TGN Place Types (Research at the Getty)



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		abandoned airfield abandoned canal abandoned complex abandoned dwelling abandoned police post abandoned structure abandoned watercourse Abbasid (Dynasty) abbey Aboriginal reserve abyssal plain academy Achaemenid Adena administrative center administrative division



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		Aegean aerospace facility agricultural building agricultural center agricultural land air base airfield airport Akkadian alliance alluvial fan amphitheater amusement park anabranch Anasazi anchorage



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		Ancient American Ancient Asian Ancient Egyptian Ancient Greek Ancient Hebrew Ancient Macedonian Ancient Middle Eastern ancient region Ancient Roman ancient site Ancient Umbrian Anglo-Saxon annex apartment house aquaculture facility aqueduct



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		Arabian (Arab) arch archaeological site archaeological sites Archaic (Greek) Archaic (North American) archdiocese archiepiscopal see archipelago arctic area area arena arrondissement arroyo artificial island(s) artists' colony



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		association Assyrian athletic field atoll atomic research center Attic Australian Aboriginal autonomous area autonomous city autonomous community autonomous district autonomous municipality autonomous province autonomous region autonomous republic autonomous sector



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		Axum Aztec Babylonian bailiwick bank bar barracks barrow base basin Basketmaker battlefield battlefield park bay bayou beach



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		bench bend Benedictine Bezirk bight blowhole bog boomtown border (boundary) border post borough boundary marker breakwater breeding center (animal) brewery bridge



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		Bronze Age brook Buddhist buffer zone building bulwark burial cave burial chamber burial site butte Byzantine cairn caldera caliphate camp campus



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		canal canton canyon cape capital caravanserai castle catacombs cataract cathedral causeway cave cave dwelling cave settlement caves Celtiberian



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		Celtic cemetery census district census-designated place center central business district ceremonial mound ceremonial site Chachapoya Chalcidian Chalcolithic (Copper Age) channel Cherokee Chinatown Christian church



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		cirque city city block city-state civitas clearing cliff cliff dwelling cliffs cloister Clovis coal mine(s) coalfield coastal settlement coastline Coclé



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		college college center colonial settlement colony commandery commercial center commonwealth commune (administrative) communications center community community center complex concentration camp concentration camp site condominium cone



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		confederation confluence constitutional monarchy continent continents controlled region convent copper mine copper works Corinthian corporate headquarters corral correctional institution (building) country country house countship



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		county county seat courthouse cove cow town craftsman settlement crater crater lake creek Cretan crossing Crusader cult center cultural center cultural landscape culture area



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		current customhouse Cycladic dairy Dalmatian dam deep defense installation defile delta deme department department capital dependency dependent political entity dependent state



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		depot depression desert deserted settlement despotate dictatorship dike diocese diplomatic building(s) disputed territory distributary (stream) district district capital ditch ditch mouth(s) divide



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		dock dockyard dominion Dông-Son (Vietnamese) Doric down drainage basin drainage ditch dry lake dry waterfall ducal residence duchy dunes dwarf planet dynasty earldom



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		Early Bronze Age Early Christian Early Iron Age Early Minoan Early Neolithic earthwork educational center educational complex Elamite electorate emirate empire emporium enclave Eneolithic entertainment center



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		eparchy ephemeral community Epipaleolithic Episcopal episcopal see escarpment estate estuary Etruscan external territory facet factory factory center Faliscan family farm



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		farm village fault federal capital territory federal territory federation ferry ferry terminal fief field Fifteenth Dynasty; Hyksos fin financial center financial institution (building) fiord fire station First Intermediate period



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		first level subdivision fish-processing center fishing community fishing spot fissure flat floating community flood plain fluvial island ford forest forest reserve forest station former administrative division former body of water former community



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		former group of nations/states/cities former inhabited place former island former landmass former nation/state/empire former physical feature former reservoir former structure former territory/colony/dependent state fort fortification fortified settlement fortress forum fourth level subdivision Frankish



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		frazione free port freely associated state frontier frontier settlement funerary building fur station Gabrielino galaxy Gallo-Roman gap garden garden suburb gas field gate gateway



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		general region geological formation geyser ghost town glacier gold mine gold town golf course gorge government office building governmental installation governorate grand duchy grassland grave Gravettian



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		grazing area Greco-Roman group of nations/states/cities grove gulf gully gut hacienda Hallstatt halting place hamlet Han (Chinese) hanging valley Harappan harbor headland



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		headwater health facility heath heliport Helladic Hellenistic hermitage hierarchy root highland highway hill hill settlement hill station hillfort hills Hindu



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		Hindu-Buddhist historic building historic quarter historic site historic structure historical park historical region Hittite holy precinct homestead Hopewell hospital hotel house housing development Huari (Wari)



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		hummock hunting base Hurrian hut huyuk hydroelectric power plant Iberian ice sheet icecap icecap depression Illyrian Imperial (Roman) imperial city inactive mine Inca independent city



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		independent nation independent political entity independent sovereign nation Indian Indian reservation (Native American reservation) Indigenous Protected Area Indo-European Indonesian Indus Valley industrial center industrial complex inhabited place inhabited region inland port inlet inspection station



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		institutional building interfluve intermittent body of water intermittent lake intermittent watercourse intermittent wetland intersection Ionian Ionic Iron Age iron mine irrigation center irrigation ditch irrigation system Islamic island



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		island group island nation islands islet islets isthmus Italic Jainist jetty Jewish Jōmon judicial center jungle karst area Kassite khanate



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		kibbutz kingdom kray La Tene lagoon lake lake channel lakes land bridge land grant land-tied island landfill landform landgraviate landing Late Bronze Age



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		Late Chalcolithic Late Iron Age Late Minoan Late Neolithic lava flow lead mine league legislative center leper colony levee lighthouse Ligurian livestock center local council local district local region



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		locale locality lock Lombard lordship lost area lost physical feature lost settlement lost watercourse Lower Paleolithic lumber camp Lycian Lydian Magdalenian Magosian mandate



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		manor mansion manufacturing center Maori march margraviate marina marine channel marine park marine sanctuary market market center marsh massif mausoleum Maya (Mayan)



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		meadow meander medical center Medieval megalithic site Megarian memorial mesa Mesoamerican Mesolithic Mesopotamian metallurgical center meteorological station metropolis metropolitan area midden



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		Middle Bronze Age Middle Neolithic Middle Paleolithic military center military installation military park military regime mill mill center mine mines mining center Minoan miscellaneous mission Mississippian



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		Mithraic Mixtec moat(s) Mochica (Moche) mole monarchy monastery monastic center monument moon moor(s) Moorish moraine mosque mound mountain



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		mountain range mountain system mountains Mousterian municipality municipium munitions plant museum Mycenaean Nabatean narrows nation national capital national cemetery national district national division



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		national forest national monument national park national region national subdivision Native American native peoples reservation natural arch natural pillar nature reserve naval base navigation channel Neanderthal necropolis neighborhood Neo-Babylonian



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		Neolithic neutral zone Nigerian noble seat Norman Norse Nubian Numidian nunatak nursery oasis oasis settlement oblast observation point observatory occupation site



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		occupied territory ocean office building official residence oil field oil field site oil pipeline oil refinery oil terminal Old Babylonian oligarchy Olmec oppidum orchard ore treatment plant organization



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		Ortsteil Ostionoid Ottoman overseas department overseas province overseas territory pagoda palace Paleo-Indian Paleolithic paleontological site Palestinian pan papal residence parish (ecclesiastical) parish (political)



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		park parking garage parkway part of inhabited place Parthian pass passage patriarchal see patriarchy patrol post Pavlovian peak pedestrian mall penal settlement peninsula Persian



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		petroleum refining center Philistine Phocaean Phoenician phosphate works Phrygian physical feature piazza Picene pier pilgrimage center pillar pirate haven plain Plains Indian planet



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		planetary body planetary system plantation plateau plaza (administrative) plaza (open space) pleasure quarter point polder poleis police post political center political entity pond pool port



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		port of entry possession post office post station power plant power production center pre-colonial Pre-Columbian Pre-Harappan Preclassic (Archaic Mesoamerican) Predynastic prefecture prehistoric site preserve presidio primary political unit



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		prince-bishopric principality priory prison prison center prisoner of war camp promontory protected area protected state protectorate province provincial capital provincial park publishing center pueblo pumping station



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		Punic (Carthaginian) pyramid Qiang (Ch'iang) quarry quarrying center quarter quartiere quay racetrack radio station railroad railroad camp railroad siding railroad signal railroad station railroad yard



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		rain forest raion ranch rapids ravine reach recreation area reef refugee camp refugee center region (administrative division) region (geographic) regional capital regional center regional council regional division



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		religious building religious center religious community republic research institute reserve reservoir residential center resort resort center resthouse ridge rim rione river river mouth(s)



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		river port river settlement riverbank road roadside rest area rock rock shelter rock-cut architecture rocky desert Romano-British route royal residence ruined settlement ruins run rural community



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		Sabine sabkha sacred grove sacred site saddle salt area salt flat salt lake salt marsh salt mine(s) Samian Samnite sanctuary sanctuary center sand area sand bar



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		sandy desert sanitarium satellite satrapy sawmill Saxon school scientific center scientific facility scientific research base scrubland sea seaport seasonally inhabited place seat second level subdivision



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		section of canal section of watercourse Seleucid Seljuk semi-independent political entity senatorial district sestiere sewage treatment plant Shang sheikhdom shipbuilding center shipping center shipyard shire shoal shopping center



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		shore shrine sinkhole site slope slough sluice snowfield sound spa center special area special city special municipality special territory spillway spit



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		sporting center spring spur square stable stadium stage station star star cluster state state capital state forest state park statistical area steppe Stone Age



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		storehouse strait stream stream channel stream gauging station stream junction streams street structure subcontinent subdivision submerged feature submerged site subregional capital suburb subway



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		subway station sugar mill sugar refinery sultanate Sumerian sun suzerainty swamp synagogue Taino tank farm tell temple Teotihuacan terrace territory



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		Texcocan textile center theater third level subdivision Thracian Tibetan Buddhist tidal island tidal watercourse timber center tollgate/barrier Toltec tomb(s) tourist center tower town town council



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		townland township trade center traffic circle trail transit terminal transport point transportation center treaty port tree trees triangulation station tribal area tribal entity tribal nation tribal park



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		tribe tributary (political) trough trust territory tsardom Tudor tumulus tundra tunnel type site Uluzzian underground irrigation canal(s) underground river underground settlement undersea bank undersea basin



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		undersea canyon undersea furrow undersea hole undersea knoll undersea ledge undersea slope undersea trench undersea trough underwater site unincorporated area unincorporated territory union union territory unitary authority university university center



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		upland Upper Paleolithic Upper Perigordian urban center urban county urban district urban park urban prefecture urban subdivision valley vassal state Venetic viceroyalty Vietnamese Viking villa



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		village Villanovan villeneuve vineyard viniculture center voivodeship volcanic landform volcano Volscan wadi wall water mill water tank watercourse waterfall waterhole



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		waterworks weapons production center weir well wetland whaling station wharf whirlpool wilderness area wildlife refuge Woodland Tradition woods World Heritage Site wreck Zapotec zone



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