"R" Asian Cities

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1. This city was the temporary capital of Pakistan 1959-69. Answer: (One Word)

2. This city is the center of the Kvemo Kartili region and is the third largest in Georgia. Rustavi Rize Rioni Rasht

3. This city is the capital of Burma (Myanmar). Answer: (One Word)

4. This city is the capital of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Ras al Khaymah Ras Tanura Rasht

5. This town in Syria was prominent under the Abbasid caliphs, especially Harun ar-Rashid who resided here. (Ar) Ramadi (Ar) Raqqah (Ar) Rayyan (Ar) Rifa

6. This town is the capital of one of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the name of the emirate. Ras Shamrah Ras Tanura Ras Nasrani Ras al Khaymah

7. This city near the shore of the Caspian Sea is the capital of Gilan province, Iran. It was occupied by Russia 1723-32 and came under the Russian sphere of influence by agreement with the UK in 1907. Rafsanjan Rasht Rize Rustavi

8. This Israeli town has a diamond exchange and is the site of the Bar-Ilan university. Ramla Rehovot Ramat Gan Rishon le-Ziyyon

9. This town in the West Bank, Palestine north of Jerusalem was occupied by Israel in 1967. Israeli troops were temporarily withdrawn in 1995. Ramat Gan Rafah Ramallah Ramla

10. This ancient city in Bihar, India was the capital of the kingdom of Magadha under Bimbisara (ca.520-490 BC). It was for many years the home for Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism. Rajagriha Ranchi Rajahmundry Rajkot

11. This town is divided by border between the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Rehovot Ramallah Rafah Ramla

12. This town in Saudi Arabia, north west of Bahrain, has important oil pipelines and refineries. Ras Shamra Rasht Ras al Khaimah Ras Tanura

13. This ruin city near modern Rey, Iran was a seat of Zoroastrianism under the Sassanids (3rd-7th centuries AD). It was the birthplace ca 765 of Harun ar Rashid, the caliph from "The 1001 Nights". Rhamnus Rhages Rhinocolura Rhenea

14. This town in Sri Lanka is a center of precious-stone industry. Nearby is Maha Saman Dewale, a Buddhist temple. Ratnagiri Rajkot Ranpur Ratnapura

15. This town on the Klong river, south west Thailand is the capital of a province with the same name. Rat Buri Ranong Rathedaung Roi Et