Desert City Name Generator

Oasis capitals, caravan cities, and sun-baked citadels

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Generate desert city names with the sound of real arid-world capitals: Arabic and Persian style names like Qasr al-Rimal and Zaranj, Silk Road caravan cities like Kashgar and Merv, and evocative fantasy names such as Sunspire and Ashkalon. Ideal for Arabian Nights settings, Dune-style worlds, and D&D campaigns.

About desert city names

Desert cities are named for the one thing that lets them exist: water. Look at any map of the Sahara, Arabia, or Central Asia and you will see the same elements repeat. Arabic ain (spring), bir (well), wadi (seasonal river), and ras (headland or cape) mark where caravans could stop; qasr, hisn, and qal'at mean fortress or castle; bab is a gate, suq a market, and dar or madinat a house or city. Persian shahr means city and abad means "built by", so Yazdabad is simply "founded by Yazd". Berber Saharan towns like Ghadames, Djanet, and Tamanrasset show a different sound entirely, softer and often ending in vowels or -et.

The list below blends real oasis and caravan cities (Merv, Timbuktu, Kashgar, Siwa, Jaisalmer) with invented names built on the same roots (Qasr al-Rimal, "Castle of the Sands"; Ain Sabra, "Cactus Spring"; Kavir Shahr, "Salt-Desert City"). Fantasy names such as Sunspire, Zerzura, and the Brass City draw on English compounds and on the legendary lost cities of desert lore, including Iram of the Pillars and Ubar. Sonoran, Atacama, outback, and Kalahari towns round out the list.

A convincing desert city name usually references water, defence, or trade, because those were the reasons anyone settled there. Sevenwells tells you why people came; Scorpion Bastion tells you why they stayed alive.

How to choose desert city names

  • Decide on a linguistic family for your desert culture (Arabic-style, Persian-style, Berber-style, or invented) and keep most city names in it, with a few foreign names for cities founded by outsiders.
  • Use water words in the name for oases and wells (Ain, Bir, Wells, Spring) and fortress words (Qasr, Qal'at, Hold, Bastion) for garrison cities.
  • Give your greatest city both a formal name and an epithet, e.g. Kalimshar, called the Brass City.
  • Real caravan cities are spaced roughly a day's travel apart; naming several way-stations along a route makes the map feel travelled.
  • Avoid stacking English desert words like Sand + Dune + Sun; real names refer to a specific feature or founder, not to the desert in general.

Frequently asked questions

What do common Arabic desert place-name words mean?

Ain is a spring, Bir a well, Wadi a dry riverbed, Ras a cape or head, Qasr a palace or fort, Qal'at a castle, Bab a gate, Suq a market, Dar a house, and Madinat a city. Al- is simply the article "the", so Al-Manara means "the lighthouse" or "the beacon".

Are these real cities?

Many are: Merv, Kashgar, Timbuktu, Petra, Siwa, Jaisalmer, and the Saharan oasis towns are historical or modern places. Others such as Qasr al-Rimal, Kalimshar, and Sunspire are invented. Real names are great for historical fiction; use invented ones if you want a free hand with the city's history.

How do I name a desert city for D&D or a fantasy novel?

Start with a real-language root for water, fortress, or trade, then adapt the spelling to your world (Ain Sabra becomes Ainsabre, Qal'at Zayn becomes Kalatzayn). Add an epithet like the Red City or the City of Bells for the capital, and keep smaller towns to one or two syllables.

Can I use these names commercially?

Yes. Place names are not copyrightable, and the invented names here are free to use in published games and fiction. Real city names are also free, though a real city carries real history you may want to respect or avoid.

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A: 95 names

  • Abarkuh
  • Abéché
  • Abgarm
  • Abu Ballas
  • Abu Hamad
  • Adrar
  • Agadez
  • Agadir n'Targa
  • Agua Seca
  • Aguas Dulces
  • Ain al-Hayat
  • Ain al-Qafila
  • Ain Dalla
  • Ain Dara
  • Ain Ghazal
  • Ain Nakhla
  • Ain Sabra
  • Ain Sefra
  • Ain Zawiya
  • Aït Benhaddou
  • Ajo
  • Ak Kuduk
  • Akjoujt
  • Akkum
  • Aksu
  • Aktau
  • Al-Ahsa
  • Al-Ashraf
  • Al-Buraymi
  • Al-Fayyum
  • Al-Ghat
  • Al-Ghaydah
  • Al-Hijr
  • Al-Hufra
  • Al-Jaghbub
  • Al-Jawf
  • Al-Kharj
  • Al-Kharkhir
  • Al-Mada'in
  • Al-Manara
  • Al-Marj
  • Al-Qanatir
  • Al-Qatif
  • Al-Qusayr
  • Al-Ramliya
  • Al-Rass
  • Al-Sabkha

A, continued

  • Al-Sukhnah
  • Al-Suwaidan
  • Al-Ula
  • Al-Wajh
  • Al-Zaytun
  • Alabaster Quay
  • Alamogordo
  • Alice Springs
  • Altyn Depe
  • Altyn Kuduk
  • Amaresh
  • Amberhold
  • Ana
  • Anarak
  • Anbar
  • Andamooka
  • Antofagasta
  • Anxi
  • Aoulef
  • Aozou
  • Aqaba
  • Arad
  • Aran
  • Aranos
  • Araouane
  • Ardakan
  • Ardestan
  • Arica
  • Arlit
  • Aroab
  • Arroyo Blanco
  • Arus al-Sahra
  • Ashenreach
  • Ashgabat
  • Ashkalon
  • Ashtahar
  • Ashur
  • Askham
  • Assab
  • Assamakka
  • Ataq
  • Atar
  • Atbara
  • Avdat
  • Awbari
  • Awjila
  • Ayaz Kala
  • Azraq

B: 76 names

  • Bab al-Nakhil
  • Bab al-Qamar
  • Bab al-Rih
  • Bab al-Sahra
  • Bab al-Shams
  • Bab al-Yaman
  • Babylon
  • Badr
  • Bafq
  • Bagh-e Anar
  • Bagh-e Firuzeh
  • Bahariya
  • Bahawalpur
  • Bahla
  • Baikonur
  • Balasagun
  • Balat
  • Balkanabat
  • Balkh
  • Bam
  • Bam-e-Now
  • Bampur
  • Bandar-e Namak
  • Baraqesh
  • Bardai
  • Bardaskan
  • Baris
  • Barmer
  • Barstow
  • Basalt Crown
  • Bawiti
  • Bayt al-Hadid
  • Bayt al-Luban
  • Bayt Zubayda
  • Bazar-e Abrisham
  • Beersheba
  • Beni Abbès
  • Berbera

B, continued

  • Berenike
  • Besh Kuduk
  • Beshbalik
  • Bethsara
  • Beyneu
  • Bhuj
  • Bikaner
  • Bilma
  • Bir al-Ghanam
  • Bir al-Nujum
  • Bir Ali
  • Bir Ghbalou
  • Bir Hakeim
  • Bir Lahlou
  • Bir Nasira
  • Bir Sahara
  • Bir Tarfawi
  • Birdsville
  • Birjand
  • Birkat al-Ghazal
  • Birkat al-Hilal
  • Birkat Marwan
  • Bisbee
  • Bitterwell
  • Bonegate
  • Borrego Springs
  • Borsippa
  • Bosra
  • Bou Saâda
  • Boulia
  • Brasswall
  • Brinehollow
  • Broken Hill
  • Bukhara Sharif
  • Buraydah
  • Burj al-Nujum
  • Burj al-Rimal
  • Burj al-Sahra

C: 29 names

  • Caborca
  • Calama
  • Calvinia
  • Camel's Knee
  • Caravanserai Rock
  • Cerro Colorado
  • Chabahar
  • Chagai
  • Chah-e Shur
  • Chah-e Zard
  • Chami
  • Charjuy
  • Cherchen
  • Cheshmeh Ali
  • Cheshmeh Shirin
  • Chihuahua
  • Chinguetti
  • Churu
  • Cinderhold
  • Cistern Court
  • Cisternfall
  • Ciudad del Sol
  • Ciudad Juárez
  • Coober Pedy
  • Copiapó
  • Copperfall
  • Cruz de Sal
  • Ctesiphon
  • Cuatro Ciénegas

D: 40 names

  • Dahab
  • Dahna al-Hamra
  • Dakhla
  • Dalanzadgad
  • Dalbandin
  • Damghan
  • Dar al-Ghadir
  • Dar al-Milh
  • Dar al-Nakhil
  • Darb al-Bakhur
  • Darb al-Hajj
  • Darb al-Ibil
  • Dashoguz
  • Dasht-e Sar
  • Datehaven
  • Dawnhold
  • Deepwell
  • Deh Salm
  • Deh-e Namak
  • Delaram
  • Delingha
  • Derawar
  • Dharzuun
  • Dhur Nassim
  • Diffa
  • Dimona
  • Diriyah
  • Dirkou
  • Djanet
  • Djeba
  • Domefield
  • Dongola
  • Dromedary Cross
  • Dumat al-Jandal
  • Duneholt
  • Dunhuang
  • Dura-Europos
  • Dush
  • Duskwater
  • Dustmarket

E: 19 names

  • Ebla
  • Eilat
  • Ejina
  • El Arish
  • El Centro
  • El Fasher
  • El Golea
  • El Obeid
  • El Oued
  • El Paso
  • El Tor
  • Emar
  • Emberreach
  • Emberwell Cross
  • Endere
  • Erenhot
  • Erfoud
  • Eridu
  • Erk Kala

F: 17 names

  • Fadak
  • Fahraj
  • Fajr al-Sahra
  • Falconroost
  • Farafra
  • Farah
  • Faya-Largeau
  • Ferdows
  • Fez el-Bali
  • Figgrove
  • Firuzabad
  • Firuzkuh
  • Forgehallow
  • Forty Minarets
  • Foum Zguid
  • Fuente Amarga
  • Funduq al-Hakim

G: 31 names

  • Gao
  • Gaochang
  • Garmeh
  • Garmsar
  • Gazelle Run
  • Germa
  • Ghadames
  • Ghadir al-Badr
  • Ghadir Yusuf
  • Ghanzi
  • Ghardaïa
  • Gharyan
  • Ghat
  • Ghayathi
  • Ghazir
  • Ghazni
  • Ghirza
  • Gijduvan
  • Gila Bend
  • Girishk
  • Girsu
  • Glassblower's Row
  • Glasstower
  • Gobabis
  • Golestan-e Kavir
  • Golmud
  • Golshahr
  • Gonabad
  • Gonbad-e Sabz
  • Gonur Depe
  • Guaymas

H: 29 names

  • Ha'il
  • Hadithah
  • Hafar al-Batin
  • Haima
  • Halbazir
  • Halvashar
  • Hamad al-Aswad
  • Hami
  • Harrat al-Nar
  • Hatra
  • Hawd al-Nuhas
  • Hawd al-Tin
  • Hazm al-Jalamid
  • Hegra
  • Herat
  • Hermosillo
  • Heron Pool
  • Hilal al-Sharq
  • Hisn al-Akrad
  • Hisn al-Ghurab
  • Hisn al-Sahra
  • Hisn Kadir
  • Hisn Zaidun
  • Hollowdune
  • Huacachina
  • Humayma
  • Hun
  • Hundred Lamps
  • Hyena Steps

I: 23 names

  • Ibis Landing
  • Ibri
  • Ica
  • Idles
  • Idrahil
  • Iferouane
  • Ighrem Azeggagh
  • Illizi
  • In Amenas
  • In Ekker
  • In Gall
  • In Guezzam
  • In Salah
  • Incense Cross
  • Indio
  • Innamincka
  • Iquique
  • Iram of the Pillars
  • Iranshahr
  • Ironshade
  • Isfahan
  • Isin
  • Ithra

J: 16 names

  • Jabal al-Lawz
  • Jabal Nur
  • Jabal Zawiya
  • Jackalgate
  • Jaisalmer
  • Jandaq
  • Jarkurgan
  • Jasper Stair
  • Jawharat al-Wadi
  • Jhunjhunu
  • Jiaohe
  • Jiayuguan
  • Jiroft
  • Jisr al-Hajar
  • Jisr Tamim
  • Jodhpur

K: 73 names

  • Kaddis
  • Kalgoorlie
  • Kalimshar
  • Kanab
  • Kandahar
  • Kanz al-Sahra
  • Kara Bulak
  • Karak
  • Karakum Kala
  • Karasburg
  • Karghalik
  • Karima
  • Kariz-e Now
  • Karnassa
  • Karshi
  • Karvansara-ye Shah
  • Kashan
  • Kashgar
  • Kashmar
  • Kassala
  • Kathib al-Ahmar
  • Kathib Dhahab
  • Kavir Ashk
  • Kavir Shahr
  • Kavir-e Zar
  • Keetmanshoop
  • Kellis
  • Keriya
  • Kerma
  • Kerman
  • Kerman Shahr
  • Khaldesh
  • Khan al-Harir
  • Khan al-Khalili
  • Khan al-Rimal
  • Khan al-Tujjar

K, continued

  • Khan al-Zabib
  • Khan Yunis
  • Khara-Khoto
  • Kharan
  • Kharana
  • Kharga
  • Khash
  • Khaybar
  • Khemesh
  • Khimsar
  • Khiva
  • Khor al-Anbar
  • Khor Dhahiya
  • Khor Rori
  • Khotan
  • Khur
  • Khurshidabad
  • Kidal
  • Kilnmouth
  • Kish
  • Kitefall
  • Kolmanskop
  • Konye-Urgench
  • Korla
  • Ksar Ghilane
  • Ksar Ouled Soltane
  • Kucha
  • Kufa
  • Kufra
  • Kuh-e Namak
  • Kulgera
  • Kum Dagh
  • Kumkent
  • Kuruman
  • Kutum
  • Kyzyl Kala
  • Kyzyl-Orda

L: 18 names

  • La Noria
  • Lagash
  • Lampfall
  • Lapis Court
  • Laqiya
  • Larsa
  • Las Cruces
  • Las Vegas
  • Lashkar Gah
  • Layl al-Qamar
  • Leigh Creek
  • Lionwater
  • Liwa
  • Lone Pine
  • Loreto
  • Loulan
  • Lu'lu'at al-Badiya
  • Lüderitz

M: 72 names

  • M'Hamid El Ghizlane
  • Ma'an
  • Ma'din al-Milh
  • Ma'sarat al-Zayt
  • Madinat al-Ghurub
  • Madinat al-Nakhla
  • Madinat al-Nujum
  • Madinat al-Rih
  • Madinat al-Shams
  • Madinat al-Zahra
  • Mahan
  • Mahattat al-Bir
  • Mahtab Shahr
  • Malja al-Qafila
  • Mamlahat Qays
  • Mamshit
  • Mandalgovi
  • Manzil al-Ghurub
  • Manzil al-Nur
  • Manzil al-Qafila
  • Maqam al-Zill
  • Maqam Harun
  • Marble Bar
  • Marfa
  • Mari
  • Marib
  • Mariental
  • Marmul
  • Marrakesh Sultanate
  • Marree
  • Marsa Jadid
  • Marsa Nakhla
  • Mashrab al-Jimal
  • Masna al-Zujaj
  • Massawa
  • Maun

M, continued

  • Mawrid al-Tayr
  • Mazenderak
  • Mazra'at al-Ward
  • Mazra'at Sinan
  • Meekatharra
  • Mehrabad
  • Mehriz
  • Men-Nefer
  • Ménaka
  • Meroe
  • Merraq
  • Merv
  • Merzouga
  • Mesa Dorada
  • Mexicali
  • Meybod
  • Minaret's Shadow
  • Mir'at al-Shams
  • Mirage Gate
  • Mirage's Edge
  • Miran
  • Mirjaveh
  • Mirrorsand
  • Mithi
  • Mitzpe Ramon
  • Mizda
  • Moab
  • Mohenjo-Daro
  • Mojave
  • Moonladder
  • Moynaq
  • Mulegé
  • Murzuq
  • Mut
  • Myos Hormos
  • Myrrh Harbor

N: 44 names

  • N'Guigmi
  • Na'in
  • Nafud al-Dhahab
  • Nagaur
  • Nahar Kesh
  • Nahr al-Zujaj
  • Najm al-Janub
  • Najran
  • Nakhlat Ghayda
  • Nakhlat Sultan
  • Nalut
  • Namakabad
  • Namazga Depe
  • Napata
  • Naqb al-Dhib
  • Naqb al-Saqr
  • Naqb Hamdan
  • Naranjestan
  • Narenjabad
  • Nasiriyah
  • Natanz
  • Navoi
  • Nazca
  • Needles
  • Nehbandan
  • Nekhel
  • Nekhet
  • Nema
  • Nemraya
  • Nimrud
  • Nine Palms
  • Nippur
  • Nisa
  • Nishapur
  • Niya
  • Nizwa
  • Nok Kundi
  • Noonshadow
  • Nueva Salina
  • Nukus
  • Nur al-Ain
  • Nurata
  • Nushki
  • Nuweiba

O: 19 names

  • Oatman
  • Obelisk Reach
  • Obock
  • Ochre City
  • Ocotillo Wells
  • Ojo del Halcón
  • Oldcistern
  • Ombos
  • Oodnadatta
  • Ordos
  • Oryx Meadow
  • Orzum
  • Oshiruun
  • Otrar
  • Ouadane
  • Oualata
  • Ouallam
  • Ouarzazate
  • Ounianga Kébir

P: 25 names

  • Pahrump
  • Palm Springs
  • Palmreach
  • Palmyra
  • Panjakent
  • Panjgur
  • Paracas
  • Paso del Coyote
  • Per-Anhur
  • Per-Hathor
  • Per-Nebet
  • Per-Sobek
  • Petra
  • Pewtergate
  • Phalodi
  • Piedra Lumbre
  • Pilgrim's Halt
  • Pofadder
  • Pokaran
  • Pol-e Shekasteh
  • Potter's Rise
  • Pozo Almonte
  • Pozo Hondo
  • Presidio Viejo
  • Puerto Arenal

Q: 37 names

  • Qaen
  • Qal'at al-Bahrain
  • Qal'at al-Milh
  • Qal'at al-Ruh
  • Qal'at al-Wadi
  • Qal'at Jabir
  • Qal'at Nizwa
  • Qal'at Salah
  • Qal'at Zayn
  • Qal'eh Sang
  • Qal'eh-ye Dokhtar
  • Qanat's End
  • Qanatabad
  • Qarn al-Ghazal
  • Qarn Alam
  • Qaryat al-Fidda
  • Qaryat al-Talh
  • Qaryat Idris
  • Qaryatayn
  • Qasr al-Dhahab
  • Qasr al-Farafra
  • Qasr al-Hayr
  • Qasr al-Layl
  • Qasr al-Nur
  • Qasr al-Rimal
  • Qasr al-Sagha
  • Qasr Amra
  • Qasr Dakhla
  • Qasr Ibn Wardan
  • Qom
  • Qorrath
  • Quarryspring
  • Quartzsite
  • Qubbat al-Sarab
  • Qubbat al-Subh
  • Quetta
  • Qurayyat

R: 36 names

  • Rafha
  • Rafsanjan
  • Rahat al-Musafir
  • Rancho Polvo
  • Ras al-Ghar
  • Ras al-Khaymah
  • Ras al-Layl
  • Ras al-Naqa
  • Ras al-Sahra
  • Rashidiya
  • Rawa
  • Rawdat al-Rumman
  • Rawdat al-Yasmin
  • Rawdat Khuzam
  • Rayen
  • Real de Catorce
  • Redwall
  • Reggane
  • Rehoboth
  • Resafa
  • Rey Kohan
  • Ribat al-Fath
  • Ribat al-Qamar
  • Ribat Malik
  • Ribat Suhail
  • Ribat Ziyad
  • Rig-e Siyah
  • Rigabad
  • Rijm al-Abyad
  • Robat Karim
  • Robat-e Sharaf
  • Rud-e Khoshk
  • Ruoqiang
  • Rustaq
  • Rutba
  • Ruwaished

S: 102 names

  • Sa'dah
  • Sabaresh
  • Sabha
  • Sabhaya
  • Sabkhat al-Qamar
  • Sabkhat Nasr
  • Sabzevar
  • Sadd al-Amir
  • Sadd Marwa
  • Saffron Bazaar
  • Sahl al-Khayl
  • Sainshand
  • Saint Catherine
  • Sakaka
  • Salt Lantern
  • Saltspire
  • Saltweigh
  • Samarkand Nova
  • Samarra
  • San Felipe
  • San Jacinto del Yermo
  • San Pedro de Atacama
  • Sandglass
  • Sandsend
  • Sandveil
  • Sang-e Sorkh
  • Santa Fe
  • Sarab al-Gharb
  • Sarakhs
  • Sarcheshmeh
  • Sarr Vashti
  • Sarvabad
  • Sary Bulak
  • Sauran
  • Saveh
  • Scarabhold
  • Scorpion Bastion
  • Seiyun
  • Seleucia
  • Selima
  • Semnan
  • Serdar
  • Serpent's Well
  • Sesriem
  • Set-Merit
  • Setarehabad
  • Sevenwells
  • Shabwa
  • Shadegate
  • Shahdad
  • Shahr-e Aftab

S, continued

  • Shahr-e Ghadim
  • Shahr-e Naw
  • Shahr-e Rey
  • Shahr-e Rig
  • Shahr-e Sabz
  • Shahr-e Sukhteh
  • Shahrud
  • Sharurah
  • Shendi
  • Shi'b al-Athl
  • Shibam
  • Shiprock
  • Shisr
  • Shivta
  • Shobak
  • Shurab
  • Sighnaq
  • Sijilmasa
  • Sippar
  • Sirjan
  • Sirrahn
  • Sirwah
  • Siwa
  • Skyhearth
  • Slagwall
  • Smara
  • Sokna
  • Solitaire
  • Sombra del Saguaro
  • Spin Boldak
  • Springbok
  • Starcistern
  • Suakin
  • Suhail
  • Sukkur
  • Sumhuram
  • Sunhalt
  • Sunhollow
  • Sunscar
  • Sunspire
  • Suq al-Ahmar
  • Suq al-Attarin
  • Suq al-Ghanam
  • Suq al-Jamal
  • Suq al-Layl
  • Suq al-Milh
  • Suq Ukaz
  • Sur al-Nuhas
  • Suyab
  • Swakopmund
  • Sweetwater Terrace

T: 113 names

  • Tabas
  • Tabelbala
  • Tabuk
  • Tacna
  • Tadmor
  • Tafilah
  • Tafilalt
  • Taghaza
  • Taghit
  • Tahoua
  • Taif
  • Taj al-Rimal
  • Tal Afwar
  • Tal Hamra
  • Tal Nasr
  • Tal Sabkha
  • Talkhab
  • Taltal
  • Tamanrasset
  • Tamarisk Ford
  • Tamda n'Ouarzaz
  • Tamegroute
  • Tamentit
  • Taoudenni
  • Tappeh Zard
  • Taraz
  • Tarfaya
  • Tarim
  • Tarsul
  • Tash Kala
  • Tashrabat
  • Tavreth
  • Tayma
  • Tazenakht
  • Tazirbu
  • Tazrouk
  • Tejen
  • Tel Qorash
  • Tell Brak
  • Tell Leilan
  • Tennant Creek
  • Terlingua
  • Termez
  • Terqa
  • Tessalit
  • Tessek
  • The Brass City
  • The Caravan Gate
  • The City of Bells
  • The City of Tents
  • The Copper Bastion
  • The Gate of Winds
  • The Glass Citadel
  • The Hidden City
  • The House of Echoes
  • The Jewel of the Dunes

T, continued

  • The Lantern Quarter
  • The Last Cistern
  • The Mother of Wells
  • The Ninth Well
  • The Painted Stair
  • The Pearl of the Wastes
  • The Red City
  • The Salt Citadel
  • The Sandmarket
  • The Sleeping Pillars
  • The Sultan's Mirror
  • The Sunken Garden
  • The Thirsty Crown
  • The Turquoise Throne
  • The Veiled Court
  • The White City of Kesh
  • The Whitewell
  • The Wind Palace
  • Thirstwater
  • Thousand Columns
  • Threshing Stone
  • Thumrait
  • Tibooburra
  • Tichitt
  • Tidjikja
  • Timbuktu
  • Timia
  • Timimoun
  • Timna
  • Tin Zaouatine
  • Tindouf
  • Tinghir
  • Tjaru
  • Toksun
  • Tollwater
  • Tombstone
  • Tonopah
  • Toprak Kala
  • Torbat-e Jam
  • Torreón
  • Touggourt
  • Tres Pozos
  • Trona
  • Tsabong
  • Tuba City
  • Tucson
  • Turaif
  • Turbat
  • Turfan
  • Turkestan
  • Turquoise Mines
  • Turtkul
  • Tus
  • Tuttul
  • Tuzkent
  • Twelve Wells
  • Twentynine Palms

U: 20 names

  • Ubar
  • Uchkuduk
  • Ukhaidir
  • Ul-Marrakh
  • Umbergate
  • Umerkot
  • Umm al-Jimal
  • Umm al-Nakhil
  • Umm al-Nar
  • Umm al-Rih
  • Umm Durman
  • Umm Qasr
  • Umm Ruwaba
  • Umma
  • Unayzah
  • Upington
  • Ur
  • Urgench
  • Uruk
  • Uzbaran

V: 6 names

  • Valle Ardiente
  • Varamin
  • Vezhrun
  • Vicuña
  • Villa Salitre
  • Vulture's Rest

W: 24 names

  • Waddan
  • Wadi al-Ashbah
  • Wadi al-Dawasir
  • Wadi al-Qamar
  • Wadi Ashab
  • Wadi Halfa
  • Wadi Halim
  • Wadi Musa
  • Wadi Nahr
  • Wadi Rum
  • Wadi Sirhan
  • Wahat al-Sidr
  • Wahat al-Tamr
  • Wahat Salma
  • Walvis Bay
  • Weaver's Stair
  • Wellspring
  • White Cliffs
  • Widow's Well
  • Wiluna
  • Windorah
  • Winnemucca
  • Woomera
  • Wuwei

Y: 12 names

  • Yabrin
  • Yanbu
  • Yangikent
  • Yarkand
  • Yazd
  • Yazdabad
  • Yefren
  • Yinchuan
  • Yulara
  • Yuma
  • Yumaris
  • Yumen

Z: 24 names

  • Zabid
  • Zabol
  • Zagora
  • Zaharim
  • Zahedan
  • Zahruun
  • Zamyn-Üüd
  • Zarafshan
  • Zarand
  • Zaranj
  • Zarrinabad
  • Zavareh
  • Zeila
  • Zella
  • Zerzura
  • Zhangye
  • Zhezkazgan
  • Zhongwei
  • Zill al-Nakhil
  • Zinder
  • Zouar
  • Zouerat
  • Zubara
  • Zubayr