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Jakar
Jakar () is a town in the central-eastern region of Bhutan. It is the district capital (dzongkhag thromde) of Bumthang District and the location of Jakar Dzong, the regional dzong fortress. The name Jakar roughly translates as "white bird" in reference to its foundation myth, according to which a roosting white bird signalled the proper and auspicious location to found a monastery around 1549.
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Sirhind-Fategarh
Sirhind is a twin city of Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab, India. It is hosts the municipal council of Fatehgarh Sahib district. thumb|245px|Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib
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Dharmanagar
Dharmanagar (), is a town with a municipal council in the state of Tripura in northeastern part of India. It is the administrative center for North Tripura district, located in the northernmost region of the state near the Bangladesh border on the east and the India-Bangladesh border on the west. It is the second largest urban area in the state just after Agartala, which makes it one of the important commercial centres in whole of the hilly state. The Juri River flows through the town.
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Tikamgarh
Tikamgarh (also spelled Tikamgadh) is a town and tehsil in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city serves as a district headquarters. The earlier name of Tikamgarh was Tehri (i.e., a triangle) consisting of three hamlets, forming a rough triangle, which is why there is still a locality in Tikamgarh known as 'Purani Tehri' (Old Tehri). Until Indian independence in 1947, Tikamgarh was part of the kingdom of Orchha, which was founded in the 16th century by the Bundeli chief Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orchha. In 1783 the capital of the state was mov
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Ganderbal
Nongstoin
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Hirschfeld
municipality in Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Germany
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Barneston
human settlement in Gage County, Nebraska, United States of America
Maramec
human settlement in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Cotesfield
human settlement in Howard County, Nebraska, United States of America
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Nevesinje
Nevesinje () is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,162 inhabitants, while the municipality has 12,961 inhabitants.
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Koraput
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Karonga
Karonga is a township in the Karonga District in Northern Region of Malawi. Located on the western shore of Lake Malawi, it was established as a slaving centre sometime before 1877. As of 2018 estimates, Karonga has a population of 61,609. The common and major language spoken in this district is the Tumbuka language, which is also a regional language of Northern Malawi.
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Kalavryta
Kalavryta () is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and northwest of Tripoli. Notable mountains in the municipality are Mount Erymanthos in the west and Aroania or Chelmos in the southeast. Kalavryta is the southern terminus of the Diakopto-Kalavryta rack railway, built by Italian engineers between 1885 and 1895.
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Aileu
Aileu is the main township in Aileu District, Timor-Leste. It is located 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Dili, the national capital, and had a population of 2,788 in 2015. In Portuguese Timor, the city was known as Vila General Carmona, after the Portuguese dictator António Óscar Carmona, but after World War II it was renamed. Aileu means "bent tree" in Mambai.
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Kilinochchi
Kilinochchi (; ) is the main town of Kilinochchi District, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road some south-east of Jaffna. It was the administrative center and de facto capital of the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) until 2 January 2009, when troops of the Sri Lankan Army recaptured the city.
Chaibasa
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Nkhotakota
Nkhotakota (N-kho-tah-kho-tuh) (formerly Kota Kota) (name derived from the Chichewa for "Corner Corner") is a town and one of the districts in the Central Region of Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi (formerly Lake Nyasa) and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi. As of 2018, Nkhotakota had a population estimated at 28,350. The district had a population of 301,000.
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Chidambaram
Chidambaram is a major town and municipality in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on the banks of the Vellar River where it meets the Bay of Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Chidambaram taluk. The town is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled, at different times, by the Pallavas until ninth century, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Later Pandyas, Vijayanagara Empire, Thanjavur Nayakas, Marathas and the British. The town is known for the Thillai Nataraja Temple and Thillai Kali Temple, and the annual chariot festival held in the months of December–Jan
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Techiman
Techiman (Akan: Takyiman) is a city and the capital of the Techiman Metropolitan District and the Bono East Region of Ghana. The city is located about from Sunyani and about away from Kumasi. It has a tropical savanna climate, experiencing two wet seasons and a dry season. Techiman has a population of 67,241 as of the 2010 census released by the Ghana Statistical Service. The majority of ethnic groups in the city included the Akan, Bono, Gonja, Dagomba, Sisala, and Mamprusi people. The mayor of the city's metropolitan, as of 2021, is Benjamin Yaw Gyarko.
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Kalmunai
Kalmunai (; ) is a city located in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.
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Afgooye
Afgooye (, , ) is a town in the southeastern Somalia Lower Shebelle (Shabellaha Hoose) region of Somalia. It is the center of the Afgooye District. Afgooye is the third largest city of Southwest State. Afgooye is one of the oldest towns on the lower Shebelle valley, 30 kilometers north of Mogadishu. Afgooye is the site of Lafoole college, the first college of education in Somalia, built on the site of the battle of Lafoole of 1896. Afgooye is also known for the Istunka, the annual "stick fight" carnival commemorating the New Year in the riverine region. It was a trade center for the Silcis Dyn
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Yadgir
thumb|Yadgir Town Map thumb|Yadgir Taluk Zilla Panchayat Map before creation Gurmitkal Taluk thumb|Yadgir Taluk Panchayat Map before creation Gurmitkal Taluk thumb|Yadgir Taluk Map before creation Gurmitkal Taluk thumb|Yadgir TMC Wards Yadgiri, also spelled as Yādagiri, is a city and the administrative headquarters of Yadgir district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the administrative headquarters of Yadgir Taluku, one of the six taluks of Yadgir.
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Puconci
Puconci (; in older sources also Pucinci, , Prekmurje Slovene: Püconci) is a settlement in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Puconci. Prior to 1920 it was known as Battyánd.
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Kulusuk
Kulusuk (old spelling: Qulusuk), formerly Kap Dan, is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, located on an island of the same name. The settlement has a population of 241, including many Danes choosing to live there due to the airport. In the Kalaallisut language, the name of the village means "Chest of a Black Guillemot".
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Runavík
Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in Runavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy.
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Linden
human settlement in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States of America
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Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
city
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Mangup
__NOTOC__ Mangup (, , ) also known as Mangup Kale (kale means "fortress" in Turkish) is a historic fortress in Crimea, located on a plateau about 13 kilometres east of Sevastopol (ancient Chersonesus).
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North Attleborough
town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Bazile Mills
human settlement in Knox County, Nebraska, United States of America
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Singida
Singida is a city in central Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Singida Region as well as the district headquarters of Singida Urban District. The region and district are named after the city.
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Brooks
human settlement in Fayette County, Georgia, United States of America
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Apače
Apače (; ) is a town in Slovenia and it is located on the border between Slovenia and Austria. It is the seat of the Municipality of Apače, which is the northernmost municipality in the traditional region of Slovenian Styria. It now belongs to the Mura Statistical Region. It is located 25 kilometers northeast of Maribor and 20 kilometers west of Murska Sobota.
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Nankana Sahib
city in Punjab, Pakistan
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Pink
human settlement in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Webbers Falls
human settlement in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Greenfield
town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States
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Churu
human settlement
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Gush Etzion
cluster of Israeli settlements located in the Judaean Mountains
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Požega
town and municipality in Serbia
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Sidi Barrani
human settlement
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Damascus
human settlement in United States of America
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Tigre
city in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina
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Nea Smyrni
suburb of Athens, Greece
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Staunton
human settlement in Clay County, Indiana, United States of America
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Dearing
human settlement in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States of America
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Bakersfield
village in Ozark County, Missouri, United States of America
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Tramore
Tramore (; ) is a seaside town in County Waterford, on the southeast coast of Ireland. It has a population of 11,277 as per the 2022 census, the second largest town in the county.
Puttalam
Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by a municipal council.
Haflong
Haflong is a town in, and the headquarters of the Dima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar Hills) of the northeastern Indian state of Assam. It is the only hill station in the state.
Petnjica
Petnjica () is a town in Montenegro in the northern region, and the center of Petnjica Municipality. Petnjica regained its municipality status on May 28, 2013, which it previously had from 1945 to 1957, when it was merged with the Berane Municipality.
Briarcliff
human settlement in Arkansas, USA
Sadiqabad
city in Punjab, Pakistan
Rennert
human settlement in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Russiaville
human settlement in Howard County, Indiana, United States of America
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Cerkno
Cerkno (; ; ) is a small town in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno Hills. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerkno.
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Reasi
Qalaqayın
Qalaqayın, also known as Galagain or Kalagayny, is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Sabirabad, in the Sabirabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 7,658.
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Okhangaron
Ohangaron (, ) is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Ohangaron District, but not part of it.