On the west vs In the west

Both "on the west" and "in the west" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "On the west" is used when referring to a specific location or direction, while "in the west" is used when talking about a general area or region.

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On the west

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific location or direction.

Use "on the west" when indicating a specific location or direction, such as a building located on the west side of a street.

Examples:

The sun sets on the west.
The hotel is on the west side of the city.

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On the west, there was Rancho La Ballona.
On the west and southwest it was separated from Mysia by the river Rhyndacus and on the south it adjoined Phrygia and Galatia.
On the west, the valley borders the Dead Mountains of California which overlook the tri-state intersection point.
On the west is small shipyard Sessa.
On the west of the building, in the internal courtyard, a four-storey annexe has been built, supported on slender columns and distinguished from the main building by its glazed skin.
On the west there is the Pratomagno, which separates the valley from the Valdarno Superiore.
On the west, one can admire the "Geological Panorama of the Conca di Chiareggio" and its ring of peaks from Mount Pioda to the Vazzeda Peak.
On the west, at the root of the rock, there is a crypt which has been shaped into a chapel.
On the west stretches the Val di Gresta valley, known as the "biological vegetable garden of Trentino" and ideal destination if you love nature, trekking, and above all good food.
To the north it borders with the Province of Lucca, East with the Province of Florence and Siena, South to the Province of Grosseto, On the west by the Province of Livorno and the Ligurian Sea.
On the west by the east half Range 23 (3 miles) of Township 21 and 20 to the intersection of Highway 11 in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin #190.
On the west lies Northern Syria, then the Lebanon Mountains with the intervening Coelo-Syria, the oasis of Damascus, the seat of an ancient culture, the Hauran, and in the midst of the desert the oasis of Palmyra (Tadmor).
To foster a sense of purpose is well placed boulders on the west and north-west.
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In addition, Dongguan lies between Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province on the west, and Shenzhen, another new city on the west, both more popular destinations for shoppers.
On the west terrace the French landscape architect Achille Duchêne was employed to create a water garden.
On the west there is a rectangular narthex.
On the west flank flows the Kyashar glacier.
On the west end of the house, there's a vent that leads directly into the lab.
On the west shore in the upper stretches of the lower Pitt is Minnekhada Regional Park, residence of former British Columbia lieutenant-governor Clarence Wallace.

Alternatives:

on the east
on the north
on the south
on the left
on the right

In the west

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a general area or region.

Use "in the west" when talking about a general area or region, such as the western part of a country or continent.

Examples:

She lives in the west of the country.
The weather is colder in the west.

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In the west, its culmination was the Roman empire.
In the west twentieth-century Europe was built to a great extent on social values.
In the west we have the Gilbert Islands.
In the west, there is a strong influence of the Atlantic ocean.
In the west there grows a flower That doesn't know of me.
In the west, the protected area extends to the Dhading District.
In the west are the Kunlun Mountains.
In the west mainly between Osaka Uehommachi and Takayasu or Kawachi Kokubu.
In the west - the youngest daughter.
In the west, charpais are elaborately adorned, and form a part of ethnic decoration.
In the west, the Pratomagno Massif separates it from the higher Valdarno.
In the west - the colors of Metal and Earth.
In the west, roughly 10 percent of the population is affected by an anxiety disorder.
In the west he defeated some Western Turkic remnants and allied with the Kankalis, thereby almost reaching the bounds of the first kaganate.
In the west, a Russian Expeditionary Force was dispatched to France in 1915.
In the west ruled Stars, which I can not see, Then Beetles with good 30, Mustangs have returned too many.
In the west, near the Pacific, shouts and wailing will be heard.
In the west side there is Vivara, a small, uninhabited island, completely covered of Mediterranean wood.
In the west, tribal tattoos are often combined with small subjects (butterflies, flowers, jewels) and have a decorative purpose.
In the west, you got Peel.

Alternatives:

in the east
in the north
in the south
in the center
in the middle

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