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Lisbon
Portugal's capital, built across seven hills, and the launching point of the Age of Discovery that redrew the world map.
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Notable Arab, Islamic, and world cities
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Athens
Greece's capital and the cradle of democracy and philosophy, where the Parthenon has overlooked the city from the Acropolis for over 2,400 y
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Prague
The Czech capital known as the City of a Hundred Spires, where a medieval castle meets the historic Charles Bridge over the Vltava River.
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Amsterdam
The Dutch capital that grew up around a dam on the Amstel River, famous for its canal network and its 17th-century Golden Age of trade.
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Berlin
Germany's capital, once split by a famous wall and later reunified, is now one of Europe's most dynamic cities for history, art, and nightli
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Hong Kong
A global port city with the world's most dense skyscraper skyline, a British colony until its 1997 handover.
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Mumbai
India's financial capital and home to the «Bollywood» film industry, grown from seven small fishing islands on the Arabian Sea.
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Kathmandu
Capital of Nepal, set in a mountain valley that packs seven UNESCO World Heritage sites into a remarkably small area.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka's commercial capital, an ancient spice-trading port known to Arab and Persian merchants since the 8th century CE.
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Dhaka
Capital of Bangladesh, nicknamed the «City of Mosques», and one of the world's most rickshaw-dense cities.
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Lahore
Pakistan's cultural capital, home to the Mughal-era Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Karachi
Pakistan's largest city and its main port on the Arabian Sea, once the country's first capital after independence.