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Tsumeb
Tsumeb, company town, north-central Namibia. At an elevation of 4,232 feet (1,290 m), the town is a northern terminus......
Tsuruga
Tsuruga, city, Fukui ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It faces Tsuruga Bay of the Sea of Japan. A flourishing port......
Tsuruoka
Tsuruoka, city, Yamagata ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, in the Shōnai Plain. Tsuruoka developed as a castle town......
Tsuyama
Tsuyama, city, northeastern Okayama ken (prefecture), western Honshu, Japan. It lies along the upper Yoshii River,......
Tsévié
Tsévié, town, southern Togo, West Africa. It is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Lomé, the national capital.......
Tuam
Tuam, chief market town of the northern part of eastern County Galway, Ireland. It is the seat of a Roman Catholic......
Tuapse
Tuapse, city and seaport of Krasnodar kray (territory), southwestern Russia. It lies on a sheltered bay of the......
Tuban
Tuban, city, northwestern East Java (Jawa Timur) propinsi (or provinsi; province), northern Java, Indonesia. It......
Tubarão
Tubarão, city, southeastern Santa Catarina estado (state), southern Brazil. It is the seat of Tubarão municipality,......
Tubmanburg
Tubmanburg, city, western Liberia, western Africa. Located in the Bomi Hills, a former iron-mining district, it......
Tucson
Tucson, city, seat (1864) of Pima county, southeastern Arizona, U.S. Tucson lies along the Santa Cruz River on......
Tucumcari
Tucumcari, city, seat (1903) of Quay county, eastern New Mexico, U.S., in the Canadian River valley. Lying along......
Tucupita
Tucupita, city, capital of Delta Amacuro estado (state), northeastern Venezuela. It lies along the Mánamo River,......
Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk, hamlet, Inuvik region, northwestern Northwest Territories, Canada, lying on the Beaufort Sea. It is......
Tula
Tula, city and administrative centre of Tula oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the Upa River, which......
Tula
Tula, ancient capital of the Toltecs in Mexico, it was primarily important from approximately 850 to 1150 ce. Although......
Tulagi
Tulagi, town and island in the Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean, north of Guadalcanal. The island has......
Tulancingo
Tulancingo, city, southeastern Hidalgo estado (state), north-central Mexico. Tulancingo lies in the Sierra Madre......
Tulcea
Tulcea, city, southeastern Romania, situated on the St. George arm of the Danube River. Tulcea is an ancient city.......
Tulcán
Tulcán, city, extreme northern Ecuador. Tulcán lies in the highlands of the Andes Mountains, just south of the......
Tulkarm
Tulkarm, town in the northwestern portion of the West Bank, situated along the 1949 Armistice Line that delineates......
Tullahoma
Tullahoma, city, Coffee county, south-central Tennessee, U.S. It lies about 60 miles (95 km) southeast of Nashville......
Tullamore
Tullamore, market town, urban district, and the seat of County Offaly, Ireland, situated on the River Tullamore.......
Tulle
Tulle, town, capital of Corrèze département, Nouvelle-Aquitaine région, central France. It is situated on the western......
Tulsa
Tulsa, city, Osage and Tulsa counties, seat (1907) of Tulsa county, northeastern Oklahoma, U.S., situated on the......
Tulun
Tulun, city, Irkutsk oblast (region), east-central Russia. It lies along the Iya River and the Trans-Siberian Railroad.......
Tuluá
Tuluá, city, Valle del Cauca departamento, western Colombia. The site, originally settled by the Putimáes Indians,......
Tumaco
Tumaco, city, Nariño departamento, southwestern Colombia. It is situated on the Pacific coast, on a small island......
Tumakuru
Tumakuru, city, southeastern Karnataka state, southern India. It lies in an upland region at the foot of Devarayadurga......
Tumbes
Tumbes, city, northwestern Peru. It is located on the Pacific coastal plain and on high banks overlooking the Tumbes......
Tumut
Tumut, town, southeastern New South Wales, Australia. It lies along the Tumut River, at the northern approach to......
Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England.......
Tunis
Tunis, capital and largest city of Tunisia, on the northern African coast, between the western and eastern basins......
Tunja
Tunja, city and capital of Boyacá departamento, north-central Colombia. It lies in the high valley of the Teatinos,......
Tupelo
Tupelo, city, seat (1867) of Lee county, northeastern Mississippi, U.S., located 62 miles (100 km) northeast of......
Tupiza
Tupiza, town, southwest Bolivia. It lies in a region of the Andes Mountains at an elevation of 9,800 feet (2,990......
Tura
Tura, urban settlement and administrative centre of the former Evenk autonomous okrug (district), now merged with......
Turbat
Turbat, town, Balochistān province, Pakistan. The town is located on the left bank of the Kech River, which is......
Turda
Turda, city, Cluj judeƫ (county), west-central Romania, on the Arieş River. Turda was first a Dacian settlement......
Turfan
Turfan, city, north-central Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, northwestern China. It lies about 112 miles (180......
Turin
Turin, city, capital of Torino provincia and of Piemonte (Piedmont) regione, northwestern Italy. It is located......
Turkestan
Turkestan, city, southern Kazakhstan. It lies in the Syr Darya (ancient Jaxartes River) plain. Turkestan was an......
Turkmenbashi
Turkmenbashi, port city, western Turkmenistan. The city was renamed in 1993 by Turkmenistan’s dictator-president,......
Turku
Turku, city, southwestern Finland, at the mouth of the Aura River, west-northwest of Helsinki. Finland’s oldest......
Turlock
Turlock, city, Stanislaus county, central California, U.S. It lies in the San Joaquin Valley, 40 miles (65 km)......
Tursunzoda
Tursunzoda, city, Tajikistan. It lies in the west-central part of the republic, near the border with Uzbekistan.......
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, city, seat (1819) of Tuscaloosa county, western Alabama, U.S., on the Black Warrior River about 55......
Tuscania
Tuscania, town, Lazio (Latium) regione, central Italy, west of Viterbo. The ancient city was a prosperous Etruscan......
Tusculum
Tusculum, ancient Italic city (modern Frascati) in Latium, 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Rome, a favourite resort......
Tuscumbia
Tuscumbia, city, seat (1870) of Colbert county, northwestern Alabama, U.S. It is situated in the Muscle Shoals......
Tuskegee
Tuskegee, city, seat of Macon county, east-central Alabama, U.S., adjacent to Tuskegee National Forest, about 40......
Tuticorin
Tuticorin, city, southern Tamil Nadu state, southern India. The city lies on the Gulf of Mannar of the Indian Ocean,......
Tutub
Tutub, modern Khafājī, ancient Sumerian city-state located in the Diyālā Valley east of Baghdad, Iraq. Tutub was......
Tuxpan
Tuxpan, city, northern Veracruz estado (state), east-central Mexico. It lies along the Tuxpan River, 7.5 miles......
Tuxtla
Tuxtla, city, capital of Chiapas estado (state), southeastern Mexico. It lies at about 1,740 feet (530 metres)......
Tuy Hoa
Tuy Hoa, city, southeastern Vietnam. An agricultural centre and fishing port on the South China Sea coast near......
Tuzla
Tuzla, town, northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the Tuzla Basin. Tuzla has long been associated with......
Tver
Tver, city and administrative centre of Tver oblast (region), western Russia. The city lies at the confluence of......
Twin Falls
Twin Falls, city, seat (1907) of Twin Falls county, south-central Idaho, U.S. Located near Twin Falls (65 feet......
Tychy
Tychy, city, Śląskie województwo (province), southern Poland. It lies on the Bielsko-Biała rail line on the southern......
Tyler
Tyler, city, seat (1846) of Smith county, northeastern Texas, U.S. It is located 100 miles (160 km) east-southeast......
Tyre
Tyre, town on the Mediterranean coast of southern Lebanon, located 12 miles (19 km) north of the modern border......
Tyumen
Tyumen, city and administrative centre of Tyumen oblast (region), central Russia. The city lies in the southwestern......
Tábor
Tábor, city, southern Czech Republic. It lies along a bend in the Lužnice River 50 miles (80 km) south of Prague.......
Târgovişte
Târgovişte, city, capital of Dâmboviƫa judeƫ (county), south-central Romania. It lies along the Ialomiƫa River,......
Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu, city, capital of Gorj judeƫ (county), southwestern Romania, on the Jiu River. Formerly a Roman settlement,......
Târgu Mureş
Târgu Mureş, city, capital of Mureş judeƫ (county), north-central Romania. It lies in the valley of the Mureş River,......
Târgu-Neamƫ
Târgu-Neamƫ, town, Neamƫ judeƫ (county), northeastern Romania, on the Neamƫ River. It has long been a local market......
Tébessa
Tébessa, town, northeastern Algeria. It is located 146 miles (235 km) by road south of Annaba and 12 miles (19......
Télimélé
Télimélé, town, western Guinea. It is situated at the junction of trade routes from Kindia, Pita, Gaoual, and Boké.......
Ténès
Ténès, town, northern Algeria. A small Mediterranean Sea port, it is built on the site of the ancient Phoenician......
Tétouan
Tétouan, city, north-central Morocco. It lies along the Martil River (Wadi Martil), 7 miles (11 km) from the Mediterranean......
Tínos
Tínos, island in the Cyclades (Modern Greek: Kykládes) group of Greek Aegean islands; in antiquity it was known......
Tórshavn
Tórshavn, port and capital of the Faroe Islands, Denmark. It is situated at the southern tip of Streymoy (Streym),......
Tôlan̈aro
Tôlan̈aro, town, southeastern tip of Madagascar. It was settled temporarily between 1504 and 1528 by shipwrecked......
Tønder
Tønder, city, southwestern Jutland, Denmark, southwest of Åbenrå. Founded in the 13th century and chartered in......
Tønsberg
Tønsberg, town, southeastern Norway, at the head of Tønsbergfjorden. Considered to be the oldest town in Norway,......
Tübingen
Tübingen, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. The city lies along the Neckar River at its......
Türkmenabat
Türkmenabat, city and administrative centre, Lebap oblast (province), Turkmenistan, on the Amu Darya (ancient Oxus......
Třeboň
Třeboň, town, southern Czech Republic, on the main road to Vienna. It lies in the basin of the Lužnice River, which......
Tŭrgovishte
Tŭrgovishte, town, eastern Bulgaria, on the Vrana River. Known formerly for its great cattle fair, which attracted......
T’ai-chung
T’ai-chung, special municipality (chih-hsia shih, or zhizia shi), west-central Taiwan. Since 1959 it has been the......
T’ai-nan
T’ai-nan, special municipality (chih-hsia shih, or zhizia shi), southwestern Taiwan. In 2010 T’ai-nan municipality......
T’ai-tung
T’ai-tung, coastal shih (municipality) and seat, T’ai-tung hsien (county), southeastern Taiwan, on the southern......
T’ao-yüan
T’ao-yüan, special municipality (chih-hsia shih, or zhizia shi), northern Taiwan. Until late 2014 it was the seat......
Uaxactún
Uaxactún, ruined ancient Mayan city of the southern lowlands, located in what is now north-central Guatemala, about......
Ubayyiḍ, Al-
Al-Ubayyiḍ, town, south-central Sudan. It lies on a sandy, scrub-covered plateau at an elevation of 1,869 feet......
Ube
Ube, city, Yamaguchi ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea. Coal was mined in the area in the late......
Uberaba
Uberaba, city, western Minas Gerais estado (state), southern Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at......
Uberlândia
Uberlândia, city, western Minas Gerais estado (state), southern Brazil. It lies in the Brazilian Highlands along......
Ubon Ratchathani
Ubon Ratchathani, town, eastern Thailand, on the Khorat Plateau. It lies near the confluence of the Mun and Chi......
Udaipur
Udaipur, city, southern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It lies in the hills just east of the Aravalli Range,......
Udayagiri
Udayagiri, archaeological site, south-central Odisha state, eastern India. It is located just southwest of Bhubaneshwar,......
Udhagamandalam
Udhagamandalam, town, western Tamil Nadu state, southern India. It is situated in the Nilgiri Hills at an elevation......
Udhampur
Udhampur, town, southwestern Jammu and Kashmir union territory, northern India, in the Kashmir region of the Indian......
Udine
Udine, city, Friuli–Venezia Giulia regione, northeastern Italy. It lies northwest of Trieste, near the border with......
Udon Thani
Udon Thani, town, northeastern Thailand, near the northern (Laotian) border. Udon Thani is the major town of the......
Ueda
Ueda, city, Nagano ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Chikuma River. Ueda was a castle town during......
Ueno
Ueno, city, Mie ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies in an intermontane basin at the head of the Kii Peninsula.......
Ufa
Ufa, city and capital, Bashkortostan republic, western Russia. It lies along the Belaya (White) River just below......

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