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Logroño
Logroño, city, capital of La Rioja provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), north-central......
Loi-kaw
Loi-kaw, town, east-central Myanmar (Burma), on the Pilu River, a tributary of the Salween River. Situated in hilly......
Loja
Loja, principal city of far southern Ecuador, on a small plain at the northwestern foot of the Cordillera de Zamora......
Lokoja
Lokoja, town and river port, capital of Kogi state, south-central Nigeria, located on the west bank of the Niger......
Lomas de Zamora
Lomas de Zamora, cabecera (county seat) and partido (county) of Gran (Greater) Buenos Aires, eastern Argentina.......
Lombard
Lombard, village, DuPage county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. A suburb of Chicago, it lies 20 miles (30 km) west......
Lomonosov
Lomonosov, town, Leningrad oblast (region), northwestern European Russia, on the Gulf of Finland. Lomonosov was......
Lompoc
Lompoc, city, Santa Barbara county, southwestern California, U.S. It lies along the Santa Ynez River in the coastal......
Lomé
Lomé, city, capital of Togo. Lomé lies on the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic coast) in the extreme southwestern corner......
London
London, city, seat of Middlesex county, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies at the forks of the Thames River,......
London 1960s overview
London’s music scene was transformed during the early 1960s by an explosion of self-described rhythm-and-blues......
London 1970s overview
As Britain’s finances spiraled downward and the nation found itself suppliant to the International Monetary Fund,......
London clubs
If it is possible to be both a midwife and a father figure, Alexis Korner played both roles for British rhythm......
London, City of
City of London, municipal corporation and borough, London, England. Sometimes called “the Square Mile,” it is one......
Londonderry
Londonderry, city and former district (1973–2015), now in Derry City and Strabane district, northwestern Northern......
Londrina
Londrina, city, northern Paraná estado (state), southeastern Brazil. It is located west of the Tibagi River at......
Long Beach
Long Beach, island and township in Ocean county, eastern New Jersey, U.S. It lies in the Atlantic Ocean 4–6 miles......
Long Beach
Long Beach, city, port, Los Angeles county, California, U.S. Long Beach lies on San Pedro Bay, 22 miles (35 km)......
Long Branch
Long Branch, city, Monmouth county, eastern New Jersey, U.S. It lies along the Atlantic Ocean, 50 miles (80 km)......
Long Xuyen
Long Xuyen, city, southwestern Vietnam. It is located on the west bank of the Hau Giang (Bassac) River, a channel......
Longmont
Longmont, city, Boulder and Weld counties, northern Colorado, U.S., on the St. Vrain River between the South Platte......
Longueuil
Longueuil, city, Montérégie region, southern Quebec province, Canada, on the St. Lawrence River, opposite Montreal......
Longview
Longview, city, seat (1871) of Gregg county and partly in Harrison county, eastern Texas, U.S. It is situated near......
Longview
Longview, city, Cowlitz county, southwestern Washington, U.S., at the confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia rivers,......
Longwy
Longwy, town, Meurthe-et-Moselle département, Grand Est région, northeastern France, on the Chiers River, near......
Longyan
Longyan, city, Fujian sheng (province), southeastern China. It is situated in the mountainous southwestern region......
Lons-le-Saunier
Lons-le-Saunier, town, Jura département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, eastern France, south-southeast of Dijon.......
Looe
Looe, town (parish), Cornwall unitary authority, southwestern England. It is divided into East and West Looe by......
Loop, the
the Loop, 35-block area of downtown Chicago, Illinois, U.S. The name probably derives from a cable-car line that......
Lop Buri
Lop Buri, town, south-central Thailand, north of Bangkok. Lop Buri is a rice-collecting centre situated on the......
Lora del Río
Lora del Río, town, Sevilla provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia,......
Lorain
Lorain, city, Lorain county, northern Ohio, U.S. It is located on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Black River, about......
Loralai
Loralai, town, northeastern Balochistan province, Pakistan. The town lies just north of the Loralai River, at 4,700......
Lorca
Lorca, city, Murcia provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), southeastern Spain. It......
Lorengau
Lorengau, town, northeastern Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It lies on Seeadler Harbour.......
Loreto
Loreto, town and episcopal see, Marche region, central Italy, on the Musone River just south of Ancona and near......
Lorient
Lorient, maritime town, Morbihan département, Brittany région, western France. It lies southeast of Quimper and......
Lorsch
Lorsch, village, Hessen Land (state), central Germany, north of Mannheim. It is best known for the ruins of its......
Los Alamos
Los Alamos, city, seat (1949) of Los Alamos county, north-central New Mexico, U.S. It lies on the Pajarito Plateau......
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, city, Biobío región, south-central Chile. It is located on a tributary of the Biobío River in the......
Los Angeles 1950s overview
Capitol Records was launched in Los Angeles in 1942 in association with the British company EMI and soon became......
Los Angeles 1960s overview
During the 1950s there had been no distinctive “Sound of California,” but in the decade that followed there were......
Los Angeles 1970s overview
Los Angeles had been an important music-business city since the 1930s. The city’s movie industry, the favourable......
Los Angeles 1980s overview
In the immediate post-World War II period, Los Angeles had a strong, distinctive black music industry. Yet, as......
Los Angeles 1990s overview
After the buoyancy and optimism of the 1980s, Black music in Los Angeles in the early ’90s turned desolate. As......
Los Baños
Los Baños, resort town, southwestern Luzon, Philippines. Near the southern shore of Laguna de Bay, it was named......
Los Dos Caminos
Los Dos Caminos, city, northwestern Miranda estado (state), northern Venezuela. It is situated just east of Caracas.......
Los Mochis
Los Mochis, city, northwestern Sinaloa estado (state), northwestern Mexico. It lies on the coastal plain, inland......
Los Teques
Los Teques, city, capital of Miranda estado (state), north-central Venezuela. It occupies a strategic pass in the......
Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth, North Sea fishing port and holiday resort, Moray council area and historic county, Scotland. The town......
Lost Colony
Lost Colony, early English settlement on Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina, U.S.) that mysteriously disappeared......
Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel, town (parish), Cornwall unitary authority, southwestern England. It is built on a medieval grid plan......
Lota
Lota, city, southern Chile. It lies on the Golfo (gulf) de Arauco. Although Lota was founded in 1662, sustained......
Louang Namtha
Louang Namtha, town, northwestern Laos. The town is situated about 10 miles (16 km) south of the Chinese border......
Louangphrabang
Louangphrabang, town, northern Laos. A port on the Mekong River, Louangphrabang lies 130 miles (210 km) north-northwest......
Loubomo
Loubomo, commune (town), southern Congo (Brazzaville), and an important transport centre for western Congo (Kinshasa)......
Louga
Louga, town, northwestern Senegal. Louga is a cattle market centre and has road and rail links with the port city......
Loughborough
Loughborough, town, Charnwood borough, administrative and historic county of Leicestershire, central England. It......
Loughrea
Loughrea, market town, County Galway, Ireland. It lies along the northern shore of Lough (lake) Rea, 116 miles......
Louisbourg
Louisbourg, former town, Cape Breton county, northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada, on the east side of Cape Breton......
Louisville
Louisville, largest city in Kentucky, U.S., and the seat of Jefferson county, opposite the Falls of the Ohio River.......
Lourdes
Lourdes, pilgrimage town, Hautes-Pyrénées département, Occitanie région, southwestern France, southwest of Toulouse.......
Love Canal
Love Canal, neighbourhood in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S., that was the site of the worst environmental disaster......
Lovech
Lovech, town, north-central Bulgaria, on the Osŭm (Ossăm) River. A rapidly developing industrial town, its manufactures......
Lovek
Lovek, the principal city of Cambodia after the sacking of Angkor by the Siamese king Boromoraja II in 1431. In......
Loveland
Loveland, city, Larimer county, northern Colorado, U.S., on the Big Thompson River, east of the Front Range of......
Lovington
Lovington, city, seat (1917) of Lea county, southeastern New Mexico, U.S. Bordered on the east and south by Texas,......
Lowell
Lowell, city, Middlesex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies at the junction of the Concord and Merrimack......
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt, city, southern North Island, New Zealand. It is located about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Wellington.......
Lower Southampton
Lower Southampton, township, Bucks county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., just northeast of Philadelphia. Many......
Lowestoft
Lowestoft, town, Waveney district, administrative and historic county of Suffolk, eastern England. It originated......
Loxton
Loxton, town, southeastern South Australia. It lies along the Murray River approximately 150 miles (240 km) east......
Lu-kang
Lu-kang, town and port in Chang-hua (Zhanghua) county, western coastal Taiwan. It is situated on the Taiwan Strait......
Luanda
Luanda, city, capital of Angola. Located on the Atlantic coast of northern Angola, it is the country’s largest......
Luanshya
Luanshya, municipality, north-central Zambia, south-central Africa. Known as “the garden town of the copper belt,”......
Luarca
Luarca, town, northwestern Asturias provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), northwestern......
Lubango
Lubango, city, southwestern Angola, about 100 miles (160 km) east of Moçâmedes (formerly Namibe), to which it is......
Lubbock
Lubbock, city, seat (1891) of Lubbock county, northwestern Texas, U.S., lying some 120 miles (190 km) south of......
Lubec
Lubec, town, Washington county, eastern Maine, U.S. It lies along the Atlantic coast just south of Eastport. The......
Lublin
Lublin, city, capital of Lubelskie województwo (province), eastern Poland, on the Bystrzyca River. Founded as a......
Lubny
Lubny, city and port, east-central Ukraine, on the Sula River. Lubny was established in the late 10th century as......
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi, second largest city in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main industrial centre of the mining district......
Lucca
Lucca, city, Toscana (Tuscany) regione, north-central Italy. It lies in the valley of the Serchio River and is......
Lucea
Lucea, town and Caribbean port, far northwestern Jamaica, northwest of Kingston. The harbour is well sheltered.......
Lucena
Lucena, city, Córdoba provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southern......
Lucena
Lucena, city, south-central Luzon, Philippines. Situated near the head of Tayabas Bay of the Sibuyan Sea, its importance......
Lucerne
Lucerne, city, capital of Lucerne canton, central Switzerland, lying on the Reuss River where it issues from the......
Lucknow
Lucknow, city, capital of Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is located roughly in the centre of the state,......
Ludhiana
Ludhiana, city, central Punjab state, northwestern India. The city stands on the former bank of the Sutlej River,......
Ludington
Ludington, city, seat (1874) of Mason county, western Michigan, U.S. It is on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the......
Ludlow
Ludlow, town (township), Hampden county, south-central Massachusetts, U.S. It is located on the Chicopee River,......
Ludlow
Ludlow, town (parish), administrative and historic county of Shropshire, western England, on the River Teme. A......
Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies along the Neckar River just north......
Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen, city, Rhineland-Palatinate Land (state), southwestern Germany. Ludwigshafen is a port on the west......
Lufkin
Lufkin, city, seat (1890) of Angelina county, in the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas, U.S. The city is situated......
Lugano
Lugano, largest town in Ticino canton, southern Switzerland. It lies along Lake Lugano, northwest of Como, Italy;......
Lugo
Lugo, city, capital of Lugo provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Galicia,......
Lugo
Lugo, town, Emilia-Romagna regione, northern Italy, just west of Ravenna. The arcaded marketplace, called the Pavaglione,......

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