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Places that start with D

Atlaspong knows 50 places that start with D: 5 countries, 1 state or region, 44 cities. Names run from A to Z, such as Da Nang, Dakar, Dalian. Did you know? Da Nang: Its Golden Bridge in the hills is held up by two giant stone hands.

How to use this in the game. When the previous place ends in D, any name on this page is a good answer. Play Atlaspong, free, and see how long your chain gets.

Countries

• Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congo River, which flows through it, is the deepest river in the world.
• Denmark. The toy brand Lego comes from here.
• Djibouti. Lake Assal here is one of the saltiest lakes on Earth.
• Dominica. Called the Nature Isle of the Caribbean.
• Dominican Republic. Pico Duarte, its highest mountain, is the tallest peak in the whole Caribbean.

States and regions

• Delaware. Called The First State, it was the first to approve the US Constitution, in 1787.

Cities

• Da Nang. Its Golden Bridge in the hills is held up by two giant stone hands.
• Dakar. It is the westernmost city on the African mainland.
• Dalian. It is a port city in northeast China, on the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula.
• Dallas. Together with Fort Worth, it forms the most populous city region in Texas.
• Daman. It is the capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
• Damascus. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
• Dar es Salaam. Its name means house of peace, and it is one of the biggest cities in East Africa.
• Darbhanga. Called the Heart of Mithila, its name is said to mean door of Bengal.
• Darjeeling. Famous around the world for its tea.
• Darwin. It is the smallest, wettest and most northerly of Australia's capital cities.
• Datia. Its seven-storey palace was built in 1614 for a visit by the emperor Jahangir.
• Davanagere. It is famous for benne dosa, a crispy dosa cooked with lots of butter.
• Davao. Nicknamed the Durian Capital, it is the largest city in the Philippines by land area.
• Dehradun. It is the winter capital of Uttarakhand and home to the Forest Research Institute.
• Delhi. India's capital region, with a history of thousands of years.
• Denver. Nicknamed the Mile High City, it sits about one mile, or 1,609 metres, above sea level.
• Deoghar. Its Baidyanath Temple is one of the 12 sacred Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva.
• Detroit. Called the Motor City, it is famous for building cars and for Motown music.
• Dewas. It was once the seat of two princely states at the same time, Dewas Junior and Dewas Senior.
• Dhaka. Known as the city of rickshaws.
• Dhanbad. Called the Coal Capital of India, it has some of the country's largest coal mines.
• Dharamshala. Its upper town is the home of the Dalai Lama, high in the Himalayan foothills.
• Dhule. It is one of the largest cities of the Khandesh region in northern Maharashtra.
• Dibrugarh. Surrounded by tea gardens, it is called the Tea City of India.
• Dili. It sits on the north coast of Timor, squeezed between the sea and the mountains.
• Dindigul. It is known for its famous locks and its tasty biryani.
• Dispur. It has been the capital of Assam since 1973 and is part of Guwahati.
• Diu. This small island town has an old Portuguese fort and quiet beaches.
• Djibouti City. It sits on the Gulf of Tadjoura, close to where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden.
• Dodoma. Its name means it has sunk in the Gogo language.
• Doha. In 2006 it became the first city in its region to host the Asian Games.
• Dortmund. Its football stadium has Europe's biggest standing terrace, nicknamed the Yellow Wall.
• Dresden. Its beautiful old city centre earned it the nickname the Jewel Box.
• Dubai. Home to the tallest building in the world.
• Dublin. Its name comes from an Irish phrase meaning black pool.
• Dubrovnik. Its old town, ringed by huge stone walls, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Dumka. It is the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand.
• Dunedin. Its name is the old Gaelic name for Edinburgh.
• Durban. Bunny chow, a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry, was invented here.
• Durg. Together with Bhilai, it forms the second-biggest urban area in Chhattisgarh.
• Durgapur. Nicknamed the Steel Backbone of Industrial Bengal, it is a planned industrial city.
• Dushanbe. Its name means Monday, after a market that used to be held there on Mondays.
• Dusseldorf. It is the capital of Germany's most populous state and is known for fashion and trade fairs.
• Dwarka. Its Dwarkadhish Temple, dedicated to Krishna, is one of the four Char Dham pilgrimage sites.