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Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson, BC is a city of about 10,600 on Kootenay Lake's West Arm in the Selkirk Mountains, incorporated 1897, named for Lt.-Gov. Hugh Nelson, home to BC's first hydroelectric plant and 350 heritage buildings.
Nelson, Lancashire
Nelson, Lancashire: a Pendle mill town named after a railway station opened in 1849, once a major cotton-weaving center, now undergoing £25m Town Deal and £20m Pride in Place regeneration.
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson (Whakatū) is a South Island New Zealand city of about 55,000 on Tasman Bay, founded by the New Zealand Company in 1842, noted for roughly 2,400 annual sunshine hours, its 422 km² unitary authority, and Port Nelson.
Neom (نيوم)
Neom (نيوم) is a planned megaproject zone in northwest Saudi Arabia, announced in 2017 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of Vision 2030, and known for The Line.
Nersingen
Nersingen is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, on the Leibi stream near the Danube, first recorded in 1143 and formed in the 1970s by merging four neighboring villages.
Netanya (נתניה)
Netanya (נתניה) is a Mediterranean coastal city in Israel's Central District, the country's seventh largest, founded in 1929, known for its kurkar cliffs, cliff-protection breakwaters, and the Netanya 2035 growth plan.
Neu Darchau
Neu Darchau, a municipality in Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony, on the left Elbe bank, part of Samtgemeinde Elbtalaue; founded 18th century, merged 1972, about 1,331 residents, ferry to Darchau, planned Elbe bridge.
Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel (Neuenburg) is a French-speaking Swiss city and canton on Lake Neuchâtel, first recorded as novum castellum in 1011; a Prussian principality until 1857, it joined the Confederation in 1814 as the 21st canton and is a watchmaking and industrial center.
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine, a wealthy Hauts-de-Seine commune on the Seine's right bank between Étoile and La Défense; 59,538 inhabitants in 2023, commune since 1790, renamed by 1897 decree, known for the fête à Neu-Neu and garden quarters.
Neum
Neum is the only coastal town of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Klek-Neum Bay in the Federation of BiH. Ceded by Ragusa to the Ottomans in 1699, it is a tourist town of about 3,000 people bypassed by the 2022 Peljesac Bridge.
Neuquén
Neuquén: capital city of Neuquén Province, Argentina, at the Neuquén-Limay river confluence; founded 12 September 1904 when the territorial capital moved from Chos Malal; 727,000 residents (2022) and center of the Vaca Muerta shale boom.
Neuss
Neuss, Germany: Rhine-side city in North Rhine-Westphalia opposite Düsseldorf, Roman Novaesium (from 16 BC), 161,224 residents (2026), county seat of Rhein-Kreis Neuss, third-largest inland port.
Nevada City, California
Nevada City, California: Gold Rush-era Sierra foothill city and Nevada County seat, founded 1850, incorporated 1856; 3,152 residents (2020), National Register downtown historic district, 1865 Nevada Theatre, council-manager government, high wildfire hazard.
Nevinnomyssk
Nevinnomyssk (Невинномысск) is an industrial city in southwestern Stavropol Krai, Russia, on the Kuban River at the Bolshoy Zelenchuk confluence. Founded as a Cossack stanitsa in 1825, a city since 1939, about 113,000 residents, largest industrial city of the krai, home to Nevinnomyssky Azot.
New Administrative Capital (العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة)
Egypt's New Administrative Capital (العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة), announced in 2015 by President El-Sisi, is a planned government and financial city 45-60 km east of Cairo, developed by ACUD at a reported cost of USD 45 billion.
New Alresford
New Alresford: Hampshire market town founded c.1200 by Bishop Godfrey de Lucy with a T-shaped plan and Great Weir; Georgian rebuilding after 1689 and 1736 fires; Watercress Line terminus; conservation area since 1969.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a southeastern Massachusetts city on Buzzards Bay, once the world's leading whaling port and today the highest-valued fishing port in the United States.
New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern, North Carolina: Craven County seat founded 1710 by Swiss and Palatine settlers under Baron Christoph von Graffenried at the Neuse-Trent confluence; colonial capital 1766-1788, home of Tryon Palace, hit by Hurricane Florence 2018.
New Braunfels, Texas
New Braunfels, Texas: Comal County seat city founded March 21, 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels' Adelsverein colonists on the Comal and Guadalupe rivers; about 122,500 residents (2025), tubing on the 2.5-mile Comal, Wurstfest, Schlitterbahn, $1.3 billion hospitality economy.
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain, Connecticut: the "Hardware City" of central Connecticut, home of Stanley Works (founded 1843) and Stanley Black & Decker; parish from 1754, city since 1871, population about 74,000.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey: Middlesex County seat on the Raritan River, home of Rutgers University (chartered 1766) and Johnson & Johnson world headquarters; 55,266 residents in 2020, majority Hispanic, a healthcare and college city.
New Cairo
New Cairo (القاهرة الجديدة) is a planned Egyptian city founded in 2000 by decree 191 east of Cairo to relieve congestion; over 300,000 residents, gated communities, Fifth Settlement, and the East Nile Monorail.
New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan, Connecticut: Fairfield County town bordering New York, incorporated 1801 from Canaan Parish, once a shoemaking center, now known for Harvard Five modernist homes and the Glass House.
New Clark City
New Clark City (formerly Clark Green City) is a BCDA-developed planned smart, green city in Bamban and Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, hosting the National Government Administrative Center, SEA Games sports venues, the National Academy of Sports, and the proposed Pax Silica semiconductor hub.
New Delhi (नई दिल्ली)
New Delhi (नई दिल्ली), India's capital district, was proclaimed the capital seat in 1911, designed by Lutyens and Baker, inaugurated 1931, administered by NDMC, and now faces severe winter air pollution.
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut: coastal city of about 138,000 (2025 est.), founded 1638 by Eaton and Davenport, co-capital 1701-1873, home of Yale University since 1716, its largest employer, and the state's housing-permit leader.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
New Hope, Pennsylvania is a Bucks County borough of about 2,622 on the Delaware River across from Lambertville, NJ, known for the Delaware Canal, Bucks County Playhouse, arts scene, LGBTQ friendliness, and high incomes.
New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut: the Whaling City on the Thames River, Connecticut's only deep-water port. Founded 1646 by John Winthrop Jr.; second-largest whaling port by 1847; burned by Benedict Arnold in 1781; home of the Coast Guard Academy and first US submarine base.
New Milford, Connecticut
New Milford, Connecticut (Weeantenock) is a Litchfield County town on the Housatonic River, founded 1702-1712, largest Connecticut town by area at 64 square miles, population 28,115 (2020), home to Candlewood Lake and Lover's Leap State Park.
New Norcia, Western Australia
New Norcia is Australia's only monastic town, a Spanish Benedictine settlement 132 km north of Perth on the Moore River, founded in 1846 by Rosendo Salvado as an Aboriginal mission, later an educational centre and now a heritage and retreat destination.