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Cities and towns around the world and their related terms.
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Lima
Geography; Cities & towns
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific ...
Bogotá
Geography; Cities & towns
Bogotá, formerly called Santafé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even ...
Bangkok
Geography; Cities & towns
Bangkok is the capital city of and largest urban area in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (กรุงเทพมหานคร) or simply Krung Thep, meaning "city of angels". Bangkok is by far the ...
Hyderabad
Geography; Cities & towns
Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is known by the sobriquet City of Pearls. The city is one of the largest metros in India with an area of 650 square kilometres (250 sq mi) having ...
Lagos
Geography; Cities & towns
Lagos is a port city and the most populous city in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, and is estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa (7th fastest in the world). Lagos was ...
Ho Chi Minh City
Geography; Cities & towns
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese; Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), formerly named Saigon (Sài Gòn) is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as Prey Nokor, an important Khmer sea port prior to annexation ...
Dhaka
Geography; Cities & towns
Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাক) is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. It is located on the banks of the Buriganga ...
