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Famous Regions, Cities, Countries and Places of the World - FamousWhy
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Malaga is a port city in Andalusia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. Malaga's population is 558,287 (2006). History: Malaga was founded in the... | |
 Bremen is a city in northern Germany. It is a port city, situated along the river Weser, about 50 km south from its outflow into the North Sea. Bremen is one of two towns belonging... | |
 Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire in the north of England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the town.... |  Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo's population is estimated at around 600,000. Sarajevo is considered one of the most important cities... |
 Vilnius is the capital of the Republic of Lithuania. Naturally, it is the largest city in the country: according to the data of 2001 the population of Vilnius is 542.287. Of them 57.8%... |  Poznan is a city in west-central Poland with over 578,900 inhabitants (2002). Located by the Warta River, it is one of the oldest cities in Poland, making it an important historical... |
 Barnaul is a city in and the administrative center of Altai Krai, Russia. Barnaul's population is : 600,749 (2002 Census). About Barnaul : Barnaul is situated in the southwest... |  Penza is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Penza Oblast in the Volga Federal District. It stands on the Sura River, 625 km south-east of Moscow. Penza's Population: 518... |
 Volgograd is a city in and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is situated on the west bank of the Volga River. Volgograd population in 2002 was 1,011,417 . Volgograd... |  Zaragoza is the capital city of the autonomous region and former kingdom of Aragon in Spain, and is located on the river Ebro, and its tributaries the Huerva and Gallego, near the centre... |
 Irkutsk is the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, one of the most important places in Siberia, being not only the principal commercial depot north of Tashkent, but also a fortified... |  Rotterdam located in the province of South Holland, is the second largest municipality in the Netherlands. The city has the largest port in Europe and was until recently the world's... |
 Vladivostok is the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated close to the Russo-Chinese border and North Korea. It is the home port of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.... |  Khabarovsk is the administrative center and the largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some 30 km from the Chinese border. Population and Short Info: Khabarovsk... |
 Lodz is Poland's second-largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). Lodz lies in the center of the country. Lodz serves as the capital of the Lodz Voivodship. In Polish, the word Lodz... |  Tolyatti or Togliatti is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. Tolyatti's population is 702,879 (2002 Census). Tolyatti was founded in 1737 as Stavropol-on-Volga. In the 1950s, it fell... |
 Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. The River Aire runs through the city. In 1974 the former... |  Amsterdam the capital of the Netherlands, lies on the banks of two bodies of water, the IJ bay and the Amstel river. Amsterdam was founded in the late 12th century as a small fishing... |
 Valencia is a medium-sized port city (the third largest city in Spain) and industrial area on the Costa del Azahar in Spain. It is the capital of the Autonomous Community of Valencia... |  Stockholm is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. Stockholm is the largest city in Sweden, with an urban area population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan... |
 Salonika is the second-largest city of Greece and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. Salonika is also the capital of the Thessaloniki prefecture and the capital of the EU... |  Lviv is a city in western Ukraine, the capital city of the Lviv Oblast (province) and one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. Lviv is the biggest city in Western Ukraine and... |
 Riga, the capital of Latvia, was officially founded in 1201. Riga is divided into six administrative districts: Centra, Kurzeme, Ziemedu, Latgale, Vidzeme and Zemgale districts. Riga... |  Marseille is the second largest city in France and the third metropolitan area, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census. Located in the former province of Provence and on the... |