"O" Asian Cities

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1. This town north of Nikolayevsk-na-Amure was founded in 1649 and is one of the earliest settlements of Russia's far east. Omsk Orsk Okhotsk Okha

2. Formerly called Naniwa, this Japanese city was developed as the leading industrial city of Japan from the late 19th century. Answer: (One Word)

3. This city is the second largest of Kyrgyzstan. It is the site of the rock Solomon's Throne (Takht-i-Sulaiman) which is famous in Muslim legends. Ordu Olmaliq Ormuz Osh

4. This city in Azerbaijan province, Iran was called Rezayeh 1926-1980. It was the reputed birthplace of the religious leader Zoroaster ca. 628 BC. Oudh Ormuz Ordu Orumiyeh

5. This city is the capital of East Kazakhstan subdivision, Kazakhstan. It was formerly known as Ust-Kamenogorsk. Olmaliq Öskemen Osh Oral

6. This city in India received its name from Ajodhya and is a sacred city of the Hindus. It was an early capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala. Answer: (One Word)

7. This city on the Black Sea east om Samsun, Turkey was the site of the ancient Greek city Cotyora. It is now the capital of a Turkish province with the same name as the city. Opis Ordu Ormuz Osh

8. This town is a former Portuguese military station on Timor Island. It is situated in an exclave which belongs to newly independent East Timor. Ocussi Obok Oba Obi

9. This town is the capital of Hentiy province, Mongolia. Öndörhushuu Ölgiy Öndörhaan Övörhangay

10. This is the former name of Indian city Udagamandalam. Oudh Oodeypore Ootacamund Orissa

11. This Russian city was founded in 1716 and became a town in 1804. It was the HQ of the Siberian Cossacks until late 19th century. Orsa Orsk Omsk Oryol

12. Panaji replaced this city as the residence of the Portuguese viceroy of India in 1759 and as the capital of Portuguese India in 1843. Answer: (Two Words, starts with "Old")

13. This Japanese seaport city has a castle that controlled most of Kyushu Island in the 16th century. The city encouraged trade with the Portuguese in the period before 1600. Obihiro Omura Okayama Oita

14. This Japanese city west of Kobe was the former castle town of the Ikeda klan. Oka Okayama Okinawa Okinoshima

15. This city in Leyte province, Philippines has also been called MacArthur. It was captured by US troops in December 1944 after severe fighting. Orote Ormoc Oroya Oruba