# A-Z World Cities **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 3, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027 "2016-01-03T00:23:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 43
**Author:** ![Sangahyando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/841 "2016-02-12T17:32:49Z")
Ramsey, Isle of Man (British Crown Dependency, in the British Isles but not part of the United Kingdom) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/842 "2016-02-12T18:42:17Z")
Salta, Argentina ---
**Author:** ![Sangahyando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/843 "2016-02-12T18:49:02Z")
The Valley, Anguilla (British Overseas Dependency, West Indies) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/844 "2016-02-12T23:47:51Z")
Are we counting definite articles? :dubious: Udaipur, India ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/845 "2016-02-13T00:01:49Z")
Vanadzor, Armenia ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/846 "2016-02-13T01:09:48Z")
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA ---
**Author:** ![Sangahyando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/847 "2016-02-13T01:38:31Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Are we counting definite articles? :dubious: With my self-imposed limitation, I am – unless everyone else howls in protest and insists on the forbidding of so doing… ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/848 "2016-02-13T04:35:43Z")
> [@Sangahyando](#): > > With my self-imposed limitation, I am – unless everyone else howls in protest and insists on the forbidding of so doing… There are very few of them. Wikipedia’s list of towns in Oregon alphabetized The Dalles under T, not D. However the Gazetteer in Collins Atlas of the World alphabetizes it under D, as “Dalles, The. But why not “Paso, El”? Countries are always shown as “Gambia, The””. But also “Congo, Republic of”. The British call it “The Lebanon”, but Americans just all it “Lebanon”. In my opinion, and the opinion of people in The Dalles, the name of the city starts with a T. ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/849 "2016-02-13T05:57:15Z")
Xuzhou, China ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/850 "2016-02-13T06:25:43Z")
Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA ---
**Author:** ![Sangahyando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/851 "2016-02-13T11:36:48Z")
> [@Sangahyando](#): > > With my self-imposed limitation, I am – unless everyone else howls in protest and insists on the forbidding of so doing… > [@jtur88](#): > > There are very few of them. Wikipedia’s list of towns in Oregon alphabetized The Dalles under T, not D. However the Gazetteer in Collins Atlas of the World alphabetizes it under D, as “Dalles, The. But why not “Paso, El”? Countries are always shown as “Gambia, The””. But also “Congo, Republic of”. > > The British call it “The Lebanon”, but Americans just all it “Lebanon”. > > In my opinion, and the opinion of people in The Dalles, the name of the city starts with a T. At all events, I’m not very far from the end of the road, re my choosing “only new countries / territories”: have only one more “The” place planned for use ! ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/852 "2016-02-13T13:57:47Z")
Z = Zwolle, Louisiana USA and \*\*\*The \*\*\*Netherlands ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/853 "2016-02-13T15:26:29Z")
I would not classify the Netherlands under T. :dubious: Back to the Game: Anchorage, Alaska, USA ---
**Author:** ![Sangahyando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/854 "2016-02-13T15:35:01Z")
Brades, Montserrat (West Indies – British Overseas Territory) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/855 "2016-02-13T15:39:36Z")
Chittagong, Bangladesh ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/856 "2016-02-13T15:41:41Z")
Deer Park, NY, USA ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/857 "2016-02-13T21:43:48Z")
Elista, Russia ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/858 "2016-02-13T22:39:06Z")
Fredericton, New Brunswick. Canada ---
**Author:** ![Sangahyando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/859 "2016-02-13T22:41:26Z")
Gorey, Jersey (British Crown Dependency, not part of the UK) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-z-world-cities/742027/860 "2016-02-13T23:16:43Z")
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