Ultimate Cities Quiz (Africa)

This quiz acts as an encompassing study guide to learn the following -First and second biggest cities in all States -Capitals of States and territories -Extremely large/important cities/historically important cities
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Country
City
Hint
Egypt
Cairo
Capital, Biggest
Egypt
Alexandria
2nd Largest, Famous (now destroyed) Library
Egypt
Suez
Namesake of famous canal
Egypt
Giza
Great Pyramids, Sphynx
Egypt
Port Said
First buildings ever made out of reinforced concrete
Egypt
Shubra El-Kheima
4th Lagest, Suburb of Capital
Egypt
Luxor
"Worlds greatest open air museum"
Egypt
Aswan
Famous Dam with namesake, formerly Assuan
Libya
Tripoli
Capital, Biggest
Libya
Benghazi
2nd Largest, US embassy attack
Libya
Misrata
3rd Largest, 'Business capital of Libya'
Tunisia
Tunis
Capital, Biggest
Tunisia
Sfax
2nd Largest, Built on the ruins of Thaenae and Taparura
Tunisia
Carthage
Historically important city
Algeria
Algiers
Capital, Biggest
Algeria
Oran
2nd Largest, Major port, named for extinct Lions
Algeria
Constantine
'City of Bridges' once called Cirta, Renamed for a Roman Emperor
Algeria
Annaba
Often called 'Balad Al Unnab', leading industrial center in Algeria
Morocco
Casablanca
Biggest, Moroccos chief port
Morocco
Fez
2nd Largest, National capital until 1925
Morocco
Tangier
Former Berber town, phoenician trading town and colonial town
Morocco
Marrakesh
one of Moroccos greatest economic and tourist destinations, one of the 4 'Imperial Cities'
Morocco
Sale
Former independant republic and pirate haven
Morocco
Rabat
Capital, 4th Largest
Morocco
Meknes
Former national capital, named for the Berber tribe Miknasa
Spain (exclave)
Ceuta
Moroccan dispute
Spain (exclave)
Melilla
Moroccan dispute
Canary Islands (Spain)
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Joint Capital, 2nd Largest
Canary Islands (Spain)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Joint Capital, Biggest
Madeira (Portugal)
Funchal
Capital, Biggest
Western Sahara
El Aaiun
Breakaway Moroccan region, Capital, Biggest
Mauritania
Nouakchott
Capital, Biggest
Mauritania
Nouadhibou
2nd Largest
Mali
Bamako
Capital, Biggest
Mali
Sikasso
2nd Largest
Mali/Azawad
Timbuktu
Slang for a remote place, declared capital of Azawad
Mali/Azawad
Gao
Azawad provisional Capital
Cabo Verde
Praia
Capital, Biggest
Cabo Verde
Mindelo
2nd Largest
Senegal
Dakar
Capital, Biggest
Senegal
Pikine
2nd Largest
The Gambia
Banjul
Capital
The Gambia
Serekunda
Biggest
The Gambia
Brikama
2nd Largest
Guinea Bissau
Bissau
Capital, Biggest
Guinea Bissau
Bafata
2nd Largest
Guinea
Conakry
Capital, Biggest
Guinea
Nzerekore
2nd Largest
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Capital, Biggest
Sierra Leone
Bo
2nd Largest
Liberia
Monrovia
Capital, Largest
Liberia
Gbarnga
2nd Largest
Ivory Coast
Abidjan
Biggest
Ivory Coast
Yamoussoukro
Capital
Ivory Coast
Bouake
2nd Largest City
Ivory Coast
Abobo
2nd Largest Metro
Ghana
Accra
Capital, Biggest
Ghana
Kumasi
2nd Largest
Ghana
Tamale
3rd Largest, fastest growing city in West Africa
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Capital, Biggest
Burkina Faso
Bobo-Dioulasso
2nd Largest
Togo
Lome
Capital, Biggest
Togo
Sokode
2nd Largest
Benin
Porto Novo
Official Capital
Benin
Cotonou
Biggest, Seat of Government but not official capital
Benin
Abomey-Calavi
2nd Largest
Niger
Niamey
Capital, Biggest
Niger
Zinder
2nd Largest
Nigeria
Abuja
Capital
Nigeria
Lagos
Biggest
Nigeria
Kaduna
Founded by the British, City symbol is the Kada (Crocodile)
Nigeria
Ibadan
3rd largest, Yoruba ethnicity, walled city, Capital Oyo State
Nigeria
Kano
2nd Largest
Nigeria
Port Harcourt
Bonny River, Oil exporter
Nigeria
Ogbomosho
Walled City, Yoruba ethnicity, Capital of the River States
Nigeria
Aba
Founded by the Ngwa, Aba River
Nigeria
Maiduguri
Capital of Borno State, called 'Yerwa' by locals
Nigeria
Zaria
Formerly 'Zazzau', one of the original 7 Hausa City States
Nigeria
Benin City
Capital of Edo State, center for Nigerian Rubber
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome
Capital, Biggest
Sao Tome and Principe
Santo Amaro
2nd Largest
Cameroon
Yaounde
Capital, 2nd Largest
Cameroon
Douala
Biggest
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
Capital, 2nd Largest, Bioko Island
Equatorial Guinea
Bata
Biggest, Mainland
Gabon
Libreville
Capital, Biggest
Country
City
Hint
Gabon
Port-Gentil
2nd Largest
Chad
N'djamena
Capital, Biggest
Chad
Moundou
2nd Largest
Central African Republic
Bangui
Capital, Biggest
Central African Republic
Bimbo
2nd Largest
Sudan
Khartoum
Capital, Biggest
Sudan
Omdurman
2nd Largest
Sudan
Kassala
Gash River, famous for its fruit gardens
Sudan
Port Sudan
Sudans main port, biggest Sudanese city on Red Sea
South Sudan
Juba
Capital, Biggest
South Sudan
Malakal
2nd Largest
Eritrea
Asmara
Capital, Biggest
Eritrea
Keren
2nd Largest
Djibouti
Djibouti City
Capital, Biggest
Djibouti
Ali Sabieh
2nd Largest
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Capital, Biggest
Ethiopia
Adama
2nd Largest, formerly known as Nazret
Ethiopia
Axum
Former capital of Kingdom of Aksum, one of the oldest continually inhabited places in the world
Ethiopia
Gondar
3rd Largest, Former capital of Kingdom of Ethiopia, 'Camelot of Africa'
Ethiopia
Mek'ele
Economic, cultural, and political hub, divided into 7 sub cities
Somalia
Mogadishu
Capital, Biggest
Somalia
Bosaso
2nd Largest
Somaliland
Hargeisa
Capital, Biggest (2nd largest all of Somalia)
Kenya
Nairobi
Capital, Biggest
Kenya
Mombasa
2nd Largest
Kenya
Kisumu
3rd Largest, name means 'A place of barter trade'
Uganda
Kampala
Capital, Biggest
Uganda
Kira
2nd Largest
Rwanda
Kigali
Capital, Biggest
Rwanda
Butare
2nd Largest
Burundi
Bujumbura
Capital, Biggest
Burundi
Muyinga
2nd Largest
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
Biggest, Biggest city in East Africa, Largest population of Swahili speakers in the world
Tanzania
Mwanza
2nd Largest, LakeVictoria
Tanzania
Arusha
Major international diplomatic hub, de facto capital of East Africa
Tanzania
Dodoma
Capital
Tanzania
Zanzibar City
UNESCO world heritage site
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
Capital, Biggest
Republic of the Congo
Pointe-Noire
2nd Largest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
Capital, Biggest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lubumbashi
2nd Largest, Formerly Elizabethville
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mbuji-Mayi
3rd Largest, name means 'Goat Water', Sankuru River
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kisangani
Formerly 'Stanleyville'
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goma
Ravaged by Rwandan Genocide and the two Congo Wars
Angola
Luanda
Capital, Biggest
Angola
Huambo
2nd Largest, Formerly 'New Lisbon'
Angola
Lobito
3rd Largest, 'Flamingo City'
Zambia
Lusaka
Capital, Biggest
Zambia
Ndola
3rd Largest, Industrial Center of Zambias Copper belt
Zambia
Kitwe
2nd Largest
Namibia
Windhoek
Capital, Biggest
Namibia
Walvis Bay
2nd Largest
Botswana
Gaborone
Capital, Biggest
Botswana
Francistown
2nd Largest
Zimbabwe
Harare
Capital, Biggest
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
2nd Largest, 'City of Kings'
Zimbabwe
Chitungwiza
3rd largest, 'Chi town'
Malawi
Lilongwe
Capital, Biggest
Malawi
Blantyre
2nd Largest
Mozambique
Maputo
Capital, Biggest
Mozambique
Matola
2nd Largest, suburb of capital
Mozambique
Beira
3rd Largest, developed by Portugal, 2nd largest non Suburb City
Mauritius
Port Louis
Capital, Biggest
Mauritius
Vacoas
2nd Largest
Seychelles
Victoria
Capital, Biggest
Comoros
Moroni
Capital, Biggest
Comoros
Mutsamudu
2nd Largest
Madagascar
Antananarivo
Capital, Biggest
Madagascar
Toamasina
2nd Largest
Lesotho
Maseru
Capital, Biggest
Lesotho
Teyateyneng
2nd Largest
Swaziland
Mbabane
Capital, Biggest
Swaziland
Manzini
2nd Largest
South Africa
Pretoria
Executive (administrative) capital, De Facto National Capital
South Africa
Cape Town
2nd Largest, Legislative Capital
South Africa
Bloemfontein
Judicial Capital, 'Fountain of Flowers'
South Africa
Johannesburg
Biggest, seat of South Africas Constitutional Court
South Africa
Soweto
Very large suburb of Biggest City
South Africa
Durban
Virtually tied with Cape town for 2nd Largest, SAs largest port
South Africa
Port Elizabeth
AKA 'The Bay', 'The Windy City' 'The Friendliest City'
South Africa
Tembisa
Zulu for 'Promise'
Mayotte (France)
Mamoudzou
Capital, Biggest
Reunion (France)
Saint Denis
Capital, Biggest
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
Port-aux-francais
Capital, Biggest
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cahuna (UK)
Jamestown
Capital, Biggest
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Level 74
Aug 11, 2015
There is no city named "Tunisia", the capital of Tunisia is "Tunis"
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Level 68
Aug 11, 2015
I'm not great at African geography, but that's what I understand too.
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Level 60
Aug 12, 2015
lol and you are both correct, typo on my part. Corrected now
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Level 60
Mar 10, 2018
Great quiz, but the capial of Malawi is Lilongwe, not Malabo.
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Level 60
Mar 12, 2018
Thank you, Not sure how this error has been here for so long but it is now corrected.