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Lai Vung, Đồng Tháp

Lai Vung is a commune in Đồng Tháp province, Vietnam, established as one of 102 new administrative units following the 2025 provincial reorg...

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Vanadzor

Vanadzor is the third-largest city in Armenia and capital of Lori Province, known for its industrial history and cultural institutions.

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Tanuku

Tanuku is a town and textile hub in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It serves as a regional administrative, judicial, and edu...

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Sagaing

Sagaing is a major city in Myanmar's Sagaing Region, known for Buddhist monasteries and recent earthquake damage.

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Tatebayashi

Tatebayashi is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for Azalea Hill Park and its history as an Edo period castle town.

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Xiongzhou

Xiongzhou was a historical zhou in Hebei, China, established in 0959 and replaced by Xiong County.

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Saunda

Saunda is a census town in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, India, known for its coal mining operations and infrastructure.

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Palakollu

Palakollu is a town in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India, known for the Ksheerarama temple and its history as a Dutch trading po...

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Rikaze

Rikaze, also known as Shigatse, is a prefecture-level city in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, covering the historical Ü-Tsang area.

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Batticaloa

Batticaloa is a major city and former capital of Sri Lanka's Eastern Province, known for its lagoons and history.

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Yishan (official)

Yishan was a Manchu nobleman and Qing dynasty official who served as Imperial Commissioner and signed key treaties with Russia.

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Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai is the northernmost major city in Thailand, founded in 1262. It serves as the capital of Chiang Rai Province and is a UNESCO Crea...

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Lambayong

Lambayong is a municipality in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, with a population of 81,288 as of the 2024 census.

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Gedangan

Gedangan is a district in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, featuring the class III Gedangan Railway Station.

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Kashihara

Kashihara is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan, known for the Fujiwara-kyō ruins and Yamato Sanzan mountains.

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Dongxia

Dongxia is a town in Qingzhou, China. The name also refers to the Eastern Xia, a Jurchen kingdom (1215–1233) in Manchuria.

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Serpong

Serpong is a district in South Tangerang, Indonesia, known for BSD City and proximity to Jakarta.

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Baoying County

Baoying County is a county-level division in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. It covers 1,483 km² and had a population of 919,900 in 2004.

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Arakkonam

Arakkonam is a railway town and suburb of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It features a major railway junction, naval air base, and industrial...

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Kharghar

Kharghar is a suburb in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India, developed by CIDCO. Known for Central Park, corporate parks, and metro connecti...