100 Cities by Letter - R

Capital of Santa Cruz province, and birthplace of former Argentinian president Néstor Kirchner

Fort Julien, where a famous stele was found in 1799, is located in this Mediterranean city

Capital of Kerman province, and one of the biggest producers of pistachios globally

Prefecture (capital) of Normandy region, and home to a famous cathedral

This city and Santana do Livramento (Rio Grande do Sul state) form an international city of almost 170,000 inhabitants

Prefecture (capital) of Brittany region, and cultural center for the Gallo language

Major Virginian (state) city in the Blue Ridge mountains

City in Minnesota state or New York state

Largest city in North West province, located near the Magaliesberg mountain range

Capital of Al Anbar governorate (aka Anbar province), within the Sunni Triangle

Capital of White Nile state, located across the White Nile river from Kosti

Vancouver suburb, or former capital of the Confederacy (U.S. Civil War)

Capital of a same-named province on the Gulf of Thailand, and main producer of Thailand's fish sauce

City in eastern Bavaria (state) with the biggest medieval city site north of the Alps

Largest city in the Research Triangle area, and home to North Carolina State University

The "Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh", located on the Godavari river

Home to a famous Kremlin (not "the really famous one"), this Russian city sits on the Oka river

Capital of Acre state, and located on the Acre river

City famous for Māori culture, geysers, and an eponymous lake

Capital of Podkarpackie (Subcarpathian) voivodeship

Major inner suburb of Dallas, and home to the Telecom Corridor

Located across the Danube from Giurgiu, known as "Little Vienna"

Capital of Kavango-East region and located on the Namibia-Angola border

City in northern Beni department at the confluence of the Beni and Madre de Dios rivers

Fourth largest city in Pennsylvania state, home to a famous pagoda

Largest city in Marne department, and was the traditional site of the coronation of French kings

Capital of Capiz province, and second largest city in the Western Visayas

Coastal city in southwestern Maharashtra state famous for Alphonso mangoes

Largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, and home of the Hanse Sail festival

This city in northeastern São Paulo state means "Black Creek"

Largest city in Illinois state outside of the Chicago metropolitan area

City in central Queensland state on the Fitzroy river

Northernmost capital city of a sovereign state

Capital of O'Higgins region, located near El Teniente (world's largest underground copper mine)

Major suburb of Belo Horizonte

Major city in the same-named northernmost division of Bangladesh

Historic city in western Thailand, and capital of a same-named province

City in KwaZulu-Natal province with the deepest natural harbor on the African continent

Fifth largest city in Israel, located on the Mediterranean

Capital of Jharkhand state, known as the "City of Waterfalls"

Sixth largest city in the U.A.E., and capital of a same-named Emirate

Town in Berkshire (ceremonial county), located in the Thames Valley

Third largest city in New Mexico state, and part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area

Planned city in Odisha, and important city for steel

Capital of the British Virgin Islands, located on Tortola island

"The Biggest Little City in the World", located near Lake Tahoe

City part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area, home of the Texas Rangers AAA affiliate

Largest city on the Arabian peninsula

Capital of Chaco province, and twin city to Corrientes

This city in Emilia-Romagna is connected to the Adriatic sea by the Candiano Canal

Third largest city in Mato Grosso state, near the Pantanal region

Capital of Saskatchewan province, and site of the deadliest tornado in Canadian history

Birthplace of Lionel Messi, and the largest city in Santa Fe province

Largest TOWN in New York state outside of Long Island (would be 12th largest city)

City located between Calgary and Edmonton

Major suburb of Dakar, located at the base of the Cap-Vert peninsula

Europe's largest seaport

Capital of Vâlcea county, and site of the August 11, 1999 solar eclipse's maximum

Largest city in Masovian voivodeship other than Warsaw

Queens (New York City) neighborhood nicknamed "Little Guyana" and "Little Punjab"

Lies on an eponymous gulf, on the Baltic Sea

City in New Mexico where a 1947 "incident" occured

City in Saint-Louis region, on the Senegal river

Capital of Pernambuco state, and formerly known as Mauritsstad (capital of Dutch Brazil)

Capital of La Guajira department, located on the Caribbean Sea

Tamaulipas (state) city located across the Rio Grande river from Hidalgo, Texas

In 2025, the United Nations indicated this city in the Gaza Strip has been "levelled"

Capital of a southwestern Russian oblast, in which the Don river flows through

Sixth largest city in Denmark and home to a notable Danish football club

City in Santa Fe province, and twin city to Goya

Fifth largest city in Wisconsin, located on Lake Michigan

Main seaport of Croatia, and voted the 2020 European Capital of Culture

City in northern Transnistria (breakaway Moldovan state)

Largest Inland Empire city, and home to a University of California campus

City in Al Batinah South governorate, within the Hajar mountains

Jordanian city located between Amman and Zarqa

This western Ukrainian city's flag features a "Three Gates" emblem

Sugarloaf Mountain, Guanabara Bay, and Copacabana Beach are famous places in this city

City in Kostanay region on the Tobol river

Islamabad's twin city, and the third largest city in Punjab province

Notable suburb of Perth, home to the Catalpa Wild Geese memorial

Major seaport in Shandong province well known for its sustainability

Coastal capital of a same-named province in northeastern Turkey

This city in San Bernardino county, east of Los Angeles, has a notable wine-making history

Capital of a same-named province in northern Algeria, successor to the historic city of Mina

Major suburb of Nairobi, home of Tatu City

Capital of Chhattisgarh state, located on the Mahanadi river

"Gateway to the Black Hills" and second largest city in South Dakota state

Capital of the "Nature Island of the Caribbean"

City of a same-named island in the Dodecanese, home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Major city in the Shasta Cascade region of northern California

City in southern Punjab province, originally named Noshehra

Name either (2) 200,000+ population municipalities now part of Johannesburg

Located on the "toe" of the Italian peninsula, where Gianni Versace is from

Kaba Gandhi No Delo (Kaba Gandhi's Residence) is located in this Gujarati city

The "City of Seven Hills", "Eternal City", or the county seat of Floyd County (NW GA)

Capital of Gilan province, known as the "City of Silver Rain"

Capital of Chimborazo province, located near the Chimborazo volcano

City in northern Bangladesh near the India border, located on the Padma river

Located across the Bou Regreg river from Salé, and has a famous medina (World Heritage Site)