• Marrakesh
    • esh Marrakech is not only a fantastic city, it is also a symbol of the Morocco that once was, and which still survives here. The streets of the old and pink city have been too narrow to allow the introduction of cars, an...
    • Kabul
    • bul Kabul city (1997 est. pop. 1,500,000), is the capital of Afghanistan and its largest city and economic and cultural center, on the KabulRiver. It is strategically located in a high narrow valley, wedged between mountain...
    • Multan
    • tan Location: Multan Division lies between north latitude 29'-22' and 30'-45 and east longitude 71'-4' and 72'-4'55/Pakistan. It is located in a bend created by five confluent rivers. The Sutlej separates it from Ba...
    • Tripoli
    • poli Tripoli (Trablus), 85 kilometers north ofBeirut, has a special character. Thanks to its historical wealth, relaxed lifestyle and thriving business climate, this is a city where modern and medieval blend easily into a li...
    • Tashkent
    • kent Capital of Uzbekistan Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and Central Asia’s premier metropolis, betrays little of its 2,000-year history as a crossroads of ancient trade routes. This modern city of 2.1 ...
    • Sarajevo
    • evo "In the green and wooded bosom of this mountainous and springy land of Bosnia, there is an enchanting city called Sarajevo." Sarajevo, city and capital, Bosnia and Herzegovina (commonly referred to ...
    • SANAA
    • NA'A Sana'a he capital city ofYemen, is located in a high altitude basin (2,300 meters) in the central mountainous region. It is a city gathering more than 1 million people (1998). In the foreground we see...
    • Kuala Lumpur
    • MPUR Kuala Lumpur (or "K. L.," as it's known to locals) is the center and symbol ofMalaysia's rapid rise as an economic powerhouse. There are enchanting temples and mosques, small white-washed colonial ...
    • Jakarta
    • ARA Jakarta , capital of Indonesia, is the largest city of the country. It is located on the north-western coast of the island of Java on Jakarta Bay, at the mouth of the Ciliwung River. Jakarta is also the cent...
    • Istanbul
    • NBUL GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Istanbul is the only city in the world built on two continents. Istanbul is a province designed to be the capital and it has been the capital of three empires which used to dominate ...
    • HOMS (Emesa, Hims)
    • ims) Homs situated in between the desert from the East and the gateway of sea from the West, located in a wide area of plain and fertile area forming an important point of communications in Syria and its neighboring countri...
    • Damascus
    • scus Capital of Syria , with 2.4 million inhabitants ( 2002 estimate ) . Damascus mountains to the west , and the desert to the east . Damascus lies in the Ghutah oasis , and is fed with water by the Barada River...
    • Beirut
    • American University of Beirut (AUB) http://www.aub.edu.lb/ The University The American University of Beirut (AUB) is a private, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher learning, founded in 1866. It function...
    • Baghdad
    • dad Baghdad, the capital ofIraq, is situated in centralIraq, on both banks of the Tigris River. The city's principal economic activity is oil refining. Most of Iraq's other industries are inBaghdad, such as the making of car...
    • Al Manama
    • ama The capital of Bahrain Manama is the capital of Bahrain.  In the last 30 years the city has more than doubled in size and now covers about 25 square kilometres.  The population has also risen drama...
    • Alexandria
    • dria Alexandria, the shining pearl of the Mediterranean , and the beacon radiating its culture and heritage to the world at large The second largest city and the mainport of Egypt , Alexandria was built by the G...
    • Aleppo (Halab)
    • alab) Cradled in a bowl of dry hills in northern Syria, the city of Aleppo presents an austere facade to those entering her ancient gates. Halfway between the Euphrates and the coast, Aleppo's location made her ...