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Names of Istanbul
Names of Istanbul: the city's historical names from Byzantion and Constantinople (Konstantinou polis, 330–1930) to Ottoman Kostantiniyye, Dersaadet and Islambol, and the Turkish name Istanbul, derived from Greek eis ten polin or Constantinople, official since 1930.
Namie, Fukushima
Namie (浪江町) is a Fukushima Prefecture town, Futaba District, wholly evacuated after the 2011 nuclear disaster; orders partially lifted 2017 and 2023, with only about 2,400 of 14,000 registered residents returned.
Namioka Machi
Namioka Machi (浪岡町) was a town in Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, formed in 1954, Japan's top apple-producing town, merged into Aomori City on 1 April 2005; home to Namioka Castle of the Kitabatake clan.
Nampa, Idaho
Nampa, Idaho: third-largest Idaho city in the Treasure Valley, founded 1886 as a railroad and irrigation town; 100,200 residents in 2020, growing about 3% yearly, with agribusiness, manufacturing, and technology employers.
Nampula
Nampula (Capital do Norte) is the capital of Nampula Province, Mozambique, founded by the Portuguese army in 1907; third-largest city, 743,125 people (2017), on the Nacala Development Corridor.
Nanaimo
Nanaimo (Snuneymuxw territory) is a city on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, incorporated 1874, founded on HBC coal mining in 1852 as Colvilletown; population 99,863, Harbour City, Nanaimo bar, fifth-largest BC urban centre.
Nanchang (南昌)
Nanchang (南昌), capital of Jiangxi Province, China; a 2,200-year-old city of about 6.67 million on the Ganjiang River, home to the Pavilion of Prince Teng, with GDP of 814 billion CNY in 2025.
Nanchong
Nanchong (南充), prefecture-level city in northeastern Sichuan on the Jialing River; 3 districts, Langzhong city, 5 counties; Sichuan's second-largest population; silk 'City of Silk', Three Kingdoms culture, 2024 GDP 286.17 billion yuan.
Nancy, France
Nancy, France: prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle and historic capital of Lorraine, population 103,671 (2023). Known for the UNESCO-listed Place Stanislas ensemble (1983), Art Nouveau heritage, and Grand Nancy metropolis.
Nanded (नांदेड)
Nanded (नांदेड) is a city and district in Marathwada, Maharashtra, on the Godavari river; site of Hazur Sahib, where Guru Gobind Singh died in 1708, formerly under the Nizam of Hyderabad until 1947.
Nandyāl
Nandyal (నంద్యాల) is a city and district headquarters in Rayalaseema, Andhra Pradesh, formed as a district on 4 April 2022; known for nine Nandi temples, the Navanandi pilgrimage, Kundu river, and Srisailam hydropower.
Nāngloi Jāt
Nangloi Jat (नांगलौई जाट), also Nangloi, is a census town and Delhi Assembly constituency 11 in West Delhi; 2011 population 205,596, Green Line metro, SDM sub-division, BJP MLA since 2025.
Nanjing (南京)
Nanjing (南京, Ning), capital of Jiangsu Province on the lower Yangtze, 300 km west of Shanghai; 11 districts, 6,587 km², about 9.6 million residents; former capital as Jiankang of the Six Dynasties and Ming 'southern capital'; 2023 GDP 1,742.14 billion yuan.
Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib (ننکانہ صاحب), formerly Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi, is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, birthplace of Guru Nanak and site of Gurdwara Janam Asthan, a district since 2005 and a major Sikh pilgrimage center.
Nanning
Nanning (南宁), capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China, the 'Green City' on the Yongjiang River; 9.02 million residents in 2025, subtropical monsoon climate, China-ASEAN Fair venue, sponge city pilot.
Nanping, Fujian
Nanping (南平), or Minbei, is Fujian's largest prefecture-level city by area (26,300 km²) at the Fujian–Zhejiang–Jiangxi junction and Min River headwaters; its 2025 GDP was 218.97 billion yuan, and it hosts Wuyishan National Park.
Nanqiao
Nanqiao (南桥镇, Nánqiáo Zhèn) is a town of about 361,000 people in Fengxian District, Shanghai, and the district seat. Historic Fengxian county seat (1726 to 1731, again from 1912); core of Fengxian New Town on Metro Line 5.
Nansana
Nansana is a municipality in Wakiso District, Uganda, 9.6 km from Kampala on the Kampala–Hoima Road; created 9 September 2015 with four divisions and a 2024 census population of 692,478.
Nanterre
Nanterre, prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department west of Paris, France; about 97,800 inhabitants, home of Université Paris Nanterre, the Sainte-Geneviève cathedral, and the birthplace of the 1968 movement, bordering La Défense.
Nantes
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique prefecture on the Loire in western France, historical capital of Brittany now in Pays de la Loire; 327,734 inhabitants (2023), former French slave-trade capital, shipbuilding-turned-services economy, tram network and Île de Nantes renewal.
Nanteuil-sur-Aisne
Nanteuil-sur-Aisne, an Ardennes commune (INSEE 08313, 150 inhabitants in 2023) near Rethel, is known for the Gaulish and Gallo-Roman sanctuary of Népellier, 1.5 km from Acy-Romance, with weapon deposits, votive wheels, and occupation to the 4th century.
Napa, California
Napa is a city in Napa County, California, on the Napa River, founded in 1847 and known as the gateway to Napa Valley wine country.
Naperville, Illinois
Naperville, Illinois: a DuPage County city about 28-30 miles west of Chicago, founded in 1831 by Joseph Naper as Naper's Settlement. Population over 150,000, median household income $150,360, council-manager government since 1969, and a 1.75-mile Riverwalk along the DuPage River.
Naples
Naples (Napoli), major port city in southern Italy, capital of Campania; founded as Neapolis in 470 BC, UNESCO World Heritage historic centre since 1995, Italy's third most populated city, flanked by Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei volcanoes.
Naples, Florida
Naples, Florida: Gulf-coast city in Collier County, incorporated 1923, population about 20,000, median age 67.3, wealthy retirement destination with $1.5 million median home values, NCH hospital, and hurricane and sea-level-rise exposure.
Nara-shi
Nara-shi (奈良市), core city and prefectural capital in northern Nara Prefecture, Japan; site of Heijō-kyō, Japan's capital 710–784; about 343,500 residents; UNESCO Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara inscribed 1998.
Narashino
Narashino (習志野市) is a city in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan, about 30 km from Tokyo on Tokyo Bay; 20.97 km2, 175,396 residents, a former military town now an academic and residential commuter city with 5 rail lines and 7 stations.
Narayanganj
Narayanganj (নারায়ণগঞ্জ) is a river port and industrial city on the Shitalakshya River, 17 km southeast of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Known as the "Dundee of the East" for jute, it became a district in 1984 and a city corporation in 2011.
Narbonne
Narbonne (Narbo Martius), Aude, Occitanie: Rome's first colony in Gaul (118 BC) and once a major port, now a growing commune of about 57,600 known for wine, the Canal de la Robine and Roman and Gothic heritage.
Narsinghpur (नरसिंहपुर)
Narsinghpur (नरसिंहपुर), or Narsimhapur, is a district in central Madhya Pradesh, India, in the upper Narmada valley between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges; named after an 18th-century Narsimha temple, area 5125.55 sq km, population 1,092,141 (2011), headquarters at Narsinghpur town.