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Kineshma
Kineshma, city, Ivanovo oblast (region), western Russia, on the Volga River. Founded in the 16th century, the city......
King Khālid Military City
King Khālid Military City, city, northeastern Saudi Arabia. The city, under construction in the early 1980s, was......
Kingaroy
Kingaroy, town, southeastern Queensland, Australia, in the South Burnett area. It originated in 1886 as Kingaroy......
Kingman
Kingman, city, seat (1887) of Mohave county, Arizona, U.S. Since 1882 Kingman has been the shopping and shipping......
Kingsport
Kingsport, city, Sullivan county, northeastern Tennessee, U.S., on the Holston River, near the Virginia border,......
Kingston
Kingston, city, seat (1792) of Frontenac county, southeastern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Ontario,......
Kingston
Kingston, city, seat (1683) of Ulster county, southeastern New York, U.S. It lies on the west bank of the Hudson......
Kingston
Kingston, village in South Kingstown town (township), Washington county, southern Rhode Island, U.S. It developed......
Kingston
Kingston, city, capital, and chief port of Jamaica, sprawling along the southeastern coast of the island, backed......
Kingston
Kingston, town, southeastern Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the Browns River, which flows into the estuary......
Kingston 1970s overview
Kingston’s emergence as a significant music centre can be attributed to two factors. The first is geographic: Jamaica......
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, city and unitary authority, geographic county of East Riding of Yorkshire, historic county......
Kingstown
Kingstown, capital and chief port of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Located on......
Kingsville
Kingsville, city, seat (1913) of Kleberg county, southern Texas, U.S. It lies along the coastal plain, 40 miles......
Kingswood
Kingswood, urbanized area, unitary authority of South Gloucestershire, historic county of Gloucestershire, southwestern......
King’s Lynn
King’s Lynn, town and seaport, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk borough, administrative and historic county of Norfolk,......
Kinross
Kinross, small burgh (town), Perth and Kinross council area, historic county of Kinross-shire, Scotland, located......
Kinsale
Kinsale, market town and seaport of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on Kinsale Harbour, at the estuary of......
Kinshasa
Kinshasa, largest city and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies about 320 miles (515 km) from......
Kinston
Kinston, city, seat (1791) of Lenoir county, east-central North Carolina, U.S. It lies at the head of navigation......
Kiriath-sepher
Kiriath-sepher, ancient town of Palestine, located near Hebron in the West Bank. According to the Bible, the town......
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy, town and seaport, Fife council area and historic county, eastern Scotland, on the north shore of the......
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright, town and royal burgh (1455), Dumfries and Galloway council area, historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire,......
Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch, burgh (town), East Dunbartonshire council area, historic county of Dunbartonshire, west-central......
Kirkland Lake
Kirkland Lake, town, Timiskaming district, eastern Ontario, Canada. It is situated 125 miles (200 km) north-northwest......
Kirksville
Kirksville, city, seat of Adair county, northeastern Missouri, U.S., about 90 miles (145 km) north of Columbia,......
Kirkwall
Kirkwall, royal burgh (town), seaport, and chief town of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, off the northern tip of......
Kirkūk
Kirkūk, city, capital of Kirkūk muḥāfaẓah (governorate), northeastern Iraq. The city is 145 miles (233 km) north......
Kirov
Kirov, city and administrative centre of Kirov oblast (region), western Russia, on the Vyatka River. The city was......
Kirovohrad
Kirovohrad, city, south-central Ukraine. It lies along the upper Inhul River where the latter is crossed by the......
Kirovsk
Kirovsk, city, Murmansk oblast (region), northwestern Russia, at the edge of the Khibiny Mountains. Until the opening......
Kiruna
Kiruna, city in the län (county) of Norrbotten, northern Sweden. It is situated north of the Arctic Circle on the......
Kiryū
Kiryū, city, southeastern Gumma ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It lies on the northern edge of the Kantō......
Kisangani
Kisangani, city, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city lies along the Congo River, just below......
Kisarazu
Kisarazu, city, southwest-central Chiba ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies in the delta of the Obitsu River,......
Kiselyovsk
Kiselyovsk, city, Kemerovo oblast (region), central Russia. It developed in the 1930s as an industrial and coal-mining......
Kish
Kish, ancient Mesopotamian city-state located east of Babylon in what is now south-central Iraq. According to ancient......
Kishangarh
Kishangarh, city, central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated in an upland region about 50 miles......
Kishiwada
Kishiwada, city, southwestern Ōsaka fu (urban prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It is situated on the southeastern......
Kishorganj
Kishorganj, town, east-central Bangladesh. It lies along the Kundali Khal River, which is navigable during the......
Kiskunfélegyháza
Kiskunfélegyháza, city, Bács-Kiskun megye (county), central Hungary. It is in the region between the Danube and......
Kislovodsk
Kislovodsk, city, Stavropol kray (territory), southwestern Russia. It lies along the Podkumok River in the Caucasus......
Kismaayo
Kismaayo, seaport, southern Somalia. It lies along the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Jubba River. Founded......
Kissidougou
Kissidougou, town and administrative capital of Kissidougou region, southeastern Guinea, West Africa. It is located......
Kisumu
Kisumu, town, capital of Nyanza province, Kenya, lying on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria. It is the commercial,......
Kitaibaraki
Kitaibaraki, city, northeastern Ibaraki ken (prefecture), northeast-central Honshu, Japan. It lies on the Pacific......
Kitakyūshū
Kitakyūshū, city, northern Fukuoka ken (prefecture), northern Kyushu, Japan. It is situated on the Tsushima and......
Kitami
Kitami, city, northeastern Hokkaido, northern Japan. It occupies a long corridor of land that stretches roughly......
Kitay-gorod
Kitay-gorod, rayon (sector) of the city of Moscow, bordering the Kremlin on the east, Staraya and Novaya squares......
Kitchener
Kitchener, city, regional municipality of Waterloo, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It is situated in the Grand River......
Kitimat
Kitimat, district municipality, on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. It lies at the head of the Douglas......
Kittery
Kittery, town, York county, southwestern Maine, U.S., at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, on the Atlantic coast......
Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk, town, Dare county, northeastern North Carolina, U.S. It lies on Bodie Island, a narrow sand barrier......
Kitwe
Kitwe, city, northern Zambia, south-central Africa. It is the second largest city in Zambia and is the main industrial......
Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel, town, western Austria, in the Kitzbühel Alps, at the southern foot of the Kitzbüheler Horn (6,548 feet......
Kizel
Kizel, city, Perm oblast (region), west-central Russia. It lies on the western slope of the Ural Mountains, along......
Kladno
Kladno, mining city, north-central Czech Republic, northwest of Prague. The two original forest villages of Kladno......
Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, city, capital of Kärnten Bundesland (federal state), southern Austria. It lies along the Glan River......
Klaipėda
Klaipėda, city and port, Lithuania. It lies on the narrow channel by which the Curonian Lagoon and the Neman River......
Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls, city, seat (1882) of Klamath county, southern Oregon, U.S. It lies at the southern end of Upper......
Klang
Klang, city and port, west-central Peninsular (West) Malaysia. It lies on the Kelang River and the 40-mile (64-km)......
Kle
Kle, town, western Liberia. It is a traditional trading centre among the Gola people. The B.F. Goodrich Company,......
Klerksdorp
Klerksdorp, town and principal centre of the Klerksdorp-area goldfields, North-West province, South Africa. It......
Kleve
Kleve, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies northwest of Düsseldorf, less than 5......
Klin
Klin, city, Moscow oblast (region), western Russia. First documented in 1234, it was for long a fort between the......
Klosterneuburg
Klosterneuburg, town, northeastern Austria. It lies on the west bank of the Danube River at the foot of the Leopoldsberg......
Knaresborough
Knaresborough, town (parish), Harrogate borough, administrative county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire,......
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge, neighbourhood in the London boroughs of Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea. Located south of......
Knossos
Knossos, city in ancient Crete, capital of the legendary king Minos, and the principal centre of the Minoan, the......
Knoxville
Knoxville, city, seat (1792) of Knox county, eastern Tennessee, U.S., on the Tennessee River, which is formed just......
Knutsford
Knutsford, town (parish), Cheshire East unitary authority, historic county of Cheshire, northwestern England. It......
Koblenz
Koblenz, city, Rhineland-Palatinate Land (state), western Germany. It lies at the junction of the Rhine and Moselle......
Kochi
Kochi, city and major port on the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, west-central Kerala state, southwestern India.......
Kodaikanal
Kodaikanal, town, southwestern Tamil Nadu state, southern India. It is situated at an elevation of 7,300 feet (2,225......
Kodaira
Kodaira, city, central Tokyo to (metropolis), east-central Honshu, Japan. It is situated in the Musashino Plateau,......
Kodiak
Kodiak, city, Kodiak Island, southern Alaska, U.S. It is situated on Chiniak Bay, on the northeastern coast of......
Koforidua
Koforidua, town, southeastern Ghana. It lies in the Densu River basin, near the southeastern base of the Kwahu......
Koga
Koga, city, western Ibaraki ken (prefecture), east-central Honshu, Japan. It lies in the northern Kantō Plain at......
Koganei
Koganei, city, central Tokyo to (metropolis), east-central Honshu, Japan. It lies on a main rail line heading westward......
Kohat
Kohat, town, south-central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The town lies just north of the Kohat Toi River......
Kohima
Kohima, town, capital of Nagaland state, northeastern India. The town lies in the Naga Hills, 30 miles (48 km)......
Kohtla-Järve
Kohtla-Järve, city, Estonia, near the Gulf of Finland. Founded in 1900 and incorporated in 1946, it lies on the......
Koidu–New Sembehun
Koidu–New Sembehun, town, east-central Sierra Leone, adjacent to Sefadu. It is a trade centre for rice, palm oil......
Kokand
Kokand, city, eastern Uzbekistan. It lies in the western Fergana Valley, at road and rail junctions from Tashkent......
Koko
Koko, town and port, Delta state, southern Nigeria. It lies along the Benin River, in the western Niger River delta.......
Kokomo
Kokomo, city, seat (1844) of Howard county, north-central Indiana, U.S., on Wildcat Creek, 52 miles (84 km) north......
Kokubunji
Kokubunji, city, Tokyo to (metropolis), Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Chūō Main Line, west of Tokyo city. The......
Kolar
Kolar, city, southeastern Karnataka state, southern India. The city is situated in an upland region of the Karnataka......
Kolding
Kolding, city, eastern Jutland, Denmark. It lies at the head of Kolding Fjord, north of Haderslev. The name occurs......
Kolea
Kolea, town, northern Algeria. It is located about 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Algiers, on the southern, inland......
Kolhapur
Kolhapur, city, southwestern Maharashtra state, western India. It is situated on the eastern side of the Western......
Kollam
Kollam, port city, southern Kerala state, southwestern India. It lies on the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea northwest......
Kollegal
Kollegal, town located in the southernmost corner of Karnataka state, southern India. Kollegal is noted for the......
Kolomenskoye
Kolomenskoye, locality and former royal estate, on the right bank of the Moskva River, since 1960 part of the southeastern......
Kolomna
Kolomna, city, Moscow oblast (region), western Russia. It lies southeast of Moscow near the confluence of the Moskva......
Kolomyya
Kolomyya, city, western Ukraine, on the Prut River. Documents first mention the city in 1240. It initially grew......
Kolwezi
Kolwezi, city, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies near the Zilo Gorges of the Lualaba River......
Komaki
Komaki, city, northwestern Aichi ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It is situated in the eastern Nōbi Plain,......
Komani
Komani, town, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. The town lies in an upper valley of the Great Kei River. It......

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