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Issy-les-Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux, town, suburb of Paris, in Hauts-de-Seine département, Île-de-France région, north-central......
Istanbul
Istanbul, largest city and principal seaport of Turkey. It was the capital of both the Byzantine Empire and the......
Istaravshan
Istaravshan, city, Tajikistan, in the northern foothills of the Turkistan Range. One of the most ancient cities......
Itabuna
Itabuna, city, southeastern Bahia estado (state), northeastern Brazil. It lies just west of Ilhéus on the Cachoeira......
Itacoatiara
Itacoatiara, city and river port, northeastern Amazonas estado (state), northwestern Brazil. Formerly known as......
Itagüí
Itagüí, city, Antioquia departamento, northern Colombia. It lies along the Porce River between the Andean Cordilleras......
Itajaí
Itajaí, city, eastern Santa Catarina estado (state), southern Brazil. It lies at the mouth of the Itajaí River,......
Itami
Itami, city, southeastern Hyōgo ken (prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It lies largely between the Muko......
Itanagar
Itanagar, town, capital of Arunachal Pradesh state, northeastern India. It is situated north of the Brahmaputra......
Itapetininga
Itapetininga, city, in the highlands of east-central São Paulo estado (state), Brazil. It lies at 2,200 feet (670......
Itarsi
Itarsi, town, central Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It lies on an upland plain about 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast......
Ithaca
Ithaca, the second smallest of the seven main Ionian Islands, western Greece. It constitutes both a dímos (municipality)......
Ithaca
Ithaca, city, seat (1817) of Tompkins county, south-central New York, U.S. It lies at the southern end of Cayuga......
Itá
Itá, town, southern Paraguay. It was founded in 1539 as one of the original fort settlements of Paraguay and later......
Itō
Itō, resort city, eastern Shizuoka ken (prefecture), east-central Honshu, Japan. It is located on the east coast......
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk, city, western Ukraine. It lies along the Bystritsa River just above its confluence with the Dniester......
Ivanovo
Ivanovo, city and administrative centre of Ivanovo oblast (region), western Russia, on both banks of the Uvod River.......
Ivittuut
Ivittuut, town in southwestern Greenland, on the 20-mile- (32-km-) long Arsuk Fjord, southeast of Paamiut (Frederikshåb).......
Ivrea
Ivrea, town and episcopal see, Piemonte (Piedmont) region, northwestern Italy, on the Dora Baltea River, north......
Ivry-sur-Seine
Ivry-sur-Seine, industrial suburb southeast of Paris, in Val-de-Marne département, Paris région, France. It is......
Iwaki
Iwaki, city, southeastern Fukushima ken (prefecture), northern Honshu, Japan. The city is located on the Abukuma......
Iwakuni
Iwakuni, city, southeastern Yamaguchi ken (prefecture), western Honshu, Japan. It is situated in the delta of the......
Iwamizawa
Iwamizawa, city, west-central Hokkaido, northern Japan. It lies along the levee of the Ikushunbetsu River, northeast......
Iwo
Iwo, town, Osun state, southwestern Nigeria. It lies 6 miles (10 km) north of the Iwo station on the Lagos-Kano......
Ixelles
Ixelles, municipality, Brussels-Capital Region, central Belgium. A southeastern suburb of Brussels, it is one of......
Izhevsk
Izhevsk, city and capital of Udmurtiya, in west-central Russia, lying along the Izh River. Izhevsk was founded......
Izmayil
Izmayil, city, southern Ukraine. It lies on the north bank of the main Danube distributary some 50 miles (80 km)......
Izumisano
Izumisano, city, southwestern Ōsaka fu (urban prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. The city lies on the southeastern......
Izumiōtsu
Izumiōtsu, city, western Ōsaka fu (urban prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It is situated on the eastern......
Izumo
Izumo, city, northern Shimane ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on the Izumo Plain, bordering the Sea of......
Izyum
Izyum, city, eastern Ukraine. Izyum is located 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Kharkiv on the Donets River. The......
Jabalpur
Jabalpur, city, central Madhya Pradesh state, central India. Jabalpur lies just north of the Narmada River in a......
Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou, city, northwestern Czech Republic. It lies about 1,600 feet (500 m) above sea level in the......
Jabneh
Jabneh, ancient city of Palestine (now Israel) lying about 15 miles (24 km) south of Tel Aviv–Yafo and 4 miles......
Jaboatão
Jaboatão, city, eastern Pernambuco estado (state), northeastern Brazil. It is located on the Jaboatão River, 148......
Jaca
Jaca, city, Huesca provincia (province), in the communidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Aragon, northeastern......
Jacareí
Jacareí, city, eastern São Paulo estado (state), Brazil. It lies along the Paraíba do Sul River, 45 miles (70 km)......
Jackson
Jackson, town, seat (1921) of Teton county, northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The town lies at the southern end of Jackson......
Jackson
Jackson, city, seat (1832) of Jackson county, south-central Michigan, U.S. It lies along the Grand River, about......
Jackson
Jackson, city, capital of Mississippi, U.S. It lies along the Pearl River, in the west-central part of the state,......
Jackson
Jackson, city, seat (1821) of Madison county, western Tennessee, U.S. It lies about 80 miles (130 km) northeast......
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, city, Jackson county, southwestern Oregon, U.S. It lies along Jackson Creek, just west of Medford,......
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, city, seat (1825) of Morgan county, west-central Illinois, U.S. It lies about 35 miles (55 km) west......
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, city, seat (1755) of Onslow county, southeastern North Carolina, U.S. It lies along the New River......
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, city, Pulaski county, central Arkansas, U.S., 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Little Rock. The locality......
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, city, seat (1822) of Duval county, northeastern Florida, U.S., the centre of Florida’s “First Coast”......
Jacmel
Jacmel, town and port, on the southern coast of Haiti, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the......
Jacobābād
Jacobābād, city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The city lies at a junction of the Pakistan Western Railway and main......
Jadida, El
El Jadida, Atlantic port city, north-central Morocco, lying about 55 miles (90 km) southwest of Casablanca. The......
Jaffna
Jaffna, port, northern Sri Lanka. It is situated on a flat, dry peninsula at the island’s northern tip. The trading......
Jagdalpur
Jagdalpur, city, southeastern Chhattisgarh state, east-central India. It is situated in an upland region just south......
Jagersfontein
Jagersfontein, town, southwestern Free State province, South Africa, southwest of Bloemfontein. The town is historically......
Jaghbūb, Al-
Al-Jaghbūb, oasis, northeastern Libya, near the Egyptian border. Located at the northern edge of the Libyan Desert......
Jahra, Al-
Al-Jahra, town and muḥāfaẓah (governorate) in central Kuwait. Located about 30 miles (50 km) west of Kuwait city,......
Jaipur
Jaipur, city, capital of Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated in the east-central part of the state,......
Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer, town, western Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated on a level plain in the Thar (Great......
Jajce
Jajce, town in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 29 miles (47 km) south of Banja Luka, on the Vrbas River. The ancient capital......
Jakarta
Jakarta, largest city and capital of Indonesia. Jakarta lies on the northwest coast of Java at the mouth of the......
Jalal-Abad
Jalal-Abad, city, western Kyrgyzstan. Though made a city in 1877, it remained essentially a large village. Given......
Jalandhar
Jalandhar, city, north-central Punjab state, northwestern India. It lies on a level plain about 20 miles (32 km)......
Jalapa
Jalapa, city, southeastern Guatemala, located in a picturesque valley of the central highlands at an elevation......
Jalgaon
Jalgaon, city, northern Maharashtra state, western India. It lies in an upland area just south of the Tapti River.......
Jalingo
Jalingo, town, capital of Taraba state, eastern Nigeria. It became a state capital in 1991 after Gongola state......
Jalor
Jalor, town, southwestern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It lies just south of the Sukri River, which is......
Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri, city, northern West Bengal state, northeastern India, on the west bank of the Tista River, a major......
Jalālābād
Jalālābād, town, eastern Afghanistan, on the Kabul River, at an elevation of 1,940 feet (590 meters). It lies on......
Jamaame
Jamaame, town, southern Somalia, eastern Africa. Jamaame is situated on the eastern bank of the lower Jubba River,......
Jamalpur
Jamalpur, city, north-central Bangladesh. It lies on the west bank of the Old Brahmaputra River. An important trade......
Jamalpur
Jamalpur, city, central Bihar state, northeastern India. It is situated just south of Munger near the Ganges (Ganga)......
Jama’are
Jama’are, town and traditional emirate, Bauchi state, northern Nigeria. The town is situated along the Jamaari......
Jamestown
Jamestown, seaport town and capital of the British overseas territory of St. Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean.......
Jamestown
Jamestown, city, Chautauqua county, southwestern New York, U.S. It lies at the south end of Chautauqua Lake, 70......
Jamestown
Jamestown, city, seat (1874) of Stutsman county, southeast-central North Dakota, U.S. It lies at the confluence......
Jamestown Colony
Jamestown Colony, first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg, Virginia.......
Jammu
Jammu, city, winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir union territory, northern India. It lies in the southwestern part......
Jamnagar
Jamnagar, city, southwestern Gujarat state, western India. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Kathiawar......
Jamrud
Jamrud, town in the Khyber Agency of Peshawar Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, lying 1,512 feet......
Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur, city, southeastern Jharkhand state, northeastern India. It lies at the junction of the Subarnarekha......
Janesville
Janesville, city, seat (1839) of Rock county, southern Wisconsin, U.S. It lies on the Rock River, about 15 miles......
Jarmo
Jarmo, prehistoric archaeological site located east of Kirkūk, in northeastern Iraq. The site is important for......
Jarrow
Jarrow, North Sea port town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), South Tyneside metropolitan borough, metropolitan......
Jasper
Jasper, unincorporated community, western Alberta, Canada. It lies at the confluence of the Athabasca and Miette......
Jasper
Jasper, city, seat (1824) of Walker county, northwestern Alabama, U.S., about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of Birmingham.......
Jastrzębie Zdrój
Jastrzębie Zdrój, city, Śląskie województwo (province), southern Poland. Joined by the cities of Racibórz and Rybnik,......
Jataí
Jataí, town, southwestern Goiás estado (“state”), south-central Brazil. It lies at the confluence of the Claro......
Jaunpur
Jaunpur, city, southeastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It straddles the Gomati River, about 35 miles......
Jawf, Al-
Al-Jawf, town and oasis, northern Saudi Arabia. It lies at the northern edge of the Al-Nafūd desert near the source......
Jaworzno
Jaworzno, city, Śląskie województwo (province), south-central Poland. It was founded in the 18th century when rich......
Jayapura
Jayapura, city and capital of Papua propinsi (or provinsi; province), eastern Indonesia, on the northern coast......
Jaén
Jaén, city, capital of Jaén provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia,......
Jaú
Jaú, city, central São Paulo estado (state), Brazil, on the Jaú River, a tributary of the Tietê River, at an elevation......
Jeannette
Jeannette, city, Westmoreland county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains.......
Jebba
Jebba, town, Kwara state, western Nigeria. It lies on the south bank and at the natural head of navigation of the......
Jedburgh
Jedburgh, royal burgh (town), Scottish Borders council area, historic county of Roxburghshire, southeastern Scotland.......
Jeddah
Jeddah, city and major port in central Hejaz region, western Saudi Arabia. It lies along the Red Sea west of Mecca.......
Jefferson City
Jefferson City, capital of Missouri, U.S., and seat of Cole county, on the Missouri River, near the geographic......
Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville, city, seat (1802–10; 1873) of Clark county, southern Indiana, U.S. It lies along the Ohio River......
Jeju
Jeju, city and provincial capital, Jeju do (province), on the northern coast of Jeju Island, off the southern coast......
Jelenia Góra
Jelenia Góra, city, Dolnośląskie województwo (province), southwestern Poland. It lies in the Sudeten (Sudety) mountains......
Jelgava
Jelgava, city, Latvia, on the Lielupe River southwest of Riga. In 1226 the Brothers of the Sword, a religious and......

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