northern West Bengal state, northeastern India. It is located in a broad plain on the Kulik River.......
Raigarh
Raigarh, city, eastern Chhattisgarh state, central India. It lies in the eastern Chhattisgarh Plain just west of......
Raipur
Raipur, city, capital of Chhattisgarh state, east-central India. It is situated in the central Chhattisgarh Plain......
Raisen
Raisen, town, central Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It lies on an upland plateau at the foot of a spur of......
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, city, eastern Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It lies at the head of the Godavari River delta,......
Rajapalayam
Rajapalayam, city, southwestern Tamil Nadu state, southern India. It lies on a lowland plain at the eastern foot......
Rajgarh
Rajgarh, town, northwestern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated on the Malwa Plateau between the......
Rajkot
Rajkot, city, west-central Gujarat state, west-central India. It lies near the centre of the Kathiawar Peninsula,......
Rajmahal
Rajmahal, historic town, far northeastern Jharkhand state, northeastern India. It lies west of the Ganges (Ganga)......
Rajnandgaon
Rajnandgaon, city, west-central Chhattisgarh state, east-central India. It lies in a region of fertile farmland......
Rajouri
Rajouri, town, western Jammu and Kashmir union territory, northern India, in the Kashmir region of the Indian subcontinent.......
Rajshahi
Rajshahi, city, west-central Bangladesh. It lies just north of the upper Padma River (Ganges [Ganga] River) and......
Raleigh
Raleigh, city, capital of North Carolina, and seat (1771) of Wake county, central North Carolina, U.S. It lies......
Ramallah
Ramallah, town in the West Bank, adjacent to the town of Al-Bīrah (east) and north of Jerusalem. Administered as......
Ramanathapuram
Ramanathapuram, town, southeastern Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It is situated just south of the Vaigai......
Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan, city, west-central Israel, on the Plain of Sharon just east of Tel Aviv–Yafo. Founded in 1921, it is......
Rambouillet
Rambouillet, town, Yvelines département, Île-de-France région, north-central France. It lies just southwest of......
Ramenskoye
Ramenskoye, city and centre of a rayon (sector), Moscow oblast (region), western Russia. It lies southeast of the......
Ramla
Ramla, city in Israel, on the coastal plain southeast of Tel Aviv–Yafo. Ramla is the only city founded by the Arabs......
Rampur
Rampur, city, northwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. The city lies along the Kosi River, about 15 miles......
Ramsey
Ramsey, town (parish), Huntingdonshire district, administrative county of Cambridgeshire, historic county of Huntingdonshire,......
Ramsgate
Ramsgate, town, Thanet district, administrative and historic county of county of Kent, England. It lies on the......
Ramādī, Al-
Al-Ramādī, city, capital of Al-Anbār muḥāfaẓah (governorate), central Iraq. It lies on the Euphrates River just......
Rancagua
Rancagua, city, north-central Chile. It lies in the Andean foothills along the Cachapoal River, south of Santiago.......
Ranchi
Ranchi, city, capital of Jharkhand state, northeastern India. It lies along the Subarnarekha River. Ranchi was......
Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga, city, San Bernardino county, southern California, U.S. Part of the “Inland Empire” region (comprising......
Randburg
Randburg, residential town in Gauteng province, South Africa, bordering Johannesburg to the south. It consists......
Randers
Randers, city, eastern Jutland, Denmark. It lies at the mouth of the Gudenå River along Randers Fjord, northwest......
Randfontein
Randfontein, town, Gauteng province, South Africa. It lies west of Johannesburg and is centred on the gold mine......
Randolph
Randolph, town (township), Norfolk county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S., 15 miles (24 km) south of Boston. Settled......
Rangamati
Rangamati, town, southeastern Bangladesh. It is situated in the Chittagong Hills region near the Karnaphuli River.......
Rangpur
Rangpur, city, northwestern Bangladesh. It lies on the Ghaghat River. Rangpur is an industrial center noted for......
Ranong
Ranong, town, southern Thailand, on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Ranong town is a fishing port in the......
Rantoul
Rantoul, village, Champaign county, east-central Illinois, U.S. It lies about 15 miles (25 km) north of Urbana.......
Rapallo
Rapallo, city, Genova provincia, Liguria regione, northwestern Italy, on the Levante Riviera at the head of Rapallo......
Rapid City
Rapid City, city, seat (1877) of Pennington county, western South Dakota, U.S. It lies at the eastern edge of the......
Raqqah, Al-
Al-Raqqah, town, northern Syria, on the Euphrates River just west of its confluence with the Balīkh River. Al-Raqqah......
Ras Tanura
Ras Tanura, port on the Persian Gulf, in eastern Saudi Arabia, at the tip of a small peninsula. Developed by the......
Rasht
Rasht, city, capital of Gīlān province, north-central Iran. It lies about 15 miles (24 km) south of the Caspian......
Ratchaburi
Ratchaburi, town, western Thailand, west of Bangkok. Prehistoric relics, cave drawings, and old Buddhist temples......
Ratlam
Ratlam, city, western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated at an elevation of about 1,575 feet (480......
Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri, town, southwestern Maharashtra state, western India. It is situated on the Arabian Sea coast at the......
Ratnapura
Ratnapura, town, southwestern Sri Lanka. It is situated southeast of Colombo, on the Kalu River. Dominating the......
Raton
Raton, city, seat (1897) of Colfax county, northeastern New Mexico, U.S. It lies at the southern end of Raton Pass......
Raub
Raub, town, central Peninsular (West) Malaysia, about 50 miles (80 km) north-northeast of Kuala Lumpur. Situated......
Rauma
Rauma, city, southwestern Finland. It lies along the Gulf of Bothnia north-northwest of Turku. Rauma was first......
Ravenna
Ravenna, city, Emilia-Romagna regione, northeastern Italy. The city is on a low-lying plain near the confluence......
Ravensburg
Ravensburg, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies along the Schussen River, just......
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi, city, Punjab province, northern Pakistan. It was the capital of Pakistan from 1959 to 1969. The city......
Rawlins
Rawlins, city, seat (1886) of Carbon county, south-central Wyoming, U.S. It lies just east of the Continental Divide......
Rawson
Rawson, town and port, capital of Chubut provincia (province), southern Argentina. It lies along the Chubut River......
Raymond Terrace
Raymond Terrace, town, eastern New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the east bank of the Hunter River near its......
Rayong
Rayong, town, southern Thailand. It lies southeast of Bangkok, on the northeastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand.......
Rayy
Rayy, formerly one of the great cities of Iran. The remains of the ancient city lie on the eastern outskirts of......
Razgrad
Razgrad, town, northeastern Bulgaria, on the Beli Lom River. It is the largest producer of antibiotics in Bulgaria......
Reading
Reading, city, seat (1752) of Berks county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Schuylkill River, 51 miles......
Reading
Reading, town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Berkshire, southern England, 38 miles (61......
Rechytsa
Rechytsa, city and centre of Rechytsa rayon (district), Homyel oblast (region), Belarus, a port on the Dnieper......
Recife
Recife, city, capital of Pernambuco estado (state), northeastern Brazil, and centre of an area that includes several......
Recklinghausen
Recklinghausen, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. The city is situated on the northern......
Red Bluff
Red Bluff, city, seat (1857) of Tehama county, northern California, U.S. It lies along the Sacramento River, 115......
Red Cloud
Red Cloud, city, seat (1871) of Webster county, southern Nebraska, U.S. It lies near the Republican River, a few......
Red Deer
Red Deer, city, central Alberta, Canada, on the Red Deer River, midway between Calgary (90 miles [145 km] south)......
Red Wing
Red Wing, city, seat (1853) of Goodhue county, southeastern Minnesota, U.S. It lies on the Mississippi River (bridged......
red-light district
What is a red-light district? A red-light district is an area in a city where people perform sex acts for money......
Redcliffe
Redcliffe, former residential and resort city, southeastern Queensland, Australia, on Redcliffe Peninsula, a 15-square-mile......
Redding
Redding, city, seat (1888) of Shasta county, northern California, U.S. It lies in the northern Sacramento Valley.......
Redditch
Redditch, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Worcestershire, west-central England.......
Redlands
Redlands, city, San Bernardino county, southern California, U.S. Located about 60 miles (100 km) east of downtown......
Redmond
Redmond, city, King county, northwestern Washington, U.S., on the Sammamish River 16 miles (26 km) northeast of......
Redmond
Redmond, city, Deschutes county, central Oregon, U.S., near the Deschutes River. It lies in front of the eastern......
Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach, city, Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. It is adjacent to Palos Verde Peninsula (south)......
reducción
reducción, in Latin America, an Indian community set up under ecclesiastical or royal authority to facilitate colonization.......
Redwood City
Redwood City, city, seat (1856) of San Mateo county, California, U.S. It lies on the western shore of San Francisco......
Reedsport
Reedsport, city, Douglas county, southwestern Oregon, U.S., on the Pacific Ocean coast near the mouth of the Umpqua......
Regensburg
Regensburg, city, Bavaria Land (state), southeastern Germany. It lies on the right bank of the Danube River along......
Reggio di Calabria
Reggio di Calabria, city, former capital (until 1971) of Calabria region, southern Italy. It is a port on the Strait......
Reggio nell’Emilia
Reggio nell’Emilia, city, Emilia-Romagna regione, northern Italy, on the Crostolo River near the southern edge......
Regina
Regina, capital and second largest city of Saskatchewan, Canada, situated on Wascana Creek in the south-central......
Regla
Regla, city, west-central Cuba. It is situated on the southeastern shore of La Habana Bay, across from the historic......
Rehoboth
Rehoboth, town, central Namibia. The town is located about 52 miles (84 km) south of Windhoek, the national capital,......
Reims
Reims, city, Marne département, Grand Est région, northeastern France. It lies east-northeast of Paris. On the......
Reinheim
Reinheim, small village near Saarbrücken in Saarland Land (state), southwestern Germany. It is famous for an unusually......
Relizane
Relizane, town, northwestern Algeria, near Wadi Mîna, which is a tributary of the Chelif River. Built near the......

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