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Are there any towns, or cities, that have names consisting of only two letters?

Question #93747. Asked by star_gazer.

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Au, is the name of several towns in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

Ea, a town in the Basque Country, Spain (the shortest place name in Spain)

Ib, is a railway town in India

Ob river, town, and gulf in Russia


Also, Ur is an ancient city in Mesopotamia and a town in Catalonia.

There are other vilages, rivers and valleys worldwide with two letter names.

NOTE: Fairly lengthy list follows at:

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_short_place_names

[Note added -- Zbeck]

Mar 21 2008, 9:01 AM
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In the United states there is
AI, Ohio
ED, Kentucky
UZ, Kentucky

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_short_place_names

there is even a one letter town, Y, Alaska

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%2C_Alaska

Mar 21 2008, 10:12 AM
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There is also a one letter town - Y - in France.

link http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_%28Somme%29

Mar 21 2008, 11:33 AM
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