Random City in Africa
Get a random city in Africa, with what it's known for.
Abidjan
Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital, wrapped around a lagoon, where the Plateau district bristles with office towers.
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Includes Abidjan, Asmara, Dar es Salaam, Harar, Lamu, Nairobi and more.
About Random City
Random City picks from a curated list of notable cities on every inhabited continent: capitals, historic centres, megacities and smaller places with outsized character. Each pick shows the country and what the city is known for.
Use it for travel inspiration, geography games, setting a story somewhere new, or just learning about places you've never heard of. Filter by continent to narrow it down.
Ideas
- Writing prompt: set your next story in the city that comes up.
- Geography game: find it on a map without looking it up.