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Places that start with G

Atlaspong knows 49 places that start with G: 11 countries, 2 states and regions, 36 cities. Names run from A to Z, such as Gabon, Gaborone, Gadag. Did you know? Gabon: The equator runs right through Gabon, and rainforest covers most of the country.

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Countries

• Gabon. The equator runs right through Gabon, and rainforest covers most of the country.
• Gambia. The smallest country on mainland Africa, it is a thin strip along the Gambia River, wrapped by Senegal.
• Georgia. Often called one of the first places in the world to make wine.
• Germany. Gummy bears were invented here.
• Ghana. In 1957 it was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence.
• Greece. Has thousands of islands, but only a few hundred have people.
• Grenada. Nicknamed the Spice Island.
• Guatemala. Has more than 30 volcanoes.
• Guinea. Called the water tower of West Africa, it is where the Niger, Senegal and Gambia rivers begin.
• Guinea-Bissau. It added its capital's name, Bissau, to its own to avoid mix-ups with neighbouring Guinea.
• Guyana. Its name means land of many waters.

States and regions

• Goa. India's smallest state by area.
• Gujarat. Gir National Park here is the only place in the world where wild Asiatic lions live.

Cities

• Gaborone. It is named after Chief Gaborone of the Tlokwa people.
• Gadag. Asia's first co-operative society was started at Kanaginahal, in Gadag.
• Galle. Its old Galle Fort, built by Europeans, is the largest of its kind still standing in Asia.
• Gandhinagar. Named after Mahatma Gandhi, it is the capital of Gujarat and home to the Akshardham temple.
• Gangtok. It sits 1,650 metres high in the eastern Himalayas and grew around the Enchey Monastery.
• Gaya. The Buddha found enlightenment just 16 km away, in Bodh Gaya.
• Gdansk. It is famous for amber, a golden fossil tree resin found along the Baltic coast.
• Geelong. It is the second-largest city in the state of Victoria.
• Geneva. Home to many international organisations.
• Genoa. The explorer Christopher Columbus was born here.
• Georgetown. It is the capital of Guyana and is known for its wooden buildings.
• Ghaziabad. It sits right next to Delhi and is called the Gateway of Uttar Pradesh.
• Ghazipur. It sits on the banks of the Ganges, east of Varanasi.
• Ghent. Its Ghent Festival lasts ten days and draws more than a million visitors every year.
• Giridih. Jharkhand's highest peak, Parasnath, rises nearby; Jains believe 20 of their 24 Tirthankaras attained moksha on it.
• Gitega. It became the political capital of Burundi in 2019 and sits on a high plateau.
• Giza. It is home to the Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx, some of the most famous monuments on Earth.
• Glasgow. The biggest city in Scotland.
• Godhra. Its name is linked to gou, meaning cow, and it is nicknamed the Land of Cows.
• Gokarna. Gokarna means cow's ear in Sanskrit, from a legend about the linga at its Mahabaleshwar temple.
• Gold Coast. It is famous for its long surfing beaches, like Surfers Paradise.
• Gonda. It is the headquarters of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.
• Gondia. It is known as Rice City because of its many rice mills.
• Gorakhpur. Its railway station has one of the longest platforms in the world, about 1.4 km long.
• Gothenburg. Sweden's second-largest city, it was founded by King Gustavus Adolphus in 1621.
• Granada. It is home to the Alhambra, a beautiful hilltop palace built by the Nasrid rulers.
• Graz. Its old town and Eggenberg Palace are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
• Guadalajara. Its Hospicio Cabañas, covered in giant murals by José Clemente Orozco, is a UNESCO site.
• Guangzhou. Also called Canton, it holds the Canton Fair, China's oldest and largest trade fair.
• Guatemala City. Its metropolitan area is the largest in Central America.
• Guna. It sits on the banks of the Parbati river in Madhya Pradesh.
• Guntur. It has the biggest chilli market in Asia.
• Gurdaspur. It lies between the Beas and Ravi rivers in Punjab.
• Gurugram. Its fast growth began in the 1970s, when Maruti Suzuki opened a car factory here.
• Guwahati. Called the gateway to North East India, it is also known as the City of Temples.
• Gwalior. An old inscription here is one of the earliest known uses of the number zero.