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Places that start with P

Atlaspong knows 69 places that start with P: 10 countries, 6 states and regions, 53 cities. Names run from A to Z, such as Pakistan, Palakkad, Palampur. Did you know? Pakistan: Home to K2, the second tallest mountain on Earth.

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Countries

• Pakistan. Home to K2, the second tallest mountain on Earth.
• Palau. In 2009 it created the world's first shark sanctuary, protecting sharks in all its waters.
• Palestine. Palestinian embroidery, called tatreez, is on UNESCO's list of the world's living heritage.
• Panama. Its famous canal links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
• Papua New Guinea. Has more than 800 languages, the most of any country.
• Paraguay. Has no coast, but loads of rivers.
• Peru. Where potatoes were first grown, thousands of years ago.
• Philippines. A country of more than 7,000 islands.
• Poland. Home to the Bialowieza Forest, where wild European bison live.
• Portugal. It has the oldest borders in Europe.

States and regions

• Parana. It is home to part of the Iguaçu Falls and the giant Itaipu Dam.
• Pennsylvania. The Declaration of Independence was signed in its city of Philadelphia in 1776.
• Prince Edward Island. Canada's smallest province, it is nicknamed the Garden of the Gulf.
• Puducherry. France ruled it until 1954, and its old quarter still has French street names.
• Puebla. It is the home of mole poblano sauce and of the Cinco de Mayo festival.
• Punjab. The name means land of five rivers.

Cities

• Palakkad. Its 18th-century fort has a moat, thick walls and a Hanuman temple inside.
• Palampur. It is known as the tea capital of north India.
• Palanpur. Many of India's diamond merchants trace their families back to this city.
• Palermo. This 2,700-year-old city is famous for its food and its colourful street markets.
• Pali. It is famous for dyeing and printing colourful cloth.
• Palikir. It is the capital of Micronesia and lies on the island of Pohnpei.
• Panaji. It was once the capital of Portuguese India and is also called Panjim.
• Panama City. It sits at the Pacific Ocean end of the Panama Canal.
• Panchkula. It is a planned satellite city right next to Chandigarh.
• Panipat. Called the City of Weavers, it turns old clothes from around the world into new yarn.
• Papeete. It is the capital of French Polynesia, on the island of Tahiti.
• Paramaribo. It is the capital of Suriname and is known for its historic wooden buildings.
• Parbhani. It is named after the goddess Prabhavati.
• Paris. The Eiffel Tower is repainted about every seven years.
• Pathankot. It is known as the Gateway to Himachal.
• Patiala. It is famous for the Patiala salwar and the Patiala shahi turban.
• Patna. Founded around 490 BCE, it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world.
• Pattaya. It is a Thai seaside resort city on the Gulf of Thailand.
• Perth. One of the most isolated big cities in the world.
• Phagwara. It is known for making sugar, starch and car parts.
• Philadelphia. Its Liberty Bell, a famous symbol of freedom, has a big crack down its side.
• Phnom Penh. Its name comes from Wat Phnom, a temple, and Lady Penh, who founded the city.
• Phoenix. It is the most populous state capital in the US and sits in the hot Sonoran Desert.
• Phuket. It is Thailand's largest island, surrounded by 32 smaller ones.
• Pilibhit. Called the land of flutes, it makes about 95% of India's flutes.
• Pisa. Its famous tower leans because of soft soil.
• Pittsburgh. Called the Steel City, it is also known as the City of Bridges, with over 400 of them.
• Podgorica. It is the capital of Montenegro, where the Ribnica and Moraca rivers meet.
• Pollachi. It is famous for its green coconut groves.
• Porbandar. It is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.
• Port Blair. Officially renamed Sri Vijaya Puram in 2024, it is the gateway to the Andaman Islands.
• Port Louis. It is named after King Louis XV of France.
• Port Moresby. It is named after Captain John Moresby, a British sailor who saw it in 1873.
• Port of Spain. Its Carnival, held just before Lent, is its biggest festival of the year.
• Port Said. It sits at the northern mouth of the Suez Canal, on the Mediterranean Sea.
• Port Vila. It is the capital of Vanuatu and sits on the island of Efate.
• Port-au-Prince. It is the capital of Haiti, on the island of Hispaniola.
• Portland. It got its name from a coin toss, after the city of Portland in Maine.
• Porto. Its old centre and its Luiz I Bridge are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Porto Alegre. It sits on Guaíba Lake, where five rivers meet.
• Porto-Novo. It is the official capital of Benin, though most government offices are in Cotonou.
• Potosi. At about 4,070 metres up, it is one of the highest cities in the world.
• Prague. The oldest part of its astronomical clock dates back to 1410.
• Praia. It is the capital of Cape Verde and lies on the island of Santiago.
• Pratapgarh. It is famous for its amla, the sour Indian gooseberry.
• Prayagraj. The Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet here, at a holy spot called the Triveni Sangam.
• Pretoria. One of South Africa's three capitals.
• Proddatur. It is famous for its gold trade and is nicknamed the Second Bombay.
• Pune. Its Shaniwar Wada fort was the seat of the Peshwas, leaders of the Maratha Empire.
• Puri. It is home to the 12th-century Jagannath Temple, famous for its giant chariot festival.
• Purnia. It is known for its pleasant climate, often compared to Darjeeling's.
• Pushkar. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word for lotus, and it has one of the few temples to Brahma.
• Pyongyang. It is one of the oldest cities in Korea and stands on the Taedong River.