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General lists of places

Lists of countries

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List of regions A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

List of territorial disputes Territorial disputes have occurred throughout history, over lands around the world. Bold indicates one claimant's full control; ''italics'' indicates one or more claimants' partial control. Ongoing disputes between UN member/observer states ...

:: List of active autonomist and secessionist movements Dependent areas :

List of dependent territories A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlli ...

List of subnational entities The table below indicates the types and, where known, numbers of administrative divisions used by countries and their major dependent territories. It is ordered alphabetically by country name in English. Administrative divisions by country Me ...

Table of administrative country subdivisions by country The table below indicates the types and, where known, numbers of administrative divisions used by countries and their major dependent territories. It is ordered alphabetically by country name in English. Administrative divisions by country Mem ...

Pseudo-states : List of extinct countries, empires, etc. :

List of micronations Micronations, sometimes also referred to as ''model countries'' and ''new country projects'', are small, self-proclaimed entities that claim to be independent sovereign states but which are not acknowledged as such by any recognised sovereign st ...

Cities

: List of city listings by country :Capitals ::

List of national capitals This is a list of national capitals, including capitals of territories and dependencies, non-sovereign states including associated states and entities whose sovereignty is disputed. The capitals included on this list are those associated with ...

by name (present and past) :: List of capitals and larger cities by country :: List of current and former capital cities within U.S. states :

List of metropolitan areas by population The United Nations uses three definitions for what constitutes a city, as not all cities in all jurisdictions are classified using the same criteria. Cities may be defined as the cities proper, the extent of their urban area, or their metropo ...

: List of the world's most populous cities :

List of cities in India The following tables are the list of cities in India by population. Often cities are bifurcated into multiple regions (municipalities) which results in creation of cities within cities which may figure in the list. The entire work of this article ...

List of planned cities This is a list of planned cities (sometimes known as planned communities or new towns) by country. Additions to this list should be cities whose overall form (as opposed to individual neighborhoods or expansions) has been determined in large pa ...

List of city nicknames in the United States This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders ...

: List of towns :

List of places in London A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

: List of Brooklyn, New York neighborhoods : List of Manhattan, New York neighborhoods :

List of urban studies topics Urban studies is the diverse range of disciplines and approaches to the study of all aspects of cities, their suburbs, and other urban areas. This includes among others: urban economics, urban planning, urban ecology, urban transportation systems ...

: List of named ethnic enclaves in North American cities

List of sites

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List of abbeys and priories List of abbeys and priories is a link list for any abbey or priory. , the Catholic Church has 3,600 abbeys and monasteries worldwide. In Europe Armenia * Akhtala Monastery * Gandzasar monastery *Geghard *Goshavank * Haghartsin Monastery *Hagh ...

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Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

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England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

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Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

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Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

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List of cathedrals This is a list of cathedrals by country, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations commonly refe ...

List of churches and cathedrals of London This is a list of cathedrals, churches and chapels in Greater London, which is divided into 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The list focuses on the more permanent churches and buildings which identify themselves as places of Chris ...

:: List of Shinto shrines :Secular :: List of aquaria ::

List of botanical gardens A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. This distinguishes them from parks and pleasure gardens where plants, us ...

List of buildings This is a list of lists of buildings and nonbuilding structures. By type * List of abbeys and priories * List of amphitheatres (contemporary) * List of amphitheatres (Roman) * List of ancient Greek theatres * List of ancient pyramids **Lis ...

List of largest suspension bridges The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e. the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspen ...

List of castles __NOTOC__ This is a list of castles from around the world. By country Africa * Castles in Ghana * Castles in South Africa Americas * Castles in Brazil * Castles in Canada * Castles in Mexico * Castles in the United States Asia ...

Lists of cemeteries by country These lists of cemeteries compile notable cemeteries, mausolea, and other places people are buried worldwide. Reasons for notability include their design, their history, and their interments. Lists of cemeteries by country Africa Algeria * T ...

List of reservoirs and dams The following is a list of reservoirs and dams, arranged by continent and country. Africa Algeria # Djorf Torba Dam # Keddara Dam # Koudiat Acerdoune Dam # Meraldene Dam # boughrara Dam # Beni Bahdel Dam # Mafrouch Dam # Sik ...

List of gardens The list of gardens is a link page for any park or garden open to the public, anywhere in the world. Argentina *Buenos Aires Botanical Garden Australia Australian Capital Territory *Australian National Botanic Gardens New South Wales *Auburn ...

List of historic houses List of historic houses is a link page for any stately home or historic house. Australia *List of historic houses in South Australia *Houses in New South Wales **Houses in Sydney ** List of heritage houses in Sydney Belgium *List of castles an ...

List of hospitals These are links to lists of hospitals around the world. According to Cybermetrics Lab, they completed their rankings from over 16,500 hospitals worldwide in 2015. By continent *Lists of hospitals in Africa *Lists of hospitals in Asia *Lists of ...

List of museums A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temp ...

:: List of museum ships :: List of Japanese landmarks : List of public outdoor clothes free places :

List of skyscrapers This list of tallest buildings includes skyscrapers with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least . Non-building structures, such as towers, are not included in this list (for these, see '' List of tallest buildings and structu ...

Tall buildings in London St Paul's Cathedral, built in 1710, was the tallest building in London at until it was overtaken in 1963 by the Millbank Tower at , which in turn was overtaken by the BT Tower which topped out at tall in 1964. In the 1960s and 1970s several ...

Tall buildings in Melbourne Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to approximately 758 completed high-rise buildings. Of those completed and or topped-out, 73 buildings are defined as "skyscrapers"–buildings which reach a height of at least ; ...

List of spa towns The list of spa towns lists national lists and various relevant spa towns around the world. In Africa Morocco * Moulay Yacoub Ethiopia *Afar Region * Guder *Sodere * Ambo South Africa * Caledon * Tshipise * Badplaas * Bela Bela In the Ameri ...

List of United States military bases This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces currently located in the United States and around the world. This list details only current or recently closed facilities; some defunct facilities are f ...

:List of mean centers of U.S. population during the 20th century :

List of walls See List of fortifications for a list of notable fortified structures. For city walls in particular, see List of cities with defensive walls. Pre-modern fortifications * The Great Wall of China, China - part of UNESCO site 438,. This is ...

List of waterfalls This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and it is at least high, or the fa ...

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World Heritage Sites A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...

List of zoos This is a list of zoological gardens (zoos) around the world. For aquaria, see List of aquaria. For dolphinariums, see List of dolphinariums. For an annotated list of defunct zoos and aquariums, see List of former zoos and aquariums. Zoos are pri ...

Man-made geographical features

List of countries The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership wit ...

** List of extinct countries, empires, etc. *

List of cities This is a list of lists of places: Cities proper * List of largest cities * Lists of cities by country * List of cities by continent (or continental region) ** Lists of cities in Africa ** Lists of cities in Asia ** Lists of cities in Central A ...

Twin cities Twin cities are a special case of two neighboring cities or urban centres that grow into a single conurbation – or narrowly separated urban areas – over time. There are no formal criteria, but twin cities are generally comparable in sta ...

Twin towns A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

Sister cities A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

** List of historical national capitals *

List of schools The following are lists of schools: * Lists of schools by country * List of art schools * List of boarding schools * List of choir schools * List of Christian Brothers schools * List of democratic schools * List of fictional schools * List of ...

Natural geographical features

* List of impact craters * List of mountains * List of rivers *

List of waterways This is a list of waterways, defined as navigable rivers, canals, estuaries, lakes, or firths. In practice, and depending on the language, the term "waterway" covers maritime or inland transport routes, as suggested by "way". Wherever a free- ...

Lists of places in a country

* List of places in Belarus * List of places in Cuba * List of places in Germany *

List of places in Iraq This is a list of places in Iraq. Governorates of Iraq lists the governorates, and Districts of Iraq lists the subdivisions of those governorates. Modern cities and towns * Afak (عفك) * Al `Awja (العوجا) *Baghdad (ܒܓܕܐܕ) (ب ...

* List of places in the Netherlands *

List of places in the United Kingdom A gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's county, unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates. __NOTOC__ ;Location names beginning with A: * Location names beginning with Aa–Ak * Location nam ...

* List of places in the United States

Lists of places in a state or city

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

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List of localities (Victoria) This is a list of locality names and populated place names in the state of Victoria, Australia, outside the Melbourne metropolitan area. It is organised by region from the south-west of the state to the east and, for convenience, is sectioned ...

Local government areas of Victoria This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or su ...

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List of Melbourne suburbs This is a list of Municipalities and their suburbs (neighbourhoods), townships, and rural localities in the greater metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Suburbs are defined here as localities within the legislated Urban Growth B ...

Lists of places by name etymology

List of places named after people There are a number of places named after famous people. For more on the general etymology of place names see toponymy. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym. Continents * Americas (North America and South America) – ...

** List of things named after Queen Anne ** List of places named for Lewis Cass ** List of places named for DeWitt Clinton ** List of places named for Christopher Columbus ** List of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette **

List of places named after Saint Francis The following is a list of places named after Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis of Assisi. Africa South Africa *Cape St. Francis *St. Francis Bay, a town in the Eastern Cape America Argentina *San Francisco, Córdoba *San Francisco del Chañar, C� ...

List of places named for Benjamin Franklin There are many places and institutions named for Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. These include counties, municipalities (that is, towns and cities), geologic features, colleges and universities, high schools, m ...

** List of places named for Charles de Gaulle ** List of places named for Pope John Paul II **

List of places named for Nathanael Greene This is a list of places in the United States named for Nathanael Greene, a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, who was appointed by General George Washington as Quartermaster General of the United States Ar ...

** List of places named for Sam Houston **

List of places named for Andrew Jackson This is a list memorials to Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States. Cities, towns, and villages *Hermitage, Pennsylvania (formerly Hickory Township), after his homestead *Hermitage, Tennessee, after his homestead *Jackson, Alabama ...

List of places named for Thomas Jefferson This is a list of memorials to Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States and the author of the United States Declaration of Independence. Buildings Elementary schools *Jefferson Elementary School, in Cammack Village, Arkansas *Thom ...

** List of things named after Tadeusz Kościuszko ** List of places named after Lenin ** List of places named for James Madison ** List of places named for Francis Marion **

List of places named for James Monroe This is a list of memorials to James Monroe, the 5th president of the United States. United States Academic buildings There are academic buildings named after him at the University of Mary Washington, College of William and Mary, George Mason Un ...

** List of places named for Richard Montgomery ** List of places named for James K. Polk **

List of places named for Israel Putnam {{Short description, none This is a list of places named for Israel Putnam, a major general in the Continental Army who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. * Putnam, Connecticut *Putnam County, Georgia *Putnam County, Illinois *Putnam County, Indi ...

** List of places named after Stalin ** List of places named after Tito **

List of places named after Queen Victoria Many places which were once in the former British Empire were named after the British monarch who reigned over it for the greater part of its most dominant period, Queen Victoria. As such, Victoria is one of the most commemorated individuals in ...

List of places named for George Washington This is a list of memorials to George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and first president of the United States. Federal holiday Washington's Birthday has been a federal holiday in ...

List of places named after peace The following is a list of geographic names denoting the concept of peace, in their respective language. Languages in this list * ''makmur'' – Arabic (’tranquility’) * ''salaam'' – Arabic * 安平 – Chinese, Mandarin (''an’ping'') or ...

* List of non-US places that have a US place named after them

Other lists of places

List of chemical elements named after places This list of chemical elements named after places includes elements named both directly and indirectly for places. 41 of the 118 chemical elements have names associated with, or specifically named for, places around the world or among astronomica ...

List of places with 'Silicon' names This is a list of technology centers throughout the world. Government planners and business networks often incorporate "silicon" or "valley" into place names to describe their own areas as a result of the success of Silicon Valley in Califor ...

* List of research parks *

List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area This is an index of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area. ...

* List of short place names *

List of long place names This is a list of long place names. Single-word names 25 letters or more 20-24 letters 14–19 letters Names with spaces or hyphens * Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udom ...

Extraterrestrial features/regions

: List of mountains on Venus : List of mountains on Mars : List of mountains on Io :

List of craters on Venus This is a list of craters on Venus, named by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. All craters on Venus are named after famous women or female first names. ''(For features on Venus othe ...

: List of craters on Mars :

List of craters on Europa This is a list of craters on Europa. The surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is very young, geologically speaking, and as a result there are very few craters. Furthermore, as Europa's surface is potentially made of weak water ice over a liquid ocean, ...

List of craters on Ganymede Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System The Solar System Capitalization of the name varies. The International Astronomical Union, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all in ...

List of craters on Callisto This is a list of named craters on Callisto, one of the many moons of Jupiter, the most heavily cratered natural satellite in the Solar System ''(for other features, see list of geological features on Callisto)''. As of 2020, the Working Group ...

: Phobos (moon)#Named geological features : Deimos (moon)#Named geological features :

List of valleys on the Moon There are several large valleys that have been given names on the surface of the Moon. These are listed below. Most of these valleys are named after a nearby crater; see the list of craters on the Moon for more information. See also * List of ...