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Former National Capitals #5

Can you name these former capitals in the Middle East?
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_national_capitals
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Country
Capital
Years Served
Anshan
Susa
3200 BC-850 BC
Assyria
Assur
2600 BC-843 BC
Mannaea
Zirta
850 BC-728 BC
Median Empire
Ecbatana
728 BC-550 BC
Persian Empire
Pasargadae
559 BC-538 BC
Susa
538 BC-515 BC
Persepolis
515 BC-331 BC
Seleucid Empire
Seleucia
305 BC-240 BC
Antioch
240 BC-64 BC
Parthian Empire
Rhages
240 BC-224
Sassanid Empire
Ctesiphon
224-637
Tahirid Dynasty
Nishapur
821-873
Saffarid Dynasty
Zaranj
861-900
Samanid
Samarkand
875-999
Ghaznavids
Ghazni
963-1212
Seljuq
Nishapur
1031-1231
Ilkhanate
Maragheh
1256-1265
Tabriz
1265-1306
Soltaniyeh
1306-1335
Safavid Dynasty
Tabriz
1501-1548
Qazvin
1548-1598
Isfahan
1598-1736
Afsharid Dynasty
Mashhad
1736-1750
Country
Capital
Years Served
Zand
Shiraz
1750-1782
Qajar dynasty
Sari
1782-1795
Israel
Gibeah
1030 BC-1010 BC
Jerusalem
1000 BC-930 BC
Judah
Jerusalem
930 BC-586 BC
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
1099-1187
Acre
1187-1291
Israel
Tel Aviv
1948-1948
Hebron
1007 BC- 1000 BC
Shechem
930 BC-930 BC
Tirzah
909 BC-880 BC
Samaria
880 BC-720 BC
Mahanaim
1010 BC-1007 BC
Penuel
930 BC-909 BC
Emirate of Diriyah
Diriyah
1744-1818
Imamate of Oman
Salalah
1932-1970
South Yemen
Aden
1967-1990
Umayyad Caliphate
Damascus
661-744
Harran
744-750
Babylonia
Babylon
2400 BC-141 BC
Assyria
Nineveh
1800 BC-600 BC
Calah
1250 BC-710 BC
Kartli
Mtskheta
227 BC-409
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