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Geneva	In Switzerland; venue of several international conferences; headquarters of ILO, WHO and Red Cross Society.
Golden Triangle	A heaven for the smugglers in South East Asia; it refers to the bottom of Burma, Thailand and Laos where opium is grown on a large scale and much of which is smuggled out to the U.S.A. and other countries.
Great wall of China	A wall built northern China along Southern edge of Mongolian plateau to keep out invading Mongols.
Greenwich	Situated on the Thames river near London; Noted for the astronomical observatory; longitude conventionally calculated with Greenwich meridian either east or west.
Hollywood	Centre of World’s biggest film industry in California, the U.S.A.
Hong Kong	A former British colony composed of a peninsula on the southeast China mainland and many islands off the coast; one of the world’s finest harbours;.  In 1997, the Chinese sovereignty on Hong Kong was restored.
Hiroshima	A flourishing Japanese town completely destroyed by the first atom bomb on August 6m 1945.
Havana	Capital of Cuba, Olympic Games were held here in 1952. SALT talks held in 1970-71.
Harappa	In Pakistan; known for excavation of prehistoric building of pre-Aryan age.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon	They were in the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar, 100 km south of present Baghdad.
Hague	The seat of the Government of Netherlands. International Court of Justice, a UN organ, is located here.
Hagia Sophia	Church of St.Sophia at Constantinople built by Roman Emperor Justinian (531 – 538 A.D.)
Hyde Park	Famous place for Public Meetings in London.
Jakarta (Djakarta)	Capital of Indonesia, formerly known as Batavia, chief exporter of rubber and tea.
Jerusalem	Capital of Israel. Holy city for three faiths; Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Johannesburg	Gold mining centre in South Africa
Jordell Bank Observatory	It is locale of the world famous radio telescope near Manchester in U.K. It has played an important role in international space research.
Kaaba	The holiest place for the Muslims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Kremlin	Headquarters of the former Soviet Union.
Kimberley	Situated on the east of Kalahari desert in South Africa, the biggest diamond mining centre/market in the world.
Kilimanjaro	Volcanic mountain in north Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa (19,340 ft).
Karakoram Highway	It is an 800 km all weather road linking border of China’s Sinkiang Province with Pakistan. The road was inaugurated on June 18, 1978, by General Zia and the Chinese Vice Premier Keng Piao. India lodged her protest against the opening of this road as it passes through Kashmir territory.
Lusaka	The capital of Zambia; The 1970 NAM Summit was held here.
Lumbini	The birth place of Gautam Buddha in Nepal.
Lop Nor	Located at Sinkiang desert in China where China’s nuclear installations are located. It is also China’s atomic testing ground.
Los Angeles	A port of California; the famous film industry of Hollywood situated here; a few miles off the city is the world famous Disneyland; 1984 Olympic Games were held here.
London	Capital of England; one of the world’s great cities; situated on river Thames; centre of communication and finance; seat of learning and has some most beautiful buildings.
Leeds	Centre of Cotton and chemical industry in England.
Leaning Tower of Pisa	190 ft. high, 8 storey marble tower in Pisa (Italy) built in 1154 A.D.
Madrid	Capital of Spain; Europe’s highest capital; known for metallurgical industry, leather, textile and chemical industry; 1982 World Cup Football Championship was held here.
Mecca	Holy city of Islam. Birth place of Mohammed. Kaaba a place of pilgrimage for Muslims is located here