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Category Archives: Africa
World’s largest “burg,” “burgh,” or “bourg” suffix cities
By far the longest and most geographically diverse list to date identifies cities and towns of 10,000 residents or more whose name contains the suffix of “burg,” “burgh,” or “bourg.” Cities/towns for four (4) continents are represented – Europe, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, Canada, cities, Communications, culture, Europe, geography, history, North America, place names, placemaking, Statistics, toponymy, Travel
Tagged bourg, burg, burgh, cities, etymology, history, place names, toponymy, towns
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World’s largest “town” suffix cities
Below is a list of the largest cities in the world that incorporate “town” as a suffix in their name. Since more than half (28) of these cities are suburbs of larger cities, the rankings are based on the core … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, cities, Europe, geography, Language, North America, Oceania, place names, South America
Tagged cities, etymology, place names, toponymy, towns
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World’s largest “polis” suffix cities
Below is a list of the largest cities in the world that incorporate a standard variation of the Greek term for a city-state “polis” as a suffix in their name*. Since some of these cities … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, cities, civics, culture, Europe, geography, North America, Oceania, place names, South America, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged city names, etymology, Greek, place names, polis, toponymy
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Burro Buddies – Just looking for love…and maybe a snack
There are certain animals that capture our imagination and hearts. For some folks it may be whales or penguins. For others it may be bison or birds. But for me, it is burros (or donkeys in English). I’m not quite … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Animal rights, Animals, Burros/Donkeys, deserts, Mexico, pictures
Tagged animal adoption, animal rescue, burros, donkey rescue, donkeys, wild burros
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Great and Grand Cities
The following list identifies those cities and towns across the planet that include either “great” or “grand” in their name. Suggestions, additions, or corrections are always welcome. Aguada Grande (Great Waters), Venezuela Ajillata Grande (Great Price), Bolivia Arzergrande, Italy Bajadas … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, civics, Europe, geography, history, Maps, North America, Oceania, South America
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Surviving Clusters of Shotgun Houses
The shotgun house, or shotgun shack is an easily recognizable long and narrow residential dwelling style that was most commonly constructed in the Deep South and along/near the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys in the decades between the end of the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Africa, architecture, art, cities, culture, density, diversity, economics, geography, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, urban planning, zoning
Tagged architecture, history, housing, missing middle housing, neighborhoods, new urbanism, revitalization, shotgun houses, shotgun shacks, vernacular
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360 Degree Orbital Beltway Cities
The following list identifies those cities around the globe that are circled by a full orbital expressway system (a.k.a. beltway, ring road, perimeter highway, loop, beltline etc.) encircling the city 360 degrees. Inland cities have an advantage for being included … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, Cars, China, cities, economic development, Europe, geography, India, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mexico, North America, Oceania, planning, South America, spatial design, sprawl, States, Trade, transportation, Travel, UK
Tagged beltlines, beltways, loop, orbital motorways, perimeter highways, ring roads
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Regional place names that sound like names of nations
Below is my list of regions whose name sounds more like a nation’s name. Some of these are geographic regions while others are political. In some cases they correspond with the boundaries of a state, multiple states, and/or province(s). … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Europe, geography, North America, Oceania, place names, South America
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Urban atrocities – Aleppo is the latest sad example
All of us bear responsibility for the unfolding humanitarian disaster in the city of Aleppo, Syria. It doesn’t matter whether our nation is involved in the on-going conflict or not. As human beings we should not let such a series … Continue reading
“Urban” cities and towns
The following is my list of cities and towns with the word “urban” contained in their name. Surprisingly, there are only seven that were identified, with Urbana being easily the most common with four. Iowa and Ohio share honors for … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, cities, fun, geography, place names, placemaking, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged cities, fun, geography, place names, statistics, towns, urban, urbana
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