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1. This city is the capital of Mongolia.
2. This city (formerly called Verkhneudinsk) is the capital of Buryatia republic, Russia.
3. This city is the capital of one of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the name of this emirate.
4. This city of ancient Sumer is the modern Muqaiyir, 12 miles south west of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. It is one of the oldest cities of Mesopotamia, probably settled in the 4th millenium BC.
5. This city is the capital of Xinjiang Uygur province, West China.
6. Formerly called Skutari, this city in Turkey just across the Bosporus from the city of Istanbul was the base of the British Army in the Crimean War (1853-56) and the site of the hospital where Florence Nightinggale was a nurse.
7. Formerly called Makassar, this city is the capital of South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.
8. This city in India was the capital of the Avanti kingsom (6th-4th century BC) and of the Hindu emperor Candra Gupta II (380-415 AD).
9. This seaport in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, was the port where the first U.S. emissaries attempted to establish relations with the Japanese.
10. This city in Nagano prefecture, Japan was a castle town during the Tokugawa period (1603-1867) and later became a center of silk manufacturing.
11. This Thai town is situated 40 miles south of the Laotian border. It is the capital of a province with the same name as the town. It was an important U.S. military base during the Vietnam war.
12. This city, formerly known as Mewar, was the capital of former Indian state Mewar.
13. This Thai town is situated on the Mun river just below its junction with the Chi, 40 miles west of the Laotian border. It is the capital of a province with the same name as the town.
14. This city is the industrial capital of South Korea and an international center of car production. Among others, it is the site of Hyundai's main plant.
15. This ancient city on the site of modern Ras Shamra, Syria flourished ca.1450-1195 BC. Its remains have contributed much to our knowledge of Western Semitic religion and language.
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