Cities & towns

Cities & towns

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Muscatine is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. Founded by representatives of Colonel George Davenport in 1833, the European-American city of Muscatine began as a trading post. It was ...

Fukushima ghost town

Geography; Cities & towns

In Fukushima, Japan, areas surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are still evacuated. These areas have become known as Fukushima ghost towns because of their abandoned look. The areas ...

King Street

Geography; Cities & towns

King Street is a street in Sydney, Australia which has a strange peculiarity. You can smoke on one side of the road and it is forbidden to the other. In fact, this road is managed by two ...

Century City

Geography; Cities & towns

Century City, is a major commercial and residential district on the West side of Los Angeles. It is adjacent to Beverly Hills and includes Santa Monica, Olympic, and Pico boulevards as well as Avenue ...

Xicheng district

Geography; Cities & towns

Xicheng district (Chinese: 西城区, pinyin: xīchéng qū) is a district in Beijing covering the western half of Beijing’s core. The area has a population of over 700,000 and covers 32 square kilometres. ...

Chaoyang district

Geography; Cities & towns

Chaoyang district (Chinese: 朝阳区, pinyin: cháoyáng qū) is an urban area of Beijing covering 475 square kilometres making it the largest district in Beijing. Its population is over 3,600,000 and is ...

Fengtai district

Geography; Cities & towns

Fengtai district (Chinese 丰台区, pinyin: fēngtái qū) is a suburban district of Beijing and has a population of over 1,300,000 people. The district measures 304 square kilometres and is home to the ...