Capitals Study Guide
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Europe
64 answers | 412 clues
Must-Know
(20)
J $200
2006
This European capital is home to Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University
J $600
2021
The Vistula
DJ $1,200
2025
The Vistula river:Through this capital
J $200
2010
Kensington Gardens, the Old Vic Theatre
DJ $800
2003
A.A. Milne,1882
J $1,000
2013
1665:the "Great Plague" kills 7,000 people in one week
J $100
1995
On Oct. 3, 1990 the 2 halves of this capital city were officially reunited
J $600
2010
Kurfurstendamm (an elegant shopping boulevard), the 630-acre Tiergarten
J $1,000
DD
2018
Right before Bern on the list is this city, just 600 miles away
J $200
2017
The Nobel Museum, ABBA the Museum
J $600
2006
Alfred Nobel
J $1,000
2003
The Scandic Jarva Krog, the Kung Carl
J $100
1999
It's been said that "All roads lead to" this "Eternal City"
J $600
2012
Fiumicino Airport
J $200
2013
The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano
J $200
2018
The Prado Museum
DJ $600
2001
Hostel La Macarena &Hostel Cervantes
J $1,000
DD
1995
An equestrian statue of King Philip III stands in the center of this city's Plaza Mayor
J $100
1998
In the 1920s Norway's parliament voted to change the name of Christiania back to this
J $500
DD
1999
Akershus Castle, a tourist site in this capital, sits on a rocky peninsula overlooking a fjord
J $1,000
2020
"O", around 1300: Akershus Castle is built in this city; it's still there today, south of a street called Karl Johans Gate
J $100
2001
Paris, Madrid, Rome
J $600
2003
I RASP
DJ $1,600
2004
Playwright Samuel Beckett
J $200
2017
Hotel Neos Olympos, Electra Hotel
J $800
2004
This capital lies on the Attica Plain surrounded by mountains including Parnes & Hymettus
DJ $1,200
2022
The Cynics once taught along the banks of the Ilisos River in this capital; today, the Ilisos is underground
J $200
2019
The Daniel O'Connell monument on O'ConO'ConnO'ConnelO'ConnelletOO'ConnelletO'ConnelO'ConnelletO'ConneO'ConnelO'ConnelletO'Connellet
J $500
2001
Jonathan Swift
J $1,000
2010
St. Stephen's Green, Trinity College
J $200
2022
Let's Czech in with this capital where Smetana & Dvorak both lived
DJ $800
2022
Wenceslas Square is at its heart
DJ $2,600
DD
2015
The Franz Kafka Museum
J $100
1995
Originally, this Austrian city was a Celtic settlement called Vindobona
DJ $800
2004
Pop music star Falco
J $1,000
DD
2022
In 1791 Mozart conducted the first performance of "The Magic Flute" in this city
J $200
2013
Communist Party HQ in the Plaza de la Revolucion
J $600
2013
Dec. 11, 2012:Hugo Chavez has major cancer surgery (it's not Caracas)
DJ $1,600
2022
Known as the "City of Columns", it's one of the oldest in the Caribbean
J $200
2021
The Amstel
J $500
1998
Willemstad, the capital of Curacao, has an 18th century fort named for this European capital
J $1,000
2012
Schiphol Airport
J $100
1999
ANY LAB
J $800
2023
Corning Tower & the American Italian Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
J $1,000
2026
The Alfred E. Smith state office building, the second-tallest in the city
J $200
2001
Sydney, Wellington, Jakarta
J $800
2003
Jane Campion
J $1,000
2012
Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary
J $100
2001
London, Paris, Lisbon
J $500
1994
Dom Pedro IV Square in this capital is named for the first emperor of Brazil
J $1,000
2018
The Tagus River
J $200
2022
The Gulf of Finland causes a 50-mile gap between Tallinn & this capital of Finland
J $500
DD
2000
Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm
J $1,000
2003
IN SILK, EH?
J $100
1994
Unofficially, the Cathedrale de St.- Michel in this city is the National Cathedral of Belgium
J $500
2000
The free university of this capital is actually 2 schools: one for French-speaking students & one for Flemish
DJ $2,000
2020
Audrey Hepburn & Jean-Claude Van Damme
J $400
2017
After Montgomery; 4/10 of the work is already done!
J $800
2018
It commands the main pass through the Green Mountains
J $1,000
2011
It hosts the National Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest as well as the Green Mountain Film Festival
Should-Know
(17)
J $300
1999
RENT NOT
J $600
2018
Thomas Edison State College
J $1,000
2017
After Topeka, head to the Northeast
J $200
2015
In 2010 a massive 8.8 earthquake damaged this Chilean capital city
DJ $800
2018
This city's airport is named for LAN Chile Airlines founder Arturo Merino Benitez
DJ $1,600
2018
The Casablanca Valley between Valparaiso & this capital is known for its wineries & tasting tours
J $400
2007
It's home to the Swiss Parliament
J $600
2022
Completed in the 1490s, Nydegg Church is a landmark in this city, capital of both its nation & its same-named Canton
J $1,000
DD
2010
This city is in the fertile northern foothills of the Alps on the Aare river
J $200
2015
In 447 the Huns destroyed this city, now the capital of Bulgaria
DJ $600
1994
This city was designated the Bulgarian capital in 1879, soon after it was captured from the Turks
DJ $1,200
2021
Some girls who share a name with this Eastern European capital spell it with a "PH" in the middle rather than an "F"
J $200
1998
This Delaware capital was laid out as a site for a jail & courthouse on the order of William Penn
J $600
2016
First State Heritage Park, Silver Lake
DJ $400
2005
English cliff site
J $400
2022
It's about a 50-mile jaunt from Damascus, Syria to this Lebanese capital
DJ $800
1991
The nearest seaport to Damascus, Syria is this capital 70 miles away
J $1,000
2025
Once one of the busiest in the Middle East, this city's airport was renamed for Rafic Hariri in 2005
J $400
2018
The first of its defining insurance policies was issued in 1794
DJ $600
1999
It's New England's "City Beautiful" as well as the "Insurance City"
DJ $1,000
DD
1997
"The Charter Oak City"
J $600
2023
Probably from French:SIDE OMENS
J $1,000
2017
I NEED MOSS
J $600
2017
After Denver, enjoy a trip to the Midwest
DJ $400
2018
This "Queen of the Danube" is found where the hills of western Hungary meet the nation's eastern plains
J $1,000
2013
Matthias Church, or Matyas Templom, where Franz Joseph was crowned in 1867
J $1,000
2007
Zsa Zsa Gabor,19??
J $200
1995
According to legend, this European capital was founded by a peasant named Bucur
J $500
DD
1993
In 1989 violence erupted in this capital city, leading to the overthrow & execution of Nicolae Ceausescu
J $400
DD
2022
Something to sink your teeth into... a signed document by Vlad the Impaler in 1459 is the first written appearance of this capital
J $600
2025
In 2006 this city's airport was renamed in honor of inventor Nikola Tesla
DJ $1,600
2016
In 1919 this Balkan city became capital of the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes
J $600
2015
Serbia
J $400
1999
This Latvian capital was founded in 1201 by German crusaders
DJ $600
1997
This Latvian city's Dome Cathedral sometimes hosts the International Boys' Choir Festival
DJ $2,000
2007
Helsinki, Oslo, Riga
J $1,000
2023
It's a 29-hour, 2,000-mile drive from Oklahoma City to this state capital, the only other that begins with "O"
DJ $1,200
2013
OILY MAP
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2004
OILY MAP
J $800
2008
This island capital city's main gov't offices are located in the Greek sector, not the Turkish sector
J $1,000
2015
You'll find it on an eastern Mediterranean isle
FJ
2006
This city's website calls it "the last divided capital in Europe"
J $400
2005
"Knightly" & daily:Valletta
J $1,000
2014
This Mediterranean island's capital Valletta was planned by the Knights of St. John in the 16th century
DJ $1,000
1998
Valletta
DJ $400
2013
The dome of the state capitol in this Pennsylvania city is a copy of St. Peter's in Rome
J $600
2018
It's the hub of an urbanized area that includes the borough of Steelton
DJ $1,200
2017
The last name of NFL great Franco helps get you to this capital in the state in which he played
J $200
1988
A former capital of Canada, it's the country's oldest city
DJ $700
DD
1993
This province and its capital have the same name
J $400
2024
Founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, this city has a name that comes from Algonquian for "the river narrows here"
Other
72 answers | 314 clues
Must-Know
(9)
J $100
2001
Boris Pasternak
J $600
2017
Hotel Peter I, Hotel Soyuz
J $1,000
2003
Wassily Kandinsky
J $100
1999
"Beantown"
J $100
1994
"Beantown"
J $200
2023
Copley Square & the Old North Church
J $200
2014
"The Fun-tier Capital of Texas"
J $500
1999
IS A NUT
J $1,000
2017
Go to both the film & music parts of the SXSW festival in this capital & by all means, enjoy some BBQ
J $100
1998
It's the "Camellia Capital Of The World", but it's better known as California's capital
J $500
1999
Not a scream
J $1,000
2014
"The Almond Capital of the World"
J $200
2022
The vault of the secret formula is part of the experience at the World of Coca-Cola in this city
J $600
2010
The city-operated Margaret Mitchell House
J $1,000
2016
The Chattahoochee River
J $100
1999
Nix hope
J $600
2023
Camelback Mountain & the Desert Botanical Garden
J $200
2018
Grand Canyon University
J $200
2012
Home to the U.S. Naval Academy, it served as the U.S. capital from November 26, 1783 to August 19, 1784
J $500
1994
"Crabtown"
J $2,000
DD
2026
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
J $200
2017
MEALS
DJ $1,200
2024
The Willamette River
J $200
2017
Willamette Valley /It's not the witch trial one /A "Lot" to look at
J $300
1994
"The Gateway to Glacier Bay National Park"
J $600
2017
No roads lead to it /Named for a gold prospector /It gets quite cold there
J $1,000
DD
2011
This city has been hosting its Golden North Salmon Derby since 1947, before it was officially a state capital
Should-Know
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J $100
1996
It's "the city of the saints" as well as "the Mormon city"
J $800
2013
From Beehive House, built in the 1850s--somehow I expected it to be round
J $1,000
2015
Zions Bancorporation
J $100
1999
OH NO LULU!
DJ $800
2018
It's just another day in paradise for its Star-Advertiser; is it gonna be 82 & sunny...again? Probably
J $1,000
2014
OOUU
J $100
2001
The "Mile High City"
DJ $1,200
2005
Last name of Bob, who played Maynard G. Krebs
J $200
2026
Coors Fieldin the Lo Do, lower downtown
J $200
2011
Krewe Mystique holds this capital city's oldest Mardi Gras parade
J $600
2013
From the main campus of Southern University... so laissez les bon temps roulez
DJ $400
2022
For info on this state capital, check out The Redstick Blog
DJ $400
2017
The state capitol building, naturally, designed by Thomas Jefferson
DJ $800
1999
It's the "Queen on the James"--the James River, that is
J $1,000
2013
At the White House of the Confederacy on Clay Street
J $300
1999
PROVED NICE
J $600
2022
"The Renaissance City" & "PVD"
J $1,000
2018
A seaport on Narragansett Bay
J $200
2014
Actually not in Hawaii: AAAEE
J $1,000
DD
2024
The only capital with 3 sets of double letters in its name, it was visited by de Soto in the 16th century
DJ $400
2021
Named for Ponce de Leon, Leon County
J $100
1993
In 1986, in this Icelandic capital, Reagan & Gorbachev discussed arms reduction
DJ $800
2022
From nearby steaming hot springs, "smoky bay" is the etymology of this Icelandic capital
DJ $1,200
2006
...Greenland
J $200
2008
This Philippine capital was so devastated during WWII that Quezon City served as interim capital from 1948 to 1976
J $600
2024
Ninoy Aquino International is nearby
J $400
2001
Taipei, Hanoi, Manila
J $400
2010
HEN ALE
DJ $1,600
2018
This city's Independent Record covers the big sky & we'd read the Handbasket if it existed, just for the name
DJ $1,600
2013
In an 1894 election to decide the state capital, the city of Anaconda near Butte lost out to this city
J $200
2009
Lincoln's House Divided speech may "ring" in your ears at the State Capitol where he gave it, in this city
J $800
2017
FRINGED LIPS
J $400
2018
Lincoln Land Community College
J $200
2018
It's been home to the Grand Ole Opry since 1925
J $1,000
2016
Historic RCA Studio B, Belle Meade Plantation
J $200
1999
"Music City, U.S.A."
DJ $600
1998
The name of this Belarusian capital comes from the Russian for "exchange"
J $1,000
2007
Minsk, Monrovia, Manama
DJ $800
2015
Population 1.8 million, it's home to the National Opera & Ballet Theater of Belarus
J $200
1996
This Mississippi capital has been called "the city where the old South and the new South meet"
DJ $800
2022
This capital was named for the man called "Old Hickory"
J $1,000
2023
Lefleur's Bluff State Park & the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
J $200
2005
Augusta
DJ $1,200
2002
Augusta(1786-1795)
J $200
2001
Savannah(1777-1778)
J $300
2001
Sir Walter Scott
DJ $800
2024
In 1284 a parliament began meeting at Moot Hill in Scone; in 1452, it moved to this city
J $1,000
2017
The Balmoral, Nira Caledonia
J $500
1999
LEG HAIR
J $1,000
2010
HAIR GEL
J $600
2009
I'll quaff some "ale" at the Carolina Ale House in this capital
J $500
2001
Guthrie(1890-1910)
J $1,000
2010
Guthrie
J $800
2005
Guthrie
J $200
2016
Bismarck, Boise, Baton Rouge
J $600
2010
RIB SMACK
DJ $2,000
2004
MACK RIBS
Asia
36 answers | 175 clues
Must-Know
(8)
J $100
2001
In Asia:OK TOY
J $600
2003
Someone had the bright idea to build a Disneysea theme park in this Asian city; it opened in 2001
DJ $1,600
2021
The metropolitan area of this city, once a small fishing village named Edo, is home to 38 million people
J $200
2012
Indira Gandhi International Airport
J $500
2001
Jakarta, Colombo, New Delhi
J $1,000
2004
An Asian capital:HELD WINE
J $200
2017
"City of Angels, the Great City, the Residence of the Emerald Buddha" is just the start of the official name of this Thai capital
J $600
2015
One night in this Asian city, go to Wat Traimit, a temple with a 5 1/2-ton solid gold Buddha statue
J $1,000
2018
King Rama IX Park
J $200
2024
The job of guarding the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleumin this capital is a high honor
DJ $800
DD
2009
Once the capital of the French protectorate of Tonkin, it's now the capital of an entire country
J $300
DD
1998
Haiphong near the Gulf of Tonkin serves as this city's main port
J $400
2024
It's served by Incheon International
J $600
2018
The 300-mile-long Han River
J $1,000
2003
Kyung Hee University
J $200
2012
Although Vancouver is not on Vancouver Island, this capital named for a queen is
DJ $600
2000
Vancouver isn't on Vancouver Island, but this capital is
J $1,000
2024
It has been the capital of British Columbia ever since the province joined Canada in 1871
DJ $200
1996
The site of this capital was occupied by Quitu Indians before the 11th century
J $500
1998
In 1809 one of the first revolts for independence in Latin America broke out in this Ecuadoran capital
J $1,000
2002
A hill known as El Panecillo--"The Bread Roll"--provides fine views of this Ecuadorian city
J $200
2016
Kentucky
J $600
2014
"The Bluegrass Capital"
J $1,000
2024
The name of Germany's fifth-largest city differs by one letter from the name of this capital
Should-Know
(12)
J $600
2020
"I", 1959: Karachi is designated to be out as capital as this city, yet to be built, gets the nod
J $1,000
2017
It replaced Rawalpindi as a national capital
DJ $800
1990
This planned city named for Pakistan's main religion became the nation's capital in 1967
J $300
2001
Phnom Penh, Beijing, Hanoi
J $500
2001
New Delhi, Beijing, Islamabad
DJ $1,200
2003
Jakarta, Manila, Beijing
J $600
2007
Pyongyang, Tokyo, Taipei
J $1,000
2008
Its monuments include an Arch of Triumph higher than the one in Paris & a statue of Kim Il Sung 66 feet high
DJ $800
2016
The Taedong is the watery artery of this capital on the Korean Peninsula
J $200
2006
Freed from the Taliban, in 2001 men in this capital lined up for their first shaves in 5 years
DJ $800
2016
This capital commands the main approaches through the Khyber Pass to Pakistan & India
J $1,000
2019
Kabul, Baghdad, Beirut
J $300
2001
Canberra, Wellington, Jakarta
DJ $800
2009
This capital lies on the north coast of West Java at the mouth of the Liwung River
DJ $1,200
2006
Of Wellington, Canberra or Jakarta, the national capital that is the northernmost
DJ $400
2000
This Manitoba capital's name is derived from 2 Cree Indian words meaning "murky water"
J $800
2024
This Manitoba city is called "The Gateway to the West" & in the 2022-23 season, the gateway to 42 Mark Scheifele goals
DJ $1,200
2010
Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a bear owned by a WWI soldier from this Manitoba city
J $400
2024
A Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River connects Nong Khai, Thailand with this capital of Laos
DJ $1,600
2022
Known in the region as the "River of Nine Dragons", the Mekong flows through this Laotian capital
DJ $2,000
2020
This capital of Laos lies on the Mekong
J $200
2019
Canberra, Kathmandu, Kingston
DJ $800
2003
This capital in the valley of Nepal is at an altitude of about 4,000 feet
DJ $2,000
2016
The Baghmati River, which flows through this Himalayan capital, is sacred to Hindus
DJ $200
2000
It's the only provincial capital with its own Major League Baseball team
DJ $600
1993
Earlier called York, this Ontario capital's name is Huron Indian for "place of meeting"
J $400
2012
This provincial capital is home to Canada's tallest structure
J $600
2014
In the midwest, far from Hawaii:IIAAOI
J $1,000
2022
At the junction of 4 major interstates in the Midwest, "The Crossroads of America"
DJ $600
1997
It's "The Hoosier Capital" & "The Railroad City"
J $100
1998
Although its population is only about 50,000, it's Wyoming's largest city
J $800
2018
Laramie County
J $1,000
2016
"The Home of Frontier Days"
J $600
2005
In Asia:Colombo
DJ $1,200
2012
Colombo remains the executive capital of this country, but the legislature has moved
DJ $800
2010
Oh, just one more thing, this island nation's capital is Colombo
Africa
25 answers | 97 clues
Must-Know
(3)
J $100
2001
Rome, Copenhagen, Lisbon
DJ $600
2001
This city's Christianborg Palace houses parliament & the supreme court
J $1,000
2007
King Christian VIII's birthplace
J $100
2000
On a clear day you can see the pyramids from the Ramses Hilton in this city
J $600
2017
Tahrir Square, the HQ of the Arab League
J $1,000
2019
The Coptic Museum
J $200
2018
This city Down Under is the filling between Cairo & Capetown
J $600
2006
Settled around 1824, it replaced Melbourne as the capital in 1927
DJ $2,000
2021
The second-southernmost capital in the world, it was affected by wildfires in 2003
Should-Know
(5)
J $200
1998
Empress Taitu chose the name of this Ethiopian capital; it means "new flower"
J $800
2019
Athens, Amsterdam, Addis Ababa
J $1,000
2015
If you're heading to A.A.--this world capital, of course!--take pictures of the Jubilee Palace
DJ $1,000
1988
This Moroccan city was once a base for the dreaded Barbary pirates
DJ $1,600
2024
Behind the tomb of Mohammed V is the Hassan Tower, the minaret of a grand & never-finished mosque in this North African capital
DJ $1,600
2020
The official residence of King Mohammed VI of Morocco is the Dar al-Makhzen Royal Palace in this capital city
J $600
DD
1998
Abuja, this country's first planned city, was built in the Chukuku Hills to replace Lagos as the capital
DJ $1,000
1999
Abuja
DJ $600
1991
The new city of Abuja has succeeded Lagos as capital of this African nation
J $200
2015
The tomb of Saladin is in this Syrian capital
J $600
2024
Highlightedhere, this city is known as Al-Fayha, "the fragrant", perhaps for its orchards
J $300
2000
Cairo, Damascus, Amman
J $100
2000
Lagos, Algiers, Mogadishu
DJ $800
2003
Pretoria, Addis Ababa, Algiers
DJ $1,600
2011
Luanda, Monrovia, Algiers
North America
15 answers | 72 clues
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(3)
J $200
2001
Panama City, Guatemala City, Mexico City
J $600
2013
Plaza de Garibaldi, near the Avenida Juarez
DJ $1,000
2001
Cantinflas
DJ $200
1998
This city's Peace Tower houses a memorial chamber commemorating Canada's war dead
J $600
2024
Prime ministers John A. MacDonald & Lester Pearson both died in this city
J $1,000
2006
In 1857 Queen Victoria chose it as a North American national capital
J $200
2007
A narrow peninsula called the Palisados protects this Jamaican port from the Caribbean Sea
J $500
2001
Kingston, Havana, Nassau
J $1,000
2022
Emancipation Park & Trench Town Culture Yard
Should-Know
(5)
J $100
2000
Georgetown University
J $600
2014
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
J $200
2007
Dulles
DJ $400
1997
A ferry & 2 suspension bridges connect Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with this capital
J $600
2017
Nova Scotia
DJ $1,000
1993
The oldest Protestant church in Canada is St. Paul's Church in this Nova Scotia capital
DJ $400
2009
This capital of the Dominican Republic is said to contain the remains of Christopher Columbus
J $800
2016
The Dominican Republic
FJ
2005
Home to the oldest cathedral & the oldest university in the Americas, this capital was founded in 1496
DJ $200
1997
This Alberta capital is called the Gateway to the North
J $600
2024
This Alberta city is called "The Gateway to the North" & in the 2022-23 season, the gateway to 64 Connor McDavid goals
DJ $1,000
2000
In 1947 huge oil deposits were discovered in this city 175 miles north of Calgary; it's now Canada's oil capital
DJ $400
DD
1986
Baseball star R. Clemente died in plane crash on way to aid earthquake victims in this C. Amer. capital
DJ $1,000
DD
2016
It shares its name with the lake on whose shores it is located
DJ $1,600
2021
Poet Rubén Darío is honored with a park & monument in this city that became Nicaragua's permanent capital in 1857
South America
10 answers | 54 clues
Must-Know
(3)
DJ $400
2024
The Casa Rosadapresidential palace overlooks the Plaza de Mayo in this Argentine city
J $600
2022
Centro Cultural Kirchner; Monumento a Eva Peron
DJ $1,200
2018
South America; SERIOUS BEAN
J $400
2012
The presidential palace (built on the site of Pizarro's house)
DJ $600
1996
In 1984 a skull found in the crypt of this city's cathedral was confirmed as Francisco Pizarro's
J $1,000
2010
Callao is this South American capital's port
DJ $400
2022
At about 10.5 degrees north latitudeit'sthe northernmost of South America's capitals
J $600
2015
Oils well that ends well in this city by the Caribbean coast that became a capital in the 1820s
DJ $1,600
2021
This birthplace of Simon Bolivar has a population of 2 million
Should-Know
(3)
J $400
2015
Designed & built in the '50s, it is located in the "Distrito Federal"
DJ $800
1997
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira was the leader of the 1950s movement to build this capital
DJ $1,200
2018
A proposal for a capital in the interior was made as early as 1789 but work didn't start on this city until 1956
J $200
2000
Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Bogota
DJ $800
2011
Buenos Aires, Bogota, Brasilia
DJ $2,000
DD
2018
In 1821 it was made the capital of Gran Colombia, it's still a capital today
J $200
2022
The university of this is in Santiago, but national congress meetings are not; those are in Valparaíso
J $200
2005
South of the border:Santiago
DJ $200
1999
Santiago
Middle East
9 answers | 32 clues
Must-Know
(1)
J $200
2001
Beirut, Ankara, Tel Aviv
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2007
Riyadh, Baghdad, Ankara
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In 1944 construction of Kemal Atatürk's mausoleum began in this city & lasted 9 years
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2017
Its location among oases & its natural fertility earned this Saudi capital its name, from the Arabic for "meadows"
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This capital is served by King Khalid International Airport, which lies about 20 miles north of the city
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2008
It was captured from the Rashid clan by Ibn Saud in January 1902; it became a capital 30 years later
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