urban center
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is a type of: municipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-governmentsubtypes:
- national capital - the capital city of a nation
- provincial capital - the capital city of a province
- state capital - the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
specific instances:- nicaea - an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325
- colossae - an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church
- herat - a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities
- kandahar, qandahar - a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center
- mazar-i-sharif - a city in northern Afghanistan
- durazzo, durres - port city in western Albania on the Adriatic
- annaba - a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border
- blida - a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers
- oran - a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city
- constantine - a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I
- huambo, nova lisboa - a city in the mountains in western Angola
- lobito - a seaport on the Atlantic coast of Angola
- hamilton - the capital of Bermuda
- bahia blanca - a port city in eastern Argentina to the southwest of Buenos Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean
- cordoba, cordova - a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613
- moron - a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
- rosario - a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
- vicente lopez - an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires
- dobrich, tolbukhin - a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region
- philippopolis, plovdiv - an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region
- varna - a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
- mandalay - a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon
- mawlamyine, moulmein - a port city of southern Myanmar on the Gulf of Martaban
- douala - the largest city of Cameroon
- kandy - a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center
- antofagasta - a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile
- concepcion - an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago
- punta arenas - a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world
- temuco - a city in central Chile to the south of Concepcion
- valparaiso - the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile
- vina del mar - a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile
- chongqing, chungking - a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
- canton, guangzhou, kuangchou, kwangchow - a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
- lanchou, lanchow, lanzhou - the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
- dairen, dalian, talien - a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda
- loyang, luoyang - a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties
- lushun, port arthur - a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda
- hangchow, hangzhou - a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
- nan-chang, nanchang - a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang
- nan-ning, nanning - an industrial city in southern China
- nanjing, nanking - a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
- shanghai - the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
- fengtien, moukden, mukden, shenyang - a city in northeastern China
- taiyuan - an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production
- tangshan - an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province
- t'ien-ching, tianjin, tientsin - a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China
- wuhan - a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China
- changan, hsian, sian, singan, xian - a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
- hohhot - a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of Beijing
- taichung - a city in Taiwan
- hong kong - formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
- barranquilla - a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
- cali - city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area
- medellin - city in western Colombia; important coffee center
- cartagena - a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
- soledad - a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla
- goma - a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda
- kananga, luluabourg - a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg
- elisabethville, lubumbashi - a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville
- abidjan - city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast
- san pedro sula - industrial city in northwestern Honduras
- santa ana - a city in western El Salvador
- aspinwall, colon - a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
- merida - the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan
- campeche - a Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche
- cancun - a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula
- acapulco, acapulco de juarez - a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
- chihuahua - a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico
- ciudad juarez, juarez - a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
- ciudad victoria - a city in east central Mexico
- culiacan - a city in northwestern Mexico
- durango, victoria de durango - a city in north central Mexico; mining center
- guadalajara - a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era
- hermosillo - a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California
- leon - a city in central Mexico
- matamoros - a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande
- mazatlan - a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center
- mexicali - a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
- monterrey - an industrial city in northeastern Mexico
- oaxaca, oaxaca de juarez - a city of southeastern Mexico
- orizaba - a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort
- heroica puebla de zaragoza, puebla, puebla de zaragoza - a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau
- san luis potosi - a city in central Mexico
- tepic - a city in west central Mexico
- tampico - a port city in eastern Mexico
- torreon - a city in northern Mexico to the west of Monterrey
- tijuana - a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights
- tuxtla gutierrez - a city in southeastern Mexico
- veracruz - a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz
- villa hermosa, villahermosa - a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco
- santiago, santiago de cuba - a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center
- guantanamo - a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base
- santiago, santiago de los caballeros - city in the northern Dominican Republic
- san juan - the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
- montego bay - port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica
- brno, brunn - an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
- ostrava - an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia
- cotonou - chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin
- aarhus, arhus - port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
- aalborg, alborg - a city and port in northern Jutland
- bergen - a port city in southwestern Norway
- stavanger - a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry
- nidaros, trondheim - a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord
- malmo - a port in southern Sweden
- lund - a city in southern Sweden
- goeteborg, goteborg, gothenburg - a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden
- uppsala, upsala - a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm
- aachen, aix-la-chapelle, aken - a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
- bremen - a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League
- bremerhaven - a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center
- chemnitz, karl-marx-stadt - a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing
- dortmund - an industrial city in northwestern Germany; flourished from the 13th to 17th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
- dresden - a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
- leipzig - a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center
- solingen - a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery
- weimar - a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933
- bonn - a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
- cologne, koln - a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
- braunschweig, brunswick - a city in central Germany
- dusseldorf - an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
- essen - a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
- frankfort, frankfurt, frankfurt on the main - a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center
- halle, halle-an-der-saale - a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries
- hamburg - a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
- hannover, hanover - a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
- lubeck - a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League
- mannheim - a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers
- muenchen, munich - the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
- nuremberg, nurnberg - a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)
- potsdam - a city in northeastern Germany; site of the Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945
- rostock - a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
- stuttgart - a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
- wiesbaden - a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times
- wuerzburg, wurzburg - a city of south central Germany
- guayaquil - the largest city of Ecuador
- espoo - a city in southern Finland
- tammerfors, tampere - an industrial city in south central Finland
- corinth, korinthos - the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
- argos - an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC
- delphi - an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi
- mycenae - an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age
- sparta - an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC
- ephesus - an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity
- patrai, patras - a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages
- ilion, ilium, troy - an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
- thebes - an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC
- salonica, salonika, thessalonica, thessaloniki - a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
- nablus - an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times
- sodom - (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
- gomorrah, gomorrha - (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants
- tel aviv, tel aviv-jaffa, tel aviv-yalo - the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean
- haifa, hefa - a major port in northwestern Israel
- jaffa, joppa, yafo - a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
- samaria - an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan
- byzantium - an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
- pompeii - ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
- herculaneum - ancient city; now destroyed
- aquila, aquila degli abruzzi, l'aquila - the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
- bolzano - an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery
- brescia - an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
- ferrara - a city in northern Italy
- naples, napoli - a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
- messina - a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
- bologna - the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines
- brindisi - a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
- genoa, genova - a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
- cremona - a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries
- la spezia - a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort
- milan, milano - the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
- pisa - a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
- siracusa, syracuse - a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
- torino, turin - capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy
- bari - capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
- palermo - the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years
- firenze, florence - a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
- trent, trento - a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent
- padova, padua, patavium - a city in Veneto
- venezia, venice - the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
- verona - a city in Veneto on the River Adige
- brasov - a city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps
- constantina - a Romanian resort city on the Black Sea
- sarajevo - capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I
- dubrovnik, ragusa - a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center
- split - an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
- banff - a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies
- calgary - the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada
- vancouver - a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city
- saint john, st. john - a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick
- hamilton - a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
- sudbury - a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center
- thunder bay - a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior
- windsor - a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
- montreal - a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
- saskatoon - a city in central Saskatchewan; the largest city in the province
- graz - an industrial city is southeastern Austria
- lentia, linz - city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center
- salzburg - city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart
- innsbruck - city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort
- chittagong - a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
- antwerp, antwerpen, anvers - a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460
- bruges, city of bridges - a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
- charleroi - city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region
- gand, gent, ghent - port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
- liege, luik - city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
- namur - a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
- santa cruz - a city in central Bolivia
- sucre - the judicial capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia
- belem, feliz lusitania, para, santa maria de belem, st. mary of bethlehem - port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
- belo horizonte - city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities
- curitiba - a city in southeastern Brazil
- joao pessoa - a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Recife
- governador valadares - a city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte
- limeira - a city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo)
- natal - a port city in northeastern Brazil
- osasco - a city in southeastern Brazil; suburb of Sao Paulo
- rio, rio de janeiro - the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
- pernambuco, recife - a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
- santos - a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
- sao bernardo do campo - a city in southeastern Brazil; an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo
- sao goncalo - an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro
- sao joao de meriti - a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro
- sao jose dos campos - a city in southeastern Brazil to the northeast of Sao Paulo
- sao louis - a city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil
- sao paulo - an ultramodern city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America
- lancaster - a city in northwestern England
- manchester - a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England
- hull, kingston-upon hull - a large fishing port in northeastern England
- liverpool - a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
- birmingham, brummagem - a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
- oxford - a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
- cambridge - a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
- brighton - a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
- bristol - an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
- leeds - a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry
- leicester - an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
- newcastle, newcastle-upon-tyne - a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)
- pompey, portsmouth - a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base
- coventry - an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
- gloucester - a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
- reading - a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
- sheffield - a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
- winchester - a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- worcester - a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn
- northampton - the principal city of Northamptonshire
- cork - a port city in southern Ireland
- galway - a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay
- limerick - port city in southwestern Ireland
- waterford - a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry
- aberdeen - a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
- glasgow - largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
- newport - a port city in southeastern Wales
- swansea - a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel
- alexandria, el iskandriyah - the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt
- assouan, assuan, aswan - an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
- el giza, giza, gizeh - an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
- memphis - an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
- el-aksur, luxor - a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes
- thebes - an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
- suez - a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal
- delhi, new delhi - a city in north central India
- bangalore - an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
- jabalpur, jubbulpore - an industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delhi
- calcutta, kolkata - the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
- bombay, mumbai - a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
- agra - a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
- hyderabad - a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
- chennai, madras - a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
- lucknow - a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents
- mysore - a city in southern India to the southwest of Bangalore
- salem - a city in southern India
- bandung - a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
- medan - a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
- samarang, semarang - a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
- abadan - a port city in southwestern Iran
- bam - an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
- mashhad, meshed - the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran
- aspadana, esfahan, isfahan - city in central Iran; former capital of Persia
- rasht, resht - city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea
- shiraz - a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
- tabriz - an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
- orumiyeh, urmia - a city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran
- qum - a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
- persepolis - an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
- basia, basra - the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
- karbala, kerbala, kerbela - a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
- kirkuk - a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean
- mosul - a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
- philippi - a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
- adrianople, adrianopolis, edirne - a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian
- babylon - the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
- ur - an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
- ashur, assur, asur - an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
- nineveh - an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
- utica - an ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage); destroyed by Arabs around 700 AD
- asahikawa - a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
- nagano - a city in central Honshu to the northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine
- nagoya - an industrial city in southern Honshu
- omiya - a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo
- osaka - port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan
- yokohama - port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan
- naha city - the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands
- kobe - a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995
- kyoto - a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan
- hiroshima - a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area
- sapporo - a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido
- kitakyushu - a Japanese city on northern Kyushu
- fukuoka - a city in southern Japan on Kyushu
- nagasaki - a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb
- toyohashi - a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore
- toyonaki - a Japanese city in southern Honshu; main residential suburb of Osaka
- toyota - an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu
- akaba, al aqabah, aqaba - Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
- az zarqa, zarqa - city in northwestern Jordan
- kisumu - a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center
- mombasa - a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean
- nakuru - a city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region
- bordeaux - a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
- brest - a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
- cannes - a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival
- dijon - an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons
- grenoble - a city in southeastern France on the Isere River
- le havre - a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine
- lille - an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
- lyon, lyons - a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
- marseille, marseilles - a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
- nancy - a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
- nantes - a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
- nice - a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- orleans - a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
- reims, rheims - a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II
- strasbourg, strassburg - city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port
- toulon - a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
- toulouse - a city on the Garonne River in southern France to the southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe
- tours - an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
- versailles - a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century
- kumasi - a city in southern Ghana
- tamale - a city in northern Ghana
- apeldoorn - a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
- arnhem - a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
- 's gravenhage, den haag, the hague - the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
- eindhoven - city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry
- nijmegen - an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands
- rotterdam - the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea
- leiden, leyden - a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
- utrecht - a city in the central Netherlands
- thorshavn - the administrative center of the Faroe Islands
- chemulpo, incheon, inchon - a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea
- kwangju - city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
- taegu, tegu - a city in southeastern South Korea
- pusan - a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city
- tarabulus, tarabulus ash-sham, trablous, tripoli - a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
- saida, sayda, sidon - the main city of ancient Phoenicia
- sur, tyre - a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
- benghazi - port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli
- blantyre - city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi
- zomba - a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971
- kuala lumpur - the largest city and former capital of Malaysia until 2005
- timbuktu - a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade
- casablanca - a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco
- fes, fez - a city in north central Morocco; religious center
- marrakech, marrakesh - a city in western Morocco; tourist center
- oujda - a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border
- tangier, tangiers - a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
- beira - a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
- auckland - the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
- christchurch - industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region
- ibadan - a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university
- katsina - a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
- lagos - chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
- maiduguri, yerwa-maiduguri - a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center
- zaria - a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center
- faisalabad, lyallpur - city in northeast Pakistan
- hyderabad - a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River
- karachi - the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan
- lahore - city in northeast Pakistan
- peshawar - city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass
- rawalpindi - an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built
- arequipa - a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city
- caloocan - a suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon
- cebu, cebu city - an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
- quezon city - city on Luzon adjoining Manila
- bromberg, bydgoszcz - an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
- cracow, krakau, krakow - an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
- czestochowa - a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims
- danzig, gdansk - a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
- katowice - an industrial city of southern Poland
- lodz - a large city of central Poland
- lublin - an industrial city of eastern Poland
- breslau, wroclaw - a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
- zabrze - an industrial city in southern Poland
- braga - an ancient city in northern Portugal
- oporto, porto - port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine
- setubal - a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal to the southeast of Lisbon
- papeete - the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti
- al madinah, medina - a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
- jed'dah, jeddah, jidda, jiddah - port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca
- tabuk - a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia
- taif - a city in western Saudi Arabia to the east of Mecca
- hargeisa - a city in northwestern Somalia
- cape town - port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa
- johannesburg - city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries
- kimberley - city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing
- durban - a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
- bloemfontein - the seat of the supreme court
- soweto - a large collection of African townships to the southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans
- astrakhan - a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
- cherepovets - a city of east central Russia to the north of Moscow
- grozny, groznyy - the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
- kaluga - a city of central Russia to the south of Moscow
- khabarovsk - a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk
- kursk - a city of southwestern Russia
- gorki, gorkiy, gorky, nizhni novgorod, nizhnyi novgorod - an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky
- kazan - an industrial city in the European part of Russia
- leningrad, peterburg, petrograd, saint petersburg, st. petersburg - a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia
- murmansk - a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city to the north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II
- nalchik - a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort
- novgorod - a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages
- molotov, perm - a city in the European part of Russia
- rostov, rostov na donu, rostov on don - a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia
- saratov - an industrial city in the European part of Russia
- smolensk - a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II
- ufa - a city in the European part of Russia
- stalingrad, tsaritsyn, volgograd - a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43
- novosibirsk - a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia
- chelyabinsk - a city in the Asian part of Russia
- omsk - a city in the Asian part of Russia
- vladivostok - a seaport in the Asian part of Russia
- gomel, homel, homyel - industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk
- pinsk - a city of southwestern Belarus
- tartu - a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League
- liepaja - a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea
- daugavpils - a city of southeastern Latvia
- klaipeda, memel - a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League
- kaunas, kovna, kovno - a city in central Lithuania
- donetsk, donetske, stalino - an industrial city in the Donets Basin
- chernobyl - a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)
- dneprodzerzhinsk - port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River
- dnipropetrovsk, yekaterinoslav - city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry
- kharkiv, kharkov - a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine
- odesa, odessa - a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea
- sebastopol, sevastopol - a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
- yalta - a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in February 1945
- alma-ata, almaty - the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
- samarcand, samarkand - city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
- barcelona - a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
- cadiz - an ancient port city in southwestern Spain
- cartagena - a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
- cordoba, cordova - a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
- granada - a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction
- jerez, jerez de la frontera - a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
- leon - a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains
- logrono - a city in northern Spain on the Ebro River
- malaga - a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean
- oviedo - a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains
- san sebastian - a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort
- sevilla, seville - a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
- toledo - a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century
- saragossa, zaragoza - an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon
- valencia - a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean
- nyala - city in Sudan
- port sudan - port city in Sudan on the Red Sea
- omdurman - a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum
- bale, basel, basle - a city in northwestern Switzerland
- geneva, geneve, genf - a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
- lausanne - a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
- zurich - the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country
- alep, aleppo, halab - a city in northwestern Syria
- al ladhiqiyah, latakia - a seaport on the western coast of Syria
- dodoma - a city in the center of Tanzania that has been designated as the future capital
- mbeya - a city in southwestern Tanzania
- mwanza - a city in northern Tanzania on Lake Victoria
- tabora - a city in western Tanzania
- tanga - a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean
- ariana - city in Tunisia
- ehadhamen - city in Tunisia
- gafsa - a city in west central Tunisia
- safaqis, sfax - the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region
- sousse, susa, susah - a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean
- adana, seyhan - a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River
- adalia, antalya - a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya
- halicarnassus - an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- constantinople, istanbul, stamboul, stambul - the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- brusa, bursa - a city in northwestern Turkey
- izmir, smyrna - a port city in western Turkey
- pergamum - an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here
- sardis - an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
- jinja - a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
- gulu - a city in northern Uganda
- dubai - port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
- birmingham, pittsburgh of the south - the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
- huntsville - a city in northern Alabama; center for space research
- mobile - a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
- anchorage - a city in south central Alaska
- mesa - a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix
- tucson - a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century
- anaheim - a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland
- bakersfield - a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
- berkeley - a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
- beverly hills - a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
- chula vista - an industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border
- fresno - a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- long beach - a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921
- city of the angels, l.a., los angeles - a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States
- oakland - a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
- pasadena - a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles
- riverside - a city in southern California
- san bernardino - a city in southern California to the east of Los Angeles
- san diego - a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base
- san francisco - a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
- san jose - a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries
- santa ana - a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach
- santa clara - a city of west central California; residential area with light industry
- colorado springs - a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy
- pueblo - a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs
- bridgeport - a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
- new haven - a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University
- waterbury - a city in west central Connecticut
- wilmington - the largest city in Delaware
- fort lauderdale - a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations
- jacksonville - Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
- miami - a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro
- miami beach - a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels
- orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
- saint augustine, st. augustine - a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States
- saint petersburg, st. petersburg - a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort
- tampa - a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
- augusta - a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments
- columbus - a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center
- macon - a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
- savannah - a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
- chicago, windy city - largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
- decatur - a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
- peoria - a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River
- rockford - a city in northern Illinois
- evansville - a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River
- fort wayne - a city in northeastern Indiana
- gary - a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
- south bend - a city in northern Indiana
- davenport - a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
- cedar rapids - a city in eastern Iowa
- sioux city - a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri
- kansas city - a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri
- wichita - the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River
- lexington - a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses
- louisville - the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
- new orleans - a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year
- shreveport - a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border
- portland - largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
- baltimore - the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
- cambridge - a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- springfield - a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River
- worcester - an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston
- salem - a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
- ann arbor - a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan
- detroit, motor city, motown - the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
- flint - a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing
- grand rapids - a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture
- duluth - a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
- minneapolis - largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities
- independence - a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail
- kansas city - a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas
- gateway to the west, saint louis, st. louis - the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
- springfield - a city of southwestern Missouri
- billings - the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
- omaha - largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest
- las vegas - largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess
- reno - a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
- manchester - largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
- atlantic city - a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
- bayonne - a city in northeastern New Jersey
- camden - a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
- jersey city - a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
- newark - the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
- paterson - a city of northeastern New Jersey
- albuquerque - the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
- buffalo - a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
- greater new york, new york, new york city - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
- binghamton - a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
- niagara falls - a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
- rochester - a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
- schenectady - a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
- syracuse - a city in central New York
- utica - a city in central New York
- charlotte, queen city - the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
- durham - a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
- greensboro - a city of north central North Carolina
- greenville - a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market
- winston-salem - a city of north central North Carolina
- fargo - largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river
- akron - a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
- cleveland - the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
- cincinnati - a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
- dayton - a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
- toledo - an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
- youngstown - a city in northeast Ohio
- tulsa - a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries
- eugene - a city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university
- portland - freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
- allentown - a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center
- erie - a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
- chester - a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
- city of brotherly love, philadelphia - the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
- pittsburgh - a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
- scranton - an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
- newport - a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center
- charleston - a port city in southeastern South Carolina
- sioux falls - largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota
- chattanooga - a city in eastern Tennessee
- knoxville - a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River
- memphis - largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
- abilene - a city in central Texas
- amarillo - a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
- arlington - a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
- beaumont - a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
- brownsville - a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
- corpus christi - a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
- dallas - a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
- el paso - a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of Juarez
- fort worth - a city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas); a major industrial center
- garland - a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
- houston - the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- laredo - a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
- lubbock - a city in northwest Texas to the south of Amarillo
- odessa - a city in western Texas
- plano - a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
- san antonio - a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers
- waco - a city in east central Texas
- wichita falls - a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border
- provo - a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons
- burlington - the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
- newport news - a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards
- norfolk - port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
- lynchburg - a city in central Virginia
- portsmouth - a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
- roanoke - a city in southwestern Virginia
- virginia beach - the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases
- seattle - a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Rainier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington
- spokane - a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border
- tacoma - a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle
- beckley - a city in southern West Virginia
- clarksburg - a city in northern West Virginia
- huntington - a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha
- morgantown - a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia
- parkersburg - a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river
- wheeling - a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
- green bay - a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan
- milwaukee - largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries
- racine - a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee
- casper - a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
- citta del vaticano, vatican city - the capital of the State of the Vatican City
- ciudad bolivar - a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river
- cumana - a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America
- maracaibo - a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center
- maracay - a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center
- valencia - an industrial city in northern Venezuela
- ho chi minh city, saigon - a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina
- haiphong - a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center
- aden - an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
- al-hudaydah, hodeida - an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea
- al-mukalla, mukalla - a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden
- bulawayo - industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe
has:- concrete jungle - an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant
- central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city
- financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
- civic center, down town, municipal center - the center of a city
- inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
- medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
same as: city, metropolis
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