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Random Capital Cities in Bordering Country's Language

We translated every national capitals into the languages of their neighboring countries. You've been presented with 15 random translations from that list. Name the capital city that has been translated as well as the corresponding language.
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This is a collab with GeoPhilia
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Last updated: October 13, 2025
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First submittedOctober 5, 2025
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Nairobi
Capital
Nairobi
Language
Swahili
 
 
ياوندي (yāwndy)
Capital
Yaoundé
Language
Arabic
 
 
Daşkent
Capital
Tashkent
Language
Turkmen
 
 
አስመራ (ʼāsemarā)
Capital
Asmara
Language
Amharic / Tigrinya
 
 
थिम्फू (Thimfu)
Capital
Thimphu
Language
Hindi
 
 
تهران (thrān)
Capital
Tehran
Language
Pashto / Persian
 
 
Gaborone
Capital
Gaborone
Language
Shona / Afrikaans / Northern Sotho / Sotho / Tsonga / Tswana / Venda
 
 
ဒါကာ (dar-kar)
Capital
Dhaka
Language
Burmese
Рыга (Ryha)
Capital
Riga
Language
Belarusian
 
 
Vrasília
Capital
Brasília
Language
Guaraní
 
 
Rome
Capital
Rome
Language
French
 
 
București
Capital
Bucharest
Language
Moldovan
 
 
Juba
Capital
Juba
Language
Afar / Somali / Swahili / Sango
 
 
تاشکند (tashkend)
Capital
Tashkent
Language
Persian
 
 
Tehran
Capital
Tehran
Language
Kurdish / Azerbaijani
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3 Comments
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Level 83
Oct 5, 2025
Great idea! Getting the city helps with finding the language and vice versa which makes it easier.
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Level 87
Oct 13, 2025
Fun quiz. But FYI, there's an error for Brazzaville
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Level 61
Oct 14, 2025
Oops! Mistake at the end there...