Asian city to country with clues - Statistics

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Hint Extra Hint Answer % Correct
Pyongyang Some people have been publicly executed here for watching South Korean pop videos. North Korea
99%
Kathmandu In 2008, the monarchy here was abolished; this was a key part of a peace deal with Maoist guerrillas. Nepal
97%
Damascus Dating from the 3rd millennium BC, this Middle Eastern capital vies for the title of the world's oldest continuously inhabited city. Syria
97%
Doha This was the location of the invasive body search scandal in 2020, after a baby was found abandoned in an airport bin. Qatar
90%
Tianducheng City in Zhejiang featuring a 354-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower and architecture resembling that of Paris. China
75%
Jeonju Western city home to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors F.C. South Korea
75%
Türkmenbaşy Formerly known as Krasnovodsk, Kyzyl-Su, and Shagadam. Turkmenistan
70%
Rishon LeZion The 1882 purchase of this land here within the Ottoman Empire, to found this city, shaped the pattern of Jewish settlement henceforth. Israel
62%
Haiphong The main port of the delta of the Red River (also known as the Hong, Sông Cái, or Yuan). Vietnam
58%
Bursa Birthplace of Sabiha Gökçen, the world's first female fighter pilot. Turkey
55%
Komsomolsk-on-Amur With a record low of −47C and high of 38, that gives a temperature range of 85 degrees in variation. Russia
47%
Mörön Northern outpost where the temperature extremes are -47 and 37, a range of 84 degrees C. Mongolia
40%
Gurugram A boy was treated at the hospital here in 2024 after surviving a tiger attack by pulling the animal's tongue. India
38%
Sidon Jesus, St. Paul, Elijah and Herod are all said by the Bible to have visited this seaport. Lebanon
38%
Putrajaya Located just south of the nominal capital, this has been the seat of government since 1999, and of the judiciary since 2003. Malaysia
36%
Paro The third-largest settlement in the country, and the location of its only international airport. Bhutan
34%
Salalah The Sultan's palace in this city housed his 150 female slaves in the 1960s. Oman
34%
Kyzyl-Kiya Border town at the edge of the Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan
31%
Hat Yai Southern city whose name comes from the mahat tree, a relative of jackfruits. Thailand
31%
Al Ain This desert oasis location on the Omani border is the largest inland settlement in the country. UAE
30%
Battambang The former capital of the Siamese province of Inner Cambodia. Cambodia
29%
Vang Vieng In 2011, 27 people died in river accidents in this debauched party town, which was later the scene of the fatal methanol spiked drinks scandal. Laos
27%
Gyumri Formerly named Leninakan. Was at the epicentre of the worst earthquake disaster of the 1980s. Armenia
23%
Rajshahi A false rumour about salt shortages led to panic buying of salt here in 2019; two traders were arrested for stockpiling by a mobile court (basically a magistrate in a minibus). Bangladesh
23%
Nukus The capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. Its isolated location led to it being chosen for the site of a chemical research institute, the major research and testing site for the Novichok agent, Uzbekistan
23%
St. Catherine St. Catherine's monastery was established here by the emperor Justinian. Egypt
22%
Zanjan Has a large Azeri population. Iran
21%
Zugdidi The Ottomans destroyed this city in the 1850s. Georgia
18%
Al Ahmadi The HQ of the national oil company is located here. Kuwait
18%
Puli Khumri Northern city in Baghlan Province, the site of an Islamic State bombing in 2023 Afghanistan
17%
Hillah Once a major centre of Islamic scholarship. Iraq
17%
Agsu Home town of Tahir Karimli, the MP who released a video of himself reciting a threatening poem while wielding a plastic dinosaur. Azerbaijan
16%
Taraz Ancient city dating back to the building of a Xiongnu fortress. In 750AD there was a battle here between the Tang and the Abbasid Caliphate; one of its outcomes was the introduction of paper to the West. Kazakhstan
14%
Myitkyina
Residents here dispose of most of their rubbish by burning it by the roadside.
Myanmar
14%
Sargodha Home to football club Canal F.C. Pakistan
14%
Khafji Oil hub in the east of the country, taken by enemy troops in the 1991 war. Saudi Arabia
10%
Bokhtar Formerly called Qurghonteppa, it was the epicentre of the 1990s war. Tajikistan
10%
As-Salt Highland city named Saltus ("forest" in Latin) by the Byzantine Empire. Jordan
9%
Dhamar This city sits at almost 8,000 feet altitude. Yemen
9%
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