Palermo (Italy): Port, capital of Sicily/ Phoenicians founded it in 8th BC.

Palembang (Indonesia): Port. It was capital of a Hindu Sumatran kingdom of 8th c.

Pamplona (Spain): The celebration running of the bulls held here every year 200,000 tourists arrived in 2006.

Panama (Central American): Occupies the Isthmus of Panama, the strip of land that links North South America. USA built the Panama canal, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In 1903 US got sovereignty over the Panama Canal Zone. Political turbulence tormented Panama for long. USA interfered on several occasions.

Paris (France): Capital, Treaty of Paris (1761-3) ended seven Year’s War. Paris Peace conference held after WWI. Hq.of UNESCO, etc. A main world tourist centre, centre of high fashion and luxury goods. Louvre, Eiffel tower, Elysee Palace, Paris university (1170) etc.

Patmos (Greece): Island. Apostle St. John lived here for two years.

Pearl Harbour (USA): Naval base was bombed by Japan on De.7, 1941. This brought USA into WW II.

Pedra Furada (Brazil): Rock shelter, believed to be the earliest human settlement in the Americas.

Penang (Malaysia): First British settlement in Malaya. Capital Pinang was formerly George Town.

Pentagon (USA): A huge five-sided building in Arlington. Hq of US defence Dept. It was world’s largest office building (34 acres) when completed. On Sept.11, 2001 part of the building was destroyed by terrorists who crashed an aircraft in to Pentagon.