Africa

Countries, regions and cities in Africa

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Shinyanga

Shinyanga is a city in northern Tanzania, serving as the regional and district headquarters. It is located near the River Mhumbu and connect...

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Shashamane

Shashamane is a city in Ethiopia's Oromia Region, known for its Rastafarian community and land grants established by Emperor Haile Selassie.

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Benguela

Benguela is a city and municipality in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Founded in 1617, it is a key commercial hub with a popu...

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Germiston

Germiston is a city in Gauteng, South Africa, known for its gold mining history, steel industry, and role as the seat of the Ekurhuleni Muni...

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Jalingo

Jalingo is the capital city of Taraba State in north-eastern Nigeria, established in 1991. It is dominated by the Fulani ethnic group and fe...

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Sapele

Entandrophragma cylindricum, known as sapele, is a tropical African hardwood tree used in furniture and musical instruments.

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Cotonou

Cotonou is the largest city and seat of government of Benin, located on the Atlantic coast. It serves as the economic hub of West Africa.

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Sumbawanga

Sumbawanga is the capital of Rukwa Region in western Tanzania, serving as a commercial and transport hub with a population of 147,483.

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Thohoyandou

Thohoyandou is a town in Limpopo, South Africa, serving as the administrative centre of Vhembe District and former capital of the Venda bant...

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Ashaiman

Ashaiman is a town and municipal capital in Ghana's Greater Accra Region, with a population of 208,060.

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Kasulu

Kasulu is a city and district in Kigoma Region, Tanzania. It is the fourteenth most populous city in Tanzania with a population of 238,321 a...

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Hargeisa

Hargeisa is the capital and largest city of Somaliland, a partially recognised state in the Horn of Africa.

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Bouaké

Bouaké is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast, located in the central Vallée du Bandama District with a population of 740,000.

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Iseyin

Iseyin is a city in Oyo State, Nigeria, known as the home of Aso Oke fabric and a major agricultural hub in the Oke-Ogun zone.

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Anyama

Anyama is a commune and sub-prefecture in the Abidjan Autonomous District of Ivory Coast, located 20 km north of Abidjan.

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Navegantes

Navegantes is a coastal municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil, known for its fishing industry, shipbuilding, and private port.

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Mubende

Mubende is a town and district in Uganda's Central Region, known for the Nakayima Shrine and as a commercial hub west of Kampala.

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Mohammedia

Mohammedia is a port city in Morocco, known for the Samir oil refinery and its Mediterranean climate.

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Soweto

Soweto is a major township in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its role in the 1976 uprising and as the birthplace of many notable Sout...

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Koforidua

Koforidua is the capital of Ghana's Eastern Region, known for its pharmaceutical industry, cocoa history, and role as a commercial hub.