Oman · Cities & capitals
Muscat Geography: Gulf of Oman, Mountains and City Map
Muscat lies on the Gulf of Oman, with the Hajar Mountains forming its rugged backdrop. Oman’s capital occupies a coastal setting where rocky hills,…
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Urban Geography: Meaning, Methods and Real Examples
Urban geography is the branch of human geography that studies towns and cities as places, patterns and networks. It asks how housing, workplaces, transport…
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Canberra · Cities & capitals
Why Is Canberra the Capital of Australia?
Canberra became Australia’s capital through a political compromise and a deliberate planning process. Rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne favored a new federal capital, while…
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Lisbon · Borders
Lisbon Geography: Tagus Estuary, Hills and City Boundaries
Lisbon is often pictured as a city of hills beside a vast expanse of water. Both impressions are useful, but neither tells the whole…
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Kathmandu · Cities & capitals
Kathmandu Geography: Valley, Rivers and Heritage Map
Kathmandu is a Himalayan capital, but the streets at its center do not sit on a snowy summit. The city occupies a much gentler…
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Hanoi · Borders
Hanoi Geography: Red River, Lakes and City Boundaries
Hanoi’s geography is easier to understand when three things stay separate: the city center, the wider municipality and the Red River landscape. Each describes…
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Nairobi · Cities & capitals
Nairobi Geography: Map, Elevation, Rivers and National Park
Nairobi challenges two common assumptions about African cities: that a place near the Equator must be uniformly hot, and that a large capital must…
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Addis Ababa · Cities & capitals
Addis Ababa Geography: Ethiopia’s Highland Capital
Addis Ababa is easier to understand when you look beyond its position as a capital. It is a highland city with an uneven surface,…
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Mexico City · Cities & capitals
Mexico City Geography: Map, Elevation, Lakes and Population
Mexico City’s geography combines three stories that are easy to confuse: a highland basin, a former lake landscape and a metropolis extending beyond the…
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Quito · Cities & capitals
Quito Geography: Location, Elevation and the Equator
Quito is Ecuador's capital in the Andes of northwestern South America. Its historic center lies just south of the Equator, on the eastern side…
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Cities & capitals
Cape Town Geography: Map, Mountains, Bays and Population
A photograph of Cape Town often shows a mountain rising behind a waterfront. That view is memorable, but it leaves out much of the…
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Amman · Cities & capitals
Amman Geography: Map, Hills, Population and Water Connections
Amman is easier to understand as a hill-and-valley city than as a single dot beside a population number. Jordan’s capital occupies an inland upland…
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