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The capital city is the economic and tourist hub of New Caledonia.
Published Dec 13, 2020
The fast-growing city of Cairo has spilled onto desert plains well beyond the lush floodplain of the Nile River.
Published Apr 2, 2020
People have long extracted the soft clay from central Georgia for use in paper, ceramics, and other products.
Published Dec 29, 2020
The capital city, once a Dutch trading post, hugs the banks of the Suriname River.
Published Jun 27, 2022
Wide, diagonal avenues radiate from the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., outward through the city.
Published Jul 4, 2021
Two capital cities in Pakistan lie next to one another but display land use patterns that are entirely different. Islamabad, with a population of 901,000 (ca. 1998) boasts a master-planned rectangular street pattern nestled against the Margala Hills (top left). The larger Rawalpindi (population 1,406,214 in 1998) lies to the south on the Soan River. Islamabad has grown rapidly since construction began in 1961. It was created as a new administrative district in Pakistan to be the home of government, the supreme court, and the diplomatic corps. The great white building of the Faisal Mosque appears on the northern margin of the city. By contrast with orthogonal Islamabad, Rawalpindi displays the radial land transportation pattern of many cities with a river flowing through the city center. City blocks are small and growth less controlled than in its newer neighbor.
Published Nov 3, 2003
Thailand’s capital and most populous city lights up southeast Asia.
Published May 25, 2021
