A palindromic

Palindrome

A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers....

 place is a city or town whose name can be spelled either from left to right or right to left identically. An example of this would be Navan

Navan

-People:Navan was the childhood home of Pierce Brosnan, who appeared in the television series Remington Steele and was the fifth film actor to play James Bond. TV personality Hector Ó hEochagáin, and comedians Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan also hail from Navan....

 in Ireland.
The longest known palindromic place names are:

12 letters

• Adaven, Nevada, United States. This is not a naturally occurring palindrome because the town name was chosen as Nevada spelled backward.

11 letters

• Anahanahana, Madagascar
• Ekalaka Lake, Montana, United States (see above)
• Wassamassaw, South Carolina, United States

10 letters

• Zirak Kariz, Afghanistan
• Saxet, Texas, United States

A selection of other palindromic place names include:

9 letters

• Allagalla, Sri Lanka
• Arrawarra, Australia
• Assamassa, Portugal
• Caraparac, Peru
• Daba Qabad, Somalia
• Dabababad, Iran
• Ellemelle, Belgium
• Elleyelle, Nigeria
• Iaracarai, Brazil
• Illibilli, Sudan
• Kakuguk, AK, United States (a palindrome if the state abbreviation is included)
• Kanakanak, Alaska, United States
• Kinikinik
  Kinikinik, Colorado
  Kinikinik is a small unincorporated community in western Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. It is located along State Highway 14 in the upper Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins and on the east side of Cameron Pass. The community consists of a general store and neighboring summer...
  
  , Colorado, United States
• Krape Park, Illinois, United States
• Madaradam, Chad
• Madoko Dam, Zimbabwe
• Nagubugan, Philippines
• Oktahatko, Florida, United States
• Ratana Tar, Pakistan
• Paraparap, Australia
• Silagalis, Lithuania
• Tassessat, Niger

8 letters

• Ward Draw, South Dakota, United States
• Idappadi, Tamil Nadu, India

7 letters

• Akasaka, Japan (Fukuoka)
• Akasaka
  Akasaka, Okayama
  was a town located in Akaiwa District, Okayama, Japan.On March 7, 2005 Akasaka was merged with the towns of Kumayama, San'yō and Yoshii, all from Akaiwa District, to form the new city of Akaiwa.Akasaka is home to many restaurants and small shops...
  
  , Japan (Okayama)
• Akasaka
  Akasaka, Tokyo
  is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....
  
  , Japan (Tokyo)
• Aramara, Australia
• Ateleta
  Ateleta
  Ateleta is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy...
  
  , Italy (L'Aquila)
• Glenelg
  Glenelg, South Australia
  Glenelg is a popular beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a popular tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.Established in 1836, it is...
  
  , Australia
• Glenelg
  Glenelg, Maryland
  Glenelg is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is in the 21737 zip code, and the 410 area code. It is the home town of Glenelg High School and Glenelg Country School...
  
  , Maryland, United States
• Glenelg, Highland, Scotland
• Isakasi, Albania
• Kangnak, North Korea
• Neuquén
  Neuquén, Argentina
  -Sister cities:Neuquén is sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International with: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Treviso, Veneto, Italy Valdivia, Chile-External links: - Official website....
  
  , Argentina
• Okonoko, West Virginia, United States
• Qaanaaq
  Qaanaaq
  Qaanaaq is the main town in the northern part of the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of the northernmost towns in the world. The inhabitants of Qaanaaq speak the West Greenlandic language and many also speak Inuktun. The town has a population of 626 as of 2010...
  
  , Greenland

6 letters

• Eleele, Hawaii, United States
• Hannah, Lincolnshire, England
• Hannah
  Hannah, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 20 people, 13 households, and 5 families residing in the city. The population density was 103.5 people per square mile . There were 24 housing units at an average density of 124.2 per square mile...
  
  , North Dakota, United States
• Hannah
  Hannah, South Carolina
  Hannah is an unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The nearest town is Pamplico. It is best known as the home of country music singer Josh Turner.-References:...
  
  , South Carolina, United States
• Harrah
  Harrah, Oklahoma
  Harrah is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Located east of downtown Oklahoma City, Harrah had a population of 5,148 people as of 2009.-Geography:...
  
  , Oklahoma, United States
• Harrah
  Harrah, Washington
  Harrah is a town in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 630 at the 2010 census.-History:Harrah was officially incorporated on January 23, 1946...
  
  , Washington, United States
• Hattah
  Hattah, Victoria
  Hattah is a locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately 70 km south of Mildura. Located adjacent to Hattah is the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park....
  
  , Australia
• Lal Lal
  Lal Lal, Victoria
  Lal Lal is a town in Victoria , Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool and on the Geelong-Ballarat railway line, west of the state capital, Melbourne...
  
  , Australia
• Lellel, Mali
• Notton
  Notton
  Notton is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 880. Until 1974 it was part of Wakefield Rural District.-External links:...
  
  , Yorkshire, England
• Vellev, Denmark
• Serres
  Serres
  Serres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-WürttembergIn France:* Serres, Aude in the Aude département...
  
  , Greece
• Renner
  Renner, South Dakota
  Renner is an unincorporated community in Minnehaha County in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Renner has been assigned the ZIP code of 57055. The demographics of Renner are not listed separately by the United States Census Bureau, but are included within those of Mapleton Township...
  
  , South Dakota, United States
• Ruppur, Bangladesh
• Tassat, France
• Tubbut, Australia
• Yessey, Russia

5 letters

• Anina
  Anina
  Anina is a town in southwestern Romania, in Caraş-Severin County, with a population of 10,886 in 2000. The town administers one village, Steierdorf.In 2002, the oldest modern human remains in Europe were discovered in a cave near Anina...
  
  , Romania
• Apapa
  Apapa
  Apapa is the major port of the city of Lagos, Nigeria, and is located to the west of Lagos Island, across Lagos Harbour. It is also one of Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas.- Overview :...
  
  , Nigeria
• Capac
  Capac, Michigan
  Capac is a village in Mussey Township, St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,775 at the 2000 census.-History:Capac was founded and platted by a group of men from Romeo headed by George R. Funstan and Judge DeWitt C. Walker in 1857. The judge named it after Huayna...
  
  , Michigan, United States
• Catac
  Catac District
  Catac District is one of ten districts of the province Recuay in Peru.-References:...
  
  , Peru
• Civic
  City Centre, Australian Capital Territory
  The central business district of Canberra, Australia's capital city, is officially named City . However it is also referred to as Civic, Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra ....
  
  , Australia
• Dibid, Sierra Leone
• Gadag, Karnataka, India
• Gaqag, China
• Iriri, Brazil
• Jakaj, Albania
• Janaj, Albania
• Kahak
  Kahak, Qom
  Kahak is a city in and capital of Nofel Loshato District of Qom County, Qom Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,766, in 797 families. The city was the birth place of Aga Khan I....
  
  , Iran
• Kalak, Republic of Azerbaijan
• Katak in hindi
  Cuttack
  Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...
  
  , India
• Kivik
  Kivik
  Kivik is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,013 inhabitants in 2005. It is located in a part of Scania called Österlen....
  
  , Sweden
• La Sal
  La Sal, Utah
  La Sal is a census-designated place in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 339 at the 2000 census. The name comes from the La Sal Mountains which means in Spanish "The Salt".-Geography:...
  
  , Utah, United States
• Laval
  Laval, Quebec
  Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
  
  , Quebec, Canada
• Laval
  Laval, Mayenne
  Laval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
  
  , France
• Level
  Level, Ohio
  Level is an unincorporated area in southern Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, which in the 19th century was a station on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad and had its own post office, since closed.-References:...
  
  , Ohio, United States
• Matam
  Matam, Senegal
  Matam is a city in northeast Senegal, on the Sénégal River. It is the capital of the Matam Region .- People :Well-known people from the city include footballer Mamadou Niang, politician Samba Diouldé Thiam and writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane, the first mayor ISSA KANE and Hamidou Samba KASSE ...
  
  , Senegal
• Navan
  Navan
  -People:Navan was the childhood home of Pierce Brosnan, who appeared in the television series Remington Steele and was the fifth film actor to play James Bond. TV personality Hector Ó hEochagáin, and comedians Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan also hail from Navan....
  
  , Ireland
• Noxon
  Noxon, Montana
  Noxon is a census-designated place in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 230 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Noxon is located at ....
  
  , Montana, United States
• Noyon
  Noyon
  Noyon is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.It lies on the Oise Canal, 100 km north of Paris.-History:...
  
  , France
• Oruro
  Oruro, Bolivia
  Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro....
  
  , Bolivia
• Parap
  Parap, Northern Territory
  Parap is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.-History:Parap derived its name from that applied by Dr John A Gilruth, first Commonwealth Administrator in 1912. He applied the name Paraparap , but had to abbreviate it to Parap later during his term...
  
  , Australia
• Reber
  Reber
  Reber is a last name of German origin. It is derived from two sources: First, it is "an occupational name for a vine-dresser or vintner, from Middle High German rebe 'vine' + -er agent suffix." Second, it comes "from a Germanic personal name, Radobert, formed with rād, rāt 'counsel', 'advice' +...
  
  , Slovenia
• Remer
  Remer, Minnesota
  Remer is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 370 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.Minnesota State Highways 6 and 200 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.-Geography:...
  
  , Minnesota, United States
• Sajas
  Sajas
  Sajas is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-Personalities:It is infamous for producing the impostor Arnaud du Tilh who played a major role in the 16th century story of Martin Guerre.-References:*...
  
  , France
• Salas
  Salas
  Salas is a town and concejo in the Principality of Asturias. It lies on the road from San Sebastián to Santiago de Compostela, and on a small subtributary of the river Narcea...
  
  , Spain
• Tumut
  Tumut, New South Wales
  Tumut is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Tumut River. Tumut is at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains and is referred to as the gateway to the Snowy Mountains Scheme...
  
  , Australia
• Wadaw, Burma
• Wakaw
  Wakaw, Saskatchewan
  -History:Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925; Diefenbaker's...
  
  , Saskatchewan, Canada

4 letters

• Akka
  Akka, Morocco
  Akka, Morocco is a town in Tata Province, Guelmim-Es Semara, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 7,102.-References:...
  
  , Morocco
• Anna, Estonia
• Illi, Estonia
• Otto, United States

3 letters

Some of these short three-letter place names are shared by different locations in a number of countries:

• Aba
  Aba, Nigeria
  Aba is a city and a big trading center in Abia State, southern Nigeria, located on the Aba River. Aba was established by the Igbo People of Nigeria as a market town and then later a military post was placed there by the British colonial administration in 1901...
  
  , Nigeria
• Ada, Ohio
  Ada, Ohio
  Ada is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,582 at the 2000 census. In 2006, the village's population was estimated at 5,841, and the 2010 census counted 5,952 people....
  
  , United States
• Ada, Oklahoma
  Ada, Oklahoma
  Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,008 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the city population was estimated at 17,019....
  
  , United States
• Ada, Oregon
  Ada, Oregon
  Ada is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, at the intersection of Fiddle Creek, Canary, and Ada Roads, about 10 miles Southeast of the junction of Canary Road with Oregon Highway 101...
  
  , United States
• Ada, Minnesota
  Ada, Minnesota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,657 people, 749 households, and 432 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,234.4 people per square mile . There were 835 housing units at an average density of 622.1 per square mile...
  
  , United States
• Aha, Freiburg, Germany
• Aka
  Aka, Fukuoka
  is a village located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 3,535 and a density of 110.37 persons per km². The total area is 32.03 km².-External links:*...
  
  , Japan
• Ala, Estonia
• Báb
  Báb, Nitra District
  Báb is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.-History:The village was created in 1955 from the merger of two formerly independent villages, Malý Báb and Velký Báb...
  
  , Slovakia
• Ede
  Ede, Netherlands
  ' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464...
  
  , Netherlands
• Epe
  Epe
  ' is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.The town has 15,593 inhabitants, whilst the municipality as a whole has a population of 32,989....
  
  , Netherlands
• Eye
  Eye, Suffolk
  Eye is a small market town in the county of Suffolk, East Anglia, England, south of Diss, and on the River Dove.Eye is twinned with the town of Pouzauges in the Vendée Departement of France.-History:An island...
  
  , Suffolk, England
• Iai, Angola
• Ibi, Spain
• Ili
  Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
  Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture , in northernmost Xinjiang, is the only Kazakh autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China.-Geography and coordinates:The following figures excludes both Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefecture....
  
  , China
• Jaj
  Jaj
  Jaj is a small mountainous village in the Jbeil, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. It is home to many families many of whom come up primarily on weekends. It is known for its cedar trees high in the mountains....
  
  , Lebanon
• Krk
  Krk (town)
  Krk is the main settlement of the island of Krk, Croatia.-Characteristics:It is located on the southwest coast of the island and is the historical seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Krk.The city is ancient, being among the oldest in the Adriatic...
  
  , Croatia
• Kuk
  Kuk, Tolmin
  Kuk is a small settlement above the right bank of the upper course of the Bača River in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.-External links:*...
  
  , Slovenia
• Nin
  Nin, Croatia
  Nin is a town in the Zadar county of Croatia, population 1,256 , total municipality population 4,603 .Nin was historically important as a centre of a Christian Bishopric in the Middle Ages. Up to the abolition and Latinization imposed by King Tomislav in the first half of the 10th century, Nin was...
  
  , Croatia
• Obo
  Obo
  Obo is the capital of Haut-Mbomou, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. According to data used within Google Earth, the population is 12,787. It is close to the African Pole of Inaccessibility....
  
  , Central African Republic
• Olo
  OLO
  Olo or OLO may refer to:*Ale the Strong*Audovald and Olo, two generals in the Frankish campaign against the Lombards under kings Guntram and Childebert II*On Line Opinion*Ontario L'Orignal Railway*Olo n:o 22, an outdoor sculpture in Helsinki...
  
  , Indonesia
• Oro
  Oro, Estonia
  Oro is a village in Orava Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia....
  
  , Estonia
• Pap
  Pap (village)
  Pap is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1805 people ....
  
  , Hungary
• Pap, Uzbekistan
• Tát
  Tát
  Tát is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary.- External links :* *...
  
  , Hungary
• Tét
  Tét
  Tét is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary....
  
  , Hungary
• Uku
  Uku, Estonia
  Uku is a village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....
  
  , Estonia
• Utu
  Utu, Estonia
  Utu is a village in Käina Parish, Hiiu County, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia....
  
  , Estonia

2 letters

• Aa
  Aa, Estonia
  Aa is a village in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland in the eastern part of the Lüganuse Parish of Ida-Viru County, 10 km from Lüganuse. Part of the village, including the Aa manor house, is situated on the North Estonian limestone bank.According to the 2000 census, the...
  
  , Estonia
• Ee
  Ee, Dongeradeel
  Ee is a village in the Dongeradeel municipality of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is located east from the town of Dokkum, on the N 358 road. Ee has approximately 780 inhabitants ....
  
  , Netherlands
• Ii
  Ii, Finland
  Ii is a municipality of Finland.It is situated by the Bothnian Bay, at the mouth of river Iijoki, and it is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually...
  
  , Finland

1 letter

Ø

Ø, Denmark

Ø is a piece of land in the valley of the Nørreå in the eastern part of Jutland, Denmark. Its name means island and probably comes from the island-like approach to this piece of land, although it is completely landlocked and surrounded by meadows.Ø is famous among lexicographers for the extreme...

, Denmark

Å

Å (disambiguation)

Å is a letter used in several Scandinavian, High German, and Sami languages.Å may also refer to:-Places:Å means stream or river in Scandinavian languages...

, several places in Norway and Sweden

Sources

• GotoEuro Information
• City Name Database (at nona.net)
• I Love Me, Vol. I, Palindrome Encyclopedia, Michael Donner, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1996