Cities & Towns H-L, LUD-LâH
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Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg, city, Baden-WĂŒrttemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It lies along the Neckar River just north......
Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen, city, Rhineland-Palatinate Land (state), southwestern Germany. Ludwigshafen is a port on the west......
Lufkin
Lufkin, city, seat (1890) of Angelina county, in the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas, U.S. The city is situated......
Lugano
Lugano, largest town in Ticino canton, southern Switzerland. It lies along Lake Lugano, northwest of Como,.; to......
Lugo
Lugo, town, Emilia-Romagna regione, northern Italy, just west of Ravenna. The arcaded marketplace, called the Pavaglione,......
Lugo
Lugo, city, capital of Lugo provincia (province), in the comunidad autĂłnoma (autonomous community) of Galicia,......
Lugoj
Lugoj, city, TimiÈ judeÈ (county), western Romania, on the banks of the TimiÈ River, 33 miles (53 km) east-southeast......
Luhansk
Luhansk, city, eastern Ukraine. It lies along the Luhan (Lugan) River at the latterâs confluence with the Vilkhivka......
LujĂĄn
LujĂĄn, city and national pilgrimage site on the LujĂĄn River, in the Pampa of northern Buenos Aires provincia (province),......
LuleÄ
LuleÄ, city and seaport, seat of Norrbotten lÀn (county), northern Sweden. The city lies at the mouth of the Lule......
Lumberton
Lumberton, city, seat (1788) of Robeson county, southern North Carolina, U.S., on the Lumber (Lumbee) River about......
Lumut
Lumut, port, Peninsular (West) Malaysia, at the mouth of the Dindings River, on the Strait of Malacca. Lumut lies......
Lund
Lund, city, SkÄne lÀn (county), southern Sweden, northeast of Malmö. It was founded about 990 and became the seat......
Lunenburg
Lunenburg, town, seat of Lunenburg county, southeastern Nova Scotia, Canada, lying on Lunenburg Bay, an inlet of......
Lunglei
Lunglei, town, south-central Mizoram state, northeastern India. It is located 131 miles (211 km) south of Aizawl,......
Lunsar
Lunsar, town, west-central Sierra Leone, western Africa. A traditional trade centre of the MarampaâMasimera chiefdom......
Lunéville
Lunéville, town in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, Grand Est région, eastern France, situated at the confluence......
Luohe
Luohe, city, central Henan sheng (province), east-central China. It is situated on the Sha River, which flows southeastward......
Luoyang
Luoyang, city, northwestern Henan sheng (province), east-central China. It was important in history as the capital......
Luque
Luque, city, southern Paraguay. Founded in 1635, Luque rose to prominence as the temporary national capital during......
Lurgan
Lurgan, market town, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon district, southeastern Northern Ireland. In 1610 James......
Lusaka
Lusaka, city, capital of Zambia. It is situated in the south-central part of the country on a limestone plateau......
Lustenau
Lustenau, town, western Austria, on the Rhine River, just west of Dornbirn. First mentioned in 887, it later became......
Luton
Luton, town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Bedfordshire, England. It lies along Englandâs......
Lutsk
Lutsk, city, northwestern Ukraine, on a defensive site at a bend in the Styr River. It was a tribal settlement,......
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, city, capital of Luxembourg, located in the south-central part of the country. Luxembourg city is situated......
Luxor
Luxor, city and capital of Al-UqáčŁur muáž„Äfaáșah (governorate), Upper Egypt. Luxor has given its name to the southern......
Luzhou
Luzhou, city, southern Sichuan sheng (province), China. Luzhou is a river port at the junction of the Yangtze River......
Luáž„ayyah, Al-
Al-Luáž„ayyah, town, western Yemen, on the Red Sea coast. Situated on the coastal plain known as the TihÄmah, it......
Lviv
Lviv, city, western Ukraine, on the Roztochchya Upland. Founded in the mid-13th century by Prince Daniel Romanovich......
Lydd
Lydd, town (parish), Shepway district, administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. Nearby......
Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis, town (parish), West Dorset district, administrative and historic county of Dorset, southwestern England.......
Lynchburg
Lynchburg, city, administratively independent of, but located in, Campbell and Bedford counties, south-central......
Lynn
Lynn, city, Essex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies on Nahant Bay and Lynn Harbor (inlets of Massachusetts......
Lynton and Lynmouth
Lynton and Lynmouth, town (parish), North Devon district, administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern......
Lyon
Lyon, capital of both the RhÎne département and the Auvergne-RhÎne-Alpes région, east-central France, set on a......
Lysva
Lysva, city, Perm kray (territory), Russia. It lies along the Lysva River in the mid-Urals. First recorded in the......
Lysychansk
Lysychansk, city, eastern Ukraine, on the Donets River. In 1721 the first discovery of coal in the Donets Basin......
Lyttelton
Lyttelton, town and port, eastern South Island, New Zealand. It is situated within the Christchurch urban area......
Lyubertsy
Lyubertsy, city, Moscow oblast (region), Russia. It lies in the greenbelt, southeast of Moscow city. Before the......
LĂĄrissa
LĂĄrissa, town and dĂmos (municipality), Thessaly (Modern Greek: ThessalĂa) perifĂ©reia (region), central Greece.......
LÀnkÀran
LÀnkÀran, city, southeastern Azerbaijan. It lies on the shore of the Caspian Sea, in the LÀnkÀran Lowland. First......
LĂ©ogĂąne
LĂ©ogĂąne, city and port on the Gulf of GonĂąve, southwestern Haiti, lying approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of......
LĂ©ros
LĂ©ros, island and dĂmos (municipality), South Aegean (Modern Greek: NĂłtio AigaĂo) perifĂ©reia (region), southeastern......
LĂ©sbos
LĂ©sbos, largest island after Crete (Modern Greek: KrĂti) and Euboea (Ăvvoia) in the Aegean Sea. It constitutes......
LĂ©vis
LĂ©vis, city, ChaudiĂšre-Appalaches region, southern Quebec province, Canada. It is located on the south shore of......
LĂŒbeck
LĂŒbeck, city and major seaport, Schleswig-Holstein Land (state), northern Germany. It is located on the Trave and......
LĂŒdenscheid
LĂŒdenscheid, city, North RhineâWestphalia Land (state), west-central Germany. It is situated in the hilly, wooded......
LĂŒderitz
LĂŒderitz, town on the Atlantic coast of Namibia (formerly South West Africa). The Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu......
LĂŒneburg
LĂŒneburg, city, Lower Saxony Land (state), north-central Germany. It lies on the Ilmenau River at the northeastern......
LĂŒnen
LĂŒnen, city, North RhineâWestphalia Land (state), northwestern Germany. It lies on the Lippe River and the Seiten......
LĂŒshun
LĂŒshun, former city and naval port, southern Liaoning sheng (province), northeastern China. In 1950 it was amalgamated......
LâAnse aux Meadows
LâAnse aux Meadows, site on the northern tip of Newfoundland island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, of the......
LâAquila
LâAquila, city, capital of Abruzzi region, central Italy. It is situated on a hill above the Aterno River, northeast......
LâHospitalet de Llobregat
LâHospitalet de Llobregat, city, Barcelona provincia (province), in the comunidad autĂłnoma (autonomous community)......