Chhatrari

Chhatrari (Hindiछतरारी) is a village in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located 48 km from [[Chamba, Himachal Pradesh|Chamba
It is known for its Chhatrari Devi temple, which was built by King Meru Verman of [[Bharmour]], in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, at an altitude of 6000 feet above sea level (32° 28′ N and Long. 76° 10′ E). The main idol of this ancient 8th-century temple is of [[Shakti]], made of [[Ashtadhatu]] by a craftsman Gugga, 4 feet 6 inches tall which shows Shakti holding in her hands a lance (power, energy), a lotus (life), a bell (aether, space) and a snake (death and time). There is also an inscription with details of the temple, the king and his ancestors, the craftsman, and the locales of the village.
Every year on the third day of the Manimahesh Yatra, devotees bring water from [[Manimahesh Lake]] and the idol of Shakti is bathed in it, with pious rituals. Its history is closely woven with that of [[Bharmour]], due to the Dharmeshvar Mahadev (Dharamraj) Temple in the northern corner of [[Chaurasi Temple Bharmour]], also built by Raja Meru Verman.
The village has 36 water sources with "panihars" or fountain slabs, and surrounded by [[Cedrus deodara]] forests, as also housing an Industrial training Institute.
External links.
[[Category:Villages in Chamba district]]


Higashi-hennazaki

The cape of is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty located at the southeasternmost point of Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is connected by a road No. 83. The promontory is 2 km long and 140 – 200 m wide.
At the end of the cape is a white lighthouse which gives 320° panorama view of the ocean, a very popular spot for sunrise viewing. The lighthouse was erected in 1967 with assistance from the Japanese government after a man called Mr. Sunakawa, who was head of the local fishing union, had become concerned by several severe boating incidents near the coast of Higashi Hennazaki.


Kanmurijima

 is an island in the Sea of Japan administered under Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture. It is about 2 km from Kutsujima, a similar smaller island. is located just midway between islands. A breeding ground for streaked shearwaters, the island was designated a Japanese natural monument (天然記念物, "tennen-kinenbutsu") in 1924. It has also been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. Currently, the island is designated as Kanmurijima-Kutsujima wildlife protection area and any landing is prohibited. The recreational diving service is available though.
History.
According to records of , Kanmurijima and Kutsujima are the remains of a much larger island which submerged following an earthquake in 701 A.D. The topography of the seafloor seems to support the claim, as the steep 60-metre cliff is located underwater off the eastern coast of Kanmurijima and Kutsujima, indicating a recent crustal fault.


Rajokri

Rajokri earlier known as "Harjokri" is a census town in New Delhi District (earlier in South West Delhi district) in the Indian union territory of Delhi. Rajokri village is near Gurgaon border on NH-8.This village is one of the oldest village in Delhi.This village was founded by King Anandpal.
Demographics.
 India census, Rajokri had a population of 12,758. It is a major Yadav village and is a part of Ahirwal. Rajokri mainly consists of people having the Jhagdoliya gotra of the Yadav caste. There are many temples, But the most famous temples are Kholi Baba Temple and Lord Shiva Temple/Mahadev Mandir. There are 3 Banks, 13 ATMs, post office (inside Afs) warehouses for Nyka,Myntra,udaan,Naptol, 2 fuel station at outer side of village motel Mapple, IIT is just opened in 2019, Air Force Station, Kendriya Vidyalaya,Govt girls and boys schools junior government schools and many Schools are now opened in Rajokri.
It is the first village of New Delhi on NH-8 while coming from Gurgaon to Delhi. Acharya Narendra Dev College of Delhi University was opened in Rajokri, but could not function here due to some issues. Rajokri houses luxurious and the most expensive farm houses in Delhi. The farm house schemes includes
The Green, Westend Greens, Grand Westend Greens etc.
Negative points - No public transport
No ground, no park, no police post,
by the government.
Unauthorized encroachment/construction is done daily basis in aravali
ruined all the forests.
There are 12 brethren villages (11 of Yadavs and 1 of Jat) of which Rajokri is a part. These are Sarhol(Chief village of the Brethren), Rajokri, Kapashera, Dundahera, Molahera, Sikanderpur, Nathupur, Chakkarpur, Wazirabad, Kanhai, Badshahpur and Bijwasan.


Tsugaru District, Mutsu

 was a district located in the old province of Mutsu, Japan (now in current Aomori Prefecture). The district once had a land in southern Hokkaido but in 1878, the district dissolved by splitting up into 5 districts.
As the Tsugaru Domain, the area was considered a "de facto" province in its own right, and even today Japan Rail and other local railroad stations prefix "Tsugaru-" to their names instead of "Mutsu-" as in stations in the rest of Aomori Prefecture.


Kampong Luagan Timbaran

Kampong Luagan Timbaran (Malay for "Luagan Timbaran Village") is a village situated in the north-eastern part of Tutong District, Brunei, within the mukim of Kiudang. It has the postcode TE2143.


Hadiya, Nepal

Hadiya, Nepal is a village development committee in Udayapur District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 11331 people living in 2355 individual households. Cheetri and Bharmin is the major ethnic community with huge population while Magars, Sunuwar, Newar, Tharu and Madhesi are ethnic minorities living in the village.
The village is rural and connected mostly with gravel roads. Most of the houses are wooden with sparely modern houses made of bricks and cement. The center of town is crowded densely with unplanned buildings and weak infrastructures as well as pollution due to vehicles, scattered wastage and dusty gravel roads has created critical problem in the town and their lifestyle as every household waste their productive time The hilly people brings their agricultural products to sell in the town and buys clothes, equipment and other goods.the town is the most populated municipality of Udayapur District besides Gaighat, Beltar and Katari. Agriculture is the major occupation while service sector is blooming recently. The town was badly affected during 10 years of civil war which destroyed many infrastructures of town but now most of the governmental office has been re-constructed. Political leader Dr. Narayan Khadka has been elected several time as a representative of the town though town has been waiting for his policies to be implemented.
Schools.
Private Schools.
Budur Lal Vidhya Niketan PVT LTD


Changshou District

Changshou () is a district in Chongqing, China, located by the Yangtze river, with a history spanning several thousand years. Changshou is from the Yuzhong District of downtown Chongqing.
Administrative divisions.
Changshou District administers 14 townships and 4 subdistricts, with a total area of .
History.
Changshou has a history of 2300 years.
Population.
Until the end of 2013, there are 369321 households, the total population is 906732. Among them, the non-agriculture population is 310531, agriculture population is 596201.
Geography.
Changshou is located in 106°49’22” E107°27’30”E of longitude and 29°43’ N30°12’30”N of latitude, . Changshou is classified as shallow hill area, slopes in the area are relatively smooth.
Climate.
Its climate belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style, with an annual average temperature of , annual accumulated temperature of 6000 °C, monthly average temperature of in January, in July, annual total rainfall of , annual sunshine duration of 1221 hours and frost-free period of 331 days.
Transportation.
Chongqing- Fuling Freeway and other two freeways are intersected in Changshou area. Chongqing- Wanzhou Railway is under construction to provide transportation for businesses and tourists. Changshou has two Yangtze River crossings, a road and a railway bridge.
Changshou District is 50 kilometers away from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.
Tourism.
Famous tourist attractions include Lake Changshou, which is a man-made lake of ; Changshou Ancient Town; Puti Mountain and Dongling Temple.
Mount Puti is a tourist attraction in the district.


Barhat

Barhat is an Indian village in Palasi, Araria in India. The location of the village is 1 km south of Palasi and 30 km south-east of Araria. The majority of its residents are of the Kulhaiya ethnicity and speak Kulhaiya boli. Though the villagers were to be illiterate, but these days they are pursuing higher studies.
Some of the population are ironsmiths who work daily for their livelihood, and are paid in grain. The majority of the population of the village is engaged in small scale cultivation, and a big group in daily basis works.. The commercial crops cultivated mean that the village's economical status is poor. Eidgah in the block Palasi lies in the village Barhat and Maulana Salim Zafar Qasmi is the chief speaker of the Eid Gah. The village is popular because of a big Jama Masjid, Barhat at Barhat Chowk.


Bandhadiha

Bandhadiha is a village in the Rasalupur Block of Jajpur District Odisha, India. It is located at the bank of the Brahmani River. Bandhadiha 20 km from its block Rasalupur. The village is bounded by Janak on its south, Kotapur on its west, Nathapur on its north and Arabal on its east.
Geography.
The village is in area, of which is forested. The population is approx. 2500 and the literacy rate is 86.19%. Annual rainfall is .
Festivals.
Bandhadiha celebrates all festivals with much fanfare and devotion.
Culture.
Coming to fasts and festivals, in the month of Margasira women folk worship the Goddess Laxmi. It is the harvest season when the grain is thrashed and stored. During this auspicious occasion, the mud walls and floors are decorated with murals in white rice paste. These are called Jhoti or Chita and are drown not merely with the intention of decorating the house, but to establish a relationship between the mystical and the material, and thus being highly symbolical and meaningful. Folk painting in the tradition survives until today in all its pristine freshness. Throughout the year the village woman performs several rituals for the fulfillment of their desires.
Muruja is drawn on the floor with powders of different hues. the white powder is obtained from the grinding of stone. Green powder is obtained from dry leaves, black from burnt coconut shells, yellow is obtained from petals of marigold flowers or turmeric and red from red clay or bricks. Muruja is generally drowning during rituals in the form of Mandala. In the holy month of ‘Kartika’ women observe, penance and draw muruja designs near the Tulasi Chaura.
Pala.
Pala represents important aspects of Odisha folk culture. It forms an integral part of the lives of the rural folk. Arabal has kept these traditions alive.
Agriculture.
Rice is traditionally grown in two well defined seasons, namely Kharif and Dalua in Bandhadiha. Of these two, Kharif (rainy) is the most important rice season. The Kharif rice is the main crop, covering over 85% of the total rice area, and depends entirely on the southwest monsoon. It is sown in June and harvested in October–December, depending upon the duration of the cultivation and topography of the field. After harvesting Kharif rice farmers keeps them self busy in cultivating badam almond. Badam almond is the main source of incoming money in Arabal.
See Also.
Jaraka


Goldhap

Goldhap is a village development committee in Jhapa District in the Mechi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7,393 in 1,252 households.


Bhowrah

Bhowrah (also spelt as Bhowra) is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India.
Geography.
Location.
Bhowrah is located at .
The earlier census town was combined with other urban units to form Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006.
Bhowrah is part of Ward No. 41 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.
Famous anchor, photographer and Founder of Techno world, Shivam Banerjee belongs from Bhowrah. Anurag Kashyap, Editor in Chief of Prabhat khabar also belongs from here..
Bhowrah is surrounded by many coalmines
Overview.
The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines. The Damodar River, the most important river of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, flows along the southern border. A major part of the area shown in the map is part of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, an urban area. The places in the DMC area are marked as neighbourhoods. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by Dhanbad (community development block). 57% of the population of Dhanbad CD block reside in rural areas and 43% reside in urban areas, The east-central part of the region shown in the map is covered by Baliapur (community development block). 86% of the population of Baliapur CD block reside in rural areas and 14% reside in urban areas. The places in the CD block areas are marked mostly as census towns. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region – Pootkee Balihari Area, Lodna Area and Eastern Jharia Area. The Moonidih sector of Western Jharia Area also operates in the region.
Demographics.
 India census, Bhowrah had a population of 44,253. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bhowrah has an average literacy rate of 65%, lower than the national average of 74.5%; with male literacy of 74% and female literacy of 54%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy.
Collieries functioning in the Eastern Jharia Area of BCCL are: Bhowrah North, Bhowrah South, Bhowrah (OC 3 Pit), Amlabad, Sudamdih Incline, Sudamdih Shafts, Pathardih and C.O.C.R.
Transport.
There is a station at Bhowrah on the Gomoh-Adra line.
Healthcare.
BCCL has a 10-bedded hospital at Bhowrah. It caters to the needs of employees and their families, as well as outsiders as part of BCCL's corporate social responsibility programme. BCCL has a 100-bedded regional hospital at Jealgora in the same area.


Balajor

Balajor is a village development committee in Sindhuli District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3468 people living in 556 individual households.


Manjhitar

Manjhitar is a small town in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is under the jurisdiction of the district of South Sikkim. The Sikkim Manipal University is situated here.
Geography.
It is located at at an elevation of 278 m above MSL.


Anzob

Anzob () is a village and jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Ayni District in Sughd Region, in the Zarafshan Range, about north of Dushanbe. The jamoat has a total population of 8,238 (2015). It is located on the M34 highway and in the Yaghnob River valley. Anzob has a mining and beneficiation complex.
The jamoat consists of 23 villages, including Takfon (the seat), Anzob, Bidev, Dehbaland, Dumzoy, Gharmayn, Kashi, Khishortob, Kiryonti, Marghtumayn, Nomitkon, Piskon, Qul, Tagichinor and Waghinzoy.
Anzob Pass.
The Anzob Pass to the south, about north of Dushanbe at roughly , is one of the most treacherous mountain passes of Central Asia. On October 23, 1997, an avalanche killed 46 people, burying 15 trucks and cars. The avalanche was so large that it took two weeks for the would-be rescuers to reach the victims. Due to the importance of the route connecting the north to south and its level of danger, the Anzob Tunnel was built, completed in 2006. Construction was delayed due to electricity faults and other problems.


Chengam taluk

Chengam taluk is a taluk of Tiruvannamalai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Chengam.
Demographics.
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Chengam had a population of 280581 with 142089 males and 138492 females. There were 975 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 61.3. Child population in the age group below 6 was 17210 Males and 15479 Females.


Gaznich

Gaznich ( "Ghaznich") is a village in Sughd Region, northern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Voru in the city of Panjakent.


Nosratabad Rural District (Qazvin Province)

Nosratabad Rural District () is a rural district ("dehestan") in the Central District of Alborz County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,093, in 4,077 families. The rural district has 5 villages.


Bori, Pune

Bori is a town located in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is known for the discovery of some ancient human artefacts. The reported artefacts from Bori suggest the appearance of human beings in India around 600,000 years ago. This site is considered to be one of the earliest lower paleolithic sites in India.


Dolsan

Dolsan-eup () or Dolsan town is a town in the Yeosu city in South Korea. It is located on the Dolsan island. Yeosu city hall Dolsan office (3rd city hall) is in here.
Villages.
The following villages are listed as administrative divisions:
Traffic.
Dolsan town has no expressways and 2 National highways. That 2 national highways are No. 17 and No. 77.
It has 3 bridges — , Geobukseon bridge, and Hwatae bridge. Dolsan bridge is on national route 77. It connect with Yeosu peninsula. Geobukseon bridge is on national route 17. It connect with Yeosu peninsula, too. Hwatae bridge is on national route 77. It connect with Hwatae island.


Kurumankadu

Kurumankadu or Vavuniya 01 is a town in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka. It is second-largest town in the district after Vavuniya. It is situated in the Jaffna, Mannar Junction at Vavuniya.
Location.
Kurumankadu is located away from Vanuniya. Its boundaries are to the north is Thandikkulam, to the east Kuddiyiruppu, the west Padanichipuliyankulam, and to the south Pandarikulam.
History.
After the 20th century, the settlements began here. This place looked like a forest in before 19th century. The people who settled here arrived from Jaffna due to the Sri Lankan Civil War.


Baaya

Baaya (; also spelled as Baaja) is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. It is one of the more developed districts in Al Rayyan, hosting Villaggio Mall, Aspire Park, and the Aspire Zone, all of which run along Al Waab Street.
Etymology.
In Arabic, "baaja" roughly translates to "widened". It was so named because the area comprises a vast, cultivated plain.
Landmarks.
Aspire Zone.
Key locations in the district are mainly located in the Aspire Zone which runs along Al Waab Street, including the Doha Sports City, home to many of the venues of the 2006 Asian Games, Qatar's tallest structure, Aspire Tower and Qatar's largest stadium, Khalifa Stadium, as well as one of Qatar's most popular malls, Villagio Mall, themed after the Italian city of Venice. Aspetar, a specialized orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, is also based in the Aspire Zone. The Aspire Park is a popular attraction found on Al Waab Street.
Roughly half of the district's overall area is occupied by the Aspire Zone.
Transport.
Road.
The two most important roads which run through the district are Al Waab Street, which is the commercial center and which hosts the Aspire Zone, and Al Furousiya Street, which provides connectivity between the southern and northern districts of Al Rayyan.
Five bus stations have been placed within the district. Mowasalat is one of the official transport companies of Qatar and serves the community through its operation of public bus routes.
Rail.
Sports City station currently serves the Gold Line of the Doha Metro. The station was inaugurated on 21 November 2019, along with all other Gold Line stations. It is located on Al Waab Street, between Al Aziziyah station and Al Waab station.
Among the station's facilities are a prayer room and restrooms. Nearby landmarks within walking distance include the Khalifa International Stadium and, further west of the station, the Aspire Zone. There are no metrolinks for the station.
Education.
The following schools are located in Baaya:


Nilan

 Nilan is a village in Baghlan Province in north eastern Afghanistan.


Ennab

Ennab () is a Syrian village located in Al-Suqaylabiyah Nahiyah in Al-Suqaylabiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ennab had a population of 2774 in the 2004 census.


Jwala Heri

JwalaHeri is a market in Paschim Vihar in Delhi, India. It is located in the heart of Paschim Vihar and is the biggest market in West Delhi. It sells everything from food and clothes to computers and jewellery. Though an extremely congested market, it has the benefits of bargaining as its main attraction. A newly opened Tibetan Market constructed on the lines of famous Tibetan markets of hill stations further north is also a place where you can get cheap clothes and electronic goods.
Well known shops and stores in Jwala Heri:
Jwala Heri Market is accessible by the nearby Paschim Vihar West metro station, which is just a kilometer away. It is also accessible from Punjabi Bagh, Shivaji Park, Paschim Puri, Paschim Enclave, Madipur, Bhera Enclave, Mianwali Nagar, New Multan Nagar, Peeragarhi, National Market, Udyog Nagar and Nangloi respectively, via by metro, auto rickshaws, cycle rickshaws and battery-operated rickshaws as well.
References.
JwalaHeri Market Directory
List of markets in Delhi


Kureika (village)

Kureika () is a Russian village just north of the Arctic Circle near Turukhansk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, by the confluence of Kureika River and Yenisey.
Here Joseph Stalin spent his final exile in 1914–1916. In 1938 the was established. In 1952 a pavilion was built surrounding and preserving the "izba" (wooden hut) Stalin had lived in during his exile. The museum was closed and hut was demolished, along with Stalin's statue, during de-Stalinization in 1961, and the pavilion was burnt in a fire in 1996.


Banalakshmi

Banalakshmi () or "Vanalakshmi Unmesh Samiti" is a Krishi Ashram and a small NGO in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. It is located near to the Santiniketan, the education centre set up by Rabindranath Tagore. It is connected by a highway to Ilambazar and Bolpur. The bus stop name is Banabhila (). The Choupahari sal forests () or commonly known as Ilambazar forests () starts from here. Address is Vanalakshmi Unmesh Samiti, Banabhila, P.O. Dwaranda (via Sriniketan P.O.), Birbhum-731236. It is around 13/14 km towards Ilambazar from Shantiniketan. Contact Numbers are +919434233376 and +919434557527.
History.
The word 'Banalakshmi' literally means the richness ("Lakshmi") of forest ("Bana") (nature in general). It is the brainchild of Niranjan Sanyal who first conceived the idea of a natural paradise on barren lands of Birbhum in 1963. The idea was that it would evolve like an ecosphere—bettering the life of people by optimum utilization of natural resources. In 1964 Doc. Parbati Bhattacharya had joined with his mission and devoted her life to Banalakshmi. There were two others too, who were inspired by Niranjan babu. Sumitra Sinha from Vishwabharati University in neighbouring Santiniketan and Kannan Pal, a trained nurse from Kundagaon (near Jagdalpur) in undivided Madhya Pradesh joined Banalakshmi within a few years time. Since its inception, when it was completely devoid of any vegetation, it has been continuously growing and today it is a large green reserve and a center for rural development.
Vegetation.
It is spread over an estimated area of 40 bigha (around 13 acres). It has vegetation grown on laterite soil which is the abundant red soil variety found in Birbhum. It has large forested tracts, orchards of various fruits—like mango and guava—and multiple crop cultivation the year round. The place is admirable for its scenic beauty. The road leading to Banalakshmi is also lined by dense to sporadic occurrence of tropical deciduous trees like sal and eucalyptus.
Economy.
It is a center of a small cottage industry. Various products like honey, squash and handicrafts are prepared and sold. It is also an attractive tourist destination in the district.


Hakuta, Shimane

 was a town located in Nogi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,330 and a density of 55.60 persons per km². The total area was 95.87 km².
On October 1, 2004, Hakuta, along with the town of Hirose (also from Nogi District), was merged into the expanded city of Yasugi.


Terbos

Terbos was a town of ancient Bithynia, inhabited during Roman times.
Its site is located near Akçakaya in Asiatic Turkey.


Balat, Bihar

Balat is a village, situated around 12 km from Madhubani, state Bihar, India and around 18 km from Darbhanga.
Balat is situated in Balat-Basauli Panchayat.


Husainyyat

Husainyyat is a village in the northern portion of Jordan, lying between Ajlun and Jerash.


Burkhala

Burkhala () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Yagodninsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia. Population:


Mattegoda

Mattegoda is a town in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located a short distance south-east of Colombo. It is well known for the housing scheme situated in there. The nearest major town is Kottawa.
History.
Mattegoda has been an underdeveloped area with mainly coconut estates until the then government built a housing scheme in the late 1980s. This dramatically increased the population and turned the sparsely populated area to a small town. Today Mattegoda is a very popular residential area for middle-class and upper-middle-class families due to its close proximity to Colombo and relative quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
Location.
The closest big town is Kottawa on the high level road which is about 3 km away. Mattegoda also connects to Polgasowita junction on the Colombo-Horana road.
Government.
Mattegoda belongs to the Homagama Divisional Secretariat.
Demographics.
The population of Mattegoda was mainly due to the housing scheme. But in the last decade increasing number of people have moved in and today is very much populated by a mixture of working class, middle and upper-middle-class families. In addition a lot of artists (Singers, actors etc.) live in Mattegoda in housing given by the government. Also Mattegoda is home to a Sri Lanka Army camp.
The population is mainly Sinhalese with a small Malay population. Most Sinhalese are Buddhist while a significant minority is Catholic. There are several Buddhist temples in and around Mattegoda. The Catholics have the St Jude's Catholic church which belong to the Pannipitiya parish. There is also a sizable Muslim population which includes Malays. Mattegoda has a small mosque.
Economy.
Mattegoda is mainly a residential area. The main economic activity is retail and other service sectors. The Alpha factory complex which manufactures metal furniture is a key employer in the area. Also there is a small garment factory.
Transport.
Public bus service is available connecting Mattegoda to Colombo. The route number is 138/2 and it takes the high level road. In addition the 342 route number buses from Kottawa to Piliyandala also pass through Mattegoda. The Southern express way is also accessible from Mattegoda by Kottawa and Kahatuduwa exit points.
Education.
There is a small government run school just outside Mattegoda and the closest schools are in Kottawa and Pannipitiya towns. Most school children in Mattegoda attend schools in Colombo.
Banking and Finance.
A Sampath Bank branch is located in Mattegoda
Communication.
Mattegoda has good wireless mobile coverage from most mobile operators in Sri Lanka. A Sri Lanka Telecom station is also located providing fixed telephone connections. Mattegoda also has a post office.
Notable people.
Upul Shantha Sannasgala,
Rookantha Gunathilaka (Singer),
Dennis Perera (Film Director, Dramatist),
prasanna vithanage (Film Director)
Walter Perera (Politician)


Gorayk

Gorayk () is a village and the center of the Gorayk Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. A large reservoir called the Spandaryan Reservoir lies to the southeast of the village.
Toponymy.
The village was previously known as "Bazarchay".
Demographics.
Population.
The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 580 in 2010, down from 632 at the 2001 census.


Bijawar-Panna Plateau

The Bijawar-Panna Plateau covers portions of Chhatarpur and Panna districts in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Geography.
Behind the Bijawar Hills in Sagar Division is the 25-30 km wide Bijawar-Panna Plateau. The Bijawar-Panna Plateau rises from the north to south in three well marked escarpments roughly followed by 300, 375 and 450 m contours, towards the longitudinal valleys of the rivers Mirhasan and Sonar. To the north-east of Panna there are two main branches – the southern is called Panna hills and the northern one Vindhyachal Range. The Panna Range merely forms a table land 15 km broad. Its general slope is from south-west to north-east.
It is part of the Bundelkhand Plateau.
A series of plateaux runs along the Kaimur Range. These fluvial plateaux, consists of a series of descending plateaux, starting with the Panna Plateau in the west, followed by Bhander Plateau and Rewa Plateau and ending with Rohtas Plateau in the east.
Crossing the Bijawar-Panna hills, the Ken River cuts a 60 km long, and 150-180 m deep gorge. Several streams join the Ken in this gorge making waterfalls.


Khanabad, Azad Kashmir

Khanabad is a village in Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It lies between Chakswari and Dadyal.
Khanabad has a population of 500 British and non-British citizens. It is an expanding settlement, with property owners mainly from Britain.


Bich Kagay

Bich Kagay is a village in the Kalimpong II CD block in the Kalimpong Sadar subdivision of the Kalimpong district in West Bengal, India
Geography.
Location.
Bich Kagay is located at .
Bich Kagay is an agricultural village located 40 km from Kalimpong town.
Notable places of interest in Bich Kagay include Janmukti Falls and Banjhakri Falls.
Area overview.
The map alongside shows the Kalimpong Sadar subdivision of Kalimpong district. Physiographically, this area forms the Kalimpong Range, with the average elevation varying from . This region is characterized by abruptly rising hills and numerous small streams. It is a predominantly rural area with 77.67% of the population living in rural areas and only 22.23% living in the urban areas. While Kalimpong is the only municipality, Dungra is the sole census town in the entire area. The economy is agro-based and there are 6 tea gardens in the Gorubathan CD block. In 2011, Kalimpong subdivision had a literacy rate of 81.85%, comparable with the highest levels of literacy in the districts of the state. While the first degree college in the subdivision was established at Kalimpong in 1962the entire subdivision (and now the entire district), other than the head-quarters, had to wait till as late as 2015 (more than half a century) to have their first degree colleges at Pedong and Gorubathan.
Demographics.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kagey Khasmahal had a total population of 2,401 of which 1,215 (51%) were males and 1,286 (54%) were females. There were 309 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Kagey Khasmahal was 1,646 (78.68% of the population over 6 years).
Transport.
Bich Kagay is accessible by road from Pedong through the Sakyong Valley and the Mudum River.


Oya, Malaysia

Oya is a town and the administrative centre of the subdistrict of the same name in Mukah Division, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is located near the mouth of Oya River with the South China Sea. Oya is about to the west of Mukah, the division's administrative town.
Oya has a secondary school, namely Oya National Secondary School (). It also has primary schools: Datu Pengiran Mohamad National School (), Yak Tee (Chinese) National-Type School (), KG Senau National School (), Kampung Bakong Terus National School (), KPG Teh National School ().


Barrod

Barrod बडौद is a village in Behror Tehsil, Alwar District, Rajasthan, India. Some times this is also called Bardod. It is situated on State Highway No-14, RJ SH 14. The name is sometimes written as Bardod. Two villages come under the administration of the Barrod panchayat: Barrod and Kankara Barrod.


Basudeipur

Basudeipur is a village in the Gop block of Puri district, Odisha state of India.


Dowarian

Dowarian (Urdu: دواریاں) is a village in Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located from Muzaffarabad and from Athmuqam on the bank of Neelum River at the altitude of .
Dowarian is accessible by Neelum road from Muzaffarabad. A rest house of AJK Tourism and Archeology Department is located here for tourists to stay. It is the base camp to Ratti Gali Lake. Dowarian is located at the merger of river Neelam and Ratti Gali water stream. There are tourism and forest rest houses. The village is full of spring waters, high green mountains and plants. Walnuts, mulberries, Cherries and apples are produced in the village. A secondary school was established in 1972 and it was promoted to higher secondary in 2016, and there are multiple other schools engaged in the provision of education to the masses. Girls High School Dowarian was destroyed in the flood of 2010 and has not been re-constructed yet. The village also has a Civil Dispensery run by the government of AJK, Pakistan.


Durbat

Durbat (Russian and Tajik: Дурбат) is a village and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is part of the city of Hisor in Districts of Republican Subordination. The jamoat has a total population of 20,052 (2015).


Aggarahere

Aggarahere is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.


Chirala Municipality

Chirala Municipality is the local self-government in Chirala, a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a "first grade" "municipality".
Administration.
The municipality was constituted on 1 April 1948. It is spread over an area of and has 33 wards. The "Elected Wing" of the municipality consists of a municipal council, which has elected members and is headed by a Chairperson. Whereas, the "Executive Wing" is headed by a municipal commissioner. The present municipal commissioner of the city is T.Brahmaiah.
Civic works and services.
Most of the city residents rely on public taps for water. A total of 6 MLD (million liters per day) of drinking water is supplied everyday. There are of roads and of drains and of storm water drains.
The infrastructure maintained by the municipality covers, street lights, public markets, shopping complexes and community halls etc., and recreational areas like, public parks, playgrounds etc. There are educational institutions like elementary and secondary schools imparting for primary and secondary. including junior colleges. For public health, the municipality has dispensaries, maternity and child health centers.


Hmawbi Township

Hmawbi Township is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located northwest of the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is Hmawbi. The Hmawbi airport is at Indan (Inntan), northeast of the town of Hmawbi.
Technological University, Hmawbi exists near Hmawbi Township. Hmawbi is also home to the Aung Zabu Monastery.
Hmawbi Township is home to the Myaung Dagar Industrial Zone, which is a zone constructed in 2006-2008 and is intended to house all of Yangon's steel factories. Operating licenses for steel smelters that do not relocate to the Industrial Zone are not renewed.
Borders.
The Hlaing River forms the western border of Hmawbi Township, which borders on:
Hmawbi Air Base.
Hmawbi is home to an air base (ICAO: VYHB) of the Myanmar Air Force. Formerly called 501 Air Base.


Galagammulla

Galagammulla is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.


Olaulim

Olaulim is a scenic village in Bardez sub-district, North Goa, India. The village lies between the lush green hills that separate it off from Bastora and Porvorim on the West and the back waters of the Mandovi River on the East.
Also 3 km away is Pomburpa (the springs here are a popular tourist attraction which incidentally haven't been known to run dry even in the worst of summers) to the south and Aldona 6 km away in a north easterly direction. Those are the nearest villages with the Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary just across the river in Chorao.
The village of Olaulim had been home to survivors of the brutal World War 2 attack on Rangoon, Burma where many Goans had flourishing businesses. The Pinto and Rodrigues families are some of the few such surviving families that still exist in Olaulim. (details of the hardships faced by these families when fleeing Rangoon to return to Olaulim, Goa can be found in the book "Songs of the Survivors" by Yvonne Vaz Ezdani).


Saragyugh

Saragyugh (, also Romanized as Saragyukh; formerly, Darakoy, Darakey, and Daragyukh) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia.
Population.
Population per years is the following.


Al Faydah

Al Fayḑah is a village in Makkah Province, in Saudi Arabia.


Shida District, Shizuoka

 was a rural district located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of the end of 2008 (the last data available before its dissolution), the district had an estimated population of 12,110 and a population density of . Its total area was .
HIstory.
Shida District was created in the early Meiji cadastral reforms of 1879 out of Haibara District. In the organization of municipalities of October 1, 1889, Shida District was divided into three town (Shimada, Fujieda and Okabe) and 22 villages. It gained another three villages on April 1, 1896 with the annexation of . Yaizu was raised to town status on June 28, 1901, followed by Aoshima Village on January 1, 1922, leaving the district with five towns and 23 villages.
On January 1, 1948, Shimada was elevated to city status. Yaizu was elevated to city status on March 1, 1951, and Ogawa Village was elevated to town status on October 1, 1952. In a round of consolidation from 1953 to 1956, the number of villages was reduced from 22 to zero, and Fujieda was proclaimed a city on March 31, 1954.


San Ricardo


Goltakuri

Goltakuri is a Village Development Committee (VDC) of Dang district, Province No. 5, Nepal. It is situated below the Churya Range Hill from the south, Tui-Soto from the east, the Babai River from the north. It has a population of 5,293 among 2,411 are male and 2,882 are female. The household is 1,119 in number. According to population census of 2011, it is the third least populated VDC among the 2 Municipalities and 39 VDCs of Dang district.
Three sides are surrounded by water sources to the east, west and north. The eastern part of Goltakuri is not irrigated due to the high level of the farm land from the water resources. The western part is supplied by irrigation from the Babai River. Most of people of here are engaged in farming. Youngsters are in different parts of the Middle-East and Malaysia, employed to force, others go to India for the sake of employment.
Tharu are the largest number, Brahman, Kshetri, and so-called lower cast people also live here. The place of trade is the regional center Tulsipur which is 16 Kilometer(KM) (10 Miles) from here followed by 4 km graveled road and 12 km blacked topped road of Rapti Highway.


Irakkamam

Irakkamam is a town located in the Eragama Divisional Secretariat, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka which is an ancient village in south eastern as well. A tile factory is located in the territories of the town. After 1985, there was a massive growth in terms of education, culture, business and other sectors.


Pindaya Township

Pindaya Township (; also spelled Pingdaya or Pangtara) is a township located within Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is also part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Pindaya.


Bastar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bastar Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.
It is part of Bastar district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.


Kouk Ballangk

Kouk Ballangk () is a khum (commune) of Mongkol Borei District in Banteay Meanchey Province in western Cambodia.


Al Hashwah District

Al Hashwah District is a district of the Sa'dah Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 14,274 people.


Kale, Nepal

Kale is a village development committee in Mugu District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 876 people living in 186 individual households.


Nong Muang District

Nong Muang (, ) is a district ("amphoe") in the northern part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand.
History.
Following a suggestion issued in 1989, six "tambons" were separated from Khok Samrong District to form the new minor district ("king amphoe") Nong Muang on 1 April 1990. The minor district was upgraded to full district status on 5 December 1996.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Khok Charoen, Sa Bot, Khok Samrong, Ban Mi, and the districts Takhli, Tak Fa and Phaisali of Nakhon Sawan Province.
Administration.
The district is divided into six sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 67 villages ("mubans"). Nong Muang itself has township ("thesaban tambon") status and covers part of the "tambon" Nong Muang. There are six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).


Sabroom

Sabroom () is a town and a nagar panchayat on South Tripura district in the Indian state of Tripura. Sabroom is located in the banks of the Feni River, which separates India and Bangladesh. Most of the people speak in Noakhailla, a dialect of the Bengali language.
Geography.
Sabroom is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Demographics.
 India census, Sabroom had a population of 5766. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sabroom has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 78%. In Sabroom, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics.
Sabroom assembly constituency is part of Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency).


Chabahar Konarak Airport

Chabahar\Konarak International Airport () is an international airport located in 49 kilometers west of the city of Chabahar, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, in Konarak. The airport has flight connections to different parts of Iran and serves both cities.


Kawara, Fukuoka

 is a town located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 10,657 and a density of 240 persons per km². The total area is 44.56 km².


Kahoku District, Ishikawa

 is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 62,374 and a density of 476.79 persons per km2. The total area is 130.82 km2.


Deir Baalbah

Deir Ba'albah (, also spelled Dayr Baalbeh) is the north-easternmost neighborhood of the city of Homs in central Syria. Nearby places include the al-Bayda and al-Abbasiyah neighborhoods to the south, and the villages of al-Mishirfeh and al-Jabiriyah to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Ba'albah had a population of 44,975 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.


Sovetskiy, Kyrgyzstan

Sovetskiy is a village in Kadamjay District of Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 1,280 in 2009.
Nearby towns and villages include Alga (), Kyrgyz-Kyshtak (6 miles) and Oruk-Zar ().


Darai Nur District

Darai Nur or Dara-i Noor (Pashto/Persian/Pashayi: دره نور) is a district in the north of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 120,000 in 2002, of whom 28,000 were children under 12. The dominant language in the district is Pashayi and Pashto.
The district centre is the village of Darai Nur. There are nine major villages and many smaller ones in the district. Some of the well-known villages in Darai Nur are Amla, Barkot, Khewa, Qalai Shahi, Sutan Lam, Nur Gal, and Kashmund.


Byasi

Byasi is a village in Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,386 and had 548 houses in the village.


Al Hamriya, Dubai

Al Hamriya () is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located in western Dubai, along Dubai Creek in Bur Dubai. Al Hamriya is largely a residential area; however several shopping complexes and foreign consulates are in its proximity. Dubai Creek is to the north; the locality of Al Souk Al Kabir and Umm Hurair are located to its west and east, respectively.
Important landmarks near or in Al Hamriya include BurJuman, Bank of Umm Al Quwain, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Al Muassala Towers, and Four Points by Sheraton. Some of the consulates in the area include those of India, Britain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.


Ban Luang District

Ban Luang (, ) is a district ("amphoe") in the western part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.
History.
Originally the area was "Tambon Suat" of Mueang Nan District. It was created as Ban Luang Minor District ("king amphoe") on 15 May 1975, when three "tambons", Pa Kha Luang, Suat, and Ban Phi, were split off from Mueang District. It was upgraded to a full district on 20 October 1993.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are from the east clockwise Mueang Nan, Wiang Sa of Nan Province, Song of Phrae Province, Chiang Muan and Pong of Phayao Province.
Administration.
The district is divided into four sub-districts ("tambons") which are further subdivided into 26 villages ("mubans"). There are no municipal ("thesaban") areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).


Dahan-e Darreh Chasht

Dahan-e Darreh Chasht is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.


Chara Airport

Chara Airport (also Chara Kyust-Kemda Airport) is an airport in Russia located 2 km northeast of the rural locality of Chara. It has a wide paved runway and parking apron. It is a civilian airport.


Umm Birka

Umm Birka (; also spelled Umm Baraka) is a settlement in the Al Khor municipality in Qatar.
Etymology.
Umm Birka derives its name from the Arabic word "barikat," which means "blessing." It was named this in reference to a nearby well.
Geography.
Umm Birka is situated in north-east Qatar. The village of Umm Al Qahab is nearby.
Water reservoir.
The settlement is one of five sites for the government-sponsored project to develop reservoirs in the country. Once completed, the reservoirs are expected to be the largest in the world in their category, with a total length of 650 km and constructed at a cost of QR 14.5 billion. In June 2018, the first phase of the project was completed.


Bima, Nepal

Bima, Nepal is a village development committee in Myagdi District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1685 people living in 339 individual households.


Kampong Jaya Setia


Penyengat Island

Penyengat Island, Pulau Penyengat in Indonesian (literally, Wasp Island) is an island in Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. It lies just off Bintan Island, close to Tanjung Pinang, the capital of Riau Islands Province.
The island has historical significance, dating back to the 18th Century, when it was established as a fort as part of the Sultanate of Johor-Riau by the Bugis. The island contains the tomb of Raja Ali Haji, a 19th-century Islamic historian and scholar.
It is a small island that is approximately 6 km from the town of Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands province. This island measures approximately 2500 meters x 750 meters, and is approximately 35 km from the island of Batam. This island can be reached by using a boat or better known by pompong boat. By using pompong boat, it takes approximately 15 minutes drive.
Penyengat Island is one of tourist attractions in Riau Islands. One of the objects that can be seen are Sultan Riau Great Mosque that have been made from egg whites, the tombs of the Kings, the tomb of the national hero Raja Ali Haji, the Palace complex and blockhouse Office at Kursi Hill. Penyengat island is the perfect island to be visited to enjoy the Malay cultural heritages.
In the reign of Sultan Riau, this island was used as headquarters ground in Malay land. It can be seen from the many historical relics of the past. Aside from being the headquarters of the government, the island was also being a fortress forefront in confronting the Dutch attack.
The evidence from the center of defense during the war is can be seen from the presence of a castle on the hill. The hill is known as Bukit Kursi. As a center of defense, it has some cannons that facing to the sea. The cannons are very strategically located, which can be use at any time when the enemy approached.


Buffalo Hill (Hong Kong)

Buffalo Hill () is a hill located in Ma On Shan Country Park west of Sai Kung, in the eastern half of Hong Kong. It is particularly well known for its peak resembling the head of a Buffalo when viewed from Sha Tin. MacLehose trail passes within 225 metres from the peak of the hill, while smaller trails cut off the main MacLehose trail up to the peak of Buffalo Hill. It is the sixteenth tallest peak in Hong Kong, with an altitude of 606 metres (1,988 ft), bordering Sha Tin and Sai Kung.
Geography.
Buffalo Hill can be identified by its uniquely shaped Buffalo's head peak. Eight valleys associated with six streams lie around the slope of the hill. The biggest stream and valley flows along the north-eastern slope of Buffalo Hill and into the Shing Mun River. The entire hill is composed of exposed basalt rock, with some smaller granite deposits also present.
Vegetation.
The peak of Buffalo Hill is covered by grass and small shrubs, while the valleys are lush with forests. Different types of grass, including Couch grass, Bermuda Grass, Manila Grass and annual bluegrass, grow on the slopes of the hill, while the tree line ends approximately 350 metres above sea level on the slopes of the hill.


Tamagawa, Saitama

 was a village located in Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,568 and a density of 387.20 persons per km2. The total area was 14.38 km2.
On February 1, 2006, Tamagawa, along with the former village of Tokigawa (also from Hiki District), was merged to create the new "town" of Tokigawa.


Kau Liu Ha

Kau Liu Ha () is a village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.


Buston, Sughd

Buston (; , formerly Chkalovsk or Chkalov, ) is a town in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Sughd Region, between the cities of Khujand and Ghafurov. Buston is a city of regional subordination, and is not part of a district.
The population of Buston in 2020 is estimated at 34,000 for the city proper and 36,900 for the city with the outlying communities. The city of Guliston also covers the town Palos.
As a result of its involvement in the processing of uranium ore mined nearby, Chkalovsk was a closed city until the collapse of the USSR. The first Soviet uranium processing plant, Leninabad Mining and Chemical Combine was founded in Chkalovsk during 1940s.
Khujand Airport is located in the town.
The Presidential National Guard of Tajikistan formed one of its new units here.
On February 1, 2016 the Government of Tajikistan decided to rename Chkalovsk into Buston (Бӯстон). According to TASS news agency, it was the last town in Tajikistan with a Russian name.


Ani, Akita

 was a town located in Kitaakita District, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,079 and a density of 10.97 persons per km². The total area was 371.92 km².
On March 22, 2005, Ani, along with the towns of Aikawa, Moriyoshi and Takanosu (all from Kitaakita District) merged to create the city of Kitaakita.


Imadate, Fukui

 was a town located in Imadate District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,469 and a density of 296.48 persons per km². The total area was 45.43 km².
On October 1, 2005, Imadate, along with the city of Takefu, was merged to create the city of Echizen.
Established in 1956, Imadate was a fairly well-renowned center of Japanese paper making, or "washi". The town was situated approximately 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the prefectural capital of Fukui shi, and 5 miles (8 km) east of the city of Takefu.


Kralpora

Kralpora is a village in Kupwara district of the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located just 15 kilometres from district headquarters Kupwara town.
Demographics.
According to the 2011 census of India, Kralpora has 569 households. The literacy rate of Kralpora was 66.45% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kralpora, Male literacy stands at 73.92% while the female literacy rate was 57.96%.
Transport.
Road.
Kralpora is well-connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Kupwara-Kralpora Road and Kupwara-Trehgam Road.
Rail.
The nearest railway stations to Kralpora are Sopore railway station and Baramulla railway station located at a distance of 56 and 53 kilometres respectively.
Air.
The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 108 kilometres and is a 3-hour drive.


Natogyi

Natogyi is a town and seat of Natogyi Township in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar.


Barikak

Barikak is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.


Al-Mukharram al-Tahtani

Al-Mukharram al-Tahtani () is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include Ayn al-Niser to the west, Umm al-Amad to the southwest, al-Mukharram to the southeast and Danibah and Khunayfis to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mukharram al-Tahtani had a population of 3,035 in the 2004 census.


Kotka Piran

Kotka Piran is a village in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°58'42N 70°34'53E with an altitude of 364 metres (1197 feet).


Al Hawwasiyah

 Al Hawwasiyah is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan.


Leningradsky Administrative District, Kaliningrad

Leningradsky Administrative District () is a district ("raion") of the city of Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Population:


Ia Ly

Ia Ly is a township () of Chư Păh District, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam.


Kamagari, Hiroshima

 was a town located in Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,532 and a density of 133.97 persons per km². The total area was 18.90 km².
On March 20, 2005, Kamagari, along with the towns of Ondo and Kurahashi (all from Aki District), and the towns of Yasuura, Toyohama and Yutaka (all from Toyota District), was merged into the expanded city of Kure and no longer exists as an independent municipality.


Kitsuregawa, Tochigi

 was a town located in Shioya District, Tochigi, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,143 and a density of 147.65 persons per km². The total area was 75.47 km².
On March 28, 2005, Kitsuregawa, along with the town of Ujiie (also from Shioya District), was merged to create the city of Sakura.


Arinj

Arinj (), is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Arinj is an upscale suburb located just north of Yerevan, with several mansions belonging to multimillionaires located there including the mansion of Gagik Tsarukyan, the founder of the Prosperous Armenia party. The village is 41 km south of the provincial capital Hrazdan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the village is 6,220.


Sakai, Fukui (town)

 was a town located in Sakai District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
The town of Sakai had a population of 12,953 at the 2005 national census, an increase of 181 (1.4%) from the 2000 census. The total area was 31.70 km² and population density was 408.61 persons per km².
On March 20, 2006, the town merged with the other towns within Sakai District, namely Harue, Maruoka and Mikuni, to create the . The name "Sakai-chō" is still used within the postal address of locations within the former town.


Kurate, Fukuoka

 is a town located in Kurate District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 15,825 and a density of 440 persons per km². The total area is 35.58 km².


Kannabe, Hiroshima

 was a town located in Fukayasu District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 40,498 and a density of 712.87 persons per km². The total area was 56.81 km².
On March 1, 2006, Kannabe was merged into the expanded city of Fukuyama.


Chiyoda, Chiyoda, Tokyo

 is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. In Japanese it translates as a "field of a thousand generations"
Chiyoda covers the grounds of the Imperial Palace, and nothing else. It does not have any subdivisions, and no "chome" or postal code designation. The address of the palace itself and of the Imperial Household Agency is Chiyoda 1-1, the address of the Hospital of the Imperial Household is Chiyoda 1-2, the Imperial Guard Headquarters is Chiyoda 1-3.
Its small population consists of Imperial guards and dependents. The Imperial family itself is not included in the registered population.


Mount Ishikawa

 is a mountain in Uruma City, Okinawa. It is the highest point in the city, standing at . The former city of Ishikawa was named after this mountain and the nearby Ishikawa River. There are hiking trails to the summit, although some have become overgrown.


Chong-Aryk, Bishkek

Chong-Aryk () is an urban-type settlement in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 9,717 in 2009. The town is administratively subordinated to the city of Bishkek. The town is home to the Ala Archa State Residence.


Lamung-gahtawng

 Lamung-gahtawng is a village in Bhamo Township in Bhamo District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.


Tatev (village)

Tatev () is a village and the center of the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The village is home to the 9th-century Tatev Monastery, and hosts a station of the Wings of Tatev; the world's longest non-stop double track aerial tramway.
Demographics.
Population.
The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 892 in 2010, down from 1,042 at the 2001 census.


Bagidora (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)

Bagidora Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
It is part of Banswara district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.


Amargadhi

Amargadhi is a municipality and the district headquarter of Dadeldhura District in Sudurpashchim Pradesh of western Nepal. It was named after Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa, who fought in the Gurkha War between 1814 and 1816 At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 21,245 people living in 4,778 individual households.
Transportation.
Mahakali Highway links Amargadhi to the Terai region of Nepal as well as Api Municipality in the Lesser Himalayas. Seti Highway branches off Mahakali Highway at Amargadhi towards Dipayal Silgadhi.
Media.
To Promote local culture Amargadhi has three community radio stations, Radio Amargadhi 97.4 MHz, Radio Sudur Awaz 95 MHz, and Radio Aafno 104.8 MHz.


Punnapuzha River

Punnapuzha River is one of the tributaries of the Chaliyar River. "Chaliyar River" is the fourth longest river in Kerala, south India at 169 km in length.


Sariyeh Khatun

Sariyeh Khatun (, also Romanized as Sārīyeh Khātūn; also known as Emāmzādeh, Emāmzādeh Sārīyeh Khātūn, and Imāmzādeh) is a village in Neyzar Rural District, Salafchegan District, Qom County, Qom Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 85, in 25 families.


Laem Ngop District

Laem Ngop (, ) is a district ("amphoe") of Trat Province, eastern Thailand.
History.
The district was established in 1897 named Ko Chang District. The district office was in Ban Dan Kao on Ko Chang. The district controlled all islands in Trat Province. As the district office was on an island, it was not convenient for most of people on mainland, thus the government moved the office to Ban Laem Ngop, but kept the district name. In 1939 the district name was changed in accordance with the location of the district office.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khlung of Chanthaburi Province, Khao Saming, Mueang Trat of Trat Province and the Gulf of Thailand.
Administration.
The district is divided into four sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 25 villages ("mubans"). There are two townships ("thesaban tambon"): Laem Ngop covers parts of the "tambon" Laem Ngop, and Nam Chiao the complete "tambon" Nam Chiao. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).


Pinle

Pinle () is an archaeological excavation site, located in Myittha Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Pinle was a capital of the Myinsaing Kingdom from 1297 to 1313.
Pinle today is a village on the edge of the walled Pyu complex which is known as Maingmaw.


Budalin

Budalin is a town in Budalin Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Division in Burma (Myanmar). It is the administrative seat of Budalin Township. The town is connected by road and rail to Monywa, Dabayin, Kin-U and Ye-U, with a bridge over the Mu River.


Iwafune District, Niigata

 is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 5,644 with a density of 18.2 persons per km2. The total area is 309.39 km2.
The district currently has two villages.
Iwafune's name is from the Ancient Japanese Ritsuryo System. In 1878, when Iwafune District launched, the district covered all six towns listed above and the current city of Murakami, and the district areas has been the same since the founding. The district seat was located at Murakami-Honmachi (the current city of Murakami).
History.
After the district lost Murakami in 1954, the district areas remain the same as until April 1, 2008. There had been some talks to merge with the city of Murakami but the city of Murakami killed the merger because of the city's new name. However, the talks was finally settled, and, on April 1, 2008, the city of Murakami merged with the towns of Sanpoku and Arakawa and the villages of Asahi and Kamihayashi from Iwafune District to create the city of Murakami.


Ekamra Kanan

Ekamra Kanan or Ekamra Kanan Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden and a park located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. This is the biggest park and one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city. The park was established in 1985 and is spread over an area of 500 acres of land. This botanical park is a part of Government of Odisha's research organisation Regional Plant Resource Centre (RPRC). In 2017, the local residents and visitors complained that the authority was not taking proper care of the place. The aquatic garden was filled with weeds, and the place was not clean. In 2019, a 2-day flower-show was conducted here.


Tuy Phong District

Tuy Phong is a rural district of Bình Thuận Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 90,819. The district covers an area of 755 km². The district capital lies at Liên Hương.


Thung Hua Chang Subdistrict

Thung Hua Chang (, ) is a village and "tambon" (subdistrict) of Thung Hua Chang District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a population of 8294 people. The "tambon" contains 12 villages.


Baorkhola

Dakshin Baorkhola is a village in Meghna Upazila in Comilla District, Bangladesh. It has one side flowing by a canal and other side by a straight road. There are two government primary schools and a private high school.


Yuya, Yamaguchi

 was a town located in Ōtsu District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,857 and a density of 84.24 persons per km². The total area was 93.27 km².
On March 22, 2005, Yuya, along with the towns of Heki and Misumi (all from Ōtsu District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagato.


Manali Sanctuary

The Manali Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
The sanctuary starts about 2 km from Manali. It is the catchment of "Manalsu khad". A path from Manali log huts and Dhungri temple passes through dense Deodar, Kail, Horse chestnut, Walnut and Maple forests. Musk deer, Monal and Brown bear, Leopard and Snow leopard are some of the common animals seen here. Herds of Ibex are seen migrating in the glacier zone in summers.
The area of the sanctuary is about 31.8 square kilometres. The following area was declared as a sanctuary on 26 February 1954, under the Punjab Birds and Wild Animals Protection Act of 1933.


Bhujpur Union

Bhujpur Union () is a union of Fatikchhari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.
History.
There was a King Bhoj in the area in ancient time according to puthi (poem) written by Abdul Majid Pundit. Bhujpur is named after that King Bhoj. But there is no concrete evidence about this story.
Geography.
Bhujpur Union has a total area of . It borders Narayanhat Union to the north, Manikchhari Upazila and Paindanga Union to the east, Harualchari Union to the south, and the Sitakunda Mountain Range to the west.
Demographics.
As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhujpur union has a population of 27,932. Males constitute 14,387 of the population, and females 13,545.
Economy.
Kazir Hat Heyako and Fakir Hat is main marketplaces in the union.
Administration.
Bhujpur Union is divided into 12 mauzas: Amtali, Azimpur, Harina, Jungle Kaiyapukhia, Kotbaria, Paglichhari, Paschim Bhujpur, Paschim Kaiyapukhia, Purba Bhujpur, Purba Kaiuapukhia, Ramgarh Sitakunda R.F., and Singharia.
Education.
Bhujpur Union has 3 high schools, 8 primary schools, and 6 madrassahs.


Qarah Su, Qom

Qarah Su (, also Romanized as Qarah Sū, Qarā Sū, and Qareh Sū; also known as Kerāshu) is a village in Rahjerd-e Sharqi Rural District, Salafchegan District, Qom County, Qom Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15, in 5 families.


Taragi, Kumamoto

 is a town located in Kuma District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2016, the town has an estimated population of 9,604 and a density of 58 persons per km². The total area is 165.87 km².


Doi Mae Tho

Doi Mae Tho (), also known as Doi Langka Luang (ดอยลังกาหลวง) or Doi Lang Ka (ดอยลังกา), is a mountain in Thailand, part of the Khun Tan Range.
The mountain rises southwest of Wiang Pa Pao District, Chiang Rai Province, near the point where the province meets with Chiang Mai and Lampang Provinces. With a height of 2,031 metres, it is the highest point of the Khun Tan Range.
Its summit is less than eight kilometres southeast of Route 118 between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.


Utmankhel Subdivision

Utmankhel Subdivision is a subdivision located in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 107,356 according to the 2017 census.
Utmankhel Subdivision borders Munda Tehsil, Lower Dir District. Utmankhel Subdivision is considered to be the safest subdivision in Bajaur District.


Rehara

Rehara is a village in Poonch District of Azad Kashmir. It is located about 11 miles northeast of Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir.


Hospital Area

Hospital Area is a central district of Thimphu, Bhutan. Located south of the Memorial Chorten, it contains the central roundabout, JDWR Hospital and the Royal Bhutan Police national headquarters. The Gongphel Lam road divides it from Changzamthok district.


Chkalov Island

Chkalov Island (Остров Чкалова; Ostrov Chkalova), formerly Udd Island (Остров Удд), is a coastal island in the southern end of the Sea of Okhotsk. It is located off Schastya Bay, between the shorebound lagoon and the sea. Baydukov Island lies only 2 km off its east-southeast tip.
Chkalov Island is long and narrow. It is 20.5 km long and has an average width of 1 km.
This island is a natural habitat for many birds, like the great knot, red-necked stint, dunlin, whimbrel, bar-tailed godwit and the common sandpiper. Beluga whales are common off its northern waters.
Administratively Chkalov Island belongs to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.
History.
Chkalov Island is named after Soviet pilot Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (1904–1938), the commander on the Antonov ANT-25 plane that flew on July 20, 1936 from Moscow through Franz Joseph Land, Severnaya Zemlya, Petropavlovsk and Khabarovsk. The plane landed 56 hours and 20 minutes later in the evening twilight, in thick fog, on a coastal strip in Udd Island after having covered . The three-man crew remained overnight on this island at the home of a local resident, Fetin'ya Andreevna Smirnova. In order to take off a wooden runway had to be built. Udd Island was renamed Chkalov Island by Stalin in commemoration of the record-breaking event.
In 2006, this historical flight was recreated on a Sukhoi Su-30 to mark the 70th anniversary of Chkalov's prowess.


Tone, Gunma

 was a village located in Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,025 and a density of 18.02 persons per km². The total area was 278.90 km².
On February 13, 2005, Tone, along with the village of Shirasawa (also from Tone District), was merged into the expanded city of Numata.


Balad Ruz

Balad Ruz (arabic: بلدروز) is a city in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq.
Balad Ruz has a radio station that was opened Dec. 18 2006, known as Al Noor Radio Station, meaning "The Light" in Arabic.
The current commander of all Iraqi Army ground forces Lt. General Ali Ghaidan Majid is from Balad Ruz.
History.
Balad Ruz was historically known as Barāz al-Rūz, a name meaning "the rice field". Although its origin is unclear, the city has been continuously inhabited from at least Abbasid times to the present day. The Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tadid built a palace here. In 1340, Hamdallah Mustawfi noted that it paid 20,000 dinars annually to the treasury in Baghdad. Balad Ruz continued to prosper through the late 1700s, when it was described by an observer as a large town under the control of Baghdad. When Felix Jones surveyed the area in the mid-1800s, he noted that the Rūz canal, on which the city lay, ended in the immediate vicinity of Balad Ruz; historically, it had extended over 50 kilometers further south.


Do Shakhkharat

Do Shakhkharat (, also Romanized as Do Shakhkharāţ, Dowshkharāţ, Dūshkharāt, Dūsh Kharrāţ, and Doosh Kharrat; also known as Gūshkāreh and Gush Kharād) is a village in Cheshmeh Sar Rural District, in the Central District of Khansar County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,464, in 378 families.


Anushavan

Anushavan (; prior to 1969, Parni, Pokr Parni, Parni Sultan and Bekyand) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. In 1969, the town was renamed in honor of Dr. Anushavan Galoyan, a World War II hero. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 2,185 in 2010, up from 1,983 at the 2001 census.
Population.
Population per years is the following.


Afeka

Afeka () is a residential neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel. It is in the northwestern part of the city.
History.
The origin of the name Afeka is from "Afeka association", which was established at 1943 with a purpose of purchasing property for people. The neighborhood was founded in 1955 by former Haganah officers who were looking for a location to build their homes.
The neighborhood was considered a far suburb of Tel Aviv; this situation changed after the building of Tel Aviv University and the Afeka College of Technology in 1996.


Mount Nanashiruge

Mount Nanashiruge is the source of the Kitakami River in Japan.


Yinmabin

 Yinmabin (Yin Mar Bin) is a town and seat of the Yinmabin Township in the Sagaing Division in central Myanmar some 100 kilometres west of Mandalay.


Ghalab

Ghalab (AKA Ghalib) is a village in Punjab, 5 miles northwest of Jagraon, in India.
References.


Husun Bin Humam

Husun Bin Humam is a village in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate.


As Sawadiyah District

 As Sawadiyah District is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 26,763 inhabitants.


Milagiriya

Milagiriya is a district of Colombo city in Sri Lanka. The area took its name from the Sinhalised form of the Portuguese word "Milagre," or Miracle. The Portuguese built a Roman Catholic Church there.
History.
The writer Fredrick Mendis observed: 'In 1656, after the capitulation to the Dutch, the Milagiriya church gave way to a Sinhalese school where instruction was made available in the religion of the Reformists. The headmaster of the school was the registrar of baptisms, marriages, and deaths. In 1848 the Rev. Joseph Thurstan was chiefly responsible for superintending the construction of the new church which was dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle.'
The British built a new church on these grounds in 1848 and named it St. Paul's Church, the church is now an important landmark in Colombo.
A parish school was founded on 14 January 1887. St. Paul's Milagiriya School is now run by the Government of Sri Lanka.


Karikalampakkam

Karikalampakkam is a panchayat village in Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Nettapakkam firka. If splitting the Name of Karikalampakkam and translating into English it will give the reason of village name by how it came. Kari - Dark; akalam - Non Leaving; pakkam - the place or location. So when the Pondicherry under French rule, this place identified by the other village people by noticing the full darkness; occupying entire area of the village even at day time, because this village covered fully by big trees and it won't allow the light passing inside.
Geography.
Karikalampakkam is bordered by Chellancherry village (Tamil nadu) in the west, Korkadu in the north, Pudukkadai village (Tamil nadu) in the east and Malattar in the south.
Transport.
Karikalampakkam is located at 15 km. from Pondicherry. Karikalampakkam can be reached directly by any bus running between Puducherry - Maducarai or Puducherry- Bahour via Karikalampakkam.
Road Network.
Karikalampakkam is connected to Pondicherry by both Villianur-Bahour road (RC-18) and Thavalakuppam-Embalam road (RC-20). In fact, Karikalampakkam is located at the junction of RC-18 and RC-20.
Politics.
Karikalampakkam is a part of Embalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)


Or (river)

The Or (, ) is a river in Orenburg Oblast of Russia and Aktobe Province of Kazakhstan. It is a left tributary of the Ural, and is 332 km long, with a drainage basin of 18 600 km². The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Shiyli and Terisbutak, which have their sources on the western slopes of the Mugodzhar Hills, and it joins the Ural by the city of Orsk. Most of its discharge are from melting snow. The average discharge, 61 km from its mouth, is 21.3 m³/sek. The spring flooding lasts from April to mid-May. The rest of the year the waterlevel is very low. The river freezes in late October and is icebound until March - April. The river is used for irrigation and water supply.


Muthuiyankaddu Kulam

Muthuiyankaddu Kulam ( Muttu'aiyaṉkaṭṭu Kuḷam) is an irrigation tank in northern Sri Lanka, approximately north west of Oddusuddan.
History.
The tank on Per Aru was earlier knowns as "Muthu Rayan Kaddu Kulam" and "Man Malai". Restoration of the tank, which had a catchment area of , commenced in 1959.
By the late 1960s the tank's bund was long and high whilst the tank's storage capacity was and its water spread area was . There was a spill on the right bank. The left and right bank sluices were each 3 ft 3 in by 4 ft 6 in. By 2014 the tank was capable of irrigating .


Kalhaidhoo

Kalhaidhoo (Dhivehi: ކަޅައިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Laamu Atoll.
Geography.
The island is south of the country's capital, Malé.


Longwangmiao, Liaoning

Longwangmiao () is a town of Donggang City in southeastern Liaoning province, China, located northwest of downtown Donggang and inland of Korea Bay. , it has one residential community () and 7 villages under its administration.


Babiyachaur, Surkhet

Babiyachaur is a village development committee in Surkhet District, Karnali Pradesh, of mid-western Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 8517 people living in 1589 individual households.Brahman, Chhetri, Magar, Kami, Damai are the major ethnic groups.


Aragusuku Islands

The Aragusuku Islands (Japanese: 新城島, "Aragusuku-jima", Yaeyama: パナリ, "Panari") consist of two smaller islets, named Kamiji and Shimoji. They are located in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Aragusuku has a population of 15, all of them living on Kamiji. Shimoji is used as a pasture for cattle. Aragusuku is administered by the town of Taketomi on nearby Iriomote. The island can be accessed via tours.
History.
The Aragusuku Islands used to be a part of the Ryukyu Kingdom until 1879. During the Ryukyuan era, the islands had as many as 700 people. After World War II, the islands were administered by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands before being returned to Japan in 1972, along with the rest of Okinawa.
Culture.
The Aragusuku Islands, like Hamahiga, is known for its preservation of traditional lifestyles. Among locals, the island is referred to as "パナリ (Panari)", meaning "separated" in the Aragusuku dialect of the Yaeyama language.


Ram al-Anz

Ram al-Anz (, also spelled "Rum al-Anaz") is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ram al-Anz had a population of 1,272 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.


Cabugao Island

Cabugao (locally known as Cabugao Gamay and sometimes called Cabugao Daku or Cabugao Islet) is a small, uninhabited island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. Along with Bantigui Island and Antonia Island, it is one of three minor southern islets in the Islas de Gigantes archipelago.
Location and geography.
Cabugao is a small island northeast of the Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea. It is south of Gigantes Sur and is part of the Islas de Gigantes island group. Cabugao is a widely photographed island in Isla de Gigantes and is often part of island-hopping tours of the archipelago. It features two white sand beaches that forms like a sandbar connecting two islets. There is a per-person fee to visit the island.


Belagachhia

Belagachhia is a census town in Cuttack district in the state of Odisha, India.
Demographics.
 India census, Belagachhia had a population of 4610. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Belagachhia has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Pra (Russia)

The Pra () is a river in the Ryazan and Moscow Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka. It is in length. The area of its basin is . The Pra River freezes up in late November and stays under the ice until April.


Borim

Borim or Bori is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa,
India on the banks of Zuari River. It has a land area of 1536.07 acres and has a population size of 8,257 people living there. The village has a rich history dating back to the 12th century Kadamba era, when the Kamleshwar temple was built at Deulwada by the Kadamba queen, Kamaladevi.
The name " Bori" is etymologically derived from the word " Bora" (Indian berry, zizyphus). It is said that the village had many Indian berry or :Bor" trees at some point in time. "Badrigram", a Sanskrit version of the village name, also alludes to the Indian berries, known as "Badri" in Sanskrit.


Bagdha

Bagdha is a village in Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.


Junga Thapachaur

Junga Thapachaur is a former village development committee in Jajarkot District in the Karnali province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3510 living in 608 individual households.


Takhteh Pol, Afghanistan

 Takhteh Pol is a village in Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan.


Khewang

Khewang is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Taplejung District in the Mechi Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2,691 people living in 526 individual households. There were 1,283 males and 1,408 females at the time of census.


Sandakan District

The Sandakan District () is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Sandakan Division which includes the districts of Beluran, Kinabatangan, Sandakan, Telupid and Tongod. The capital of the district is in Sandakan City.
Demographics.
Sandakan district is the third largest of Sabah's 25 districts, with 396,290 inhabitants after Kota Kinabalu and Tawau.


Dhunche

Dhunche is the administrative seat of Rasuwa District in Bagmati Zone, Nepal. It is located at an altitude of . At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 2,535 people residing in 604 individual households.
To promote local culture Dhunche has one FM radio station, Radio Rasuwa - 102.1 MHz, which is a community radio station.
Dhunche is the headquarters of Rasuwa district. It is accessible through bus via Pasang Lhamu Highway (H12) and is 120 km from Kathmandu.


Pran Buri Forest Park

The Pran Buri Forest Park () is a protected area in Thailand. It is at the mouth of the Pran Buri River to the Gulf of Thailand in Pran Buri District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.
Pran Buri Forest Park was founded either in 1974 or on 30 September 1982 by the Forestry Department after Queen Sirikit visited Pak Nam Pran Buri Village in Pran Buri and was inspired to support the growing of more trees along the coastline. This project developed 1,984 rai of Khlong Kao and Khlong Doi forests, consisting of mangrove forests, mixed deciduous forests, and coastal plains.
The park protects the mangrove forest of the Khlong Kao-Khlong Kop National Reserve Forest. It covers .


Huaiyu Mountains

The Huaiyu Mountains () are a mountain range located in the prefecture of Yushan County, Jiangxi, China. One of its most famous mountains is Mount Sanqing.


Bhuapur Upazila

Bhuyanpur () is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography.
Bhuyanpur is located at . It has 32145 households and total area of 225.02 km2. The upazila is surrounded by Gopalpur & Sarishabari Upazila on the north, Kalihati Upazila on the south, Gopalpur and Ghatail Upazila on the east, and the Jamuna River on the west.
Demographics.
At the 1991 census Bhuyanpur had a population of 177,095, of whom 87,854 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.65% of the population, and females 48.35%. Bhuyanpur had an average literacy rate of 29.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.
Administration.
Bhuapur Upazila is divided into Bhuapur Municipality and six union parishads: Arjuna, Aloa, Falda, Gabsara, Gobindashi, and Nikrail. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 128 villages.
Bhuapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.


Cheom Ksan

Cheom Ksan is a small town in Preah Vihear Province in northern Cambodia. It is located approximately 10 kilometres from the border with Thailand.


Biwanr

Biwanr is a town in Hamirpur District of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Geography.
Biwanr is located approx 400 km from Delhi, the national capital.
Demographic view.
 India census, Biwanr had a population of 10386. Males constituted 5643 of the population and females 4743. Bewar has an average literacy rate of 64.3%.
References.
Biwanr Census


Heping Island Park

The Heping Island Park () or Ho Ping Island Hi Park () is a park in Heping Island, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan.
History.
Strong wind over the years had eroded the coastal area of Heping Island, forming rocks with special shapes. The park used to be under military control for a long period of time. However, the ban was gradually lifted in the 1960s and 1970s. Since then, more tourists have come to the area. Parts of the parks were close starting the end of 2010 and was fully reopened to the public in June 2012.
Features.
The park island is connected to Keelung mainland with the Heping Bridge. The park consists of its vast mushroom-shaped rocks.
Transportation.
The park is accessible by bus from bus stop nearby Keelung Station of Taiwan Railways.


Haku, Jumla

Haku is a village development committee in Jumla District in the Karnali Zone of north-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1683 persons living in 310 individual households.


Al Humaydat District

Al Humaydat District () is a district of the Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 20,026 inhabitants.


Derince, Hizan

Derince is a village in the Hizan district of Bitlis province in Turkey.


Hatri

Hatri is a Union council of Hyderabad Taluka (rural) in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It has a population of 29,719, and is located at 25°28'0N 68°24'0E lying to the north-east of the district capital - Hyderabad.


Al-Tweinah

Al-Tweinah () is a town in central al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
Administratively the town belongs to the Nahiya al-Hasakah of al-Hasakah District. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,062.


Kashuni, Armenia

Kashuni () is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Toponymy.
The village was previously known as "Maldash".
Demographics.
Population.
In the 2011 census, the reported population was 11, reduced from the 27 reported at the 2001 census.


Jarayotar, Sindhuli

Jarayotar is a village development committee in Sindhuli District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5883 people living in 979 individual households.


Elobod

Elobod () is an urban-type settlement of Qo‘ng‘irot District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.


Gangatheri

Gangatheri is a village and gram panchayat in Assandh, Karnal district, Haryana, India. Its 1991 population was 2628.
It is an ancient village that was in the state of Punjab and became part of Haryana after its separation in 1966. It was established in 1165 before the Mughal era by a person called Gangu.


Golden Town

Golden Town is a town located in Karachi, in the Pakistan province of Sindh. Nearby towns include Moria Khan Goth, Azeem Pura and Green Town. The people living in this town are Hinko speaking people, Pashtun People, Punjabi people, Saraiki people, Sindhi people and Muhajir people.
The roads and streets are unsatisfactory. The main Big Mosque of the town is Jama masjid Soharwardia and another mosques include Jama masjid Aqsa, Jama Masjid Khizra, Jama Masjid Madina, and Shamsi masjid. Here some private clinic working, Shamsi hospital and Star hospital. Most people work at the airport and many Airport Security Force employees live here as a tenant. Quaid-e-Azam international Airport is approximately 2 km from this town.
To access Golden Town from shahrah-e-faisal you need to pass through railway crossing known as Wireless Gate. As you enter wireless gate you can find Bab-e-Shamsi Masjid on your right, as you cross the masjid you enter into Golden Town, on the right side of the same road there is Shamsi Society.
The town approximately houses 2000-3000 families of different sizes and different ethnicity, as being the part of Cosmopolitan City Karachi. The town is not house of one political party, all parties have representation.
The Most Important thing about education


Birjan sal District

Birzhan sal District () is a district of Akmola Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Stepnyak. In 2017, Enbekshilder District was renamed Birjan sal District. Population:


Dalyala

Dalyala (Dhalyala) is a village found in Azad Kashmir in the Khari Sharif area of Pakistan it is composed mostly of Sohlan Rajputs. They are said to be of Panwar Rajput descent which is a sub-branch of the Paramara Rajputs. The village name is derived from the "dhall", a type of shield used in medieval warfare. The population of this village is approximately 900. Some of the residents are currently residing in the United Kingdom, France, Greece, Hong Kong and Dubai.
Geography and climate.
Dhalyala is located at (32.900000, 73.750000) and lies at an altitude of 246 metres (818 ft) above sea-level.
The village as a whole has a moderate climate. In summer, temperatures can reach 43 °C, but the hot spells are comparatively short. The winter months are very pleasant with temperatures rarely falling below 1 °C.
History.
The ancient history of the region has seen it participate in the Indus Valley Civilization and the Gandhara Civilization. At a later date, the Battle of the Hydaspes took place nearby, between the armies of Alexander the Great and the Indian king Porus.
Sites of interest.
The village lies between the ancient town of Sarai Alamgir and Mirpur. Nearby are the sites of the Jagu Head, Mangla Dam, Jhelum River, and the huge Rohtas Fort.
Author: Raja Mohammad Shamshad Sharif (S/O Raja Mohammad Sharif of Dhalyala) resident in Hemel Hempstead, UK


Chyama

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Lunglei West (Legislative Assembly constituency)

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Om Noi

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Yawata, Yamagata

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,114 and a density of 34.74 persons per km². The total area was 204.76 km².
On November 1, 2005, Yawata, along with the towns of Hirata and Matsuyama (all from Akumi District), was merged into the expanded city of Sakata.


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History.
The district was named after the Sulaiti tribe, who owned large plots of land in the area. Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani selected the area as the seat of government in the early 1900s due to its close proximity to the sea and ease of access for vessels. The seat was later transferred to central Doha in 1923.
Historic landmarks.
Al Sulaiti House.
Constructed around the mid-20th century, it was one of the most sizable buildings in the district at the time it was inaugurated. It was later renovated in order to house the Qatar Folkoric Troupe. The building is rectangular in shape and encloses a large courtyard. After its renovation, the traditional roof was replaced with a concrete one.


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Kolhumadulu Atoll

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Traditionally, Maldivians call this atoll simply Kolhumadulu, without adding the word "atholhu" at the end. Thaa is the code letters assigned to the atoll and is sometimes used by tourists to refer to the atoll itself.
The waters surrounding this atoll are good fishing areas and some islands house fish processing plants.
Archaeology.
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Climate.
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Ghormach features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ("Csa") under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Ghormach is 14.9 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 356 mm. August is the driest month with no rainfall, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 85 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 27.0 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 2.7 °C.
Armed conflict.
One ISAF-soldier (a Norwegian national) was killed here, on January 25, 2010.


Mina Do

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Geography.
The village lies towards the northern edge of the Hindu Kush mountain range which crosses over into Pakistan and is at an elevation of .
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Transport.
The nearest airport is to the north, at Kulyab.


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Rusila

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History.
The settlement was believed to be founded by immigrants from Patani Kingdom, in present-day southern Thailand, during the 19th century.
Mosque.
Rusila is famous as an Islamic learning centre for ordinary people in Terengganu. The main mosque here, known as "Masjid Rusila", is notable for being the home mosque of PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang, who is Member of Parliament of Marang since 1990. There is an old concept of 'Menadah Kitab' which means the people who want to learn Islam will go to the place where there is an Islamic religious teacher to learn different aspect of Islam.


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Kahawatta

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Transport.
It is served by a station on a branch line of the national railway system.


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Lar River

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Bereket District

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Islampur Upazila

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Geography.
Islampur is located at . It has 51671 households and total area 343.02 km2.
Demographics.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Islampur Upazila had 74,963 households and a population of 298,429, 12.9% of whom lived in urban areas. 12.2% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 30.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.
Points of interest.
1. Jamuna River Bank (Guthail Bazar)
2. Laochapra Obokas Kendro (Laochapra, Boksigang)
3. Bambrapurto river side, Ambaria, Islampur
4. Debraipach Bridge
Administration.
Islampur Upazila is divided into Islampur Municipality and 12 union parishads: Belghacha, Char Gualini, Char Putimari, Chinaduli, Gaibandha, Gualerchar, Islampur, Kulkandi, Noapara, Palabandha, Partharshi, and Shapdari. The union parishads are subdivided into 58 mauzas and 130 villages.
Education.
1. Saverchar V.S.A Darusunnah Dakhil Madrasah
2. Guthail Sinior Alim Madrasha
3. Al Hera Ideal Academy
4. Ghaibandha Shurujjhan High School
5. Shajeda Mahmud High School
6. Morakandi Nosimon Nesa Dakhil Madrasha
7. Chinaduli Fazil Madrasha
8. Kulkandi shamsunnahar High School
9. Islampur Nekjahan Pilot Model High school
10. Islampur Gov. University College
11. Islampur JJKM Girls School and College
12. Islampur High School
13. Kulkandi ABS High School
14. Surjomukhi Bidapith School
15. Islampur M.A. Samad Parvez Mohila Degree College
16. Chinaduly High School
17. Guthail High School and College