Most of the rest of the region that today makes up the city was rural farmland dotted with small villages.

The way was dotted with small villages and fields.

The shores are peaceful and lush, dotted with tiny villages.

Far from undiscovered, it was dotted with towns and villages.

The western and northern horizons were dotted with villages, miniature in the distance.

It is dotted with villages and has an occasional city.

In between, the road dipped into a wide valley dotted with little villages.

In the past, the coastal region was dotted with several small villages, all of which are now abandoned.

The scenery here is spectacular as we travel along huge gorges dotted with small villages.

It is a small mountain valley, dotted with villages and divided into seven sub-divisions.