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List of Russian exonyms.
Below is a list of Russian language exonyms for places, mainly in Europe. Note that this list only includes names that are significantly different from the local toponym, some exonyms are marked as historical, modern exonyms may match the toponyms.
Albania Albaniya (Албания)
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Tirana
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Tirana (Тирана)
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Tiranë
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Albanian
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Austria Avstriya (Австрия)
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Carinthia
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Karintiya (Каринтия)
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Kärnten
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German
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Styria
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Shtiriya (Штирия)
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Steiermark
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German
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Vienna
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Vena (Вена)
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Wien
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German
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Azerbaijan Azerbaidjan (Азербайджан)
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Adsiz Ada
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Bezımyannıy (Безымянный)
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Adsız ada
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Azerbaijani
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Baku
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Baku (Баку)
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Bakı
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Azerbaijani
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Boyuk Zira
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Narqin (Наргин)
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Böyük Zirə
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Azerbaijani
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Vulf
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Volf (Вольф)
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Daş Zirə
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Azerbaijani
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Pirallahi İsland
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Artyom, Svyatoy ostrov (Артём, Святой остров)
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Pirallahı adası
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Azerbaijani
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Stepanakert
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Stepanakert (Степанакерт)
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Xankəndi
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Azerbaijani
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Liman
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Port-Elich (Порт-Илич)
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Ganja
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Yelizavetpol, Kirovabad (Елизаветпол, Кировабад)
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Gəncə
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Azerbaijani
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Nakhchevan
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Nakhichevan (Нахичевань)
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Naxçıvan
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Azerbaijani
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Belgium Bel'giya (Бельгия)
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Flanders
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Flandriya (Фландрия)
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Vlaanderen
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Dutch
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China Kitay (Китай)
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Beijin
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Pekin, Beytszyn (Пекин, Бэйцзин)
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北京 (Běijīng)
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Mandarin
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Macao
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Makao, Aomyn' (Макао, Аомынь)
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澳门/澳門 (Àomén)
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Mandarin
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Nanjing
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Nankin, Nantszin (Нанкин, Наньцзин)
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南京 (Nánjīng)
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Mandarin
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Cuba Kuba (Куба)
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Havana
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Gavana (Гавана)
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La Habana
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Spanish
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Cyprus Kipr (Кипр)
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Famagusta
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Famagusta (Фамагуста)
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Αμμόχωστος (Ammóchostos)
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Greek
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Gazimağusa
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Turkish
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Nicosia
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Nikosiya (Никосия)
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Lefkoşa
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Turkish
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Λευκωσία (Levkosía)
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Greek
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Czech Republic Chekhiya (Чехия)
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Bohemia
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Bogemiya (Богемия)
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Čechy
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Czech
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Moravia
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Moraviya (Моравия)
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Morava
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Czech
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Prague
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Praga (Прага)
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Praha
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Czech
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Silesia
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Sileziya (Силезия)
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Ślōnsk
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Silesian
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Denmark Дания/Daniya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Copenhagen
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Kopengagen (Копенгаген)
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København
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Danish
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Jutland
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Yutlandiya (Ютландия)
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Jylland
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Danish
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Egypt
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Alexandria
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Alexsanriya (Александрия)
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(Al-Iskandariyya) الإسكندرية
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Arabic
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Cairo
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Kair (Каир)
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(Al-Qāhirah) القاهرة
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Arabic
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Luxor
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Luksor (Луксор)
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(Al-Uqṣur) الأقصر
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Arabic
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Suez
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Suets (Суэц)
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(As-Suways) السويس
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Arabic
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Estonia Эстония/Eestohnya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Narva
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Rugodiv (Ругодив)
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|
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Tallinn
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Kolyvan' (Колывань)
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|
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Finland Финляндия
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Helsinki
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Gelsingfors (Гельсингфорс)
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|
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Turku
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Abo (Або), Kaby (Кабы), Torg (Торг)
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|
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France
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Cannes
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Kanny (Канны)
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Canas
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Occitan
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Nice
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Nitstsa (Ницца)
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Niça
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Occitan
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Paris
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Parizh (Париж)
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|
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Germany
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Bavaria
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Bavariya (Бавария)
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Bayern
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German
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Pomerania
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Pomeraniya (Померания)
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Pommern
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German
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Prussia
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Prussiya (Пруссия)
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Preußen
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German
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Saarland
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Saar (Саар)
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Saxony
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Saksoniya (Саксония)
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Sachsen
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German
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Silesia
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Sileziya (Силезия)
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Ślōnsk
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Silesian
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Swabia
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Shvabiya (Швабия)
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Schwaben
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German
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Westphalia
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Vestfaliya (Вестфалия)
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Westfalen
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German
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Greece Греция/Gretsiya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Athens
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Afiny (Афины)
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Athína (Αθήνα)
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Greek
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Corfu
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Korfu (Корфу)
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Kérkyra (Κέρκυρα)
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Greek
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Corinth
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Korinf (Коринф)
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Kórinthos (Κόρινθος)
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Greek
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Ioannina
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Yanina (Янина)
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Ioánnina (Ιωάννινα)
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Greek
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Piraeus
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Pirey (Пирей)
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Peiraiás (Πειραιάς)
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Greek
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Thebes
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Fivy (Фивы)
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Thíva (Θήβα)
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Greek
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Thessalia
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Fessaliya (Фессалия)
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Thessalía (Θεσσαλία)
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Greek
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Thessaloniki
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Saloniki (Салоники)
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Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη)
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Greek
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Thrace
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Frankiy (Фракия)
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Thráki (Θράκη)
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Greek
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Iran
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Tehran
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Tegeran (Тегеран)
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تهران (Tehrān)
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Persian
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Israel
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Jerusalem
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Iyerusalim (Иерусалим)
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יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushaláyim)
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Hebrew
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القُدس (Al-Quds)
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Arabic
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Nazareth
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Nazaret (Назарет)
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נָצְרַת (Natsrat)
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Hebrew
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Italy
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Florence
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Флоренция/Florentsiya
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Firenze
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Italian
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Genoa
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Генуя/Genuya
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Zêna
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Ligurian
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Naples
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Неаполь/Neapol'
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Napule
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Neapolitan
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Padua
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Падуя/Paduya
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Pàdova
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Venetian
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Rome
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Рим/Rim
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Roma
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Italian
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Latvia
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Koknese
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Kukeynos (Кукейнос)
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|
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Rezekne
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Rezhitsa (Режица)
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Daugavpils
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Dvinsk (Двинск)
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|
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Liepaja
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Libava (Либава)
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Ventspils
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Vindava (Виндава)
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Valmiera
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Volodimerets (Володимерец)
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Kraslava
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Kreslavl (Креславль)
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Aizkraukle
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Aiskoroda (Айскорода)
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Aluksne
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Olyst (Олыст)
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Lithuania Литва/Litva
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Kaunas
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Kovno (Ковно)
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Obsolete
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Vilnius
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Vilna, Vilno (Вильна, Вильно)
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Obsolete
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Libya Ливия/Liviya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Tripoli
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Tripoli (Триполи)
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Ṭarābulus (طرابلس)
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Arabic
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Mali
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Timbuktu
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Timbuktu (Тимбукту)
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Tumbutu
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Western Songhay
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Moldova Молдавия/Moldaviya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Bălţi
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Bel'tsy (Бельцы)
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Besarabeasca
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Bessarabka (Бессарабка)
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Chişinău
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Kishinyov (Кишинёв)
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Edineţ
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Edintsy (Единцы)
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Orhei
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Orgeyev (Оргеев)
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Otaci
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Ataki (Атаки)
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Soroca
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Soroki (Сороки)
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Tighina
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Bendery (Бендеры)
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Mongolia Монголия/Mongoliya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Sükhbaatar
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Sukhe-Bator (Сухэ-Батор)
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|
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Ulanbaatar
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Ulan-Bator (Улан-Батор)
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|
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Morocco Марокко/Marokko
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Casablanca
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Kasablanka (Касабланка)
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Ad-Dar Al-Bayḍā' (الدار البيضاء)
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Arabic
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Tangier
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Tanzher (Танжер)
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Ṭanja (طنجة)
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Arabic
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Netherlands
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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The Hague
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Gaaga (Гаага)
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Den Haag
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Dutch
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North Korea
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Pyongyang
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Pken'yan (Пхеньян)
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Palestine
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Bethlehem
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Vifleyem (Вифлеем)
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بيت لحم (Beit Lahm)
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Arabic
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Jericho
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Iyerikhon (Иерихон)
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أريحا (Arīḥā)
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Arabic
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Jerusalem
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Iyerusalim (Иерусалим)
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القُدس (Al-Quds)
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Arabic
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יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushaláyim)
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Hebrew
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Poland Польша/Pol'sha
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Augustów
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Avgustov (Августов)
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Białystok
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Belostok (Белосток)
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Galicia
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Galitsiya (Галиция)
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|
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Kashubia
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Kashubiya (Кашубия)
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Kaszëbë
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Kashubian
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Łódz
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Lodz' (Лодзь)
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|
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Mazovia
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Mazoviya (Мазовия)
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Mazowsze
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Polish
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Pomerania
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Pomerania (Померания)
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Pomorze
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Polish
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Silesia
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Sileziya (Силезия)
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Ślōnsk
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Silesian
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Portugal
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Lisbon
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Lissabon (Лиссабон)
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Lisboa
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Portuguese
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Romania Румыния/Rumyniya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Bucharest
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Bukharest (Бухарест)
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Bucureşti
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Romanian
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Iaşi
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Yassy (Яссы)
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Iaşi
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Romanian
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Serbia Сербия/Serbiya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Belgrad
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Belgrad (Белград)
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Beograd
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Serbian
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South Korea
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Incheon
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Inchkhon (Инчхон)
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|
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Sweden Швеция/Shvetsiya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Stockholm
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Stokgol'm, Stekolnaya (Cтокгольм, Стекольня)
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|
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Switzerland Швейцария/Shveytsariya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Geneva
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Zheneva (Женева)
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Genève
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French
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Lausanne
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Lozanna (Лозанна)
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Lausanne
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French
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Syria Сирия/Siriya
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Damascus
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Damask (Дамаск)
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دمشق (Dimašq)
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Arabic
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Thailand Таиланд/Tailand
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Bangkok
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Bangkok (Бангкок)
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Krung Thep (กรุงเทพฯ)
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Thai
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Turkey Turtsiya (Турция)
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Istanbul
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Stambul, Tsargrad (Стамбул, Царьград)
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İstanbul
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Turkish
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Turkmenistan
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Ashgabat
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Ashkhabad (Ашхабад)
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Aşgabat
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Turkmen
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Garabogaz
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Karabogaz (Карабогаз)
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|
|
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Serhetabat
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Kushka (Кушка)
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|
|
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Ukraine
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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Kyiv
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Kiev(Киев)
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Київ (Kyiv)
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Ukrainian
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Mykolaiv
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Nikolayev (Николаев)
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Миколаїв (Mykolaiv)
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Ukrainian
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United Kingdom
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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England
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Angliya (Англия)
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|
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Scotland
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Shotlandiya (Шотландия)
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|
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United States
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English name
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Russian name
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Endonym
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Notes
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Name
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Language
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New Orleans
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Novyy Orlean (Новый Орлеан)
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Texas
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Tekhas (Техас)
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