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In November 1941, German Army Group Centre was stopped at the outskirts of the city
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Moscow
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The prefecture is part of the world's most populous metropolitan area
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Tokyo
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Home to the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers
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Kuala Lumpur
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Few structures pre-date the Great Fire of 1666, these being a few trace Roman remains
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London
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It is one of the country's capital cities, serving as the seat of the administrative branch of government
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Pretoria
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They chose a site north of the Sassanid capital of Ctesiphon (and also just north of where ancient Babylon had once stood)
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Baghdad
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The influx of many Tibetan refugees from China has seen the construction of over 50 Tibetan gompas (monasteries) around Boudhanath.
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Kathmandu
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The city also has around 80 geothermal springs, the largest thermal water cave system, second largest synagogue, and third largest Parliament building in the world
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Budapest
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Porirua on Porirua Harbour to the north is notable for its large Māori and Pacific Island communities
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Wellington
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From an architectural perspective, the airplane-shaped plan was certainly an homage to Le Corbusier
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Brasilia
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On 10 December 1997 Akmola replaced Almaty
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Astana
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The 16th century explorer Leo Africanus knew the city as Magadazo
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Mogadishu
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108 years later it welcomed home the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Athens
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Divided by the two Rivers Nile
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Khartoum
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Burmese: နေပြည်တော်
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Naypyidaw
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Was also the capital of Free France between 1940 and 1942
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Brazzaville
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Founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as Ciudad de los Reyes
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Lima
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It is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Rewa Province, Central Division
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Suva
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Famous festivals and events in the city include: Koningsdag, The Cannabis Cup, and Uitmarkt
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Amsterdam
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The native Taíno people populated the island which they called Quisqueya (mother of all lands) and Ayiti (land of high mountains)
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Santo Domingo
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Situated at the mouth of the River Liffey
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Dublin
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The city and region's demonym is santiaguinos (male) and santiaguinas (female)
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Santiago
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With Prince Albert II as head of state
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Monaco
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The capital city of the West African country of Liberia
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Monrovia
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which... I didn't.. but... not the quiz's fault