Africa

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Maiduguri

Maiduguri is the capital of Borno State, Nigeria. It is a major trading hub and the center of the Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern Afr...

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Qalyub

Qalyub is a city in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, located in the northern Cairo metropolitan area. It serves as a commercial center for the N...

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Guédiawaye

Guédiawaye is a city in the Dakar Region of Senegal, located northeast of Dakar city centre. Founded in the 1950s, it has a population of 32...

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Béchar

Béchar is a city and commune in Algeria, known for its coal mining history, agriculture, and the Kenadsa longwave transmitter.

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Kolwezi

Kolwezi is the capital of Lualaba Province in the DR Congo, a major mining center for copper and cobalt with a tropical savanna climate.

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Zliten

Zliten is a city in the Murqub District of Libya, located 175 km east of Tripoli. Known for its Islamic university, cement industry, and his...

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Matadi

Matadi is the chief sea port and capital of Kongo Central province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated on the Congo River.

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Abudwak

Abudwak is a town in central Somalia, serving as the administrative seat of Abudwak District in Galgaduud Province, known for its remote loc...

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East London

East London is a port city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, established in 1872 with a population of 478,676.

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Chimoio

Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. This article covers its history, geography, and role as a major agricultural and tr...

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Ajdabiya

Ajdabiya is a town and capital of Al Wahat District in northeastern Libya, known for its strategic location and history.

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Mufulira

Mufulira is a town in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, known for its copper mine and as the birthplace of several notable Zambian figures.

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Tokoza

Tokoza is a township in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, known for its location at the former Palmietfontein Airport and its political unr...

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Obalende

Obalende is a neighbourhood in Lagos, Nigeria, known for its nightlife, suya junction, and historical ties to the Royal West African Frontie...

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Ejigbo

Ejigbo is a town and local government area in Osun State, Nigeria. Known for its Yoruba heritage, the Ogiyan festival, and strong economic t...

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Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi is the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the DRC, known for its industrial diamond mining and complex history.

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Sennar

Sennar is a city in Sudan on the Blue Nile, formerly the capital of the Funj Kingdom and Sennar State.

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Constantine the Great

Constantine I was the first Christian Roman emperor, known for the Edict of Milan and founding Constantinople.

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Bou Saâda

Bou Saâda is a town and municipality in Algeria, historically known as the Roman city of Arena and a Catholic titular see.

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Koudougou

Koudougou is a city in Burkina Faso's Boulkiemdé Province, known for its railway connection and agricultural economy.