Submitted Place Names Starting with Q

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Qaahiro (Settlement) Somali
Somali form of Qahirah.
Qabon (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Gabon.
Qabras (Island & Country) Urdu
Urdu form of Cyprus.
Qadis (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Cádiz.
Qafqaz (Region & Mountain) Persian, Azerbaijani
Persian and Azerbaijani form of Caucasus.
Qahera (Settlement) Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic transcription of قاهرة (see Qahirah), usually written with the definite article: القاهره (el-Qahera).
Qahereh (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Cairo.
Qahira (Settlement) Arabic, Urdu, Chechen
Alternate transcription of Arabic قاهرة (see Qahirah) as well as the Urdu and Chechen form.
Qahirə (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Qahirah.
Qahîre (Settlement) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Qahirah.
Qahire (Settlement) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Qahirah.
Qaire (Settlement) Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Qahirah.
Qalmaqstan (Political Subdivision) Kazakh
From қалмақ (qalmaq), the Kazakh name for the Kalmyk people, combined with the Persian suffix -ستان (-stan) meaning "land of". This is the Kazakh name for Kalmykia.
Qalmukheti (Political Subdivision) Georgian
Georgian form of Kalmykia.
Qalmyqq (Political Subdivision) Ossetian
Ossetian form of Kalmykia.
Qambiya (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Gambia.
Qanq (River) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ganges.
Qaqortoq (Settlement) Greenlandic
Means "white" in Greenlandic. Qaqortoq is the 4th largest town in Greenland.
Qaragʻandi (Settlement) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Karaganda.
Qaraghalpaqstan (Political Subdivision) Bashkir
Bashkir form of Karakalpakstan.
Qaraghandy (Settlement) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Karaganda.
Qaraqalpaqstan (Political Subdivision) Karakalpak, Kazakh
Karakalpak and Kazakh form of Karakalpakstan.
Qaraqalpoqiston (Political Subdivision) Tajik
Tajik form of Karakalpakstan.
Qargistan (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Kyrgyzstan.
Qaridhel (River) Bashkir
Means "black Volga" from Bashkir ҡара (qara) meaning "black" combined with Иҙел (Idhel) referring to the Volga River. This is the Bashkir name for the Ufa River.
Qaroqalpoqiston (Political Subdivision) Tajik
Tajik form of Karakalpakstan.
Qasigiannguit (Settlement) Greenlandic
Means "the place with spotted seals" in Greenlandic.
Qətər (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Qatar.
Qatar (Country) Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek
From Catharrei, the name given to the inhabitants of region by Roman writer Pliny the Elder, which may have been based on the name of a local settlement. The name Catara was later used by Greek astronomer Ptolemy to refer to the peninsula, which was eventually transmitted into Arabic... [more]
Qathar (Country) Chechen
Chechen form of Qatar.
Qausuittuq (Other) Inuit
National park in Nunavut, Canada. Meaning "the place where the sun does not rise] in Inuktitut.
Qawqaz (Region) Arabic
Arabic form of Caucasus, usually written with the definite article as القوقاز‎‎ (Al-Qawqaz).
Qayana (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Guyana.
Qazahistan (Country) Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Kazakhstan.
Qazahsthan (Country) Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Kazakhstan.
Qazakheti (Country) Georgian
From Georgian ყაზახი (qazakhi) referring to the Kazakh people and the suffix -ეთი (-eti) used to indicate location. This is the Georgian name for Kazakhstan.
Qazakhstan (Country) Kabardian, Lezgin, Ossetian
Kabardian, Lezgin, and Ossetian form of Kazakhstan.
Qazan (Settlement) Bashkir, Kazakh
Bashkir and Kazakh form of Kazan.
Qazani (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Kazan.
Qazaqistan (Country) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Kazakhstan.
Qazaxıstan (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Kazakhstan.
Qazaxistan (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Kazakhstan.
Qazon (Settlement) Tajik
Tajik form of Kazan.
Qəzzə (Region & Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Gaza.
Qazzaqestan (Country) Persian
Persian form of Kazakhstan.
Qebres (Island & Country) Persian
Persian form of Cyprus.
Qerqizestan (Country) Persian
Persian form of Kyrgyzstan.
Qiantadi (Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 前 (qián) meaning "front," 塔 (tǎ) meaning "tower," and 底 (dǐ) meaning "base" (literally "base of the front tower")... [more]
Qiaozhi Shi (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese calque of George Town.
Qiaozhiya (Country & Political Subdivision) Taiwanese
Chinese form of Georgia 1 or Georgia 2 chiefly used in Taiwan.
Qibris (Island & Country) Tajik
Tajik form of Cyprus.
Qıbrız (Country & Island) Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Cyprus.
Qingdao (Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" and 岛 (dǎo) meaning "island". This is the name of a city in China.
Qinghai (Body of Water & Political Subdivision) Chinese, English
From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean". This is the name of a lake in as well as a province of China (the province is directly named after the lake).
Qingxiangping (Political Subdivision) Chinese
From Chinese 清香 (qīngxiāng) meaning "delicate fragrance" and 坪 (píng) meaning "flatland," referring to the scent of local trees and the area's geography. It is the name of a subdistrict in Sichuan, China.
Qirghizistan (Country) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Kyrgyzstan.
Qirgizeti (Country) Georgian
From Georgian ყირგიზული (qirgizuli) referring to the Kyrgyz people and the suffix -ეთი (-eti) used to indicate location. This is the Georgian name for Kyrgyzstan.
Qırğızıstan (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Kyrgyzstan.
Qırğızistan (Country) Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Kyrgyzstan.
Qırg'ızstan (Country) Karakalpak
Karakalpak form of Kyrgyzstan.
Qırım (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Crimea.
Qiyu (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Saitama.
Qohira (Settlement) Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Qahirah.
Qoraqalpogʻiston (Region) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Karakalpakstan.
Qozon (Settlement) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Kazan.
Qrenada (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Grenada.
Qroznı (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Grozny.
Quảng Bình (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad" and 平 (bình) meaning "level".
Quảng Bình (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" and 平 (bình) meaning "level, even". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Quảng Châu (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Guangzhou.
Quảng Đông (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Guangdong.
Quảng Nam (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "wide" and 南 (nam) meaning "south".
Quảng Nam (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" and 南 (nam) meaning "south". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Quảng Ngãi (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣義 (quảng nghĩa) meaning "generalized".
Quảng Ngãi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" and 義 (ngãi) meaning "righteousness, faithfulness" (a South Central Vietnamese word). This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam.
Quảng Ninh (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "wide" and 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful". Also a mix of Quảng Yên and Hải Ninh.
Quảng Ninh (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" and 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, serene". The name was coined in 1963 from a compound of the names of two former provinces, Quảng Yên and Hải Ninh... [more]
Quảng Trị (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad" and 治 (trị) meaning "cure".
Quảng Trị (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" and 治 (trị) meaning "govern, rule, administer". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Quanzhou (Settlement) Chinese
Literally means "spring prefecture" from Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain" (also referring to the ancient prefecture of Quan) and 州 (zhōu) meaning "province, prefecture"... [more]
Quddus (Settlement) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Quds, used as the Uzbek name for Jerusalem.
Qüds (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Quds, used as the Azerbaijani name for Jerusalem.
Quds-Ghala (Settlement) Chechen
From the name Quds and Chechen гӏала (ghala) meaning "town, city", used as the Chechen name for Jerusalem.
Qudus (Settlement) Crimean Tatar, Eastern African, Somali
Crimean Tatar and Somali form of Quds, referring to Jerusalem.
Quebradillas (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
A town and municipality in Puerto Rico. From Spanish quebradillas meaning "small streams".
Queensland (Political Subdivision) English (Australian), English (British), English (American)
Named after Queen Victoria (1819–1901). This is the name of a state of Australia.
Quezon (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Filipino, Tagalog, English
From the surname Quezon. This is the name of both a province and city in the Philippines, which were named in honour of Manuel Quezon (1878-1844), the second president of the Philippines.
Quiapo (Political Subdivision) Filipino
Quiapo is a district of the city of Manila, in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Known as the “Old Downtown of Manila", the district’s most famous landmark is Quiapo Church, a minor basilica enshrining Asia's most sacred Black Nazarene image, which has been processed every January in the historic district, attracting millions of devotees from all over the country and region.
Quinxassa (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kinshasa.
Quirguistão (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kyrgyzstan.
Quirguízia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kyrgyzstan via its Russian name Kirgiziya. This is an alternative name for the country; the standard name in Portugal is Quirguistão.
Quirguizistão (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kyrgyzstan
Quito (Settlement) English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish
From the Quitu tribe, whose name is derived from the combination of the Tsafiki words quitso ("center") and to ("world"). This is the name of the capital city of Ecuador.
Quiulacocha (Body of Water & Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain and lake in Peru. Possibly meaning "gull lake", from Quecha qillwa, qiwlla, or qiwiña meaning "gull" and qucha meaning "lake".
Quttinirpaaq (Other) Inuit
National park in Nunavut, Canada. Means "the top of the world" in Inuktitut, as it is the northernmost national park in Canada, and the second in the world.
Quuligelia (Country) Cherokee
Cherokee form of Bulgaria
Quyang (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 曲 (qū) meaning "song" and 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, son, male." It is the name of a county in Hebei, and a historical county and a modern township and village in Jiangsu.
Quy Nhơn (Settlement) Vietnamese
Most likely derived from Sino-Vietnamese 歸 (quy) meaning "return, come back to" and 仁 (nhơn) meaning "benevolence, compassion". This is the name of a city in Vietnam.
Qvatemala (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Guatemala.
Qvineya-bisau (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Guinea-Bissau.
Qyrghydhstan (Country) Bashkir
Bashkir form of Kyrgyzstan.
Qyrghyzsthan (Country) Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Kyrgyzstan.
Qyrym (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Bashkir, Kazakh, Ossetian
Bashkir, Kazakh, and Ossetian form of Crimea.
Qytai (Country) Kazakh, Bashkir
Kazakh form of Cathay, used as the Kazakh name for China. It is also an alternate transcription of Bashkir Qytay.
Qytay (Country) Bashkir, Kazakh
Bashkir form of Cathay, used as the Bashkir name for China. It is also an alternate transcription of Kazakh Qytai.