Many countries in Europe have placenames with a suffix indicating what river they are on, for example Newcastle upon Tyne, Frankfurt am Main, Rostov-on-Don, and many other towns. Are there any examples from outside of Europe, or this a very European thing?

Note: I'm not looking for places named after rivers, but specifically with a suffix like 'on-river-X' or similar.

Also known as the Bactria-Margiana Archeological Complex, the Oxus civilization was a major middle bronze-age culture that covered parts of Turkmenistan, northern Afghanistan, southern Uzbekistan, and western Tajikistan.

Oxus civilization sites were first excavated by Soviet archeologists starting in the late 1960s with extensive digs carried out at Gonur Depe, the biggest city, and other sites. Gonur Depe was abandoned when the Murghab River shifted course and left the town dry, leaving it remarkably well-preserved.

The Oxus people traded widely and in all directions with Mesopotamia, the Iranian Plateau, the Indus Valley, and the Eurasian Steppe. Their metal-craftsmanship was exquisite, making many miniature figurines with fine details.

Mountain and very hilly cities like Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Chongquing get lots of fog in the valleys but not on the peaks. River cities like London or New Orleans get lots of fog as well during certain types of the year. Cities on oceans can get really foggy as well as in Seattle, San Fransisco and Edinburgh. What are your favorite foggy cities, and are certain regions of the world way more foggy on the whole than others, or is it more of a local microclimate thing?

Image is Cincinnati, USA

Phoenix and Barcelona

Boston and Ruhr

Detroit and Rome

Minneapolis-St. Paul and Athens

Tampa and Brussels

San Diego and Lisbon

Denver and Birmingham

Orlando and Amsterdam

San Antonio and Frankfurt

Portland, OR and Vienna

Cincinnati and Stockholm

Indianapolis and Prague

San Jose and Copenhagen

Hampton Roads and Dublin

Providence and Liverpool

Raleigh and Belgrade

Louisville and Oslo

Buffalo and Zagreb

Seoul and Busan rank at the very top, while Houston sits at the bottom.

Tokyo falls somewhere in the middle—just slightly ahead of London.

Data: Wikipedia

Found in Windermere, Cumbria, UK

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Welcome to the first state of this list, and why not start of strong with Alabama? These Yellowhammers have a special place in Americas hearts, there's no wonder that there is in fact, a sweet home in Alabama. Lets get into it. (Also, Why does every time i look up Alabama it gives me the frickin song!!! Also the Alabama Football Team has one of the best college football record in history! (Only behind Ohio State with 988 - 345 - 43, compared to the Ohio State's 992 - 338 - 53 (Not this is overall, W - L - T format!)

Today, we're heading to Alabama, the 22nd state to join the United States, admitted on December 14, 1819. Known as the Yellowhammer State, Alabama has roughly 5.2 million residents and a capital in Montgomery, with its biggest city: Huntsville has around 249,100 people. But here's the interesting part: believe or not, this state is both a major chapter in America's civil rights history and a center of modern rocket science.

Geography & Nature

Alabama stretches from the Appalachian foothills in the north to the white-sand beaches of the Gulf Coast in the south. Cheaha Mountain, at 2,407 feet (734 meters), is its highest point. The state features dense forests, winding rivers, wetlands, and a humid subtropical climate. Its diverse ecosystems support an impressive variety of wildlife, while Mobile Bay connects Alabama to the Gulf of Mexico.

People & Culture

Alabama's culture blends Indigenous heritage, African American traditions, and broader Southern influences. Gospel, blues, country music, college football, and community gatherings all play important roles in local life. Mobile also has a long Mardi Gras tradition, with celebrations dating back to the early eighteenth century.

History: From Civil War to Civil Rights

Indigenous nations, including the Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw, lived in the region long before European colonization. Alabama became a state in 1819 and joined the Confederacy in 1861. Its history is inseparable from slavery, segregation, and the struggle for equality. Montgomery became the center of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, while the 1965 Selma voting-rights marches helped drive national efforts to protect voting rights. Ever heard of Rosa Parks? She was born here to! Muskegee, AL where in Montgomery, Mobile and Huntsville she spoke out over the major civil rights of color, gender and equality with unity, now thats what I call a woman!

Food & Cuisine

Alabama's cuisine is Southern comfort with a personality of its own. One standout is Alabama white barbecue sauce, a tangy mayonnaise-and-vinegar sauce created by Big Bob Gibson in Decatur in 1925, traditionally served with smoked chicken. Other favorites include slow-smoked ribs, fried catfish, Gulf Coast shrimp and oysters, and Conecuh smoked sausage. For dessert, pecan pie, banana pudding, and Lane Cake deliver classic Southern sweetness. The state's food reflects generations of African American cooking traditions, Gulf Coast seafood culture, and regional family recipes. Also... Ever had Fried Catfish? Its a very good staple around here, tried it once, personally tasted like a sock breaded and fried (I think it was under cooked), I'll stay with my cod thank you very much.

The Unexpected Side: Rocket Science

Forget the stereotype that Alabama is only farmland and football. Huntsville, nicknamed Rocket City, is a major aerospace and engineering hub. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center helped develop the Saturn V rocket that carried astronauts to the Moon. Alabama also has a major automotive manufacturing industry, producing vehicles for international markets.

Tourism

Visitors can explore the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Montgomery's civil rights landmarks, Birmingham's museums, and the beaches of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. Few states offer such a combination of space exploration, pivotal American history, and coastal scenery.

Final Thoughts

Alabama is a state of contrasts. It played a major role in some of America's darkest chapters, became a crucial battleground for civil rights, and now contributes to space exploration and advanced manufacturing. Understanding Alabama means looking beyond stereotypes and recognizing how its past continues to shape its present.

For anyone who wants to learn more about their state or those who want to travel here I highly recommend reading these articles and videos! Encyclopedia of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Archives and History, also... Alabama - The US Explained by That is Interesting, best to watch if you really want to,! Educate yourself and have a blessed day!

Next Time - Aland Islands! The weird child of two step parents.

The Upper Pensula and Northwoods, Adirondacks and northern New England, the Ohio valley and Appalachia. All of these places are commonly said to have the best fall colors in the country, and those regions are also where the highest density of sugar maples are.

One of the best trees in the world, simply stunning in fall.

More than 120 fish species have already passed from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean.

The route opened with the Suez Canal more than 150 years ago. Since then, tropical fish have steadily entered a sea that once blocked their northward movement.

The next arrivals may no longer be complete surprises.

A model developed by Tel Aviv University researchers ranks Red Sea fish by their chances of invading the Mediterranean. Three species stand out: the stellate pufferfish, cinnabar goatfish, and yellowspotted trevally.

Their scientific names are Arothron stellatus, Parupeneus heptacantha, and Turrum fulvoguttatum.

I love examples where you cannot understand a people or a cuisine or a way of life without first understanding the land, the mountains that isolated them, the river that fed them, the coast that opened them up. I want to collect good examples. What is a place where the geography so obviously drives the culture that it is almost the whole story?

They kinda look like fish gills

Is there a list?

The 1840s in Germany were known as the “hungry forties” due to crop failures, famines, hunger riots, all culminating in the German Revolution of 1848-1849.

Some Germans, particularly middle-class professional Germans who were caught in the middle of the violence erupting between the rich and the poor chose to move to Texas to escape.

The Germans that arrived in Texas were demographically different from most of the people that were arriving in Texas at the time, better educated and more highly skilled. They settled primarily in two locations, Fredericksburg, and New Braunfels.

Upon arrival in Fredericksburg, the private citizens negotiated the Meusebach-Comanche peace treaty with the Penateka Comanche, and neither side ever broke it.

German immigrants were almost universally opposed to slavery and to joining the Confederacy. During the June 1861 statewide vote on secession, most Texans voted in favor, but German-dominated areas voted overwhelmingly against it. Gillespie County, where Fredericksburg is, voted 400 to 17 against secession.

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