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Miaoli City

Miaoli City is the county seat of Miaoli County, Taiwan, known for its Hakka heritage and administrative significance.

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Sintang Regency

Sintang Regency is an administrative region in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, bordering Malaysia. It features a tropical rainforest climate and...

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Dengzhou

Dengzhou is a county-level city in Nanyang, Henan, China, known for its agricultural economy and historical figures like Zhang Zhongjing.

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Rukban

Rukban is a remote area near the Jordan-Syria border, known for a large refugee camp established during the Syrian Civil War and subsequent...

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Hingoli

Hingoli is a city and district in Maharashtra, India. The district has a population of 1,177,345 and an area of 4,526 km².

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Jhumri Telaiya

Jhumri Telaiya is a city in Koderma district, Jharkhand, India. Known for mica mining and radio history.

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Çerkezköy

Çerkezköy is an industrial municipality and district in Tekirdağ Province, Turkey, located in inland Thrace near Istanbul.

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Namyangju

Namyangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, known for its organic farming, imperial tombs, and proximity to Seoul.

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Balasore

Balasore is a city and district headquarters in Odisha, India, known as the 'missile city' for its nearby Integrated Test Range.

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Balkanabat

Balkanabat is the capital of Balkan Province in Turkmenistan, a major center for petroleum and natural gas production.

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Điện Biên Phủ

Điện Biên Phủ is a city in northwestern Vietnam, known for the decisive 1954 battle against French forces during the First Indochina War.

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Akhisar

Akhisar is a municipality and district in Manisa Province, Turkey. It is the site of the ancient city of Thyatira and a major regional cente...

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Ozamiz City

Ozamiz City is a component city in Misamis Occidental, Philippines. Known for its port, history, and cultural festivals.

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Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture

Honghe is an autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China, bordering Vietnam. Known for the Hani Terraced Fields and diverse Yi and Hani ethnic gr...

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Madaripur

Madaripur is a district and town in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, named after the Sufi saint Shah Madar.

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Iwamizawa

Iwamizawa is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It serves as the subprefectural capital and features a humid continental clim...

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Mobara

Mobara is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, known for iodine production and electronics manufacturing.

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Bantayan Island

Bantayan Island is a Philippine island in the Visayan Sea, west of Cebu. Population 145,436 (2015).

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Victorias, Negros Occidental

Victorias is a component city in Negros Occidental, Philippines, known for the Victorias Milling Company and the St. Joseph the Worker Chape...

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Arifwala

Arifwala is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, serving as the headquarters of Arif Wala Tehsil in Pakpattan District.