| Population | Region | Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| C | 9.8 million | North Africa | largest city in the Arab world and home to the historic Al-Azhar University | Cairo | 100%
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| D | 3.9 million | Gulf | boasts the Burj Khalifa (the world’s tallest building) and man-made islands shaped like palm trees | Dubai | 100%
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| A | 5.4 million | North Africa | once home to the Great Library and a Pharos (Lighthouse) that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World | Alexandria | 97%
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| B | 8.1 million | Mesopotamia | center of the Islamic Golden Age and the legendary “House of Wisdom” where much of the world's scientific knowledge was preserved | Baghdad | 97%
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| G | 4.5 million | North Africa | world-famous for the Great Sphinx and the only remaining “Wonder of the Ancient World” still standing today | Giza | 97%
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| M | 2.4 million | Peninsular | holiest city in Islam | Mecca | 97%
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| J | 3.8 million | Peninsular | principal gateway to the holiest sites of Islam, famous for its historic coral-stone houses in the Al-Balad district | Jeddah | 88%
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| R | 7 million | Peninsular | ultra-modern capital of defined by the distinctive “bottle-opener” shape of the Kingdom Centre | Riyadh | 82%
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| K | 2 million | Sahel | famous for its geographic location at the confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile | Khartoum | 79%
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| O | 803,000 | North Africa | birthplace of Raï music and the setting for Albert Camus' famous novel The Plague | Oran | 65%
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| T | 1.3 million | North Africa | long been a gateway between Africa and Europe and was once a semi-independent International Zone | Tangier | 62%
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| P | 797,000 | North Africa | established during the building of the Suez Canal | Port Said | 59%
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| F | 1.3 million | North Africa | home to the University of Al-Qarawiyyin, recognized by UNESCO as the oldest continuously operating educational institution in the world | Fes | 56%
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| S | 3.4 million | Peninsular | famous for its unique "gingerbread" high-rise houses decorated with white gypsum | Sanaa | 56%
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| N | 1.4 million | Sahel | this capital city was a small fishing village until 1958 | Nouakchott | 50%
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| H | 775,000 | Levant | “City of Black Stones” due to its basalt architecture; it is a vital strategic crossroads between the coast and the interior | Homs | 44%
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| L | 709,000 | Levant | located near the ancient ruins of Ugarit, where the world’s first known alphabet was discovered | Latakia | 18%
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| Z | 635,000 | Levant | grew from a small settlement into its country's manufacturing hub following the arrival of the Hejaz Railway | Zarqa | 15%
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| I | 569,000 | Levant | major educational hub and was part of the ancient Decapolis (a group of ten frontier cities) | Irbid | 9%
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| Q | 253,000 | North Africa | famous for its traditional pottery (notably the qulla water jars) and its proximity to the stunning Dendera Temple complex | Qena | 9%
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| Y | 332,000 | Peninsular | divided between a massive industrial city and an Old Town that was once the home of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) | Yanbu | 6%
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| E | 614,000 | North Africa | heart of Egypt’s textile industry and home to one of the world's largest spinning and weaving factories | El Mahalla El Kubra | 3%
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| W | 428,000 | Sahel | serves as the headquarters of the Gezira Scheme, one of the largest irrigation projects in the world | Wad Madani | 3%
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| U | 185,000 | Peninsular | “Paris of Najd” celebrated for its rich cultural history, agricultural festivals, and its distinctively liberal intellectual tradition. | Unaizah | 0%
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