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Geography starting in G, with second letters A-Z

Can you guess these names of places from around the world, with the first two letters Ga-Gz? I have given some crossword-type clues to assist in working out the missing letters of the answers.
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For example, the clue "Island seen in the morning" could be (Gu)-AM.
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Answer starting with G
A
African river which a country is named after (6)
Gambia
B
Barn from U.S. state of Georgia set up in Liberian city (7)
Gbarnga
C
S. African river and dam studied by University of Western Australia (5)
Gcuwa
D
Polish city, formerly a Prussian port called Danzig (6)
Gdansk
E
Country which is republican to many (7)
Germany
F
Austrian village where young horse is heard (6)
Gfoehl
G
Criminal mob united in district of Kampala (6)
Ggangu
H
An African nation (5)
Ghana
I
The gate into the capital of Burundi (6)
Gitega
J
Jake torn apart by hollow victory against city of Kosovo (7)
Gjakovë
K
Australian lake containing first underwater version of Los Angeles (5)
Gkula
L
The hometown of Scottish maniac Groundskeeper Willie (7)
Glasgow
M
Armenian village that it's worth staking money on (5)
Gmbet’
N
Polish city that is an axis, no conclusion (7)
Gniezno
O
Swedish city with a UEFA Cup-winning football team (10)
Gothenburg
P
Sierra Leone hamlet where, in the morning, Britain strikes gold - but a barbarian gets the last word (12)
Gpamgbauahun
Q
Un-memorisable name which some now call Port Elizabeth (8)
Gqeberha
R
Land of great thinkers (6)
Greece
S
Thanks for the commercial, very rich town in Switzerland (6)
Gstaad
T
Meter, not metre, is key to Moroccan town (6)
Gteter
U
Old coin found in West Africa (6)
Guinea
V
Norwegian village where larva sheds its cocoon (5)
Gvarv
W
Welsh county where Paltrow might be found (7)
Gwynedd
X
From S. African river, exhaling, he disappears to Spain with rap group (11)
Gxalingenwa
Y
Tasty food at the centre of arid Armenian city (6)
Gyumri
Z
The Devil's lair, not large, is in this Russian town (5)
Gzhel’
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3 Comments
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Level 53
Jul 3, 2025
It's Đakovica not Gjakove
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Level 62
Jul 3, 2025
That's cool that someone knew one of these places, which I had never heard of; thanks for the comment. I went with the standard name on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjakova

Of course, I don't want to get into a Serbo-Albanian conflict, and I wish both sides peace and love!

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Level 53
Jul 3, 2025
I know it's Đakovica cause i'm from Serbia.

I know a ton of cities and villages from Serbia and bordering countries