World cities and capitals

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

A city in the Hejaz in Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of that kingdom's Makkah Region. The city is located 43 miles inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley. Its resident population in 2012 was roughly 2 million, although visitors more than triple this number every year during the hajj ("pilgrimage") period.

Medina, Saudi Arabia

A city in the Hejaz of Saudi Arabia. The city contains al-Masjid an-Nabawi ("the Prophet's Mosque"), which is the burial place of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and is the second-holiest city in Islam after Mecca.

Dubai, UAE

A global city and business hub of the Middle East, this city is also a major transport hub for passengers and cargo. The Western-style model of business drives its economy with the main revenues now coming from tourism, aviation, real estate, and financial services. The city has become iconic for its skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.

Bursa, Turkey

A large city in Turkey, located in northwestern Anatolia, within the Marmara Region. It is the fourth most populous city in Turkey and one of the most industrialized metropolitan centers in the country. It was the first major and second overall capital of the Ottoman State between 1335 and 1363. The ski resort of Mount Uludağ towers over it.

Adana, Turkey

A major city in southern Turkey, this city is situated on the Seyhan river, 22 miles inland from the Mediterranean Sea, in south-central Anatolia. It is the fifth most populous city in Turkey.

Chongqing, China

A major city of more than 15 million people in Southwest China, it is situated at the transitional area between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the plain on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The Daba Mountains stand in the north, the Wu Mountains in the east, the Wuling Mountains in the southeast, and the Dalou Mountains in the south.

Izmir, Turkey

A metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia and the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. The ancient city was known as Smyrna, and is now one of the most westernized cities in Turkey.

Guangzhou, China

Also known as Canton, this Chinese city is one of the birthplaces of China's ancient "maritime Silk Road". Located on the Pearl River, about 75 miles north-northwest of Hong Kong and 90 miles north of Macau.

Basra, Iraq

An Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab river between Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of 1.5 million of 2012. It is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr.

Mosul, Iraq

An Iraqi city of normally about two and a half million people (2014 est.), located some 250 miles north of Baghdad, the original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River.. This city has been occupied since June 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and is ruled by the Islamic State terror group.

Puebla, Mexico

Being fourth largest metropolitan area in Mexico, this city serves as one of the main hubs for eastern Central Mexico. Located in the Valley of Puebla, it is located 25 miles east of the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes, giving the residents a magnificent view of their snow-topped peaks.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Commonly referred to as Tegus, this Central American capital is the seat of government for the country, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. The Choluteca River crosses the city from south to north.

Santiago, Chile

Founded in 1541, this South American capital city is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River. It is also home to the tallest building in Latin America, the Gran Torre. Mountains of the Andes chain can be seen from most points in the city. The city outskirts are surrounded by vineyards, and the city is within a few hours of both the mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

Istanbul, Turkey

Historically also known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in its country and the country's economic, cultural, and historic center. It is located on the Bosphorus strait between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.

Delhi, India

Historically and culturally connected to both the Upper Doab of the Yamuna-Ganges river system and the Punjab region, this city is the largest city in India in terms of geographical area and second largest metropolitan population with more than 25 million people

Juarez, Mexico

Known in the past as Paso del Norte (Pass of the North), in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, this city's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), south of El Paso, Texas.

Baghdad, Iraq

Located along the Tigris River, this capital city was founded in the 8th century, and was once considered to be the largest city in the world with an estimated population of 1,200,000 people.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Located in north central Asia, the city lies at an elevation of about 4,300 ft in a valley on the Tuul River, at the junction of the Tuul and Selbe rivers. Owing to its high elevation, its relatively high latitude, its location hundreds of miles from any coast, and the effects of the Siberian anticyclone, this city is the coldest national capital in the world.

San José, Costa Rica

Located in the Central Valley with views of 10,000+ foot Irazu Volcano, this Central American capital city is of approximately 300,000 people is one of Latin America's safest cities. It lies in the Tropics and is in a tropical rainforest. However its elevation gives it a mild climate.

Tabriz, Iran

Located in the Quru River valley, this Iranian city's elevation range between 1,350 and 1,600 meters above sea level. The valley opens up into a plain that gently slopes down to the eastern shores of Lake Urmia, 40 miles to the west. With cold winters and temperate summers, the city is considered a summer resort. The city has a population of ab0ut 1.5 million -- mostly Iranian Azerbaijanis.

Beirut, Lebanon

Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of the country's Mediterranean coast, this Middle Eastern capital is the country's largest city and main seaport.

Jerusalem, Israel

Located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, this Middle Eastern capital city is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Karachi, Pakistan

Located on the Arabian Sea coastline, this city is one of the largest and most populous metropolitan cities in the world with more than 23 million people. It is also the main seaport and financial center of its city's country. The Malir River and Lyari River run through the Asian capital city and the mouth of the Indus River is less than 50 miles south.

Homs, Syria

Located on the Orontes River, this Syrian city is the central link between the interior cities and the Mediterranean coast. Previous to the Syrian war, it was the third largest city in Syria after Aleppo to the north and the capital Damascus to the south.

Panama City, Panama

Located on the Pacific Ocean, this Central American capital city has a dense skyline of mostly high-rise buildings, and is surrounded by a large belt of tropical rainforest. The Río Chepo and the Río Chagres, both within the boundaries of the city, work as sources of hydroelectric power. Part of this river was dammed to create Gatun Lake, which forms a major part of the transit route for shipping across the country.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of roughly 1.5 million inhabitants this Asian capital was founded in the 5th century by the monarch of the current country's ancient precursor - the Kingdom of Iberia. Under the Russian rule, from 1801 to 1917 this city was the seat of the Imperial Viceroy governing both sides of the entire Caucasus.

Sanaa, Yemen

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, at an altitude of 7,500 feet, it is also one of the highest capital cities in the world. This Middle Eastern capital has a population of approximately 2 million. The old city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has a distinctive visual character due to its unique architectural characteristics, most notably expressed in its multi-storey buildings decorated with geometric patterns.

Taipei, Tawain

Sitting at the northern tip of China's 23rd province, this provincial capital is located near a strait that separates the island province from mainland China. This provincial capital city is situated on a basin, an ancient lakebed bounded by the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.

Ashgabat, Turkenistan

Situated between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range, this Central Asian capital city has a population of about 1 million.

Amman, Jordan

Situated on the East Bank Plateau, this capital city has a population of 4 million. Today, this Middle Eastern capital is considered to be among the most liberal and westernized Arab cities. It is a major tourist destination in the region, particularly among Arab and European tourists.

Tel Aviv, Isrea

Situated on the Mediterranean coastline in central-west Israel, this city's Metropolitan Area, also known as Gush Dan, constitutes Israel's largest with 3.7 million residents, 42% of the country's population.

Muscat, Oman

The Tropic of Cancer passes south of this Middle Eastern capital city on the Arabian peninsula. It is bordered by plains on the south and east and the Gulf of the same name as its country on the northern and western periphery of the city.

Guadalajara, Mexico

The capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco. The metropolitan area includes seven adjacent municipalities with a reported population of 4.3 million, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Mexico, behind Mexico City. Considered by most to be the home of mariachi music.

Monterrey, Mexico

The capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The city lies north of the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, west of the city rises the Cerro de las Mitras (Mountain of the Mitres), which resemble the profile of several bishops with their mitres. Cerro de la Silla (Saddle Mountain) dominates the view at the east of the city and is considered a major symbol of the city.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

The capital and largest city of this Central Asian country, it has a population of about 2.4 million people. Situated in a well-watered plain to the northwest of the Fergana Valley and East of the Qizilqum Desert.

Kuwait City, Kuwait

The capital and largest city, this city is located on a natural deep-water harbor on the northern end of the Persian Gulf. It has a population of 2.1 million in the metropolitan area.

Lahore, Pakistan

The capital city of the province of Punjab, this city is the second largest metropolitan area in Pakistan. It is referred to as the cultural heart of Pakistan as it hosts most of the arts, cuisine, festivals, music, film-making, gardening and intelligentsia of the country.

Bangalore, India

The capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a metropolitan population of about 8.5 million, making it the most populous urban agglomeration in India. Located in southern India on the Deccan Plateau, at a height of over 3,000 ft, it is known for its pleasant climate throughout the year. Its elevation is the highest among the major large cities of India.

Kolkata, India

The capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, within the lower Ganges Delta, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India. As of 2011, the metropolitan area was home to approximately 14 million people.

Torreón, Mexico

The city is near the southwest border of the state of Coahuila, within the Laguna region of the state. At an elevation is over 3,280 feet (which is low for the Mexican interior), the city lies within La Laguna, a basin within the Chihuahuan Desert, which has much economic activity.

Sucre, Bolivia

The constitutional capital and the sixth most populated city in its country, this South American city of 247,000 is located between the Altiplano and Cordillera Oriental.

Aleppo, Syria

The largest city in Syria with an official population of 2.1 million (2004). For centuries, this city was the Syrian region's largest city and the Ottoman Empire's third-largest, after Constantinople and Cairo.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

The largest city of the country formally known as Ceylon. The city is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a satellite city of, this city.

Baku, Azerbaijan

The largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. This capital is located 92 feet below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea.

Mashhad, Iran

The second most populous city in Iran, it is located in the northeast of the country, close to the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. With a population of approximately 3 million in 2011. The city was a major oasis along the ancient Silk Road connecting with Merv in the East.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

The second-largest metropolitan area in South America, the city lies in the pampa region, on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the continent's southeastern coast. The capital city is known for its European-style architecture and rich cultural life, with the highest concentration of theaters in the world.

Montevideo, Uruguay

The southernmost capital city in the Americas, the city is situated in the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata.

Lima, Peru

The urban area this South American capital city of nearly 10 million covers about 310 square miles. It is located on mostly flat terrain on a Pacific Ocean coastal plain, within the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers. The city slopes gently from the shores of the Pacific into valleys and mountain slopes located as high as 5,000 feet above sea level.

Islamabad, Pakistan

This Asian capital city has a population of 2 million and together with its neighboring twin city of Rawalpindi, the metropolitan area is the third largest in its country with a population of over 4.5 million inhabitants. It is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the northeastern part of the country. The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab with the Khyber Pass nearby.

Kabul, Afghanistan

This Asian capital city is situated 5,876 feet above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains and a river of the same name as the city. The city is linked with the other principal cities of its country - Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-e Sharif via the circular Highway 1.

Ankara, Turkey

This Asian capital city is the second largest city in the country with a population around 4.5 million. It is located at the heart of Central Anatolia.

Yerevan, Armenia

This Asian capital is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River on the Ararat plain, it is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country - the oldest country to adopt Christianity as its official religion.

Shanghai, China

This Asian city is a global financial center, and a transport hub with the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, it sits on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Chinese coast.

Beijing, China

This Asian city is situated at the northern tip of the roughly triangular North China Plain, which opens to the south and east of the city. The city is the northern terminus of the Grand Canal, constructed to bring water from the Yangtze River basin.

Thimphu, Bhutan

This Bhuddist Asian capital city of just 95,000 people is still its country's largest city. It is spread on the west bank of the Himalayan valley formed by the Raidāk River, at an altitude of approximately 8,000 feet.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

This Caribbean capital city is on the Gulf of Gonâve, where the Canal de St. Marc and the Canal du Sud meet. The city was first incorporated under the colonial rule of the French, in 1749. The city of around 3.7 million was catastrophically affected by an earthquake in January 2010, with large numbers of structures damaged or destroyed. The government estimated the death toll to be 230,000.

Havana, Cuba

This Caribbean capital city lies on its country's northern coast, where the Gulf of Mexico joins the Atlantic Ocean. The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city from south to north, entering the Straits of Florida a few miles west of the bay.

St. Johns, Antigua & Barbuda

This Caribbean capital is one of the most developed and cosmopolitan municipalities in the Lesser Antilles. The city is famous for its various shopping malls as well as boutiques throughout the city, selling designer jewellery and haute-couture clothing. The city attracts tourists from the many exclusive resorts on the island and from the cruise ships which dock in its harbour at Heritage Quay and Redcliffe Quay several times a week.

St. George's, Grenada

This Caribbean capital is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is a tourist destination, located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago. It has a moderate tropical climate that ensures the success of spice production. Nutmegs are the most plentiful crop, followed by an array of such spices as cocoa, mace, cloves, vanilla, cinnamon and ginger.

Basseterre, St Kitts & Nevis

This Caribbean capital lies in a two-island country in the West Indies. Located in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles, it is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population. The country is a Commonwealth realm, with the British Monarch as its head of state. The capital is surrounded by the Olivees Mountains to the north and the Conaree-Morne peaks to the east.

San Salvador, El Salvador

This Central American capital city of 2.4 million is located in the Boquerón Volcano Valley, a region of high seismic activity, surrounded by volcanoes and prone to earthquakes. The city is surrounded Balsam Mountain Range, the Boquerón Volcano and Cerro El Picacho. East of the municipality lies San Jacinto Hill and the caldera of Lake Ilopango, the largest natural body of water in the country.

Managua, Nicaragua

This Central American capital city of about 2.5 million is located between two large Central American lakes - Lake Xolotlán and Lake Cocibolca. Lake Xolotlán is also known as a lake with the same name as the capital city. Larger Lake Cocibolca, the ninth largest lake in the Americas, is also known as a lake with the same name as this city's country.

Guatemala City, Guatemala

This Central American capital city with a metro population of 4.5 million is nestled in a mountain valley between the Sierra Madre and Sierra de la Minas. This capital's country once formed the core of the Mayan civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica.

San Pedro Sula, Honduras

This Central American city is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula (Sula Valley), about 60 miles south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With an estimated population 1.5 million in its metro area, it is the second largest city in this country, after the capital of Tegucigalpa.

Astana, Kazakhstan

This Central Asian capital city is located on the Ishim River in the north portion of the country in a spacious steppe landscape. The city was built as a planned city, designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

This Central Asian capital city of less than 1 million is situated at the confluence of two rivers, Varzob and Kofarnihon in the western part of this country. The eastern part of this capital city's country is dominated by the Pamir Mountains.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

This Central Asian capital city of less than one million people, is situated at about 2,600 ft just off the northern fringe of an extension of the Tian Shan mountain range, which rises up to 15,928 ft. and provides a spectacular backdrop to the city. North of the city, a fertile and gently undulating steppe extends far north. The Chui River drains most of the area.

Damascus, Syria

This Middle Eastern capital is embedded on the eastern foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range 50 miles inland from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean on a plateau 2,230 feet above sea-level. The Barada River flows through the capital city of 2.6 million people.

Manama, Bahrain

This Middle Eastern capital is the island country's largest city, with an approximate population of just 157,000 people. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, the city is home to a very diverse population.

Ottawa, Canada

This North American capital city is situated at the confluence of three major rivers: its namesake river, the Gatineau River and the Rideau River.

La Paz, Bolivia

This South American administrative capital city sits in a bowl surrounded by the high mountains of the altiplano. As it grew, the city climbed the hills, resulting in varying elevations from 10,500 to 13,500 feet above sea level. Overlooking the city is towering triple-peaked Illimani, which is always snow-covered and can be seen from many parts of the city, including from the neighboring city of El Alto.

Georgetown, Guyana

This South American capital city of about 250,000 is located on the Atlantic coast on the east bank of Demerara River estuary. The city is surrounded by a blanket of cane fields along with marshy swamps, and savannah lands on its east and south. The elevation of the land is 3 feet below the high tide level. This low elevation is protected by a retaining wall known as the seawall to keep the ocean out and an innovative network of canals with kokers to drain the city of excess water.

Caracas, Venezuela

This South American capital city of more than 5 million is located along the Guaire River, following the contours of a narrow valley along the coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a roughly 9 miles expanse of El Ávila National Park.

Paramaribo, Suriname

This South American capital city of roughly 240,000 people is located on the a river with the same name as its country, approximately 9 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. The area, a trading post started by the Dutch, was taken by the English in 1630, and in 1650 the city became the capital of the new English colony. The area changed hands often between the English and Dutch but it was in Dutch hands until independence in 1975.

Brasilia, Brazil

This South American capital city was planned and developed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in 1956 in order to move the capital from its country's most populous city to a more central location. The city was one of the main host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Bogota, Colombia

This South American capital city's metropolitan area had a population of over 13 million in 2015 and is the fastest growing major city in Latin America. Located in the center of its country, in the natural region known as a savanna, it is in a valley located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. It is the third highest capital in South America, at an average 2640 meters above sea level.

Quito, Ecuador

This South American capital city, at an elevation of 9,350 feet above sea level, is one of the highest capital cities in the world. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of 2.7 million, it is the second most populous city in its country. The city, along with Kraków, were the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO in 1978.

Asunción, Paraguay

This South American city with a metropolitan area of more than 2 million inhabitants sits on the left bank of the river with the same name as its country, almost at the confluence of this river and the River Pilcomayo.

Doha, Qatar

This capital city and most populous city in its country has a population of about 1 million within the city proper. The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

This capital city is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5.7 million people, and the urban centre of a region with a population of close to 7.3 million people.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

This capital city on the island of Hispaniola lies on the banks of the Ozama River, where it empties into the Caribbean Sea. The city is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, and was the first seat of the Spanish colonial rule in the New World. The city is the site of the first university, cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress in the New World. The city's Colonial Zone was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Mexico City, Mexico

This capital city was built on the ruins of the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, making it both the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by Amerindians (Native Americans), the other being Quito. The city is in a valley with a minimum altitude of 7,200 feet above sea level and is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes that reach elevations of over 15,000 feet, including Popocatepetl.

Castries, St. Lucia

This capital is located in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. The volcanic island this city calls home is more mountainous than many other Caribbean islands, with the highest point being Mount Gimie, at 3,120 feet above sea level. Two other mountains, the Pitons, form the island's most famous landmark.

Abu Dhabi, UAE

This capital lies on a T-shaped island on the northeastern part of the Persian Gulf in the Arabian Peninsula. It is on an island less than 820 feet from the mainland and is joined to the mainland by the Maqta and Mussafah Bridges. The city proper had a population of 1.5 million in 2014 and is its country's second largest city.

Chennai, India

This capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is a major cultural, economic and educational centre. It is known as the "Detroit of India" for its automobile industry. It is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the country.

Acapulco, Mexico

This city is a major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 240 miles southwest from Mexico City. The city is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico's history. The city is the largest in the state, far larger than the state capital Chilpancingo. The city is best known as one of Mexico's oldest and most well-known beach resorts, which came into prominence in the 1950s as a getaway for Hollywood stars and millionaires.

Hong Kong, China

This city is an autonomous territory on the southern coast of China at the Pearl River Estuary and the South China Sea. It is known for its skyline and deep natural harbour with around 7.2 million inhabitants of various nationalities, making it is one of the world's most densely populated metropolises.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

This city is on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city. The city has a population currently at 3.4 million people.

Kathmandu, Nepal

This city is the capital and largest city in its country. It has a population of approximately 1 million and dissected by eight rivers, including the Bagmati and its tributaries. The average elevation is 4,600 ft above sea level. It is the gateway to tourism primarily centered around the country's access to the Himalayas.

Male, Maldives

This city is the capital of Asia's smallest country in size and population. With a population of 150,00 and an area of just 5.8 km2, it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

Belmopan, Belize

This city is the smallest Central American capital city by population. Founded as a planned community in 1970, it is one of the newest national capital cities in the world. The capital is 50 miles inland from the Caribbean and 249 feet above sea level. It is north of the Maya Mountains.

Bridgetown, Barbados

This city of 110,000 lies on the southwestern coast of the Lesser Antilles island nation. At the heart of this city is the Careenage and Constitution River. Flowing into the Carlisle Bay on the southwest coast of the island, the Careenage can be observed as a marina for boaters.

Mumbai, India

This city of more than 20 million people lies at the mouth of the Ulhas River on the western coast of India, in the coastal region known as the Konkan. The city is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, with many parts of the city lie just above sea level.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

This city, the largest city in Kazakhstan, with 1.7 million people is located in the mountainous area of southern Kazakhstan in the foothills of the Tian Shan, not far from Ysyk Kol.

Tijuana, Mexico

This is the western-most city in Mexico, and the 2nd largest city of northern Mexico. Located approximately 130 miles west of the state-capital, Mexicali, the city is bordered to the north by San Diego.

Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines

This modern Caribbean capital, was originally founded by French settlers shortly after 1722, and while the country had witnessed 196 years of British rule before her independence, visitors will notice many examples of her French heritage. The city is located in the Lesser Antilles Island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

With a metropolitan population of 125,000, this capital city is located on the Gulf of Paria, which separates the island country from Venezuaela. This city is one of several shipping hubs of the Caribbean.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

With a metropolitan population of about 17 million people, this Asian capital stands on the east bank of the Buriganga River. It is located in the central part of the Bengal delta, on the lower reaches of the Ganges Delta.

Tehran, Iran

With a population of around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area, this Asian capital is its country's largest city. It is located in the central part of the country between the Elburz Mountains to the north and the Dasht-e Kavir to the south and east.

Roseau, Dominica

With a population of just 17,000 people, this Caribbean capital is a small and compact urban settlement, located on the west (leeward) coast of a Lesser Antilles island nation, within the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce.