A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to large
Palitana is a religiously significant city in Gujarat, India.
Downtown Pittsburgh at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, which flow into the Ohio River
Kluuvi, a city centre in Helsinki, Finland
Trafalgar Square, a public meeting place in central London
A human settlement or locality is a place where people live and carry out social, economic, political, and cultural activities. The term encompasses a broad range of inhabited environments, including
Tell es-Sultan, located in the Jordan Valley near modern Jericho, is recognized as the world's oldest fortified city, with origins dating back to the 9th–8th millennium BC.
The first city to have exceeded 1,000,000 residents is thought to have been Baghdad by about 775 ce.
Pazhou West Area, Guangzhou, China is part of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen urban area. Guangzhou-Shenzhen is the most populous urban area in the world, with 69,562,000 residents as of 2025.
Urban sprawl in São Paulo, Brazil