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Yawatahama
Yawatahama, city, Ehime ken (prefecture), Shikoku, Japan. It lies along the Uwa Sea. A castle town and fishing......
Yazd
Yazd, city, capital of Yazd province, central Iran. The city dates from the 5th century ce and was described as......
Yazoo City
Yazoo City, city, seat (1848) of Yazoo county, west-central Mississippi, U.S. It lies along the Yazoo River, 47......
Ya’an
Ya’an, city, west-central Sichuan sheng (province), southwestern China. It is situated in the mountainous western......
Yecla
Yecla, city, Murcia provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), southeastern Spain. It......
Yegoryevsk
Yegoryevsk, city, Moscow oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the Glushitsy River southeast of the capital.......
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg, city and administrative center of Sverdlovsk oblast (region), west-central Russia. The city lies......
Yelets
Yelets, city, Lipetsk oblast (region), western Russia, on the Sosna River. First mentioned in 1146 and the seat......
Yellow Springs
Yellow Springs, village, Greene county, southwestern Ohio, U.S. It lies about 25 miles (40 km) east-northeast of......
Yellowknife
Yellowknife, city and capital (since 1967) of Northwest Territories, northwestern Canada. It lies on the north......
Yelwa
Yelwa, town, seat of the traditional Yauri emirate, Kebbi state, northwestern Nigeria. It lies on the road between......
Yemmiganur
Yemmiganur, town, western Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It lies in the upland Rayalaseema region, about......
Yenagoa
Yenagoa, town, capital of Bayelsa state, southern Nigeria, in the Niger River delta. Situated in an area of swamps......
Yenakiyeve
Yenakiyeve, city, eastern Ukraine. It lies along the Krynka River. A pig-iron concern began there in 1858 but lasted......
Yenangyaung
Yenangyaung, town, west-central Myanmar (Burma), on the Irrawaddy River, 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Mandalay.......
Yengema
Yengema, town, east-central Sierra Leone. The headquarters of a diamond-mining area inhabited mainly by the Kono......
Yeosu
Yeosu, city, South Jeolla do (province), on Yeosu Peninsula, extreme southern South Korea. Such large islands as......
Yeppoon
Yeppoon, coastal town, east-central Queensland, eastern Australia. It lies 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Rockhampton......
Yerevan
Yerevan, capital of Armenia. It is situated on the Hrazdan River, 14 miles (23 km) from the Turkish frontier. Though......
Yessentuki
Yessentuki, city, Stavropol kray (territory), southwestern Russia, in the valley of the Podkumok River. It was......
Yesuj
Yesuj, city, capital of Kohgīlūyeh va Būyer Aḥmad province, southwestern Iran. The town has a sugar mill and other......
Yevpatoriya
Yevpatoriya, city, Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the Kalamit Bay on the west coast of the Crimean Peninsula. Founded......
Yeysk
Yeysk, city, Krasnodar kray (territory), southwestern Russia. It was founded as a port in 1848 on the southern......
Yibin
Yibin, city, southeastern Sichuan sheng (province), China. It is situated at the southwestern corner of the Sichuan......
Yichang
Yichang, city, western Hubei sheng (province), China. It extends along the left bank of the Yangtze River (Chang......
Yichun
Yichun, city, north-central Heilongjiang sheng (province), far northeastern China. It is situated in the densely......
Yinchuan
Yinchuan, city and capital of the Hui Autonomous Region of Ningxia, north-central China. It is located in northern......
Yingkou
Yingkou, city and port, southwestern Liaoning sheng (province), northeastern China. It is situated just inland......
Yiyang
Yiyang, city, northern Hunan sheng (province), southeast-central China. The city is situated approximately 47 miles......
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta, kotamadya (municipality) and capital, Yogyakarta daerah istimewa (special district), Java, Indonesia.......
Yokkaichi
Yokkaichi, city, Mie ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies facing Ise Bay, southwest of Nagoya. The city developed......
Yokohama
Yokohama, city and port, capital of Kanagawa ken (prefecture), east-central Honshu, Japan. The second most populous......
Yokosuka
Yokosuka, seaport, Kanagawa ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on the western shore of Tokyo Bay, about 15......
Yola
Yola, town, capital of Adamawa state, and seat of the traditional Adamawa emirate, eastern Nigeria. The town is......
Yomou
Yomou, town, southeastern Guinea. It is the chief trading centre (rice, cassava, coffee, and palm oil and kernels)......
Yonago
Yonago, city, western Tottori ken (prefecture), western Honshu, Japan. It is located on the delta of the Hino River,......
Yonezawa
Yonezawa, city, southern Yamagata ken (prefecture), north-central Honshu, Japan. From the Muromachi period (1338–1573)......
Yong’an
Yong’an, city, west-central Fujian sheng (province), southeastern China. It is situated on the Sha River, a southern......
Yonkers
Yonkers, city, Westchester county, southeastern New York, U.S., on the east shore of the Hudson River, in a hilly......
Yopal
Yopal, town and capital of Casanare departamento, eastern Colombia. The original settlement (caserío) of Yopal......
Yorba Linda
Yorba Linda, city, Orange county, southern California, U.S. The area was explored by a Spanish expedition in 1769,......
York
York, city and unitary authority, geographic county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern......
York
York, former city (1983–98), southeastern Ontario, Canada. In 1998 it amalgamated with the cities of Toronto, Etobicoke,......
York
York, town, York county, southwestern Maine, U.S., situated at the mouth of the York River on the Atlantic Ocean,......
York
York, city, seat (1749) of York county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., on Codorus Creek, 28 miles (45 km) southeast......
York Factory
York Factory, historical settlement in northeastern Manitoba, Canada. It lies at the mouth of the Hayes River,......
Yorktown
Yorktown, historic town, seat (1634) of York county, southeastern Virginia, U.S. It is situated on the south bank......
Yoro
Yoro, city, northwestern Honduras. Situated in the highlands at an elevation of 1,837 feet (559 metres), it is......
Yoshkar-Ola
Yoshkar-Ola, city and capital of Mari El republic, western Russia, on the Malaya (little) Kokshaga River. Yoshkar-Ola......
Youghal
Youghal, urban district, market town, and fishing port on the west side of the Blackwater estuary in County Cork,......
Young
Young, town, south-central New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on Burrangong Creek and the Western Slopes......
Youngstown
Youngstown, city, Mahoning and Trumbull counties, seat (1876) of Mahoning county, northeastern Ohio, U.S. It lies......
Yozgat
Yozgat, city, central Turkey. The city lies on the site of a Bronze Age settlement 100 miles (160 km) east of Ankara......
Ypacaraí
Ypacaraí, town, central Paraguay. It is situated in the westward extension of the Brazilian Highlands. Its name......
Ypres
Ypres, municipality, West Flanders province (province), western Belgium. It lies along the Yperlee (Ieperlee) River,......
Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti, city, Washtenaw county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It lies along the Huron River just east of Ann Arbor.......
Ysleta
Ysleta, former town, now a southeastern section of El Paso, El Paso county, extreme western Texas, U.S. Ysleta......
Yuba City
Yuba City, city, seat (1856) of Sutter county, north-central California, U.S. It lies in the Sacramento Valley,......
Yueyang
Yueyang, city, northern Hunan sheng (province), southeast-central China. It is situated on the east bank of the......
Yulin
Yulin, city, southeastern Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, southern China. It is situated on the upper course......
Yuma
Yuma, city, seat (1871) of Yuma county, southwestern Arizona, U.S. It is situated on the Colorado River at the......
Yumen
Yumen, city, western Gansu sheng (province), northwestern China. It is situated on the ancient Silk Road from China......
Yundum
Yundum, town, western Gambia. Located 18 miles (30 km) southwest of Banjul, it is the site of a teacher-training......
Yung-ho
Yung-ho, former municipality (shih, or shi), northern Taiwan. In 2010 it became a city district of the special......
Yuscarán
Yuscarán, town, southeastern Honduras. It lies at the eastern foot of the Montaña (ridge) de Monserrat near the......
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, city and administrative centre of Sakhalin oblast (region), far eastern Russia. It lies in the......
Yūbari
Yūbari, city, central Hokkaido, northern Japan. It lies along the upper Yūbari River, in the Yūbari Range. It developed......
Zaanstad
Zaanstad, gemeente (municipality), western Netherlands. It lies along the Zaan River near its junction with the......
Zabrze
Zabrze, city, Śląskie województwo (province), southern Poland. It is situated in the Upper Silesian industrial......
Zabīd
Zabīd, town, western Yemen. It lies on the bank of the Wadi Zabīd and at the eastern fringe of the Tihāmah coastal......
Zacapa
Zacapa, town, eastern Guatemala, situated at 738 feet (225 metres) above sea level along the San José River. Although......
Zacapú
Zacapú, city, north-central Michoacán estado (state), west-central Mexico. It is in the Nahuatzén Mountains, 6,500......
Zacatecas
Zacatecas, city, capital of Zacatecas estado (state), north-central Mexico. Located in the southern part of the......
Zacatecoluca
Zacatecoluca, city, southern El Salvador. It lies in the Lempa River valley, at the foot of San Vicente Volcano.......
Zacynthus
Zacynthus, island, southernmost and third largest of the Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Iónia Nisiá) of Greece,......
Zadar
Zadar, picturesque historical town in southwestern Croatia, the former capital of Dalmatia. It is located on the......
Zaghouan
Zaghouan, town in northeastern Tunisia. It lies on the fertile northern slope of Mount Zaghwān (Zaghouan) at an......
Zagreb
Zagreb, capital and chief city of Croatia. It is situated on the slopes of Medvednica Hill (Zagrebačka Gora) to......
Zakopane
Zakopane, city, Małopolskie województwo (province), south-central Poland. The city is situated in the Carpathian......
Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg, city with county status and seat of Zala megye (county), western Hungary. It lies on the right bank......
Zalău
Zalău, town, capital of Sălaj județ (county), northwestern Romania. It is located in an isolated part of the country......
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City, city and port, western Mindanao, Philippines. It is a busy port strategically located on the southwestern......
Zamora
Zamora, city, northwestern Michoacán estado (state), west-central Mexico. It lies at an elevation of 5,141 feet......
Zamora
Zamora, city, capital of Zamora provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile-León,......
Zamora
Zamora, town, southeastern Ecuador. Amid the forested jungles east of the main ranges of the Andes Mountains, the......
Zamość
Zamość, city, Lubelskie województwo (province), eastern Poland. One of the few large communities in the Lublin......
Zanesville
Zanesville, city, Muskingum county, east-central Ohio, U.S., at the juncture of the Muskingum and Licking rivers......
Zanjān
Zanjān, city, northwestern Iran. It is the principal city of the Zanjān region and capital of Zanjān province.......
Zanzibar
Zanzibar, city and port of the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania. The island’s principal port and commercial centre,......
Zaozhuang
Zaozhuang, city, southern Shandong sheng (province), eastern China. The city includes an extensive area on the......
Zapopan
Zapopan, city, north-central Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. It lies in the temperate Guadalajara......
Zaporizhzhya
Zaporizhzhya, city, southeastern Ukraine, on the Dnieper River just below its former rapids. It is the administrative......
Zaqāzīq, Al-
Al-Zaqāzīq, city and capital of Al-Sharqiyyah muḥāfaẓah (governorate), Egypt, on the Nile River delta north-northeast......
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, city, capital of Zaragoza provincia (province), in central Aragon comunidad autónoma (autonomous community),......
Zaria
Zaria, city, Kaduna state, north-central Nigeria, on the Kubanni River (a tributary of the Kaduna). Headquarters......
Zarqāʾ, Al-
Al-Zarqāʾ, one of the largest cities in Jordan, located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Amman. Once the site of a......
Zaḥlah
Zaḥlah, city, central Lebanon. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Lebanon Mountains, at an elevation of 3,150......
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge, port, West Flanders province, northwestern Belgium. It lies along the North Sea, 10 miles (16 km) north......
Zeist
Zeist, gemeente (municipality), central Netherlands. Since 1746 it has been the headquarters of the Dutch Province......
Zelenodolsk
Zelenodolsk, city, Tatarstan, western Russia. It is a port on the Volga River. The milling of grain from the surrounding......

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