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Wales (Inupiaq: Kiŋigin, IPA:) is a city [4] [5] in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.At the 2010 census the population was 145, [4] down from 152 in 2000. It is the westernmost city on the North American mainland, although Adak, located on Adak Island, is the westernmost city in Alaska.
The long form of the name is the longest place name in the United Kingdom and one of the longest in the world at 58 characters (51 "letters" since "ch" and "ll" are digraphs, and are treated as single letters in the Welsh language).
Wales, Alaska; Other. Bala, Kansas; ... Locations in the United States with a Welsh name This page was last edited on 31 January 2025, at 07:34 ...
At 58 characters it is the longest place name in the United Kingdom and second longest official one-word place name in the world. SEE MORE: Watch Naomi Watts pronounce the longest town name in Britain
The longest department name in France is Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (23 characters, including hyphens). The longest place name in Austria is Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya (40 characters). The longest street name in Hungary is Ferihegyi repülőtérre vezető út. It means "Road leading to the airport at Ferihegy" (28 characters)
The list of standardised Welsh place-names is a list compiled by the Welsh Language Commissioner to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names, particularly in the Welsh language and when multiple forms are used, although some place-names in English were also recommended to be matched with the Welsh.
Dolavon - from Dolafon, the Welsh for 'meadow by the river'. Puerto Madryn - named after the Welsh estate of Sir Love Jones-Parry. Trelew - named after Welsh settler Lewis Jones. Trevelin - from Trefelin, the Welsh for 'Mill Town'.
A former child refugee has recalled how a small Welsh town became her "wonderful home" after she was forced to flee Czechoslovakia during World War Two. Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines is one of the ...