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Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, is a planned city, noted for its wide streets laid out grids according to Indian Vastu Shastra (Vedic Planning for the comfort and prosperity of the citizens).

It is also the site of one of five astronomical observatories, called Jantar Mantar.

Jaipur is known as the “Pink City”.

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Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, is in the heart of the Thar Desert. It is known as the “Golden City” for the color of the sandstone used in the fort and surrounding city.

• Cities of India

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia and the second largest metropolitan area in the world, had count of 9,580,000 people as of 2010.

Jakarta is located on the northwest coast of Java. It was established in the 4th century; the first Europeans, four Portuguese ships from Malacca, arrived in 1513 looking for a route for spices.

Jamestown, regarded as the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, was founded on May 14, 1607 on Jamestown Island of the Virginia Colony.

Jamestown and the James River were named for King James I of England (he was also King James VI of Scotland), the son of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots.

Jeddah, the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia, is the largest port on the Red Sea and the principal gateway to Mecca, Islam's holiest city.

The name Jeddah maybe derived from the Arabic word for “grandmother”. According to eastern folk belief, the tomb of Eve, considered the grandmother of humanity, is located in Jeddah.

Jericho, located on the West Bank near the Dead Sea, is one of the oldest continuosusly-inhabited cities in the world, dating back to 9000 BC. The name Jericho may be derived from the Hebrew word meaning “moon” as the city was an early center of worship for lunar deities.

The Biblical account of the destruction of Jericho is found in the Book of Joshua.

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Jerusalem, today the capital of Israel, is one of the oldest cities on Earth (4th millennium BCE) and a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions — Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa and one of the 40 largest metropolitan areas in the world, is also the world's largest city not situated on a river, lake, or coastline.

Notable people associated with Johannesburg include: Nadine Gordimer.