Athens Map | Map of Athens City, Greece - Αθήνα Χάρτης Disclaimer Close Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited,its directors and employees do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. About city : Athens is the capital of Greece and the largest city in the country. The name of the city is linked to the goddess Athena. According to legends, Athena and Poseidon competed to become the patron of the city and give it their names. Poseidon gifted them naval power while Athena gave them the olive trees. The olives were accepted and the city was named after the goddess. Athens is one of the oldest cities of the world with a history covering 3400 years. Today, the city of Athens covers an area of 412 sq. km and has a urban population of around 3 million. Classical ruins, neoclassical homes, large city squares and parks as well as post modern buildings have made the city a pleasure for the tourists.

Geography : Athens is located in the central plains of Attica which is surrounded by four mountains named Mount Aegaelo, Parnitha, Penteli and Hymettus. A number of hills dot the cityscape with Lycabettus being the highest point. Rivers Kifissos and Illissus flow next to Athens which is located near the Saronic Gulf. The city has subtropical Mediterranean type of climate. Summers are hot and dry while winters are cool and rainy. Some snowfall occurs on the northern fringe. Increasing pollution has led to the urban heat island effect in Athens. How to reach (transport) : You can reach the city of Athens by the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport which is one of the most efficient airports of Europe. Regional coaches connect Athens with other cities of Greece. Trainose is the national rail service that connects Athens with other Grecian cities, though the rail service is not at par with other European cities. You can also enter the city on cruise ships via the port of Piraeus. Within the city, you can use the Athens metro, suburban railway, tram, bus, taxi or bicycle to explore the city.

A number of car free archeological walks have also been marked out for the tourists. When to visit : The best time to visit the city of Athens is late spring and early summer. Months of May to July are good choices. On the other hand, winters are rainy and low time for Athens. Summers are too hot and there may be dust storms. Culture (Fairs and Festivals) and Traditions : Known as the cradle of Greek and therefore the entire West European civilization, the culture ofAthensis rich and diverse. The numerous ruins have made this a world center for archeological research. The people are warm and friendly and road signs are often in English which is a great help to tourists. Several festivals are held at different times of the year inAthens. Some of them are as follows: The Candlemas (Ypapanti festival )is celebrated in the beginning of February. Local markets are held and this is the best time to sample typical Greek cuisine. The Kite festival is celebrated in March when kites are flown in the beaches and the hills. Traditional foods like octopi, shrimps and olives are prepared on this day.

The Feast of Flowers is celebrated with picnics in the countryside on 1st May. The European Music day is a three day festival that takes place around 21st June. Perhaps the most important cultural festival in the city is the Athens Epidaurus festival which is celebrated from June to August. A number of programs including classic theatres, drama, music, lectures and contemporary dance events are held in different locations throughout the city. Apart from this, several other festivals like the Aeschylia festival, European jazz festival, Book festival, Apokries etc are celebrated at different times in Athens. Points of interest : Classical ruins are scattered throughout the city ofAthens. Some of the most important points of interest are: The Acropolis is the central landmark of the city. It is the ancient fortified town and is now a UNESCO Heritage site. The Syntagma Squareis where the parliament is and you can see the guards in Greek uniform. The Panathinaiko Stadium is the original site of the Olympic Games. The National Art Gallery contains some of the best examples of European art. The Benaki museum and the National Archeological museum are other important places to see in Athens.

The National Garden of Athens is peaceful and luscious area of greenery in the heart of the city. Accommodation : The joy of holidaying doubles when you have a great accommodation option at your end. And Athens ensures to help you with the best accommodation options ever. Some popular options include The Divani Caravel Hotel Athens (Luxury), Marble House (Budget), Electra Palace Hotel (5 Star) and Evripides (2 Star). International dialing codes to United Kingdom – England – Oxford Home Calculators International Dialing Codes International Dialing Codes Need to make an international phone call and not sure which dialing code to use? Our International Dialing Code finder will help you find the dialing and area codes for a large selection of countries and cities. Step 1: Select where you are calling from If your place is not listed, find a nearby city, in the same country or choose: The names of world cities in English British cities → Sound is available for all the English vocabulary on this page — simply click on any word to hear it. Mobile app Our award-winning English phrase guide app for Android devices contains over 6000 useful phrases and words with sound.

© 2016 Speak Languages OÜ · Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. The Major Cities of the World Tokyo Japan Tokyo is the capital of Japan located on the eastern coast of Honshu Island at the head of Tokyo Bay. The city of Tokyo is the administrative, financial, educational, cultural and industrial center of Japan, surrounded by numerous suburban manufacturing complexes. 2 Seoul The Republic of Korea Seoul is the capital of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), located in NW part of the contry, on the Han River. The political, commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the nation, Seoul is by far the most important city in the country. 3 Pyongyang Democratic People's Republic of Korea Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea, in SW of the country, on a high bluff looking down the Taedong River. It is considered as the oldest city on the Korean Peninsula. During the Korean War, Pyongyang fell to the North Koreans. After having been ravaged in the war, the city was rebuilt according to an organized city planning. 4 Ulan Bator Mongolia Ulan Bator (Ulaan Baatar) is the capital city of Mongolia, situated in the north central part of the country, on the Tuul River.

It is situated at the foot of the Bogdo Khan Uul, It is the political, cultural, economic, and transportation center of the country. 5 Beijing People's Republic of China Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. The second largest city in China (after Shanghai), Beijing is the political, cultural, and educational center of the country. At the center of the city, Tianmen square is located surrounded by Great Hall of the People to the west and Museum of the Revolution to the east. 6 Taipei Taiwan Taipei is the capital of Taiwan located in the northern part of Taiwan Island. Taiwan's largest city, it is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the island. The Jiang Jie-shi Memorial Park is located in the center of the city. 7 Manila Republic of the Philippines Manila is the capital of Republic of the Philippines, SW Luzon, on Manila Bay. Manila is the center of the country's largest metropolitan area, with its chief port, and the center of all the governmental, commercial, industrial, and cultural activities. 8 Hanoi Socialist Republic of Vietnam Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, on the right bank of the Red River.

Hanoi became (7th cent.) the seat of the Chinese rulers of Vietnam. Hanoi was occupied briefly by French in 1873 and it became the capital of French Indochina after 1887. 9 Vientian Lao People's Democratic Republic Vientiane is the administrative capital and the largest city of Laos, in the north central part of the country on the Mekong River. Vientiane possesses diverse light industries and is a trading center of forest products, textiles, and hides. 10 Phnom Penh Kingdom of Cambodia Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia, in SW part of the contry, at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. Phnom Penh was founded in the 14th cent. and became Khmer capital after the abandonment of Angkor. It became the capital of Cambodia in 1867. The cultural and commercial center as well as political capital of Cambodia. 11 Bangkok Kingdom of Thailand Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, in SW part of the contry, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. Thailand's largest city and one of the leading cities of Southeast Asia.

Bangkok is home to the regional headquarters of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as well as many other international businesses and organizations. 12 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, located in the southern part of Malay Peninsula, at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. Malaysia's chief inland city, Kuala Lumpur is the country's commercial and transportation hub. 13 Singapore Republic of Singapore Singapore , officially called Republic of Singapore, consists of the mainland of Singapore and about 50 small adjacent islands at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, SE Asia. Its Capital, Singapore city is the largest city and histrically played an impoetant role as a key junction of trade between Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. 14 Jakarta Republic of Indonesia Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia located in NW Java island, at the mouth of the canalized Ciliwung River, on Jakarta Bay. It is the country's administrative, commercial, industrial, and transportation center. 15 Yangon Union of Myanmar Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the capital of Myanmar and of Yangon div., located in the south central of Myanmar, on the Yangon River.

The name of Yangon, meaning "the end of war" was given in 1755, ever since the city has been developed as a port city, the center of commercial activities. Central part of the city was constructed according to the city planning in 1952, when beautiful grid street scape was developed. 16 Dhaka People's Republic of Bangladesh Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, located in the high populated delta prone to floods on a channel of the Dhaleswari River, in the heart of the world's largest jute-growing region, and the industrial, commercial, and administrative center of Bangladesh. The city achieved glory as the 17th-century Mughal capital of Bengal and became the capital of Pakistan in 1971. 17 Katmandu Kingdom of Nepal Katmandu is the capital of Nepal, central Nepal in a fertile valley of the E Himalayas. It is the administrative, business, and commercial center of Nepal. Great many western tourists visit Katmandu, many of them mountain climbers. Tourism and trade with India led to a rapid increase in Katmandu's population and to the expansion of paved streets and sewage systems.

18 New Delhi India Delhi is located in the middle of Delhi plain, where Yamuna River crosses. New Delhi, the capital of India, and Delhi (or Old Delhi) are the chief urban centers. Government buildings are concentrated in New Delhi, which has organized streets with greens and parks. 19 Islamabad Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan, in NE part of the country, just NE of Rawalpindi, the former interim capital. Construction of Islamabad [city of Islam] as the capital to replace Karachi began in 1960. 20 Kabul Islamic State of Afganistan Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan and its largest city and economic and cultural center, in the east part of the country, on the Kabul River. It is strategically located in a high narrow valley, between mountain ranges that commands the main approaches to the Khyber Pass. A tunnel under the Hindu Kush mountains links Kabul to the Tajikistan border. 21 Tashkent Republic of Uzbekistan Tashkent is the capital of Tashkent region and of Uzbekistan, in the foothills of the Tian Shan mts. The largest and one of the oldest cities of Central Asia, it is the economic heart of the region.

22 Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran is the capital of Iran, in north part of the country, near Mt. Damavand. It is Iran's largest city and its administrative, commercial, and industrial center. Meherabad international airport is located in the center of the image, and Azadi Tower (Freedom Tower) , which was built for the celebrations of the 2500th anniversary of the monarchy, is located at the junction of the roads from the airport, and acts as a gateway to the capital. 23 Baghdad Republic of Iraq Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, located in the central Iraq, on both banks of the Tigris River. The city was founded (762) on the west bank of the Tigris by the Abbasid caliph Mansur, who made it his capital. The period of its utmost glory is reflected in the Thousand and One Nights, in which many of the tales are set in Baghdad. Now, the city's principal economic activity is oil industry, as a result, Baghdad experienced rapid economic and population growth. 24 Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Riyadh is the capital and the largest city of Saudi Arabia, located in the Nejd district, central part of Saudi Arabia.

Situated in an oasis, Riyadh is the nation's educational, administrative, financial, and transportation center. Oil refining is the main industry. 25 Jerusalem State of Israel Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. It is situated on a ridge of 760 m high that lies west of the Dead Sea and the Jordan River. Jerusalem is the center of administrative, religious, educational, cultural, and market activities. Tourism and construction are the city's major industries. 26 Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt Cairo is the capital of Egypt in NE part of the country. The city includes two islands in the Nile, Zamalik (Gezira) and Roda (Rawdah), which are linked to the mainland by bridges. Cairo is the largest city in the Middle East and in Africa. It is Egypt's administrative center and, along with Alexandria, the heart of its economic activities. 27 Tunis Republic of Tunisia Tunis is the capital of Tunisia, in NE part of the county, on the Lake of Tunis. Access to the Gulf of Tunis (an arm of the Mediterranean) is by a canal terminating at a subsidiary port, Halq al Wadi (La Goulette). Tunis has notable mosques, the Univ.

of Tunis, and a national museum. The ruins of Carthage are located nearby, to the northeast in the right of the image. 28 Casablanca Kingdom of Morocco Casablanca is the largest city and principal port of Morocco, located in the western parth of Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. It accounts for more than half of Morocco's industrial production. During World War II, Casablanca was the scene of one of the three major Allied landings in North Africa (Nov., 1942) and the conference between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill was held (Nov., 1943). 29 Johannesburg Republic of South Africa Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa, the center of its important gold-mining industry, its manufacturing and commercial center, and the hub of its transportation network. Gold mining is the sprawling city's chief industry. Manufactures include cut diamonds, industrial chemicals, plastics, cement, electrical, electronic, and mining equipment, paper and paper products, glass, food products, and beer. 30 Istanbul Republic of Turkey Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey on both sides of the Bosporus at its entrance into the Sea of Marmara.

Its name was officially changed from Constantinople to Istanbul in 1930; before A.D. 330 it was known as Byzantium. In cities adjacent to Europe, Overseas Establishments, hotels, restaurants and shops are concentrated, while old cities adjacent to Asia has landmark constructions represented by Blue Mosque, Ayasofya, Topkapi Sarayi and Kapali Carsi, commemorating Greek, Rome and Ottman Enpire. 31 Athens Hellenic Republic Athens is the capital of Greece, eastern central Greece, on the plain of Attica, between the Kifisos and Ilissus rivers, near the Saronic Gulf. Mt. Aigaleos, Mt. Parnis , Mt. Pendelikon , and Mt. Hymettus are lined in a semicircle with the city at its center. The capital of Attica prefecture, Athens is the largest city in Greece and it is administrative, economic, and cultural center. In the city there are many landmarks, major one is the acropolis which dominates the city and on which stand the remains of the Parthenon. 32 Kiev Ukraine Kiev is the capital of Ukraine with a port on the Dnieper River.

The largest city of Ukraine, Kiev is the industrial, commercial, and cultural center. Known to Russians as the "mother of cities,Åh Kiev is one of the oldest towns in the north Europe. Lying amid hills along the Dnieper and filled with gardens and parks, Kiev is one of Europe's most beautiful cities, as well as a treasury of medieval art and architecture. 33 Moscow Russian Federation Moscow is the capital of Russia and the administrative center of the Central district, in the western central European Russia, on the Moskva River near its junction with the Moscow Canal. In the city, roads spread in concentric circles with Kremlin at the center, dividing the city into several divisions. The outermost division is allocated as a residental area. A loop road surrounding the area is the boundary of the city. 34 St. Petersburg Russian Federation Sankt Petersburg, the second largest city and former capital in Russia, formerly named Leningrad at the head of the Gulf of Finland on both banks of the Neva River and on the islands of its delta. The city's main thoroughfare is the celebrated Nevsky Prospekt.

On it are the high-spired admiralty building; the Winter Palace; the Hermitage museum; the huge domed Cathedral of St. Isaac ; and the equestrian statue of Peter the Great. 35 Rome Republic of Italy Rome is the capital of Italy and see of the pope, whose residence, Vatican City , is a sovereign state within the city of Rome. Rome is also the capital of Latium, a region in central part of Italy, and of Rome prov. It lies on both banks of the Tiber and its affluent, the Aniene, in the Campagna di Roma, between the Apennine Mts. and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Called the Eternal City, it is one of the world's richest cities in history and art as well as one of its cultural, religious, and intellectual centers. 36 Paris French Republic Paris is the capital of France on the Seine River. It is the commercial and industrial focus of France and a cultural and intellectual center in the world. Paris is divided into roughly equal sections by the Seine. On the right (northern) bank are the Bois de Boulogne, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, Opera and Louvre.

The left bank, with the Sorbonne, the French Academy,is the governmental and the intellectual section. 37 Berlin Federal Republic of Germany Berlin is the capital of Germany, coextensive with Berlin state , NE Germany, on the Spree and Havel rivers. Formerly divided into East Berlin and West Berlin , the city was reunified along with East and West Germany on Oct. 3, 1990. The large Tiergarten park in central Berlin contains the reconstructed Reichstag building with its glass dome and the Berlin zoo. Landmark of the city includes Charlottenburg castle, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial church, Reichstag and Philharmonic Hall. 38 Wien Republic of Austria Wien (Vienna) is the capital and largest city of Austria and administrative seat of Lower Austria, in NE part of the country, on the Danube River. The city plays an important role as a major riverfront town in Europe. The former residence of the Holy Roman emperors and, after 1806, of the emperors of Austria, Wien is one of the great historic cities of the world and a melting pot of the Germanic, Slav, Italian, and Hungarian peoples and cultures.

39 London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland London is the capital of Great Britain, in SE part of England, on both sides of the Thames River. Greater London consists of the "City of London", or "City" and 32 boroughs. The City is the commercial center; it is also referred to as the "Square Mile" because of its areal feature. The 13 inner boroughs that surround the City are Westminster, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea. 40 Madrid Spain Madrid is the capital of Spain located in the central part of the country, and the center of its own autonomous region, on the Manzanares River. Its landmarks include the huge royal palace, opera house, the Buen Retiro park and three superb art museums, the Prado, which houses one of the finest art collections in the world; the Queen Sofia Museum of modern art; and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum; housed in the renovated Villahermosa Palace.

41 Lisbon Portuguese Republic Lisbon is the capital of Portugal on the Tejo River where it broadens to enter the Atlantic Ocean. Lisbon is Portugal's largest city and its cultural, administrative, commercial, and industrial hub. Delta at the mouth of Tejo river provided the optimum location as a harbor in Europe for handling large trades, which led to develop into a major cruise port. In 1966 , one of the world's longest suspension bridges was completed across the Tejo. 42 Vancouver Canada Vancouver is a city in SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver Island and just north of the Wash. border. It is the largest city on Canada's Pacific coast, the center of the third largest metropolitan area in Canada, and the nation's chief Pacific port, with an excellent year-round harbor. At Point Grey in metropolitan Vancouver is the Univ. of British Columbia in the lower left of image, and Stanley Park, the largest among the city's parks, is in the top of peninsula in the center of ithe mage.

43 New York United States of America New York city is the largest city in the United States and one of the largest in the world, on New York Bay at the mouth of the Hudson River. It consists five boroughs, Queens, Brooklyn, State Island, Bronx and Manhattan. Except for Bronx, all the other boroughs are located on island. Central park, which spreads in the central part of Long Island, is said to be the first public buildings to have applied landscape architecture in the U.S. history. 44 Washington D.C. United States of America Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States , coextensive with the District of Columbia, on the Potomac River. The city is the center of a metropolitan area extending into Maryland and Virginia. Washington is the legislative, administrative, and judicial center of the United States but has little industry; its business is mainly involved in the government, and hundreds of thousands of people are employed in the metropolitan area. 45 San Francisco United States of America San Francisco is a city in western California, on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Gate.

The city is the heart of the San Francisco Bay region and with along Oakland and San Jose, the city comprises the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. 46 Los Angels United States of America Los Angeles is a city in south California. It has the second largest population in US cities and it is one of the largest cities as the hub of industries, commercials, transportations, finances and international trades. Two mountain ranges, the Santa Monica and Verdugo, cut across the center of the city. The east end of the Santa Monica Mountains is seen in the upper left of the image. 47 Mexico City United Mexican States Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico located in the center of the country. Mexico City forms the core of the Federal District and is the commercial, industrial, financial, political, and cultural center of the nation. Population has increased rapidly in a city that had already spread out into many residential sections called colonias. 48 Brasilia Federative Republic of Brazil Brasilia is the capital city and federal district of Brazil located in the southwest of Goias state. Inaugurated in 1960, it is situated in the highlands of central Brazil, and its modern public buildings stand out in sparsely settled countryside.

The city was laid out (1957) in the shape of an airplane by the Brazilian architect Lucio Costa. Government services, small-scaled industry, food services, and construction are important factors for the country's economy. 49 Rio de Janeiro Federative Republic of Brazil Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil, on Guanabara Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. The second largest city and former capital of Brazil, it is the cultural center of the country as well as financial, commercial, communication, and transportation hub. Rio has one of the world's most beautiful natural harbors. It is surrounded by low mountain ranges, which extend to the waterside, across the city. 50 Buenos Aires Argentine Republic Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina located in the east central part of Argentina, on the Rio de la Plata. One of the largest cities in Latin America, Buenos Aires is Argentina's chief port and financial, industrial, commercial, and social center. Area around a port in the right part of the image is the place where the people first settled. Since then, the city has expanded in semicircle form.

51 Santiago Republic of Chile Santiago is the capital of Chile and of Metropolitana de Santiago region, on the Mapocho River. It is the political, commercial, and financial heart of the nation. The city was founded and named Santiago de Nueva Estremadura on Feb. 12, 1541, by Pedro de Valdivia. Laid out according to Valdivia's plan in a gridiron pattern between the hill of Santa Lucia and the Mapocho, a mountain torrent, Santiago has spread over a broad valley plain and it is one of the largest cities in South America. 52 Canberra Commonwealth of Australia Canberra is the capital of Australia, in the Australian Capital Territory, located in SE Australia. The city was first settled in 1824, and chosen as the capital in 1908. In 1913, Canberra officially became the second capital of the commonwealth (succeeding Melbourne); however, although the Parliament first met there in 1927, the transfer of federal functions was not completed until after World War II and the Parliament House, on Capitol Hill, was not opened until 1988.

Capital Cities of the World 200 200 *Most countries do not officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv. Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Privacy and Cookies Policy Page update 31/12/16 Where are largest cities in the world? 2015 edition | CityMetric Where are largest cities in the world? 2015 edition By Jonn Elledge The world's biggest cities from above. Image: Getty. The number of people who live in a city, as we may have mentioned before , is surprisingly hard to work out. That's partly because populations shift and change, unnoticed by demographers. Mostly, though, it's because you quickly run into the fact that different authorities define their cities in entirely incompatible ways, rendering any attempt to compare them a bit like comparing apples with trucks. What you really need is a single source that follows a single set of rules: the results may not be perfect, but at least they'll be consistent. That’s where Demographia comes in. The St.

Louis-based consultancy was founded by the urban planner Wendell Cox (who, unusually for someone in that line of work, likes to write articles for conservative publications about the benefits of private car ownership). It also has a website that is, with the best will in the world, not massively easy on the eye. But every year Demographia publishes something rather good: the World Urban Areas Report, a sort of bumper book of city population stats. You can check out the 11th edition here . Here’s how it defines a city: An urban area ("built-up urban area," urbanized area or urban agglomeration) is a continuously built up land mass of urban development that is within a labor market (metropolitan area or metropolitan region). An urban area contains no rural land... [It] is best thought of as the “urban footprint” – the lighted area that can be observed from an airplane (or satellite) on a clear night. This year's edition of the World Urban Areas Report covers more than a thousand of the largest cities in the world, from Tokyo (pop. 37,000,000), right down to tiddlers like 850th-ranked Leicester (Pop.

534,000): all 1,009 cities, in fact, with a population of half a million of more. Here are the top 10. See if you can spot any pattern. Seeing it yet? Need a clue? Okay, here's the same chart again. This time, we’ve coloured the cities by continent. Asia's dominance continues as you move down the league tables, too. Here's the top 20: The world's largest continent, in fact, is home to 33 of the world's 50 largest cities, and 50 of the top 100. After that we got bored and stopped counting. This isn't quite as extreme a result as it may appear: Asia, after all, is home to just shy of 60 per cent of the world's population. So the way in which the 2.1bn people who live in cities of half a million souls or more are distributed around the globe is largely a function of where people actually live. Look: Comparing those two graphs, you can see that the Americas and Australia are unusually urbanised, Africa unusually under-urbanised, and Europe and Asia are pretty close to what you'd expect.

There are two other striking things about these league tables. China rules The first is the dominance of China, which takes 12 places in the top 50, and 22 of the top 100. Again, this shouldn't be surprising – it's the world's most populous country, home to nearly a fifth of humanity – but nonetheless, it's striking how many of these megacities you almost certainly haven't heard of. Where power lies The other striking thing here is how far down the league tables many of the world's most powerful cities fall. Here's where some of the places that commonly make the “world city” league tables fall: Size, it seems, isn't everything. The data Here, for completism's sake, is a chart showing the figures for all the city population charts above. You can find the full data set on Demographia's website, here . Rank By Christopher Jackson Besides the East Dulwich Tavern. Image: Christopher Jackson. There is an obvious difficulty with living in cities: their sheer gigantism can sometimes make it difficult to find meaning. Many confine themselves to a few safe places: the local pub, the newsagents, the high street.

To venture out further might be to court a sense of bewilderment, or even to run into conflict. Art has always worked against fears of this nature. In fact, the earliest art we know of in the caves of Lascaux in southern France seems to have had precisely this motivation: image-creation was an attempt to promote understanding, and to reconcile these early humans with the shocking complexity of life. Well, the world has never been less innocent or more complicated than it is today. In Peckham, in south London, we can still see this instinct at work in our street art. In fact, the place increasingly seems to want to be an art gallery. Images come out of the earth with a primal force. They cover the sides of pubs and houses; they supervise parks. Sometimes they jostle at us and demand that they be considered. At other times, they are tucked away proudly as if to say, “Look at me, or don’t – I don’t mind”. These images – raw and unfussed as to whether they constitute great art – nevertheless whisper to us about who we are and, in doing so, promise to make the urban environment less alienating.

Consider for instance, this rat on the western wall of that beacon to footsore travellers, the Queen Victoria pub on Bellenden Road. This distended vermin has just enough room for its snout to fit into the upper corner of the building. It is an urgent image: the artist may have clambered up and over the pub to paint it, or else must have jumped down from the window on the upper right of this shot. From Shakespeare’s Hamlet about to kill Polonius with “How now, a rat!” to “the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built”, this creature, with its invasive cunning, has long held a dark fascination in the collective mind of Londoners. Much as the animals of southern France did for Upper Palaeolithic man, it has a hold over us that demands to be exorcised – as it is here. Enlarged and hoisted, it might seem to hold sway over the viewer, were it not also elongated, and made a little ridiculous. Yet Peckham isn’t just a place of urban squalor. It is also highly conscious of a strain of lyricism in its past.

Modern Peckham has become a hub for creative artists, which is especially fitting when one considers that creative greats associated with the area range from Robert Browning and Kenneth Branagh to John Ruskin and William Blake. Blake claimed to have had visions of angels in nearby Camberwell. Here, in this image before a children’s playground overlooking Goose Green, his work has been directly referenced. The church in the picture’s distance is recognisably that of St John the Evangelist church, whose distinctive spire is one of the landmarks to the west of Peckham. But a ghostly Blake can be seen in the left-hand balcony, peering out over the blue flame of his vision. It is as if we are looking at the world through Blake’s own eyes – a world that might any moment burst into vision. There is even a note by the artist in the corner: “Originally painted with community in 1993, repainted May 2009, with added Blake poem ‘Echoing Green’.” The picture has been revisited after an encounter with the poem whose reference to the “cheerful bells” of the church, and its sports on the green, must have struck the artist as apt.

Peckham therefore comes to us as a self-aware place – an example of the city coming all the time into deeper knowledge of itself. This self-consciousness can be seen in another picture just off Dog Kennel Hill, that Sainsbury’s-dominated hinterland between Denmark Hill and Lordship Lane. This picture of a girl at a window is a take on a Rembrandt housed in the nearby Dulwich Picture Gallery. A riff on one of the most astonishing pictures the Dutch master painted, it might be more powerful still if it didn’t tell you what it was up to in its bottom right-hand corner. Nevertheless, it is an enjoyable addition to an otherwise desolate part of Peckham. The cans of spray-paint tell us that this is a self-portrait, and therefore an image of that glamorous Macavity of our cities – the street artist. Her look is visionary and confident as she surveys the possibilities of the environment around her. Again, the image shows us that our street artists are hungry for knowledge – we can imagine how the decision to paint will have been prompted by a visit to the nearby gallery. This encounter has in turn led to a reinterpretation of the world.

It is both an exhibitionist dialogue between past and present, and a conversation between London and mainland Europe. As the city has become increasingly gentrified, Peckham has begun to shed its hostile reputation. It has become, in effect, more like Dulwich and less like itself. But it has never lost its edge – the Blakean thought that here, any minute, something surprising may happen. This rawness can be seen in the picture at the top of this essay where two men next to the East Dulwich Tavern are shown about to engage in fisticuffs. Its location just outside the area’s most famous pub seems a satirical comment about the place. It is, like the Bellenden rat, a kind of unburdening: if we are prepared to look at violence as archaic like this, then we have also made a move away from it. But Peckham, though it is able to laugh at itself, is also a place which sometimes seems to be dreaming on elsewheres. It is increasingly idealistic, with a strong green streak, and vehemently anti-Brexit (its borough of Southwark voted to remain in the EU by a whopping 72.3 per cent).

This can be seen in its street art too. For instance, on Choumert Road, there is this enjoyable idyll, a homage to wind energy. It is an odd image. The plane flying towards the rainbow, though anachronistic, is presumably still run on oil, and as such seems out of place. But this is still a welcome moment of pastoral, climbing out of the telephone booth, and the litter-strewn pavement: a dreamy alternative. I don’t think these are great pictures, but they undeniably contribute to the dynamism of a great part of this city. Through these images, Peckham is shown to be in constant reassessment of its identity. It is amorphous and unsentimental, but also occasionally nostalgic and full of dreamers. It is educated and edgy, a place that revels in its own contradictions. Above all, Peckham’s street art shows this city to be what it needs to be – fundamentally unafraid and continually creative. Want more of this stuff? Follow CityMetric on Twitter or Facebook . All images courtesy of the author.

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The mugs first appeared on shelves in 1994. Contents Styles[ edit ] Although there is no official classification, the following different styles or editions have been or are being produced. City, State, and Country Mugs 94 Collectors Series: The first edition of Starbucks City mugs, available with motifs from all over the world. 94 Collectors Series Mini Mugs: Demitasse/Espresso size mugs 97 States of Bean Mugs: Colorful motifs from several U.S. states. 98/99 Collage Series: Colored Photos with typical images from over 30 American cities and 4 states. 02 Skyline Series: Display city skylines, typically blue on white. 02 Skyline Mini Series: Demitasse/espresso size. Display city skylines, typically blue on white. 02 Skyline Series Giant Mugs Released in a very limited edition to only the highest volume stores and display city skylines similar to the 20 oz counterparts. 'The Skyline Giants' have a 2.5-gallon capacity. 02 USA Scenic Series Often considered a limited edition, 4-mug extension of the Skyline Series.

Displays the American Flag, Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty and Iwo Jima Memorial. 02 Italian Romance Series: Same style as 94 Collectors Series, sold in US as tribute to Italian coffee culture. 04 City Scenes: Black-and-white pictures with landmarks from several cities in the United States and Canada. 04 Art Deco Style: Similar to the '04 City Scenes, these mugs feature an art deco style and were only released in four U.S. cities. 05 Photo Series: Unique style motifs from the United Kingdom and Ireland. 06 US/Canada Architecture Series: City skylines, purple/blue on white, with city facts on the backside of the mug. 06 US/Canada Architecture Mini Series '07 Park Series: These mugs feature motifs from several city parks and national parks in the United States and Canada. 08 Icon Series: These mugs are replacing the original City Mugs all over the World. Started in June 2008 in China (for the Olympic Games), now also spread to other countries all over the world. 08 Icon Mini Series: Same as the Icon Series, but smaller (3oz).

Not all cities who do have an Icon Mug also have a Mini Mug. 13 YOU ARE HERE Series: In Canada and in the USA these mugs are replacing the 08 Icon Series. The only YAH mugs outside North America are Amsterdam (Netherlands), Johannesburg and Dubai. Non City Mugs Japan Series: A series of colorful mugs from several Japanese cities as well as one "Japan Country Mug" per year since 2002. Asian Artsy Design Mugs: These mugs have intricate designs mainly from Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Coffee Origin Mugs: Dedicated to the countries and regions where Starbucks buys coffee beans, including places such as Guatemala and Sulawesi. Coffee Blend Mugs: Dedicated to various popular coffee blends such as Caffe Verona. Christmas Mugs: This would be all Christmas/ Hannukah/ Kwanza mugs. Miscellaneous Holiday Mugs: All other holiday mugs (Easter, Valentine's, Thanksgiving, etc.) Holiday Ornaments: All of the miniature ornaments that include tiny mugs (not to be confused with the demitasse) Starbucks Anniversary Mugs: Released to celebrate the inauguration of Starbucks in a country/ city.

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