List of city squares

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Republic Square in Yerevan at night. HH-karavarutyun-gisher7.jpg
Republic Square in Yerevan at night.

The following is a partial list of prominent city squares:

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Africa

Egypt

Ethiopia

Morocco

South Africa

Ghana

Zimbabwe

Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Iran

Israel

Japan

Kazakhstan

Lebanon

Macau

Mainland China

North Korea

South Korea

Lebanon

Malaysia

Mongolia

Nepal

Philippines

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Thailand

Vietnam

Australia and Oceania

Australia

Fiji

French Polynesia

New Zealand

Europe

Albania

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

For a full list of main squares in Cyprus see Plateia .

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Gibraltar

Greece

For a full list of main squares in Greece see Plateia

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

North Macedonia

Malta

For a full list of main squares in Malta visit List of Squares in Malta .

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Vatican City

North America

Barbados

Canada

Cuba

Haiti

Mexico

Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

South America

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Republic Square, Valletta</span> Square in Valletta, Malta

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Siena</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palazzo Carminati, Milan</span>

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