Chapter 9

🕌 Capitals of North Africa and the Middle East

This chapter covers the capitals of North Africa and the Middle East that the essentials chapter left out, from Tripoli on the Mediterranean to Muscat on the Arabian Sea. Some are among the oldest cities still lived in, like Damascus; others grew from fishing and pearling towns into modern cities within a lifetime. Two cards ask about seats of government rather than capitals, because the status of Jerusalem is disputed: each explains why.

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