Asia

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Giridih

Giridih is a city and district headquarters in Jharkhand, India, known for coal mining, mica exports, and Jain pilgrimage sites.

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Fukushima Nuclear Accident

The 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, triggered by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, is regarded as the worst nuclear incident sinc...

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Saqqez

Saqqez is a city in Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as the capital of Saqqez County. Known for its Kurdish culture, ancient history, and c...

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Silifke

Silifke is a district and municipality in Mersin Province, Turkey, located on the Mediterranean coast with a population of 119,303.

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Shihezi

Shihezi is a sub-prefecture-level city in Xinjiang, China, administered by the 8th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corp...

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Jalalabad

Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan, located at the junction of the Kabul and Kunar rivers.

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Hechuan

Hechuan is a district in northern Chongqing, China, located at the confluence of the Jialing, Fu, and Qu rivers.

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Gangtok

Gangtok is the capital and most populous city of the Indian state of Sikkim, located in the eastern Himalayas at 1,650 m elevation.

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Bắc Giang

Bắc Giang is a city in Vietnam, capital of Bắc Ninh Province. It is a transportation hub and industrial center near Hanoi.

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Douliu

Douliu is the county seat of Yunlin County, Taiwan. It serves as the region's political and economic center, featuring historical sites and...

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Dharashiv

Dharashiv, formerly Osmanabad, is a city and municipal council in Maharashtra, India. It is the seventh largest city in the Marathwada regio...

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Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu is a designated city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known for its industrial history and location on the Kanmon Straits.

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Jebel Ali

Jebel Ali is a major port city and industrial hub in Dubai, UAE, home to the world's largest man-made harbor and the Jebel Ali Free Zone.

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Afyonkarahisar

Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, known for its marble, thermal springs, and historical role in the Turkish War of Independence.

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Thenali (film)

Thenali is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, starring Kamal Haasan and Jayaram.

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Kırşehir

Kırşehir is a city in Turkey, capital of Kırşehir Province. Known for Seljuk heritage, thermal springs, and Ahi Evran University.

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Perbaungan

Perbaungan is a town and administrative district in Serdang Bedagai Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Grogol

Grogol is an administrative village in West Jakarta, Indonesia, established in the 1960s as a planned suburb for public servants.

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Ballari

Ballari is a city in Karnataka, India, known as the Steel City of South India. It features granite hills, a hot semi-arid climate, and a his...

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Taizhou, Jiangsu

Taizhou is a city in Jiangsu province, eastern China, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River.