The world's weirdest place names and capital cities
Chapter 1
Capitals with unexpected quirks
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Chapter 2
Tongue twisters and punctuation puzzles
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Chapter 3
Towns named after bizarre things
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Chapter 4
Geographically impossible anomalies
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The world's weirdest place names and capital cities
Ch 1 · Capitals with unexpected quirks
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Fun Fact
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte: Sri Lanka's official legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, actually translates to 'the sacred city of the growing victory-fortress' in Sinhalese.
Glossary
capital (noun)
A city or town that serves as the official seat of government in a country or state. South Africa distributes its governing power among three different capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
A city or town that serves as the official seat of government in a country or state. South Africa distributes its governing power among three different capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
Quiz
Which country has its official, constitutional capital in Sucre but its seat of government in La Paz?
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What is the capital of Montserrat, which was buried by a volcano in 1995 and remains a ghost town?
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Which country moved its capital from Almaty to the newly built city of Astana in 1997?
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Which capital city is officially classified as a metropolitan prefecture rather than a single city?
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In 1983, Côte d'Ivoire officially moved its capital to which small hometown of its president?