Country | City | Hint | % Correct |
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Turkey | Ankara | Capital, 2nd Largest | 99%
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Turkey | Istanbul | Biggest, Hagia Sophia | 99%
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Azerbaijan | Baku | Capital, Biggest | 95%
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Syria | Damascus | Capital, 2nd Largest | 95%
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Israel | Jerusalem | Capital (also claimed by palestine as capital), Biggest, Holy city to three religions | 94%
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Saudi Arabia | Mecca | Holiest City to Muslims, destination of the Hajj, Kaaba | 94%
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Cyprus/Northern Cyprus* | Nicosia | Capital and Biggest City of both countries | 94%
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Iran | Tehran | Capital, Biggest | 94%
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United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Capital, 2nd Largest, largest of the 7 emirates | 93%
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Iraq | Baghdad | Capital, Biggest | 93%
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Lebanon | Beirut | Capital, Biggest | 93%
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United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Largest, worlds tallest building, gold market | 93%
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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Capital, Biggest | 93%
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Georgia | Tbilisi | Capital, Biggest | 93%
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Israel | Tel Aviv | 2nd Largest, Global economic and technology leader | 93%
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Armenia | Yerevan | Capital, Biggest | 93%
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Jordan | Amman | Capital, Biggest | 92%
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Pakistan | Islamabad | Capital, built specifically to become the new Capital, Most developed city in Pakistan | 92%
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Oman | Muscat | Capital, Biggest | 92%
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Yemen | Sana'a | Capital, Biggest | 92%
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Qatar | Doha | Capital, Biggest | 91%
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Kazakhstan | Astana | Capital, 2nd Largest, Planned City | 90%
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Turkey | Izmir | 3rd Largest, Formerly known as Smyrna | 90%
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Syria | Aleppo | Biggest, inhabited since the 6th milenium BC | 89%
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Afghanistan | Kabul | Capital, Biggest, 5th fastest growing city in the world | 89%
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Pakistan | Karachi | Biggest, 'City of Lights', Maine Seaport and Financial Center of Pakistan | 89%
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Kuwait | Kuwait City | Capital, Biggest | 89%
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Saudi Arabia | Medina | 2nd Holiest city to Muslims, The Prophets Mosque | 89%
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Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 2nd Largest, 'Most Open' city in Saudi Arabia | 88%
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Bahrain | Manama | Capital, Biggest | 88%
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Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Capital, Biggest, 'Stone City' | 87%
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Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Capital, Biggest, known as 'Poltorask' | 86%
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Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Capital, Biggest, Formerly 'Dyushambe' and 'Stalinabad', name means 'Monday' | 86%
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Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Capital, Biggest, Formerly 'Pishpek' and 'Frunze' | 85%
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Palestine | Gaza | Biggest, Conquered by Egyptians, Romans, Mongols, Crusaders, Ottomans and the British, very young population (75% <25) | 85%
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Pakistan | Lahore | 2nd Largest, Capital of Punjab, 'Mughal City of Gardens' | 85%
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Kazakhstan | Almaty | Biggest, formerly Alma-Ata and Verniy | 83%
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Turkey | Antalya | Biggest Turkish city on Mediteranean Coast, Host of 2015 G20 summit | 82%
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Israel | Haifa | 3rd Largest, Mount Carmel | 81%
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Iran | Isfahan | 3rd Largest, twice a former capital of Persia, one of the largest City-Squares in the world | 81%
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Iran | Mashhad | 2nd Largest, major oasis on the Silk Road | 80%
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Iraq | Mosul | Tigris river, founded across from Ninevah, locals called Maslawis | 80%
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Iraq | Basra | 3nd Largest, Biggest port, one fo the hottest cities on the planet, home to Sinbad | 79%
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Yemen | Aden | 2nd Largest, Capital of South Yemen, temporarily a former capital of Yemen | 75%
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Turkey | Bursa | Former capital of Ottoman State | 75%
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Palestine | Ramallah | De Fecto Palestinian Administrative Capital | 71%
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Iran | Shiraz | 'City of Poets, Literature, wine and flowers', Former capital of ancient Persian dynasties | 70%
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Syria | Homs | 3rd Largest, Formerly Emesa, Krak de Chevaliers | 69%
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Turkey | Gaziantep | commonly called Antep, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world | 67%
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Uzbekistan | Samarkand | 3rd largest, Silk Road, 'Rock Town' or 'Stone Fort' | 66%
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Pakistan | Faisalabad | 3rd Largest, AKA Lyallpur, 'Manchester of Pakistan' | 65%
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Saudi Arabia | Dammam | Fastest growing Saudi City | 64%
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Iraqi Kurdistan* | Erbil | Capital, Biggest, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world | 64%
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Cyprus | Limassol | 2nd Largest | 64%
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Iran | Tabriz | Historical and currently important Industry hub | 63%
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Palestine | Bethlehem | Supposed birthplace of King David and Jesus | 62%
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Turkey | Adana | Regarded as one of the most agricultuarly productive areas in the world | 61%
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Pakistan | Rawalpindi | Former temporary National Capital, Twin City with Capital, Military HQ | 60%
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Afghanistan | Kandahar | 2nd Largest, Formerly 'Alexandria Arachosia' | 58%
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Turkey | Konya | Historical capital of the Seljuk Sultanate or Rum and the Karamanids | 56%
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Pakistan | Hyderabad | Indus River, one of the fastest growing cities in the world | 55%
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Lebonon | Tripoli | 2nd Largest, ancient center of Phoenician cities | 55%
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Iraqi Kurdistan* | Kirkuk | Multilingual for centuries, designated the 'Capital of Iraqi Culture' | 54%
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Pakistan | Peshawar | Capital of Pakistani Tribal Region | 53%
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Pakistan | Multan | The 'City of Sufis' or The 'City of Saints' | 49%
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Palestine | Hebron | 2nd Largest, Biggest city in the West Bank | 48%
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Iran | Qom | Famous for a brittle toffee called Sohan, Holy city to Shias | 48%
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Iran | Ahvaz | Worlds worst air pollution | 47%
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Cyprus | Paphos | Former island capital, supposed birthplace of Aphrodite, UNESCO | 47%
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Syria | Ar Raqqah | Former capital of Abbasid Caliphate, currently capital of ISIL | 46%
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United Arab Emirates | Sharjah | 3rd Largest | 45%
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Afghanistan | Herat | 'The Pearl of Khorasan', traditionally known for its wine | 43%
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Iraq | Fallujah | 'City of Mosques' | 42%
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Syria | Hama | 4th Largest, 'Fortress', major site of fighting in the current Syrian Civil War | 40%
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Afghanistan | Jalalabad | Formerly known as 'Adina Pur' | 40%
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Iraq | Tikrit | 39%
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Turkey | Tarsus | Meeting place of Marc Antony and Cleopatra, Birthplace of Paul the apostle | 38%
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Pakistan | Gujranwala | Founded by the Gurjars, foremerly known as 'Khanpur' | 37%
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Georgia | Batumi | 3rd Largest, formerly known as Batum, Black Sea coast | 36%
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Afghanistan | Mazar-i-Sharif | Name means 'Noble Shrine' | 35%
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Turkey | Samsun | 35%
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Syria | Latakia | Former owners include; Romans, Selecuids, Ummayads, Abbasids, Byzantines, Fatimids, Seljuk Turks, Crusaders, Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottomans, France, and Alawites | 34%
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Lebanon | Tyre | Sometimes called 'Sour', name means 'Rock', site of the Hippodrome | 33%
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Northern Cyprus* | Famagusta | 2nd Largest | 30%
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Lebonon | Sidon | 3rd Largest, named for Noahs grandson, name means 'Fishery' | 30%
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Pakistan | Abbottabad | Popular Pakistani tourist destination, location where Bin Laden was found and killed | 27%
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Iran | Karaj | 4th largest, Alborz Mountains | 27%
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UK (Cyprus) | Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Sovereign Military Base | 26%
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United Arab Emirates | Al Ain | Name means 'The Spring', called the 'Garden City' | 26%
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Kyrgyzstan | Osh | 2nd Largest, Silk Road, Oldest Kyrgyzstani City | 26%
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United Arab Emirates | Ajman | 5th largest Emirate | 22%
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Israel | Ashdod | Israels biggest port, founded by Canaanites in 17th century BC, one of the oldest cities in the world | 22%
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Azerbaijan | Ganja | 2nd Largest, renamed twice as Elisabethpol and Kirovabad | 22%
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Jordan | Irbid | 3rd Largest, formerly 'Arabella' | 22%
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Iraq | Karbala | Holiest city for Shia Muslims | 22%
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Palestine | Nablus | Founded by Roman Emperor Vespasian, Famous Soap Industry | 22%
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Oman | Salalah | 2nd Largest | 21%
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Iraqi Kurdistan* | Sulaymaniyah | Cultural center for Sorani speaking Kurds | 21%
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Georgia | Kutaisi | 2nd Largest, Legislative Capital | 20%
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Kazakhstan | Shymkent | 3rd Largest, destroyed several times by Genghis Khan | 20%
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Nagorno-Karabakh* | Stepanakert | Capital, Biggest | 20%
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Saudi Arabia | Ta'if | Unofficial summer capital | 20%
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Jordan | Zarqa | 2nd Largest, 'The Blue One' | 20%
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Iran | Bandar Abbas | Strategic location Persian Gulf | 19%
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Yemen | Ta'izz | 3rd Largest, Cultural capital of Yemen | 19%
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Israel | Acre | 18%
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Israel | Rishon LeZion | 4th Largest, name means 'First to Zion' | 17%
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Oman | Seeb | 3rd Largest | 17%
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South Ossetia* | Tskhinvali | Capital, Biggest | 17%
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Armenia | Gyumri | 2nd Largest, Founded as Kumayri, renamed Alexandropol, renamed again as Leninakan | 16%
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Azerbaijan | Sumqayit | 3rd Largest, 2nd largest Azerbaijani port | 16%
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Turkmenistan | Turkmenabat | 2nd Largest, Formerly known as Chardzhou | 16%
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Iran | Kermanshah | Kurdish speaking, twice renamed as Ghahramanshahr and Bakhtaran | 15%
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Abkhazia* | Sukhumi | Capital, Biggest | 15%
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Yemen | Al Hudaydah | AKA Hodeda | 13%
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Uzbekistan | Namangan | 2nd Largest, Main cultural groups are Uzbeks and Tajiks | 13%
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Tajikistan | Khujand | 2nd Largest, Silk Road, Formerly known as 'Khodjend' 'Khodzhent' and 'Leninabad' | 12%
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Bahrain | Riffa | 2nd Largest | 12%
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Saudi Arabia | Al Ahsa | Oasis Region | 11%
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Qatar | Al Rayyan | 2nd Largest | 11%
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Pakistan | Sialkot | Indian/Kashmir Border, site of many intense battles | 11%
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Pakistan | Sargodha | 'City of Eagles' | 10%
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