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Ibn Battuta, the Berber traveller, visited Jeddah during his world trip. He wrote the name of the city into his diary as "Juddah". The British Foreign Office and other branches of the British government used to use the older spelling of "Jedda", contrary to other English-speaking usage, but in 2007 changed to the spelling "Jeddah".
A municipality in the Netherlands. Means "mountains" which is strange considering the elevation is a mere 1 m (3 ft) above sea level. Another one in Limburg, also at an astounding 16 m (52 ft). Berry Head: A headland near Brixham, United Kingdom. Also the name of several places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, including an island. Best
It was also formerly believed to be the world's shortest river. E, a mountain in Hokkaidō, Japan; E, a river in the Highlands of Scotland; É, an ancient name for Dadu River in Sichuan, China [1] G, a village in Kayanza Province, Burundi [2] H, also known as H Island, an island in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, in Fairfax County, Virginia
Little is known about how Romans adapted foreign place names to Latin form, but there is evidence of the practices of Bible translators.They reworked some names into Latin or Greek shapes; in one version, Yerushalem (tentative reconstruction of a more ancient Hebrew version of the name) becomes Hierosolyma, doubtlessly influenced by Greek ἱερος (hieros), "holy".
New York City, Paris, and Chicago are famous for their incredible skylines. From the new World Trade Center to the Willis Tower, these towering landmarks have become synonymous with the success ...
List of cities in the Pitcairn Islands - Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory) List of cities in Poland - Republic of Poland; List of cities in Portugal - Portuguese Republic; List of cities in Puerto Rico - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (US overseas commonwealth)
The following table sorts cities according to the population within their administrative boundaries at the last available date. The population figures refer in the most cases to the respective municipality within its political boundaries, excluding politically independent suburbs.
List of cities with the most skyscrapers; List of cities with more than one commercial airport; List of city name changes; List of largest cities throughout history; List of national capitals; List of ghost towns by country; List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants; Lists of city flags; World's most livable cities; Global city