Cities in their Local Language

Many cities have names that are different in their local language from the name used by English speakers.. How many can you name?

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English name	Local name
Athens	Athina (Αθήνα)
Brussels	Brussel or Bruxelles
Bucharest	București
Cologne	Köln
Copenhagen	København
Geneva	Genève
The Hague	Den Haag
Jerusalem	Yerushalayim (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם) or al-Quds (القُدس)
Lisbon	Lisboa
Lucerne	Luzern

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Level 74

Dec 29, 2015

Good quiz.