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Devils Lake
Devils Lake, city, seat (1883) of Ramsey county, northeast-central North Dakota, U.S. It lies about 90 miles (145......
Devizes
Devizes, town (parish), administrative and historical county of Wiltshire, southwestern England. It lies along......
Devonport
Devonport, city, northern Tasmania, Australia. It lies near the mouth of the Mersey River, which empties into Bass......
Dewas
Dewas, city, west-central Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is located on the Malwa Plateau at the foot of......
Dewsbury
Dewsbury, town in Kirklees metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire,......
Dezfūl
Dezfūl, city, southwestern Iran. It lies on the high left bank of the Dez River, 469 feet (143 metres) in elevation,......
Dezhou
Dezhou, city, northwestern Shandong sheng (province), northeast-central China. It is located on the Southern (Yongji)......
Dhahran
Dhahran, town, northeastern Saudi Arabia. It is located in the Dammam oil field, just south of the Persian Gulf......
Dhaka
Dhaka, city and capital of Bangladesh. It is located just north of the Buriganga River, a channel of the Dhaleswari......
Dhamtari
Dhamtari, town, central Chhattisgarh state, east-central India. It is located in the southern part of the Chhattisgarh......
Dhamār
Dhamār, town, western Yemen, lying in the Yemen Highlands, in a valley 12 miles (19 km) wide between two volcanic......
Dhanbad
Dhanbad, city, eastern Jharkhand state, northeastern India. It lies in the Damodar River valley near the Jharia......
Dhar
Dhar, town, western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated on the northern slopes of the Vindhya Range......
Dharamshala
Dharamshala, city, western Himachal Pradesh state, northwestern India. It is located on a lower slope of the Himalayas.......
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri, town, northwestern Tamil Nadu state, southern India. It is situated on an upland plateau, about 15......
Dhaulpur
Dhaulpur, city, eastern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated just north of the Chambal River, about......
Dhekélia
Dhekélia, British military enclave in southeast Cyprus, retained as a “sovereignty base area” by the United Kingdom......
Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal, town, east-central Odisha (Orissa) state, eastern India. It is situated on a low plain, about 5 miles......
Dhuburi
Dhuburi, town, western Assam state, northeastern India. It is situated on the Brahmaputra River, just east of the......
Dhule
Dhule, city, northwestern Maharashtra state, western India. It is located in an upland region on major road and......
Diamantina
Diamantina, city, central Minas Gerais estado (state), southeastern Brazil. It lies in the mineral-laden Espinhaço......
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour, town, southeastern West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies on both sides of Hajipur Creek,......
Dibba
Dibba, settlement and port town located on the eastern (Gulf of Oman) coast of the Musandam Peninsula on the larger......
Dibon
Dibon, ancient capital of Moab, located north of the Arnon River in west-central Jordan. Excavations conducted......
Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh, city, northeastern Assam state, northeastern India. It is situated in a valley along the Brahmaputra......
Dickinson
Dickinson, city, seat (1883) of Stark county, southwestern North Dakota, U.S. It lies on the Heart River, about......
Dieppe
Dieppe, town and seaport, northern France, Seine-Maritime département, Normandy région, on the English Channel,......
Digby
Digby, town, seat of Digby county, western Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated at the southern end of Annapolis......
Digne-les-Bains
Digne-les-Bains, town, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département, Provence-Alpes-Côtes-d’Azur région, southeastern France.......
Dijon
Dijon, city, capital of Côte d’Or département and of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, east-central France. The city......
Dikeni
Dikeni, town, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It lies on the southwestern bank of the Tyume River, west-northwest......
Dikwa
Dikwa, town and traditional emirate, Borno state, Nigeria. The town lies near the Yedseram River, which flows into......
Dili
Dili, city and capital of East Timor. It lies on Ombai Strait on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost......
Dillon
Dillon, city, seat (1881) of Beaverhead county, southwestern Montana, U.S., on the Beaverhead River (part of the......
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad, city, eastern Ulyanovsk oblast (region), western Russia. The city is situated at the confluence of......
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad, town, south-central Bulgaria, in the fertile lowlands of the Maritsa River valley; it is a rail junction......
Dimona
Dimona, town of the Negev, southern Israel, on the main highway from Beersheba (Beʾer Shevaʿ) to Sedom (Sodom).......
Dinajpur
Dinajpur, city, northwestern Bangladesh. It lies on the Punarbhaba River, just northeast of the border with Sikkim......
Dinan
Dinan, town, northwestern France, in Côtes-d’Armor département, Brittany région, dominating the upper Rance estuary.......
Dinapur Nizamat
Dinapur Nizamat, city, northern Bihar state, northeastern India. It is situated on the Ganges (Ganga) River, about......
Dinard
Dinard, fashionable seaside resort in the Ille-et-Vilaine département, Brittany région, northwestern France, on......
Dindigul
Dindigul, city, central Tamil Nadu state, southern India. It is situated between the Palni and Sirumalai hills......
Dinguiraye
Dinguiraye, town, north-central Guinea. It lies at the eastern edge of the Fouta Djallon plateau. The town was......
Dinkelsbühl
Dinkelsbühl, city, Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It lies along the Wörnitz River about 20 miles (30 km)......
Diourbel
Diourbel, town, western Senegal, about 90 miles (145 km) east of Dakar. As a market for a peanut- (groundnut-)......
Dipolog
Dipolog, city, western Mindanao, Philippines. Dipolog is a fishing and interisland shipping port. There is also......
Dir
Dir, town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The town lies just north of the Dir River, an affluent of the......
Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa, city, east-central Ethiopia, located on the eastern edge of the East African Rift Valley, 30 miles (48......
Diriamba
Diriamba, city, southwestern Nicaragua. It lies in the Diriamba Highlands at an elevation of 1,891 feet (576 m).......
Dispur
Dispur, city, capital of Assam state, northeastern India. Following the administrative reorganization of the region......
Diu
Diu, town, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu union territory, western India. It is situated on an island......
Divinópolis
Divinópolis, city, south-central Minas Gerais estado (state), Brazil. It is situated near the Pará River in highlands......
Divriği
Divriği, town, central Turkey. It is situated near the Çaltısuyu River, which is a tributary of the Euphrates.......
Dixon
Dixon, city, seat (1839) of Lee county, northwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies on the Rock River, about 100 miles......
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır, city, southeastern Turkey. It lies on the right bank of the Tigris River. The name means “district......
Djelfa
Djelfa, town, north-central Algeria, in the Oulad Naïl Mountains at an elevation of 3,734 feet (1,138 metres).......
Djenné
Djenné, ancient trading city and center of Muslim scholarship, southern Mali. It is situated on the Bani River......
Djibouti
Djibouti, port city and capital of the Republic of Djibouti. It lies on the southern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura,......
Dnipro
Dnipro, city, south-central Ukraine. It lies along the Dnieper River, near its confluence with the Samara. The......
Dniprodzerzhynsk
Dniprodzerzhynsk, city, southern Ukraine, along the Dnieper River. Founded about 1750 as the Cossack settlement......
Dobrich
Dobrich, town, northeastern Bulgaria. It lies on the road and railway line between Varna and Constanța, Rom., and......
Dobšiná
Dobšiná, town, Košický kraj (region), eastern Slovakia. It lies in the Slovak Ore Mountains, on the Slaná River......
Doda
Doda, town, southern Jammu and Kashmir union territory, northern India. It is located in the southern western (Punjab)......
Dodge City
Dodge City, city, seat (1873) of Ford county, southwestern Kansas, U.S., on the Arkansas River. Fort Dodge, 5 miles......
Dodoma
Dodoma, city, designated national capital of Tanzania since 1974 (pending complete transfer of official functions......
Doha
Doha, city, capital of Qatar, located on the east coast of the Qatar Peninsula in the Persian Gulf. More than two-fifths......
Dole
Dole, town, Jura département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, eastern France. The town lies along the Doubs River......
Dolgoprudny
Dolgoprudny, city, Moscow oblast (province), western Russia. It is situated north of Moscow, where the Savyolovo......
Domrémy-la-Pucelle
Domrémy-la-Pucelle, village, Vosges département, Grand Est région, northeastern France. It lies on the banks of......
Don Benito
Don Benito, city, Badajoz provincia (province), in Extremadura comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), western......
Donauwörth
Donauwörth, city and port, Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It lies at the confluence of the Danube and......
Doncaster
Doncaster, town and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, north-central England. The borough......
Donegal
Donegal, seaport and market town, County Donegal, Ireland, on the River Eske at the head of Donegal Bay. It is......
Donetsk
Donetsk, city, southeastern Ukraine, on the headwaters of the Kalmius River. It is the capital of Donetsk oblast......
Dongola
Dongola, town, northern Sudan. It lies on the west bank of the Nile River, about 278 miles (448 km) northwest of......
Donostia–San Sebastián
Donostia–San Sebastián, city, capital of Guipúzcoa provincia (province), northeastern Basque Country comunidad......
Dor
Dor, modern settlement and ancient port in northwestern Israel, on the Mediterranean coast, south of Haifa. Ancient......
Dorchester
Dorchester, town (parish), West Dorset district, administrative and historic county of Dorset, southwestern England,......
Dordrecht
Dordrecht, gemeente (municipality), southwestern Netherlands, at the divergence of the Merwede, Noord, Oude Maas......
Dorking
Dorking, town, Mole Valley district, administrative and historic county of Surrey, southeastern England, southwest......
Dornbirn
Dornbirn, town, western Austria, on the Dornbirner Stream, in the Rhine River valley at the foot of the Bregenzer......
Dorsten
Dorsten, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies on the Lippe River and the Wesel-Datteln......
Dortmund
Dortmund, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. Located at the southern terminus of the Dortmund-Ems......
Dorval
Dorval, city, Montréal region, southern Quebec province, Canada, on Île de Montréal (Montreal Island). It is a......
Dos Hermanas
Dos Hermanas, city, Sevilla provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia,......
Dos Pilas
Dos Pilas, ancient capital of the Petexbatún kingdom of the Maya, situated near the Salinas River in what is now......
Dosso
Dosso, town, southwestern Niger, situated about 80 miles (130 km) southeast of Niger’s capital, Niamey. Dosso is......
Dothan
Dothan, city, Houston and Dale counties, seat (1903) of Houston county, southeastern Alabama, U.S., about 90 miles......
Douai
Douai, town, northern France, in the Nord département, Hauts-de-France région. It is situated in flat country on......
Douala
Douala, city and chief port of Cameroon. It is situated on the southeastern shore of the Wouri River estuary, on......
Douarnenez
Douarnenez, town, Finistère département, Bretagne (Brittany) région, northwestern France. It lies at the mouth......
Douglas
Douglas, city, Cochise county, in Sulphur Springs Valley, southeastern Arizona, U.S. A port of entry (on the Mexican......
Douglas
Douglas, city, seat (1858) of Coffee county, south-central Georgia, U.S., about 80 miles (130 km) east of Albany.......
Douglas
Douglas, municipal borough and capital, since 1869, of the Isle of Man, one of the British Isles. It lies on the......
Douglas
Douglas, city, seat (1887) of Converse county, east-central Wyoming, U.S., on the North Platte River, 52 miles......
Dover
Dover, city, seat (1769) of Strafford county, southeastern New Hampshire, U.S. It is located at the falls (a 33-foot......
Dover
Dover, town (parish) and seaport on the Strait of Dover, Dover district, administrative and historic county of......
Dover
Dover, city, capital (1777) of Delaware, U.S., seat of Kent county, in the east-central portion of the state on......
Dowlaiswaram
Dowlaiswaram, town, northeast-central Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It lies on the Godavari River delta,......
Downey
Downey, city, Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. Situated about 10 miles (16 km) east of the Pacific......

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