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... capital of Abu Dhabi emirate , one of the United Arab Emirates ( formerly Trucial States , or Trucial Oman ) , and the national capital of that fed- eration . The town occupies most of a small triangular island of the same name , just ...
... capital of Abu Dhabi emirate , one of the United Arab Emirates ( formerly Trucial States , or Trucial Oman ) , and the national capital of that fed- eration . The town occupies most of a small triangular island of the same name , just ...
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Antigua Guatemala , capital , Sacatepéquez department , southwestern Guatemala , at an altitude of 5,029 ft ( 1,533 m ) . Capital of the former captaincy general , Antigua Guatemala was once the most important seat of Span- ish colonial ...
Antigua Guatemala , capital , Sacatepéquez department , southwestern Guatemala , at an altitude of 5,029 ft ( 1,533 m ) . Capital of the former captaincy general , Antigua Guatemala was once the most important seat of Span- ish colonial ...
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... capital of a king- dom comprising all southern Mesopotamia and part of Assyria ( northern Iraq ) . Its polit- ical importance , together with its favourable geographical position , made it henceforth the main commercial and ...
... capital of a king- dom comprising all southern Mesopotamia and part of Assyria ( northern Iraq ) . Its polit- ical importance , together with its favourable geographical position , made it henceforth the main commercial and ...
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