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Origins and history of town and city names (part 3)
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What city name means "fragrant harbour" in Cantonese?
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The name "fragrant harbour" (香港) refers to the incense factories along the coast of kowloon
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What city on the arabian peninsula was known as "Eudaemon" by the ancient greeks?
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What capital city was named after the roman catholic feast of the assumtion?
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What town ultimately derived its name from an Anglo-saxon tribe whose name means reada's people in Old english?
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Which central asian nation's capital city bears a name which literally translates to capital city?
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What important port city has a name which means "place of peace"?
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What city was first named wanggeom-seong when it was founded in 1122 BC?
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