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A-Z Geography: containing "Las"

How many of these countries, towns and other places whose names contain "LAS" can you name? Some cryptic clues are sprinkled in throughout, to help.
For example, the clue "Kilo in a US state" could be (A)-(las)-K-A.
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Clue
Place
A
Region of the world comprising the south-west part of Oceania (11 letters)
Australasia
B
City of Burkina Faso with endless clarinet during the day; I owe you a rope (13)
Bobo-Dioulasso
C
Friendly greeting in town of Pakistan (6)
Chilas
D
Texan city (6)
Dallas
E
Southern joke you make in Guatemalan town (10)
Esquipulas
F
Suburb of Dublin where a verb ending is often used (7)
Finglas
G
Scottish city (7)
Glasgow
H
Give you a feather in a town of Ecuador (10)
Huaquillas
I
Ghost town in Missouri whose name is an acronym of cement components: iron, lime, aluminum, silica, plus two other elements (6)
Ilasco
J
Indian town in which I agree and confirm a 2000, a 5 and a 50 as a deposit (14)
Jiyyammavalasa
K
Pirate's sword heard in overtime, in town in northern Russia (6)
Kotlas
L
Gambling mecca in Nevada (8)
Las Vegas
M
The French who appear at one end of large Philippine municipality (9)
Malasiqui
N
Town in the east of Portugal (5)
Nelas
O
Wisconsin town which lies on another U.S. state (8)
Onalaska
P
Chilean town, translated as "father the houses" (13)
Padre Las Casas
Q
Articles 9 and 1 pertain to Azeri village (8)
Qalaşıxı
R
I'm in Germany, to sing in the centre of Kiel, a warbling composition in E minor (21)
Rielasingen-Worblingen
S
A place for breaking shoulder blades in Guatemala (9)
Sacapulas
T
A town in Turkey (5)
Talas
U
Island which appears not to be in the Last Frontier, but actually is (8)
Unalaska
V
Footballer is not as ill as is resident of this Philippines town (8)
Villasis
W
Wall that's easy to smash down on Merseyside (8)
Wallasey
X
Just say yes to this timber merchants' yard in Aspropirgos, near Athens (5)
XYLAS
Y
Welsh village whose nice appearance is deceptive (7)
Ynyslas
Z
Hungary, unfortunately, has relaxation time but ends up in the dirt (13)
Zalaszentgrót
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