Capitals / Region
Capitals of Western Asia
The Middle East and the Caucasus, from Ankara to Muscat. Israel and Palestine are not asked (see Sources).
A round asks about ten of these 16, in a new order, each with four choices.
The 16 capitals
| Country | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Yerevan | 3.1 million (2025) |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | 10.2 million (2025) |
| Bahrain | Manama | 1.6 million (2025) |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | 1.4 million (2025) |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | 3.9 million (2025) |
| Iraq | Baghdad | 47.0 million (2025) |
| Jordan | Amman | 11.5 million (2025) |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | 4.9 million (2025) |
| Lebanon | Beirut | 5.8 million (2025) |
| Oman | Muscat | 5.5 million (2025) |
| Qatar | Doha | 3.0 million (2025) |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 37.0 million (2025) |
| Syria | Damascus | 25.6 million (2025) |
| Türkiye | Ankara | 85.9 million (2025) |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 11.5 million (2025) |
| Yemen | Sanaa (constitutional capital) Aden (seat of government, de facto capital) Sanaa is the constitutional capital (controlled by the Houthi movement since 2014-2015); the internationally recognised government declared Aden the temporary capital in 2015. | 41.8 million (2025) |
Population and area: The World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Capitals: Wikidata (CC0), checked against Natural Earth.
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