Statistics for Ultimate Cities Quiz (Middle East)

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General Stats

  • This quiz has been taken 314 times
    (301 since last reset)
  • The average score is 67 of 122

Answer Stats

CountryCityHint% Correct
TurkeyAnkaraCapital, 2nd Largest
99%
TurkeyIstanbulBiggest, Hagia Sophia
99%
AzerbaijanBakuCapital, Biggest
95%
SyriaDamascusCapital, 2nd Largest
95%
IsraelJerusalemCapital (also claimed by palestine as capital), Biggest, Holy city to three religions
94%
Saudi ArabiaMeccaHoliest City to Muslims, destination of the Hajj, Kaaba
94%
Cyprus/Northern Cyprus*NicosiaCapital and Biggest City of both countries
94%
IranTehranCapital, Biggest
94%
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiCapital, 2nd Largest, largest of the 7 emirates
93%
IraqBaghdadCapital, Biggest
93%
LebanonBeirutCapital, Biggest
93%
United Arab EmiratesDubaiLargest, worlds tallest building, gold market
93%
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhCapital, Biggest
93%
GeorgiaTbilisiCapital, Biggest
93%
IsraelTel Aviv2nd Largest, Global economic and technology leader
93%
ArmeniaYerevanCapital, Biggest
93%
JordanAmmanCapital, Biggest
92%
PakistanIslamabadCapital, built specifically to become the new Capital, Most developed city in Pakistan
92%
OmanMuscatCapital, Biggest
92%
YemenSana'aCapital, Biggest
92%
QatarDohaCapital, Biggest
91%
KazakhstanAstanaCapital, 2nd Largest, Planned City
90%
TurkeyIzmir3rd Largest, Formerly known as Smyrna
90%
SyriaAleppoBiggest, inhabited since the 6th milenium BC
89%
AfghanistanKabulCapital, Biggest, 5th fastest growing city in the world
89%
PakistanKarachiBiggest, 'City of Lights', Maine Seaport and Financial Center of Pakistan
89%
KuwaitKuwait CityCapital, Biggest
89%
Saudi ArabiaMedina2nd Holiest city to Muslims, The Prophets Mosque
89%
Saudi ArabiaJeddah2nd Largest, 'Most Open' city in Saudi Arabia
88%
BahrainManamaCapital, Biggest
88%
UzbekistanTashkentCapital, Biggest, 'Stone City'
87%
TurkmenistanAshgabatCapital, Biggest, known as 'Poltorask'
86%
TajikistanDushanbeCapital, Biggest, Formerly 'Dyushambe' and 'Stalinabad', name means 'Monday'
86%
KyrgyzstanBishkekCapital, Biggest, Formerly 'Pishpek' and 'Frunze'
85%
PalestineGazaBiggest, Conquered by Egyptians, Romans, Mongols, Crusaders, Ottomans and the British, very young population (75% <25)
85%
PakistanLahore2nd Largest, Capital of Punjab, 'Mughal City of Gardens'
85%
KazakhstanAlmatyBiggest, formerly Alma-Ata and Verniy
83%
TurkeyAntalyaBiggest Turkish city on Mediteranean Coast, Host of 2015 G20 summit
82%
IsraelHaifa3rd Largest, Mount Carmel
81%
IranIsfahan3rd Largest, twice a former capital of Persia, one of the largest City-Squares in the world
81%
IranMashhad2nd Largest, major oasis on the Silk Road
80%
IraqMosulTigris river, founded across from Ninevah, locals called Maslawis
80%
IraqBasra3nd Largest, Biggest port, one fo the hottest cities on the planet, home to Sinbad
79%
YemenAden2nd Largest, Capital of South Yemen, temporarily a former capital of Yemen
75%
TurkeyBursaFormer capital of Ottoman State
75%
PalestineRamallahDe Fecto Palestinian Administrative Capital
71%
IranShiraz'City of Poets, Literature, wine and flowers', Former capital of ancient Persian dynasties
70%
SyriaHoms3rd Largest, Formerly Emesa, Krak de Chevaliers
69%
TurkeyGaziantepcommonly called Antep, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world
67%
UzbekistanSamarkand3rd largest, Silk Road, 'Rock Town' or 'Stone Fort'
66%
PakistanFaisalabad3rd Largest, AKA Lyallpur, 'Manchester of Pakistan'
65%
Saudi ArabiaDammamFastest growing Saudi City
64%
Iraqi Kurdistan*ErbilCapital, Biggest, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world
64%
CyprusLimassol2nd Largest
64%
IranTabrizHistorical and currently important Industry hub
63%
PalestineBethlehemSupposed birthplace of King David and Jesus
62%
TurkeyAdanaRegarded as one of the most agricultuarly productive areas in the world
61%
PakistanRawalpindiFormer temporary National Capital, Twin City with Capital, Military HQ
60%
AfghanistanKandahar2nd Largest, Formerly 'Alexandria Arachosia'
58%
TurkeyKonyaHistorical capital of the Seljuk Sultanate or Rum and the Karamanids
56%
PakistanHyderabadIndus River, one of the fastest growing cities in the world
55%
LebononTripoli2nd Largest, ancient center of Phoenician cities
55%
Iraqi Kurdistan*KirkukMultilingual for centuries, designated the 'Capital of Iraqi Culture'
54%
PakistanPeshawarCapital of Pakistani Tribal Region
53%
PakistanMultanThe 'City of Sufis' or The 'City of Saints'
49%
PalestineHebron2nd Largest, Biggest city in the West Bank
48%
IranQomFamous for a brittle toffee called Sohan, Holy city to Shias
48%
IranAhvazWorlds worst air pollution
47%
CyprusPaphosFormer island capital, supposed birthplace of Aphrodite, UNESCO
47%
SyriaAr RaqqahFormer capital of Abbasid Caliphate, currently capital of ISIL
46%
United Arab EmiratesSharjah3rd Largest
45%
AfghanistanHerat'The Pearl of Khorasan', traditionally known for its wine
43%
IraqFallujah'City of Mosques'
42%
SyriaHama4th Largest, 'Fortress', major site of fighting in the current Syrian Civil War
40%
AfghanistanJalalabadFormerly known as 'Adina Pur'
40%
IraqTikrit
39%
TurkeyTarsusMeeting place of Marc Antony and Cleopatra, Birthplace of Paul the apostle
38%
PakistanGujranwalaFounded by the Gurjars, foremerly known as 'Khanpur'
37%
GeorgiaBatumi3rd Largest, formerly known as Batum, Black Sea coast
36%
AfghanistanMazar-i-SharifName means 'Noble Shrine'
35%
TurkeySamsun
35%
SyriaLatakiaFormer owners include; Romans, Selecuids, Ummayads, Abbasids, Byzantines, Fatimids, Seljuk Turks, Crusaders, Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottomans, France, and Alawites
34%
LebanonTyreSometimes called 'Sour', name means 'Rock', site of the Hippodrome
33%
Northern Cyprus*Famagusta2nd Largest
30%
LebononSidon3rd Largest, named for Noahs grandson, name means 'Fishery'
30%
PakistanAbbottabadPopular Pakistani tourist destination, location where Bin Laden was found and killed
27%
IranKaraj4th largest, Alborz Mountains
27%
UK (Cyprus)Akrotiri and DhekeliaSovereign Military Base
26%
United Arab EmiratesAl AinName means 'The Spring', called the 'Garden City'
26%
KyrgyzstanOsh2nd Largest, Silk Road, Oldest Kyrgyzstani City
26%
United Arab EmiratesAjman5th largest Emirate
22%
IsraelAshdodIsraels biggest port, founded by Canaanites in 17th century BC, one of the oldest cities in the world
22%
AzerbaijanGanja2nd Largest, renamed twice as Elisabethpol and Kirovabad
22%
JordanIrbid3rd Largest, formerly 'Arabella'
22%
IraqKarbalaHoliest city for Shia Muslims
22%
PalestineNablusFounded by Roman Emperor Vespasian, Famous Soap Industry
22%
OmanSalalah2nd Largest
21%
Iraqi Kurdistan*SulaymaniyahCultural center for Sorani speaking Kurds
21%
GeorgiaKutaisi2nd Largest, Legislative Capital
20%
KazakhstanShymkent3rd Largest, destroyed several times by Genghis Khan
20%
Nagorno-Karabakh*StepanakertCapital, Biggest
20%
Saudi ArabiaTa'ifUnofficial summer capital
20%
JordanZarqa2nd Largest, 'The Blue One'
20%
IranBandar AbbasStrategic location Persian Gulf
19%
YemenTa'izz3rd Largest, Cultural capital of Yemen
19%
IsraelAcre
18%
IsraelRishon LeZion4th Largest, name means 'First to Zion'
17%
OmanSeeb3rd Largest
17%
South Ossetia*TskhinvaliCapital, Biggest
17%
ArmeniaGyumri2nd Largest, Founded as Kumayri, renamed Alexandropol, renamed again as Leninakan
16%
AzerbaijanSumqayit3rd Largest, 2nd largest Azerbaijani port
16%
TurkmenistanTurkmenabat2nd Largest, Formerly known as Chardzhou
16%
IranKermanshahKurdish speaking, twice renamed as Ghahramanshahr and Bakhtaran
15%
Abkhazia*SukhumiCapital, Biggest
15%
YemenAl HudaydahAKA Hodeda
13%
UzbekistanNamangan2nd Largest, Main cultural groups are Uzbeks and Tajiks
13%
TajikistanKhujand2nd Largest, Silk Road, Formerly known as 'Khodjend' 'Khodzhent' and 'Leninabad'
12%
BahrainRiffa2nd Largest
12%
Saudi ArabiaAl AhsaOasis Region
11%
QatarAl Rayyan2nd Largest
11%
PakistanSialkotIndian/Kashmir Border, site of many intense battles
11%
PakistanSargodha'City of Eagles'
10%

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