Guess the 195 Capitals (Part 2)

[B] Kathmandu | Prayer-flag alleys and incense swirl beneath the watchful eyes of Swayambhunath’s stupa, where ancient pagodas rise above Himalayan smog.

[C] Yaoundé | Hilltop ministries and flowering jacarandas overlook a bilingual capital where savanna meets rainforest in Cameroon’s heart.

[C] Caracas | Cable-cars glide over red-brick barrios and Avila’s green wall, a valley city pulsing with salsa and petroleum dreams.

[D] Niamey | The Niger River bends around Sahelian markets and mud-brick minarets, where camel caravans once traded salt for gold.

[A] Canberra | Planned around Lake Burley Griffin, geometric boulevards and bushland suburbs quietly govern the island continent.

[D] Pyongyang | Wide Stalinist avenues and neon portraits frame a capital frozen in 1953, where mass dances march under the Juche Tower.

[B] Damascus | Rose-scented souqs and Umayyad domes echo 11 millennia of stories along streets older than history itself.

[D] Bamako | Niger’s muddy banks host kora music and mud-cloth markets beneath a skyline of low-rise red earth and baobab shade.

[A] Ouagadougou | Red-earth streets burst with Fespaco film posters and bronze crafts, the beating heart of West African culture.

[C] Colombo | Coconut palms sway above colonial ports and glass towers, where cinnamon breezes drift across the Indian Ocean.

[C] Lilongwe | Baobab-lined boulevards and low-rise ministries stretch across the “Garden City” carved from Malawi’s savanna.

[A] Lusaka | Jacaranda petals carpet wide streets where copper wealth and NGO Land Cruisers converge under high-plateau sun.

[A] Nur-Sultan | Futuristic glass pyramids and golden spheres rise from the steppe like a sci-fi mirage on the Ishim River.

[B] N'Djamena | Sahel winds swirl dust through French colonial avenues and lively Chadian markets beside the Logone.

[D] Santiago | Snow-capped Andes frame glass skyscrapers and empanada stalls in a valley that never forgets its seismic heartbeat.

[C] Bucharest | Parisian avenues meet brutalist blocks and gilded Orthodox domes along the tree-lined Dâmbovița.

[D] Mogadishu | Turquoise waves crash against bullet-scarred Italian facades and new glass mosques, a port city rebuilding its poetry.

[C] Dakar | Atlantic surf pounds the Corniche while mbalax beats spill from brightly painted colonial villas on the Cap-Vert peninsula.

[A] Guatemala City | Ringed by volcanoes, high-rise malls and Mayan markets coexist at 1,500 m in the shadow of Pacaya’s steam.

[B] The Hague | Stately canals and glass tribunals host global justice beneath North Sea skies and bicycle bells.

[A] Quito | Equatorial sun lights cobblestone streets and gilded Jesuit churches perched 2,850 m high in a valley of volcanoes.

[D] Phnom Penh | Royal palaces shimmer above the Tonlé Sap confluence, where tuk-tuks weave between Khmer smiles and scarred history.

[D] Harare | Jacarandas bloom above jacaranda-lined avenues and granite kopjes, balancing modern bustle with Shona stone sculpture.

[B] Conakry | Atlantic waves lap against palm-fringed markets and crumbling colonial balconies in Guinea’s coastal capital.

[C] Porto-Novo | Lagoon breezes rustle through pastel Portuguese houses and voodoo shrines in Benin’s quiet seat of power.

[C] Kigali | Spotless hills and genocide memorials frame coffee-scented streets where Rwanda’s future rises from terraced green.

[A] Bujumbura | Lake Tanganyika’s shores echo with drumbeats and market chatter beneath misty hills at Africa’s Great Rift edge.

[B] Sucre | Whitewashed colonial courts and constitutional archives sit at 2,800 m, Bolivia’s judicial jewel in Andean white.

[D] Tunis | Medina alleys spill into café-lined avenues where jasmine scent mingles with Mediterranean salt and Carthaginian ghosts.

[A] Juba | Nile-side shacks and NGO compounds bustle beneath acacia shade, the youngest capital writing its first chapters.

[C] Port-au-Prince | Colorful gingerbread mansions climb hills above a turquoise bay, where resilience and voodoo rhythms defy earthquakes.

[D] Brussels | Art-nouveau facades, EU corridors and waffle-scented Grand-Place lace beer and diplomacy into Europe’s unofficial capital.

[B] Amman | Hills of white limestone houses and Roman amphitheatres stretch beneath desert sunsets and call-to-prayer echoes.

[C] Santo Domingo | First cathedral of the Americas stands beside bachata bars on the Caribbean’s oldest European street.

[D] Abu Dhabi | Glassy Corniche skyscrapers and white-domed mosques rise from pearl-diving roots along the Persian Gulf’s turquoise edge.

[B] Havana | Faded pastels and 1950s Chevys cruise the Malecón as salsa spills from balconies under tropical twilight.

[B] Tegucigalpa | Mountain-ringed valleys cradle pastel houses and bustling markets where clouds kiss the highland capital daily.

[C] Prague | Gothic parliament spires frame a canal that becomes the world’s longest skating rink each winter.

[B] Stockholm | Phoenix-city rebuilt from rubble, its Old Town squares and neon riverside bars pulse with resilient Polish spirit.

[B] Dushanbe | Snowy Pamir peaks watch over plane-tree avenues and Persian tea houses in Tajikistan’s quiet mountain capital.

[A] Port Moresby | Coral reefs meet humid hills where pidgin markets and tribal masks blend beneath equatorial storms.

[D] Lisbon | Tram bells and pastel azulejos climb seven hills above the Tagus, where explorers once sailed into the unknown.

[C] Baku | Flame towers blaze over medieval stone walls and Caspian promenades, fusing fire-worship and oil wealth.

[B] Athens | Marble glory and graffiti art coexist beneath the Acropolis, where democracy’s birthplace still debates under Mediterranean sun.

[A] Budapest | Buda’s castle glows across the Danube from Pest’s ruin pubs, thermal baths steaming under Art-Nouveau domes.

[D] Lomé | Palm-lined boulevards and voodoo markets hug the Gulf of Guinea, where Togo’s capital hums to Afro-beat rhythms.

[C] Jerusalem | Golden domes and ancient stones layer three faiths into one sacred skyline, forever at the heart of the world.

[B] Vienna | Waltz melodies echo through imperial palaces and espresso houses where coffee and culture define Central Europe.

[D] Minsk | Wide Stalinist avenues and modern glass squares stand over birch-lined Svislach, a capital rebuilding its story.

[C] Bern | A UNESCO-listed old town of sandstone arcades and clock towers curves along the turquoise Aare, Switzerland’s calm heart.