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Kazakhstan moved its capital here from Almaty in 1997; the city reclaimed this name in 2022 after a brief rename.
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This Saudi capital, once a walled oasis town, is now one of the largest cities in the Middle East.
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This Omani capital sits along the Gulf of Oman, ringed by rugged mountains.
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This Bangladeshi capital sits on the Buriganga River and is one of the most densely populated cities on Earth.
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This Kyrgyz capital was known as Frunze during the Soviet era.
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This Japanese capital was known as Edo before being renamed in 1868.
TOKYOThis Iraqi capital sits on the banks of the Tigris River.
BAGHDADThis Iranian capital lies at the foot of the Alborz mountain range.
TEHRANThis Tajik capital's name means 'Monday' in Persian, referring to the market day once held there.
DUSHANBENorth Korea's capital is home to the towering, pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel.
PYONGYANGThe Kremlin and Red Square sit at the heart of this transcontinental country's capital.
MOSCOWIsrael considers this ancient city its capital, though the international community's recognition of that status remains disputed.
JERUSALEMThis Yemeni capital's Old City is famous for its centuries-old multi-story mudbrick tower houses.
SANAABelieved to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, this Syrian capital predates recorded history.
DAMASCUSThis Afghan capital sits in a high valley surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountains.
KABULThis Uzbek capital was largely rebuilt in Soviet style after a devastating 1966 earthquake.
TASHKENTPakistan built this planned capital city in the 1960s to replace Karachi.
ISLAMABADThis Armenian capital, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, is dominated by views of Mount Ararat.
YEREVANThis Vietnamese capital in the north is older than Ho Chi Minh City, the country's largest metropolis.
HANOIThis city-state's capital shares its exact name with the entire country.
SINGAPOREThis Cambodian capital sits at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers.
PHNOMPENHThis small coastal capital of Timor-Leste was largely destroyed in the violence surrounding independence in 1999.
DILIThis South Korean capital sits on the Han River and hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics.
SEOULThis Bahraini capital is also the country's largest city and main seaport.
MANAMAMalaysia's capital is Kuala '_ _ _ _ _ _,' home to the Petronas Twin Towers.
LUMPURThis Sri Lankan commercial capital sits on the island's western coast, even though the official legislative capital is elsewhere.
COLOMBOThis Laotian capital sits on a bend of the Mekong River across from Thailand.
VIENTIANEMyanmar's government moved its capital from Yangon to this purpose-built city in 2005.
NAYPYIDAWThis Jordanian capital was built on the ruins of the ancient city of Philadelphia.
AMMANThis atoll nation's capital, Malé, is one of the most densely populated islands on Earth.
MALEChina's capital hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008 and the Winter Olympics in 2022.
BEIJINGIndia's capital was built adjacent to an older city of the same name, distinguished only by one added word.
NEWDELHIThis Georgian capital straddles the Kura River and is known for its natural sulfur hot springs.
TBILISIThis Persian Gulf federation's capital sits on an island and shares its name with the emirate that hosts it.
ABUDHABIThis Azerbaijani capital on the Caspian Sea is known for its walled Old City and futuristic Flame Towers.
BAKUThis Thai capital's full ceremonial name is one of the longest place names in the world.
BANGKOKThis Indonesian capital on the island of Java is one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world.
JAKARTAThis Taiwanese capital sits in a basin ringed by mountains in the island's north.
TAIPEIThis Philippine capital on Luzon island is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
MANILAIts capital, Ulaanbaatar, is the coldest capital city in the world; the country itself is home to the Gobi Desert.
MONGOLIAThis Persian Gulf emirate's capital city shares its exact name with the country itself.
KUWAITThis Qatari capital transformed from a pearling town into a skyline of skyscrapers within a few decades.
DOHAThis Nepali capital in the Himalayan foothills is home to numerous UNESCO World Heritage temple complexes.
KATHMANDUThis Bhutanese capital is one of the few world capitals with no traffic lights, directed instead by a traffic officer.
THIMPHUBrunei's capital is Bandar Seri '_ _ _ _ _ _ _,' named for a former sultan.
BEGAWANTurkey's capital replaced Istanbul as the seat of government after the republic's founding in 1923.
ANKARAThis desert capital of Turkmenistan is nicknamed the 'City of White Marble' for its many marble-clad buildings.
ASHGABATThis Lebanese capital on the Mediterranean is nicknamed 'the Paris of the Middle East.'
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