Geography Ending in Z, Starting with A-Z

Can you guess these names of places from around the world? I have given some crossword-type clues to assist with finding the interior letters of the answers.
For instance, "Mo back in Italian capital" could be ROME.
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Clue
Answer ending in Z
A
Oddly, he goes via the Ayatollah's place in Iran
Ahvaz
B
Very weird disappearance of first zebra and elephant - it's a gain for French resort
Biarritz
C
Publicity message one put in ancient Spanish city near Gibraltar
Cadiz
D
In this clue, utterly obscure Cologne borough's centre
Deutz
E
Kid flipped at the end, as you, in Monaco, built Kazakh city
Ekibastuz
F
Happy Days character visits remote Spanish village
Fonz
G
Thanks in Italian - that is banned in Austria
Graz
H
Peruvian city has a strange aura
Huaraz
I
No end to the alternative corn at this nature reserve in Nicaragua
Indio Maiz
J
Town in Oman where we find a crux and a tangled hair
Janub ad Dahariz
K
Pakistani language loses the right - no replacement for Afghan city
Kunduz
L
The clue is in this Austrian city centre
Linz
M
Paraguayan master has force to cut stoat in winter
Maestro Fermin Lopez
N
Watch the head go east of Mississippi
Natchez
O
South American Ozzy cross about Brazilian town
Osvaldo Cruz
P
Tenerife resort whose name means port of the cross
Puerto de la Cruz
Q
Zulu back, echo within city of Portugal
Queluz
R
I'm lost in Cote d'Azur with her logic gate, east of San Pedro Sula
Rivera Hernandez
S
Wine from Iran
Shiraz
T
Chat GPT installed in major city of Yemen
Taiz
U
Turkish locale has axis and sun god with no head or tail
Uzungoz
V
The capital of Liechtenstein
Vaduz
W
Endless tile shuffling in Luxembourg
Wiltz
X
Zico and Vlad Tepes overheard together from city in Mexico
Xicotepec de Juárez
Y
Nomad's tent found in France with a hole in it
Yutz
Z
Town in Poland where cogs are heard turning
Zgierz
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