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Which Asian Capital?

Can you guess the capital city which applies to each clue?
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Last updated: November 3, 2023
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First submittedNovember 3, 2023
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Capital
Featured in the movie "Godzilla"
Tokyo
Located just 50 km south of the Demilitarized Zone
Seoul
The only city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics
Beijing
American troops hastily abandoned this city in 2021
Kabul
In August 2024, this city will cease to be a capital as the government moves to
a new capital on the island of Borneo
Jakarta
Located about 75 km north of the ancient city of Babylon
Baghdad
Its Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998–2004
Kuala Lumpur
Under foreign occupation from 1990–1991
Kuwait City
Islam's third holiest city after Mecca and Medina
Jerusalem
Its luxury hotels include the Yak & Yeti, the Everest, and the Shangri-La
Kathmandu
Mediterranean city once known as "The Paris of the Middle East"
Beirut
It's name means "City of Islam"
Islamabad
The coldest national capital in the world, it was founded as a nomadic Buddhist monastery.
After relocating 28 times, it settled in a permanent location in 1778.
Ulaanbaatar
Hosts frequent parades where Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles are the star attraction
Pyongyang
Has been governed by Spain, the United States, and Japan
Manila
Where you'd find Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Taipei
Sits in the middle of the world's third largest hot desert
Riyadh
Has four letters, the last of which is U
Baku
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met here in 1943 to discuss war objectives
Tehran
The capital of the Umayyad Caliphate
Damascus
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Level 78
Nov 8, 2023
This quiz cannot be nominated. Wonder why...
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Level 62
Nov 8, 2023
It's already a featured quiz.
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Level 63
Dec 20, 2023
It's already featured
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Level 79
Nov 8, 2023
Manila was also governed by Great Britain for a short time in the 18th century.
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Level 79
Nov 8, 2023
Indonesia is changing the capital?
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Level 84
Nov 8, 2023
indoNesia?
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Level 79
Nov 9, 2023
lol
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Level 76
Nov 9, 2023
Yes, Jakarta is sinking, literally, while global sea levels rise.
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Level 67
Nov 9, 2023
20/20, 2:37 used. Fun quiz
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Level 88
Nov 15, 2023
Hadn't heard about Indonesia, so I just did some research. They're beginning to build the new city (from scratch), but the move won't take place until 2045 (if ever). Java will continue to be a capital city long past 2024.
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Level 84
Dec 20, 2023
Java is an island - incidentally the most populous island in the world. The Indonesian capital city is Jakarta, on the northern coast of Java (for now).
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Level 88
Dec 20, 2023
Good grief...yes, I meant to say Jakarta will be the capital city. Thanks, Freestatebear.
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Level 76
Dec 20, 2023
Its, not It's :)
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Level 68
Dec 21, 2023
Couldn't for the life of me remember any other conferences than Yalta and Potsdam, but of course the dates didn't fit...
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Level 62
Dec 21, 2023
Jerusalem is not recognized officially as Israel’s capital.