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Khinalig
Khinalug or Khinalyg (; Khinalug: Kətş) is a municipality and an ancient Caucasian village with origins dating back to the Caucasian Albanian period. It is located high up in the mountains of Quba District, Azerbaijan. The municipality of Khinalug is part of the Quba District and consists of the villages of Khinalug and Galaykhudat. The village was included in the Cultural Landscape of Khinalug People and "Köç Yolu" Transhumance Route UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.
Zavitinsk
Zavitinsk () is a town and the administrative center of Zavitinsky District in Amur Oblast, Russia. Population:
Zarinsk
Zarinsk () is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Chumysh River east of Barnaul. Population:
La Rinconada
town in Peru, considered highest elevated human settlement in the world
Zapadnaya Dvina
town in Russia
Biryuch
Biryuch () is a town and the administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Tikhaya Sosna River. Its population was .
Rundu
alt=#1Lib1Ref #AfLibWk|thumb|Kavango River, April 2023 Rundu is the capital and the largest city of the Kavango-East Region in northern Namibia. It lies on the border with Angola on the banks of the Kavango River, about above sea level. Rundu's population is growing rapidly. The 2001 census counted 36,964 inhabitants; and for the 2011 census it climbed to 63,430.
Kondrovo
town and administrative center of Dzerzhinsky district in the Kaluga region of western Russia
Zherdevka
human settlement in Zherdevsky District, Tambov Oblast, Russia
Sitia
Sitia (Latin and Italian) or Siteia (, ) is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438 (2021). It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra. Sitia's port is on the Sea of Crete, part of the Aegean Sea and is one of the economic centers of the Lasithi region. European route E75 (which ends in Vardø, Norway) starts in Sitia. The town is served by the Sitia Public Airport. It has not experienced the effects of mass tourism even though there is a long beach along the road leading to Vai and several places o
Mestia
Mestia ( ) is a highland townlet (daba) in northwest Georgia, at an elevation of in the Caucasus Mountains.
Shahjahanpur
Slavgorod
Slavgorod () is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located between Lakes Sekachi and Bolshoye Yarovoye. The population of the town is
Lindos
Lindos (; ) is an archaeological site, a fishing village and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 178.9 km2. It lies on the east coast of the island. It is about 40 km south of the city of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist and holiday destination. Lindos is situated in a large bay and faces the fishing village and small resort of Charaki.
Zelenokumsk
Zelenokumsk () is a town and the administrative center of Sovetsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the Kuma River. Population:
Novokhopyorsk
Novokhopyorsk () is a town and the administrative center of Novokhopyorsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Khopyor River, southeast of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
Bächingen an der Brenz
Bächingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany. The town is a member of the municipal association Gundelfingen an der Donau.
Metsovo
Metsovo (; ) is a town in Epirus, in the mountains of Pindus in northern Greece, between Ioannina to the west and Meteora to the east.
Chitungwiza
Chitungwiza is the third populous urban centre in Zimbabwe and town of Harare Province in Zimbabwe. It is located on the outskirts of Harare.
Brikama
thumb|right|Location of the Brikama Local Government Area in the Gambia
Ratnapura
Ratnapura (, ; , ) ("City of Gems" in Sinhala and Tamil) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Sabaragamuwa Province, as well as the Ratnapura District, and is a traditional centre for the Sri Lankan gem trade. It is located on the Kalu Ganga (Black River) in south-central Sri Lanka, some southeast of the country's capital, Colombo. Ratnapura is also spelled as Rathnapura.
Varosha
human settlement in Cyprus
Grímsey
Grímsey () is a small Icelandic island, off the north coast of the main island of Iceland, where it straddles the Arctic Circle. Grímsey is also known for the puffins and other sea birds which visit the island for breeding.
Wyhl
Wyhl, officially Wyhl am Kaiserstuhl (; ), is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.
Rumbek
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Lifford
Lifford (, historically anglicised as Liffer) is the county town of County Donegal, Ireland, the administrative centre of the county and the seat of Donegal County Council, although the town of Letterkenny is often mistaken as holding this role.
Konjic
Konjic is a city located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities that make up Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northern Herzegovina, around southwest of Sarajevo, in a mountainous, heavily wooded area, and is above sea level. The municipality extends on both sides of the Neretva River. According to the 2013 census, the city of Konjic has a population of 10,732 inhabitants, whereas the municipality has 25,148.
Feichten
Feichten an der Alz (, ) is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany.
Tifariti
Tifariti () is an oasis town and the temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, located in north-eastern Western Sahara, east of the Moroccan Berm, from Smara and north of the border with Mauritania. It is part of what Polisario Front calls the Liberated Territories and Morocco calls the Buffer Zone. It has been the de facto temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic since the government moved there in 2008 from Bir Lehlou. It is the headquarters of the 2nd military region of the SADR.
Vyazemsky
human settlement in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Gamzigrad
Gamzigrad (, ) is an archaeological site, spa resort, and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Serbia, located south of the Danube river, in the city of Zaječar. It is the location of the ancient Roman complex of palaces and temples Felix Romuliana (), built by Emperor Galerius in Dacia Ripensis. The main area covers . The gate area.|thumb thumb|Mosaic of Greek god Dionysus. Ruins of East Gate.|thumb Palace one.|thumb
Kara
city and capital of the Kara region in Togo
Gordon
place in Alabama, United States of America
Coronel Oviedo
Capital City of the Department of Caaguazú
Artyomovsk
town in Russia
Kowloon Walled City
human settlement in Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Koforidua
Koforidua, also popularly known as K.dua or Koftown is a city and the capital of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The city has an estimated population of 151,255 people as of 2025. The city is a blend of colonial and modern architecture.
Saada
Saada (), located in the northwest of Yemen, is the capital and largest city of the governorate bearing the same name, as well as the administrative seat of the eponymous district. The city lies in the Serat (Sarawat) mountains at an altitude of approximately 1,800 meters. As of 2004, it was the tenth-largest city in Yemen, with an estimated population of 51,870.
El-Fustat
Fustat (), also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt.
Geiranger
Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway. It is located in Stranda Municipality and at the end of the Geirangerfjorden, which is a branch of the large Storfjorden. The nearest city is Ålesund. Geiranger is home to spectacular scenery, and has been named the best travel destination in Scandinavia by Lonely Planet. Since 2005, the Geirangerfjord area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Beryozovsky
human settlement in Beryozovsky Urban Okrug, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
Abu Ghraib
human settlement
Ilansky
human settlement in Ilansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Zavolzhye
town in Gorodetsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
Tawang
Tawang () is a town and administrative headquarter of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It lies on NH-13 section of Trans-Arunachal Highway. The town was once the headquarter of the Tawang Tract, which is now divided into the Tawang district and the West Kameng district. Tawang continues as the headquarters of the former. Tawang is the number one tourist destination of Arunachal Pradesh.
Elmore
town in Alabama, United States
Ebolowa
thumb|Ebolowa in 1917 Ebolowa is a city in Cameroon. It is the capital of the South Region and the Mvila department. Its economy is primarily agricultural, with cocoa bean being its main crop.
Jonestown
The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name Jonestown, was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American religious cult under the leadership of Jim Jones. Jonestown became internationally infamous when, on November 18, 1978, a total of 918 people died at the settlement, at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma, and at a Temple-run building in Georgetown, Guyana's capital city. The name of the settlement became synonymous with the incidents at those locations.
Sengs
Sennar ( '''') is a city on the Blue Nile in Sudan and possibly the capital of the state of Sennar. For several centuries it was the capital of the Funj Kingdom of Sennar and until at least 2011, Sennar was the capital of Sennar State.
Umm Al Quwain
human settlement in United Arab Emirates
Petukhovo (town), Kurgan Oblast
human settlement in Petukhovsky District, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
Napier Field
human settlement in Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
Gstadt am Chiemsee
municipality of Germany
Moanda
human settlement
Leesburg
town in Alabama, United States
Caesarea
modern day town in Israel
Emmaus
thumb|The Byzantine Basilica of Emmaus Nicopolis (5th–7th cent.), restored by Crusaders during the 12th century Emmaus ( ; ; ; ) is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus.
Madrid
city in Alabama, United States
Mulga
human settlement in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Dozier
human settlement in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States of America