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1. This city is the capital of Laos.
2. Formerly called Kirovakan this is the second largest city of Armenia. It suffered a severe earthquake in 1988.
3. This city in Turkey was the capital of the Armenian kingdom Urartu in the 8th century BC.
4. This city in Sakha republic, Russia has a January mean temperature of below -48 C. It was formerly a place of political exile.
5. This city is the capital of Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia.
6. This city is a major port and the only protected harbor on the Coromandel Coast, India.
7. This city served as the capital of British Crown colony Hong Kong and is still the capital of the area under Chinese control.
8. This city in Tamil Nadu, India has a strong fortress noted for its role in the Carnatic wars. It was occupied by the British in 1760. After 1790 it became the residence of the sons of Tipu Sahib who instigated the Sepoy mutiny here in 1806.
9. This Russian city was founded in 1860 and made a naval base in 1872. It was connected to Europe by the Chinese Eastern Railway (then under Russian lease) in 1897.
10. This city in India is holy to the Hindus and the object of constant pilgrimages. It is also sacred to the Jains, the Sikhs and the Buddhists.
11. This city in India was an important center of Brahman culture and Dravidian art. It was the capital of a kingdom with the same name as the city. The city was destroyed in 1565 as the kingdom was overthrown at Talikota by a confederation of Deccan Muslim sultans.
12. What is the chief town of Catanduanes Island, Philippines.
13. This seaport town south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was formerly a French naval base called Cap St.Jacques.
14. This town is the capital of Ilocos Sur province, Philippines.
15. This town in Vietnam situated between Nha Trang and Phan Rang, Vietnam is a former French naval base with large protected anchorage. It was a major US base from 1965 during the Vietnam war and later a major Soviet naval base.
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