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Carnelian intaglio with a Ptolemaic queen, Hellenistic artwork, Cabinet des Médailles, BnF Museum, Paris. There is a Neo-Assyrian seal made of carnelian in the Western Asiatic Seals collection of the British Museum that shows Ishtar-Gula as a star goddess. She is holding a ring of royal authority and is seated on a throne.
This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.
Some names were carried over directly and are found throughout the country (such as Manchester, Birmingham and Rochester). Others carry the prefix "New"; for example, the largest city in the US, New York, was named after York because King Charles II gave the land to his brother, James, the Duke of York (later James II).
Names from ancient history can also be found in a number of places, although a concentration of them can be found in upstate New York. Names from these two sources can be found in the Ancient World section below the list of countries. Battle sites are also a source for foreign names. The Mexican–American War is the most common source, but ...
List of Pennsylvania municipalities and counties with home rule charters, optional charters, or optional plans; List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania; List of geographic portmanteaus; List of cities and towns along the Potomac River
There's a certain charm to small-town America. From scenic places in Maine, Alaska, California, and beyond, we've got the scoop on some of the nation's smallest towns.
The following is a set–index article, providing a list of lists, for the cities, towns and villages within the jurisdictional United States. It is divided, alphabetically, according to the state , territory , or district name in which they are located.
Burthe Street, New Orleans, Louisiana bewth / b juː θ / Cairo, Georgia: KAY-roh / ˈ k eɪ r oʊ / Also the place in Mississippi Cairo, Illinois: KAIR-oh / ˈ k ɛər oʊ / Also the places in New York and Ohio Cahuenga Pass: kə-WENG-gə / k ə ˈ w ɛ ŋ ɡ ə / Calais, Maine: KAL-iss / ˈ k æ l ɪ s / [n 3] Also the place in Vermont ...