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Places that start with M

Atlaspong knows 101 places that start with M: 18 countries, 15 states and regions, 68 cities. Names run from A to Z, such as Macau, Machilipatnam, Madagascar. Did you know? Macau: Its old town mixes Portuguese and Chinese buildings and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Countries

• Madagascar. Over 90% of its wildlife, including its famous lemurs, lives nowhere else on Earth.
• Malawi. Nicknamed the Warm Heart of Africa, it has a lake with more kinds of fish than any other.
• Malaysia. Part of the country is on the island of Borneo.
• Maldives. The lowest country on Earth, with an average height of about 1.5 metres.
• Mali. Its city of Timbuktu was once a famous centre of learning.
• Malta. A tiny island country with thousands of years of history.
• Marshall Islands. About 98% of its territory is lagoon water, the biggest share of water of any country.
• Mauritania. The Eye of the Sahara, a giant ring of rock that astronauts can see from space, lies in its desert.
• Mauritius. The only home of the dodo, which is now extinct.
• Mexico. The Aztecs and Maya were drinking chocolate here long ago.
• Micronesia. On its island of Yap, giant round stones with holes in the middle were once used as money.
• Moldova. At Orheiul Vechi, monks carved a monastery into a limestone cliff above the Răut River.
• Monaco. It has the shortest coastline of any country by the sea, under 4 kilometres.
• Mongolia. One of the least crowded countries on Earth.
• Montenegro. Its name means Black Mountain, after the dark forests on Mount Lovćen.
• Morocco. Home of the blue city of Chefchaouen.
• Mozambique. Its flag has a rifle, the only national flag to show one.
• Myanmar. Was formerly known as Burma.

States and regions

• Madhya Pradesh. Called the Heart of India, it has more wild tigers than any other Indian state.
• Maharashtra. The rock-cut Ajanta and Ellora caves, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are in this state.
• Maine. It is the only US state that borders just one other state, New Hampshire.
• Manipur. Europeans learnt the modern game of polo from players in Manipur.
• Manitoba. Its town of Churchill is called the Polar Bear Capital of the World.
• Maryland. It is famous for its blue crabs, caught in the huge Chesapeake Bay.
• Massachusetts. The Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower founded Plymouth Colony here in 1620.
• Meghalaya. Its name means abode of clouds, and the British called it the Scotland of the East.
• Michigan. It is made of two peninsulas joined by the 5-mile-long Mackinac Bridge.
• Minas Gerais. Its name means General Mines, after the gold and gems found here long ago.
• Minnesota. Called the Land of 10,000 Lakes, it actually has more than 14,000 of them.
• Mississippi. It produces more than half of all the farm-raised catfish in the United States.
• Missouri. Nicknamed the Show Me State, it is the birthplace of ragtime music.
• Mizoram. Over 90% of its people can read and write, one of the highest rates in India.
• Montana. Its name comes from the Spanish word montaña, meaning mountain.

Cities

• Macau. Its old town mixes Portuguese and Chinese buildings and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Machilipatnam. It is famous for Kalamkari, cloth painted and printed with natural dyes.
• Madrid. One of the highest capital cities in Europe.
• Madurai. Its nickname means the city that never sleeps, and it is home to the Meenakshi Temple.
• Majuro. It is the capital of the Marshall Islands, a coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
• Malabo. It is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and sits on the island of Bioko.
• Malaga. The famous painter Pablo Picasso was born here in 1881.
• Malappuram. It was the first town in India to give free Wi-Fi to all its residents.
• Malda. It is famous for its mangoes, such as the Fazli and the Himsagar.
• Male. Packed onto about 2 square kilometres, it is one of the most crowded cities on Earth.
• Malegaon. It is famous for its power loom industry.
• Managua. It sits on the shores of Lake Managua.
• Manali. Its wooden Hadimba Temple stands in a forest of tall cedar trees.
• Manama. It is the capital of Bahrain, an island country in the Persian Gulf.
• Manaus. Its grand opera house, the Teatro Amazonas, was built in the middle of the rainforest.
• Manchester. Thanks to its cotton mills, it became the world's first industrial city.
• Mandalay. It was the last royal capital of Burma, and its palace is ringed by a wide moat.
• Mandi. It is Himachal's first heritage city and is famous for its International Shivaratri Fair.
• Mandya. It is called Sugar City because of its many sugarcane fields.
• Mangalore. It is the only city in Karnataka you can reach by air, road, rail and sea.
• Manila. Its walled old city, Intramuros, was built by the Spanish in the 1500s.
• Mapusa. Its busy Friday market is famous across Goa.
• Maputo. It is known for its lively culture and its colourful mix of building styles.
• Margao. It is the commercial capital of Goa, on the banks of the Sal river.
• Marrakesh. Known as the Red City for its rose-coloured walls.
• Marseille. Founded by Greek settlers around 600 BC, it is the oldest city in France.
• Maseru. It is the capital of Lesotho, a mountain kingdom surrounded completely by South Africa.
• Mashhad. It is the second largest city in Iran and a major destination for pilgrims.
• Mathura. Hindus believe it is the birthplace of Lord Krishna.
• Mbabane. It is the administrative capital of Eswatini, set among hills in the northwest.
• Mecca. It is the holiest city in Islam, visited by millions of pilgrims during the Hajj.
• Medellin. It is called the City of Eternal Spring because its weather is mild all year round.
• Medina. It is the second-holiest city in Islam and home to the Prophet's Mosque.
• Medinipur. It is the headquarters of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.
• Meerut. It is called the Sports City of India because it makes so many cricket bats and balls.
• Mehsana. Its Dudhsagar Dairy is one of the biggest milk co-operatives in Asia.
• Melbourne. Known for coffee and street art.
• Memphis. It is called the Home of the Blues, and Elvis Presley's house, Graceland, is here.
• Mendoza. It sits near Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside Asia.
• Mexico City. It was built on the site of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, which stood on an island in a lake.
• Miami. It has the third-largest skyline in the US, with more than 300 high-rise buildings.
• Milan. A world capital of fashion and design.
• Milwaukee. Harley-Davidson motorcycles were first built here, in 1903.
• Minneapolis. Nicknamed the City of Lakes, it has 13 lakes and the Mississippi River's only natural waterfall.
• Minsk. First mentioned in 1067, it stands on the banks of the Svislach River.
• Mirzapur. It is known for its carpets, its brassware and its kajari folk songs.
• Mogadishu. For thousands of years it has been a port linking traders across the Indian Ocean.
• Mombasa. Settled around the year 900, it is Kenya's oldest city.
• Monrovia. It is named after James Monroe, a president of the United States.
• Monterrey. It is the biggest industrial city in Mexico.
• Montevideo. It hosted every match of the first football World Cup, in 1930.
• Montreal. One of the biggest French-speaking cities in the world.
• Moradabad. Called the Brass City, it sends brass goods all over the world.
• Morbi. It is known as the ceramics capital of India.
• Moroni. It is the capital of the Comoros, on the island of Grande Comore.
• Moscow. The capital of Russia, with the famous Red Square.
• Mosul. It is a city in northern Iraq, on the banks of the Tigris River.
• Motihari. George Orwell, the author of Animal Farm, was born here in 1903.
• Mount Abu. Called an oasis in the desert, it is the only hill station in Rajasthan.
• Mumbai. The Gateway of India, an arch on its harbour, was built to mark a royal visit in 1911.
• Munger. Its Bihar School of Yoga is famous around the world.
• Munich. Hosts Oktoberfest every year.
• Munnar. Sitting about 1,600 metres up in the Western Ghats, it is surrounded by tea gardens.
• Muscat. Its Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque has one of the largest hand-woven carpets in the world.
• Mussoorie. It is known as the Queen of the Hills.
• Muzaffarnagar. It is called the sugar bowl of Uttar Pradesh.
• Muzaffarpur. It is famous for its sweet and juicy shahi litchis.
• Mysuru. Called the City of Palaces, it celebrates the grand Dasara festival every year.