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Boston
Boston (USA) : This Atlantic Seaport, capital of Massachusetts, was focus of pre revolution activity ( Boston Massacre 1770, Boston tea party 1773). Now an important manufactruing, financial and educational centre.
Bretton Woods (USA) : A 1944 international conference here led to the establishment of IMF.
Brisbane (Australia) : Founded as a penal colony. It is the third largest city.
Broadway (USA) : Principal theatre district located on or near the street Broadway in New York.
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Brunei
Brunei (Southeast Asia) : Sultanate. Sultan Bulkiah was the world's richest person for many years. In 16 th c, Brunei ruled over the whole Borneo and parts of the Philippines.
Brussels (Belgium) : Capital. HQ of EU and NATO.
Budpest (Hungary) : Capital created in 1873 by merging the towns of Buda and Pest, on the two sides of the Danube.
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Cairo
Cairo (Egypt): Pyramids are near this large city.
Calabar (Nigeria) : Port, centre of the slave trade in the 18 th and 19 th centuries.
California (USA) : Most populous US state. Major towns : San Francisco, Los Angels, San Diego, Sacramento. Centre of the micro electronics industry in Silicon valley. Disneyland.
Calvary (Jerusalem, Golgotha in Hebrew) : The hill outside the city of Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was crucified.
Cambridge (UK) : City on river Cam. One of world's greatest universities. First college Peterhouse founded in 1284.
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Cambridge
Cambridge (USA) : Harwad university is the oldest (1636) US college. Mit moved from Boston, 1915.
Cana (Palestine) : Northeast of Nazerath. Jesus Christ is believed to have performed his first miracle here.
Cannes (France) : Venue of the most prestigious international film festival.
Canterbury (UK) : City in east Kent, seat of the Archbishop of the Anglican church. Famous for the cathedral where Thomas Beckett was assassinated in 1170.
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Casablanca
Casablanca (Morocco) : The port city where Churchill and F.D. Roosevelt met for the Casablanca conference in 1943.
Catania (Italy) : In Sicily, often damaged by eruptions of Mt. Etna.
Champagne (France) : Noted for the production of Champagne wine.
Champaran (Bihar) : The struggle of Indigo planters here was an issue that put Gandhiji's satyagraha to test.
Chandigarh (India) : India's first planned city designed by Le Corbusier. Capital of Punjab, Haryana and Union territory Chandigarh.
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Chicago
Chicago (USA) : City on the shore of the lake Michigan. Largest rail terminal in the world. O'Hare is one of the busiest airports. World's first skyscraper was built here in 1885 - Sears Tower.
Chilka lake (Orissa, Inida) : The largest brakish water lake in Asia.
Chittagong : Cheif seaport in Bangladesh.
Colorado (USA) : Famous for the Colorado national monument (1911) which has towering monoliths and canyons.
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Colosseum
Colosseum (Rome) : Amphitheatre built in 70 - 82 AD between gladiators and of men with animals.
Coral Sea (Solomon Sea) : It has many coral islands and was the scene of US victory over the Japanese in 1942.
Cordoba (Spain) : City which was the capital of the Moorish Spain in trhe 8 th C. Great mosque (990).
Corsica (France) : Largest island in France. Napolean Bonaparte was born here.
Cotopaxi (Eucador) : Highest active volcano in the world.
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Darwin
Darwin (Australia) : Port. Allied HQ in WW II. Bombed by Japan in 1942.
Delphi (Greece) : A village famous in ancient Greece as the sancuary of Apollo and the seat of his oracle.
Dhaka (Bangladesh) : Capital. 'The city of mosques'. Centre of world's biggest jute growing region. From 1947 it was East Pakistan and later in 1971 it become a free country - Bangladesh.
Dharamsala (India) : The home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. Hill station established in the 19 th century.
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Dharavi (Mumbai)
Dharavi (Mumbai) : Asia's largest slum.
Diego Garcia (Indian Ocean) : Island, American military airbase. Treaty was signed in 1966 by US and UK for the use of the island.
Digha (West Bengal, India) : Known as Beercool in the days of Warren Hastings. One of the world's widest beaches.
Doogton (Ohio, USA) : ometown of Wilbur and Orville Wright.
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Dresden
Dresden (Germany) : A centre of Napolean's military operations. The beautiful city was damaged in WW II bombing. Known for art galleries and othwer cultural institutions.
Dumbarton Oaks (US) : The first blue prints for setting up UN were formulated here in 1944.
Edinburgh (UK) : Capital of Scotland.
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