Asia

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Takamatsu

Takamatsu is the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture on Shikoku island, Japan. Known for Ritsurin Garden and the Setouchi Triennale.

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Mirpur Model Thana

Mirpur Model Thana is an administrative subdivision in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This article covers its history, geography, demographics, and educ...

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Kedungwuni

Kedungwuni is an administrative district and town in Pekalongan Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. It comprises 3 urban and 16 rural villages...

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Ashoknagar Kalyangarh

Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is a municipality in West Bengal, India, notable for hosting the first discovered oilfield in the region.

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Pleiku

Pleiku is a former city in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, located in the Central Highlands. It was reorganized into wards and communes in 2025.

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Khon Kaen

Khon Kaen is the capital of Khon Kaen province and the fourth-largest city in Thailand, located in the Isan region.

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Takaoka

Takaoka is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, known as the second most populous city and a center of western Toyama.

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Wenchang

Wenchang is a county-level city in Hainan, China, known for its spaceport, Wenchang chicken, and as the ancestral home of the Soong sisters.

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Shuifu

Shuifu is a county-level city in Yunnan, China, bordering Sichuan. It has a population of 102143 and covers 439 km².

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Haldia

Haldia is an industrial port city in West Bengal, India, known for its petrochemical industry and river port near the Hooghly River.

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Longyan

Longyan is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian, China, known for its high forest coverage and as a historical base for the Hakka...

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Islamabad

Islamabad is the federal capital of Pakistan, a planned city established in the 1960s on the Margalla Hills.

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Hamadan

Hamadan is a historic city in western Iran, capital of Hamadan province. Known as ancient Ecbatana, it features significant archaeological s...

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Srinagar

Srinagar is the summer capital of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, known for its lakes, Mughal gardens, and handicrafts.

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Mohammadpur, Dhaka

Mohammadpur is a thana (sub-district) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, known for its transition from a residential area to a mixed commercial and resid...

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Yangjiang

Yangjiang is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China, known for its nuclear power station, knife manufacturing, and coastal geography.

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Faridabad

Faridabad is the most populous city in Haryana, India, and a major industrial hub in the Delhi National Capital Region.

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Kermanshah

Kermanshah is a city in western Iran, capital of Kermanshah province. Known for Taq-e Bostan and the Behistun Inscription, it has a populati...

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Faisalabad

Faisalabad, formerly Lyallpur, is a major industrial city in Punjab, Pakistan, known for its textile industry and planned colonial architect...

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Muharraq

Muharraq is a city in Bahrain, former capital until 1932, known for its pearling heritage and UNESCO Design City status.