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Gaozhou

Gaozhou is a county-level city in Guangdong, China, administered by Maoming. Known as the ancestral home of Leo Ku, it has a population of 1...

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Firozabad

Firozabad is a city and district in Uttar Pradesh, India, known as the center of the country's glassmaking industry.

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Tando Allahyar

Tando Allahyar is a city and district capital in Sindh, Pakistan, known for its agricultural economy, historical fort, and Hindu pilgrimage...

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Los Baños, Laguna

Los Baños is a municipality in Laguna, Philippines, with a 2024 census population of 117,030.

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Luancheng

Luancheng is a rural district in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, served by Luancheng Airport.

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Sasebo

Sasebo is a core city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, known for its naval history, shipbuilding industry, and the Huis Ten Bosch theme park.

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Pontianak

Pontianak is the capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, located on the equator. It is a multicultural city with a history dating to the 18th...

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Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu is the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Borneo. It serves as a major commercial hub and gate...

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Comilla

Comilla is a historic city in eastern Bangladesh, known for its archaeological sites and role in the Bangladesh Liberation War.

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Beipiao

Beipiao is a county-level city in Liaoning, China, known for deep coal mining and dinosaur fossils.

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Makkah

Makkah, the capital of Mecca Province in Saudi Arabia, is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad and the holiest city in Islam.

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Dongyang

Dongyang is a county-level city in Zhejiang, China, known for wood carving, Hengdian World Studios, and its construction industry.

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Sampit

Sampit is a town in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, known for its history as a timber port and the 2001 inter-ethnic conflicts.

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Xiaogan

Xiaogan is a prefecture-level city in Hubei, China, known for its filial piety heritage and administrative divisions.

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Shivaji Nagar railway station

Shivaji Nagar railway station serves the Shivajinagar suburb of Pune, India, connecting Mumbai CSMT to Pune Junction.

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Situbondo Regency

Situbondo Regency is an administrative division in East Java, Indonesia. It features a tropical savanna climate and is home to Baluran Natio...

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Esenyurt

Esenyurt is a municipality and district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is a rapidly developing residential area with a population of 983,571.

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Manokwari

Manokwari is the capital town of West Papua, Indonesia. It serves as the administrative seat of the regency and features a tropical climate.

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Kafrul

Kafrul is a thana in Dhaka District, Bangladesh, with a population of 339,789 as of the 2022 census.

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Kharagpur

Kharagpur is a major industrial city in West Bengal, India, known for IIT Kharagpur and the fourth longest railway platform in the world.