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Geography containing PA-PZ

Can you guess these entities from around the world whose names contain the sequence of letters "pa", "pb", and so on? I have given some crossword-type clues to assist in working out the missing letters of the answers.

For example, the clue "Land of wrongdoing" could be S-(pa)-IN.
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Clue
Answer
PA
We hear about a patient friend at a city in Uganda (7 letters)
Kampala
PB
Glasgow suburb whose name is a Scottish form of "bridges of a chessman" (12)
Bishopbriggs
PC
City of Chile, a word referring to the miraculous pregnancy of the Virgin Mary (10)
Concepcion
PD
Porky-sounding Massachusetts town, and a stadium in Glasgow (7)
Hampden
PE
A range of Italian mountains containing the name of English hills (9)
Apennines
PF
German town whose name means new market in the upper palatinate (22)
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
PG
The day and hour for you to get some fresh air in town of India (8)
Dhupgari
PH
Hang around a city of Vietnam, going in a straight line, then in a circle (8)
Haiphong
PI
Large city of Pakistan, close to Islamabad (10)
Rawalpindi
PJ
North Macedonia's capital (6)
Skopje
PK
A type of music to be expected in a suburb of Orlando (6)
Apopka
PL
Italian city where planes can get into trouble (6)
Naples
PM
On top of a church in East London (9)
Upminster
PN
Stegosaurus body parts seen at Kazakh town (11)
Stepnogorsk
PO
Soap Niger develops for export to Asian country (9)
Singapore
PP
Fruit and crucifix seen on Highland peninsula (10)
Applecross
PQ
Method of checking used in industry at large Chinese town (6)
Qapqal
PR
Californian desert resort named after trees and river sources (11)
Palm Springs
PS
Suffolk town where internet protocol hub is developed (7)
Ipswich
PT
English port where the Titanic set off from (11)
Southampton
PU
Capital city of Mozambique (6)
Maputo
PV
Winner drives vehicles through French village (9)
Champvans
PW
City in Zimbabwe where party drug has therapeutic value (7)
Epworth
PX
The code for Sphinx International Airport, Giza (3)
SPX
PY
The Burmese capital (9)
Naypyidaw
PZ
This was one of the biggest cities in East Germany (7)
Leipzig
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