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Zell am See, town, west-central Austria, on the west shore of the Zeller See (lake). Founded by monks in the 8th......
Zelten, town site at the first exploited oil field in Libya. Located 105 miles (169 km) south of the Mediterranean......
Zermatt, town, Valais canton, southern Switzerland. It lies at the head of the Mattervisp Valley and at the foot......
Zhangshu, city, north-central Jiangxi sheng (province), southeastern China. It lies along the Gan River some 47......
Zhangzhou, city, southeastern Fujian sheng (province), China. The city is situated on the north bank of the Xi......
Zhanjiang, city and major port, southwestern Guangdong sheng (province), China. It is located on Zhanjiang Bay......
Zhaoqing, city, western Guangdong sheng (province), China. It lies on the north bank of the Xi River, 50 miles......
Zheleznogorsk, city, Kursk oblast (region), western Russia. It is located 80 miles (130 km) northwest of Kursk......
Zhengding, town, western Hebei sheng (province), China. The town has been strategically important throughout history,......
Zhengzhou, city and capital of Henan sheng (province), China. Located in the north-central part of the province,......
Zhenjiang, city and port, southern Jiangsu sheng (province), China, situated on the southern bank of the Yangtze......
Zhezqazghan, city, central Kazakhstan. It is located on a reservoir of the Kenggir (Kara-Kengir) River. The city......
Zhob, town, Balochistān province, western Pakistan. The town lies on an open plain just east of the Zhob River.......
Zhongshan, city in southern Guangdong sheng (province), southern China. Located in the south-central part of the......
Zhoukou, city, eastern Henan sheng (province), east-central China. The city is situated on the upper course of......
Zhuzhou, city, east-central Hunan sheng (province), China. Situated 15 miles (25 km) east of Xiangtan on the east......
Zhytomyr, city, western Ukraine. It lies along the Teteriv River where it runs between high rocky banks. Zhytomyr......
Zibo, industrial city and municipality (shi), central Shandong sheng (province), eastern China. The municipality......
Zielona Góra, city, one of two capitals (with Gorzów Wielkopolski) of Lubuskie województwo (province), west-central......
Zigong, city, southeastern Sichuan sheng (province), southwestern China. It is situated on the Fuxi River, a tributary......
Ziguinchor, river-port town, southwestern Senegal, lying along the Casamance River. Ziguinchor has long been known......
Zile, town, Tokat il (province), east-central Turkey. Lying in a fertile plain crossed by the Yeşil River, the......
Zincirli Höyük, archaeological site in the foothills of the Anti-Taurus Mountains, south-central Turkey. Samal......
Zinder, city, south-central Niger. The country’s second largest city, it was the capital of a Muslim dynasty established......
Zion, city, Lake county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. It lies along Lake Michigan, near the Wisconsin border. The......
Zittau, city, Saxony Land (state), eastern Germany. It lies on the Lausitzer Neisse River, near the frontiers of......
Zitácuaro, city, northeastern Michoacán estado (state), west-central Mexico, near the border of México state. It......
Zlatoust, city, Chelyabinsk oblast (region), western Russia. It lies on both banks of the Ay River and on the Ufa-Chelyabinsk......
Zlín, city, south-central Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River, near its confluence with the Morava River. Gottwaldov......
Znojmo, city, south-central Czech Republic, on the Dyje River, southwest of Brno, near the Austrian border. It......
Zoetermeer, gemeente (municipality), western Netherlands. Zoetermeer is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of......
Zomba, city, southern Malawi. It lies on the lower slopes of Zomba Mountain in the Shire Highlands, 37 miles (60......
Zonguldak, city, capital of Zonguldak il (province), northwestern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast. The well-equipped......
Zorzor, town, northwestern Liberia, West Africa. It is situated along the road between Monrovia and Sierra Leone.......
Zouérat, town located in north-central Mauritania. It is the site of iron-mining operations, which account for......
Al-Zubayr, town, southeastern Iraq. Located just southeast of Lake al-Ḥammār at the terminus of a railway line......
Zug, capital of Zug canton, north central Switzerland, on the northeastern shore of Lake Zug (Zugersee), at the......
Zunheboto, town, south-central Nagaland state, northeastern India. It is situated in the Naga Hills, 41 miles (66......
Zunyi, city, northern Guizhou sheng (province), southern China. It is situated on the main route from the provincial......
Zutphen, gemeente (municipality), east-central Netherlands, at the confluence of the IJssel and Berkel rivers.......
Zuwārah, Mediterranean port, northwestern Libya. First mentioned in a Catalan sailing manual (1375) as Punta dar......
Zvenigorod, city, Moscow oblast (region), western European Russia. It is located on the Moscow River 33 miles (53......
Zvishavane, town, south-central Zimbabwe. Its name is derived from shavani, a Sindebele word meaning “finger millet”......
Zwedru, town, southeastern Liberia. Zwedru has expanded into an important administrative, marketing, and traffic......
Zwelitsha, town, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It was the provisional capital (1981–94) of the republic......
Zwickau, city, Saxony Land (state), Germany. It lies on the Zwickauer Mulde River, at the entrance to the western......
Zwolle, gemeente (municipality), north-central Netherlands, on the Zwarte Water (river). Chartered in 1230, it......
Zyryanovsk, city, eastern Kazakhstan. It lies on the Beryozovka River (a tributary of the Irtysh River) in the......
Zárate, city, northeastern Buenos Aires provincia (province), eastern Argentina. It is located on the Paraná de......
Zürich, largest city of Switzerland and capital of the canton of Zürich. Located in an Alpine setting at the northwestern......
Zāhedān, city and capital of Sīstān va Balūchestān province, southeastern Iran, near the borders of Afghanistan......
Al-Zāwiyah, town, situated on the Mediterranean coast about 30 miles (50 km) west of Tripoli, northwestern Libya.......
Zāwiyat al-Bayḍāʾ, town, northeastern Libya. It is a new town lying on a high ridge 20 miles (32 km) from the Mediterranean......