Cities & Towns H-L, HOR-IGA
From ancient capitals and trading ports to industrial centers and cultural hubs, cities and towns show how people shape place, build community, and give a region its character.
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Horsens
Horsens, city, eastern Jutland, Denmark. It lies at the head of Horsens Fjord, southwest of Århus. Founded in the......
Horsham
Horsham, town and district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, England. The mostly......
Horsham
Horsham, city, west-central Victoria, Australia, on the Wimmera River. Proclaimed successively a borough (1882),......
Hoshangabad
Hoshangabad, city, south-central Madhya Pradesh state, central India. The city lies just south of the Vindhya Range......
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur, city, northeastern Punjab state, northwestern India. It is situated in an upland region just southwest......
Hot Springs
Hot Springs, city, seat (1882) of Fall River county, southwestern South Dakota, U.S. It lies along the Fall River......
Hot Springs
Hot Springs, resort, spa, city, and seat (1874) of Garland county, central Arkansas, U.S. It lies just north of......
Hotan
Hotan, oasis town, southwestern Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, far western China. Hotan forms a county-level......
Houghton
Houghton, city, seat (1852) of Houghton county, northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S. It lies along Portage......
Houlton
Houlton, town, seat (1839) of Aroostook county, northeastern Maine, U.S. It lies along the Meduxnekeag River 120......
Houma
Houma, city, seat (1834) of Terrebonne parish, southeastern Louisiana, U.S., situated about 50 miles (80 km) southwest......
Houston
Houston, inland port city, in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties, that is the seat (1836) of Harris county,......
Hovd
Hovd, town, administrative headquarters of Hovd aymag (province), western Mongolia, in the northern foothills of......
Hove
Hove, town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), unitary authority of Brighton and Hove, historic county of......
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Howrah
Howrah, city, east-central West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies along the west bank of the Hooghly River......
Hoyerswerda
Hoyerswerda, city, Saxony Land (state), eastern Germany. It lies on the Schwarze Elster River, in a lignite- (brown-coal-)......
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové, town, north-central Czech Republic, at the confluence of the Orlice and Elbe rivers. The old town......
Hrodna
Hrodna, city and administrative centre of Hrodna voblasts (region), western Belarus, on the Neman River. First......
Hsin-chu
Hsin-chu, shih (municipality) and seat of Hsin-chu hsien (county), northwestern Taiwan. It lies southwest of Taipei......
Hsin-tien
Hsin-tien, former city (shih, or shi), northern Taiwan. In 2010 it became a city district of the special municipality......
Hsin-ying
Hsin-ying, city district (ch’ü, or qu), T’ai-nan special municipality, southwestern Taiwan. Until late 2010 it......
Hua-lien
Hua-lien, shih (municipality) and seat of Hua-lien hsien (county), eastern Taiwan, the largest settlement and principal......
Huaca Prieta
Huaca Prieta, pre-Columbian site of the Late Preceramic Period (c. 3500–1800 bce) in northern Peru, located at......
Huainan
Huainan, prefecture-level industrial city, north-central Anhui sheng (province), China. Until the 20th century......
Huaiyin
Huaiyin, former city, north-central Jiangsu sheng (province), China. It is situated on the Grand Canal, located......
Huai’an
Huai’an, city and river port, north-central Jiangsu sheng (province), eastern China. It is situated on the Grand......
Huambo
Huambo, city, west-central Angola. It lies south of the Cuanza River on the Bié Plateau at an elevation of 5,581......
Huancavelica
Huancavelica, city, central Peru. It is located about 140 miles (225 km) southeast of Lima, in the inter-Andean......
Huancayo
Huancayo, city, central highlands of Peru. It lies at 10,659 feet (3,249 m) above sea level in a fertile basin......
Huangshan
Huangshan, city, southern Anhui sheng (province), China. The city was established and named for the famous scenic......
Huangshi
Huangshi, city, southeastern Hubei sheng (province), China. It is situated on the south bank of the Yangtze River......
Huaraz
Huaraz, city, central Peru, on the Quilca River at its junction with the Santa River. It lies at 10,011 feet (3,052......
Hubballi-Dharwad
Hubballi-Dharwad, city, western Karnataka state, southwestern India. It is situated in an upland region east of......
Huddersfield
Huddersfield, town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), Kirklees metropolitan borough, metropolitan county......
Hudson
Hudson, city, seat (1786) of Columbia county, southeastern New York, U.S., on the east bank of the Hudson River,......
Hue
Hue, city, central Vietnam. Lying on a plain backed by foothills of the Annamese Cordillera (Chaîne Annamitique)......
Huehuetenango
Huehuetenango, city, west-central Guatemala. It lies at an elevation of 6,200 feet (1,890 metres) above sea level......
Huelva
Huelva, city and port, capital of Huelva provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community)......
Huesca
Huesca, city, capital of Huesca provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Aragon,......
Hufūf, Al-
Al-Hufūf, town, eastern Saudi Arabia. It lies in the large Al-Hasa oasis and on the railroad from Riyadh to Al-Dammām.......
Hugh Town
Hugh Town, village and capital of the Isles of Scilly, historic county of Cornwall, England. Located on a sandy......
Hugo
Hugo, city, seat (1907) of Choctaw county, southeastern Oklahoma, U.S. Located on the edge of the Kiamichi Mountains,......
Hulan
Hulan, former town, southwestern Heilongjiang sheng (province), China. In 2004 it was incorporated into the nearby......
Hull
Hull, former city, Outaouais region, southwestern Quebec province, Canada. It lies on the north bank of the Ottawa......
Humacao
Humacao, town, eastern Puerto Rico. It is located in the Sierra de Cayey foothills along the Humacao River. Founded......
Hunedoara
Hunedoara, city, Hunedoara judeƫ (county), west-central Romania, in the eastern foothills of the iron-ore-bearing......
Huntingdon
Huntingdon, town (parish), Huntingdonshire district, administrative county of Cambridgeshire, historic county of......
Huntington
Huntington, town (township), Suffolk county, southeastern New York, U.S. It lies on the northern shore of Long......
Huntington
Huntington, city, seat (1834) of Huntington county, central Indiana, U.S. It is located on the Little Wabash River,......
Huntington
Huntington, city, seat of Cabell county, western West Virginia, U.S. It lies at the confluence of the Ohio and......
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, city, Orange county, southwestern California, U.S. Situated south of Los Angeles, it lies along......
Huntsville
Huntsville, city, seat (1846) of Walker county, southeastern Texas, U.S., 72 miles (116 km) north of Houston. It......
Huntsville
Huntsville, city, seat (1808) of Madison county, northern Alabama, U.S. It is situated in the foothills of the......
Huron
Huron, city, seat (1880) of Beadle county, east-central South Dakota, U.S. It lies on the James River about 120......
Hutchinson
Hutchinson, city, seat (1872) of Reno county, south-central Kansas, U.S. Hutchinson lies on the Arkansas River.......
Huyton
Huyton, former town, metropolitan borough of Knowsley, metropolitan county of Merseyside, historic county of Lancashire,......
Huzhou
Huzhou, city, northern Zhejiang sheng (province), southeastern China. It is situated close to the southern shore......
Huánuco
Huánuco, city, central Peru. It is located on the bank of the Huallaga River in a cool, dry intermontane basin.......
Hveragerdi
Hveragerdi, village, southwestern Iceland. It lies midway between the lake of Thingvallavatn to the north and the......
Hwange
Hwange, town, western Zimbabwe. It was founded about 1900 after the discovery of coal in the vicinity and was named......
Hyannis
Hyannis, unincorporated village in Barnstable city, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S., on the southern coast of......
Hyattsville
Hyattsville, city, Prince George’s county, central Maryland, U.S., a northeastern residential suburb of Washington,......
Hyde Park
Hyde Park, town (township) and unincorporated village, Dutchess county, eastern New York, U.S. It lies on the east......
Hyderabad
Hyderabad, city, south-central Sind province, southeastern Pakistan. It lies on the most northerly hill of the......
Hyderabad
Hyderabad, city, Telangana state, south-central India. It is Telangana’s largest and most populous city and is......
Hydra
Hydra, dímos (municipality) and island of the Saronic group in the Aegean Sea, Attika (Modern Greek: Attikí) periféreia......
Hyesan
Hyesan, city, capital of Yanggang do (province), northern North Korea. As a frontier city lying on the upper stream......
Hythe
Hythe, town (parish), Shepway district, administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. It is......
Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää, city, southern Finland, north of Helsinki. It is the centre of Finland’s woollen industry, and is an......
Hyères
Hyères, oldest and most southerly resort and spa on the French Riviera, in the Var département, Provence–Alpes–Côte......
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna, city, southwestern Finland. It lies on the shore of Lake Vanaja, northwest of Helsinki. The city’s......
Húsavík
Húsavík, town, northern Iceland. It lies along Skjálfandi Bay, northeast of Akureyri, and is the oldest settlement......
Hürth
Hürth, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), northwestern Germany, southwest of Cologne. The district was......
Hārer
Hārer, city, eastern Ethiopia, in the Ch’erch’er Mountains, at an elevation of 6,000 feet (1,800 metres). Probably......
Hāwera
Hāwera, town, southwestern North Island, New Zealand. The original settlement, situated on the east Waimate Plain......
Hōfu
Hōfu, city, southern Yamaguchi ken (prefecture), western Honshu, Japan. It faces the Inland Sea and is located......
I-lan
I-lan, shih (municipality) and seat of I-lan hsien (county), northeastern Taiwan, the centre of the only sizable......
I-n-Salah
I-n-Salah, oasis town, central Algeria, in the Sahara on the southern edge of the arid Tademaït Plateau. At the......
Iași
Iași, city, northeastern Romania. It is situated on the Bahlui River near its confluence with the Prut River in......
Ibadan
Ibadan, capital city of Oyo state, Nigeria, located on seven hills (average elevation 700 feet [200 metres]) about......
Ibagué
Ibagué, city, central Colombia, on the eastern slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central (Central Mountains). Founded......
Ibarra
Ibarra, city, north-central Ecuador, situated in a valley of the Andes Mountains at an elevation of 7,300 feet......
Ibb
Ibb, city, southwestern Yemen, lying in the Yemen Highlands on a spur of the rugged Mount Shamāḥī, at 6,725 feet......
Ibi
Ibi, town and river port, Taraba state, east-central Nigeria, on the south bank of the Benue River, opposite the......
Ica
Ica, city, southern Peru. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) from the Pacific Ocean and 170 miles (275 km) southeast......
Ichihara
Ichihara, city, western Chiba ken (prefecture), east-central Honshu, Japan. It lies on the east coast of Tokyo......
Ichikawa
Ichikawa, city, western Chiba ken (prefecture), east-central Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Edo River, across......
Ichinomiya
Ichinomiya, city, northwestern Aichi ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. The city lies on the Nōbi Plain about......
Idah
Idah, town, Kogi state, south-central Nigeria. It lies on a sandstone cliff on the east bank of the Niger River.......
Idaho City
Idaho City, city, seat (1864) of Boise county, southwestern Idaho, U.S., above the confluence of Elk and Mores......
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls, city, seat (1911) of Bonneville county, southeastern Idaho, U.S., on the upper Snake River. Originally......
Idalium
Idalium, ancient city in southern Cyprus, near modern Dali. Of pre-Greek origin, Idalium was one of 10 Cypriot......
Idfū
Idfū, town on the west bank of the Nile River in Aswān muḥāfaẓah (governorate), Upper Egypt. The chief god of the......
Idkū
Idkū, town, northern Al-Buḥayrah muḥāfaẓah (governorate), Lower Egypt. It lies on a sandy strip behind Abū Qīr......
Idlib
Idlib, town and capital of Idlib muḥāfaẓah (governorate), northwestern Syria. It is situated in a fertile basin......
Idukki
Idukki, town, southeastern Keralam (formerly Kerala), southwestern India. It lies about 80 miles (130 km) southeast......
Ifrane
Ifrane, town, north-central Morocco. Ifrane was founded in 1929 and is situated in the Middle Atlas (Moyen Atlas)......
Igarka
Igarka, city, Krasnoyarsk kray (territory), northwestern Siberia, Russia. It is 60 miles (100 km) north of the......