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==Geography== The largest city is [[Šiauliai]] (''Šiaulē''). [[Telšiai]] (''Telšē'') is the [[Capital (political)|capital]], although Medininkai (now ''[[Varniai]]''; ''Varnē'') was once the capital of the [[Duchy of Samogitia]]. The major cities are: * [[Šiauliai]] (''Šiaulē'') (99,462 inhabitants) * [[Mažeikiai]] (''Mažeikē'') (32,477 inhabitants) * [[Tauragė]] (''Tauragie'') (21,516 inhabitants) * [[Telšiai]] (''Telšē'') (21,294 inhabitants) – considered capital * [[Plungė]] (''Plongė'') (16,750 inhabitants) * [[Kretinga]] (''Kretinga'') (16,580 inhabitants) * [[Palanga]] (''Palonga'') (16,046 inhabitants) * Gargždai (Gargždā) (15,932 inhabitants) Samogitia is bordered by [[Lithuania Minor]] in the south-west, [[Suvalkija]] in the south-east, [[Aukštaitija]] in the east, and [[Semigallia]] and [[Courland]] in the north.
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