Česká Lípa

/ˈt͡ʃɛskɑːˈliːpə/

A town, the district capital of the district of the same name, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, first mentioned in 1263, now the most populous of all Czech towns.

A district of the Liberec Region, Czech Republic, subdivided into the two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence of Česká Lípa and Nový Bor.


San Cristobal

From Spanish San Cristóbal, various places named in honor of Saint Christopher, q.v. Doublet of Saint Christopher and Saint Kitts.


Hoeryong

Every year on the tenth lunar month, a trade expedition was sent to Hoi Ryong (Hui-ning in Chinese), a Korean border town, located on the bank of the Tumen River, southeast of Ninguta, where salt, rice, iron, cloth, paper, cattle, and horses were obtained.

[1970, Robert H. G. Lee, “The Geographic and Cultural Foundation of the Chʼing Manchurian Frontier Policy”, in The Manchurian frontier in Chʼing history, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 10–11:

Choi Hyok and his sister lost their parents in the 1990s, when more than 1m died of famine under Kim Jong-il's dictatorship. They were reduced to begging in the streets of Hoeryong in one of the poorest parts of North Korea, on the border with China.

2007 April 22, “At bay: the children who ran from Kim”, in The Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-07-23:

Keep going west and you’re ultimately in the Tuman River Area, and Hoeryong border city, opposite its Chinese counterpart, Jilin. Hoeryong is known for its white apricots and as the centre of this province’s metallurgical and coal industries. Hoeryong is the base for many monuments to Kim Jong Suk, revolutionary anti-Japanese fighter[…]

2008, Robert Willoughby, “Northernmost Corner”, in North Korea (Bradt Travel Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 192:

Mr. Ahn Myong-Chol was a prison guard at Camp 22 in Hoeryong and a driver at the camps. He was there between 1990 and 1994. He is the one who reported that prisoners had been used for human experimentation inside the camps.

2013 June 18, Esther Felden, “Hell on earth”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2015-06-22:

When Jeon Geum-ju was a girl in Hoeryong, a depressing mining town at the very northern reaches of North Korea, she used to sing at school about the country’s supreme leader.

2015 January 16, Anna Fifield, “North Korea begins brainwashing children in cult of the Kims as early as kindergarten”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-01-17, Asia & Pacific:

In 1996, Mr. Ji was 13, his parents’ eldest son, living in a mining village near the city of Hoeryong in northern North Korea.

2018 January 31, Sang-Hun Choe, “North Korean Defector, Honored by Trump, Has a Remarkable Escape Story”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-01-31, Asia Pacific:

A city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, across the Tumen River from Longjing, Yanbian, Jilin, China.


Nam Sách

A township and capital of Nam Sách district, Hải Dương Province, Vietnam.


Marijampolė

A city in Marijampolė County, Lithuania.


Mymensingh

Mymensingh Division
Mymensingh Division#English

The capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh


Seberang Perai

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Seberang Perai.

ubor

A city in Penang, Malaysia, consisting of the peninsular part of Penang. City centre: Butterworth.


Koforidua

A city, the capital of Eastern Region, Ghana.


Grayvoron

"We were living in the town of Grayvoron back then, not far from the military base. I was in the army. Then they transferred me to Transbaikal.

2019 January 18, Sergey Baksheev, Dangerous Evidence, Litres, →ISBN:

A city, the administrative centre of Grayvoron Raion, Belgorod Oblast, Russia.


Latrobe

Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County#English

A city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Sovetsk

From Russian Сове́тск (Sovétsk). Before 1946 it was Tilsit.


Kannur

Borrowed from Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ (kaṇṇūṟ).

Cananor (alternative)
Cannanore (alternative)
Canonor (alternative)

A city and a municipal corporation in Kerala, India.


Samarinda

The capital and largest city of East Kalimantan, Indonesia


Baganuur

Borrowed from Mongolian Багануур (Baganuur), from бага (baga, “small”) + нуур (nuur, “lake”).

compound

The major coal mine now serving Ulaanbaatar—at Baganuur—is a two hour drive west of the capital. Baganuur has a couple of surprisingly nice hotels, which cater to the foreign technical advisors who periodically inspect the mine. The town is just off the eastbound highway to Khentii Aimag.

2002, Claire Sermier, “Central Aimags”, in Helen Loveday, transl., Mongolia: Empire of the Steppes, Airphoto International Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 158:

A city and district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

巴嘎諾爾 /巴嘎诺尔

a city and district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia


Chefchaouen

Borrowed from French Chefchaouen, from Arabic شَفْشَاوَن (šafšāwan).

der

Arabic شَفْشَاوَن (šafšāwan)

Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima#English

A city in the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.


Sialkot

Sialkot District
Sialkot District#English

A city in Punjab, in northeastern Pakistan; the capital of the Sialkot District.


Celje

A city and municipality in Styria, Slovenia.


Wiener Neustadt

Borrowed from German Wiener Neustadt (literally “Vienna Newtown”).

bor+

A city south of Vienna, Lower Austria, Austria.


Northport

Tuscaloosa County
Tuscaloosa County#English

A number of places in the United States:


Mbombela

The capital city of Mpumalanga, South Africa, also formerly known as Nelspruit


St. Thomas

A city in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

A minor city in Cole County, Missouri, alternative spelling Saint Thomas.

A minor city in Pembina County, North Dakota, named after the Ontario city.


Sohag

A city, the capital of Sohag governorate, Egypt.


Nag Hammadi

A city in Qena governorate, Upper Egypt.


Fuvahmulah

Borrowed from Dhivehi ފުވައްމުލައް (fuvammulak̊).

ފުވައްމުލައް


San Carlos de Bariloche

Borrowed from Spanish San Carlos de Bariloche.

A city in Bariloche department, Río Negro province, Argentina.


Olavarría

A city and partido in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.


Carmen de Patagones

A city in Patagones partido, the southernmost in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.


Viedma

A city, the capital of Río Negro province, Argentina.


San Antonio Oeste

A city in San Antonio department, Río Negro province, Argentina.


Ingeniero Jacobacci

A city in Río Negro province, Argentina, named after Guido Jacobacci.


Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Le Haut-Richelieu
Le Haut-Richelieu#English

A city in Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, eastern Montérégie, Quebec, Canada, located on the Richelieu River.


Puerto Varas

A city and commune in Llanquihue province, Los Lagos region, Chile, named after Antonio Varas.


Puerto Montt

A city and commune in Llanquihue province, Los Lagos region, Chile.


Loncoche

A city and commune in Cautín province, Araucanía region, Chile.


Renaico

A city and commune in Malleco province, Araucanía region, Chile.


Lebu

A coastal city and commune in Arauco province, Biobío region, Chile.


Chillán

A city and commune in Diguillín province, Ñuble region, Chile.


Varadero

Borrowed from Spanish Varadero, from varadero.

Matanzas Province
Matanzas Province#English

A city, a resort town in Matanzas Province, in central Cuba


San Rosendo

A city and commune in Biobío province, Biobío region, Chile.


Talcahuano

A city, commune, and port in Concepción province, Biobío region, Chile.


Mitaka

Borrowed from Japanese 三(み)鷹(たか) (Mitaka, literally “Three Hawks”).


Calapan

Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro#English

A city, the provincial capital of Oriental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines


Batangas City

A city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines


Borongan

A city, the provincial capital of Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.


St Davids

The smallest city in the United Kingdom, and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM7525).


Ciechanów

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Ciechanów.

ubor

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English


Austell

en-proper noun

Austell (countable and uncountable, plural Austells)

A city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.


Bojnord

A city in Iran, the seat of Bojnord County's Central District, and the capital of North Khorasan Province, formerly known as Bijangerd, or Buzanjird.


Jhansi

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.


Radomsko

Lodz Voivodeship
Lodz Voivodeship#English


Pekanbaru

The capital and largest city of Riau, Indonesia


Rasht

From Persian رشت (Rašt), of uncertain origin. Sometimes connected to رشتن (reštan, “to spin, to weave”) or its homonym رشتن (raštan, “to dye”), q.v., both with reference to the city's textile industry.

A city in Iran, the seat of Rasht County's Central District, and the capital of Gilan Province, located on the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.


Ramat Gan

From Hebrew רמת גן (literally “Garden Height”).

bor

A city in the Tel Aviv District, Israel.


Sanandaj

A city in Iran, the seat of Sanandaj County's Central District, and the capital of Kurdistan Province.


Sandakan

The capital city of Sandakan district, Sabah, Malaysia.


Sulaymaniyah

Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Sulaymaniyah Governorate#English

A city and capital of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq


Wayanad

Borrowed from Malayalam വയനാട് (vayanāṭŭ).


Kastoria

Borrowed from Greek Καστοριά (Kastoriá).

Western Macedonia
Western Macedonia#English

A city in Western Macedonia, Greece, situated on the western shore of Lake Orestiada.


Himamaylan

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

A city in Negros Occidental, Philippines.


Koronadal

A city, the provincial capital of South Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines.


Zabol

Borrowed from Persian زابل. Previously Sistan, renamed by Reza Shah Pahlavi in the late 1920s.

Sistan and Baluchestan
Sistan and Baluchestan#English

A city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran.


Dorval Island

A city, a resort community in Dorval Island, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-terminous with the island Dorval Island


Nampa

→ Japanese: ナンパ

The largest city in Canyon County, Idaho


Kenitra

A city in Kénitra province, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region, Morocco.


Sidi Kacem

Former name: Petitjean

A city in the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region, Morocco.


Jashore

Transliteration of Bengali যশোর (jośōr). Used by the Government of Bangladesh since 2018.

(Alternative spelling of Jessore) A city in Bangladesh


An Dương

A township, the capital of An Dương district, Haiphong, Vietnam.


An Lão

A township, the capital of An Lão district, Haiphong, Vietnam.

A township, the capital of An Lão district, Bình Định Province, Vietnam.


Lakefield

A city in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States.


Kisumu

A city, the third-largest in Kenya, situated on Lake Victoria.


Telde

A city and municipality of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.


Barakaldo

A city and municipality of Biscay province, Basque Country, Spain.


Sterlitamak

Borrowed from Russian Стерлитама́к (Sterlitamák).

bor

Стерлитама́к


Delray Beach

Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County#English

A city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.


Dzerzhinsk

A city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia


Salavat

Named after Salawat Yulayev, a Bashkir rebel and poet, allied with ataman Pugachev in the rebellion of the XVIIIth century.


Arzamas

Borrowed from Russian Арзама́с (Arzamás).


New Berlin

Guadalupe County
Guadalupe County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Guadalupe County, Texas.

A city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, named after New Berlin, NY.


Kigoma

A city and lake port on Lake Tanganyika, in Kigoma Region, western Tanzania.


Qubadlı

Gubadly (alternative)
Qubadli (alternative)


Navoiy

Navoi (alternative)
Navoii (alternative)
Navoy (alternative)


Shahrisabz

From Classical Persian شَهْرِ سَبْز (šahr-i sabz, literally “the green city”).

bor

شَهْرِ سَبْز

Shahresabz (alternative)
Sharisabz (alternative)


La Marsa

A coastal city in Tunis Governorate, Tunisia.


Kottayam

Borrowed from Malayalam കോട്ടയം (kōṭṭayaṁ).


Spring Grove

A city and township in Houston County, Minnesota.


Belmond

A city in Wright County, Iowa, United States.


Kurunegala

North Western Province
North Western Province#English

A city in North Western Province, Sri Lanka


Bozüyük

A city and district in Bilecik Province, Marmara region, Turkey.


Willebroek

A city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium.


Tumakuru

Borrowed from Kannada ತುಮಕುರು (tumakuru).


Hubballi

Borrowed from Kannada ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ (hubbaḷḷi).


Shivamogga

Borrowed from Kannada ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗಾ (śivamoggā).


Hosapete

Borrowed from Kannada ಹೊಸಪೇಟೆ (hosapēṭe).


Chikkamagaluru

Borrowed from Kannada ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು (cikkamagaḷūru).

a city and district in Karnataka, India.


Palakkad

Borrowed from Malayalam പാലക്കാട് (pālakkāṭŭ).


Vijayapura

Borrowed from Kannada ವಿಜಯಪುರ (vijayapura).


Ballari

Borrowed from Kannada ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ (baḷḷāri).


Hoshangabad

From Hindustani होशंगाबाद (hośaṅgābād) / ہوشنگ آباد.


Mayiladuthurai

a city and district in Tamil Nadu, India.


El-Obeid

The capital of North Kordofan state, Sudan.


Des Peres

St. Louis County
St. Louis County#English

A city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.


Viluppuram

Borrowed from Tamil விழுப்புரம் (viḻuppuram).

Villupuram (alternative)
Vizhuppuram (alternative)


Vatakara

Borrowed from Malayalam വടകര (vaṭakara).

Vadakara (alternative)
Badagara (alternative)


Mandi

Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh#English


Vittorio Veneto

A city and comune in Treviso province, Veneto, Italy.


South Amboy

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A suburban city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.


Niederwald

A minor city in Caldwell County and Hays County, Texas, United States.


C of W

CofW (alternative)
C-of-W (alternative)
C Of W (alternative)
C-Of-W (alternative)

Abbreviation of City of Winnipeg.: A city, the capital of Manitoba, Canada: Synonym of Winnipeg

City of Winnipeg

City of Westminster
City of Westminster#English

Abbreviation of City of Westminster.: A city, a borough of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom


Vetluga

Transliteration of Russian Ветлуга (Vetluga), from Finno-Ugric languages.


Mill Creek

Snohomish County
Snohomish County#English

A number of communities in the United States:


Jizzakh

Jizakh (alternative)
Jizzak (alternative)
Jizzax (alternative)


Mormugao

A port city in South Goa district, Goa, India.


Margao

Borrowed from Portuguese Margão, from Konkani मडगांव (maḍgāuva).


Zhob

Borrowed from Urdu ژوب (žob), from Pashto ږوب (ǵob).


Muslim Bagh

Borrowed from Urdu مُسْلِم باغ (muslim bāġ).

bor+

A city in Qilla Saifullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan.


Pakpattan

Borrowed from Urdu پاکْپَتّن (pākpattan).

A city in Pakpattan district, Punjab, Pakistan.


Telšiai

The capital city of Telšiai County, Lithuania.


Tonawanda

A city in Erie County, New York, United States.


Sibolga

A city and port in North Sumatra, Indonesia


Jabalya

bor

Arabic جباليا

Jabalia (alternative)
Jabaliya (alternative)

A city in the Jabalya region, North Gaza governorate, Northern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant, lying to the north of Gaza City.


Khan Younus

From Arabic خَانْ يُونُسْ (ḵān yūnus). Literally, “Jonah's Inn, caravansary of Jonah”. Named after Mamluk Emir Yunus al-Noorzai Khan, who founded the settlement as Salqah.

خَانْ يُونُسْ

Arabic خَانْ يُونُسْ (ḵān yūnus)

named-after

Khan Younis (alternative)
Khan Yunus (alternative)
Khan Yunis (alternative)

A city, the capital of Khan Younus governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant


Miami Gardens

Named after Miami Gardens Drive (Florida State Road 860).

Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County#English

A city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.


West Valley City

Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County#English

A large city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, a suburb of Salt Lake City.


Nagercoil

Borrowed from Tamil நாகர்கோவில் (nākarkōvil).


Eluru

A city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India.


Karwar

Borrowed from Kannada ಕಾರವಾರ (kāravāra).

A city in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India.


Sarnia

A city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.


Vaslui

The capital and largest city of Vaslui County, Romania


Deep River

Poweshiek County
Poweshiek County#English

A number of other places in the United States:


Avon Park

Highlands County
Highlands County#English

A city in Highlands County, Florida, United States, named after Stratford-upon-Avon.


Winter Haven

A city in Polk County, Florida, United States.


Streator

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A city in LaSalle County and Livingston County, Illinois, United States.


Du Quoin

A city in Perry County, Illinois, United States.


Arcola

A number of places in the United States:

A city and township in Douglas County, Illinois.

Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County#English


Donnybrook

A minor city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States.


Jamshedpur

A city in the state of Jharkhand, India.


Puerto Peñasco

Holonym: Sonora


Vang Vieng

Borrowed from French Vang Vieng, from Lao ວັງວຽງ (Wang wīang).

Vang Vieng is an unlikely party hub. Surrounded by striking limestone mountains and caves in central Laos, it morphed from a small farming town to a hedonistic party hub in the early 2000s.

2024 November 22, Adeshola Ore, Kate Lamb, “Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:


Bhararisain

Borrowed from Hindi भराड़ीसैंण (bharāṛīsa͠iṇ).

The summer capital of Uttarakhand, India.


Iskandar Puteri

The administrative capital of Johor, Malaysia.


Tawau

The district capital of Tawau district, Sabah, Malaysia.


Laurel Hill

A minor city in Okaloosa County, Florida.


New Trier

A minor city in Hampton Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.


Richmond Heights

According to Robert L. Ramsay, the name was suggested by Robert E. Lee, who thought the topography of the area resembled Richmond, Virginia.

A city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.


Aguilares

A city in San Salvador department, El Salvador


Kėdainiai

A city and municipality of Kaunas, Lithuania


Tauragė

A city, municipality, and county of Lithuania


North Little Rock

A city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, originally named Argenta.


Chaharbagh

Borrowed from Persian چهارباغ (čahârbâġ), from چهار (čahâr, “four”) + باغ (bâġ, “garden”), literally “four gardens”.

compound

A toponym:
A city in Alborz Province, Iran


Al Hoceima

Borrowed from Arabic الْحُسَيْمَة (al-ḥusayma).

bor+

الْحُسَيْمَة

Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima#English

A city in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.


Plungė

A city and municipality of Telšiai, Lithuania


Kretinga

A city and municipality of Klaipėda, Lithuania


Radviliškis

A city and municipality of Šiauliai, Lithuania


Gorakhpur

Borrowed from Hindi गोरखपुर (gorakhpur).

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.


Goyang

A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.


Gangneung

Borrowed from Korean 강릉(江陵) (Gangneung).


Kurashiki

Borrowed from Japanese 倉(くら)敷(しき) (kurashiki).


Likasi

Former name: Jadotville

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

A city in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.


Coconut Creek

A city in Broward County, Florida, United States.


Biratnagar

Borrowed from Nepali विराटनगर (virāṭnagar).


Bukavu

A city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.


Haeju

This morning, according to the South Korean Office of Public Information, South Korean troops pushing northward captured Haeju, capital of Hwanghae Province, which is one mile north of the border and sixty-five miles northwest of Seoul, taking ten anti-aircraft pieces and ten trucks.

1995, Kenneth N. Jordan, Sr., chapter 1950, in Forgotten Heroes: 131 Men of the Korean War Awarded the Medal of Honor, 1950-1953, Atglen, PA, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 11:

According to the declaration, the South will build a special economic zone in Haeju, a port town in southwestern North Korea, and establish a joint fishing area in nearby disputed waters in the Yellow Sea. The two sides will also work to establish joint use of a nearby river and shipping routes in waters that have long been the focal point of military clashes between the Koreas, most recently in 2002.
Haeju is not far from the Kaesong Industrial Complex, the economic zone already established inside the North by South Korea.

2007 October 5, Norimitsu Onishi, “Korean Summit Results Exceed Low Expectations”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2008-12-11, Asia Pacific:

The South Korean weather office said snow also fell in North Korea, with at least eight centimetres reported in the western port of Haeju.

2010 April 1, “Winter chill turns deadly as snow blankets much of Asia”, in France 24, sourced from AFP, archived from the original on 2022-07-09, Asia / Pacific:

3 FEBRUARY 1943[…]
IJN cargo ship YAMADORI MARU (2904grt) arrived at Kaishu (Haizhou), Chosen (now Haeju, North Korea). She began to load 1,900 tons of cement.

2015, Donald A. Bertke, Don Kindell, Gordon Smith / Naval-History.net, World War II Sea War, 1st edition, volume 8, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 372:

Seaworthy or not, the ship set sail from the port city of Haeju, North Korea, on July 23, 2016, with a 23-manned North Korean crew that included a captain and a political officer to ensure communist-party discipline on board.

2017 October 1, Joby Warrick, “A North Korean ship was seized off Egypt with a huge cache of weapons destined for a surprising buyer”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-10-02, National Security:

South Hwanghae Province, where Haeju is located, is North Korea's key agricultural region.

2022 June 16, “North Korea sees outbreak of unidentified disease amid COVID wave”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2022-06-16, News:

A city in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea.


Hakodate

Borrowed from Japanese 函館 (はこだて, Hakodate), in turn possibly borrowed from Ainu ハㇰ チャシ (hak casi), meaning "shallow fort".

A port city in Oshima subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.


Elektrėnai

A city and municipality of Vilnius, Lithuania


Zarasai

A city and municipality of Utena, Lithuania


Yeosu

The Lighthouse Winmore, which was chartered by a Taiwanese company, was impounded by South Korean customs authorities at the port of Yeosu on November 24 following an inspection.

2017 December 30, “Hong Kong ship crew questioned in S. Korea for oil transfer to North”, in France 24, sourced from Seoul (AFP), archived from the original on 2017-12-30, Live news:

A city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.


Yongin

Samsung Electronics is set to invest 500 trillion won ($375 billion) in the project, allocating 360 trillion won for six new production facilities in Yongin, located 33 kilometers (20 miles) south of Seoul.

2024 January 24, Martin Fritz, “South Korea invests big in becoming a global chip leader”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2024-01-24, Technology:


Lalitpur

A city and district of Jhansi division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Arvaikheer

“I asked before the election and I am still asking,” the gruff-voiced Battulga told a town hall meeting in Arvaikheer in central Mongolia last month. “Why are the people of a country so rich in resources still so poor?”

2018 June 17, Simon Denyer, “Mongolia’s president, a former martial-arts champion, wrestles with some major problems”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-06-17, Asia & Pacific:


Baruun-Urt

BARUUN URT
There is little to say about this unattractive town of 18,000 inhabitants, located 190 kilometres south-west of Choibalsan and 557 kilometres from Ulaanbaatar. Baruun Urt (981 m) features a small town square dominated by the revolutionary hero Sukhbaatar riding a horse. This one is less dynamic than his statue in Ulaanbaatar. A few shops and a couple of hotels are nearby, but there is no town market.

2002, Claire Sermier, “Eastern Aimags”, in Helen Loveday, transl., Mongolia: Empire of the Steppes, Airphoto International Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 226:


Bayankhongor

From Mongolian Баянхонгор (Bajanxongor).

Monkhbaatar’s great-grandfather had been a prominent lama in the southwestern province of Bayankhongor.

2023 November 9, Aatish Taseer, “An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-09:

A city, district, and province of Mongolia

巴彥洪戈爾 /巴彦洪戈尔

a city, district and province of Mongolia


Bor-Öndör

Copper reserves are big enough for another 60 years. Other mines include fluorspar at Bor-Ondör and gold at Ih-altat.

2000, “Mongolia”, in Nations of the World: A Political, Economic & Business Handbook, 1st edition, Lakeville, CT: Grey House Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 903, column 2:


Dalanzadgad

From Mongolian Даланзадгад (Dalanzadgad).

In Bayangovi, we haggled with a local driver for a vehicle to take us southeast through the desert to Dalanzadgad for $135 each, stopping at the major attractions along the way. His furgon looked sickly, but we were glad to finally head into the Gobi.[…]
We arrived in Dalanzadgad dusty and weary but satisfied, carrying something of the immense vistas away with us. With no time to rest, we boarded a public furgon for a 16-hour overnight ride to Ulan Bator.

2003 October 5, Michael Benanav, “A Nomad Among Nomads In Mongolia”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-05-27, Travel:


Kharkhorin

Erdene Zuu monastery, in the grasslands on the edge of the ancient capital of Kharkhorin, about 230 miles southwest of Ulan Bator, housed 1,500 lamas before it was destroyed in 1936.

2006 August 19, Lindsay Beck, “Buddhism Making a Revival in Mongolia”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-04-05:

After two days of sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar, wordsmiths head to Kharkhorin, the town that was the Mongol Empire’s capital in the 13th century, where the retreat truly begins.

2025 February 13, Ginanne Brownell, “Sometimes the Best Gift Is Time Alone”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2025-02-14, Fashion:


Mandalgovi

Dundgov can’t always promise you an epic dust storm like that one, although we did run into another — a simpler all-day blow — at its eastern end returning on the main road. In a remote desert plain northwest of the pleasant-looking aimag centre of Mandalgovi is Baga Gazriyn Chuluu, a lovely rock-strewn range full of canyons, caves, a couple of old monasteries and a solitary lake.

2010, Carl Robinson, “The Gobi”, in Mongolia: Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky, Odyssey Books & Guides, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 300:


Ölgii

Olgii is the capital and, indeed, the only town of the Bayan-Olgii aimag. The majority of the population of the aimag are Kazak.

[1997, Hazel Barker, David Thurlow, “Mongolia”, in Russia & Central Asia by Road (Bradt Travel Guides), Bradt Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 170:

In Olgii, capital of Bayan-Olgii, the symbolic importance of the eagle to the ethnic identity of the Altai Kazakhs is clear. Building walls are adorned with photos of eagle hunters, and the eagle is in the provincial coat of arms.

[2018 December 22, Hannah Reyes Morales, “At 14, She Hunts Wolves and Takes Selfies With Cherished Eagle in Mongolia”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-07-17, Mongolia Dispatch:


Öndörkhaan

Ondorkhaan is located 290 km east of Ulaanbaatar. It has a population of roughly 15,000 persons and serves as the capital of Khentii province.

[2016 June 29, “80-km road links Ondorkhaan and Choibalsan towns of Mongolia”, in AKIpress News Agency, archived from the original on 2024-12-08, Business:

Öndörkhaan is a sleepy town in Mongolia of around 20,000 people on the windswept plains of the Asian steppe that derives its livelihood mostly from coal mining. At first glance, it seems like an unlikely stage for a drama-filled episode of international intrigue.
Yet in 1971, Öndörkhaan, recently renamed Chinggis City in honor of Mongolia’s legendary ruler Genghis Khan, who was born nearby, became a flashpoint for global intrigue that highlighted the power for revenge within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

2023 August 24, James Gethyn Evans, “A Plane Crash and Prigozhin’s Lin Biao Moment”, in The Diplomat, archived from the original on 2023-08-24, China Power:


Sainshand

His knowledge was finally put to use when Mongolia opened up to democracy in 1990 and restrictions on religion were eased. He recovered about half the boxes his grandfather had buried, and opened a museum in Sainshand, 460 miles southeast of Ulan Bator, the capital. Lacking proper storage for the relics, Mr. Altangerel decided to leave the remaining 30 or so boxes underground.

2002 August 12, Michael Kohn, “A Lonely Battle in Mongolia to Save Buddhist Relics”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2010-11-28, World:

“Mongolian national hero,” Galsansuh says of Battulga as we settle into the restaurant. “He has no Chinese blood — he is pure Mongolian. And that statue of Chinggis Khan [Ghengis Khan], it’s a tool we need to keep us from becoming part of China.” Galsansuh laughs — a few bemused snorts — and soon he praises another Battulga scheme: The MP is pushing to build a $10 billion industrial city near Sainshand, a town in the Gobi, to process Mongolian coal and copper. He recently persuaded the Mongolian government to give him $1 million for preliminary planning.

2013 September 20, Bill Donahue, “Mongolia’s economy is soaring, but at what cost?”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-08-11, Magazine:


Sharyngol

The economy has since made small strides, thanks to grain production and some requisite coal mining at nearby Sharyngol. The city is not actually part of Selenge aimag, but an autonomous municipality, Darkhan-Uul.

2008 May, Michael Kohn, “Northern Mongolia”, in Mongolia (Lonely Planet), 5th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 138, column 1:

The optimum Cu/Zn ratio for the unpolluted terrestrial plants is 0.27. The woody plants growing in Sharyngol undergo the most significant imbalance in the provision of enzyme synthesis because of Zn excess and Cu deficiency.

2016, Natalia E. Kosheleva, Ivan V. Timofeev, Nikolay S. Kasimov, Tatiana M. Kisselyova, Alexy V. Alekseenko, Olga I. Sorokina, “Trace Element Composition of Poplar in Mongolian Cities”, in Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya, Dmitry Yu. Vlasov, Elena G. Panova, editors, Biogenic—Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems, Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175:


Tsetserleg

The extreme February temperatures in eastern China were preceded by a pair of national records in Mongolia. The country set an all-time February record on Friday in the central city of Tsetserleg, when a high temperature of 59.7 degrees was measured. The previous record of 58.4 degrees was set in 1992 in Dalanzadgad, farther to the southeast.

2021 February 22, Matthew Cappucci, “Beijing soars to 78 degrees, its warmest winter temperature on record”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-02-25, Capital Weather Gang:


Ulaangom

This spring water also supplies local populations. One of the darker patches along the spring line is the town of Ulaangom (population 31,000), the capital of the Uvs province of Mongolia.

2022 July 24, “Mountain Shadows, Western Mongolia”, in NASA Earth Observatory, archived from the original on 2022-07-23:


Zamyn-Üüd

ZAMYN-UUD, MONGOLIA, AUG. 28, 2009. "Every year I pick a spot in the world to squander my vacation. I tend to travel alone. Here, I was crossing into Erlian (Erenhot), China, from Mongolia. The Trans-Siberian Railroad had no seats left, so going by jeep was the less glamorous but equally exciting alternative.

2010 February 21 [2009 August 28], Peipei Zhou, “WHY WE TRAVEL READER PHOTO”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-27, Travel:

The temporary-permanent workers facilitate the itinerant traders’ activities. The chanjuud and the yanhan stay longer in Ereen than the naimaachin and the jolooch, who carry out multiple trips between Zamyn üüd and Ereen, between Mongolia and China. The chanjuud and jolooch are mostly men, while the naimaachin and yanhan are mostly women. Thus, the appropriation of the Free Trade Zone of Erlian-Zamyn üüd by Mongols illustrates the transformations that take place in the social organisation and gender relationships of contemporary Mongolian societies, both in Mongolia and China.

2012, Gaëlle Lacaze, “Prostitution and the Transformation of the Chinese Trading Town of Ereen”, in Franck Billé, Grégory Delapace, Caroline Humphrey, editors, Frontier Encounters: Knowledge and Practice at the Russian, Chinese and Mongolian Border, Open Book Publishers, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 114:


Züünkharaa

South-west of Darkhan is Zuunkharaa, mainly a goods redistribution centre with one distillery. The mountain scenery and the small wooden homes make this an attractive area.

2002, Claire Sermier, “Northern Aimags”, in Helen Loveday, transl., Mongolia: Empire of the Steppes, Airphoto International Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 192:

Hongci spent the winter as a labor camp convict in Züünkharaa in the northern province of Selenge, felling trees in temperatures that dropped below minus forty degrees Fahrenheit.

2017 [2008], Xu Hongci, “Epilogue”, in Erling Hoh, transl., edited by Erling Hoh, No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison, 1st edition (Memoir / History), New York: Sarah Crichton Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 280:


Zuunmod

Töv Aimag (Central Province) surrounds the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, which itself maintains the status of an autonomous municipality.[…]Its capital is Zuunmod, sometimes simply referred to as ‘Töv Aimag’.[…]
The small town of Zuunmod, which means ‘hundred trees’, is 43 kilometres south of Ulaanbaatar and easily visited on a day trip. Zuunmod has two museums, a recently-built monastery, and retains a laid back atmosphere that is a welcome relief to Ulaanbaatar.

2002, Claire Sermier, “Central Aimags”, in Helen Loveday, transl., Mongolia: Empire of the Steppes, Airphoto International Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 149:

“Naadam is a tradition passed down from our ancestors to our parents,” said Battulga Tsogbayar, a tiny 14-year-old boy who won Tuesday’s horse race near the town of Zuunmod, Tuv province.

2012 July 12, Maxim Duncan, “With wild rides and grapples, Mongolia celebrates muscular past”, in Elaine Lies, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2021-05-17, Business:


Dellwood

A city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.


Agadir

/ɑːɡəˈdɪə(ɹ)/

Borrowed from French Agadir, from Tashelhit agadir (“wall”)), ultimately from Punic 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /gādīr/, “wall”).


Arvada

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A home rule city on the border between Jefferson County and Adams County, Colorado, United States.


Cheonan

South Chungcheong
South Chungcheong#English

A city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.


Petah Tikva

Central District
Central District#English


Mersa Matruh

Marsa Matruh (alternative)
Marsa (alternative)
Mersa (alternative)
Matruh (alternative)


Banda Aceh

The capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia


Palangka Raya

Central Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan#English

The capital and largest city of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

पालांग्का राया

pālāṅgkā rāyā


Kupang

East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara#English

The capital and largest city of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia


Bandar Lampung

The capital and largest city of Lampung, Indonesia


Manado

The capital and largest city of North Sulawesi, Indonesia


Tanjungpinang

The capital and largest city of the Riau Islands, Indonesia


Banjarbaru

South Kalimantan
South Kalimantan#English

The capital and largest city of South Kalimantan, Indonesia


Kendari

Southeast Sulawesi
Southeast Sulawesi#English

The capital and largest city of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia


Padang

The capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia


Tanjung Selor

North Kalimantan
North Kalimantan#English

The capital and town in North Kalimantan, Indonesia


Hambantota

Southern Province
Southern Province#English

A town, the provincial capital of Southern Province, Sri Lanka


Banjarmasin

The largest city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia


Lhokseumawe

From Indonesian Lhokseumawe, from Acehnese Lhôk Seumaw‘è.


Noida

From the acronym of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority.


Luang Namtha

Borrowed from Lao ຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ (Lūang nam thā).

A city, the capital of Luang Namtha Province, Laos.


Lilydale

A minor city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.


Kempton Park

A city in Gauteng province, South Africa, originally named after Kempten in Bavaria.


Poipet

Banteay Meanchey
Banteay Meanchey#English

A city in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia, at the border with Thailand


Namyangju

Borrowed from Korean 남양주(南楊州) (Namyangju).

In Namyangju, another city in Gyeonggi, at least 124 foreigners had tested positive after an outbreak at a plastic manufacturing plant.

2021 March 8, Hyonhee Shin, Josh Smith, “S.Korea finds no link found between deaths and coronavirus vaccine”, in Stephen Coates, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2021-05-16, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals:

A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.


Parnaíba

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Parnaíba.


Pohang

North Gyeongsang
North Gyeongsang#English

A city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.


Potchefstroom

An academic city in North West, South Africa.


Sabratha

(historical) A former city in Libya, the westernmost of the three cities of Tripoli.


Kampong Chhnang

From Khmer កំពង់ឆ្នាំង (kɑmpŭəng chnang), literally, “port of pottery”.

A city, the provincial capital of Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia


Serei Saophoan

A city, the provincial capital of Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia


Cheongju

North Chungcheong
North Chungcheong#English

The provincial capital, the largest city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea


Petaling Jaya

A city in the Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia


Jeonju

The capital, the largest city in Jeonbuk, South Korea.


Port Alberni

Named after Spanish officer Don Pedro de Alberní who commanded Fort San Miguel at Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island's west coast.

named-after

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A city in British Columbia, Canada, in Vancouver Island.

Fort San Miguel
Pedro de Alberní y Teixidor
Port Alberni


Marawi

A city, the provincial capital of Lanao del Sur, Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines


Ansan

Lee Ho-jin died eight years ago at the age of 16, one of 250 sophomore students whose lives were taken when the Sewol ferry sank off the southwestern coast of South Korea on April 16, 2014. More than 300 people died that day, with all the students coming from Danwon High School in Ansan, a city just south of Seoul.

2022 June 8, Choe Sang-Hun, “The Country Has Moved On, but Their Grief Has No End”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-08, Asia Pacific:


Biysk

A city in Altai Krai, Russia, on the Biya River.


Dhahran

Eastern Province
Eastern Province#English

A city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.


Djelfa

bor

Arabic الجلفة


Farmers Branch

A city in Dallas County, Texas, United States.


Farrukhabad

A city in Farrukhabad district, Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Giugliano in Campania

A city and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania region, Italy.


Basrah

It so happened that Christmas was near and I was invited to go to Basrah, so I used that for an excuse to not make an aftercall. Months later, when I was sitting in the hospital one day, a woman came throwing her black abba over my head.

2010, Mary Bruins Allison, Sandra J. Shaw, Doctor Mary in Arabia: Memoirs:

Dated spelling of Basra, a major city in Iraq


Kakinada

A city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India.


Ketchikan

From Tlingit Kitschk-hin, likely meaning "the river belonging to Kitschk".

Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough#English

A city, the borough seat of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska.


Maple Heights

A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.


South Tangerang

Calque of Indonesian Tangerang Selatan, By surface analysis, south + Tangerang.


Tanjungbalai

तांजुंगबालाई

tāñjuṅgbālāī


Tarakan

The largest city in North Kalimantan, Indonesia


Cambrai

A city in the Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river.


Hofuf

Al Hofuf (alternative)
Al Hufuf (alternative)
Hufuf (alternative)


College Station

A city in Brazos County, Texas, United States.


Mokpo

Disputes over illegal fishing are an irritant in relations between China and U.S. ally South Korea, even as their economic relations grow close. They also share concern about North Korea's nuclear weapon and missile programs.
The three men were believed to have suffocated, a coastguard official in the South Korean port city of Mokpo said, adding that the incident was being investigated.

2016 September 30, “Three Chinese fishermen killed in confrontation with South Korea coastguard”, in Reuters, sourced from SEOUL (Reuters), archived from the original on 2025-02-16:

South Korean coast guard vessels and aircraft on Sunday were searching for nine fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized off the country’s southwestern coast.
The coast guard from the southwestern port city of Mokpo said that three crew members were rescued by a nearby commercial vessel following the accident late Saturday near Daebichi Island in the sea county of Sinan.

2023 February 5, “9 missing after fishing boat capsizes in South Korea”, in AP News, sourced from SEOUL, South Korea (AP), archived from the original on 2023-02-05:

A city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.


Naucalpan

A large city and municipality of the State of Mexico, Mexico, northwest of Mexico City.


Nizhnevartovsk

Borrowed from Russian Нижнева́ртовск (Nižnevártovsk).

bor+

Нижнева́ртовск

A city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia


Ormond Beach

A city in Volusia County, Florida, United States.


Upper Arlington

A city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States.


Reutlingen

A city and rural district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Norton Shores

A city in Muskegon County, Michigan, United States.


Mirzapur

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.


Nampula

Nampula Province
Nampula Province#English

The capital city of Nampula Province, Mozambique


North Lauderdale

A city in Broward County, Florida, United States.


North Tonawanda

A city in Niagara County, New York, United States.


Tanchon

She was born in the port city of Tanchon in South Hamgyong province in the far north and raised in the industrial city of Hamhung, and is described in the book as the baby of the family, the youngest of three children.

2016 August 11, Jean H. Lee, “North Korean Gymnast’s Selfie Goes Viral, but Her Bio Is Sparse”, in The New York Times, sourced from SEOUL, South Korea, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-05-05, Olympics:

A port city in northeastern South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.


Jinsen

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 仁川(じんせん) (jinsen).

Barbey and his staff arrived at Jinsen (now Incheon), Korea, on September 8. The next day, the Japanese emperor surrendered all his country’s ground and air forces in Korea south of the 38th parallel to Admiral Barbey’s group of officers, led by General Hodge and Admiral Kinkaid.

2014, Morgan Rielly, “Phil Curran: Choose Your Friends Carefully”, in Neighborhood Heroes: Life Lessons from Maine's Greatest Generation (Biography), Camden, Maine: Down East Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 111:

Page 2869 (4 Nov. 1929). "We left Keijo at 7:30 a.m. and arrived in Suigen at 7:45. [We visited] a farmers street markert. We thought we would likely find a good collection of locally grown soybeans..." But they found nothing of interest. They then arrived at Jinsen [today's Incheon, west of Seoul] at 12:25. “Jinsen is a domestic and foreign shipping port for soybeans and other farm products as well as commercial products.”

2021, “History of Miso and Its Near Realtives: 5890 References in Chronological Order”, in William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, compilers, History of Miso and Its Near Relatives - (200 BCE to 2021): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook, sourced from Dorsett, P.H. and Morse, W.J. 1929. Soybeans in Chosen (Korea) (Document part). In: P.H. Dorsett and W.J. Morse. 1928-1932. Agricultural Explorations in Japan, Chosen (Korea) Northeastern China, Taiwan (Formosa), Singapore, Java, Sumatra and Ceylon. Washington, DC: Foreign Plant Introduction and Forage Crop Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, USDA. 8,818 p. Unpublished log., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 508, column 1:

(historical) Synonym of Incheon, a major city in South Korea: the Japanese-derived name.


Jemulpo

While the board in New York gave him the green light, and Allen departed for Korea while leaving his wife in Shanghai. He arrived at Jemulpo on September 20, 1884. Thus, in the four-millennium Korean history, Allen arrived in Korea as the first Protestant missionary (albeit his religious status had to remain hidden) and the era of Protestant missions commenced in Korea. Two days after arriving at Jemulpo, he rode a donkey with a Chinese language teacher that came with him from Shanghai and entered Seoul.

2011, In Soo Kim, “Arrival of Missionaries”, in History of Christianity in Korea, Qumran Publishing House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 122:

There once was a famous Confucian scholar in the late Joseon Dynasty. One day, a gentleman told this scholar about a train that traveled between the cities of Hanyang (today’s Seoul) and Jemulpo (today’s Incheon).

2011, Kyongsan, “The Changing and Immutable Creative Transformations of the Il-Won-Sang Truth”, in The Moon of the Mind Rises in Empty Space (Lectures on the Il-Won-Sang Vow), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 68:

Obsolete form of Incheon, a major city in South Korea.


Chemulpo

Meanwhile another naval force escorting transports that carried 3,000 army troops was directed towards the Korean port of Chemulpo (later called Inchon).

2015, Alistair Horne, “Port Arthur”, in Hubris: The Tragedy of War in the Twentieth Century, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 15:

Obsolete form of Incheon, a major city in South Korea


Kyongsong

Obsolete form of Seoul, the capital of South Korea


Aparecida de Goiânia

A city and municipality of Goiás, Brazil


Canea

From Latin and Venetan Canea, from Byzantine Greek Χανιά (Khaniá), q.v.

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Chania, a city on the island of Crete, Greece.


Chimalhuacán

From Nahuatl [Term?] (literally “place of those who have shields”).

bor

A large city and municipality in the eastern part of the State of Mexico, Mexico.


Nine Mile

A town in the parish of Saint Ann, Jamaica.


Bingen

Klickitat County
Klickitat County#English

A minor city in Klickitat County, Washington, United States, named after Bingen am Rhein.


Beit Hanoun

From Arabic بيت حانون, literally, “house of Hanoun”.

Arabic بيت حانون

Beit Hanun (alternative)
Bayt Hanun (alternative)

A city in North Gaza Govenorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine


San Pedro Sula

But on Friday, a U.S. Air Force plane carrying more than 70 deportees arrived around midday in the city of San Pedro Sula, about 100 miles northwest of Tegucigalpa, the capital.

2025 February 1, Annie Correal, “U.S. Military Planes Deliver Deportees to Honduras”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

The capital city of Cortés department, Honduras.


Mount Barker

A city and mountain in South Australia; the city was named after the mountain, named after army captain Collet Barker.


Bridgeview

A city, a suburb of Chicagoland, Illinois, United States


Chukai

A town, the capital of the Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia


Robertsdale

A city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.


Ponca City

A city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, named for the Ponca tribe.


Bokhtar

A city, the provincial capital of Khatlon, Tajikistan


Hazleton

A place in the United States:
A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa.

A place in the United States:
A city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.


John Day

The river was named after a Virginia member of the 1811 Astor Expedition. The city was named after the river.

A city in Grant County, Oregon, United States.


Bucheon

Ms. Yong was born in 1990 in Bucheon, a city on the outskirts of Seoul, and became a lawmaker in 2020.

2023 May 16, Jin Yu Young, “South Korea Wants More Babies, Just Not in These Places”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-16, Asia Pacific:

A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.


Tigard

Dennis Anderson, 45, and Brandy Goldsbury, 46, were traveling from the beach in Lincoln City on the Oregon coast back to their home in Tigard around 8:30 p.m. July 13 when they spotted a black BMW 3 Series trying to pass them, according to reporting in The Oregonian.

2022 July 21, Snejana Farberov, “Dad shot dead in road-rage attack after splashing windshield fluid on BMW”, in New York Post:

“While the motivation for this has not been confirmed, we are aware that other Tesla dealerships have been targeted across Oregon and the nation for political reasons,” police in Tigard, Oregon, said in a statement.

2025 March 10, Chris Isidore, “Tesla faces vandalism and protests amid backlash against Elon Musk”, in CNN:

Washington County
Washington County#English

A city in Washington County, Oregon, United States.


East Orange

A city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States


Duncanville

A city in southwestern Dallas County, Texas.


Tlalnepantla

A large city and municipality of the State of Mexico, Mexico.


Sanliurfa

From Turkish Şanlıurfa, from şanlı (“glorious”) + Urfa in reference to its resistance to French and British invasions during the First World War.

Synonym of Urfa, a city in southeastern Turkey.


Cherchell

From French Cherchell, from Arabic شرشال (Shershel), ultimately from Latin Caesarea. Doublet of Kayseri and Caesarea.


Salina Cruz

Shortened from Spanish Salina de la Santa Cruz.

A city, a municipality and seaport in the state of Oaxaca, on the Pacific coast of Mexico.


Clarence-Rockland

The city was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the Town of Rockland with Clarence Township.

United Counties of Prescott and Russell#English

A city in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Al Hudaydah

A city in Yemen, its principal port on the Red Sea.


Nivelles

A city and municipality of Wallonia, Walloon Brabant, Belgium.


North Royalton

A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.


Marsa Matruh

From Arabic مرسى مطروح (Marsā Maṭrūḥ), from Egyptian Arabic مرسى مطروح.

Marsa (alternative)
Matruh (alternative)

Alternative form of Mersa Matruh, a port city in northwestern Egypt.


Fustat

Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid Caliphate#English

(historical) Synonym of Cairo, a city in Egypt, as the capital of Egypt under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates and as the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate.

الفُسطاط

former capital of Egypt — see also Cairo


Pataskala

Originally settled as Conine Town, after the Conine family. Renamed Pataskala in 1852, a name taken from the Delaware language.

A city in Licking County, Ohio, United States.


Shepparton

From Sheppard + -ton, being named after early settler Sherbourne Sheppard.

Greater Shepparton
Greater Shepparton#English

A city, the headquarters of the City of Greater Shepparton, in northern Victoria, Australia.


Lerdo

A city and municipality in Durango, Mexico.


Janakpur

Borrowed from Nepali जनकपुर (janakapura).


Hetauda

Borrowed from Nepali हेटौँडा (heṭa͠uḍā).


Tlacotalpan

A city and municipality in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.


Deukhuri

Borrowed from Nepali देउखुरी (deukhurī).


Birendranagar

Borrowed from Nepali वीरेन्द्रनगर (vīrendranagar).

वीरेन्द्रनगर


Lincoln City

A city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, incorporated in 1965 and named after the county.


Šventoji

Resort town on the coast of the Baltic Sea in Lithuania.


Shashamane

A city in Ethiopia, known for its large Rastafarian community.


Goose Lake

A minor city and lake in Clinton County, Iowa, United States


Eskisehir

From Turkish Eskişehir, from Ottoman Turkish اسكی شهر (Eski Şehir, “Old Town”).

der

Eskişehir (alternative)
Eskishehir (alternative)


Alasehir

From Turkish Alaşehir and Ottoman Turkish آلاشهر (Alaşehir, “Multicolored or Spotted City”).

bor

Alashehir (alternative)
Alaşehir (alternative)


Dallas City

Henderson County
Henderson County#English

A minor city in Hancock County and Henderson County, Illinois, United States.


Nauvoo

Apparently from Biblical Hebrew נָאווּ (nɔʔwu, “were beautiful”), taken from Isaiah 52:7.

m+

A minor city in Hancock County, Illinois, named by Mormon Joseph Smith.


Wyaconda

From a Siouan name for God or Great Spirit.

A minor city in Clark County, Missouri, United States.


South Gorin

Formerly Gorin, derived from the surname. Why the affix "South" was added is unknown; the post office retained the Gorin name until it closed in 2016.

A minor city in Scotland County, Missouri, United States.


Hurdland

From Hurd + land, named after landowner John Hurd.

A minor city in Knox County, Missouri, United States.


Lecompton

From Lecompte + -ton, being named after Samuel Dexter Lecompte.

A minor city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.


Osage City

A city in Osage County, Kansas, United States.


Wellsville

A number of places in the United States:

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A minor city in Montgomery County, Missouri.

A city in Cache County, Utah, named after Daniel H. Wells.


Quenemo

A minor city in Osage County, Kansas, United States.


Melvern

Named after the Malvern Hills in England, but misspelt.


Neosho Rapids

Compound of Neosho + rapids. Named after a whitewater area in the Neosho River. Not to be confused with Neosho Falls, Kansas, another settlement.

A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States.


Strong City

A minor city in Chase County, Kansas, United States, named after William Barstow Strong.


Elmdale

A place in the United States:
A minor city in Chase County, Kansas.

A minor city and township in Morrison County, Minnesota.


Mulvane

A city in Sedgwick County and Sumner County, Kansas, United States, named after Joab R. Mulvane.


Burrton

From Burr + -ton, named after Isaac T. Burr, a vice-president of the Santa Fe.

A minor city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States.


Rocky Ford

A city in Otero County, Colorado, named for a rocky ford across the Arkansas River.


Macksville

A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States, named after George Mack.


Sebastia

From Latin Sebastia, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία (Sebasteía), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβᾰστός (sebăstós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sivas.

Sebastea (alternative)
Sebasteia (alternative)
Sabastiyah (alternative)

A city in the West Bank, Palestine, the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel.

(historical) Former name of Sivas, a city in Turkey.


Belpre

From French bel + pré (“beautiful meadow or prairie”).

der

A minor city and township in Edwards County, Kansas, United States.

A city and township in Washington County, Ohio, United States.


Pawnee Rock

A minor city and state historic site in Barton County, Kansas, United States.


St. Croix Falls

Named after the falls which previously existed on the St. Croix River.

A city and town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.


Belle Plaine

A place in the United States:
A city in Benton County, Iowa.

A place in the United States:
A city in Sumner County, Kansas.

A city and township in Scott County, Minnesota.


Argonia

A minor city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.


Waynoka

A minor city in Woods County, Oklahoma, United States.


Texico

A city in Curry County, New Mexico, United States, on the border with Texas. The name is a portmanteau of Texas and New Mexico.


Shoranur

Borrowed from Malayalam ഷൊർണൂർ (ṣoṟṇūṟ).

A city in Palakkad district, Kerala, India.


Caney

A city in Montgomery County, Kansas, named after the Caney River.


Wynnewood

A city in Garvin County, Oklahoma, named after Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, or settlers Wynne and Wood.


Melcher-Dallas

Originally two neighbouring cities named Melcher and Dallas, they merged in 1986.

A city in Marion County, Iowa, United States.


Presidio

Shortened from Presidio del Norte, the name given in 1830. Known as La Junta de los Ríos prior to that.

A city in Presidio County, Texas, United States, on the border with Mexico.


Shallowater

From shallow + water, for local water conditions, with irrigation from shallow wells. The Santa Fe Railway used the spelling Shallowwater at one time.

A city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States.


Middle River

A number of rivers and places in the United States:

A minor city in Marshall County, Minnesota.


Knox City

A minor city in Knox County, Missouri, United States.


Hale Center

From its position in the centre of Hale County.

A city in Hale County, Texas, United States.


Friona

A city in Parmer County, Texas, United States.


Satanta

A city in Haskell County, Kansas, United States.


Rush Center

A minor city in Rush County, Kansas, United States.


Balikesir

From Turkish Balıkesir, from Ottoman Turkish بالیكسر, possibly from Byzantine Greek Παλαιόκαστρον (Palaiókastron), from παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + κάστρον (kástron, “fortress, castle”).

Παλαιόκαστρον

A city in Turkey, capital of the surrounding province.


Little River-Academy

Formed in 1989 from the settlements of Little River and Academy.

A city in Bell County, Texas, United States.


Miltonvale

From Milton + vale; named after landowner Milton Tootle.

A minor city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.


Valley Falls

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A place in the United States:
A city in Jefferson County, Kansas.


Nortonville

A minor city in Jefferson County, Kansas, named after railroad employee L. Norton.

A city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, named after banker Eckstein Norton.


Coffeyville

From Coffey + -ville; named after Col. James A. Coffey.

A city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.


Cherryvale

A city in Montgomery County, Kansas, named after the valley of Cherry Creek.


Colony

A minor city in Anderson County, Kansas.


Severy

Greenwood County
Greenwood County#English

A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States, named after railroad employee Luther Severy.


Grenola

A portmanteau of Green Field and Canola, two old settlements replaced by Grenola when a railroad was built.

A minor city in Elk County, Kansas, United States.


Elk City

A minor city in Montgomery County, Kansas, on the Elk River (Kansas).

A city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, possibly named after Elk Creek.


Cassoday

A minor city in Butler County, Kansas, United States, named after John B. Cassoday.


Matfield Green

A minor city in Chase County, Kansas, United States, named after the village green at Matfield, Kent, England.


South Haven

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Sumner County, Kansas, named after South Haven, Michigan.

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A city in Van Buren County and Allegan County, Michigan, located on Lake Michigan.

A minor city in Wright County, Minnesota.


Geuda Springs

Said to be from Ge-u-da, an Indian word for healing springs.

A minor city in Cowley County and Sumner County, Kansas, United States.


Crescent

Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County#English

A minor city and township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.


Drumright

A city in Creek County and Payne County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Aaron Drumright.


Kaw City

A minor city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.


Barnsdall

A city in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. Renamed from Bigheart in 1922, after Theodore N. Barnsdall.


Owasso

A city in Rogers County and Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States.


Healdton

From Heald + -ton; named after Charles H. Heald.

A city in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States.


Wolfe City

A city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, first settled by J. Pinckney Wolfe.


Lometa

A minor city in Lampasas County, Texas, United States.


Kempner

A city in Lampasas County, Texas, United States.


Kirbyville

A city in Jasper County, Texas, named after John Henry Kirby.


Browndell

A minor city in Jasper County, Texas, United States.


Norborne

A minor city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States, founded by Norborne B. Coats, a railroad civil engineer.


Epworth

A city in Dubuque County, Iowa, named after Epworth, England.


Crems

Alternative form of Krems, a city in Austria.


Sandton

A portmanteau of Sandown and Bryanston, two of Sandton's suburbs.

A city within Johannesburg, South Africa.


Alpuente

From Spanish Alpuente, from Arabic البُنْت (al-Būnt), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + بُنْت (būnt).


Barqa

Barka (alternative)
Barqah (alternative)

From Arabic برقة (Barqa), from Byzantine Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from Ancient Greek, from the local tribe of the Barraci.

(historical) Former name of Marj, a city in Libya.


Barqah

(historical) Alternative form of Barqa, former name of Marj, a city in Libya.


Arzew

From irregular French romanization of Arabic أرزيو (“Arzew, Bethioua”), presumably ultimately from Latin Arsenaria, an ancient settlement 3 Roman miles inland from the sea near Bethioua. The name was applied to the present location under French rule.


Gondar

/ˈɡɑːn.dɑː(ɹ)/

This paper examines the phonological, grammatical and lexical variations between the dialects of Addis Ababa and Gondar.

1998 May 11, Emanuela Trevisan Semi, Tudor Parfitt, The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel: Studies on the Ethiopian Jews, →ISBN, page 258:

One consequence of this greater stability was the construction of a series of impressive lime-mortared stone buildings in some of the short- lived capitals and at Gondar itself.

2004 July 19, Graham Connor, Forgotten Africa: An Introduction to Its Archaeology, →ISBN, page 80:

While waiting at immigration, Clark meets a Dutch couple with similar problems and invites them to visit us in Gondar.

2011 March 18, Barbara W. Olson, Gondar, Ethiopia: 1971-1975 Guests in the Ethiopian Highlands and Children of Zemecha, →ISBN, page 107:


Sitia

From Medieval Latin Sitia, from Byzantine Greek Σητεία (Sēteía), probably from rebracketing of σε (se) + Ἠτεία (Ēteía), from Minoan.


Shush

Borrowed from Persian شوش (šuš), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (sūš), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Susa and Sus.

A city in Khuzestan Province, Iran, site of ancient Susa.


Methana

From Latin Methana, from Ancient Greek Μέθανα (Méthana).


Coyhaique

Borrowed from Chilean Spanish Coyhaique.

A commune and capital city of Aysén province, Chile.


Goias

From Portuguese Goiás, from earlier Goyaz of uncertain origin but possibly an Old Tupi endonym.

a city in the state of Goias, Brazil, and its former capital


Jingzhao

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 京兆 (Jīngzhào).

From 1254 to 1257 Qubilai appointed Lian Xixian to head the newly created Pacification Commission in Jingzhao (modern Xi’an), where he concentrated on enforcing existing decrees from ÖGEDEI KHAN’s reign (1229-41), limiting interest to an amount equal to the principal and emancipating all Confucian scholars held in slavery.

2004, Christopher P. Atwood, “Lian Xixian (Lien Hsi-hsien)”, in Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire, Facts on File, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 332, column 2:

(historical) Former name of Xi'an, The capital of Shaanxi Province, China, under the Yuan Dynasty.


Atar

The capital city of the Adrar Region, Mauritania


Malappuram

Borrowed from Malayalam മലപ്പുറം (malappuṟaṁ).


White Mountain

White Mountain (canonical)
the White Mountain (canonical)

A city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.


Owosso

Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County#English

A city in Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States.


Nesebar

Borrowed from Bulgarian Несебър (Nesebǎr).

A city in Burgas, Bulgaria, on the Black Sea.


Balanga

/bɐˈlaŋ.ɡɐʔ/

From Spanish Balanga, from Kapampangan balanga.

A city, the provincial capital of Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines


Biên Hoà

The capital city of Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam.


Virbalis

A city in Vilkaviškis, Marijampolė, Lithuania


Nam Đàn

A township and capital of Nam Đàn district, Nghệ An Province, Vietnam.

南壇 /南坛

township and capital of Nam Đàn district, Nghệ An, Vietnam


Jankoy

From Russian and Ukrainian Джанко́й (Džankój), both from Crimean Tatar Canköy (literally “new village”).

der

Canköy (alternative)
Džankoi (alternative)
Džankoj (alternative)
Dzhankoi (alternative)
Dzhankoj (alternative)
Dzhankoy (alternative)
Jancoy (alternative)
Jankoi (alternative)

دجانكوي

city and administrative centre of Jankoy Raion, Crimea, Ukraine

A city, the administrative centre of Jankoy Raion, de jure a part of that raion, de facto separate as Jankoy city municipality, in Crimea, Ukraine, occupied by Russian forces since February 2014.


Gumi

A growing number of cities across South Korea are sponsoring blind-dating events like these for singles, desperate to prod young adults onto a track for marriage and family as the country has recorded the world’s lowest fertility rate for three years in a row.[…]
In Gumi, an industrial city in central South Korea, 13 couples who met through the events have gotten married since 2016.

2023 August 7, John Yoon, “Seeking Love, With Help From the City Government”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-07, Asia Pacific:

North Gyeongsang
North Gyeongsang#English

A city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.


Uijeongbu

Borrowed from Korean 의정부(議政府) (Uijeongbu). Named for the State Council of Joseon.

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Also this month, prosecutors in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, arrested a motorboat racer. The 36-year-old racer was charged with taking cash from a gambling broker in exchange for sending him cellphone text messages predicting the results of a coming race.

2012 February 21, Choe Sang-Hun, “South Korea Cracks Down on Match-Fixing Epidemic”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2012-02-22, Sports:

A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.


Tsumeb

A city in Oshikoto Region, northern Namibia.


Okahandja

A city in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia.


Cahokia Heights

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri.


Tulkarm

bor

Arabic طولكرم


Qalqilya

Arabic قلقيلية


Smithton

A minor city in Pettis County, Missouri. From Smith + -ton.


Banlung

Alternative form: Ban Lung

A city, the capital city of Ratanakiri province, Cambodia.


Pyeongtaek

Borrowed from Korean 평택(平澤) (Pyeongtaek).

bor+

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, speaking at the ceremony at the UNC's "Camp Humphreys" base near Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, emphasized Berlin's commitment to peace and security in the region.

2024 August 2, “Germany joins multinational force monitoring Korean border”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2024-08-02, Politics:


Hwaseong

For more than a dozen of them, their Korean dream came to a horrifying end on Monday, when a toxic inferno engulfed a lithium-battery factory where they had found work. The 22 laborers killed in the plant in Hwaseong, a city south of Seoul, included 12 women and five men from China, ranging in age from 23 to 48, officials said. Most were ethnic Koreans.

2024 June 25, Choe Sang-Hun, “Deadly Fire Exposes Harsh Conditions Migrant Workers Face in South Korea”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-06-25, Asia Pacific:


Gwangmyeong

Borrowed from Korean 광명(光明) (Gwangmyeong, “light”).


Leptis Magna

(historical) A former city in Libya, one of the cities of Tripoli that did not survive to modern times.


Zafarobod

Borrowed from Tajik Зафаробод (Zafarobod).

The district capital of the Zafarobod District, Sughd, Tajikistan


Sariwon

Borrowed from Korean 사리원(沙里院) (Sariwon).

A city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.


Kanggye

The quick turnaround and high standards seen at the resort were a sign of how important the project was to Kim. “Masikryong is Kim Jong Un's project, so the government would do whatever it needs to get the right stuff,” Katzeff Silberstein said. And the construction apparently went so well that North Korea recently unveiled another ski resort in Kanggye, which local media described as being completed at “Masikryong Speed” because it opened just five months after construction began.

2018 January 30, Adam Taylor, “North Korea’s push for ski resorts reveals its hopes for a life after isolation”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-01-30:

Hours later, Private Chapman awoke to find himself with 10 other captives, hunched on the dirt floor of a farmhouse. Chinese guards marched them on mountain trails for 19 days until they reached a place called Kanggye, near the Manchurian border. Private Chapman languished there for nearly three years.

2018 November 11, Hampton Sides, “Remembering the Forgotten War”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-11-12, Opinion:

A city in Chagang Province, North Korea.


Mughalsarai

A city in Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Jamalpur

Jamalpur District
Jamalpur District#English

A city in Jamalpur District, Bangladesh.

Various places in India, including:
A city in Bihar.


Lincoln Park

Most named after U.S. president Abraham Lincoln.


Conneaut

Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County#English

A city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States.


Las Piedras

A city in Canelones department, Uruguay.


Punto Fijo

From Spanish punto fijo (“fixed point”).


Grand Ledge

Named after ledges above the Grand River (Michigan).

A city mostly in Eaton County, Michigan, United States.


Atmore

A city in Escambia County, Alabama, United States.


Arsinoë

/ɑːˈsɪ.nəʊ.iː/

From Latin Arsinoē, itself from Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), the female form of Ἀρσίνοος (Arsínoos), from ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”) + νόος (nóos, “mind”).

(historical) Former name of Crocodilopolis, Fayum (a city in Egypt).


Maumee

A city on the river in Lucas County, Ohio.


Sambalpur

Borrowed from Odia ସମ୍ବଲପୁର (sambalapura).


Sandstone

A city and township in Pine County, Minnesota.


Saint Joseph

A minor city in Lawrence County, Tennessee.


Gwangyang

A port city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.


Mount Olive

A city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.


Prince Rupert

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A port city in North Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.


Moscow City

Synonym of Moscow: A city in the Central region, Central federal district, Russia; the capital city of Russia


Ramla

Ramle (alternative)
Ramleh (alternative)


Kingsford

Dickinson County
Dickinson County#English

A city in Dickinson County, Michigan, United States, named after Edward G. Kingsford.


Ruvo di Puglia

A city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, Italy.


Laukkai

Borrowed from Burmese လောက်ကိုင် (laukkuing).

The capital city of Kokang, Shan, Myanmar.


Glenfield

A minor city in Foster County, North Dakota, United States.


Surendranagar

Borrowed from Gujarati સુરેન્દ્રનગર (surendranagar).

સુરેન્દ્રનગર


Kanorado

A city in Sherman County, Kansas, United States, directly on the border with Colorado.


Sheptytskyi

Borrowed from Ukrainian Шепти́цький (Šeptýcʹkyj)

A city and raion of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine


Ksar el-Kebir

Borrowed from French Ksar el Kébir, from Moroccan Arabic القصر الكبير (le-qṣar le-kbīr), from Arabic القَصْر الكَبِير (al-qaṣr al-kabīr).

der

القصر الكبير

القَصْر الكَبِير

Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima#English

A city in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco


Rathdrum

A city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.


Nagaoka

Nagaoka (a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan)


Chenzhou

prefecture-level city
prefecture-level city

a prefecture-level city in Hunan province, China.


Higashimurayama

Borrowed from Japanese 東(ひがし)村(むら)山(やま) (Higashimurayama, literally “East Village Mountain”).


Edineț

A city and municipality, the capital of Edineț district, Moldova.


Stalinabad

From Russian Сталинабад (Stalinabad). Named after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Equivalent to Stalin + -abad.

(historical) Former name of Dushanbe. from 1929 to 1961. A city in Tajikistan, Soviet Union

斯大林納巴德 /斯大林纳巴德

former name of Dushanbe — see also Dushanbe


Birjand

A city in Iran, the seat of Birjand County's Central District, and the capital of South Khorasan Province.


Chaupala

Former name of Moradabad, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.


Lahad Datu

The district capital of Lahad Datu district, Sabah, Malaysia.


Shakhtarske

A city in Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine


Friendsville

From Friend (a surname) + -s- + -ville or Friends (Religious Society of Friends) + -ville.

af

A city in Blount County, Tennessee, named for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).


Hezhou

a prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China.


Hilltop

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Anoka County, Minnesota.


Guadix

A city and municipality of Granada, Andalusia, Spain.


Sedona

* (given name): Made up by Sedona Schnebly's mother.
* (city): From the given name of Sedona Schnebly (b. 1877).


Abu El Matamir

From Arabic ابو المطامير.

bor

ابو المطامير

Arabic ابو المطامير


Beit Shemesh

From Hebrew בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ

der

בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ

Hebrew בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ


Bnei Brak

From Hebrew בְּנֵי בְּרַק

בְּנֵי בְּרַק

Hebrew בְּנֵי בְּרַק


Rantoul

A minor city in Franklin County, Kansas, also named after Robert Rantoul Jr.


Antioch on the Orontes

Synonym of Antakya, an ancient city located in Asia Minor.


Falls Church

An independent city, previously part of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.


Homestead

Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County#English


Florida City

A city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.


Ecatepec

San Cristóbal Ecatepec
San Cristóbal Ecatepec#English

Ecatepec de Morelos
Ecatepec de Morelos#English

Ellipsis of San Cristóbal Ecatepec: A large city, the administrative seat of Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, Mexico.


Nezahualcóyotl

A large city and municipality of the State of Mexico, Mexico.


Cuautitlán

A city and municipality of the State of Mexico, Mexico.


Atizapán

Atizapán de Zaragoza
Atizapán de Zaragoza#English

Ellipsis of Atizapán de Zaragoza: A city and municipality of the State of Mexico, Mexico.


Xico

A city, the administrative seat of Valle de Chalco, State of Mexico, Mexico.


Akō

A city and district of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.


Xamar

(Somalia) Mogadishu (the capital city of Somalia).


Luling

Guadalupe County
Guadalupe County#English

A city in Caldwell County and Guadalupe County, Texas


Boscobel

A city and town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.


Iloilo City

An independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.


N.Y.C.

Alternative form of NYC: Initialism of New York City, a city in New York, United States.


Zamboanga City

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur#English

An independent city statistically grouped in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.


Taketoyo

A city in Chita district, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.


Tarlac City

A city in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines.


Kannauj

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ken-der.
Sanskrit कन्य (kanya)
Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja)
Sanskrit कन्यकुब्ज (kanyakubja)
Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kaṇṇaüjja)
Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj)bor.
English Kannauj
Borrowed from Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj).

etymon

Kanauj (alternative)
Kannoj (alternative)
Cannodge (alternative)

A city and district of Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Bafoussam

The capital of the West Region, Cameroon.


Karnavati

Transliteration of Gujarati કર્ણાવતી (karṇāvatī).

translit

Former name of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India

કર્ણાવતી

historical name for Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India


Margilan

Margilon (alternative)
Marghelan (alternative)
Marghelon (alternative)
Marghilan (alternative)
Marghilon (alternative)
Marjilan (alternative)


Kananga

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

A city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


Manbij

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْبِج (manbij), from Classical Syriac ܡܒܘܓ which is related to a "spring" or a "font".


Dimashq

From Arabic دِمَشْق (dimašq). Doublet of Damascus.

Between 1960 and 1970 the population of Dimashq and Halab provinces increased to more than 1.4 million and 1.3 million, respectively, and by 1970 accounted for some 44 percent of the total population.

1971 May, Richard F. Nyrop, Beryl Lieff Benderly, William W. Cover, Susan R. MacKnight, Gordon C. McDonald, Newton B. Parker, Suzanne Teleki, “Physical Environment and Population”, in Area Handbook for Syria (DA Pam 550–47), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, →LCCN, page 25:

The large number of coins from Dimashq can be attributed to Jericho’s placement in that province, yet even so the number is high considering the distance the coins had to travel.

2000, Alan Walmsley, “Production, exhange and regional trade in the Islamic East Mediterranean: old structures, new systems?”, in Inge Lyse Hansen, Chris Wickham, editors, The Long Eighth Century: Production, Distribution and Demand (Transformation of the Roman World; 11), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 338:

He had driven a white taxi from Beirut to Dimashq and when his uncle’s cousin had shown up to collect the fare at the post office by the train station, it was how things worked, which always came first.

2008, Joseph McElroy, “No Man’s Land”, in Fiction, number 54, New York, N.Y.: City College of New York, →ISSN, page 60:

On Monday, al-Megrahi’s brother, Abel Nasser, spoke to reporters outside the villa, in the posh Dimashq neighbourhood.

2011 August 30, David D. Kirkpatrick, Rod Nordland, Alan Cowell, “Extradition of Lockerbie bomber ruled out”, in The Gazette, Montreal, Que.: Postmedia Network Inc., →ISSN, page A13, column 6:

Someday, my art would adorn every corner of Dimashq. Someday, there would be long rows of children learning to doodle. They could learn to doodle their alif-be-pe-te instead of wrestling with them like I did.

2017, Kirthi Jayakumar, chapter 1, in The Doodler of Dimashq: A Heart Wrenching Tale of Hope from Syria’s Rubble, New Delhi: Readomania, →ISBN, page 18:

Synonym of Damascus: The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.


Berry Hill

A city in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, derived from the surname Berry.


Angeles City

A city in Pampanga, Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines.


Cabadbaran

Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Norte#English

A city in Agusan del Norte, Philippines.


Muroran

A city in Iburi subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.


Wayzata

Borrowed from Dakota wazíyata (“north”).

A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.


La Prairie

A minor city in Itasca County, Minnesota.


Sheikhupura

A city and district of Punjab, Pakistan.


Rishikesh

While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.

2016, Claire Krulikowski, Moonlight on the Ganga:


Cotabato City

Meronyms: Bagua I, Bagua II, Bagua III, Bagua Mother, Kalanganan I, Kalanganan II, Kalanganan Mother, Poblacion I, Poblacion II, Poblacion III, Poblacion IV, Poblacion IX, Poblacion Mother, Poblacion V, Poblacion VI, Poblacion VII, Poblacion VIII, Rosary Heights I, Rosary Heights II, Rosary Heights III, Rosary Heights IV, Rosary Heights IX, Rosary Heights Mother, Rosary Heights V, Rosary Heights VI, Rosary Heights VII, Rosary Heights VIII, Rosary Heights X, Rosary Heights XI, Rosary Heights XII, Rosary Heights XIII, Tamontaka I, Tamontaka II, Tamontaka III, Tamontaka IV, Tamontaka Mother, Tamontaka V — barangays of Cotabato City

A city in Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines.


Lake Buena Vista

From Buena Vista Street, location of the Walt Disney Studios.

A city in Florida, a location of the Walt Disney World Resort.

Buena Vista Street (Burbank, California)


Clewiston

Named for Florida businessman Alonzo Clewis (1864-1944).


Palm Bay

A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.


Tabuk

Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
w:Tabuk, Saudi Arabia


Birgunj

A city in Parsa district, Madhesh, Nepal.


Lapu-Lapu City

Meronyms: Agus, Babag, Bankal, Baring, Basak, Buaya, Calawisan, Canjulao, Caubian, Caw-oy, Cawhagan, Gun-ob, Ibo, Looc, Mactan, Maribago, Marigondon, Pajac, Pajo, Pangan-an, Poblacion, Punta Engaño, Pusok, Sabang, San Vicente, Santa Rosa, Subabasbas, Talima, Tingo, Tungasan — barangays of Lapu-Lapu City

A city in Cebu, Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines


Rabwah

A city in Chiniot district, Punjab, Pakistan


Roxas City

Meronyms: Adlawan, Bago, Balijuagan, Banica, Barra, Bato, Baybay, Bolo, Cabugao, Cagay, Cogon, Culajao, Culasi, Dayao, Dinginan, Dumolog, Gabu-an, Inzo Arnaldo Village, Jumaguicjic, Lanot, Lawa-an, Libas, Liong, Loctugan, Lonoy, Milibili, Mongpong, Olotayan, Poblacion I, Poblacion II, Poblacion III, Poblacion IV, Poblacion IX, Poblacion V, Poblacion VI, Poblacion VII, Poblacion VIII, Poblacion X, Poblacion XI, Punta Cogon, Punta Tabuc, San Jose, Sibaguan, Talon, Tanque, Tanza, Tiza — barangays of Roxas City


Mannar

bor

Tamil மன்னார் (maṉṉār)


Matale

Borrowed from Tamil மாத்தளை (māttaḷai) or Sinhalese මාතලේ (mātalē).


Surigao City

Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte#English

The capital city of the province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga region, Philippines.


Isabela City

Meronyms: Aguada, Balatanay, Baluno, Begang, Binuangan, Busay, Cabunbata, Calvario, Carbon, Diki, Dona Ramona T. Alano, Isabela Eastside, Isabela Proper, Kapatagan Grande, Kapayawan, Kaumpurnah Zone I, Kaumpurnah Zone II, Kaumpurnah Zone III, Kumalarang, La Piedad, Lampinigan, Lanote, Lukbuton, Lumbang, Makiri, Maligue, Marang-marang, Marketsite, Masula, Menzi, Panigayan, Panunsulan, Port Area, Riverside, San Rafael, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Seaside, Small Kapatagan, Sumagdang, Sunrise Village, Tabiawan, Tabuk, Tampalan, Timpul — barangays of Isabela City

Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga Peninsula#English

An independent city in Basilan, region of Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines.


Todaraisingh

A city and municipality of Kekri district, Rajasthan, India.


Kenmore

* (Place in Scotland, and those named after it): Anglicised form of Scottish Gaelic A' Cheannmhor (“big head”).
* (Surname from a lost placename in England): From Old English Cynemǣr (“royal boundary”).

sense

Kenmare (alternative)
Kenmer (alternative)
Kenmir (alternative)

A place in the United States:
A city in King County, Washington.


Cavite City

A city in the province of Cavite, Philippines.


Tangub

Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental#English

A city in Misamis Occidental, Philippines.


Silay

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

A city in Negros Occidental, Philippines.


Castlegar

Central Kootenay
Central Kootenay#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A city in the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.


Hokah

A city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States.


Dniprian

From Dnipr + -ian via Ukrainian Дніпро́ (Dnipró, “Dnipro city”).

uder

Of or associated with Dnipro (a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine).

днепря́нский

from, or pertaining to, Dnipro or its people


South Lebanon

A city in Union Township and Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio.


Stanislaviv

From Ukrainian Станіславів (Stanislaviv) (стань (stanʹ, “become”) + -слав (-slav, “glory, fame”) + -ів (-iv, “-ian”), literally “who to become glorious”)

af

Stanislaviv (a city in Ukraine), former name of Ivano-Frankivsk.


Tirupati

Borrowed from Telugu తిరుపతి (tirupati).

A city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India, famous for its religious and cultural heritage and historic temples.


Kasganj

A city and district of Aligarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Mahoba

A city and district of Chitrakoot division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Mainpuri

A city and district of Agra division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Pilibhit

A city and district of Bareilly division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Pratapgarh

A city and district of Prayagraj division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Raebareli

A city and district of Lucknow division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Rampur

A city and district of Moradabad division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Bhadohi

A city and district of Mirzapur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Shamli

A city and district of Saharanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Siddharthnagar

A city and district of Basti division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Sultanpur

A city and district of Ayodhya division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Amroha

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.


Auraiya

A city and district of Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Baghpat

A city and district of Meerut division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Bahraich

A city and district of Devipatan division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Ballia

A city and district of Azamgarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Deoria

A city and district of Gorakhpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Etah

A city and district of Aligarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Ghazipur

A city and district of Varanasi division, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Attalla

A city in Etowah County, Alabama, United States.


Citronelle

A city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.


Sulligent

Blend of Sullivan + Sargeant. Sullivan was the superintendent of the Kansas City-Memphis-Birmingham Railroad, while Sargeant was the passenger agent of the railroad.

A city in Lamar County, Alabama, United States.


Libertyville

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A place in the United States:
A minor city in Jefferson County, Iowa.


Nemuro

A city and subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.


Swan Hill

A city in north-west Victoria, Australia.


Seogwipo

Borrowed from Korean 서귀포(西歸浦) (Seogwipo).


Sushkivka

Borrowed from Ukrainian Су́шківка (Súškivka).

(archaeology) An ancient Cucuteni–Trypillia city in Uman Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine.


Amol

A city in Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran


Oak Harbor

A city in Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.


Northlake

A city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.


Pocheon

A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.


Biwabik

Borrowed from Ojibwe biiwaabik (“iron”).

Saint Louis County
Saint Louis County#English

A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.


Kudat

Borrowed from Malay Kudat, a corruption of Rungus kutad.

The district capital of Kudat district, Sabah, Malaysia.


Sodaville

A city in Linn County, Oregon, United States.


Red Bank

A place in the United States:
A city in Hamilton County, Tennessee.


Port Jervis

A city in Orange County, New York, United States.


Royalton

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Morrison County and Benton County, Minnesota, named after Royalton, Vermont.


Lilburn

In the Atlanta suburb of Lilburn, ICE agents arrested Walter Valladares, a 53-year-old undocumented immigrant from Honduras, according to family members who spoke with CNN.

2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN:

A city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States.


Autun

A cathedral city, subprefecture, and commune in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.


Cutler Bay

Named after Dr. William Cutler of Massachusetts, who encouraged settlement of the area around 1880. Cutler, a neighbourhood of Palmetto Bay, is also named after him.


Wrenshall

Named after C. C. Wrenshall, a railroad official.

A minor city and township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.

Wrenshall Township, Carlton County, Minnesota


Beloeil

La Vallée-du-Richelieu
La Vallée-du-Richelieu#English

A city in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.


Rajgir

A city in Nalanda district, Bihar, India.


South Portland

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, opposite Portland itself.


Shahr-e Kord

Shahrekord (alternative)
Shahr Kord (alternative)
Shahr Kurd (alternative)

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari#English

A city in Iran, the seat of Shahr-e Kord County's Central District, and the capital of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.


Yasuj

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad#English

A city in Iran, the seat of Boyer-Ahmad County's Central District, and the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province.


Čačak

A city, the administrative centre of Moravica district, Serbia.


Odenville

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A city in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States.


Hickory

A city mostly in Catawba County, North Carolina, named after the Hickory Tavern.


Porto Torres

A city, comune, and port in Sassari province, northern Sardinia, Italy.


Ali Sabieh

A city, the second largest in Djibouti, located about 6 miles from the Ethiopian border.


Cold Lake

A city on the lake in the Municipal District of Bonnyville, Alberta.


Udhampur

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English


Netanya

People in Tel Aviv and the central city of Netanya woke up to sirens on Wednesday as Israel said its air defenses intercepted a surface-to-surface missile – the first time ever a missile fired by Hezbollah has reached close to the city, the Israeli military said.

2024 September 25, Irene Nasser, Dana Karni, Helen Regan and Sophie Tanno, “Israel intercepts Hezbollah ballistic missile near Tel Aviv in first such attack”, in CNN:

Central District
Central District#English


Arâk

Borrowed from Persian اراک (arāk /arâk).

A city in Iran, the seat of Arak County's Central District, and the capital of Markazi Province, formerly called Soltanabad