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35 Cards in this Set
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Morocco
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Rabat
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Marrakesh
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Morocco's Number 1 Destination
Known as the “Red City” |
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Meknes
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Built to rival Paris after Louis XIV built Versallies, Morocco
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Fez
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#2 travel destination
Most ancient of the imperial cities |
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Casablanca
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Morocco's modern and largest city
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Cairo
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Egypt's Capital
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Giza
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Home of Great Pyramid of Cheops and the Sphinx
Suburb of Cairo |
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Memphis
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First capital of Egypt
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Alexandria
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Founded by Alexander the Great
Egypt's second largest city |
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Luxor
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“Valley of Kings” is across the river
- Country’s most important destination - Site of Thebes, Egypt’s imperial capital - The Temple of Luxor (considered most important site in country) |
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Nairobi
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Kenya's Capital; One of the largest cities in Africa
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Dodoma
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Tanzania's Capital
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Lusaka
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Zambia's Capital
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Gaborone
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Botswana's Capital & Their Largest City
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Windhoek
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Namibia
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Cape town
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Legislative Capital of South America
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Pretoria
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Administrative capital of South Africa
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Bloemfontein
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Judicial capital of South Africa
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Tel Aviv
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Israel's cultural capital and economic center
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Jerusalem
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Capital of Israel
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Bethlehem
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South of Jerusalem; Home of The Church Nativity
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Galilee*
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fertile REGION where Nazareth is located
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Cliff of Masada
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In Israel
- Most popular tourism site where tourists must pay - Built in 73 AD - 900 Jews took their lives before surrendering to Romans |
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Dead Sea*
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Asia's Lowest Point
Gets its name from the high levels of concentrated salt* |
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Eilat*
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Was once a military base in Israel
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Holy Cities
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• Jerusalem
• Hebron • Safed • Tiberias |
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Asia Minor
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AKA Turkey
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Turkey's urban life is centered in
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1. Istanbul
2. Ankara |
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Istanbul
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Was originally Constantinople
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Topkapi Palace
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In Istanbul
- House's worlds 5th largest diamond |
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Ankara
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Turkey's Capital
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Agean Coast
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Turkey
Top attraction is Ephesus |
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Ephesus
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Top Attraction on Agean Coast, Turkey
Best preserved of Ancient Cities |
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Tufas
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Soft rock formatons in Cappadocia region in Turkey
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Valley of Fairy Chimneys
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Finest formations of rock in Cappadocia region of Turkey
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