Geography starting in S, with second letters A-Z

Can you guess these names of places from around the world, with the first two letters Sa-Sz? I have given some crossword-type clues to assist in working out the missing letters of the answers.
For example, the clue "Land of paradise" could be (Sw)-EDEN.
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Last updated: July 11, 2025
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Answer starting with S
A
Winter Olympic venue and Bosnian capital city (8 letters)
Sarajevo
B
One thousand - some have a place in Tunisia (6)
Sbikha
C
Cold region of Europe (11)
Scandinavia
D
Israeli town in the east, infested by decay (6)
Sderot
E
River in Paris (5)
Seine
F
Chopper lands at Tunisian city (4)
Sfax
G
Primary umpire/ref's goal confusion in Italy (8)
Sgurgola
H
Huge Chinese metropolis (8)
Shanghai
I
Italian island (6)
Sicily
J
End falls off wind instrument in Swedish town (5)
Sjöbo
K
The North Macedonian capital (6)
Skopje
L
Central European nation (8)
Slovakia
M
W. Russian city that sounds small (8)
Smolensk
N
White stuff has weight, by small town of Colorado (15)
Snowmass Village
O
Continent (12)
South America
P
Country popular for European holidays (5)
Spain
Q
California Olympic venue, a glen for Indian wives (11)
Squaw Valley
R
Island nation where Colombo is located (8)
Sri Lanka
S
District of Kampala with a container for two blood groups (9)
Ssabagabo
T
The capital of Sweden (9)
Stockholm
U
Country whose name was formerly Dutch Guyana (8)
Suriname
V
Arctic archipelago visible from Scotland, on the road (8)
Svalbard
W
Country where many go to get high (11)
Switzerland
X
The airport code for Strasbourg (3)
SXB
Y
Middle Eastern nation (5)
Syria
Z
Hungarian city, for example, with an ending in the past (6)
Szeged
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