Skyscrapers in Shanghai's Pudong district. Image: Baycrest |
Shanghai (Chinese: 上海) - also named "Hu" or "Shen" in short. It is People's Republic of China's
largest city and one of the largest cities in the world. It covers an
area of 6 340 square kilometers. It is one of the world's largest
seaports and a major industrial center of
China. Top 10 Largest Cities In The World Google Earth Shanghai Searchable map/satellite view of Shanghai. Official Website Shanghai Official website of Shanghai Municipality. Shanghai Tours Website of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration with visitors information. |
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Mumbai © Maharashtra Tourism |
Mumbai Marathi Mumbai (the former Bombay), capital of Maharashtra state, in India, port to the Arabian Sea and one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Google Earth Mumbai Searchable map/satellite view of Mumbai. Official Website Mumbai |
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Beijing's Central Business District |
Beijing - Chinese: 北京 Běijīng, (also formerly known in English as Peking), Pei-Ching the "Northern Capital", capital and cultural center of the People's Republic of China. Google Map Beijing Searchable map/satellite view of Beijing. Official Website Beijing |
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São Paulo (Saint Paul) seen from Ibirapuera Park. © Turismo Cidade de São Paulo |
São
Paulo the largest city in Brazil and the capital of the captaincy (state) São Paulo, founded as São Paulo de Piratininga (Saint Paul of the Fields of Piratininga) in 1554. Google Earth São Paulo Searchable map/satellite view of São Paulo. Official Website São Paulo Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo (in Portuguese) São Paulo Turismo Official tourism website of São Paulo. |
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Seoul - DongA Marathon @visitseoul.net - Photo: Mok, Gil-Soon |
Seoul - in Korean 서울 (Soul-t'ukpyolsi) Seoul, the city on the Han river is the national capital of South Korea, Seoul was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea, in ancient times Seoul was the capital of Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C. ~ 660 A.D.) Google Earth Seoul Searchable map/satellite view of Seoul. Official Website Seoul |
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St Basil Cathedral and Kremlin, Moscow |
Moscow,
(Moskva) - the political center and the capital of the Russian Federation, first written mention of Moscow dates
back to 1147. Google Earth Map of Moscow Searchable map/satellite view of Moscow. Official Website Moscow |
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. | Bahá'í Lotus Temple, Delhi |
Delhi - popularly known as Old Delhi, city and union territory, New Delhi to the south is the capital of India. Google Earth Delhi Searchable map/satellite view of Delhi. Official Website Delhi Delhi government website. Top 10 Most Populated Cities In The World |
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. | The city of Chongqing |
Chongqing (in Chinese: 重慶; 重庆) the metropolitan region of Chongqing is one of four provincial-level municipalities of China, the highest level classification for cities with a status equal to that of provinces. The city is the economic center of the upper Yangtze River with a population of more than 30 million people.. Google Earth Map Chongqing Searchable map/satellite view of Chongqing. Official Website Chongqing Chongqing Municipal Government website. |
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. | Istanbul at Night |
Istanbul
- a city with a great history, formerly known as Byzantium and
Constantinople (official renamed to Istanbul in 1930). The former
capital is the largest city and principal seaport and the cultural and
financial center of Turkey. It is the only city in the world situated on two continents. Google Earth Map Istanbul Searchable map/satellite view of Istanbul. Official Website Istanbul Official website of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. |
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. | The mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, Karachi. |
Karachi - largest city and business capital of Pakistan.
Karachis is Pakistan's principal seaport and the capital of Sindh
province, located in southern Pakistan at the coast of the Arabian Sea
(Indian Ocean). Google Earth Map Karachi Searchable map/satellite view of Karachi. Official Website Karachi Karachi municipality government website. |
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Megalopolis - Mexico City, Nezahualcoyotl Image: Oscar Ruiz (helipilot) |
Mexico
(City) was in ancient times the pre-Columbian city of Tenochtitlán, today Mexico is the economic, industrial, and cultural center and the capital city of the United States of Mexico. Google Earth Mexico City Searchable map/satellite view of Mexico City. Official Website Mexico City El Portal Ciudadano del Gobierno del Distrito Federal. Mexico City government website (in Spanish). Mexico City Mexico City tourism website. |
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Jakarta at night |
Jakarta - until 1949 the city was named Batavia, from 1949-72 its was named Djakarta. Jakarta is primary port city, the largest city and the capital of Indonesia. Google Map of Jakarta Searchable map/satellite view of Jakarta. Official Website Jakarta City government website. |
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. | City of Guangzhou |
Guangzhou
- is the capital of Guangdong province located at Pearl River about 120
km (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong in the southern part of P.R. China. In its metropolitan area there live more than 8.5 million people. Google Earth Map Guangzhou Searchable map/satellite view of Guangzhou. Official Website Guangzhou The official website (in Chinese) Guangzhou International The official website of Guangzhou Municipality |
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. | Shinjuku Street Tokyo Image: Zaida Montañana |
Tokyo - the "Eastern Capital", formerly Edo (until 1868), the capital and largest city
of Japan. Google Earth Map Tokyo Searchable map/satellite view of Tokyo. Official Website Tokyo |
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. | NYC - The Big Apple - Manhattan Island |
New
York City The city of the five 'boroughs': Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island (formerly Richmond), largest city of the United States. Google Earth Map of New York City Searchable map/satellite view of New York City. Official Website New York City The official New York City Web site. NYC The official tourism website of New York City. |
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. | London Tower Bridge © www.britainonview.com |
London Largest city and the capital of the United Kingdom, a confederal metropolis and a polycentric city, with many core districts and no clear hierarchy among them. The London administrative area comprises the City of London, and the thirty-two boroughs, of which 13 are in Inner London and 19 are in Outer London. Google Map London Searchable map/satellite view of London. Official Websites London Website of Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority. Visit London The London visitors guide. |
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. | Tianjin City at Hai He River |
Tianjin,
T'ien-Ching, Tientsin Chinas fifth largest city. Google Map of Tianjin Searchable map/satellite view of Tianjin. Official Website Tianjin Tianjin |
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. | Azadi Monument, Teheran |
Tehran, since 1788 capital
city of Persia (Iran) and since 1980 capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Google Earth Tehran Searchable map/satellite view of Tehran. Official Website Tehran Official website of Tehran municipality. |
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. | Hong Kong (SAR) |
Hong
Kong - 香港 Xianggang (Hsiang Kang, the fragrant harbour), the formerly British
Dependent Territory of Hong Kong comprises of Victoria (commonly known as Hong
Kong Island), the Kowloon Peninsula, the "New Territories", and 235 outlying islands. Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People Republic of China on 1 July 1997. Google Earth Hong Kong Searchable map/satellite view of Hong Kong. Official Websites: Hong Kong (official government website) Hong Kong (website of Hong Kong Tourism Board) |
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. | Rifai and Sultan Hassan Mosques in Cairo |
Cairo - Al-Qahirah, capital of Egypt and a cultural centre of the Arab world. Cairo is
the largest city of the Middle East and in Africa. Google Earth Cairo Searchable map/satellite view of Cairo. Official Website Cairo Official website of Cairo Governorate. |
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. | Bogotá, Colombia's Capital City |
Bogotá D.C. , formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá, located on a mountain rimmed plateau in the
Cordillera Oriental of the Andes Mountains, founded in 1538. Capital City of Colombia. Google Earth Bogotá Searchable map/satellite view of Bogotá. Official Website Bogotá D.C. |
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Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) a world known symbol for Rio de Janeiro. |
Rio de Janeiro, is the second largest city in Brazil, world famous for its carnival and the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. Google Map of Rio de Janeiro Searchable map/satellite view of Rio de Janeiro. Official Websites Rio de Janeiro Website of the city prefecture. Turisrio Official website of Rio de Janeiro's Secretary of Tourism, Sports, and Leisure. |
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Santiago's Growing Skyline Image: Juan Marchant |
Santiago de Chile - largest city and the capital of Chile. Google Earth Santiago Searchable map/satellite view of Santiago. Official Website Santiago Municipality of Santiago website (in Spanish). |
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. | Misty Bangkok Image: nationsonline.org |
Bangkok - the Thai name is Krung Thep, the "City of Angels", formerly divided into two
municipalities, Krung Thep and Thon Buri - the capital city, cultural and commercial
center of Thailand. Google Earth Bangkok Searchable map/satellite view of Bangkok. Official Website Bangkok Bangkok's government official website. |
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. | Lima's San Isidro district |
Lima - El Pulpo (The Octopus), commercial and industrial center and the capital city of Peru Google Earth Lima Searchable map/satellite view of Lima. Official Website Lima Municipalidad de Lima (in Spanish) |
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Lagos Street Scene Image: Sanni-Azeez |
Lagos, formerly the capital and still the main commercial and industrial center and principal seaport of Nigeria Google Earth Lagos Searchable map/satellite view of Lagos. Official Website Lagos State Official website of the Lagos state government. |
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. | Badshahi Mosque (Emperor's Mosque), Lahore's most famous landmark built in 1671-73, an example of the Mughal era architecture.. Image: Ali Imran |
Lahore,
is the capital of Punjab and second largest city in Pakistan, located in the upper Indus plain on the Ravi River, west of the border to India's province Himachal Pradesh. Google Earth Lahore Searchable map/satellite view of Lahore. Official Website Lahore (offline) Punjab Gateway Portal of Government of the Punjab. |
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