Cambridge (UK): City on River Cam. One of the world’s greatest universities. First college Peterhouse founded in 1284.

Cambridge (USA): Harvard University is the oldest (1636) US college. MIT moved from Boston, 1915.

Camp David (USA): The US president’s retreat in the Appalachian Mountains where the middle east peace treaty was signed by Sadat and Begin (1978) with president Carter mediating.

Campoformido (Italy): Treaty of Campo Formio of 1979 was signed here between Austria and France, after Austria was defeated by Napoleon.

Cana (Palestine): Northeast of Nazareth. Jesus Christ is believed to have his first miracle here.

Canaan (Is`rael): Ancient Palestine before it was occupied by the Jews was ‘Canaan’- referred to in the Bible as the land promised to the Israelites by God.

Canary Islands (Spain): Group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of volcanic formation.

Cannes (France): Venue of the most prestigious international film festival.

Canterbury (England): City in east Kent, seat of the Archbishop of Anglican church. Famous for the cathedral where Thomas Becket was assassinated (1170).

Canton (China): Port, commercial centre of S. China. Focus of the first Opium War. Sun Yat Sen was born here.