simply; the buildings that are near water.
Difficult to answer - Where a the cities located? What is the definition of major? What is the interpretation of near?
Most major cities in Argentina are located near rivers, in order to get food and water.
Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near: Major Rivers!! Hope this helps c: :p
Near the coast and on rivers leading to the coast.
Minneapolis, Minnesota St. Louis, Missouri Memphis, Tennessee
Cities were built near sources of water.
Most of Italy's ancient cities were built on the plains, near rivers. The ancient Italians were mostly farmers, so their cities were build in areas conducive to farming.
they are built for plumbing purposes
Saint Louis, Minneapolis, and Cincinnati are three examples.
simply; the buildings that are near water.
Having factories close to rivers helped in transporting goods to the factory and finished products to cities.