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Kemerovo
Kemerovo, city and administrative centre of Kemerovo oblast (region), south-central Russia. Kemerovo lies along......
Kemi
Kemi, town, northwestern Finland. It lies along the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the Kemi River, north-northwest......
Kempsey
Kempsey, town, northeastern New South Wales, Australia. It lies 25 miles (40 km) upstream from the coastal mouth......
Kempten
Kempten, city, Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It is situated on the Iller River in the heart of the Allgäuer......
Kenadsa
Kenadsa, town and bituminous coalfields, northwestern Algeria. They lie in a hammada (stony desert region) situated......
Kendal
Kendal, town (parish), South Lakeland district, administrative county of Cumbria, historic county of Westmorland,......
Kendari
Kendari, town and port, capital of Southeast Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) propinsi (or provinsi; province), southeastern......
Kendujhar
Kendujhar, town, northern Odisha (Orissa) state, eastern India. It is situated on an upland plateau bordered to......
Kenema
Kenema, town, southeastern Sierra Leone. Located on the government railway and at a gap in the Kambui Hills, the......
Kenitra
Kenitra, port city, northern Morocco. It is situated 10 miles (16 km) above the mouth of the Sebou River. Before......
Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport, town, York county, southwestern Maine, U.S. It is situated at the mouth of the Kennebunk River,......
Kennewick
Kennewick, city, Benton county, southeastern Washington, U.S. It lies along the Columbia River, opposite Pasco......
Kenora
Kenora, town, Kenora district, northwestern Ontario, Canada. It lies along the northern shore of Lake of the Woods,......
Kenosha
Kenosha, city, seat (1850) of Kenosha county, southeastern Wisconsin, U.S. It lies along Lake Michigan at the mouth......
Kent
Kent, city, Portage county, northeastern Ohio, U.S., on the Cuyahoga River, immediately northeast of Akron. The......
Kentaū
Kentaū, city, south-central Kazakhstan. It is located on the slopes of the Qarataū mountain range. Kentaū was formed......
Keokuk
Keokuk, city, Lee county, extreme southeastern Iowa, U.S. It lies along the Mississippi River (bridged to Hamilton,......
Kerang
Kerang, town, northern Victoria, Australia, on the Loddon River. Its name derives from an Aboriginal term with......
Kerch
Kerch, city and seaport, Crimea republic, southern Ukraine, on the western shore of the Strait of Kerch at the......
Kerema
Kerema, minor port on the Gulf of Papua, south-central Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Located on......
Kerkrade
Kerkrade, gemeente (municipality), southeastern Netherlands, east of Maastricht on the German border. One of Europe’s......
Kermān
Kermān, city, provincial capital, and ostān (province), southeastern Iran. The city lies on a sandy plain, 5,738......
Kermānshāh
Kermānshāh, city, capital of Kermānshāh province, western Iran. The city lies in the fertile valley of the Qareh......
Kesennuma
Kesennuma, city, northeastern Miyagi ken (prefecture), northern Honshu, Japan. It lies about 70 miles (110 km)......
Keswick
Keswick, town (parish), Allerdale district, administrative county of Cumbria, historic county of Cumberland, northwestern......
Keta
Keta, town, southeastern Ghana. It lies on the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean, near the mouth of the Volta......
Ketchikan
Ketchikan, city, port of entry, southeastern Alaska, U.S. Situated on southwestern Revillagigedo Island and part......
Kettering
Kettering, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Northamptonshire, England. From the......
Kettering
Kettering, city, Montgomery county, southwestern Ohio, U.S. It lies immediately south of Dayton, in the Miami River......
Kewanee
Kewanee, city, Henry county, northwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies about 45 miles (70 km) northwest of Peoria. Potawatomi,......
Key West
Key West, city, seat (1824) of Monroe county, southwestern Florida, the southernmost city within the continental......
Keyser
Keyser, city, seat (1866) of Mineral county, eastern panhandle of West Virginia, U.S. It lies on the North Branch......
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk, city and administrative centre of Khabarovsk kray (territory), far eastern Russia. Khabarovsk lies......
Khairpur
Khairpur, city, Sindh province, south-central Pakistan. The city lies along the Khairpur East Canal, 11 miles (18......
Khajuraho
Khajuraho, historic town, northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is a famous tourist and archaeological......
Khambhat
Khambhat, town, east-central Gujarat state, west-central India. It lies at the head of the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay)......
Khammam
Khammam, city, southeastern Telangana state, southern India. It lies on the Munneru River (a tributary of the Krishna......
Khamīs Mushayṭ
Khamīs Mushayṭ, city, southwestern Saudi Arabia. It is situated about 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Abhā. Khamīs......
Khandwa
Khandwa, city, southwestern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated in an upland plateau region north......
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk, city and administrative centre of Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug (district), Russia, in the West......
Kharagpur
Kharagpur, city, south-central West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies just south of the Kasai River, about......
Khargone
Khargone, city, southwestern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is situated just north of the Satpura Range......
Kharj, Al-
Al-Kharj, oasis, east-central Saudi Arabia. It lies southeast of Riyadh, the national capital, with which it is......
Kharkiv
Kharkiv, city, northeastern Ukraine. It lies at the confluence of the Uda, Lopan, and Kharkiv rivers. It was founded......
Khartoum
Khartoum, city, executive capital of Sudan, just south of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers. It......
Khartoum North
Khartoum North, city, east-central Sudan. It lies on the north bank of the Blue Nile and on the east bank of the......
Khartsyzsk
Khartsyzsk, city, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the Krynychne-Ilovaysk rail line in an upland area about 15......
Khasavyurt
Khasavyurt, city and centre of Khasavyurt rayon (sector), Dagestan republic, southwestern Russia. It lies along......
Khaskovo
Khaskovo, town, southern Bulgaria. It lies in the northeastern foothills of the Rhodope Mountains. Founded about......
Kheda
Kheda, town, east-central Gujarat state, west-central India. It is situated in the lowlands between the Sabarmati......
Khemisset
Khemisset, town, north-central Morocco. The town is located between the imperial cities of Rabat and Meknès, at......
Khenifra
Khenifra, town, central Morocco. It is situated in the western foothills of the southern Middle Atlas (Moyen Atlas)......
Kherson
Kherson, city, southern Ukraine. It lies on the right (west) bank of the lower Dnieper River about 15 miles (25......
Khimki
Khimki, city and centre of a rayon (sector), Moscow oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the Moscow–St.......
Khiva
Khiva, city, south-central Uzbekistan. It lies west of the Amu Darya (ancient Oxus River) on the Palvan Canal,......
Khmelnytskyy
Khmelnytskyy, city, western Ukraine. It lies along the upper Southern (Pivdennyy) Buh River. Originally a Polish......
Khobar
Khobar, oasis and port city, Al-Sharqiyyah minṭaqah (province) and region, eastern Saudi Arabia, situated on the......
Kholmogory
Kholmogory, village, port, and administrative centre of Kholmogory rayon (sector), Arkhangelsk oblast (region),......
Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen, town, northeastern Thailand, on the Khorat Plateau. It is a rice-trading centre on the railway between......
Khor Fakkan
Khor Fakkan, exclave and port town located in Sharjah emirate, United Arab Emirates. It is on the east coast of......
Khorramshahr
Khorramshahr, city and port, southwestern Iran. It lies on the right (west) bank of the Kārūn River where it enters......
Khorramābād
Khorramābād, city, capital of Lorestān province, western Iran. It commands a river gap in the Lorestān mountains......
Khorugh
Khorugh, capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan (“Mountain Badakhshan”) autonomous region, south-central Tajikistan. It......
Khouribga
Khouribga, city, northwestern Morocco. The city is situated on an infertile upland plateau (unofficially called......
Khoy
Khoy, city, northwestern Iran. The city is well laid out, with cool streams and lines of willows along broad, regular......
Khujand
Khujand, city, northwestern Tajikistan. The city lies along both banks of the Syr Darya (river) at the entrance......
Khulna
Khulna, city, southwestern Bangladesh. It lies along the Bhairab River in the south-central Padma (Ganges [Ganga])–Jamuna......
Khums, Al-
Al-Khums, town, northwestern Libya. It is located on the Mediterranean coast about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of......
Khust
Khust, city, western Ukraine, near the confluence of the Rika and Tisza rivers. It arose in the 10th century as......
Khuzdār
Khuzdār, town, Balochistān province, southwestern Pakistan. The town lies along the Kolāchi River at the apex of......
Khāmastāshar Māyo, Madīnat
Madīnat Khāmastāshar Māyo, residential town, Ḥulwān muḥāfaẓah (governorate), Egypt. The town is a suburb of the......
Khānaqīn
Khānaqīn, city, northeastern Iraq. Located 5 miles (8 km) from the Iranian border at a rail terminus, Khānaqīn......
Khārijah, Al-
Al-Khārijah, town, capital of the muḥāfaẓah (governorate) of Al-Wādī al-Jadīd (Arabic: “New Valley”) and chief......
Khārān
Khārān, town, north-central Balochistān province, Pakistan. It lies 6 miles (10 km) from the Baddo River. Long......
Kiama
Kiama, town, Illawara district, eastern New South Wales, Australia. It is situated near the Minamurra River along......
Kidderminster
Kidderminster, town, Wyre Forest district, administrative and historic county of Worcestershire, west-central England.......
Kiel
Kiel, city, capital (1945) of Schleswig-Holstein Land (state), northern Germany. Kiel is a port on both sides of......
Kielce
Kielce, city, capital of Świętokrzyskie województwo (province), southeastern Poland, lying in the Świętokrzyskie......
Kieta
Kieta, town, southeast coast of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The former administrative......
Kigali
Kigali, city and capital of Rwanda. It is located in the centre of the country on the Ruganwa River. Kigali was......
Kikwit
Kikwit, town and river port, southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies along the Kwilu River, which......
Kildare
Kildare, market town, County Kildare, Ireland. The Protestant cathedral church (1229) is dedicated to St. Brigit......
Kildonan
Kildonan, historical district within the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Situated on both sides of the Red......
Kilgore
Kilgore, city, on the Gregg-Rusk county line, northeastern Texas, U.S., about 50 miles (80 km) west of the border......
Kilis
Kilis, town, extreme southern Turkey. It lies near the Syrian border north of Aleppo, Syria, and is often identified......
Kiliya
Kiliya, city, southwestern Ukraine, on the Kiliya Branch of the Danube River, just north of the border with Romania.......
Kilkeel
Kilkeel, fishing port and seaside resort, Newry, Mourne and Down district, southeastern Northern Ireland. It lies......
Kilkenny
Kilkenny, city, municipal borough, and seat of County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Nore......
Killaloe
Killaloe, town, County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the west bank of the River Shannon, between Mount Bernagh and......
Killarney
Killarney, market town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. It lies near the Killarney lakes, famed for their......
Killeen
Killeen, city, Bell county, central Texas, U.S., lying west of Temple and 65 miles (105 km) north of Austin. Laid......
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock, industrial town, East Ayrshire council area, historic county of Ayrshire, southwestern Scotland. It......
Kilwa
Kilwa, former Islamic city-state on an island off the coast of what is now southern Tanzania. Founded in the late......
Kimbe
Kimbe, port on the north-central coast of New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Located......
Kimberley
Kimberley, city, diamond-mining centre, and capital of Northern Cape province, South Africa. It lies near the Free......
Kimberley
Kimberley, city, southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated near St. Mary River, just northwest of Cranbrook.......
Kimch’aek
Kimch’aek, city, North Hamgyŏng do (province), eastern North Korea. It is on the estuary of the Namdae River, along......
Kimry
Kimry, city and centre of a rayon (sector), Tver oblast (region), western Russia. The old part of the city, situated......
Kindia
Kindia, town, western Guinea. It lies on the Conakry–Kankan Railway and at the intersection of roads from Conakry,......
Kindu
Kindu, city, east-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies along the Lualaba River 390 miles (630 km)......

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