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  2. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The city's full official name is Stołeczne Miasto Poznań ("The Capital City of Poznań"), in reference to its role as a centre of political power in the early Polish state. Poznań is known as Posen in German, and was officially called Haupt- und Residenzstadt Posen ("Capital and Residence City of Poznań") between 20 August 1910 and 28 ...

  3. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    The capital of Azerbaijan. The city's name comes from the Persian Bād-kube which means "wind-pounded city". And no, the meme wasn't created there. Bald Head: A village in Maine. It is also the name of an island and lighthouse in North Carolina where Cape Fear is located. Bald Knob

  4. List of national capitals - Wikipedia

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    Belize City was the capital of Belize's predecessor, British Honduras. Berlin Germany: Europe: Bonn was the capital of West Germany and remained the seat of government for reunified Germany until 1999, and is still the primary seat of six ministries. See also Capital of Germany. Bern (de facto) Switzerland: Bishkek Kyrgyzstan: Asia: Bissau ...

  5. Lists of capitals - Wikipedia

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    List of national capitals by latitude; List of national capitals by population; List of national capitals by area; List of capital cities by elevation; List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions; List of former national capitals; List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of purpose-built national capitals

  6. List of purpose-built national capitals - Wikipedia

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    The new capital city was built on the Sciberras Peninsula between 1566 and 1571, and was named for the Grandmaster Jean Parisot de Valette. Washington United States: 1800 In 1800, the capital of the United States was moved here from its temporary capital in Philadelphia, after years of construction in the federal District of Columbia.

  7. List of capitals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    States (highlighted in purple) whose capital city is also their most populous States (highlighted in blue) that have changed their capital city at least once. This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals.

  8. Smallville may be fictional, but the names of these Kansas ...

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    1. Haysville. Haysville, which the 2020 U.S. Census says has a population of 11,262, is in Sedgwick County in south-central Kansas. The city is named after its founder, W.W. Hays.It has been ...

  9. Category:Lists of capitals - Wikipedia

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    List of historical capitals of China; List of countries and dependencies and their capitals in native languages; List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of countries with multiple capitals