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Phúc Yên

Phúc Yên is a district-level town in Vĩnh Phúc Province, Vietnam, located on National Route 2 northwest of Hanoi.

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Kyzylorda

Kyzylorda is a city in south-central Kazakhstan and the capital of Kyzylorda Region. It was the former capital of the Kazakh ASSR from 1925...

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Sunggal

Sunggal is a town and administrative district in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of 254,477 as of mid-2024...

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Nishio

Nishio is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, known as the country's leading producer of powdered green tea and a regional manufacturing hub.

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Kentron, Yerevan

Kentron is the central district of Yerevan, Armenia, comprising the city's downtown and commercial centre with a population of 119,841.

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Thanjavur

Thanjavur is a historic city in Tamil Nadu, India, known for the Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur paintings, and its role as the 'Rice bowl of...

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Nazilli

Nazilli is a municipality and district in Aydın Province, Turkey, known for its history, lignite mining, and fig production.

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Talisay, Cebu

Talisay is a component city in Cebu, Philippines, with a 2024 population of 263,832, making it the most populous component city in Visayas.

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Shapingba

Shapingba is a central district of Chongqing, China, covering 396 km² with a population of around one million.

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Zhongwei

Zhongwei is a prefecture-level city in Ningxia, China, known for the Tengger Desert Solar Park and Gao Miao temple.

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Shangrao

Shangrao is a prefecture-level city in northeast Jiangxi, China. It borders Anhui, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces and features a mid-subtrop...

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Ponnani

Ponnani is a municipality in Kerala, India, known for its history as a medieval Muslim trade port and center of Islamic learning.

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Coimbatore

Coimbatore is a major industrial and educational city in Tamil Nadu, India, known as the Manchester of South India.

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Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki is a core city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, known as the 'home of Fugu' and a historic port on the Kanmon Straits.

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New Mirpur City

New Mirpur City is the capital of Mirpur District in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir, known for its history, industry, and strong ties t...

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Habikino

Habikino is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its kofun burial mounds, grapes, and humid subtropical climate.

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Deir ez-Zor

Deir ez-Zor is a major city in eastern Syria on the Euphrates, known for its oil industry, ancient history, and role in the Syrian civil war...

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Mengmao

Mengmao is a subdistrict in Ruili, Yunnan, China. It serves as the political and economic center of the city.

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Tacheng

Tacheng is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China, near the Kazakhstan border. It serves as an agricultural and trade hub with a cool semi-a...

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Medina

Medina, the second holiest city in Islam, is the capital of Medina Province in western Saudi Arabia with a population of 1.48 million.