Africa

Countries, regions and cities in Africa

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Krugersdorp

Krugersdorp is a mining city in Gauteng, South Africa, founded in 1887. It is the seat of Mogale City Local Municipality.

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Manzini

Manzini is a city in Eswatini, known as 'The Hub' and the country's second-largest urban center with a population of 110,000.

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Gaborone

Gaborone is the capital and largest city of Botswana, serving as the nation's political and economic center and headquarters for the SADC.

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Monrovia

Monrovia is the capital and largest city of Liberia, located on the Atlantic coast. It serves as the country's political, economic, and cult...

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Berrechid

Berrechid is a city and municipality in Morocco's Casablanca-Settat region, known for its historic psychiatric hospital.

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Calabar

Calabar is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. Known for its history in the Atlantic slave trade and the annual Calabar Carnival...

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Makurdi

Makurdi is the capital of Benue State, Nigeria, located on the Benue River. Known for its history and transport links.

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Kisumu

Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya and capital of Kisumu County, located on the shores of Lake Victoria.

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Hurghada

Hurghada is the capital of Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, a major resort city known for diving, beaches, and tourism infrastructure.

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Janzūr

Janzūr is a coastal city in north-western Libya, part of the Jafara district and Tripoli governorate, known for its agricultural history and...

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Khouribga

Khouribga is a city in Morocco known for its phosphate mines, located in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region.

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Mansoura

Mansoura is a city in Egypt on the Nile's Damietta branch, capital of Dakahlia Governorate with ~600,000 residents.

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Karuri

Karuri is a town council in Kiambu County, Kenya, known as a dormitory settlement for Nairobi workers with a population of 194,342.

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Malakal

Malakal is the capital of Upper Nile State in South Sudan, located on the White Nile near the borders with Sudan and Ethiopia.

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M'Sila

M'Sila is a city and province capital in Algeria, known for its history, university, and semi-arid climate.

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George

An encyclopedic overview of the name George, featuring George Washington, the first US President and Founding Father.

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Jimeta

Jimeta is a town in Adamawa State, Nigeria, serving as the port and airport hub for the state capital, Yola.

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Zawiya

A zawiya is a Sufi Islamic institution serving as a place of worship, school, and mausoleum, prominent in the Maghreb and the wider Islamic...

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Pretoria

Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, hosting the executive branch, foreign embassies, and major universities in the City...

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Kisangani

Kisangani is the capital of Tshopo Province in the DRC, a major inland port on the Congo River with a history of colonial and regional confl...