Society

Dushanbe, the capital and largest city of Tajikistan, hosts a population of 778,500 people.

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Santa Cruz, La paz, El Alto, and Cochabamba each have metro populations numbering in the millions.

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Regarded as the inner mystical dimension of Islam, Sufism seeks to find the truth of divine love and knowledge.

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The last of the German Emperors before the dissolution of the German Monarchy following World War I, Wilhelm II died in exile at the age of 82 in the Netherlands.

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South Vietnam pushed into Laos, motivated by desires to disrupt supply buildups of the North Vietnamese Army there.

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Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is also its largest city hosting a population of 13,834,000 in its metro area.

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The rise of Narmer and the 1st and 2nd Dynasties, during what is known as the Early Period, saw the rise of a unified Egypt along the Nile as far south as Nubia.

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Though severely damaging North Vietnamese military-industrial infrastructure, this operation was a US strategic failure.

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Kingston is Jamaica's capital and the country's only city with more than 1 million residents.

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Piracy off the coast of Somalia has been plaguing the international shipping industry since the early 21st century leading to increased shipping expenses.

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Croats have weathered the storms of assimilation pressures and external rule for centuries. Today, they have a nation of their own.

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The Old Kingdom period lasted from 2686 BC to 2181 BC. This age saw the 3rd through 6th Dynasties and the construction of their many architectural wonders.

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Few events in U.S. military history have been more saddening or sinister than the 1968 atrocities at My Lai in Vietnam.

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Cha-Cha-Cha, or Cha Cha, is a lively dance with African influences that developed in Cuba after World War II.

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Built upon hilly landscapes in central Rwanda, Kigali is the nation's capital, largest city, and center for commerce and culture.

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Sarajevo is Bosnia and Herzegovina's largest city and capital of the country. Banja Luka and Luka are the second and third biggest cities in the country.

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America has been transformed from a predominantly rural, agricultural nation into an urbanized one, and its cities are becoming more crowded than ever.

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The 7th through 11th Dynasties of Egypt in the First Intermediate Period witnessed an abundance of civil strife and regional power plays.

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UN forces thwarted the progress of the Communists' attempts to take over positions around the South Korean capital.

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More than half of the countries with officially designated national sports are found in the Americas and Caribbean.

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