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Perm, city and administrative centre of Perm kray (territory), western Russia. The city stands on both banks of......
Pernik, town, west-central Bulgaria. The town is located on the banks of the Struma River, 19 miles (31 km) southwest......
Perpignan, city, capital of Pyrénées-Orientales département, Occitanie région, southern France. It is situated......
Perry, city, seat (1893) of Noble county, north-central Oklahoma, U.S. Named for J.A. Perry, a member of the Cherokee......
Persepolis, an ancient capital of the kings of the Achaemenian dynasty of Iran (Persia), located about 30 miles......
Perth, city and capital, Western Australia. Perth lies along the estuary of the Swan River, 12 miles (19 km) above......
Perth, town, seat of Lanark county, southeastern Ontario, Canada, on the Tay River, 45 miles (70 km) southwest......
Perth, city and royal burgh, Perth and Kinross council area, historic county of Perthshire, Scotland. Perth lies......
Perth Amboy, city and port of entry, Middlesex county, east-central New Jersey, U.S. It lies at the mouth of the......
Peru, city, seat (1834) of Miami county, north-central Indiana, U.S. The city lies on the Wabash River near its......
Perugia, city, seat of an archbishopric and capital of Umbria region, in central Italy, north of Rome; it lies......
Pervomaysk, mining town, eastern Ukraine, on the Donets Coal Basin. The town was established by 1765 and grew with......
Pervomaysk, city, southern Ukraine, at the confluence of the Synyukha (Sinyukha) and Southern Buh rivers. The city......
Pervouralsk, city, Sverdlovsk oblast (region), western Russia, located on the upper Chusovaya River and on the......
Pesaro, city, Marche regione, northern Italy. Pesaro is a seaport lying along the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of......
Pescara, city, Abruzzi regione, central Italy. Pescara lies along the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Pescara......
Peschiera del Garda, port village, Verona provincia, Veneto regione, northern Italy. Situated on the southeast......
Pescia, town, Toscana (Tuscany) regione, central Italy, at the base of the Etruscan Apennines and at the western......
Peshawar, city, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northern Pakistan. The city lies just west of the Bara......
Peshtigo, city, Marinette county, northeastern Wisconsin, U.S. It is situated on the Peshtigo River, about 45 miles......
Pessac, town, southwestern suburb of Bordeaux, Gironde département, Nouvelle-Aquitaine région, southwestern France.......
Petaling Jaya, city, Peninsular (West) Malaysia, about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Kuala Lumpur, the national......
Petaluma, city, Sonoma county, western California, U.S. It lies at the head of navigation on the Petaluma River,......
Petare, city, northwestern Miranda estado (state), Venezuela. It is located in the central highlands of northern......
Petaḥ Tiqwa, city, west-central Israel, on the Plain of Sharon, east-northeast of Tel Aviv-Yafo and part of that......
Peterborough, city and unitary authority, geographic county of Cambridgeshire, England. At the core of the city......
Peterborough, city, seat of Peterborough county, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies along the Otonabee River......
Peterborough, town (township), Hillsborough county, southern New Hampshire, U.S., that lies at the confluence of......
Peterhead, town and fishing port, council area and historic county of Aberdeenshire. Peterhead is the most easterly......
Peterhof, suburb of St. Petersburg, northwestern European Russia. It lies on the southern shore of the Gulf of......
Petersburg, city, administratively independent of, but located in, Dinwiddie and Prince George counties, southeast......
Petersburg, city, seat (1839) of Menard county, central Illinois, U.S. It lies on the Sangamon River, about 20......
Petoskey, resort city, seat (1902) of Emmet county, northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, U.S. It is located......
Petrolina, city, southwestern Pernambuco estado (state), northeastern Brazil. It lies on the left (north) bank......
Petrolândia, town, south-central Pernambuco estado (state), northeastern Brazil. It lies on the left (east) bank......
Petropavlovsk, city, northern Kazakhstan. It lies along the Esil (Ishim) River in the centre of the Esil Steppe.......
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, port and administrative centre of Kamchatka kray (territory), far eastern Russia. It......
Petrozavodsk, city and capital of Karelia, northwestern Russia, situated on the western shore of Lake Onega, south......
Petroșani, city, Hunedoara județ (county), west-central Romania, situated on a tributary of the Jiu River. Founded......
Petrópolis, city, central Rio de Janeiro estado (state), southeastern Brazil. It is situated in a valley at 2,667......
Petworth, town (parish), Chichester district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex,......
Pevensey, locality (parish), Wealden district, administrative county of East Sussex, historic county of Sussex,......
Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, town, Córdoba provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of......
Pforzheim, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies on the northern edge of the Black......
Phaestus, ancient city on the western end of the southern plain of Crete, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the sea.......
Phalaborwa, mining town, Limpopo province, South Africa, located east of the Drakensberg mountains and north of......
Phalodi, town, west-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It lies in a sandy upland region of the Thar (Great......
Phan Thiet, seaport, southern Vietnam. It lies along the South China Sea at the head of a broad crescent bay, 112......
Phangnga, town, southern Thailand, on the hilly western side of the Malay Peninsula. It lies on the coastal road......
Pharr, city, Hidalgo county, southern Texas, U.S., in the lower Rio Grande valley. It is one of several small cities......
Phatthalung, town, southern Thailand, situated in a large fertile plain 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Songkhla.......
Phayao, town, northern Thailand, lying in a mountainous region on the watershed between the Mekong and Chao Phraya......
Phek, town, south-central Nagaland state, northeastern India. It lies in the Naga Hills, about 75 miles (121 km)......
Phenix City, city, Lee and Russell counties, seat (1935) of Russell county, eastern Alabama, U.S., about 25 miles......
Phetchaburi, town, south-central Thailand, located in the northern portion of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 65 miles......
Philadelphia, city, seat (1833) of Neshoba county, east-central Mississippi, U.S., and headquarters of the Choctaw......
Philadelphia, city and port, coextensive with Philadelphia county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S. It is situated......
Philippi, city, seat (1844) of Barbour county, northeastern West Virginia, U.S. It lies in the Tygart Valley River......
Philippi, hill town in the nomós (department) of Kavála, Greece, overlooking the coastal plain and the bay at Neapolis......
Phitsanulok, town, north-central Thailand. Phitsanulok lies along the Nan River and the Bangkok–Chiengmai railroad.......
Phnom Penh, capital and chief city of Cambodia. It lies at the confluence of the Basăk (Bassac), Sab, and Mekong......
Phocaea, ancient Ionian city on the northern promontory of the Gulf of Smyrna, Anatolia (now the Gulf of İzmir,......
Phoenix, city, seat (1871) of Maricopa county and capital of Arizona, U.S. It lies along the Salt River in the......
Phoenixville, borough (town), Chester county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Schuylkill River between......
Phra Nakhon, section of Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand’s capital and largest city, on the east bank of the Mae Nam......
Phrae, town in the mountainous northern region of Thailand. It is located on the Yom River and the Sukhothai-Nan......
Phuket, city and island, southern Thailand. The island lies in the Andaman Sea, off the west coast of peninsular......
Phulabani, town, central Odisha (Orissa) state, eastern India. It is located about 22 miles (35 km) southwest of......
Phuthaditjhaba, town, northeastern Free State province, South Africa. It was the capital of the territory formerly......
Piacenza, city, Emilia-Romagna regione of northern Italy, on the south bank of the Po River just below the mouth......
Piatra-Neamƫ, city, capital of Neamƫ judeƫ (county), northeastern Romania. It lies in the valley of the Bistriƫa......
piazza, square or marketplace in an Italian town or city. The word is cognate with the French and English “place”......
Piazza Armerina, town and episcopal see, central Sicily, Italy, west-southwest of Catania. Among the many historic......
Picton, town and port, northeastern South Island, New Zealand. It lies along Waitohi Bay (Picton Harbour), a southwest......
Picton, unincorporated place and administrative centre of Prince Edward county, a municipality in southeastern......
Pictou, town, seat of Pictou county, northern Nova Scotia, Canada. It lies just northwest of New Glasgow, on Pictou......
Piedras Negras, city and border port of entry, northeastern Coahuila estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It lies......
Pierre, city, seat (1880) of Hughes county and capital of South Dakota, U.S. It lies on the eastern bank of the......
Pietarsaari, town, western Finland, northeast of the city of Vaasa. Pietarsaari, which was formerly mainly Swedish-speaking,......
Pietermaritzburg, city, capital of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. It lies in the Msunduzi River valley,......
Pietrasanta, town, centre of a district known as Versilia, Toscana (Tuscany) regione, central Italy, at the foot......
Piešt’any, town, southwestern Slovakia, on the Váh River, approximately 48 miles (77 km) northeast of Bratislava.......
Pilar, town, southwestern Paraguay. It lies on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, across from the mouth of......
Pilibhit, city, northern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of......
Pinar del Río, city, western Cuba. It is situated on the Guamá River, near the base of the Sierra de los Órganos.......
Pine Bluff, city, seat (1832) of Jefferson county, central Arkansas, U.S., about 40 miles (64 km) south-southeast......
Pinehurst, village and year-round resort, Moore county, central North Carolina, U.S., just west of Southern Pines......
Pinerolo, town, Piemonte (Piedmont) regione, northwestern Italy. It lies at the entrance to the Valle del Chisone,......
Pinetown, town, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Pinetown is situated at an elevation of 1,000 to 1,300 feet......
Pingliang, city, eastern Gansu sheng (province), north-central China. It lies near the borders of the Hui Autonomous......
Pingxiang, city in western Jiangxi sheng (province), China. Pingxiang is situated on the border of Hunan province.......
Pingxiang, city, southwestern Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China. The city is situated on the border with......
Pinsk, city, southwestern Belarus, situated at the confluence of the Pina and Pripet rivers. Pinsk was first mentioned......
Piombino, town, Tuscany regione, west-central Italy. It lies at the tip of the Piombino Promontory below Mount......
Piotrków Trybunalski, city, Łodzkie województwo (province), central Poland. It is a manufacturing centre containing......
Pipestone, city, seat of Pipestone county, southwestern Minnesota, U.S. It lies on the Coteau des Prairies, near......
Piqua, city, Miami county, western Ohio, U.S., on the Great Miami River, 27 miles (43 km) north of Dayton. The......
Piracicaba, city, in the highlands of east-central São Paulo estado (state), southeastern Brazil. It lies at 1,772......
Piraeus, city and dímos (municipality), Attica (Modern Greek: Attikí) periféreia (region), Greece. Piraeus is the......
Pisa, city, central Italy, in the Toscana (Tuscany) regione. The city lies on the alluvial plain of the Arno River,......