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Harlem
Harlem, district of New York City, U.S., occupying a large part of northern Manhattan. Harlem as a neighbourhood......
Harlingen
Harlingen, city, Cameron county, southern Texas, U.S., located 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Brownsville, with......
Harlow
Harlow, new town and coextensive district, administrative and historic county of Essex, England. It was designated......
Harmony
Harmony, borough (town), Butler county, western Pennsylvania, U.S., on Connoquenessing Creek, 25 miles (40 km)......
Harper
Harper, town and Atlantic Ocean port, southeastern Liberia, West Africa. It is situated on Cape Palmas. The cape......
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry, town, Jefferson county, in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, U.S. It lies at the confluence......
Harran
Harran, ancient city of strategic importance, now a village, in southeastern Turkey. It lies along the Balīkh River,......
Harrisburg
Harrisburg, city, seat (1859) of Saline county, southern Illinois, U.S. It lies about 40 miles (65 km) east of......
Harrisburg
Harrisburg, capital (1812) of Pennsylvania, U.S., and seat (1785) of Dauphin county, on the east bank of the Susquehanna......
Harrison
Harrison, city, seat (1869) of Boone county, northwestern Arkansas, U.S., in the Ozark Mountains on Crooked Creek,......
Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg, city, seat of Mercer county, central Kentucky, U.S., near the Salt River, in the Bluegrass region,......
Hartford
Hartford, capital of Connecticut and city coextensive with the town (township) of Hartford, Hartford county, U.S.,......
Hartlepool
Hartlepool, seaport and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Durham, northeastern England, on the......
Hartsville
Hartsville, city, Darlington county, northeastern South Carolina, U.S., on Prestwood Lake (an impoundment of Black......
Harwich
Harwich, town (township), Barnstable county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies on the southern coast of......
Harwich
Harwich, town (parish) and seaport, Tendring district, administrative and historic county of Essex, eastern England.......
Hasan Abdal
Hasan Abdal, town, northern Pakistan. The town is a textile and communications centre that is connected by the......
Hasanlu
Hasanlu, ancient Iranian site located in the Solduz Valley of Azerbaijan. Excavations there have been important......
Haslemere
Haslemere, town (parish), Waverley district, administrative and historic county of Surrey, southeastern England.......
Hassan
Hassan, city, south-central Karnataka state, southern India. It lies at an elevation of 3,084 feet (940 metres)......
Hasselt
Hasselt, capital of Limburg province, Flanders Region, northeastern Belgium. It lies along the Demer River near......
Hassi RʾMel
Hassi RʾMel, town, containing one of the world’s major natural-gas fields (discovered in 1956), north-central Algeria.......
Hassuna
Hassuna, ancient Mesopotamian town located south of modern Mosul in northern Iraq. Excavated in 1943–44 by the......
Hastings
Hastings, city, seat (1878) of Adams county, south-central Nebraska, U.S. The city lies along the West Fork Big......
Hastings
Hastings, city, seat (1857) of Dakota county, southeastern Minnesota, U.S. It lies on the Mississippi River where......
Hastings
Hastings, city (“district”), eastern North Island, New Zealand. It lies on the Heretaunga Plains, near Hawke Bay.......
Hat Yai
Hat Yai, city on the Malay Peninsula, extreme southern Thailand. It has become a modern, rapidly growing commercial......
Hatfield
Hatfield, town (parish), Welwyn Hatfield district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, southeast-central......
Hathras
Hathras, city, west-central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies about 20 miles (32 km) south of Aligarh......
Hatra
Hatra, ruined city located in the Al-Jazīrah region of present-day northern Iraq, 180 miles (290 km) northwest......
Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, city, seat (1908) of Forrest county, southeastern Mississippi, U.S., on the Leaf and Bouie rivers,......
Haugesund
Haugesund, town, southwestern Norway. A North Sea port, Haugesund is a shipbuilding and repair centre and has an......
Havana
Havana, city, capital, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. It also constitutes one of Cuba’s 15......
Havant
Havant, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Hampshire, southern England. It adjoins......
Havelock
Havelock, town on the northwest border of Swaziland. Located in the Highveld, it is the site of one of the world’s......
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest, market town, historic and present county of Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro), southwestern Wales. It is......
Haverhill
Haverhill, city, Essex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S., on the Merrimack River. Founded by the Reverend......
Havre
Havre, city, seat (1911) of Hill county, north-central Montana, U.S. It lies along the Milk River, to the east......
Havre-Saint-Pierre
Havre-Saint-Pierre, village, Côte-Nord (North Shore) region, eastern Quebec province, Canada. It lies along the......
Havířov
Havířov, town, northeastern Czech Republic. It lies along the Lučina River (a tributary of the Ostravice), just......
Hawarden
Hawarden, town, historic and present county of Flintshire (Sir Fflint), northeastern Wales. It is situated just......
Hawick
Hawick, small burgh (town), largest town in the Scottish Borders council area of southeastern Scotland, in the......
Haworth
Haworth, town (parish), Bradford metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, historic county of......
Hay
Hay, town, south-central New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the Murrumbidgee River. The settlement originated......
Hay River
Hay River, town, southern Fort Smith region, Northwest Territories, Canada, lying on the southwestern shore of......
Hays
Hays, city, seat (1867) of Ellis county, central Kansas, U.S. It lies on Big Creek. The city was founded in 1867......
Hayward
Hayward, city, Alameda county, California, U.S. Located 25 miles (40 km) southeast of San Francisco and 15 miles......
Hayward
Hayward, city, seat (1885) of Sawyer county, northwestern Wisconsin, U.S. It lies on the Namekagon River, in a......
Hazard
Hazard, city, seat of Perry county, southeastern Kentucky, U.S. It lies on the North Fork Kentucky River in the......
Hazaribag
Hazaribag, city, central Jharkhand state, northeastern India. It is situated on the Hazaribag Plateau (a section......
Hazleton
Hazleton, city, Luzerne county, east-central Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies on Spring Mountain of the Buck Mountain......
Healesville
Healesville, town, Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the Dandenong Ranges and on the Maroondah Highway northeast......
Heber City
Heber City, city, seat (1862) of Wasatch county, northern Utah, U.S. Named in 1859 to honour Mormon leader Heber......
Hebi
Hebi, prefecture-level city, northern Henan sheng (province), China. Once a county seat in Anyang prefecture, Hebi......
Hebron
Hebron, city in the West Bank, situated in the southern Judaean Hills south-southwest of Jerusalem. Located about......
Hecatompylos
Hecatompylos, ancient Parthian city in western Khurasan and capital of the Iranian Arsacid dynasty. It might have......
Hechingen
Hechingen, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies in the Swabian Alp, southwest of......
Hechuan
Hechuan, former county-level city, Chongqing municipality, south-central China. In 2006 it was incorporated into......
Hedeby
Hedeby, in medieval Danish history, trade centre at the southeastern base of the Jutland Peninsula on the Schlei......
Heemstede
Heemstede, gemeente (municipality), western Netherlands. It lies along the Ring Canal, which borders the reclaimed......
Heerenveen
Heerenveen, gemeente (municipality), northern Netherlands. Founded in 1551, Heerenveen (“Lords’ Peat Bog”) was......
Heerlen
Heerlen, gemeente (municipality), southeastern Netherlands. It lies just northeast of Maastricht. Situated on the......
Hefei
Hefei, city and capital of Anhui sheng (province), China. It has been the provincial capital since 1952. Hefei,......
Hegang
Hegang, city, eastern Heilongjiang sheng (province), northeastern China. It is a prefecture-level municipality......
Heidelberg
Heidelberg, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. The city lies on the canalized Neckar River......
Heilbronn
Heilbronn, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies along the Neckar River and is surrounded......
Hekinan
Hekinan, city, southwestern Aichi ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It is located at the mouth of the Yahagi......
Helder, Den
Den Helder, gemeente (municipality) and port, northwestern Netherlands, at the northern end of the North Holland......
Helena
Helena, city, seat (1830) of Phillips county, eastern Arkansas, U.S., port of the Mississippi River, about 50 miles......
Helena
Helena, city and capital of Montana, U.S., seat (1867) of Lewis and Clark county. The city is situated near the......
Heliopolis
Heliopolis, one of the most ancient Egyptian cities and the seat of worship of the sun god, Re. It was the capital......
Hellín
Hellín, city, Albacete provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile–La Mancha,......
Helmond
Helmond, gemeente (municipality), southeastern Netherlands. It lies along the Aa River and the Zuid-Willems Canal......
Helmstedt
Helmstedt, city, Lower Saxony Land (state), north-central Germany, east of Braunschweig (Brunswick). Probably founded......
Helsingborg
Helsingborg, city and seaport, Skåne län (county), southern Sweden. Situated at the narrowest part of The Sound......
Helsingør
Helsingør, city, northeastern Denmark. It lies on the northeast coast of Zealand (Sjælland), at the narrowest part......
Helsinki
Helsinki, capital of Finland. It is the leading seaport and industrial city of the nation. Helsinki lies in the......
Helston
Helston, town (parish), Cornwall unitary authority, southwestern England. It lies on the River Cober, about 2.5......
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead, town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), Dacorum district, administrative and historic county......
Hempstead
Hempstead, town (township), Nassau county, New York, U.S. Situated in the west-central part of Long Island, it......
Henderson
Henderson, city, Clark county, southeastern Nevada, U.S., midway between Las Vegas and Boulder City. It was established......
Henderson
Henderson, city, seat (1881) of Vance county, northern North Carolina, U.S., about 45 miles (70 km) northeast of......
Henderson
Henderson, city, seat of Henderson county, northwestern Kentucky, U.S., on a bluff overlooking the Ohio River,......
Hengelo
Hengelo, gemeente (municipality), eastern Netherlands, on the Twente Canal. Formerly a small agricultural village,......
Hengyang
Hengyang, city, south-central Hunan sheng (province), southeastern China. It is situated on the west bank of the......
Henin-Beaumont
Henin-Beaumont, town, Pas-de-Calais département, Hauts-de-France région, northern France, lying between Lens and......
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames, town (parish), South Oxfordshire district, administrative and historic county of Oxfordshire,......
Heraklion
Heraklion, largest city, a dímos (municipality), and principal port of the Greek island of Crete and capital of......
Heredia
Heredia, city, central Costa Rica. It is located in the Valle Central at an elevation of 3,729 feet (1,137 metres)......
Hereford
Hereford, city, unitary authority and historic county of Herefordshire, west-central England, on the River Wye.......
Herisau
Herisau, capital, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden Halbkanton (demicanton) northeastern Switzerland. It lies along on the......
Herkimer
Herkimer, village, seat (1791) of Herkimer county, central New York, U.S., on the north bank of the Mohawk River,......
Hermopolis Magna
Hermopolis Magna, ancient town of Upper Egypt, located on the Nile River south of Al-Minyā in Al-Minyā muḥāfaẓah......
Hermosillo
Hermosillo, city, capital of Sonora estado (state), northwestern Mexico. It is situated in the west-central part......
Hermoúpolis
Hermoúpolis, chief port of the island of Syros (part of the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea), South Aegean (Modern......
Herne
Herne, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies at the junction of the Rhine-Herne and......
Herne Bay
Herne Bay, town, Canterbury city (local authority), on the north (Thames estuary) coast of the administrative and......
Herning
Herning, city, west central Jutland, Denmark. Large-scale reclamation of surrounding heaths stimulated its growth......
Herrin
Herrin, city, Williamson county, southern Illinois, U.S. It lies about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Carbondale.......
Hershey
Hershey, unincorporated community within Derry township, Dauphin county, south-central Pennsylvania, U.S. It is......

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