Century | Description | City | % Correct |
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7th | Holiest of all Cities | Mecca | 99%
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9th | Centre of the "Golden Age of Islam" | Baghdad | 89%
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8th | Umayyad Capital and One of the Oldest Cities in the World | Damascus | 83%
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21st | Host City for the 2022 FIFA World Cup | Doha | 74%
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20th | The Business and Tourist Hub of the Middle East | Dubai | 64%
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19th | "Paris of the Middle East" | Beirut | 62%
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12th | "The Victorious" Capital of the Fatimids | Cairo | 57%
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10th | Largest European City of its Time | Cordoba | 57%
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11th | The Contested City | Jerusalem | 54%
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15th | "City of the World's Desire" | Constantinople | 51%
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14th | Important Silk Road City and Capital of the Timurid Empire | Samarkand | 51%
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17th | Capital of the Safavids Known as Being "Half the World" | Isfahan | 31%
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18th | Port City Known for Being a Pirate Haven | Tripoli | 29%
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13th | Marinid Capital Home to the World's Oldest University | Fez | 28%
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16th | One of the First Capitals of the Mughals | Kabul | 22%
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