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Alaska	It is the largest US State situated near Canada. It was purchases by the USA in 1867 from Russia; Famous for mining, lumbering and pulp milling industries; Oil resources are available here in plenty.
Algiers	Capital city of Algeria in North Africa, renamed El Dzejair in 1972.
Alexandria	Important city and seaport of Egypt: founded by Alexander the Great; Chief centre of foreign trade; it is famous for white marble lighthouse of the island of Pharaos.
Amsterdam	Capital of the Netherlands; famous for diamond cutting industry.
Attock	In Pakistan on the bank of river Indus; known for its oil wells, oil refinery.
Abadan	Major oil terminal and refining centre in Iran.
Abu Simbel	In Egypt; ancient temples carved out of solid sandstone.
Adam’s Bridge	Chain of sandbanks, 22 metres long, in Palk Strait.
Angkor Vat	Famous for ruins of ancient Hindu Temples dedicated to Vishnu in Cambodia built between 800 to 1200 A.D.
Aswan High Dam	Opened in 1971, a 350 feet high dam on river Nile in Egypt.
Bikini	Northernmost a toll of Ralik group, Marshal island, in the Pacific Ocean; the site where atom bomb tests were conducted by the U.S.A. in 1946.
Big Ben	The Great Bell in Parliament Clock Tower, London.
Bethlehem	In Israel, birth place of Jesus Christ.
Bangkok	Capital of Thailand; venue of Asian Games in 1966, 1970, 1978 and 1998. It is called the Venice of the East.
Beijing	Capital of China and venue of Olympic Games 2008; Beijing is the new romanised spelling of Peking name was introduced from September 1, 1975.
Baku	Situated on the Caspian Sea, an oil field in Azerbaijan.
Bandung	In Indonesia, venue of Afro-Asian Conference in April, 1955.
Baikanour	Spaceship launching station(cosmodrome) in Kazakhstan.
Buckingham Palace	In London; residence of the royal family of England.