A-Z Geography: containing "hit"

How many of these countries, towns and other places whose names contain the word "HIT" can you name? Some cryptic clues are sprinkled in throughout, to help.

For example, the clue "We go around prairies" could be W(HIT)E PLAINS.
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Clue
Place
A
No junction in Tahiti, town starting with a worst and best grade (8 letters)
Afaahiti
B
Arkansas conflict marks the end of Indian town (9)
Bhitarwar
C
The second city of Bangladesh, where one might tap a large cymbal (10)
Chittagong
D
Barrel of sodium ordered by doctor; doc loses head and gets a kick (13)
Drumnadrochit
E
Oriental nation of a light colour forms Pennsylvania town (13)
East Whiteland
F
East Timorese villagers show how Mexican dish is pronounced (6)
Fahita
G
Colourful-sounding town in Kent, a greeting by the Dartford tunnel (10)
Greenhithe
H
Hertfordshire town where you get a punch to the jaw (7)
Hitchin
I
Town in Argentina where Engineer Blanco mixes up his languages (14)
Ingeniero White
J
Mexican town in which you see an ending of Aragonese city (18)
Juchitan de Zaragoza
K
Damaged gun found on a Canadian isle (13)
Kunghit Island
L
Cornwall town where the rule is that you must not turn back (9)
Lawhitton
M
Far from Houston, the highest peak in California (12)
Mount Whitney
N
Knight is trapped by Japanese capital (10)
Nishitokyo
O
Tip falls off jousting pole in town of Honduras, ultimately going round in a circle (9)
Olanchito
P
Chip mix-up leads to strike in Thai province (7)
Phichit
Q
Farm in northern China is afflicted by radioactive substance (7)
Qishitu
R
Alternative aspect of man from Southwark (11)
Rotherhithe
S
Such a bad day in Guatemala: tip of epee falls off, then I'm replaced by error in quiz (13)
Suchitepéquez
T
French island in the Pacific Ocean (6)
Tahiti
U
Road name in Thailand, notably in a main Bangkok street, Pracha _____ (5)
Uthit
V
After gulping oxygen in Madagascar, Fitch's partner is split in two (10)
Vohitromby
W
Oceanic inlet off NW Russia, named after a colour (8)
White Sea
X
In Mexican town, indebted to the ocean with a careless way of returning debt (11)
Xochitlaxco
Y
Mapmaker in Japan with beginnings of Omicron variant (9)
Yoshitomi
Z
√-1 encoded by queen, on shore of Kazakh sea which loses volume of water (9)
Zhitiqara
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