World Cities with Ten-Letter Names
Notable world cities with exactly 10 letters in their common English names:
- Alexandria (Egypt, USA, etc.)
- Birmingham (UK, USA)
- Constantinople (historic name for Istanbul)
- Guadalajara (Mexico)
- Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) – counts as 16 with space, but "SaintPetersburg" is 15; "Leningrad" (9); "Petrograd" (9). Often cited in puzzles as 10 if "StPetersburg" (12) or similar. Note: "Saint Petersburg" is two words.
- Thessaloniki (Greece)
Others: Copenhagen (10), Brasilia (8), Canberra (8), Ottawa (6), Tokyo (5), Paris (5), London (6), Berlin (6), Madrid (6), Rome (4).