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Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to ...

Jaipur

Geography; Cities & towns

Jaipur (Rajasthani: जैपर , Hindi: जयपुर Urdu: جئے پور), also popularly known as the 'Pink City', is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by ...

Pune

Geography; Cities & towns

Pune, formerly Poona, is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of ...

Casablanca

Geography; Cities & towns

Casablanca (Arabic: الدار البيضاء‎) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region. Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its ...

Shunyi district

Geography; Cities & towns

Shunyi district (Chinese: 顺义区, pinyin: shùnyì qū) is a district of the municipality of Beijing but located outside the city proper. It covers an area of 1020 square kilometres and has a population of ...

Chaoyang district

Geography; Cities & towns

Chaoyang district (Chinese: 朝阳区, pinyin: cháoyáng qū) is an urban area of Beijing covering 475 square kilometres making it the largest district in Beijing. Its population is over 3,600,000 and is ...

Haidian district

Geography; Cities & towns

Haidian district (Chinese: 海淀区, pinyin: hǎidiàn qū) is a suburban district of Beijing. It covers an area of 431 square kilometres and has a population of over 2,200,000. Haidian district is home to ...