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Asian capitals quiz
From desert kingdoms to Himalayan valleys and island nations, Asia's capital cities have some of the best stories in geography. Expect quick wins, Soviet-era renamings and a record breaker or two.
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What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
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What is the capital city of Syria?
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Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
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Ashgabat is the capital of which country?
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What is the capital of the Philippines?
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Which Central Asian capital's name means 'Monday' in Persian?
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What is the capital of Iran?
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What is the capital of Bangladesh?
Question 10 of 20Renamed and movedMedium
Bishkek, known as Frunze for most of the Soviet era, is the capital of which country?
Question 11 of 20Record breakersHard
Which is the lowest-lying national capital in the world, at about 28 m (92 ft) below sea level?
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What is the capital city of Afghanistan?
Question 13 of 20Rivers and coastsMedium
Which capital city stands where the Tonlé Sap river meets the Mekong?
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Malé is the capital of which island nation?
Question 15 of 20Names and meaningsHard
Which Asian capital was known in Greek and Roman times as Philadelphia?
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Muscat is the capital of which country?
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What is the capital of Brunei?
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What is the capital city of Lebanon?
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Dili is the capital of which country?
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What is the capital of Laos?
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- What is the capital city of Thailand? BangkokIts full ceremonial name runs to 168 letters, which Guinness World Records lists as the world's longest place name. Thais usually just say Krung Thep.
- What is the capital of Saudi Arabia? RiyadhIts name means 'gardens'. In 1902 Ibn Saud captured the city's Masmak fort, a first step towards the kingdom he named Saudi Arabia in 1932.
- What is the capital city of Syria? DamascusFrom 661 to 750 it was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate, whose Great Mosque, completed in the early 700s, still stands in the old city.
- Kathmandu is the capital of which country? NepalUNESCO listed the temples, palaces and squares of the Kathmandu Valley as a World Heritage Site in 1979, made up of seven Monument Zones.
- Ashgabat is the capital of which country? TurkmenistanIn 2013 Guinness World Records recognized the city for having the highest density of white marble-clad buildings: 543 of them.
- What is the capital of the Philippines? ManilaThe Spanish made it their colonial capital in 1571. Its old walled district, Intramuros, holds San Agustín Church, part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing.
- Which Central Asian capital's name means 'Monday' in Persian? DushanbeThe name comes from a busy bazaar held in the village every Monday. From 1929 to 1961 the city was called Stalinabad.
- What is the capital of Iran? TehranAgha Mohammad Khan, founder of the Qajar dynasty, made it the capital in 1786. The city lies at the southern foot of the Alborz Mountains.
- What is the capital of Bangladesh? DhakaNicknamed the 'City of Rickshaws', it grew up on the banks of the Buriganga River.
- Bishkek, known as Frunze for most of the Soviet era, is the capital of which country? KyrgyzstanThe old name honored Mikhail Frunze, a Bolshevik military leader who was born in the city. It was renamed Bishkek in February 1991.
- Which is the lowest-lying national capital in the world, at about 28 m (92 ft) below sea level? BakuIt lies on the shore of the Caspian Sea, whose surface is itself well below sea level.
- What is the capital city of Afghanistan? KabulBabur, founder of the Mughal Empire, is buried in the city's terraced Gardens of Babur.
- Which capital city stands where the Tonlé Sap river meets the Mekong? Phnom PenhThe name comes from Wat Phnom, a hilltop temple, and Lady Penh, who in legend raised the hill to shelter sacred objects she found in a floating tree.
- Malé is the capital of which island nation? MaldivesThe country is the world's lowest-lying nation, with an average ground level of only about 1.5 m (5 ft) above the sea.
- Which Asian capital was known in Greek and Roman times as Philadelphia? AmmanPtolemy II Philadelphus, the Macedonian ruler of Egypt, renamed the city after himself in the 3rd century BC. A large Roman theater still stands in the center.
- Muscat is the capital of which country? OmanTwo forts from the Portuguese era, Al Jalali and Al Mirani, still guard the harbor of the old town from rocky outcrops.
- What is the capital of Brunei? Bandar Seri BegawanKampong Ayer, a water village of stilt houses, schools and mosques built over the Brunei River, has been nicknamed the 'Venice of the East'.
- What is the capital city of Lebanon? BeirutIts name is thought to come from a Phoenician word for 'wells', after the easily reached groundwater beneath the site.
- Dili is the capital of which country? Timor-LesteA Cristo Rei statue standing on a globe crowns a headland east of the city. President Suharto unveiled it in 1996, during Indonesian rule.
- What is the capital of Laos? VientianeIts Patuxai victory monument was built with US-funded cement meant for an airfield, earning it the nickname 'the vertical runway'.
