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Geography starting in X, with second letters A-Z

Can you guess these names of places from around the world, with the first two letters Xa-Xz? I have given some crossword-type clues to assist in working out the missing letters of the answers.
For example, the clue "An enormous Chinese city" could be (Xi)-AN.
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Last updated: July 23, 2025
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Answer starting with X
A
City of Mozambique located in six airspace sectors (6)
Xai-Xai
B
Take a taxi to this Mexican village (6)
Xbacab
C
Mexican village where banana tuna dish contains secret ingredient (8)
Xcanatún
D
The code for Djibo Airport in Burkina Faso (3)
XDJ
E
No one is found in a city of Ohio (5)
Xenia
F
The code for Xiangyang Airport in Hubei, China (3)
XFN
G
Pilgrimage to alternate area of Maltese village (7)
Xgħajra
H
Hen (French) of lower energy in Belgian village (11)
Xhendelesse
I
Huge western province of China (8)
Xinjiang
J
Wheel falls off Ferrari at a Maltese government office (11)
Xjenza Malta
K
Mountain in Panama at which there is a decent bar, with no beer initially, but biscuit is available (8)
Xkókarlu
L
From the heart of the Mendip range, a sea inlet in Malta can be seen (9)
Xlendi Bay
M
Mexican village at edge of sea where Nevis is found (6)
Xmabén
N
Canadian river where Britain stakes its place in the western world (5)
Xnukw
O
U2 singer headed in wrong direction, taking too many drugs in Uzbek town (7)
Xonobod
P
In Mexican town, set up, returning to Juliet in Illinois (6)
Xpujil
Q
Name of an old ranch, lake and dam in Texas, still marked on maps (3)
XQZ
R
Sheep found at a stream in Azerbaijan (4)
Xram
S
Blood, an axe and rope noose found at Canadian river (11)
Xsa Anax Loop
T
Hamlet with a bay in Mexico; also the title of a tale in local folklore about a demonic femme fatale who preys upon men (6)
Xtabay
U
Chinese city with the same suffix as the world's biggest metropolis (6)
Xuzhou
V
The 16th district of Budapest, where Peru's capital is replaced by Kenya's, which is permitted (10)
XVI. kerület
W
The only way to this South African village is along a lane with no beginning (9)
Xwayisane
X
District of Bassano del Grappa, Italy, a name which honours the date in April of Liberation Day in World War II (9)
XXV Aprile
Y
Greek town, perhaps where an ex-Cuban president plays his wooden instrument? (10)
Xylókastro
Z
Pattaya nightlife centre for the Axis in Thailand, eastern place where all sides are equal (11)
Xzyte Square
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