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[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.22, "text": "Libreville Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in western central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. , its census population was 703,904. The area was inhabited by the Mpongwé tribe long before the French acquired the land in 1839. American missionaries from New England established a mission in Baraka, Gabon, on what is now Libreville, in 1842. In 1846, the Brazilian slave ship \"\"L'Elizia\"\", carrying slaves from the Congo, was captured near Loango by the French navy which was tasked", "title": "Libreville" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.2, "text": "Gabon Gabon (; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of nearly and its population is estimated at /1e6 round 1 million people. Its capital and largest city is Libreville. Since its independence from France in 1960, the sovereign state of Gabon has had three presidents. In the early 1990s, Gabon introduced", "title": "Gabon" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.84, "text": "Gabon Airlines has its headquarters in Libreville. Prior to their dissolutions, both Air Gabon and Gabon Express were headquartered on the grounds of Libreville International Airport. Libreville Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in western central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. , its census population was 703,904. The area was inhabited by the Mpongwé tribe long before the French acquired the land in 1839. American missionaries from New England established a mission in Baraka, Gabon, on what is now", "title": "Libreville" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.55, "text": "Oyem Oyem is the capital of Woleu-Ntem province in northern Gabon, lying on the N2 road and the River Ntem. The town lies on a plateau at an elevation of about . It is the administrative and transport center for the surrounding agricultural area. Oyem is located 411 kilometers away from the national capital, Libreville. Oyem is named after a large tree that grows around the town. In the 1990s, there were several female Peace Corps officers raped and murdered in Gabon, stirring controversy over the safety of its locations. The town was sieged by rabid dogs in March 2004,", "title": "Oyem" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.42, "text": "Postage stamps and postal history of Gabon Gabon is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea to the west, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, and Cameroon to the north, with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. Its size is almost 270,000 km² with an estimated population of 1,500,000. The capital and largest city is Libreville. The earliest post office was set up at Libreville in 1862; mail from there was routed through the British post office on Fernando Po (now Bioko). Mail used the stamps of the French Colonies", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Gabon" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.22, "text": "Mouila Mouila is the capital of the Ngounié region of Gabon. It lies on the River Ngounié and the N1 road and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is the Lac Bleu, a lake known for its bright blue water. Mouila is very spread out and has several markets and commercial centers. A taxi service runs in Mouila. Taxis are green and white and cost 200-500 Central African Francs depending on the distance traveled. Mouila is home to a huge range of Gabonese ethnic groups and is a major hub of commerce and travel. It is", "title": "Mouila" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.97, "text": "Estuaire Province Estuaire is the most populous of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 20,740 km². The provincial capital is Libreville, which is also Gabon's national capital. The province is named for the Gabon Estuary, which lies at the heart of the province. Estuaire is at the northwestern corner of Gabon, its western edge as the shores of the Gulf of Guinea. To the north, Estuaire borders the Republic of Equatorial Guinea: the Litoral Province in the northwest, and the Centro Sur Province in the northeast. Domestically, it borders the following provinces: Estuaire is divided into 6 departments:", "title": "Estuaire Province" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.97, "text": "Estuaire Province Estuaire is the most populous of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 20,740 km². The provincial capital is Libreville, which is also Gabon's national capital. The province is named for the Gabon Estuary, which lies at the heart of the province. Estuaire is at the northwestern corner of Gabon, its western edge as the shores of the Gulf of Guinea. To the north, Estuaire borders the Republic of Equatorial Guinea: the Litoral Province in the northwest, and the Centro Sur Province in the northeast. Domestically, it borders the following provinces: Estuaire is divided into 6 departments:", "title": "Estuaire Province" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.97, "text": "Gabon/Congo/A.E.F.\"\" New York: France and Colonies Philatelic Society, 1987. Postage stamps and postal history of Gabon Gabon is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea to the west, Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, and Cameroon to the north, with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. Its size is almost 270,000 km² with an estimated population of 1,500,000. The capital and largest city is Libreville. The earliest post office was set up at Libreville in 1862; mail from there was routed through the British post office on Fernando Po (now", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Gabon" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.88, "text": "Makokou Makokou is the regional capital of the Ogooué-Ivindo province in Gabon. Its coordinates are . Its altitude is 308 m. Its population in 2004 is around 16,600. The city lies on the Ivindo River and the N4 road. It grew around iron ore mining and lies near the Ivindo National Park. A branch of the Trans-Gabon Railway was originally planned to terminate in the town, but the route was abandoned for what are often described as political reasons. At the time, the price of iron ore from the nearby iron ore mines was depressed. In 2006, proposals to build", "title": "Makokou" } ]

[ "Tours", "Tours, Centre Region", "Tours, France" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.81, "text": "Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of Touraine. Tours, the departmental prefecture, was a centre of learning in the early Middle Ages, having been a key focus of Christian evangelisation since St Martin became its first bishop in c. 375. From the mid-15th century, the royal court repaired to the Loire Valley, with Tours as its capital, and at the confluence/crossing-point of the Loire and", "title": "Indre-et-Loire" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.83, "text": "Indre Indre () is a department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called \"\"Indriens\"\". Indre is part of the current region of Centre-Val de Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Cher, Creuse, Vienne, and Haute-Vienne. The préfecture (capital) is Châteauroux and there are three subpréfectures at Le Blanc, La Châtre and Issoudun. Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790, by order of the National Constituent Assembly. The new departments were to be uniformly administered and approximately equal in", "title": "Indre" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.61, "text": "Francia to effectively form the medieval Kingdom of France. A castle was built at Châteauroux in the late tenth century. In the eleventh century, the lords of Châteauroux were powerful in the region; their \"\"principality\"\" covered two thirds of the current Department of Indre and they had their own coinage. Indre is a department in central France and is part of the region of Centre-Val de Loire. The capital and largest town in the department is Châteauroux. To the north of Indre lies Loir-et-Cher, to the east Cher, to the south lies Creuse and Haute-Vienne, to the southwest lies Vienne,", "title": "Indre" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.69, "text": "Council is Marisol Touraine of the Socialist Party. Indre-et-Loire is home to numerous outstanding châteaux that are open to the public, among them are the following: Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of Touraine. Tours, the departmental prefecture, was a centre of learning in the early Middle Ages, having been a key focus of Christian evangelisation since St Martin became its first bishop in c.", "title": "Indre-et-Loire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.22, "text": "rural department, but pockets of heavy-duty industrialisation began to appear towards the century's end, accompanied by left-wing politics. 1920 saw the birth of the French Communist Party at the Congress of Tours. By 1920 Saint-Pierre-des-Corps had become a major railway hub and a centre of railway workshops: it had also acquired a reputation as a bastion of working class solidarity. Indre-et-Loire is part of the current region of Centre-Val de Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Loir-et-Cher, Indre, Vienne, Maine-et-Loire, and Sarthe. The department is crossed by the Loire, the longest european river. The President of the General", "title": "Indre-et-Loire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.34, "text": "Cher rivers it became a centre of silk manufacturing and other luxury goods, including the wine-trade, creating a prosperous bourgeoisie. After the creation of the department it remained politically conservative, as Honoré de Balzac recorded in several of his novels. Conservative Tours refused to welcome the railways which instead were obliged to route their lines by way of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps on the city's eastern edge. The moderate temper of the department's politics remained apparent after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870: sentiments remained predominantly pro-royalist during the early years of the Third Republic. For most of the nineteenth century, Indre-et-Loire was a", "title": "Indre-et-Loire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.14, "text": "Tours Tours () is a city in the centre-west of France. It is the administrative centre of the Indre-et-Loire department and the largest city in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France (although it is not the capital, which is the region's second-largest city, Orléans). In 2012, the city of Tours had 134,978 inhabitants, and the population of the whole metropolitan area was 483,744. Tours stands on the lower reaches of the Loire river, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. The surrounding district, the traditional province of Touraine, is known for its wines, for the alleged perfection (as perceived by", "title": "Tours" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.94, "text": "Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in central France. It is located northwest of Tours on the other side of the Loire. It is the third largest city in the Indre-et-Loire department, behind only Tours and Joué-lès-Tours. The commune has: Two senior high schools/sixth-form colleges in Tours, Lycée Choiseul and Lycée Jacques de Vaucanson, serve students in this commune. The Lycée Konan de Touraine-France, a private Japanese international school, operated in the commune from 1991 to 2013. The École Japonaise Compleméntaire en Touraine (トゥレーヌ補習授業校 \"\"Tūrēnu Hoshū Jugyō Kō\"\"), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in", "title": "Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.92, "text": "Maillé, Indre-et-Loire Maillé is a commune in the central French department of Indre-et-Loire. On 25 August 1944, German soldiers killed 124 people and razed the village. The resultant was the second-largest in France of World War II, after that at Oradour-sur-Glane. On the same day that Paris was surrendered to the Allies, an estimated 80 Waffen-SS soldiers of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division entered the village of 600 people in the morning, and killed 124 residents, including 46 children under the age of 14, and 42 women. Many of the victims were shot; the remainder bludgeoned, bayoneted, or burned. The", "title": "Maillé, Indre-et-Loire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.88, "text": "Touraine Touraine () is one of the traditional provinces of France. Its capital was Tours. During the political reorganization of French territory in 1790, Touraine was divided between the departments of Indre-et-Loire, :Loir-et-Cher and Indre. Traversed by the Loire and its tributaries the Cher, the Indre and the Vienne, Touraine makes up a part of the Paris Basin. It is well known for its viticulture. The TGV, which connects Tours with Paris in just over an hour, has made Touraine a place of residence for people who work in the capital but seek a different quality of life. Touraine takes", "title": "Touraine" } ]

[ "Amsterdam", "Mokum", "Amsterdam, NL", "Amsterdam, Netherlands", "A'dam" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.91, "text": "conciliatory gesture of the Orange faction towards the town, and a recognition of the strong civic and republican basis of the new kingdom. Capital of the Netherlands Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands according to the Constitution of the Netherlands, although the States General and the Executive Branch have been situated in The Hague since 1588, along with the Supreme Court and the Council of State. Since the 1983 revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands, Article 32 mentions that \"\"the King shall be sworn in and inaugurated as soon as possible in the capital city, Amsterdam\"\". It is", "title": "Capital of the Netherlands" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.2, "text": "of government. Between 1808 and 1810, during the Kingdom of Holland, King Louis Napoleon resided in Amsterdam and declared the city capital of his kingdom and seat of government. To accommodate the king, the grand seventeenth-century Town Hall of Amsterdam, prime example of the republican values that were prevalent for so long in the Netherlands, was converted into a Royal Palace. In 1810 the Netherlands were annexed by the French Empire and King Louis Napoleon was replaced by a French governor, who took up residence in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. From 1810 to 1813 Amsterdam kept its position of", "title": "Capital of the Netherlands" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.98, "text": "Capital of the Netherlands Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands according to the Constitution of the Netherlands, although the States General and the Executive Branch have been situated in The Hague since 1588, along with the Supreme Court and the Council of State. Since the 1983 revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands, Article 32 mentions that \"\"the King shall be sworn in and inaugurated as soon as possible in the capital city, Amsterdam\"\". It is the only reference in the document stating that Amsterdam is the capital. Only once during its history was Amsterdam both \"\"capital\"\" and seat", "title": "Capital of the Netherlands" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.8, "text": "capital city somewhat, as Emperor Napoleon declared the city to be the third city of the Empire (after Paris and Rome) and an imperial residence. In December 1813, after the fall of Napoleon and the accession of Prince William VI of Orange as Sovereign of the Netherlands, The Hague was restored as the seat of government. Although the proper legal status of Amsterdam as capital of the Netherlands is of recent date, the city has been uniformly recognised as capital ever since 1814. This is partly because it is a \"\"Royal City\"\", used not only for the inauguration of kings,", "title": "Capital of the Netherlands" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.34, "text": "to 1795 there remained a strong animosity between the Orange faction and the republican faction in Dutch politics. The former supported the idea of hereditary political leadership vested in the princes of Orange as Stadtholders, and had its powerbase in The Hague and the rural areas. The latter supported civic independence and found its support mainly in the cities and towns of Holland, with Amsterdam as its progenitor and most outspoken representative. When in 1814 the new kingdom was formed, the appointment of Amsterdam, still the most prominent city in the kingdom, as capital city was also very much a", "title": "Capital of the Netherlands" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.88, "text": "Netherlands were combined in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands to form a buffer against France. As a compromise, Brussels and Amsterdam alternated as capital every two years, with the government remaining in The Hague. After the separation of Belgium in 1830, Amsterdam remained the capital of the Netherlands, while the government was situated in The Hague. When the government started to play a more prominent role in Dutch society after 1850, The Hague quickly expanded. Many streets were specifically built for the large number of civil servants employed in the country's government and for the Dutchmen who were retiring", "title": "The Hague" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.84, "text": "François Lebrun. Prince William VI (son of Prince William V of Orange), returned to the Netherlands in 1813, after Napoleon fell from power, and restored the palace to its original owners. After his investiture as King William I of the Netherlands, however, Amsterdam was made the official capital of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (the seats of government being Brussels and The Hague). The new king realised the importance of having a palace in the capital, and the Town Hall again became a royal palace. It was made property of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1936. On 27", "title": "Royal Palace of Amsterdam" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.72, "text": "but also for royal weddings (note though that royal burials take place in Delft), and also because of its dominant position in Dutch history. From the end of the 16th century the city grew rapidly to become the largest and most powerful city in the Netherlands and the main centre of trade, commerce, finance and culture. The origins of the split between Amsterdam as capital city and The Hague as seat of government lay in the peculiar Dutch constitutional history. From the middle-ages to the sixteenth century, The Hague had been the seat of government of the County of Holland", "title": "Capital of the Netherlands" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.69, "text": "Stedenrij). Amsterdam is the country's capital, while The Hague holds the seat of the States General, Cabinet and Supreme Court. The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe and the world's largest outside Asia. 'Netherlands' literally means 'lower countries', referring to its low land and flat geography, with only about 50% of its land exceeding above sea level. Most of the areas below sea level are the result of land reclamation beginning in the 16th century, resulting in large areas known as \"\"polders\"\" that amount to nearly 17% of the country's territory. With a population of 17.25 million", "title": "Netherlands" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.56, "text": "6,659,300 inhabitants. Of these various metropolitan area configurations, only the \"\"Stadsregio Amsterdam\"\" (City Region of Amsterdam) has a formal governmental status. Its responsibities include regional spatial planning and the metropolitan public transport concessions. Under the Dutch Constitution, Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. Since the 1983 constitutional revision, the constitution mentions \"\"Amsterdam\"\" and \"\"capital\"\" in chapter 2, article 32: The king's confirmation by oath and his coronation take place in \"\"the capital Amsterdam\"\" (\"\"\"\"de hoofdstad Amsterdam\"\"\"\"). Previous versions of the constitution only mentioned \"\"the city of Amsterdam\"\" (\"\"\"\"de stad Amsterdam\"\"\"\"). For a royal investiture, therefore, the States General of", "title": "Amsterdam" } ]

[ "Winnipeg", "Winnipeg, Manitoba" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.84, "text": "Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. Centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, it is near the longitudinal centre of North America, approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for muddy water. The region was a trading centre for aboriginal peoples long before the arrival of Europeans. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red", "title": "Winnipeg" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.42, "text": "Winnipeg Capital Region The Winnipeg Capital Region is a metropolitan area located in the Red River Valley in the south central portion of the province of Manitoba, Canada. It contains the provincial capital of Winnipeg and its surrounding rural municipalities, cities, and towns. It was created to co-ordinate land use policy and economic development between the City of Winnipeg and the surrounding municipalities. It is the most densely populated and economically important area of Manitoba. Other communities with over 1,000 population in the region besides Winnipeg are the city of Selkirk and towns of Oakbank, Stonewall, Stony Mountain, Teulon, Lorette", "title": "Winnipeg Capital Region" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.33, "text": "self-rule culminated in negotiations for the creation of the province of Manitoba. There are many factors that led to an armed uprising of the Métis people against the Government of Canada, a conflict known as the Red River Rebellion aka Resistance. The resolution of the assertion of the right to representation led to the Parliament of Canada passing the Manitoba Act in 1870 that created the province. Manitoba's capital and largest city, Winnipeg, is the eighth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada. Other census agglomerations in the province are Brandon, Steinbach, Portage la Prairie, and Thompson. The name \"\"Manitoba\"\" is believed", "title": "Manitoba" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.14, "text": "Demographics of Manitoba Manitoba is one of Canada's 10 provinces. It is the easternmost of the three Prairie provinces. Manitoba's capital and largest city (containing over half its population) is Winnipeg. Other important cities and towns include Brandon, Thompson, Dauphin, Swan River, Churchill, The Pas, Selkirk, Portage la Prairie, Gimli, Flin Flon, Steinbach, Morden, Virden, Minnedosa, Emerson, Lockport, Neepawa, and Winkler. Over one million people live in Manitoba's southern regions, in a small string of cities and towns (Winnipeg, Brandon, etc.) about the size of Ontario's Golden Horseshoe. More than half of Manitoba's 1,148,801 population live in the urban area", "title": "Demographics of Manitoba" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.58, "text": "being the provincial capital of Manitoba, Winnipeg has served as the capital for two other Canadian territories: the Northwest Territories from 1870 to 1876 and the District of Keewatin from 1876 to 1905. Winnipeg is policed by the Winnipeg Police Service, which in 2012, had 1,442 police officers. In 2017, Winnipeg had 192 police officers per 100,000 people, down from 200 in 2015. A change that is consistent with an overall decline in police officers per capita across Canada, which saw a 1% drop last year and a 1% decline the year before. At 192, Winnipeg has among the highest", "title": "Law, government, and crime in Winnipeg" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.48, "text": "Government House (Manitoba) Government House of Manitoba () is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, as well as that in Winnipeg of the Canadian monarch. It stands in the provincial capital, on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building, at 10 Kennedy Street; unlike other provincial Government Houses in Canada, this gives Manitoba's royal residence a prominent urban setting, though it is surrounded by gardens. Prior to the foundation of Manitoba, the Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories occupied a designated residence within the walls of Upper Fort Garry; a house that was, at one point, used", "title": "Government House (Manitoba)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.31, "text": "for the now defunct District of Keewatin territory between 1876 and 1905. Fort Garry evolved to become modern-day Winnipeg, still the capital of Manitoba, with Lower Fort Garry being declared a national historical site. The \"\"North-West Territories Act, 1875\"\" dissolved the Temporary North-West Council and appointed a permanent government to take effect on October 7, 1876. The new council governed from Fort Livingstone, an outpost constructed west of the Manitoba border, in modern-day Saskatchewan. Fort Livingstone served as a small frontier outpost and not as a bona fide capital city. The location was chosen by the federal government as a", "title": "History of Northwest Territories capital cities" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.98, "text": "and Grand Forks, North Dakota – East Grand Forks, Minnesota. It continues north to the province of Manitoba in Canada. Manitoba's capital, Winnipeg, is at the Red's confluence with the Assiniboine River, at a point called The Forks. Together with the Assiniboine, the Red River fully encloses the endorheic basin of Devils' Lake and Stump Lake. The Red flows further north before draining into Lake Winnipeg which then drains through the Nelson River into Hudsons Bay, both part of the Hudson Bay watershed. The mouth of the Red River forms a freshwater river delta called the Netley–Libau Marsh. The Netley", "title": "Red River of the North" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.95, "text": "largely within its territory that are not officially part of the Capital Region. These include the town of Teulon, the villages of Dunnottar and Garson, and the Indian reserve of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation. The Winnipeg Capital Region includes the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area (CMA) with the exception of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation. The included CMA municipalities are: http://winnipeg.ca/cao/pdfs/population.pdf Winnipeg Capital Region The Winnipeg Capital Region is a metropolitan area located in the Red River Valley in the south central portion of the province of Manitoba, Canada. It contains the provincial capital of Winnipeg and its surrounding rural municipalities, cities, and", "title": "Winnipeg Capital Region" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.92, "text": "Winnipeg Free Press. She explained \"\"I want Manitoba to be the IT capital of this country or the innovation capital of this country.\"\" In 2014 Bokhari endorsed Winnipeg mayoral candidate Brian Bowman in the 2014 Winnipeg Municipal election. In the Manitoba general election, 2016 Bokhari finished third in Fort Rouge, behind future Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew. On May 7, 2016, Bokhari announced that she would not lead the party into the next election but would remain on as leader until her successor was chosen. She ultimately resigned as leader, effective September 24, 2016, and opened a law practice, Bokhari,", "title": "Rana Bokhari" } ]

[ "Helena", "Helena, Montana" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.34, "text": "Helena, Montana Helena is the state capital of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and was established in 1864. Over $3.6 billion of gold was extracted in the city limits over a duration of two decades, making it one of the wealthiest cities in the United States by the late nineteenth century. The concentration of wealth contributed to the city's prominent, elaborate Victorian architecture. At the 2010 census Helena's population was 28,190, making it the fifth least populous state capital", "title": "Helena, Montana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.09, "text": "in 1976. Today, the Broadwater Fitness Center stands just west of the Hotel & Natatorium's original location, complete with an outdoor pool heated by natural spring water running underneath it. Helena has been the capital of Montana Territory since 1875 and the state of Montana since 1889. In 1902, the Montana State Capitol was completed. A large portion of the conflict between Marcus Daly and William Andrews Clark (the Copper Kings) was over the location of the state capital. Until the 1900 census, Helena was the most populated city in the state. That year it was surpassed by Butte, where", "title": "Helena, Montana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.02, "text": "Montana State Capitol The Montana State Capitol is the state capitol of the U.S. state of Montana. It houses the Montana State Legislature and is located in the state capital of Helena at 1301 East Sixth Avenue. The building was constructed between 1896 and 1902 with wing-annexes added between 1909 and 1912. A design competition for the building was conducted in 1896. The commission selected a design by George R. Mann as the winner. In 1897, after it was found that the Commission was planning to scam money from the building project, it was disbanded and a second Capitol Commission", "title": "Montana State Capitol" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.47, "text": "Area is 205th in size, as defined by Nielsen Media Research, and is the fifth smallest media market in the nation. Helena, Montana Helena is the state capital of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and was established in 1864. Over $3.6 billion of gold was extracted in the city limits over a duration of two decades, making it one of the wealthiest cities in the United States by the late nineteenth century. The concentration of wealth contributed to the", "title": "Helena, Montana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.2, "text": "Helena, the state capital, and south to Boulder, the Jefferson county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Montana City CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, are water. Prickly Pear Creek, a tributary of the Missouri River, flows northward through the community. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,715 people in Montana City, a 30% increase over the 2000 census. Of the 2,094 people of the 2000 census, 697 households, and 627 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 74.2 people per square mile (28.6/km²). There were 709", "title": "Montana City, Montana" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23, "text": "Capital punishment in Montana Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Montana. Of the states that currently retain the death penalty, Montana is the only one that has not handed down a death sentence in the 21st century. The last time the state sentenced a defendant to death was in 1996. The state is among eleven states to have not carried out an execution in over a decade, with its last execution carried out in 2006. Montana has currently two condemned inmates, including Canadian Ronald Allen Smith for the kidnapping and murder of two aboriginal men.", "title": "Capital punishment in Montana" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.88, "text": "Montana (Mesoamerican site) Montana is a Mesoamerican archaeological site on the Pacific coastal plain of southern Guatemala. It is located in the department of Escuintla, near Balberta, and is one of the largest Mesoamerican archaeological sites on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. Around AD 400, in the Early Classic period, Montana replaced Balberta as the regional capital. The investigating archaeologists consider that Montana was founded as a colony by the great metropolis of Teotihuacan in the distant Valley of Mexico in order to supply that city with locally produced products such as cacao, cotton and rubber and to provide a", "title": "Montana (Mesoamerican site)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.86, "text": "a long record of economic stability with its history as being the state capital and being founded in an area rich in silver and lead deposits. Its status as capital makes it a major hub of activity at the county, state, and federal level. Thirty-one percent of the city's workforce is made up of government positions with private sector jobs comprising 62 percent. According to the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce, the capital's median household income is $50,889, and its unemployment rate stood at 3.8% in 2013, about 1.2% lower than the rest of the state. Education is a major", "title": "Helena, Montana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.75, "text": "out in 1868, and the town saw a brief revival after the arrival of the railroads and the establishment of a post office in the 1880s. At its height in the 1880s, Montana City had 3,000 residents and competed for the location of the state capital. Montana City was almost a ghost town for most of the 20th century until the Permanente Cement Company built a cement manufacturing plant there in 1940. Today, Montana City is a bedroom community serving Helena. Montana City, Montana Montana City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States.", "title": "Montana City, Montana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.66, "text": "largest mining operations were in the city of Butte, which had important silver deposits and gigantic copper deposits. Before the creation of Montana Territory (1864–1889), various parts of what is now Montana were parts of Oregon Territory (1848–1859), Washington Territory (1853–1863), Idaho Territory (1863–1864), and Dakota Territory (1861–1864). Montana became a United States territory (Montana Territory) on May 26, 1864. The first territorial capital was at Bannack. The first territorial governor was Sidney Edgerton. The capital moved to Virginia City in 1865 and to Helena in 1875. In 1870, the non-Indian population of Montana Territory was 20,595. The Montana Historical", "title": "Montana" } ]

[ "Mathoura", "Mathoura, New South Wales", "Mathoura, New South Wales, Australia" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25, "text": "Shire of Upper Murray The Shire of Upper Murray was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1920 until 1994. Upper Murray originally existed as the Corryong Riding and part of the Murray Riding of the Shire of Towong, and was first incorporated as a shire on 1 October 1920. On 18 November 1994, the Shire re-merged with the Shire of Tallangatta, which had remained from the original Towong shire, into the new Shire of Towong. Upper Murray was divided into three ridings,", "title": "Shire of Upper Murray" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.67, "text": "each of which elected three councillors: Shire of Upper Murray The Shire of Upper Murray was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1920 until 1994. Upper Murray originally existed as the Corryong Riding and part of the Murray Riding of the Shire of Towong, and was first incorporated as a shire on 1 October 1920. On 18 November 1994, the Shire re-merged with the Shire of Tallangatta, which had remained from the original Towong shire, into the new Shire of Towong. Upper", "title": "Shire of Upper Murray" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.56, "text": "Murray Shire Murray Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. It included the towns of Moama and Mathoura. It was abolished on 12 May 2016 and its area merged with the Wakool Shire to establish the Murray River Council. The last Mayor of Murray Shire was Cr. Thomas Weyrich, an independent politician. The Murray Shire region was developed in the 1840s by squatters following the route of the overlanders as they drove cattle from Sydney to Adelaide in the late 1830s. From the 1860s onwards, the selectors, mainly from Victoria,", "title": "Murray Shire" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.42, "text": "golf course and an array of festivals and events. The Shire is centred on the town of Pinjarra, one of the oldest towns in Western Australia where a number of 19th-century mud brick buildings are still in use today. The area was first settled in 1834 by Sir Thomas Peel. On 7 November 1868, the Murray District Roads Committee had its first meeting in Pinjarra. The Murray Road District was gazetted on 25 January 1871. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Murray. Shire of Murray The Shire of Murray is a local government area of Western Australia.", "title": "Shire of Murray" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.19, "text": "Shire of Murray The Shire of Murray is a local government area of Western Australia. It has an area of and is located in the Peel Region about south of the Perth central business district. The Shire extends across the Peel Inlet and the Swan Coastal Plain into the Darling Scarp, including about of State forests. Timber logging and agriculture were the traditional enterprises of the district. However, in recent decades, bauxite mining and a significant equine and tourism industry have emerged. The Murray River flows all year throughout the district. It offers premier country racing and trotting facilities, a", "title": "Shire of Murray" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.62, "text": "Electoral district of Murray Murray is an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales. Murray is a regional electorate lying in the southwestern corner of the state. It encompasses several local government areas, namely Wentworth Shire, Balranald Shire, Carrathool Shire, the City of Griffith, Leeton Shire, Hay Shire, Murrumbidgee Shire, Wakool Shire, Murray Shire, Edward River Council and Berrigan Shire. Murray was a single-member electorate from 1859 to 1920, but from 1920 to 1927 it was merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga to create a three-member electorate, voting by proportional representation. It was recreated as a", "title": "Electoral district of Murray" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.42, "text": "and last election was held on 8 September 2012 and the makeup of the former Council was as follows: The former Council, elected in 2012 and dissolved in 2016, in order of election, was: Murray Shire Murray Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. It included the towns of Moama and Mathoura. It was abolished on 12 May 2016 and its area merged with the Wakool Shire to establish the Murray River Council. The last Mayor of Murray Shire was Cr. Thomas Weyrich, an independent politician. The Murray Shire region", "title": "Murray Shire" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.2, "text": "Shire of Yarrawonga The Shire of Yarrawonga was a local government area on the Murray River in the Goulburn Valley region about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1891 until 1994. Yarrawonga was once part of the vast Echuca Road District, formed in 1864 and a Shire from 1871, which extended along the south bank of the Murray River from Mount Hope Creek in the west to the Ovens River in the east. Originally, Yarrawonga was part of the Shire of Tungamah, which, confusingly, was originally called", "title": "Shire of Yarrawonga" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.14, "text": "Shire of Numurkah The Shire of Numurkah was a local government area on the Murray River in the Goulburn Valley region about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1957 until 1994. Numurkah was once part of the vast Echuca Road District, formed in 1864 and a shire from 1871, which extended along the south bank of the Murray River from Mount Hope Creek in the west to the Ovens River in the east. Numurkah was part of the Shire of Shepparton when it incorporated on 30 May", "title": "Shire of Numurkah" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.14, "text": "Shire of Upper Murray into the Shire of Towong—hence restoring the original pre-1920 entity. Tallangatta was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Shire of Tallangatta The Shire of Tallangatta was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994. Tallangatta was first incorporated as the Towong Road District on 12 March 1869, and became the Shire of Towong on 1 May 1874. In October 1920, the Corryong Riding and part of the Murray Riding split away to form", "title": "Shire of Tallangatta" } ]

[ "Artern", "Artern/Unstrut" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.92, "text": "to the state of Thüringen, which had once again been founded, and through the districting reforms of the reunified Germany was included in Kyffhäuserkreis and in Sömmerda (district). Artern, which lay in the Kyffhäuser, is traversed by the Helme and Unstrut. The largest settled areas near the district capital Artern were the cities Bad Frankenhausen, Heldrungen, and Wiehe and the parish of Roßleben. Other neighboring settled areas included the parishes of Bilzingsleben, Borxleben, Bottendorf, Bretleben, Donndorf, Esperstedt. Gehofen, Gorsleben, Hauteroda, Heygendorf, Ichstedt, Kalbsrieth, Kannawurf, Nausitz, Oberheldrungen, Reinsdorf, Ringleben Schönewerda, and Voigtstedt. Important firms in the district, among others, included Artern", "title": "Artern (district)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.44, "text": "Artern Artern is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. Artern is situated at the confluence of the rivers Unstrut and Helme, on a bend of the Unstrut, which flows through the town from the southeast to the northwest. It is located in the north east of Thuringia, close to the border with Saxony Anhalt, and 12 km south of Sangerhausen. Artern has railway connections to Erfurt and Sangerhausen. The railway connection to Naumburg was cancelled in December 2006. The population was 6,165 in the 2006 census. The first known documented mention of Artern was as \"\"Aratora\"\" in the", "title": "Artern" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.2, "text": "early 9th Century, in a register of estates at Hersfeld Abbey. Machinery, sugar and boots used to be manufactured in Artern. Its brine springs, known as early as the 15th century, are still frequented. In 1944 a subcamp, \"\"Rebstock neu\"\", of the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald was established in Artern. The town has three sister cities: \"\"From 1960 as of 31 December\"\" Artern Artern is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. Artern is situated at the confluence of the rivers Unstrut and Helme, on a bend of the Unstrut, which flows through the town from the southeast to", "title": "Artern" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.19, "text": "Artern (district) Artern (\"\"Kreis Artern\"\") was a \"\"Kreis\"\" (district) in the \"\"Bezirk\"\" (district) of Halle in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). From 1990 to 1994 it persisted as Landkreis Artern in the state of Thüringen. It occupied land that is for the most part modern Kyffhäuserkreis in Thüringen. In 1952, the GDR undertook comprehensive reform in the division of its districts. Artern was formed out of the remaining part of the \"\"Landkreis\"\" (rural district) that had existed before the reform and was assigned to the newly formed \"\"Bezirk\"\" of Halle. After the reunification of Germany, in 1990 Artern was assigned", "title": "Artern (district)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.23, "text": "is “Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga” (Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro de Arteaga). The formal name of the capital is Santiago de Querétaro. However, both are commonly referred to simply as Querétaro. The most likely origin of the name is from the Purépecha word “Créttaro” which means “place with crags”. However, there have been other explanations of the name including that it comes from Nahuatl and means Mesoamerican ball court, or even \"\"island of the blue salamanders\"\". Nevertheless, other scholars suggest that it can mean \"\"place of the reptiles\"\" or \"\"place of the giant rocks\"\". The", "title": "Querétaro" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.17, "text": "Dastagird Dastagird (also spelled as Dastgerd, Dastigird and Daskara), was an ancient Sasanian city in present-day Iraq, and was close to its capital, Ctesiphon. Originally known as Artemita, the city was rebuilt and renamed by king Hormizd I (r. 270-271). During the reign of king Khosrow I (r. 531-579), the city greatly expanded and had its own court, palace and fortress. During this period, the city also got a secondary name, Khosrow-shad-Kavadh. During the reign of the latter's grandson, Khosrow II (r. 590-628), Dastagird became a royal residence of the Sasanians. In 628, Dastagird was sacked by the Byzantine emperor", "title": "Dastagird" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.08, "text": "Merzig Merzig is the capital of the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 35 km south of Trier, and 35 km northwest of Saarbrücken. The town was first mentioned in 369 as \"\"Martiaticum\"\". Under French rule it was known as \"\"Mercy\"\". Merzig was created in 1974 as part of the territorial reform in Saarland. The present-day city consists of the previous town of Merzig and 16 surrounding municipalities. The population of the present city, including all outlying districts (as of June 30, 2011): Merzig is the birthplace of footballer Kevin Trapp and tennis", "title": "Merzig" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.06, "text": "Pestova, and Breglumi. After the division of Roman Empire, Illyria was under the administration of the East (Byzantine) Empire. During the Early Middle Ages, the region was ruled by Slavs. In the first half of the 14th century Vučitrn was a capital of the lands of Branković dynasty (Vuk and Đurađ Branković). Đurađ Branković, as Despot, issued charters from Vučitrn. From that period there remain ruins of the Vojinovića Tower and a great stone bridge. After the Battle of Kosovo, Ottoman officers were stationed in Vučitrn. Ragusan colonies were established during the 14th and 15th centuries. In Ottoman documents, the", "title": "Vučitrn" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 18.88, "text": "Heraclius. After that, the city completely disappears from sources. Dastagird Dastagird (also spelled as Dastgerd, Dastigird and Daskara), was an ancient Sasanian city in present-day Iraq, and was close to its capital, Ctesiphon. Originally known as Artemita, the city was rebuilt and renamed by king Hormizd I (r. 270-271). During the reign of king Khosrow I (r. 531-579), the city greatly expanded and had its own court, palace and fortress. During this period, the city also got a secondary name, Khosrow-shad-Kavadh. During the reign of the latter's grandson, Khosrow II (r. 590-628), Dastagird became a royal residence of the Sasanians.", "title": "Dastagird" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.7, "text": "is Germany's driest area, with annual precipitation of only 400 to 500 mm. Artern, in the north-east, is warm and dry, with a mean annual temperature of 8.5 °C and mean precipitation of 450 mm; contrast this with wet, cool Oberhof, in the Thuringian Forest, where temperature averages only 4.4 °C and mean annual precipitation reaches 1300 mm. Due to many centuries of intensive settlement, most of the area is shaped by human influence. The original natural vegetation of Thuringia is forest with beech as its predominant species, as can still be found in the Hainich mountains today. In the", "title": "Thuringia" } ]

[ "Kuala Lumpur", "KL", "Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.38, "text": "1970s when Kuala Lumpur became the capital. Today, the city serves as the economic, financial, logistics and medical tourism hub in the northern region of Malaysia. Together with the surrounding towns including Butterworth, Sungai Petani, Kulim, Bandar Baharu and Parit Buntar, it forms Greater Penang, the nation's second largest conurbation with a population of about 2.5 million. The third largest urban area in Malaysia is situated at the country's southern end, comprising the twin cities of Johor Bahru and Iskandar Puteri, along with Pasir Gudang and Kulai. Located next to Singapore, it is also an important industrial, tourism and commercial", "title": "Demographics of Malaysia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.36, "text": "Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (; ), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (), or commonly known as KL, is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city. The only global city in Malaysia, it covers an area of and has an estimated population of 1.73 million . Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.25 million people . It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in South-East Asia, in both population and economic development. Kuala Lumpur is the cultural, financial and economic centre of Malaysia and home to", "title": "Kuala Lumpur" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.19, "text": "Parliament of Malaysia, making it the country's legislative capital. It is also the economic and business centre of the country, and is a primate city. Kuala Lumpur is also rated as a global city, and is the only global city in Malaysia. Along with Subang Jaya, Klang, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Kajang-Sungai Chua, Ampang Jaya and Selayang it forms the country's largest and most important urban area, the Klang Valley. George Town, the capital city of Penang, is the second largest city, with nearly 710,000 inhabitants as of 2010. It used to be Malaysia's largest and only city until the", "title": "Demographics of Malaysia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.78, "text": "Alor Setar Alor Setar (Jawi: الور ستار), formerly known as Alor Star from 2004 to 2008, is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It sits along the country's longest expressway, located from Kuala Lumpur and north of George Town, Penang. The city is home to the Central State Administration Centre and is the administrative centre of Kota Setar District. Alor Setar, known as the Tip of Malaysia, is one of the most-unique cities in Malaysia because", "title": "Alor Setar" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.77, "text": "Federal Territories (Malaysia) The Federal Territories () in Malaysia comprise three territories: Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, governed directly by the federal government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an offshore international financial centre. Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are enclaves in the state of Selangor, while Labuan is an island off the coast of Sabah. The territories fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry for the Federal Territories, which was formed under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's administration on 27 March 2006. The first Minister for the Federal", "title": "Federal Territories (Malaysia)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.67, "text": "Padang on the midnight of 30 August 1957, and in the morning of 31 August, the ceremony for the Declaration of Independence was held at the Merdeka Stadium by the first Prime Minister of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman. Kuala Lumpur remained the capital after the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963. The Malaysian Houses of Parliament was completed at the edge of the Lake Gardens in 1963. Kuala Lumpur had seen a number of civil disturbances over the years. A riot in 1897 was a relatively minor affair that began with the confiscation of faulty \"\"dacing\"\" (a scale used", "title": "Kuala Lumpur" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.66, "text": "Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), formerly known as Tanjung Puteri or Iskandar Puteri, is the capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia. Johor Bahru has a population of 497,097, while its metropolitan area, with a population of 1,638,219, is the third largest in the country. Johor Bahru was founded in 1855 as \"\"Iskandar Puteri\"\" when the Sultanate of Johor came under the influence of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim. The area was renamed \"\"Johor Bahru\"\" in 1862 and became the capital of the Sultanate when the Sultanate", "title": "Johor Bahru" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.64, "text": "Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo). Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand in the north and maritime borders with Singapore in the south, Vietnam in the northeast, and Indonesia in the west. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and largest city", "title": "Malaysia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.62, "text": "each federal territory has its own flag. Federal Territories (Malaysia) The Federal Territories () in Malaysia comprise three territories: Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, governed directly by the federal government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an offshore international financial centre. Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are enclaves in the state of Selangor, while Labuan is an island off the coast of Sabah. The territories fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry for the Federal Territories, which was formed under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's administration on 27 March", "title": "Federal Territories (Malaysia)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.55, "text": "ideal investment—it has often taken up to ten years before companies have seen any profits. However, the situation has now changed and companies are now exploring this area again, corresponding with the increased number of foreigners entering Malaysia for medical care and the recent government focus on developing the health tourism industry. The Government has also been trying to promote Malaysia as a health care destination, regionally and internationally. Kuala Lumpur is the capital and largest city of Malaysia. Although many executive and judicial branches of the federal government have moved to Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur is the seat of the", "title": "Demographics of Malaysia" } ]

[ "Antibes" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.09, "text": "Antibes Antibes (, ; Provençal Occitan: \"\"Antíbol\"\") is a Mediterranean resort in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France, on the Côte d'Azur between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is in the commune of Antibes and the Sophia Antipolis technology park is northwest of it. Traces of occupation dating back to the early Iron Age have been found in the areas of the castle and cathedral. Remains beneath the Holy Spirit Chapel show there was an indigenous community with ties with Mediterranean populations, including the Etruscans, as evidenced by the presence of numerous underwater amphorae and wrecks off Antibes.", "title": "Antibes" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.58, "text": "Biot, Alpes-Maritimes Biot is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located near Antibes Juan-les-Pins (av. 6 km), between Cannes and Villeneuve-Loubet on the top of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean, about 40 kilometers from Monte Carlo. Biot was a pottery centre from the beginning of the 16th century until the 18th century. In the middle of the 20th century, Biot once again became famous for its decorative pottery and glasswork. Biot is well known for its glassblowers and bubble glass products Eloi Monod started the village's glass-blowing tradition. The Fernand", "title": "Biot, Alpes-Maritimes" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.47, "text": "Léger museum stands at the foot of the village. European Heart House, the official headquarters of the European Society of Cardiology, is located within the borders of the commune of Biot. Biot, Alpes-Maritimes Biot is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located near Antibes Juan-les-Pins (av. 6 km), between Cannes and Villeneuve-Loubet on the top of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean, about 40 kilometers from Monte Carlo. Biot was a pottery centre from the beginning of the 16th century until the 18th century. In the middle of the 20th century,", "title": "Biot, Alpes-Maritimes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.25, "text": "aqueduct rises in Biot and eventually joins the coast below the RN7 and the railway track at the Fort Carré. It was discovered and restored in the 18th century by the Chevalier d'Aguillon for supplying the modern city. The aqueduct called the Bouillide or Clausonnes rises near the town of Valbonne. Monumental remains of aqueduct bridges are located in the neighbourhood of Fugaret, in the forest of Valmasque and near the town of Vallauris. Like most Roman towns Antipolis possessed these buildings for shows and entertainment. A Roman theatre is attested by the tombstone of the child \"\"Septentrion\"\". The inscription", "title": "Antibes" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.05, "text": "Musée Picasso (Antibes) The Musée Picasso, formerly the Château Grimaldi at Antibes, is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis. Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea. In 1608 it became a stronghold of the Grimaldi family and has borne their name ever since. In 1702 it became the town hall of Antibes. From 1925 the chateau was known as the Grimaldi Museum. In 1946 it was the home for six months of the artist Pablo Picasso. Today the museum is known as the Picasso Museum, the", "title": "Musée Picasso (Antibes)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.89, "text": "Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis The Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis (CASA) is the \"\"communauté d'agglomération\"\", an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Antibes. It is located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. It was created in 2002, and takes its name from the technology park Sophia Antipolis. Its population was 179,920 in 2014, of which 76,981 in Antibes. The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 24 communes: The \"\"Council of Communities\"\" is made up of 50 delegates from the above communes. The CASA has for mandatory areas of jurisdiction: It is to oversee", "title": "Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.83, "text": "Antibes 6 Day Race The Antibes 6 day race (6 Jours d'Antibes) was a multiday race that is now called 6 Jours de France which took place in Antibes starting in 2009 in the Juan-les-Pins in the South of France. Consisting of 24h (not done in 2011), 48h and 72h ultramarathon events along with the 6 day, this and the Trans-Gaule are the two most significant multiday races taking place in France today. Currently the event takes place in Privas, capital of the Ardèche department, in Southern France and includes a 24 hour option with the 6 day main event.", "title": "Antibes 6 Day Race" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.77, "text": "Marineland of Antibes The Marineland of Antibes is a theme park founded in 1970 by Roland de La Poype in Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes), in the French Riviera. On 26 hectares it includes a marine zoological park with dolphinarium, a water park (\"\"Aquasplash\"\"), a children's play park (\"\"Kid's Island\"\"), a mini golf (\"\"Aventure Golf\"\") and a three-star hotel (\"\"Marineland Resort\"\"). It is the property of the Spanish multinational company Parques Reunidos, whose majority shareholder is the British investment fund Arle Capital Partners. The actual director is Arnaud Palu. It is one of the four French dolphinariums and one of the two European", "title": "Marineland of Antibes" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.77, "text": "M Dominique Naumowicz 665,225 km<br> W Nicoletta Mizera 616,025 km (5–11 June) Antibes 6 Day Race The Antibes 6 day race (6 Jours d'Antibes) was a multiday race that is now called 6 Jours de France which took place in Antibes starting in 2009 in the Juan-les-Pins in the South of France. Consisting of 24h (not done in 2011), 48h and 72h ultramarathon events along with the 6 day, this and the Trans-Gaule are the two most significant multiday races taking place in France today. Currently the event takes place in Privas, capital of the Ardèche department, in Southern France", "title": "Antibes 6 Day Race" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.75, "text": "the summer months. There's not much in the way of traditional cultural festivals in Antibes; most of the festivals focus on music and contemporary activities. Antibes enjoys a Mediterranean climate. The Gare d'Antibes is the railway station serving the town, offering connections to Nice, Cannes, Marseille, Paris and several other destinations. This railway station is in the centre of town. There is another railway station, Juan les Pins. The nearest airport is Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and Cannes Airport. Antibes is twinned with: Antibes Antibes (, ; Provençal Occitan: \"\"Antíbol\"\") is a Mediterranean resort in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern", "title": "Antibes" } ]

[ "Jefferson City", "Jefferson City, Missouri" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.7, "text": "populous with 2,171 (2010 census) residents. Jefferson City is the capital of Missouri. The five largest cities in Missouri are Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia, and Independence. St. Louis is the principal city of the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, composed of 17 counties and the independent city of St. Louis; eight of those counties lie in Illinois. As of 2017 St. Louis was the 21st-largest metropolitan area in the nation with 2.81 million people. However, if ranked using Combined Statistical Area, it is 19th-largest with 2.91 million people in 2017. Some of the major cities making up the", "title": "Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.41, "text": "Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principal city of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Most of the city is in Cole County, with a small northern section extending into Callaway County. Jefferson City is named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Jefferson City currently holds, per Rand McNally, the title of America's \"\"Most Beautiful Small Town.\"\" Jefferson City is on the northern edge of the Ozark Plateau", "title": "Jefferson City, Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.31, "text": "Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City, near the center of the state on the Missouri River. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the state. Humans have inhabited the land now known as Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture", "title": "Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.3, "text": "for more than two and a half years. When Missouri was granted statehood in 1821, the legislature decided to build a \"\"City of Jefferson\"\" to serve as the state capital, in the center of the state, overlooking the Missouri River. Since this land was undeveloped at the time, a temporary capital was needed. St. Charles beat eight other cities in a competition to house the temporary capital, offering free meeting space for the legislature in rooms located above a hardware store. This building is preserved as the First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site and may be toured. The Missouri", "title": "St. Charles, Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.3, "text": "States. Professional major league teams Former professional major league teams Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City, near the center of the state on the Missouri River. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the state. Humans have inhabited the land now known", "title": "Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.27, "text": "an area of flatlands that enabled plantation agriculture and became known as \"\"Little Dixie.\"\" In 1821 the former Missouri Territory was admitted as a slave state, in accordance with the Missouri Compromise, and with a temporary state capital in St. Charles. In 1826, the capital was shifted to its current, permanent location of Jefferson City, also on the Missouri River. The state was rocked by the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes. Casualties were few due to the sparse population. Originally the state's western border was a straight line, defined as the meridian passing through the Kawsmouth, the point where the Kansas", "title": "Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.11, "text": "early 19th century. When the Missouri Territory was organized in 1812, St. Louis was Missouri's seat of government, and St. Charles would serve as the next capital. However, in the middle of the state, Jefferson City was chosen as the new capital in 1821, when Thomas Jefferson was still living. The village first was called \"\"Lohman's Landing\"\", and when the legislature decided to relocate there, they proposed the name \"\"Missouriopolis\"\" before settling on \"\"Jefferson City\"\". For years, this village was little more than a trading post located in the wilderness about midway between St. Louis and Kansas City. In 1825,", "title": "Jefferson City, Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.83, "text": "Missouri State Capitol The Missouri State Captol is the building that houses the legislative and executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Missouri, as well as the Missouri General Assembly. Located in Jefferson City at 201 West Capitol Avenue, it is the third capitol in the city after the other two were demolished when they were damaged in fires. The domed building, designed by the New York City architectural firm of Tracy and Swartwout, was completed in 1917. The Capitol's dome, which rises above ground level and topped by a bronze statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess", "title": "Missouri State Capitol" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.77, "text": "Washington, Missouri Washington is a city on the Missouri River in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,892 from the 2010 census. It is the corncob pipe capital of the world, with Missouri Meerschaum located on the riverfront. Washington is located at (38.551879, -91.013313). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The city has an extreme continental climate. The majority of annual precipitation falls during the humid springs and summers. Typically, fall and winter are relatively dry. While snow is not rare, it", "title": "Washington, Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.61, "text": "\"\"Puppy Mill Capital of the East\"\" due to its high volume of puppy mills. Missouri has been labeled the \"\"Puppy Mill Capital of the U.S.\"\" by animal welfare and consumer protection groups. A study by the Better Business Bureau concluded that the southwest corner of Missouri is the hub of the nation's puppy mill industry, and termed it the \"\"national hot spot of the puppy industry.\"\" The term \"\"puppy mill\"\" has been widely used by animal rights groups in protests against breeders who have substandard breeding conditions. Critics in the breeder community claim that emotional rhetoric, sensationalism and pictures of", "title": "Puppy mill" } ]

[ "Taipei", "The City of Azaleas", "Taipei City", "Taibei", "City of Taipei" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.95, "text": "Taipei Taipei (; Hokkien POJ: \"\"Tâi-pak\"\"), officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China, \"\"ROC\"\"). Sitting at the northern tip of the island, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the northern port city Keelung. Most of the city is located in the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. The city", "title": "Taipei" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.62, "text": "in December 1949. Taiwan's Kuomintang rulers regarded the city as the capital of Taiwan Province and their control as mandated by General Order No. 1. In 1990 Taipei provided the backdrop for the Wild Lily student rallies that moved Taiwanese society from one-party rule to multi-party democracy by 1996. The city has ever since served as the seat of Taiwan's democratically elected national government. The region known as the Taipei Basin was home to Ketagalan tribes before the eighteenth century. Han Chinese mainly from Fujian Province of Qing dynasty China began to settle in the Taipei Basin in 1709. In", "title": "Taipei" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.41, "text": "Taipei was also the capital of Taiwan Province until the 1956 when the provincial administration was moved to Chunghsing Village in central Taiwan. However, the PRC does not recognize this move and still regards Taipei as the provincial capital of Taiwan. As approved on December 30, 1966 by Executive Yuan, Taipei became a centrally administered municipality on July 1, 1967. In the following year, Taipei City expanded again by annexing Shilin, Beitou, Neihu, Nangang, Jingmei and Muzha. In 1990, 16 districts in Taipei City were consolidated into the current 12 districts. After the 1990s, after two decades of building urban", "title": "History of Taipei" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.23, "text": "with Taihoku (formerly Taipeh-fu) as its capital. The city was administered under Taihoku Prefecture. Taiwan's Japanese rulers embarked on an extensive program of advanced urban planning that featured extensive railroad links. A number of Taipei landmarks and cultural institutions date from this period. Following the surrender of Japan to the United States of America of 1945, effective control of Taiwan was handed to the Republic of China (ROC). After losing mainland China to the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War, the ruling Kuomintang relocated the ROC government to Taiwan and declared Taipei the provisional capital of the ROC", "title": "Taipei" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.16, "text": "capital to Taipei at the end of the Chinese Civil War. At present, this Baroque-style building is a symbol of the ROC Government and a famous historical landmark in downtown Taipei. The People's Republic of China, which also claims Taiwan as its 23rd province, refers to the Presidential Office Building as the Leader of the Taiwan Area's office building or the Taiwan leader's office building At the time Japanese rule of Taiwan and the Pescadores began in 1895, the Governor-General of Taiwan set up temporary headquarters at the former Qing Dynasty secretariat. The new rulers began making long-term plans for", "title": "Presidential Office Building" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.14, "text": "rebels moved northward, they turned to slaughter and looting. They were eventually defeated by a coalition of Qing forces, Hakka, Quanzhou Fujianese descendants, and aboriginal volunteers. When Taiwan Province was declared an independent province in 1887, the government intended to construct its capital city at the centrally located \"\"Toatun\"\", which was also designated as the seat of Taiwan Prefecture. Thus the city took the title of \"\"Taiwan-fu\"\", meaning \"\"capital city of Taiwan\"\", from modern-day Tainan, which had held the title for more than 200 years. Qing official Liu Ming-chuan received permission to oversee development of the area, which included constructing", "title": "Taichung" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.12, "text": "Tainan Tainan (Hokkien POJ: \"\"Tâi-lâm\"\"), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality of Taiwan, facing the Formosan Strait or Taiwan Strait in the west and south. Tainan is the oldest city on the island of Taiwan and also commonly known as the \"\"Capital City\"\" (; POJ: \"\"Hú-siâⁿ\"\") for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga and later Qing dynasty rule. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname \"\"the Phoenix City\"\". As Taiwan's oldest urban area, Tainan was initially established by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a ruling", "title": "Tainan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25, "text": "(modern-day Taichung) in the revamped Taiwan Prefecture. As the new central Taiwan-fu was still under construction, the capital was temporarily moved north to Taipeh (modern-day Taipei), which eventually was designated the provincial capital. In 1895, the entire Taiwan Province, including Penghu, was ceded to Japan following the First Sino-Japanese War through the Treaty of Shimonoseki. Under Japanese rule, the province was abolished in favour of Japanese-style divisions. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, the Taiwan was handed over to the Republic of China (ROC). The way that the ROC obtained Taiwan is a subject of controversy that gave root", "title": "Taiwan Province" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.86, "text": "of the new provincial capital, or \"\"Taiwan-fu\"\". However, during construction of the new Taiwan-fu, the provincial capital was temporarily relocated to the city of Taipeh (Taipei). One of the administrators of Taiwan Prefecture was Raymund Tu, a native priest of Taiwan. Four years after development of \"\"Toatun\"\" began, the seat of Taipeh (Taipei) was officially declared the provincial capital. In 1895, with the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the successful Japanese invasion of Taiwan, Taiwan Prefecture was abolished. Under Japanese rule, the province was abolished in favor of Japanese-style divisions. Taiwan Prefecture Taiwan Prefecture () was a prefecture of Taiwan under", "title": "Taiwan Prefecture" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.86, "text": "of the wealthy Banqiao Lin Family. In 1885, work started to create an independent Fokien-Taiwan Province, which was officially declared in 1887. The capital of the island, or \"\"Taiwan-fu\"\", was intended to be moved from the south to the center of the island, but was temporarily moved north to Taipeh. A new railway connecting the cities of Keelung and Taipeh (see Taiwan Railways Administration) became the earliest railroad system in China. However it did not achieve the original intent of connecting the new provincial capital in central Taiwan to a coastal port such as Keelung in the north due to", "title": "History of Taipei" } ]

[ "Peshawar", "Pekhawar", "Peshawur" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.03, "text": "Peshawar Peshawar ( \"\"Pēkhawar\"\" ; ; ) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Situated in the broad Valley of Peshawar near the eastern end of the historic Khyber Pass, close to the border with Afghanistan, Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it the oldest city in Pakistan and one of the oldest cities in the world. Peshawar was the capital of the ancient Kushan Empire, and was home to what may have been the tallest building in the ancient world, the Kanishka stupa. Peshawar was then sacked by the White Huns,", "title": "Peshawar" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.36, "text": "capital from Lahore to Delhi. Several Muslim dynasties ruled modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the Delhi Sultanate period: the Mamluk dynasty (1206–90), the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1413), the Sayyid dynasty (1414–51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526). Yusufzai Pashtun tribes from the Kabul and Jalalabad valleys began migrating to the Valley of Peshawar beginning in the 15th century, and displaced the Dilazak Pashtun tribes across the Indus River. Mughal suzerainty over the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region was partially established after Babar, the founder of the Mughal Empire, invaded the region in 1505 CE via the Khyber Pass. The Mughal Empire", "title": "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.36, "text": "Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are administrative divisions of the province in which their boundaries are drawn. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is divided into 35 districts. Peshawar is the provincial capital and largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The northern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand Division and Hazara Division) are situated in hilly areas. As one moves further away from the foothills of the Hindu Kush, Himalayas, and Karakoram ranges, the climate changes from the humid subtropical climate of the foothills to the typically arid climate of the plains of South Asia. On 28 May, 2018,", "title": "Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.34, "text": "for several other transportation companies. Peshawar has historically served as the political centre of the region, and is currently the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The city and province have been historically regarded to be strongholds of the Awami National Party – a secular left-wing and moderate-nationalist party. The Pakistan Peoples Party had also enjoyed considerable support in the province due to its socialist agenda. Despite being a centre for leftist politics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar is still generally known throughout Pakistan for its social conservatism. Sunni Muslims in the city are regarded to be socially conservative, while the", "title": "Peshawar" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.17, "text": "Tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is located in the north-west region of Pakistan. It is known as the tourist hotspot for adventurers and explorers. The province has a varied landscape ranging from rugged mountains, valleys, hills and dense agricultural farms. The region is well known for its ancestral roots. There are a number of Buddhist archaeological sites from the Gandhara civilisation such as Takht Bhai and Pushkalavati. There are a number of other Buddhist and Hindu archaeological sites including Bala Hisar Fort, Butkara Stupa, Kanishka stupa, Chakdara, Panjkora Valley and Sehri Bahlol. Peshawar is the provincial capital of Khyber", "title": "Tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.12, "text": "but were restored after the 2008 election. The Divisions are subdivided into twenty-six districts, comprising twenty-one Settled Area Districts and five Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA) Districts. The administration of the PATA districts is vested in the President of Pakistan and the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by Articles 246 and 247 of the Constitution of Pakistan but after FATA-KP merger, the administration of both PATA and FATA is transferred to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. The thirty four districts are: Peshawar is the capital and largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The city is the most populous and comprises more than one-eighth of", "title": "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.12, "text": "or in legal cases to which it is a party. The terms \"\"Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\"\" or \"\"Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government\"\" are often used in official documents. The seat of government is in Peshawar, thus serving as the capital of the province. The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa functions under the provisions of the Constitution of Pakistan (1973). The Province has a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly with 124 elected members, constituent of 99 Regular seats, 22 seats reserved for women and 3 seats for non-Muslims. The Provincial Assembly elects the Chief Minister of the Province who forms a Cabinet of Ministers to look", "title": "Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.09, "text": "Mahabharatha, had one of its cores over the modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The modern day capital city of Peshawar was originally known in ancient times as Purushapura when the region was Hindu. Vedic texts refer to the area as the Janapada of Pushkalavati. The area was once known to be a great center of learning. At around 516 BCE., Darius Hystaspes sent Scylax, a Greek seaman from Karyanda, to explore the course of the Indus river. Darius Hystaspes subsequently subdued the races dwelling west of the Indus and north of Kabul. Gandhara was incorporated into the Persian Empire as one", "title": "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.05, "text": "Peshawar District Peshawar District (, ) is a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located about 160 km west of the Pakistan's capital Islamabad. The district headquarter is Peshawar, which is also the capital of Khyber Paktunkhwa. Peshawar is located in Geo-strategically important location and has an enriched history. This district and city has seen the rise and fall of many civilisations. It was once the centre of Gandhara civilisation and has subsequently been ruled by Persians, Greeks, Buddhists, Kushans, Afghans, Mughals, Sikhs and the British. The original district of Peshawar was a district of the North-West", "title": "Peshawar District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.83, "text": "Danish Abad Danish Abad (pronounced \"\"Daan-ish Aab-aad\"\"), literally \"\"town of intellect\"\", is a suburb town of Peshawar the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It was named after the first settlers in the locality. Previously the area consisted of cultivated fields. Before the 1930s the locality had been called \"\"Khru Sku\"\" which means \"\"eat and Drink\"\" an indication to the fact that the residents were poor farmers who only had farming and no other means of self sustenance. However the suburb grew in its importance with the building of the nearby University of Peshawar, Islamia College, The", "title": "Danish Abad" } ]

[ "Aniva", "Ruutaka", "Rutaka" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.72, "text": "Aniva serves as the administrative center of Anivsky District and is subordinated to it. As a municipal division, the town of Aniva and fifteen rural localities of Anivsky District are incorporated as Anivsky Urban Okrug. The town's economy relies mainly on fishing, particularly salmon. Aniva Aniva () is a coastal town and the administrative center of Anivsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the coast of Aniva Bay in southern Sakhalin Island on the Lyutoga River, south of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: It was founded in 1886 as the village of Lyutoga (). In 1905, it was ceded to Japan with", "title": "Aniva" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.33, "text": "Aniva Aniva () is a coastal town and the administrative center of Anivsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the coast of Aniva Bay in southern Sakhalin Island on the Lyutoga River, south of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Population: It was founded in 1886 as the village of Lyutoga (). In 1905, it was ceded to Japan with the rest of the southern part of Sakhalin by the Treaty of Portsmouth and renamed by the Japanese. The village was recaptured by the Soviet Union in 1945; it was granted town status and renamed Aniva in 1946. Within the framework of administrative divisions,", "title": "Aniva" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.64, "text": "Tsivilsk Tsivilsk (; , \"\"Śĕrpü\"\") is a town and the administrative center of Tsivilsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located from the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, at the crossroads of the highways from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan and from Tsivilsk to Ulyanovsk. Population: The original fortress at Tsivilsk was founded in 1589 as a Russian military outpost among the Chuvash population. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsivilsk serves as the administrative center of Tsivilsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Tsivilsky District as Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also", "title": "Tsivilsk" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.12, "text": "has urban settlement status and is a part of Tsivilsky Municipal District. There is a tall guyed mast used for FM- and TV-broadcasting in the town. Tsivilsk Tsivilsk (; , \"\"Śĕrpü\"\") is a town and the administrative center of Tsivilsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located from the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, at the crossroads of the highways from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan and from Tsivilsk to Ulyanovsk. Population: The original fortress at Tsivilsk was founded in 1589 as a Russian military outpost among the Chuvash population. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsivilsk serves as the administrative", "title": "Tsivilsk" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.12, "text": "Chechelivskyi District Chechelivskyi District () is an urban district of the city of Dnipro, in southern Ukraine. It is located in the city's center on the southwestern outskirts and the right-bank of the Dnieper River. It was known as the 5th court district of Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro's former name) when it was first created on 1 December 1897. After the 1905 revolution, the district was renamed into the Zavodskyi District and in 1917 the Brianskyi District after the same Briansk Factory (today, Petrovsky Metallurgical Factory). From 1920 to 1923 the district was named the Fabrychno-Chechelivskyi District. In 1923 its name was", "title": "Chechelivskyi District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.06, "text": "Chornivka Chornivka (, , ) is a village in the Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Novoselytsky Raion (district) in the historic region of Bukovina (), approximately 22 km from the oblast capital, Chernivtsi. The current estimated population is 2,340 (as of 2005). As of 2005, the mayor was Gheorghe Bota. Chornivka is home to the ancestral estate of the Hurmuzachi brothers, a well-known family of Romanian aristocrats, lawyers and historians from the 19th century. The mansion was transformed into a museum in October 1999. In the 17th century, the estate had been in the", "title": "Chornivka" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.02, "text": "status of a town, becoming the capital of Shepetovka district. In 1932 it became the capital of Shepetivka Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast. In 1937 Shepetivka Raion became part of Kamianets-Podilskyi (since 1954 Khmelnytskyi) Oblast. In 1991, Ukraine became an independent state, and Shepetovka became part of the state (and the town name took on the Ukrainian variant of \"\"Shepetivka\"\"). Shepetovka was a town with extensive settlement by Jews, similar to the surrounding region. There were 20,000 Jews counted in a census in the late 1670s, and 52,000 in the 1760s. . Several important rabbis were active in the region in the", "title": "Shepetivka" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.72, "text": "Myronivka Myronivka is a city of district significance located in southeastern portion of Kiev Oblast, Ukraine. Its population is about 12,000. It is an administrative center of Myronivka Raion (district). Myronivka is located in Central Ukraine along a river valley of Rosava River, a tributary of Ros River. The distance to Kyiv - 106 km. The city has area of . The Ukraine's capital Kyiv is approximately away from Myronivka. The city traces its history to a settlement established by some Cossack or free settler Myron Zelenyi. In Ukrainian a word Zelenyi means green. A local historian Leontiy Pokhylevych in", "title": "Myronivka" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.45, "text": "Český Krumlov District Český Krumlov District () is a district (\"\"okres\"\") within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Český Krumlov. The area was the hereditary home of the Rosenberg (Rožmberk) family, Lords of Krumlov and Rozmberk. Benešov nad Černou - \"\"Besednice\"\" - Bohdalovice - Brloh - Bujanov - Černá v Pošumaví - Český Krumlov - Dolní Dvořiště - Dolní Třebonín - \"\"Frymburk\"\" - Holubov - Horní Dvořiště - Horní Planá - Hořice na Šumavě - Chlumec - Chvalšiny - Kájov - Kaplice - \"\"Křemže\"\" - Lipno nad Vltavou - Loučovice - Malonty - Malšín - Mirkovice", "title": "Český Krumlov District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.38, "text": "2016. Grozny is the capital of the republic. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of republic significance of Grozny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Grozny is incorporated as Grozny Urban Okrug. The city also serves as the administrative center of Groznensky Municipal District, but not of the corresponding administrative district. For administrative purposes, the city is divided into four city districts: Leninsky, Zavodskoy, Staropromyslovsky, and Oktyabrsky. All of the districts are residential, but Staropromyslovsky District is also the", "title": "Grozny" } ]

[ "Bloomsburg", "The Only Town in Pennsylvania", "Eyersburg" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.55, "text": "Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 134,309 as of 2016. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 817,488 by July 1, 2016, according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. The name \"\"Columbia\"\" is a poetic term used for the United States, originating from the name", "title": "Columbia, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.3, "text": "The city of Columbia has 5 sister cities: Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 134,309 as of 2016. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 817,488 by July 1, 2016, according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. The name \"\"Columbia\"\" is a poetic term used", "title": "Columbia, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.06, "text": "Columbia, Tennessee Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 34,681 at the 2010 census and in 2013 the population was 35,558. The \"\"Mule capital of the world,\"\" Columbia annually celebrates the city-designated Mule Day each April. Columbia and Maury County are acknowledged as the \"\"Antebellum Homes Capital of Tennessee\"\", with more pre-Civil War homes than any other county in the state. The city is home to one of the last two surviving residences of the 11th President of the United States, James Knox Polk, the other being the White", "title": "Columbia, Tennessee" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.69, "text": "as part of the large Camden District. A small part of Richland later went to adjacent Kershaw County in 1791. The county seat and largest city is Columbia, which is also the state capital. In 1786 the state legislature decided to move the capital from Charleston to a more central location. A site was chosen in Richland County, which is in the geographic center of the state, and a new town was laid out. Richland County’s boundaries were formally incorporated on Dec. 18, 1799. Cotton from the surrounding plantations was shipped through Columbia and later manufactured into textiles there. General", "title": "Richland County, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.84, "text": "Columbia, inaugurating Governor Walter Leake, and selecting LeFleur's Bluff (now Jackson) as the permanent capital.. Columbia, \"\"The City of Charm on the River Pearl\"\", has always been in danger of flooding, due to its bordering the Pearl River. The county courthouse, with its records dating back to pre-statehood, has managed to survive war, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. In its first 100 years, Columbia relied on the Pearl River for transportation of goods. The river was much deeper and wider than it is now. Steamboat captains, such as John Black, lived in Columbia. During the Civil War, United States troops under", "title": "Columbia, Mississippi" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.3, "text": "Richland County, South Carolina Richland County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2016 census estimate, the population was 409,549, making it the second-most populous county in South Carolina, behind only Greenville County. The county seat and largest city is Columbia, the state capital. The county was founded in 1785. Richland County is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010, the center of population of South Carolina was located in Richland County, in the city of Columbia. Richland County was probably named for its \"\"rich land.\"\" The county was formed in 1785", "title": "Richland County, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.83, "text": "brought to be reinterred at the state capital in Austin. The town of West Columbia served as the first capital of Texas, dating back to pre-revolutionary days. Temple Lea Houston, youngest son of Sam Houston, was c. 1880 the county attorney of Brazoria County. His life story is reflected in the 1963 film \"\"The Man from Galveston\"\" and the 26-episode 1963-1964 NBC western television series, \"\"Temple Houston\"\". Lake Jackson is a community developed beginning in the early 1940s to provide housing to workers at a new Dow Chemical Company plant in nearby Freeport. The county has elements of both rural", "title": "Brazoria County, Texas" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.53, "text": "state capital of Columbia. At the urging of Judge J. S. Richardson in Clarendon, Moses was persuaded to practice law in Sumterville in a neighboring county; it was also in the rapidly developing Piedmont area of the state. This area became developed for the commodity crop of cotton and was dominated by large plantations based on enslaved African-American labor. The only possessions Moses took with him were a few law books and a ten-dollar bill; but he was determined to make his home in Sumterville. Moses entered a practice with John L. Wilson. From the beginning, he applied two principles", "title": "Franklin J. Moses Sr." }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.36, "text": "Columbia County, Washington Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,078, making it the third-least populous county in Washington. The county seat and largest city is Dayton. The county was created out of Walla Walla County on November 11, 1875 and is named after the Columbia River. Columbia County is included in the Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. It is part of the Palouse,", "title": "Columbia County, Washington" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.19, "text": "Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. Washington is the principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which has a population of 6,131,977. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. The city is also one of the most visited cities", "title": "Washington, D.C." } ]

[ "Bolgatanga" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.73, "text": "the regional capital of Bolgatanga to Bimpiela, also in the region. The Upper East Region of Ghana contains 15 districts made up of 2 municipal and 13 ordinary districts as follows: Upper East Region The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the second smallest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regional capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. Other major towns in the region include Navrongo, Paga, Bawku and Zebilla. The Upper", "title": "Upper East Region" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.67, "text": "Upper East Region The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the second smallest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regional capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. Other major towns in the region include Navrongo, Paga, Bawku and Zebilla. The Upper East region is located in the north-eastern corner of Ghana, precisely located in the Kingdom of Dagbon, and bordered by Burkina Faso to the north and Togo to the east. It", "title": "Upper East Region" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.22, "text": "lies between longitude 0° and 1° West, and latitudes 10° 30′N and 11°N. The region shares boundaries with Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, Upper West Region to the west, and the Northern Region to the south. The Upper East region is divided into 15 districts, each headed by a district chief executive. Bongo Rocks The region plays host to many festivals throughout the year, most of which are either to bring a good planting season or celebrate the harvest. The center of population of the Upper East Region is located in its capital of Bolgatanga. The", "title": "Upper East Region" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.36, "text": "percent of the population of the Upper East region. Naturalized Ghanaian citizen constitute 5.3 percent. Three national highways – N2, N10, and N11 – and a few Regional highways such as the R113, R114, R116 and R181, serve the region. The N10 originates from Yemoransa in the Central Region and connects through Kumasi in the Ashanti Region and terminates at Paga in the Upper East Region. The national capital of Accra is also connected to the region by the N2 which terminates in Kulungugu in the Upper East Region. Both these national routes are connected by the N11 which links", "title": "Upper East Region" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.33, "text": "Upper West Region The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana, and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest settlement is Wa. Upper West is the youngest region to have been created in Ghana by the then Head of State, Flight-Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings in 1983 under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC). The area was carved out of the former Upper Region, which is now the Upper East Region. The Upper West", "title": "Upper West Region" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.36, "text": "Bolgatanga Municipal District The Bolgatanga Municipal District is one of the nine (9) districts in the Upper East Region of north Ghana. The capital is the town Bolgatanga, which also serves as the capital of the Upper East Region. The climate is tropical with a rainy season from May to October and a long dry season with virtually no rainfall from October to April. Temperatures range between a maximum of 40 degrees in March / April and at least 12 °C in December. The natural vegetation of the district consists of tree savanna, with baobab, and acacia trees. The low", "title": "Bolgatanga Municipal District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.81, "text": "the southern part of Ghana for at least part of the year. The Upper West Region of Ghana contains 11 districts consisting of 1 municipal and 10 ordinary districts as follows: Prominent and famous citizens of Upper West Region include Upper West Region The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana, and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest settlement is Wa. Upper West is the youngest region to have been created", "title": "Upper West Region" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.28, "text": "Talensi-Nabdam District The Talensi-Nabdam District is one of the nine (9) districts in the Upper East Region of north Ghana. The capital is Tongo. Talensi-Nabdam, one of the newly created districts was carved from the Bolgatanga District with Tongo as its capital. It has a population of about 94650, bordered to the North by the Bolgatanga District, South by the West and East Mamprusi Districts, Kassena-Nanakana District to the West and the Bawku West District to the East. The district lies between latitude 10.15° and 10.60° north of the equator and longitude 0.31° and 10.50. The district has gentle slopes", "title": "Talensi-Nabdam District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.05, "text": "Paga Paga is a small town in Upper East region, lying north of Bolgatanga. Paga is the capital of Kassena Nankana West District, a district in the Upper East region of north Ghana. The town is located on the border of Burkina Faso and is 166 km south of Ouagadougou via the N5 highway, the main road linking Ghana and Burkina Faso. Paga is known for its sacred crocodile ponds, where most visitors are surprised that they can touch a live crocodile. Paga is a small town in the Upper East Region, and has a population of about 10,000 people", "title": "Paga" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.94, "text": "Bolgatanga Bolgatanga, colloquially known as \"\"Bolga\"\", is a town and the capital of the Bolgatanga Municipal District and Upper East Region of north Ghana. Bolgatanga has a 2012 settlement population of 66,685 people. Bolgatanga is 161 km (about 100 miles) to the north of Tamale. Bolgatanga lies in the Red Volta River Valley (which serves as a major migration route of elephants), with the White Volta River and the cliffs of the Gambaga Escarpment to the south of the town forming the southern boundary of the Upper East region. Historically Bolgatanga was situated at the southern terminus of the ancient", "title": "Bolgatanga" } ]

[ "Montgomery", "Montgomery, Alabama", "Montgomery, AL", "Richmond", "Richmond, Virginia", "Richmond, VA", "Richmond City" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.47, "text": "of the Provisional Congress were held in Montgomery, adjourning May 21. The Permanent Constitution was adopted there on March 12, 1861. The permanent capital provided for in the Confederate Constitution called for a state cession of a ten-miles square (100 square mile) district to the central government. Atlanta, which had not yet supplanted Milledgeville, Georgia as its state capital, put in a bid noting its central location and rail connections, as did Opelika, Alabama, noting its strategically interior situation, rail connections and nearby deposits of coal and iron. Richmond, Virginia was chosen for the interim capital at the Virginia State", "title": "Confederate States of America" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.09, "text": "violations of the Constitution, waging war against slavery commercial and political interests, abolishing slavery in the Indian Territory, and that the North intended to seize additional Indian lands. Montgomery, Alabama served as the capital of the Confederate States of America from February 4 until May 29, 1861, in the Alabama State Capitol. Six states created the Confederate States of America there on February 8, 1861. The Texas delegation was seated at the time, so it is counted in the \"\"original seven\"\" states of the Confederacy; it had no roll call vote until after its referendum made secession \"\"operative\"\". Two sessions", "title": "Confederate States of America" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.86, "text": "with gold bullion and coining dies at the U.S. mints in Charlotte, North Carolina; Dahlonega, Georgia; and New Orleans. The Confederate capital was moved from Montgomery to Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861. On February 22, 1862, Davis was inaugurated as president with a term of six years. The newly inaugurated Confederate administration pursued a policy of national territorial integrity, continuing earlier state efforts in 1860 and early 1861 to remove U.S. government presence from within their boundaries. These efforts included taking possession of U.S. courts, custom houses, post offices, and most notably, arsenals and forts. But after the Confederate attack", "title": "Confederate States of America" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.62, "text": "by Lee caused the government to flee the capital, which the retreating Confederates left in flames. In the 1860 United States Census, Richmond was the 25th largest urban area in the United States, with a population of 37,910. The city had been the capital of Virginia since 1780. The Confederate States of America was formed in early 1861 from the first states to secede from the Union. Montgomery, Alabama, was selected as the Confederate capital. After the Confederate Army fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, beginning the Civil War, additional states seceded. Virginia voted", "title": "Richmond in the American Civil War" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.28, "text": "Richmond swelled after it became the Confederate capital, reaching an estimated 128,000 in 1864. Other Southern cities in the Border slave-holding states such as Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Wheeling (W.Va., formerly Va.), Alexandria, Louisville, and St. Louis never came under the control of the Confederate government. The cities of the Confederacy included most prominently in order of size of population: \"\"(See also Atlanta in the Civil War, Charleston, South Carolina, in the Civil War, Nashville in the Civil War, New Orleans in the Civil War, Wilmington, North Carolina, in the American Civil War, and Richmond in the Civil War).\"\" The CSA", "title": "Confederate States of America" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.16, "text": "divides the defeated Confederacy into a number of Military Administrative Zones and announces that all former Confederate States will eventually be returned to the USA. Washington, D.C., remained the \"\"de jure\"\" capital of the United States, but its proximity to the Confederate States made governing impractical from there. Philadelphia is the functional capital of the United States. Powel House is the home of the President. A side-effect is that Washingtonians are still denied, under the Constitution, having a representative of their own in Congress – without having (as they do in our timeline) the compensation of being at the center", "title": "Institutions in the Southern Victory Series" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.83, "text": "to secede from the Union on April 17, 1861, and existed briefly thereafter as an independent republic before joining the Confederacy on June 19, 1861. However, on May 8, 1861, in the Confederate Capital City of Montgomery, Alabama, the decision was made to name the City of Richmond, Virginia as the new Capital of the Confederacy. Shortly thereafter, in recognition of Virginia's strategic importance, the Confederate capital was moved to Richmond. The Great Seal of the Confederate States of America, adopted April 30, 1863, features a depiction of George Washington based on the Virginia Washington Monument adjacent to the Confederate", "title": "Richmond in the American Civil War" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.56, "text": "Confederate State Capitol building (Arkansas) The Confederate State Capitol building in Washington, Arkansas was the capital of the Confederate state government of Arkansas, during 1863–1865, after Little Rock, Arkansas fell to Union forces in the American Civil War. It is located within Historic Washington State Park, and is a National Historic Landmark. The capitol building is a two-story wood frame structure, about wide and deep, resting on a brick foundation. It is topped by a hip roof covered in cedar shakes. Each of the two floors is dominated by a large chamber; that on the ground floor originally served as", "title": "Confederate State Capitol building (Arkansas)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.44, "text": "Capitol. The move was used by Vice President Stephens and others to encourage other border states to follow Virginia into the Confederacy. In the political moment it was a show of \"\"defiance and strength\"\". The war for southern independence was surely to be fought in Virginia, but it also had the largest Southern military-aged white population, with infrastructure, resources and supplies required to sustain a war. The Davis Administration's policy was that, \"\"It must be held at all hazards.\"\" The naming of Richmond as the new capital took place on May 30, 1861, and the last two sessions of the", "title": "Confederate States of America" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.34, "text": "Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina met in Montgomery to form the Confederate States of America. Montgomery was named the first capital of the nation, and Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as President on the steps of the State Capitol. The convention and subsequent Confederate government activities were based at the Exchange Hotel near Court Square. On April 11, the order to fire on Fort Sumter, the act which started the American Civil War, was sent from the Winter Building, which served as the telegraph office. On May 29, 1861, the capital was moved to Richmond, Virginia, to be closer to", "title": "History of Montgomery, Alabama" } ]

[ "Canberra" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.3, "text": "Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT; known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938) is Australia's federal district, located in the south-east of the country and enclaved within the state of New South Wales. It contains Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Geographically, the territory is bounded by the Goulburn-Cooma railway line in the east, the watershed of Naas Creek in the south, the watershed of the Cotter River in the west, and the watershed of the Molonglo River in the north-east. These boundaries were set to give the ACT an adequate water supply. The Jervis Bay Territory,", "title": "Australian Capital Territory" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.64, "text": "of Australia are Adelaide; Brisbane; Hobart; Melbourne; Perth; and Sydney. In Australia, the term \"\"capital cities\"\" is regularly used to refer to the aforementioned state capitals plus the federal capital Canberra and Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory. Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates overall. In unitary states which consist of multiple constituent nations, such as the United Kingdom or the Kingdom of Denmark, each will usually have its own capital city. Unlike in federations, there is usually not a separate national capital, but rather the capital city", "title": "Capital city" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.47, "text": "Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory Capital Hill (), (postcode: 2600) is the location of Parliament House, Canberra, at the south apex of the land axis of the Parliamentary Triangle. The site was selected as the location of the \"\"Capitol\"\" in Walter Burley Griffin's Canberra design in 1912, which he envisaged to be \"\"either a general administration structure for popular receptions and ceremony or for housing archives and commemorating Australian Achievements\"\". The proposed building is commemorated in the name of the \"\"Capitol Theatre\"\", Manuka. However, Griffin's name for the hill was subsequently changed to Capital Hill. The Parliament buildings were to", "title": "Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.44, "text": "Canberra Canberra (, ) is the capital city of Australia. With a population of 410,301, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne. A resident of Canberra is known as a Canberran. Although Canberra is the capital and seat of government, many federal government ministries have secondary seats in state capital cities, as do the Governor-General and the Prime Minister. The site of Canberra was selected for the location of the nation's capital in 1908 as", "title": "Canberra" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.23, "text": "the capital of New South Wales. The name of the precinct of Manuka is a remnant of Griffin's naming scheme. Another remnant of Griffin's nomenclature was the \"\"Wellington Hotel\"\", formerly on the corner of Canberra Avenue and National Circuit, which was demolished and replaced by the hotel known as of 2007 as \"\"Rydges Capital Hill Canberra\"\". The geology of Capital Hill has been studied in great detail. Canberra Formation, calcareous Shale is found in the south west and north east. This overlies middle Silurian Camp Hill Sandstone. The sandstone unconformably overlies the early Silurian Black Mountain Sandstone and State Circle", "title": "Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.22, "text": "Argentine Chamber of Deputies by 25 national deputies. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is one of two self-governing internal territories of the Australian federation, the other being the Northern Territory (NT). Created in 1911, the ACT was originally called the Federal Capital Territory, the current name being acquired in 1938. The ACT was constituted specifically to house the seat of government, the goal being to avoid situating the new nation's capital Canberra in either New South Wales or Victoria, the two most populous states. The ACT is an enclave of New South Wales. Although the ACT has its own Chief", "title": "Capital districts and territories" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.2, "text": "Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly (formally the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Square, close to the centre of the city of Canberra. The Assembly was created by four acts of the Commonwealth Parliament in 1988, including the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988. The first election was held on 4 March 1989 and the assembly first sat on 11 May that year. Until this point, the ACT had been directly administered by the", "title": "Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.19, "text": "of Mount Ainslie. The area known as the Parliamentary Triangle is formed by three of Burley Griffin's axes, stretching from Capital Hill along Commonwealth Avenue to the Civic Centre around City Hill, along Constitution Avenue to the Defence precinct on Russell Hill, and along Kings Avenue back to Capital Hill. The larger scheme of Canberra's layout is based on the three peaks surrounding the city, Mount Ainslie, Black Mountain, and Red Hill. The main symmetrical axis of the city is along Anzac Parade and roughly on the line between Mount Ainslie and Bimberi Peak. Bimberi Peak being the highest mountain", "title": "Australian Capital Territory" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.19, "text": "be situated no less than from Sydney. In addition, if the bill passed, Melbourne would be the interim seat of government (but not referred to as the \"\"capital\"\") until a location for the new capital had been determined. The 1899 referendum on this revised bill was successful, passing with sufficient numbers. Nevertheless, this left open the question of where to locate the capital. Initially the Bombala district in the far south of NSW was proposed, to which southern Monaro, (which incorporated Bombala), Orange and Yass were soon added. The NSW Premier, John See, offered to provide any of the three", "title": "History of the Australian Capital Territory" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.12, "text": "capital. Early advocate for Australian federation, John Dunmore Lang, backed Sydney, but Henry Parkes, a prominent New South Wales politician and Premier, proposed the capital be founded on \"\"neutral ground\"\", nominating the town of Albury as a location. (Albury was located in New South Wales, yet its position on the Murray River placed it on the border between New South Wales and Victoria). In 1898, a referendum on a proposed Constitution was held in four of the colonies – New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Although the referendum achieved a majority in all four colonies, the New South", "title": "History of the Australian Capital Territory" } ]

[ "Durham", "Durham, England", "Durham City" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.5, "text": "County Durham County Durham (, locally ) is a county in North East England. The county town is Durham, a cathedral city. The largest settlement is Darlington, closely followed by Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees. It borders Tyne and Wear to the north east, Northumberland to the north, Cumbria to the west and North Yorkshire to the south. The county's historic boundaries stretch between the rivers Tyne and Tees, thus including places such as Gateshead, Jarrow, South Shields and Sunderland. During the Middle Ages, the county was an ecclesiastical centre, due largely to the presence of St Cuthbert's shrine in Durham Cathedral,", "title": "County Durham" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.16, "text": "Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in and the county seat of Durham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 78th-most populous city in the United States. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates. The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area,", "title": "Durham, North Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.89, "text": "Durham, England Durham (, locally ) is a historic city and the county town of County Durham in North East England. The city lies on the River Wear, to the west of Sunderland, south of Newcastle upon Tyne and to the north of Darlington. Founded over the final resting place of St Cuthbert, its Norman cathedral became a centre of pilgrimage in medieval England. The cathedral and adjacent 11th-century castle were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. The castle has been the home of Durham University since 1832. HM Prison Durham is also located close to the", "title": "Durham, England" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.77, "text": "England. Most common surnames in County Durham at the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, by order of incidence: County Durham County Durham (, locally ) is a county in North East England. The county town is Durham, a cathedral city. The largest settlement is Darlington, closely followed by Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees. It borders Tyne and Wear to the north east, Northumberland to the north, Cumbria to the west and North Yorkshire to the south. The county's historic boundaries stretch between the rivers Tyne and Tees, thus including places such as Gateshead, Jarrow, South Shields and Sunderland. During", "title": "County Durham" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.53, "text": "thriving hire of public pleasure boats from April to October. Durham City Rugby Club has its headquarters on Green Lane: Flora and fauna Media Durham, England Durham (, locally ) is a historic city and the county town of County Durham in North East England. The city lies on the River Wear, to the west of Sunderland, south of Newcastle upon Tyne and to the north of Darlington. Founded over the final resting place of St Cuthbert, its Norman cathedral became a centre of pilgrimage in medieval England. The cathedral and adjacent 11th-century castle were designated a World Heritage Site", "title": "Durham, England" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.44, "text": "Durham County, North Carolina Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 267,587, making it the sixth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Durham. Durham County is the core of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 1,749,525 in 2010. The county was formed on April 17, 1881, from parts of Orange County and Wake County, taking the name of its own county seat. In 1911 parts of", "title": "Durham County, North Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.34, "text": "centre, another river, the River Browney, drains south to join the Wear to the south of the city. The county town of County Durham, until 2009 Durham was located in the City of Durham local government district, which extended beyond the city, and had a total population of 87,656 in 2001, covering 186.68 square kilometres in 2007. In 2001, the unparished area of Durham had a population of 29,091, whilst the built-up area of Durham had a population of 42,939. There are three old roads out of the Market Place: Saddler Street heads south-east, towards Elvet Bridge, the Bailey and", "title": "Durham, England" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.16, "text": "and the extensive powers granted to the Bishop of Durham as ruler of the County Palatine of Durham. The county has a mixture of mining, farming and heavy railway heritage, with the latter especially noteworthy in the southeast of the county, in Darlington, Shildon and Stockton It is an area of regeneration and promoted as a tourist destination; in the centre of the city of Durham, Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral are UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sites. Many counties are named after their principal town, and the expected form here would be Durhamshire, but this form has never been in common", "title": "County Durham" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.95, "text": "only one whose urban core lies within the county, though small portions of municipalities from neighboring counties extend into Durham County, and the city of Durham also itself extends slightly into neighboring counties. All other towns and places within Durham County are unincorporated communities. Durham County, North Carolina Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 267,587, making it the sixth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Durham. Durham County is the core of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also", "title": "Durham County, North Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.88, "text": "hierarchies occurred at the highest ranks, such as in the case of Merrick with the Dukes and Julian Carr. By the end of World War II, the success of African American businesses gave Durham the title as “Capital of the Black Middle Class.” However, the 1960s urban renewal removed much of Hayti and Durham’s Black Wall Street. This urban sprawl coupled with a heated Civil Rights movements from the 1940s to 1970s began the first real desegregation of black and white business districts. By the late 1900s the Census Bureau reported the city’s population as 39.8% black and 59.8% white.", "title": "Black Wall Street (Durham, North Carolina)" } ]

[ "Halifax", "HRM", "Halifax, Nova Scotia", "Halifax Regional Municipality" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.41, "text": "Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (; Latin for \"\"New Scotland\"\"; ; Scottish Gaelic: \"\"Alba Nuadh\"\") is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince Edward Island, with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi). \"\"Nova Scotia\"\" means \"\"New Scotland\"\" in Latin and is the recognized", "title": "Nova Scotia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.61, "text": "Breton University and the Atlantic School of Theology. There are also more than 90 registered private commercial colleges in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (; Latin for \"\"New Scotland\"\"; ; Scottish Gaelic: \"\"Alba Nuadh\"\") is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince", "title": "Nova Scotia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.45, "text": "Government of Nova Scotia The Government of Nova Scotia refers to the provincial government of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is one of Canada’s four Atlantic Provinces, and the second-smallest province in Canada. The capital of the province, Halifax, is Nova Scotia's largest city and its political capital. Halifax is where the Province House, Canada’s oldest legislative building, is located. The Government of Nova Scotia consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. In modern Canadian use, the term \"\"government\"\" refers broadly to the cabinet", "title": "Government of Nova Scotia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.83, "text": "Demographics of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (Latin for \"\"New Scotland\"\"; ; ) is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Atlantic Canada, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 km². Its population of 921,727 makes it the fourth least populous province of the country. Nova Scotia is the seventh most populous province in Canada with an estimated 957,600 residents as of 2017. It accounts for 3 percent of the population of Canada.", "title": "Demographics of Nova Scotia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.48, "text": "Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, also known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The municipality had a population of 403,131 in 2016, with 316,701 in the urban area centred on Halifax Harbour. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various", "title": "Halifax, Nova Scotia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.47, "text": "Annapolis Royal in honor of Queen Anne. In 1749, the capital of Nova Scotia moved from Annapolis Royal to the newly established Halifax. In 1755 the vast majority of the French population (the Acadians) was forcibly removed in the Expulsion of the Acadians; New England Planters arrived between 1759 and 1768 to replace them. In 1763, most of Acadia (Cape Breton Island, St. John's Island (now Prince Edward Island), and New Brunswick) became part of Nova Scotia. In 1769, St. John's Island became a separate colony. Nova Scotia included present-day New Brunswick until that province's establishment in 1784, after the", "title": "Nova Scotia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.14, "text": "the Korean War and the war in Afghanistan. The first European settlement in Nova Scotia was established in 1605. The French, led by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts established the first capital for the colony Acadia at Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Other than a few trading posts around the province, for the next seventy-five years, Port Royal was virtually the only European settlement in Nova Scotia. Port Royal (later renamed Annapolis Royal) remained the capital of Acadia and later Nova Scotia for almost 150 years, prior to the founding of Halifax in 1749. Approximately seventy-five years after Port Royal was", "title": "Military history of Nova Scotia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.09, "text": "Monts established the first capital for the colony Acadia at Port Royal. Acadia (French: \"\"Acadie\"\") was located in the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, Gaspé, in Quebec, and to the Kennebec River in southern Maine. The transition from trading to colonization was slow to shift from being primarily a matter of explorers and traders, of men, to a colony of permanent settlers, with the ships beginning to arrive in 1632 that included women and children. The survival of the Acadian settlements was based", "title": "History of Nova Scotia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.88, "text": "Government House (Nova Scotia) Government House of Nova Scotia is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, as well as that in Halifax of the Canadian monarch. It stands in the provincial capital at 1451 Barrington Street; unlike other provincial Government Houses in Canada, this gives Nova Scotia's royal residence a prominent urban setting, though it is still surrounded by gardens. Construction of Government House was ordered in 1800 by then governor Sir John Wentworth to replace the existing Government House that stood on the present location of Province House, with the cornerstone of the former being", "title": "Government House (Nova Scotia)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.72, "text": "loss of control over software, capacity-building and human resource development. IBM Canada will make Halifax a global delivery centre, with a potential for 500 employees by 2021. Government of Nova Scotia The Government of Nova Scotia refers to the provincial government of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is one of Canada’s four Atlantic Provinces, and the second-smallest province in Canada. The capital of the province, Halifax, is Nova Scotia's largest city and its political capital. Halifax is where the Province House, Canada’s oldest legislative building, is located. The Government of Nova Scotia consists of three branches: legislative,", "title": "Government of Nova Scotia" } ]

[ "Columbia", "Columbia, South Carolina", "Cola", "Columbia, SC" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.23, "text": "Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 134,309 as of 2016. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 817,488 by July 1, 2016, according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. The name \"\"Columbia\"\" is a poetic term used for the United States, originating from the name", "title": "Columbia, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.91, "text": "40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state. Its GDP as of 2013 was $183.6 billion, with an annual growth rate of 3.13%. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a 2016 population of 134,309; while its largest city is Charleston with a 2016 population of 134,385. The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metropolitan area is the largest in the state, with a 2016 population estimate of 884,975. South Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony, with \"\"Carolus\"\" being Latin for \"\"Charles\"\". South Carolina is known for its", "title": "South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.75, "text": "The city of Columbia has 5 sister cities: Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 134,309 as of 2016. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 817,488 by July 1, 2016, according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. The name \"\"Columbia\"\" is a poetic term used", "title": "Columbia, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.2, "text": "25, WACH FOX 57, and WIS 10. The state's second largest newspaper, The State, is published here. Midlands of South Carolina The Midlands region of South Carolina is the middle area of the state. The region's main center is Columbia, the state's capital. The Midlands is so named because it is halfway point between the Upstate and the Lowcountry. The main area code is 803. The area has become a major business center in the state, for its growing production of paper products, textile, medical supplies and steel. It is also a center for farming and medical care. The area", "title": "Midlands of South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.17, "text": "Capitol Center (Columbia, South Carolina) Capitol Center is an office skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina. At , it is the tallest building in South Carolina. The capital center tower has about 1,000 people inside working every week and about 400 offices. A 26-story skyscraper, it was the tallest structure in South Carolina from its completion in December 1987 to the completion of the Prysmian Copper Wire Tower in Abbeville in 2009. The tower was built on the site of the former Wade Hampton Hotel which was imploded in July 1985. This modern building exterior is finished in double-paned tinted glass", "title": "Capitol Center (Columbia, South Carolina)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24, "text": "Midlands of South Carolina The Midlands region of South Carolina is the middle area of the state. The region's main center is Columbia, the state's capital. The Midlands is so named because it is halfway point between the Upstate and the Lowcountry. The main area code is 803. The area has become a major business center in the state, for its growing production of paper products, textile, medical supplies and steel. It is also a center for farming and medical care. The area is also involved in attractions and tourism, featuring shopping, fishing and amusement. The Midlands area of South", "title": "Midlands of South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.77, "text": "Gaffney, South Carolina Gaffney is a town in and the seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Gaffney is known as the \"\"Peach Capital of South Carolina\"\". The population was 12,539 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 12,597 in 2014. It is the principal city of the Gaffney, South Carolina, Micropolitan Statistical Area (population 55,662 according to 2012 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau), which includes all of Cherokee County and which is further included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area (population 1,384,996 according to year", "title": "Gaffney, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.7, "text": "top law firms in the state, and other businesses. Attached to the tower is a 7-story parking garage containing over 1,000 spaces. The 25th floor is home to The Capital City Club. Capitol Center (Columbia, South Carolina) Capitol Center is an office skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina. At , it is the tallest building in South Carolina. The capital center tower has about 1,000 people inside working every week and about 400 offices. A 26-story skyscraper, it was the tallest structure in South Carolina from its completion in December 1987 to the completion of the Prysmian Copper Wire Tower in", "title": "Capitol Center (Columbia, South Carolina)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.69, "text": "Capital punishment in South Carolina Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It has executed 43 people since 1976. When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must be unanimous. In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, a life sentence is issued, even if a single juror opposed death (there is no retrial). The governor has the power of clemency with respect to death sentences. The method of execution is lethal injection, unless the condemned requests to be electrocuted. Electrocution is", "title": "Capital punishment in South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.67, "text": "capital to Charleston. In 1801, the state chartered South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) in Columbia. Settled first because of its coastal access, the Lowcountry had the greater population. It had achieved early economic dominance because of wealth derived from the cultivation of both rice and long-staple cotton, a major crop. This was easier to process by hand than short-staple cotton. In the Upcountry's soil, only short-staple cotton could be cultivated. It was extremely labor-intensive to process by hand. In 1793, Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin made processing of short-staple cotton economically viable. Upcountry landowners", "title": "Antebellum South Carolina" } ]

[ "Olyokminsk" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.61, "text": "Olyokminsk Olyokminsk (; , \"\"Ölüöxümə\"\") is a town and the administrative center of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,494. It was founded in 1635 as an \"\"ostrog\"\" by the Cossacks led by Pyotr Beketov, sited on the left bank of the Lena opposite the mouth of the Olyokma River. The outpost was later moved a few kilometers upstream, to a location less prone to flooding in spring. As the junction for river traffic", "title": "Olyokminsk" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.44, "text": "Olyokminsky District Olyokminsky District (; , \"\"Ölüöxüme uluuha\"\") is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or \"\"ulus\"\"), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic and borders with Verkhnevilyuysky District in the north, Gorny and Khangalassky Districts in the northeast, Aldansky District in the east, Neryungrinsky District in the southeast, Zabaykalsky Krai in the southwest, Irkutsk Oblast and Lensky District in the west, and with Suntarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Olyokminsk. Population: 27,563 (2002 Census); The", "title": "Olyokminsky District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.64, "text": "in the district. The only deposit of charoite known in the world is located on the district's territory. Olyokminsky District Olyokminsky District (; , \"\"Ölüöxüme uluuha\"\") is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or \"\"ulus\"\"), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic and borders with Verkhnevilyuysky District in the north, Gorny and Khangalassky Districts in the northeast, Aldansky District in the east, Neryungrinsky District in the southeast, Zabaykalsky Krai in the southwest, Irkutsk Oblast and Lensky District in the west, and with Suntarsky District in the northwest. The area", "title": "Olyokminsky District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.41, "text": "it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Olyokminsky District as the Town of Olyokminsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Olyokminsk is incorporated within Olyokminsky Municipal District as Olyokminsk Urban Settlement. Timber processing and a power plant are the focus of the town's economy, along with farming in the surrounding area. Olyokminsk is served by the Olyokminsk Airport . The town is notable for a number of surviving pre-20th century wooden architecture, including the Alexander Nevsky Chapel (1891) and Cathedral of Our Savior (1860). Olyokminsk has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification \"\"Dfc\"\"). Winters have temperatures averaging", "title": "Olyokminsk" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.12, "text": "Tungiro-Olyokminsky District Tungiro-Olyokminsky District () is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the krai, and borders with Kalarsky District in the north, Mogochinsky District in the south, and with Tungokochensky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a \"\"selo\"\") of Tupik. Population: 1,643 (2002 Census); The population of Tupik accounts for 67.8% of the district's total population. The district was established on January 6, 1927. The district is rich with gold, silver, lead, and", "title": "Tungiro-Olyokminsky District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.02, "text": "other natural resources. Tungiro-Olyokminsky District Tungiro-Olyokminsky District () is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the krai, and borders with Kalarsky District in the north, Mogochinsky District in the south, and with Tungokochensky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a \"\"selo\"\") of Tupik. Population: 1,643 (2002 Census); The population of Tupik accounts for 67.8% of the district's total population. The district was established on January 6, 1927. The district is rich with gold,", "title": "Tungiro-Olyokminsky District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.41, "text": "on the Lena and Olyokma, it was the base for Russian expeditions further east and eventually became a trade center on the river route to Yakutsk. Town status was granted to it in 1783. Decembrists Nikolay Chizhov and Andrey Andreyev were exiled here. During World War II, an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Olyokminsk serves as the administrative center of Olyokminsky District. As an inhabited locality, Olyokminsk is classified as a town under district jurisdiction. As an administrative division,", "title": "Olyokminsk" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.3, "text": "population of Olyokminsk accounts for 35.4% of the district's total population. The main rivers of the district include the Lena with its tributaries, the largest of which is the Olyokma. The Olyokma Nature Reserve is in the district. Average January temperature ranges from and average July temperature ranges from in the mountains to in the valleys. Average annual precipitation is . The district was established on January 9, 1930. As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows: The economy of the district is based mostly on agriculture and mining. There are deposits of gold and construction materials", "title": "Olyokminsky District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.73, "text": "Olyokma Nature Reserve Olyokma Nature Reserve () (also Olekminsky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) located south of the middle reaches of the Lena River on the right bank of its second largest tributary - the Olyokma River at the junction of the Aldan plateau and Prilenskoye plateau in Olyokminsky District of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The area is remote and relatively undisturbed, being 80 km from a town. The region is in the foothills of southwest Yakutia, on the Prilenskoye-Aldan plateau, an area cut by river valleys. The major rivers of the Prilenskoye plateau are the Tuolby and", "title": "Olyokma Nature Reserve" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.48, "text": "Yoshkar-Ola Yoshkar-Ola (; ) is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Its population is about a quarter million. Yoshkar-Ola means \"\"red city\"\" in Mari and was formerly known as Tsaryovokokshaysk () before 1919, as Krasnokokshaysk () between 1919 and 1927 (both after the Malaya Kokshaga River, which runs through the city) and Charla () (old Mari). Yoshkar-Ola was established as a military fortress in 1584, following the Russian conquest of the Mari region. It is currently one of the centers of the Finno-Ugric people and the administrative center of the Yoshkar-Ola city district. Population: Yoshkar-Ola means \"\"red", "title": "Yoshkar-Ola" } ]

[ "Middelburg" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.69, "text": "Zeeland Zeeland (; , Zeelandic: \"\"Zeêland\"\" , historical English exonym Zealand) is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and peninsulas (hence its name, meaning \"\"Sealand\"\") and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. Its area is about , of which almost is water, and it has a population of about 380,000. Large parts of Zeeland are below sea level. The last great flooding of the area was in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activity. In the summer, its beaches make", "title": "Zeeland" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.91, "text": "Dutch East India Company, in the town of Anping (Tainan) on the island of Formosa, present day Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of it. Zeeland Zeeland (; , Zeelandic: \"\"Zeêland\"\" , historical English exonym Zealand) is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and peninsulas (hence its name, meaning \"\"Sealand\"\") and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. Its area is about , of which almost is water, and it has a population of about 380,000. Large parts", "title": "Zeeland" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.64, "text": "from the mainland by the Eendracht, a shallow and muddy natural waterway. The \"\"de facto\"\" capital on the island was a small town, also named Tholen, which had the only connection with the Noord-Brabant mainland. The entire occupation of the island—which needed a little more than two companies—was concentrated along the Eendracht. During the day, a German patrol approached, but was quickly driven off by Dutch machine-gun fire. As a result, a German negotiator came out and demanded the surrender of the island; the Dutch commander refused. Soon afterward, German field artillery and mortars opened fire on the defenders. Other", "title": "Battle of Zeeland" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.98, "text": "New Amsterdam. The Dutch colonies of Nieuw Walcheren and Nieuw Vlissingen, both on the Antillian island of Tobago, were both named after parts of Zeeland. The Canadian town of Zealand, New Brunswick, was named for the Zeeland birthplace of Dutchman Philip Crouse who settled in the area in 1789. Zeeland, North Dakota is another town named for this province and whose earliest settlers were of Dutch heritage. Paramaribo, the capital and largest city of Suriname, has a Fort Zeelandia, the former Fort Willoughby during the British colonization. Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624–1634 by the", "title": "Zeeland" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.77, "text": "Middelburg Middelburg () is a city and municipality in the south-western Netherlands serving as the capital of the province of Zeeland. Situated on the central peninsula of the Zeeland province, \"\"Midden-Zeeland\"\" (consisting of former islands Walcheren, Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland), it has a population of about 48,000. In terms of technology, Middelburg played a role in the Scientific Revolution at the early modern period. The city was historically a center of lens crafting in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. The invention of the microscope and telescope is often credited to Middelburg spectacle-makers (including Zacharias Jansen and Hans Lippershey)", "title": "Middelburg" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.39, "text": "Fort Zeelandia (Guyana) Fort Zeelandia is located on Fort Island, a fluvial island of the Essequibo River delta in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. Not to be confused with Fort Zeelandia in Paramaribo, Suriname, the current brick fort was built in 1743 for the Essequibo colony, replacing an earlier wooden fort built in 1726, and is among the oldest structures in Guyana. The fort replaced Fort Kyk-Over-Al as the capital of Essequibo in 1739. The small fort is a 15 x 20 m structure surrounded by four ramparts at each corner. Constructed during the Dutch possession of the", "title": "Fort Zeelandia (Guyana)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.97, "text": "Arnhem. The captain of the Arnhem (Willem van Coolsteerdt) also named the large island, east of Arnhem Groote Eylandt, in modern Dutch spelling Groot Eiland: Large Island. There are many more Dutch geographical names in Australia. In the Surinamese Capital of Paramaribo, the Dutch Fort Zeelandia still stands today. The city itself also have retained most of its old street layout and architecture, which is part of the world's UNESCO heritage. In the centre of Malacca, Malaysia, the Stadthuys Building and Christ Church still stand as a reminder of Dutch occupation. There are still archaeological remains of Fort Goede Hoop", "title": "Dutch Empire" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.56, "text": "the men of the SS Deutschland Regiment cautiously approached the Bathline; when they found the trenches and fox-holes empty, they hurried through. A few Dutch defenders—who had not become aware of the retreat—were taken prisoner. The Zanddijkline was the main defense line of the capital islands of Zeeland. Three casements at the sluice-complex in the south, and two casements on each side of the railroad bed were the only concrete positions. The balance of the line was formed by earth and timber reinforced constructions and trenches. Some minefields had been laid at certain strategic locations along the approaches. The Germans", "title": "Battle of Zeeland" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.52, "text": "Zeeland, Michigan Zeeland ( ) is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,504 at the 2010 census. The city is located at the western edge of Zeeland Charter Township which is politically independent. Its name is taken from the Dutch province of Zeeland. In 1847, nearly 500 Dutch citizens sailed for America ostensibly to achieve religious freedom, although their decision to immigrate was probably also influenced by other factors, such as their failure to thrive under dire economic conditions in their home province of Zeeland, Netherlands and their opposition to modern scientific", "title": "Zeeland, Michigan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.5, "text": "translated Young Ambon, and consists of mostly Ambonese players. FC Dauwendaele is the main club in Dauwendaele. Middelburg has a railway station with intercity train connections to Vlissingen, Goes, Roosendaal, Rotterdam, The Hague, Leiden, Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam, and Almere, among others. Two trains leave every hour in both directions. Middelburg Middelburg () is a city and municipality in the south-western Netherlands serving as the capital of the province of Zeeland. Situated on the central peninsula of the Zeeland province, \"\"Midden-Zeeland\"\" (consisting of former islands Walcheren, Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland), it has a population of about 48,000. In terms of technology,", "title": "Middelburg" } ]

[ "Belmopan", "The Garden City", "The Planned City", "City of Promise" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.75, "text": "Belmopan Belmopan () is the capital city of Belize. Its population in 2010 was 16,451. Although the smallest capital city in the continental Americas by population, Belmopan is the third-largest settlement in Belize, behind Belize City and San Ignacio. Founded as a planned community in 1970, Belmopan is one of the newest national capital cities in the world. Since 2000 Belmopan has been one of two settlements in Belize to hold official city status, along with Belize City. Belmopan is located in Cayo District at an altitude of above sea level. Belmopan was constructed just to the east of the", "title": "Belmopan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.19, "text": "Belize City Belize City () is the largest city in Belize and was once the capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2010 census, Belize City has a population of 57,169 people in 16,162 households. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a tributary of the Belize River. The Belize River empties into the Caribbean Sea five miles from Belize City on the Philip Goldson Highway on the coast of the Caribbean. The city is the country's principal port and its financial and industrial hub. Cruise ships drop anchor outside the port and are", "title": "Belize City" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.03, "text": "Belmopan Public Library The Belmopan Public Library located on Mot Mot Ln, Belmopan, the capital city of Belize, was inaugurated on August 24, 1970. The process of constructing a local library began after Hurricane Hattie, in 1961, devastated the previous capital, Belize City, located on the east coast of Belize. In the wake of this destruction the government of Belize agreed to relocate the capital further inland and it was during this time in 1961 that Belmopan was constructed from nothing but a thinly populated area of preserved bush otherwise known as jungle. During the construction of the new capital", "title": "Belmopan Public Library" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26, "text": "tendered by local citizens. The city was almost entirely destroyed in 1961 when Hurricane Hattie swept ashore on October 31. It was the capital of British Honduras (as Belize was then named) until the government was moved to the new capital of Belmopan in 1970. Belize City was founded as \"\"Belize Town\"\" in 1638 by English lumber harvesters. It had been a small Maya city called Holzuz. Belize Town was ideal for the English as a central post because it was on the sea and a natural outlet for local rivers and creeks down which the British shipped logwood and", "title": "Belize City" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.77, "text": "the Commonwealth and Colonies, to visit Belize. One of the highlights of this visit was the unveiling of a monument at mile 49 on the Western Highway. The monument records that Lord Greenwood dedicated the site for the new capital on 9 October 1965. In a way, there was a commitment. The name chosen for the new capital, Belmopan, is derived from the union of two words: \"\"Belize\"\", the name of the longest river in the country, and \"\"Mopan\"\", one of the rivers in this area, which empties into the Belize River. The initial estimated cost for building this new", "title": "Belmopan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.62, "text": "Punta Gorda, Belize Punta Gorda, known locally as P.G., is the capital and largest town of Toledo District in southern Belize. Punta Gorda is the southernmost sizable town in the nation, with a population of about 5,000 people. Although the town bears a Spanish name, its inhabitants are mostly Kriol/English-speaking, and are primarily of Garifuna, East Indian, Kriol, and Maya descent. Punta Gorda is a seaport and fishing town on the Caribbean Sea. It was a small fishing village before it was settled by a number of Garifuna emigrants from Honduras in 1823. The Garifuna refer to the town as", "title": "Punta Gorda, Belize" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.5, "text": "Belize District The Belize District is a district of the nation of Belize, with its district capital being the nation's largest city, Belize City. Most of the Belize District is in the east central mainland of Belize; the Belize District also includes various offshore islands, including Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, St. George's Caye, Caye Chapel, English Caye, Goff's Caye, and Turneffe Atoll. Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker are considered two of the country's primary tourism areas. The longest river in the country, the Belize River, passes through the district and joins the Caribbean Sea along its coast. The Northern River,", "title": "Belize District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.41, "text": "Dangriga Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of the North Stann Creek River. It is the capital of Belize's Stann Creek District. Dangriga is served by the Dangriga Airport. Commonly known as the \"\"culture capital of Belize\"\" due to its influence on punta music and other forms of Garifuna culture, Dangriga is the largest settlement in southern Belize. Dangriga was settled before 1832 by Garinagu (Black Caribs, as they were known to the British) from Honduras. For years it was the second largest population centre", "title": "Dangriga" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.27, "text": "Belmopan Museum The Belmopan Museum is a long-planned national museum in Belmopan, the capital of Belize. The originally planned building was to be an ambitious state-of-the-art center for displaying information about the environment and society of Belize, including an exhibit of Mayan archaeology. The project was cancelled, but recently there have been plans to revive it. The Institute of Archaeology's library and collection of Mayan artifacts has been sporadically open to the public in the Archaeology Museum and Research Centre, Belmopan since the late 1990s. Belmopan has officially been capital of the country since 1970 after Belize City was wrecked", "title": "Belmopan Museum" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.23, "text": "Empire award from King George V of the United Kingdom. Authorities of Belize City considered abandoning the community and moving it to higher ground. Additionally, there was a proposal to relocate the capital further south or inland to the pine ridge, with either resulting in a higher elevation of the capital. However, the process of moving the capital did not begin until 1961, after Belize City was devastated by Hurricane Hattie. Belmopan became the capital city of British Honduras in 1970. Due to the weak intensity of the storm and a rural landfall location in Mexico, there were few observations", "title": "1931 Belize hurricane" } ]

[ "Kaluga", "Kalyga" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.59, "text": "Kaluga Kaluga () is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: Kaluga, founded in the mid-14th century as a border fortress on the southwestern borders of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, first appears in the historical record in chronicles in the 14th century as \"\"Koluga\"\"; the name comes from Old Russian \"\"kaluga\"\" - \"\"bog, quagmire\"\". During the period of Tartar raids it was the western end of the Oka bank defense line. The Great stand on the Ugra River was fought just to the west. In the Middle", "title": "Kaluga" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.36, "text": "Kaluga Oblast Kaluga Oblast (, \"\"Kaluzhskaya oblast\"\") is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga. Population: 1,010,930 (2010 Census). Established in 1944, Kaluga Oblast is located in the heart of the European part of Russia. It has well-developed transportation and utility infrastructure. The oblast has been demonstrating high economic growth rates, has substantial human reserves, and is one of the largest cultural, educational and scientific centers of Russia. Kaluga Oblast lies in the central part of the East European Plain. The oblast's territory is located between the Central Russian Upland (with and", "title": "Kaluga Oblast" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.09, "text": "Pyatnitskoye Cemetery (Kaluga) The Pyatnitskoye Сemetery () is one of the graveyards in the Russian capital Kaluga. It is among the oldest and largest resting places in the city. On the territory of the cemetery is the Memorial to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War. Park-necropolis Pyatnitskoye Сemetery in Kaluga was discovered relatively recently in 1780. Earlier in this place there was a large number of parish cemeteries, one can say at each of the 46 temples of Kaluga. The new cemetery was located on the earthen rampart, which ran through today's streets of Barricade and Labor, located in", "title": "Pyatnitskoye Cemetery (Kaluga)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.98, "text": "coat of arms: \"\"The Cradle of Space Exploration\"\". Other notable people include: Kaluga is twinned with: In addition to this, Kaluga has nine cooperating cities and towns: Kaluga Kaluga () is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: Kaluga, founded in the mid-14th century as a border fortress on the southwestern borders of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, first appears in the historical record in chronicles in the 14th century as \"\"Koluga\"\"; the name comes from Old Russian \"\"kaluga\"\" - \"\"bog, quagmire\"\". During the period of Tartar raids", "title": "Kaluga" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.94, "text": "Soviet Government used its local military buildings to intern hundreds of Polish POWs—soldiers of the Polish Underground Home Army—whom the advancing Soviet front had arrested by in the Vilno area. Kaluga is the administrative center of the oblast. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seventy-two rural localities, incorporated as the City of Kaluga—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the City of Kaluga, together with one rural locality in Ferzikovsky District (the \"\"selo\"\" of Novozhdamirovo), is incorporated as Kaluga Urban Okrug. In Kaluga, Kaluga Turbine Plant is", "title": "Kaluga" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.89, "text": "Kalutara Kalutara (, ) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south of the capital Colombo. The area is well known to produce the Mangosteens, a fruit introduced from Malaysia in 19th century. Once an important spice-trading center, the town's name is derived from the Kalu Ganga River ('Black River' in native Sinhala). In the 11th Century, the town was temporarily made a capital on the orders of a South Indian Prince. The region was later planted with coconut trees, whose", "title": "Kalutara" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.69, "text": "of Devagiri, Kakatiyas, Delhi Sultanate, Bahamani Sultanate (Bidar, Gulbarga), Bidar Sultanate, Bijapur Sultanate, Mughals and Hyderabad Nizams. It was the royal capital of the Western Chalukya (Kalyani Chalukyas) dynasty from 1050 to 1195. Someshvara I (1041–1068) made Kalyana as his capital, recognised as Kalyani Chalukyas to differentiate with Badami Chalukyas. Later ruled by Someshvara II, Vikramaditya VI, Someshvara III, Jagadhekamalla III and Tailapa III. King Someshwara I (1042–1068 CE) moved the capital from Manyakheta (present Malkhed in Kalaburagi district) to Kalyani. During the 10th to 12th centuries he ruled nearly half of India, most of the western Deccan and South", "title": "Basavakalyan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.56, "text": "battles in the fields of the Great Patriotic War. The cemetery has preserved ancient monuments, made of marble, granite, sandstone. These monuments are of great architectural and historical value. Located at: Kaluga, Truda Street 1a, rectangular, is limited to: Truda Street, Truda Lane, Kirpichnaya Street and Television Street. Pyatnitskoye Cemetery (Kaluga) The Pyatnitskoye Сemetery () is one of the graveyards in the Russian capital Kaluga. It is among the oldest and largest resting places in the city. On the territory of the cemetery is the Memorial to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War. Park-necropolis Pyatnitskoye Сemetery in Kaluga was", "title": "Pyatnitskoye Cemetery (Kaluga)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.23, "text": "its economic development. On August 24, 1776, Catherine II issued a decree establishing Kaluga Viceroyalty to unite Kaluga and Tula Governorates. The center of the viceroyalty acquired a new image, and even today Kaluga's planning and development is considered a brilliant achievement of Russian urbanism of late 18th and early 19th centuries. During the rule of Paul I, in 1795 Kaluga Viceroyalty was transformed into a governorate. The end of the 18th century and the first three decades of the 19th century were a period of economic stability. Kaluga continued to act as an intermediary, trading with Moscow, Petersburg, Ukraine,", "title": "Kaluga Oblast" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.23, "text": "Kondrovo, Kaluga Oblast Kondrovo () is a town and the administrative center of Dzerzhinsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Shanya River (a tributary of the Ugra in the Oka's basin), northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Originally known as Kondyrevo (), it was a \"\"votchina\"\" of Dmitry Kondyrin, a Russian voyevoda who was granted these lands for his service during the second war with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1500–1501. The settlement's name gradually changed to Kondrovo by the 1840s. In 1790, a paper mill was built in the village, and by", "title": "Kondrovo, Kaluga Oblast" } ]

[ "Haslev" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.11, "text": "Royal Unibrew and Danish Agro. Faxe Municipality Faxe municipality is a municipality (Danish, \"\"kommune\"\") in Denmark in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. The municipality covers an area of 406 km² and has a population of 35,418 (2008). Its mayor as of 2010 is Knud Erik Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats (\"\"Socialdemokraterne\"\") political party. On 1 January 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of \"\"Kommunalreformen\"\" (\"\"The Municipal Reform\"\" of 2007), came into existence by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and Rønnede. On 5 June 2007, it was reported by national broadcaster Danmarks Radio that", "title": "Faxe Municipality" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.06, "text": "Faxe Municipality Faxe municipality is a municipality (Danish, \"\"kommune\"\") in Denmark in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. The municipality covers an area of 406 km² and has a population of 35,418 (2008). Its mayor as of 2010 is Knud Erik Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats (\"\"Socialdemokraterne\"\") political party. On 1 January 2007 Faxe municipality, as the result of \"\"Kommunalreformen\"\" (\"\"The Municipal Reform\"\" of 2007), came into existence by merging the three former municipalities of Haslev, Fakse, and Rønnede. On 5 June 2007, it was reported by national broadcaster Danmarks Radio that an unknown hill near Rønnede", "title": "Faxe Municipality" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.64, "text": "Faxe Faxe or Fakse is a town on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It is located in Faxe Municipality in Region Zealand. The town is most known for the Faxe Brewery, a relatively large brewery producing a range of beer and soft drinks. On the edge of town lies a big limestone quarry (1 km2), Faxe Quarry, owned by Faxe Kalk. The name \"\"Fakse\"\" is Old Norse and means \"\"horse mane\"\", probably a reference to its location on a long hill. The town is mentioned in 1280. The first church was built in 1440. A narrow gauge railway", "title": "Faxe" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.5, "text": "(town), named Kobanke, has the highest natural point of terrain, 122.9 meters (403.2 ft) on Sjælland. Gyldenløveshøj has an altitude of 126 meters (413.4 ft), but that is due to a manmade hill from the 17th century. Its natural height is 121.3 meters (397.96 ft). The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are: Several historic churches are located in Faxe Municipality including: Vester Egede Church, Braaby Church, Faxe Church, Freerslev Church, and Haslev Church. The manor houses of Bregentved and Jomfruens Egede also belong to the municipality. The municipality is home to the head offices of companies such as", "title": "Faxe Municipality" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.94, "text": "Faxa Bay Faxa Bay (sometimes Faxe Bay or Faxi Bay, ), is a bay in southwest Iceland, between the peninsulas of Snæfellsnes and Reykjanes. The capital of the island, Reykjavík, is situated on its southern shore. From Reykjavik it is possible to see the peninsula of Akranes in the northeast and even the Snæfellsjökull at a distance of about 120 km (75 mi). This bay has few islands and the ones it does have are close to land, in particular contrast to the bay directly north of it, Breiðafjörður, which has the most islands of any bay in Iceland. Faxa", "title": "Faxa Bay" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.41, "text": "Faxinal dos Guedes Faxinal dos Guedes is a Brazilian Municipality located in the state of Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil, 495 km away from the capital of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis. Its estimated population in 2016, according to the IBGE, was 10,758 inhabitants. It belongs to the Xanxerê Microregion and the Metropolitan Region of Chapecó, in the Meso-region of Santa Catarina. With a high index of human development, the city is a highlight in the national scenario because it is the only one in the entire southern region of Brazil to have basic sanitation services serving 100% of", "title": "Faxinal dos Guedes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.34, "text": "Court. Faxinal dos Guedes Faxinal dos Guedes is a Brazilian Municipality located in the state of Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil, 495 km away from the capital of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis. Its estimated population in 2016, according to the IBGE, was 10,758 inhabitants. It belongs to the Xanxerê Microregion and the Metropolitan Region of Chapecó, in the Meso-region of Santa Catarina. With a high index of human development, the city is a highlight in the national scenario because it is the only one in the entire southern region of Brazil to have basic sanitation services serving 100%", "title": "Faxinal dos Guedes" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.19, "text": "line opened between the quarry and Faxe Ladeplads in 1865. The Østbanen railway line opened in 1879. Faxe Church is from the late 15th century. The half-timbered Rasmus Svendsens Skole from 1633 is Denmark's oldest still existing village school. The Jomfruens Egede estate traces its history to 1346. Faxe Faxe or Fakse is a town on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It is located in Faxe Municipality in Region Zealand. The town is most known for the Faxe Brewery, a relatively large brewery producing a range of beer and soft drinks. On the edge of town lies a", "title": "Faxe" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.06, "text": "Egede has a total area of 1304 hectares (1998) of which 849.7 is farmland, 34.3 hectares is pastures and 487 hectares is woodland. Lystrup, Faxe Municipality Lystrup is a manor house and estate located two kilometres west of Faxe, in Faxe Municipality, Denmark. The estate was from 1514 to 1717 owned by members of the Grubbe family. The Dutch Renaissance style main building was built for Chancellor of the Realm Eiler Grubbe in 1579, Lystrup was created when the farms in a village by the same name was merged into a single manor. It is first mentioned in 1403 when", "title": "Lystrup, Faxe Municipality" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.91, "text": "Lystrup, Faxe Municipality Lystrup is a manor house and estate located two kilometres west of Faxe, in Faxe Municipality, Denmark. The estate was from 1514 to 1717 owned by members of the Grubbe family. The Dutch Renaissance style main building was built for Chancellor of the Realm Eiler Grubbe in 1579, Lystrup was created when the farms in a village by the same name was merged into a single manor. It is first mentioned in 1403 when it belonged to Olsen Godo. After Oluf Pedersen Godov's death, it was passed on to his daughter Regitse Olufdatter Godov. She was married", "title": "Lystrup, Faxe Municipality" } ]

[ "Charax Spasinu" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.25, "text": "a secure framework for chronological succession. Charax, the capital of Characene, was founded by Alexander the Great. The city was constructed on an artificial mound to protect the site from the floodwaters of the nearby rivers. The new town served as a major commercial port for the eastern capital of Babylon. Charax flourished under the Seleucid Empire, controlling the trade in the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. It was also a center for pearl diving. The Roman emperor Trajan visited Charax in 116 AD during his invasion of Parthia, where he saw ships bound for India. After it was", "title": "Characene" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.09, "text": "Characene Characene (), (Ancient Greek: Χαρακηνή), also known as Mesene (Μεσσήνη) or Meshan, was an Arab principality within the Parthian Empire located at the head of the Persian Gulf. Its capital, Charax Spasinou (Χάραξ Σπασινού), was an important port for trade between Mesopotamia and India, and also provided port facilities for the city of Susa further up the Karun River. Characene was part of the Sassanid Empire and was located primarily within the southern part of present-day Iraq. At one point Characene included Tylos, the present-day country of Bahrain. Characene was founded around 127 BC under Aspasine, known in classical", "title": "Characene" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.09, "text": "Dionysus, who appointed Hyspaosines as satrap to oversee the work. The political instability that followed the Parthian conquest of most of the Seleucid Empire allowed Hyspaosines to establish an independent state, Characene, in 127 BC. He renamed the city after himself. Charax remained the capital of the small state for 282 years, with the numismatic evidence suggesting it was a multi-ethnic Hellenised city with extensive trading links. The Romans under Trajan annexed the city in AD 116. Characene independence was re-established 15 years later under the rule of Mithridates, a son of the Parthian King Pacoros, during the civil war", "title": "Charax Spasinu" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.94, "text": "and captured Characene, the capital of which was Charax Spasinu. The \"\"Weilüe\"\" provides the traveling directions and approximate distances between each of these cities, counted in ancient Chinese miles (\"\"li\"\"), and along with the \"\"Book of Later Han\"\" even mentions the pontoon bridge (\"\"flying bridge\"\") across the Euphrates at the Roman city of Zeugma, Commagene (in modern-day Turkey). Hirth and Arkenberg identified Si-fu (Chinese: 汜復) with Emesa. However, John E. Hill provides evidence that it was most likely Petra (in the Nabataean Kingdom), given the directions and distance from \"\"Yuluo\"\" (i.e. Al Karak) and the fact that it fell under", "title": "Daqin" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.52, "text": "A Nestorian Church was mentioned there in the sixth century. The Charax mint appears to have continued throughout the Sassanid empire and into the Umayyad empire, minting coins as late as AD 715. The earliest references from the first century A.D. indicates that the people of Characene were referred to as Μεσηνός and lived along the Arabian side of the coast at the head of the Persian Gulf. Characene Characene (), (Ancient Greek: Χαρακηνή), also known as Mesene (Μεσσήνη) or Meshan, was an Arab principality within the Parthian Empire located at the head of the Persian Gulf. Its capital, Charax", "title": "Characene" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.47, "text": "Charax Spasinu Spasinu Charax, or Charax Spasinu, Charax Pasinu, Charax Spasinou (), Alexandria (Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια), and Antiochia in Susiana (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Σουσιανῆς) was an ancient port at the head of the Persian Gulf, and the capital of the ancient kingdom of Characene. The name Charax, probably from Greek Χάραξ, literally means \"\"palisaded fort\"\", and was applied to several fortified Seleucid towns. Charax was originally named Alexandria, after Alexander the Great, and was perhaps even personally founded by him. After destruction by floods, it was rebuilt by Antiochus IV (175-164 BC) and renamed Antiochia. It was at this time provided", "title": "Charax Spasinu" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.12, "text": "Attambelos V Attambelos V of Characene was a ruler of the state of Characene who ruled from 64/65-73/74 but who is known only from the coins he minted. Attambelos was a first century ruler if not outright king, of the state of Characene, centered on the northern end of the Persian Gulf. His capital was probably Charax. He ruled from 64 to 73 and was the successor of Attambelos IV, but his rule is known only from coins he minted. It should also be noted that the king list of Characene is a modern construct and given the known scarcity", "title": "Attambelos V" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.98, "text": "of records could well be inaccurate. Attambelos V Attambelos V of Characene was a ruler of the state of Characene who ruled from 64/65-73/74 but who is known only from the coins he minted. Attambelos was a first century ruler if not outright king, of the state of Characene, centered on the northern end of the Persian Gulf. His capital was probably Charax. He ruled from 64 to 73 and was the successor of Attambelos IV, but his rule is known only from coins he minted. It should also be noted that the king list of Characene is a modern", "title": "Attambelos V" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.77, "text": "Attambelos VII of Characene Attambelos VII was a king of Characene, a vassal state of the Parthians and important trading port. His short reign lasted from 113/4 to 116/7 AD and was spent mostly contending with the Roman invasion under Trajan. Like most kings of Characene he is primarily known from numismatic sources, in his case from few a few bronze coins dated 113/114AD. In 114 or 115 the Emperor Trajan took the Parthian capital city of Ctesiphon and then moved with a fleet of 50 ships to the Characene state on the Persian Gulf. Attambelos VII surrendered to Trajan", "title": "Attambelos VII of Characene" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.59, "text": "less. Attambelos VII of Characene Attambelos VII was a king of Characene, a vassal state of the Parthians and important trading port. His short reign lasted from 113/4 to 116/7 AD and was spent mostly contending with the Roman invasion under Trajan. Like most kings of Characene he is primarily known from numismatic sources, in his case from few a few bronze coins dated 113/114AD. In 114 or 115 the Emperor Trajan took the Parthian capital city of Ctesiphon and then moved with a fleet of 50 ships to the Characene state on the Persian Gulf. Attambelos VII surrendered to", "title": "Attambelos VII of Characene" } ]

[ "Tirana", "Tirane", "Tiranë" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.94, "text": "Tirana Tirana (; ; also ) is the capital and most populous city of Albania. The city is also the capital of the surrounding county of Tirana, one of 12 constituent counties of the country. By air, it is north of Athens, southeast of Rome, southwest of Skopje and south of Podgorica. Tirana was founded as a city in 1614, but the region that today corresponds to the city territory has been continuously inhabited since the Bronze Age. As most of Albania, the area was populated by several Illyrian tribes, but had no importance within Illyria. Indeed, it was annexed", "title": "Tirana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.64, "text": "in Tirana in the hope of better preparing themselves for entrance exams in Italy's universities. Tirana Tirana (; ; also ) is the capital and most populous city of Albania. The city is also the capital of the surrounding county of Tirana, one of 12 constituent counties of the country. By air, it is north of Athens, southeast of Rome, southwest of Skopje and south of Podgorica. Tirana was founded as a city in 1614, but the region that today corresponds to the city territory has been continuously inhabited since the Bronze Age. As most of Albania, the area was", "title": "Tirana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.39, "text": "Tirana historical places Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over 600,000. The city is home to many universities and is the center of the political, economical, and cultural life of the country. -The National Historical Museum of Albania is located in Tirana, on the main Skanderbeg Square. The square is named after the Albanian national hero. In", "title": "Tirana historical places" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.69, "text": "of the pharmaceutical and dental services mainly being situated in Tirana. The largest hospital in Tirana is Mother Teresa Hospital, which is associated with University of Tirana, Faculty of Medicine. A number of private hospitals have been opened. Tirana was proclaimed by the Congress of Lushnjë as the capital of Albania, eight years following independence in 1912. The first regulatory city plan was compiled in 1923 by Austro-Hungarian architects. The city center of Tirana was designed by Italian architects including Florestano Di Fausto, Gherardo Bosio and Armando Brasini. Tirana continued with its status as the political and cultural centre of", "title": "Tirana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.44, "text": "and Elbasan. In terms of geology, it is dominated by the Myzeqe Plain in the west Skanderbeg in the center and Korab Mountains in the east. Tirana, the country's capital city, is known for its cultural heritage as well as its religious diversity, the colourful buildings and the Italian and Socialist architecture. There are many cultural spaces such as festivals, performances, shopping places and tourist attractions in Tirana. Krujë, the capital of the Principality of Arbër during the Middle Ages, is called by locals as the Adriatic Balcony from the view that offers day and night. Due to the long", "title": "Tourism in Albania" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.34, "text": "the country, being home to all the national institutions that includes the government, the parliament, the ministries, the judicial bodies and other major political institutions. Being the capital of Albania, Tirana is the seat of the government. Both the President and Prime Minister of Albania have their official residences and offices in the city. The president has their official residence in the Presidential Palace, while the office is the Presidential Office. The workplace of the prime minister is the Prime Minister's Office. Further, the ministries and departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, State for Diaspora, Education, Sports, Entrepreneurs, Tourism, Environment, Innovation,", "title": "Tirana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.11, "text": "proclaimed Tirana as the temporary capital of Albania, which had gained independence in 1912. The city retained that status permanently on 31 December 1925. In 1923, the first regulatory city plan was compiled by Austrian architects. The centre of Tirana was the project of Florestano Di Fausto and Armando Brasini, well known architects of the Benito Mussolini period in Italy. Brasini laid the basis for the modern-day arrangement of the ministerial buildings in the city centre. The plan underwent revisions by Albanian architect Eshref Frashëri, Italian architect Castellani and Austrian architects Weiss and Kohler. Modern Albanian parliamentary building served as", "title": "Tirana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.98, "text": "Durrës Durrës (; , ), historically known as Epidamnos and Dyrrachium, is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania. The city is the capital of the surrounding Durrës County, one of 12 constituent counties of the country. By air, it is northwest of Sarandë, west of Tirana, south of Shkodër and east of Rome. Located on the Adriatic Sea, it is the country's most ancient and economic and historic center. Founded by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corfu under the name of Epidamnos () around the 7th century BC, the city essentially developed to become significant as", "title": "Durrës" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.98, "text": "Durrës Durrës (; , ), historically known as Epidamnos and Dyrrachium, is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania. The city is the capital of the surrounding Durrës County, one of 12 constituent counties of the country. By air, it is northwest of Sarandë, west of Tirana, south of Shkodër and east of Rome. Located on the Adriatic Sea, it is the country's most ancient and economic and historic center. Founded by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corfu under the name of Epidamnos () around the 7th century BC, the city essentially developed to become significant as", "title": "Durrës" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.72, "text": "Vlorë Vlorë () is the third most populous city of the Republic of Albania. It is the capital of the surrounding Vlorë County. Located on the southeastern Adriatic Sea, it is one of the country's southernmost dominant economic and cultural centers. Vlorë was founded as an Ancient Greek colony in the sixth century BC under the name of Aulon and has been continuously inhabited ever since. It became the seat of a bishopric. In modern times, the city served briefly as the capital of Albania. Notably Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed here on November 28 in 1912. Culturally and", "title": "Vlorë" } ]

[ "Tokyo", "Tōkyō", "Tôkyô", "Tokyo-to", "Tokyo Metropolitan prefecture", "Tōkyō-to", "Tôkyô-to", "Tokyo Metropolis", "Tokio", "Tokyo Prefecture" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.66, "text": "Capital of Japan The current capital of Japan is Tokyo. In the course of history, the national capital has been in many locations other than Tokyo. Traditionally, the home of the Emperor is considered the capital. From 794 through 1868, the Emperor lived in Heian-kyō, modern-day Kyoto. After 1868, the seat of the Government of Japan and the location of the Emperor's home was moved to Tokyo. In 1941, the Ministry of Education published the . While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the of 1956", "title": "Capital of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.55, "text": "Japanese occupation, including Nanjing (Nanking) the capital of the Republic of China until the Japanese invasion in 1937. The Japanese occupation ended with the imperial surrender in 1945, but the term \"\"Free China\"\" was soon to acquire a new meaning in the context of the early Cold War. Following the CCP victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the newly inaugurated People's Republic of China solidified its control of mainland China, while the Kuomintang government retreated to Taiwan and selected Taipei to serve as the provisional capital of the Republic of China. Mainland China was officially considered to be", "title": "Free area of the Republic of China" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22, "text": "of the occupying Japanese for the next three months would come to be known as the Nanjing Massacre. Nanjing was the seat of the collaborationist government of East China under Wang Jingwei, and Jiangsu remained under occupation until the end of the war in 1945. After the war, Nanking was once again the capital of the Republic of China, though now the Chinese Civil War had broken out between the Kuomintang government and Communist forces, based further north, mostly in Northeast China. The decisive Huaihai Campaign was fought in northern Jiangsu; it resulted in Kuomintang defeat, and the communists were", "title": "Jiangsu" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.69, "text": "states: \"\"In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by cabinet order.\"\" This clearly implies that the government has designated Tokyo as the capital of Japan, although (again) it is not explicitly stated, and the definition of the \"\"capital area\"\" is purposely restricted to the terms of that specific law. Other laws referring to this \"\"capital area\"\" include the and the . This term for capital was never used to refer to Kyoto. Indeed, \"\"shuto\"\" came into use during the 1860s as", "title": "Capital of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.61, "text": "a gloss of the English term \"\"capital\"\". The Ministry of Education published a book called \"\"History of the Restoration\"\" in 1941. This book referred to without talking about . A contemporary history textbook states that the Meiji government \"\"moved the capital (\"\"shuto\"\") from Kyoto to Tokyo\"\" without using the \"\"sento\"\" term. As of 2007, there is a movement to transfer the government functions of the capital from Tokyo while retaining Tokyo as the \"\"de facto\"\" capital, with the Gifu-Aichi region, the Mie-Kio region and other regions submitting bids for a \"\"de jure\"\" capital. Officially, the relocation is referred to as", "title": "Capital of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.44, "text": "Fukuhara-kyō Fukuhara-kyō (福原京, Capital of Fukuhara) was the seat of Japan's Imperial Court, and therefore the capital of the country, for roughly six months in 1180. It was also the center of Taira no Kiyomori's power and the site of his retirement palace. Fukuhara, in or near what is today Hyōgo Ward in the city of Kobe, was made the official residence of Taira no Kiyomori in 1160, following the Heiji Rebellion in which his Taira clan crushed the rival Minamoto clan. From roughly this time until his death in 1181, Kiyomori was the de facto political chief of state.", "title": "Fukuhara-kyō" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.16, "text": "Heian-kyō Heian-kyō was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the official capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180. Emperor Kanmu established it as the capital in 794, moving the Imperial Court there from nearby Nagaoka-kyō at the recommendation of his advisor Wake no Kiyomaro and marking the beginning of the Heian period of Japanese history. The city was modelled after the Tang dynasty Chinese capital of Chang'an (modern-day Xi'an). It remained the chief political center until 1185, when the samurai Minamoto clan", "title": "Heian-kyō" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.16, "text": "Heijō-kyō , was the Capital of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710–40 and again from 745–84. The imperial palace is a listed UNESCO World Heritage together with other places in the city of Nara (cf. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara). Empress Genmei ordered the Imperial capital moved from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō in 708, and the move to Heijō-kyō was complete in 710. Heijō-kyō was modeled after Chang'an, the capital of Tang-dynasty China, although Heijō-kyō lacked walls. In the city, merchants and traders from China, Korea and India introduced various foreign cultures to Heijō-kyō through the Silk Road.", "title": "Heijō-kyō" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.12, "text": "Kuni-kyō Kuni-kyō (恭仁京, or \"\"Kuni no miyako\"\"), was the capital city of Japan between 740 and 744, whose imperial palace (恭仁宮 \"\"Kuni-kyū\"\" or \"\"Kuni no miya\"\") was built in the present-day city of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture by the order of Emperor Shōmu. The city of Kuni-kyō was never completed, as the capital was moved once again to the present-day city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, more specifically the in 744, only four years later. In 745 Emperor Shōmu moved the capital yet again to Naniwa-kyō (Osaka), and before the year was out, reverted the capital back to Heijō-kyō in Nara.", "title": "Kuni-kyō" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.03, "text": "\"\"capital \"\"functions\"\" relocation\"\" instead of \"\"capital relocation\"\", or as \"\"relocation of the Diet and other organizations\"\". In 2017, the Government of Japan decided to move the Agency for Cultural Affairs to Kyoto. This list of legendary capitals of Japan begins with the reign of Emperor Jimmu. The names of the Imperial palaces are in parentheses: This list of capitals includes the Imperial palaces names in parentheses. \"\"Kofun period\"\" Asuka period Nara period Heian period Medieval Japan and Early modern period (see also: History of Japan) Modern Japan (see also: History of Japan) Capital of Japan The current capital of Japan", "title": "Capital of Japan" } ]

[ "Mendoza" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 28.14, "text": "Capital Department, Mendoza Capital is a department of Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 111,000 inhabitants in an area of 54 km², and its head city is Mendoza, which also serves as the provincial capital. Mendoza is home to several football clubs, the most notable of these is Gimnasia y Esgrima who play in the regionalised 3rd Division. The most notable football team of the moment is Club Atletico Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, which participates in the first division of Argentinian Football. Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia is also a very well known football team,", "title": "Capital Department, Mendoza" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.92, "text": "Mendoza, Argentina Ciudad de Mendoza () is the capital of the province of Mendoza in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza had a population of 115,041 with a metropolitan population of 1,055,679, making Greater Mendoza the fourth largest census metropolitan area in the country. Ruta Nacional 7, the major road running between Buenos Aires and Santiago, runs through Mendoza. The city is a frequent stopover for climbers on their way to Aconcagua (the highest mountain", "title": "Mendoza, Argentina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27, "text": "it's disputing the Nacional B tournament which is second division in Argentina. The main campus of the National University of Cuyo is based in Mendoza City. UTN (Universidad Tecnologica Nacional) is also situated in Mendoza City. The Department is divided in seven districts: Primera Sección Segunda Sección Tercera Sección Cuarta Sección Quinta Sección Sexta Sección Zona Oeste Capital Department, Mendoza Capital is a department of Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 111,000 inhabitants in an area of 54 km², and its head city is Mendoza, which also serves as the provincial capital. Mendoza is", "title": "Capital Department, Mendoza" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.55, "text": "recorded was on July 10, 1976. See The city boasts at least two significant football clubs—Independiente Rivadavia and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, although neither currently plays in the Primera División. A club from the nearby city of Godoy Cruz, Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, is currently in the Primera. See Mendoza is twinned with: Mendoza, Argentina Ciudad de Mendoza () is the capital of the province of Mendoza in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza", "title": "Mendoza, Argentina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.42, "text": "and Aroma to Salinas de Garci Mendoza. Salinas de Garci Mendoza bears the title \"\"Capital of Quinoa\"\" because of the intensive cultivation of the quinoa crop in this area. Salinas de Garci Mendoza Salinas de Garci Mendoza (formerly: Salinas de Thunupa) is a town in the Bolivian Oruro Department. It is the administrative center of Ladislao Cabrera Province and is located south-west of Oruro, the capital of the department. It is situated at an elevation of at \"\"Caricha\"\" (), 20 km north of the Tunupa stratovolcano. Salar de Coipasa,a salt lake, is 20 km north-west of Salinas de Garci Mendoza,", "title": "Salinas de Garci Mendoza" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.05, "text": "San Martín, Mendoza San Martín is a city in the north-center part of the Mendoza Province in Argentina. It is the capital of the San Martín Department and constitutes, with Palmira and La Colonia, the third-largest metropolitan area in the province. The first San Martín inhabitants were the Huarpe Milkayak people. The territory was governed by the tribal chief called Pallamay until 1563, when the first Europeans under the command of the Captain Pedro Moyano Cornejo, arrived to the area. The city was known as \"\"Rodeo de Moyano\"\" or, alternatively, as \"\"La Reducción\"\" (Spanish: \"\"The Reduction\"\"); but its name was", "title": "San Martín, Mendoza" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.03, "text": "Rodríguez de Mendoza Province Rodríguez de Mendoza is a province of the Amazonas Region, Peru. It is located in the southeast part of the department of Amazonas. It borders on the west with the province of Chachapoyas and on the north, east and south with the department of San Martin. It was created by law 7626 on October 31, 1932 and its capital is Mendoza. The province has an enormous importance because of the fertility of its soils, its benign climate and the big rivers that pass through its territory. Between these rivers we have San Antonio, Aiña, Pachca, Omia", "title": "Rodríguez de Mendoza Province" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.02, "text": "San Martín Department, Mendoza San Martín is a department located in the centre of Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 108,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,504 km², and its capital city is San Martín, which is located around 1,100 km from the Capital federal. The Department and its \"\"cabecera\"\" (capital) are named in honour of General San Martín (1778-1850), the military leader that led the Argentine forces to victory over the Spanish Empire during the Argentine War of Independence. The city of San Martín is home to Atlético Club San Martín, a football", "title": "San Martín Department, Mendoza" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.92, "text": "Mendoza Province The Province of Mendoza () is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is marked by the Andes mountain range. Its capital city is the homonymous city of Mendoza. Covering an area of 148.827 km², it is the seventh biggest province of Argentina with 5.35% of the country's total area. The population for 2010 is 1,741,610", "title": "Mendoza Province" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.56, "text": "club currently playing in the regionalised 4th Division. San Martín Department, Mendoza San Martín is a department located in the centre of Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 108,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,504 km², and its capital city is San Martín, which is located around 1,100 km from the Capital federal. The Department and its \"\"cabecera\"\" (capital) are named in honour of General San Martín (1778-1850), the military leader that led the Argentine forces to victory over the Spanish Empire during the Argentine War of Independence. The city of San Martín is", "title": "San Martín Department, Mendoza" } ]

[ "Chetumal", "Chetumal, Quintana Roo", "Chetumel" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.17, "text": "Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo Othón P. Blanco is one of the eleven subdivisions (\"\"municipios\"\") of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It had a census population of persons. Its municipal seat is the city of Chetumal, which also serves as the state capital. The municipality is named after Othón P. Blanco Núñez de Cáceres. The municipal government is headed by the municipal president of Othón P. Blanco (mayor of Othón P. Blanco, aka mayor of Chetumal). It used to be the fifth-largest municipality in land area in Mexico, at , occupying more than a third of the entire state.", "title": "Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.69, "text": "But on February 2, 2011, it lost about 40% of its territory when Bacalar Municipality was created out of Othón P. Blanco. The 2010 census enumerated 727 populated localities plus 804 unpopulated localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are listed below. In early 2011, however, the municipality was split into two parts, with many of the localities now comprising part of the newly created Bacalar Municipality. A full list of those departing localities was not immediately available. The vegetation found in the municipality of Othon P. Blanco is mostly of medium forest, spanning most of the interior of", "title": "Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.58, "text": "Chetumal Chetumal ( Modern Maya: \"\"Chactemàal\"\" , \"\"Place of the Red Wood\"\") (coordinates: ) is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco. In 2010 it had a population of 151,243 people. The city is situated on the western side of Chetumal Bay, near the mouth of the Río Hondo. Chetumal is an important port for the region and operates as Mexico's main trading gateway with the neighboring country of Belize. Goods are transported via", "title": "Chetumal" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.55, "text": "Costa Maya Costa Maya is a small tourist region in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, the only state bounded by the Caribbean Sea to its east. This municipality is close to Chetumal (capital of the state) on the border with Belize. The area was generally undeveloped but has been growing rapidly since construction of a large pier to accommodate cruise ships. Costa Maya is also the name of a subdivision near the village of Mahahual. The beach extends from Xcalak in the south to the southern border of Sian Ka'an in the", "title": "Costa Maya" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.41, "text": "declared a natural reserve park. Costa Maya Costa Maya is a small tourist region in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, the only state bounded by the Caribbean Sea to its east. This municipality is close to Chetumal (capital of the state) on the border with Belize. The area was generally undeveloped but has been growing rapidly since construction of a large pier to accommodate cruise ships. Costa Maya is also the name of a subdivision near the village of Mahahual. The beach extends from Xcalak in the south to the southern border", "title": "Costa Maya" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.73, "text": "the municipality and there are more representative plant species are the sapodilla, the ramon, the guayabillo and Chaco, more isolated areas within the municipality is populated by high forest, where you can find the siricote, the palo de tinte and mahogany, to the southwest of the town are engaged in areas of rainfed agriculture and irrigation, the main crop of sugarcane, along with the Caribbean coast can be traced mainly mangroves. The fauna is rich and varied, among the main species is the manatee, marine mammal that lives in bays and lagoons lictors and has become a symbol of the", "title": "Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.44, "text": "Bacalar Bacalar ( ) is the municipal seat and largest city in Bacalar Municipality (until 2011 a part of Othón P. Blanco Municipality) in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, about north of Chetumal, at 18° 40' 37\"\" N, 88° 23' 43\"\" W. In the 2010 census the city had a population of 11,084 people. At that time it was still a part of Othón P. Blanco, and was its second-largest city (locality), after Chetumal. The name most likely derives from , meaning \"\"surrounded by reeds\"\", the name of the locality attested at the time of the 16th century arrival", "title": "Bacalar" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.14, "text": "to 4.9 ft (1.5 m), forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate. High winds reportedly uprooted several trees in Bacalar, a small village near the city. The municipalities of Othon P. Blanco, Carillo Puerto, and José María Morelos reported copious losses in agriculture; an estimated total of 11,650 hectares of crop were affected, with 3,477 hectares of maiz crop destroyed. Approximately 7,800 hectares of sugarcane along the banks of the Hondo River were lost, resulting in economic losses of Mex$76 million (US$6.23 million). In Othon P. Blanco, 477 hectares of jalapeño chili peppers were lost while banana, cassava and citrus plantations", "title": "Hurricane Karl" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.09, "text": "Veracruz, Yucatan, Campeche, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Chiapas, Morelos, Guerrero, Michoacán and Oaxaca. Tres Garantías , is in the town of Othón P. Blanco, which is in the southern state of Quintana Roo. The town is located at coordinates . And San Jose de la Montana in the north, and Tomás Garrido in communities around Nicolas Bravo are located, Calderas, New Guadalajara (La Union) and The Corozalito in the south. It is possible to Tres Garantías by a 36 km paved road that connects with Federal Highway 186, which links the cities of Escárcega and Chetumal. It belongs to the \"\"", "title": "Tres Garantías, Quintana Roo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.83, "text": "football and basketball courts, a gym, a swimming pool, a steam-bath and a lounge for parties. In the early 1990s, the University of Quintana Roo was established at Chetumal, providing training and advanced tertiary degrees over a range of subjects. Chetumal Chetumal ( Modern Maya: \"\"Chactemàal\"\" , \"\"Place of the Red Wood\"\") (coordinates: ) is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco. In 2010 it had a population of 151,243 people. The city is", "title": "Chetumal" } ]

[ "Hamilton", "Hamilton, Bermuda" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.58, "text": "Bermuda Bermuda () is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is approximately east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia; and north of Cuba. The capital city is Hamilton. Bermuda is self-governing, with its own constitution and its own government, which enacts local laws, while the United Kingdom retains responsibility for defence and foreign relations. Bermuda's two largest economic sectors are offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism. Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century. The island has a subtropical climate and lies", "title": "Bermuda" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.36, "text": "Hamilton, Bermuda Hamilton is the capital of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is the territory's financial centre and a major port and tourist destination. Its population of 1,010 (2010) is one of the smallest of any capital cities. The history of Hamilton as a British city began in 1790 when the government of Bermuda set aside for its future seat, officially incorporated in 1793 by an Act of Parliament, and named for Governor Henry Hamilton. The colony's capital relocated to Hamilton from St. George's in 1815. The city has been at the political and military heart of Bermuda", "title": "Hamilton, Bermuda" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.23, "text": "Hamilton. Hamilton, Bermuda Hamilton is the capital of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is the territory's financial centre and a major port and tourist destination. Its population of 1,010 (2010) is one of the smallest of any capital cities. The history of Hamilton as a British city began in 1790 when the government of Bermuda set aside for its future seat, officially incorporated in 1793 by an Act of Parliament, and named for Governor Henry Hamilton. The colony's capital relocated to Hamilton from St. George's in 1815. The city has been at the political and military heart of", "title": "Hamilton, Bermuda" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.95, "text": "Hamilton is in the parish of Pembroke. The city is named after Sir Henry Hamilton, governor of the territory from 1786 to 1793. Hamilton Parish antedates the city. The administrative capital of Bermuda, Hamilton, has a limited permanent population around 1,010 (2010); however, 13,340 (40% of Bermuda's population) work here on a daily basis. The only incorporated city in Bermuda, Hamilton is smaller than the historic town of St. George's. A more representative measure of Bermuda's local residential populations tends to be by parish. As the offshore domicile of many foreign companies, Bermuda has a highly developed international business economy;", "title": "Hamilton, Bermuda" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.66, "text": "by \"\"Deliverance\"\" and \"\"Patience\"\" (who had taken up residence on Smith's Island), they founded and commenced construction of the town of St. George, designated as Bermuda's first capital, the oldest continually inhabited English town in the New World. Bermuda struggled throughout the following seven decades to develop a viable economy. The Virginia Company, finding the colony unprofitable, briefly handed its administration to the Crown in 1614. The following year, 1615, King James I granted a charter to a new company, the Somers Isles Company, formed by the same shareholders, which ran the colony until it was dissolved in 1684. (The", "title": "History of Bermuda" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.56, "text": "After the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997, Bermuda became the most populous remaining dependent territory (from 2002 overseas territory). Its first capital, St. George's, was established in 1612. Bermuda was discovered in 1505 by Spanish explorer Juan de Bermúdez. It is mentioned in \"\"Legatio Babylonica\"\", published in 1511 by historian Pedro Mártir de Anglería, and was also included on Spanish charts of that year. Both Spanish and Portuguese ships used the islands as a replenishment spot to take on fresh meat and water. Legends arose of spirits and devils, now thought to have stemmed from the calls", "title": "Bermuda" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.55, "text": "Bermuda established its own Basketball Association. Since then, its national team has taken advantage of Bermuda's advanced basketball facilities and competed at the Caribbean Basketball Championship where it beat competitors with multiple times its population. See Health in Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda () is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is approximately east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; south of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia; and north of Cuba. The capital city is Hamilton. Bermuda is self-governing, with its own constitution and its own government, which enacts local laws, while the United Kingdom retains responsibility for defence", "title": "Bermuda" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.38, "text": "a daughter of the powerful Powhatan, leader of a large confederation of about 30 Algonquian-speaking tribes in coastal Virginia. In 1612, the English began intentional settlement of Bermuda with the arrival of the ship \"\"Plough\"\". St. George's was settled that year and designated as Bermuda's first capital. It is the oldest continually inhabited English town in the New World. In 1615, the colony was passed to a new company, the Somers Isles Company, named after the admiral who saved his passengers from \"\"Sea Venture\"\". Many Virginian place names refer to the archipelago, such as Bermuda City, and Bermuda Hundred. The", "title": "Bermuda" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.77, "text": "History of Bermuda Bermuda was originally discovered in 1503 by Spanish explorer Juan de Bermúdez. In 1609, the English Virginia Company, which had established Jamestown in Virginia two years earlier, permanently settled Bermuda in the aftermath of a hurricane, when the crew and passengers of steered the ship onto the surrounding reef to prevent it from sinking, then landed ashore. Bermuda's first capital, St. George's, was established in 1612. The Virginia Company administered the island as an extension of Virginia until 1614; its spin-off, the Somers Isles Company, took over in 1615 and managed the island until 1684, when the", "title": "History of Bermuda" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.72, "text": "geographically. Saint George's, the larger of the two municipalities, served as Bermuda's capital until 1815 until the newly established Hamilton replaced it. Bermuda has two villages (unincorporated urban areas) Administrative divisions of Bermuda The land area of Bermuda is divided into nine parishes. There are also two defined municipalities, located in the boundaries of two of the parishes. Bermuda has nine \"\"Parishes\"\", originally called \"\"Tribes\"\". Each of the nine parishes with the exception of St. George's covers the same land area, (2.31 square miles / 5.97 km²). The Parishes are not administrative divisions, and have no relationship with Bermuda's electoral", "title": "Administrative divisions of Bermuda" } ]

[ "Harnes" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.2, "text": "Canton of Lucerne The canton of Lucerne () is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne. The canton of Lucerne comprises territories acquired by its capital Lucerne, either by treaty, armed occupation or purchase. The first town acquired was Weggis (in 1380), Rothenburg, Kriens, Horw, Sempach and Hochdorf (all in 1394), Wolhusen and Entlebuch (1405), the so-called \"\"Habsburger region\"\" to the northeast of the town of Lucerne", "title": "Canton of Lucerne" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.19, "text": "Lucerne Lucerne (; ; ; ; ; Lucerne German: \"\"Lozärn\"\") is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name. With a population of about 81,057 people (), Lucerne is the most populous town in Central Switzerland, and a nexus of economics, transportation, culture, and media of this region. The city's urban area consists of 17 municipalities and towns located in three different cantons with an overall population of about 250,000 people (). Owing to its location on the", "title": "Lucerne" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.39, "text": "summit of the Rotenfluh mountain, which is, in summer, a popular vantage point over the Lake Lucerne region, and, in winter, a ski area. Schwyz The town of Schwyz (; ; ) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal Charter of 1291 or \"\"Bundesbrief\"\", the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the \"\"Bundesbriefmuseum\"\". The official language of Schwyz is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. The earliest certain record of the name dates", "title": "Schwyz" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.39, "text": "Switzerland. Parliament met in the city hall. On 20 September, the capital was moved to Lucerne. In 1803, Napoleon ordered the fusion of the cantons of Aargau, Baden and Fricktal. Aarau was declared the capital of the new, enlarged canton of Aargau. In 1820 the city wall was torn down, with the exception of the individual towers and gates, and the defensive ditches were filled in. The wooden bridge, dating from the Middle Ages, across the Aare was destroyed by floods three times in thirty years, and was replaced with a steel suspension bridge in 1851. This was replaced by", "title": "Aarau" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.3, "text": "buried on the river island which was leased by the Jewish community. As the island was repeatedly flooded and devastated, in 1750 the Surbtal Jews asked the \"\"Tagsatzung\"\" to establish the Endingen cemetery in the vicinity of their communities. The capital of the canton is Aarau, which is located on its western border, on the Aare. The canton borders Germany (Baden-Württemberg) to the north, the Rhine forming the border. To the west lie the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft, Solothurn and Bern; the canton of Lucerne lies south, and Zürich and Zug to the east. Its total area is . It", "title": "Canton of Aargau" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.89, "text": "return, Lucerne's \"\"Amt\"\" of Merenschwand was transferred to Aargau (district of Muri). The former canton can still be identified with the contemporary Aargau districts of Zurzach, Baden, Bremgarten and Muri (albeit with the gains and losses in 1803 as detailed above). Canton of Baden The Canton of Baden () was a canton of the Helvetic Republic (a Napoleonic-era precursor of modern-day Switzerland). Its capital was the town of Baden. The canton was created in 1798 from the merger of the County of Baden with the Freie Ämter (free bailiwicks) and Kelleramt, all of which had until then been condominiums (\"\"gemeine", "title": "Canton of Baden" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.88, "text": "century, the city of Zürich became the \"\"de facto\"\" Vorort of the Confederacy. Since the Reformation in Switzerland, Lucerne became the Vorort of the Catholic cantons. With the 1798 establishment of the Helvetic Republic the Vororte were abolished and instead Aarau was made capital city, then Lucerne, then Bern. After the Act of Mediation, the \"\"Vorort of Switzerland\"\" would rotate each year between the capital of Aarau and the cities of Zürich, Bern, Lucerne, Fribourg, Solothurn and Basel. In 1815, the choice of Vororte was restricted to Zürich, Bern and Lucerne, who in turn served as biennial seat of government", "title": "Vorort" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.66, "text": "Delémont, the capital of the canton of Jura, it joins the Sorne and the Scheulte. Between Soyhières and Liesberg, it leaves the French-speaking part of Switzerland and enters the canton of Basel-Landschaft. In Laufen it forms a waterfall, which was the source of power and of the name of the city. At the gorge of Angenstein, the river runs into the \"\"Birseck\"\", the lowland by Aesch. Between Aesch and Dornach, the Birs is rich in fresh-water crabs, the native species of which are now threatened by the American red crab. Earlier, the Birs was polluted and dammed, but it has", "title": "Birs (river)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.47, "text": "Gallen to the north, Glarus to the north-west, Uri to the west, and Ticino to the south-west. The capital city is Chur. The world-famous resorts of St. Moritz and Davos-Klosters are located in the canton, complemented by the larger all-year-round tourist destinations of Arosa, Flims, Lenzerheide, Scuol-Sammnaun and more. The inhabitants of Grisons are called \"\"Bündner\"\" or (rarely) Grisonians. Most of the lands of the canton were once part of a Roman province called \"\"Raetia\"\", which was established in 15 BC. The current capital of Grisons, Chur, was known as Curia in Roman times. The area later was part of", "title": "Canton of Grisons" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.44, "text": "Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin Bouxwiller () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Likely meaning \"\"Bucco's land\"\", Bouxwiller is the capital of the Bouxwiller canton and is located within the Saverne arrondissement about 34 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of Strasbourg. The earliest known mention of Bouxwiller dates to 724 AD. In the 13 century, the town came into possession of the Lichtenberg family, who constructed the Château de Bouxwiller here in the early 14 century. Bouxwiller was the capital of the County of Hanau-Lichtenberg, and residence of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg, throughout its existence from 1480–1736.", "title": "Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin" } ]

[ "Winchester", "Winchester, Hampshire", "Westminster", "City of Westminster", "City of London", "the City", "Square Mile", "City and County of the City of London", "City of London (unparished area)", "London", "London, UK", "London, United Kingdom", "London, England", "Modern Babylon" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.67, "text": "its status as \"\"de facto\"\" capital a part of the UK's uncodified constitution. The capital of England was moved to London from Winchester as the Palace of Westminster developed in the 12th and 13th centuries to become the permanent location of the royal court, and thus the political capital of the nation. More recently, Greater London has been defined as a region of England and in this context is known as \"\"London\"\". Greater London encompasses a total area of , an area which had a population of 7,172,036 in 2001 and a population density of . The extended area known", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.67, "text": "London London ( ) is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in southeastern England, upstream from its estuary with the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. \"\"Londinium\"\" was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. London is often considered as", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.67, "text": "London London ( ) is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in southeastern England, upstream from its estuary with the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. \"\"Londinium\"\" was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. London is often considered as", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.27, "text": "of one constituent nation will also be the capital of the state overall, such as London, which is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. Similarly, each of the autonomous communities of Spain and regions of Italy has a capital city, such as Seville or Naples, while Madrid is the capital of the Community of Madrid and the Kingdom of Spain as a whole and Rome is the capital of Italy and the region of Lazio. In the Federal Republic of Germany, each of its constituent states (or \"\"Länder\"\" - plural of \"\"Land\"\") has its own capital city, such", "title": "Capital city" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.2, "text": "History of London The history of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, extends over 2000 years. In that time, it has become one of the world's most significant financial and cultural capital cities. It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and riots. The City of London, often referred to simply as \"\"the City\"\", is the historic core of the Greater London area, and is today its primary financial district, though it represents only a small part of the wider metropolis. According to the legendary \"\"Historia Regum Britanniae\"\", by Geoffrey of Monmouth,", "title": "History of London" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.91, "text": "Kingdom of England The Kingdom of England (Anglo-Norman and French: Royaume d'Angleterre) was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 927, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 927, the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were united by Æthelstan (r. 927–939). In 1016, the kingdom became part of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, a personal union between England, Denmark and Norway. The Norman conquest of England in 1066 led to the transfer of the English capital city and chief royal residence from", "title": "Kingdom of England" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.62, "text": "Lambeth, just 0.1 miles to the northeast of Lambeth North tube station. Within London, both the City of London and the City of Westminster have city status and both the City of London and the remainder of Greater London are counties for the purposes of lieutenancies. The area of Greater London has incorporated areas that are part of the historic counties of Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire. London's status as the capital of England, and later the United Kingdom, has never been granted or confirmed officially—by statute or in written form. Its position was formed through constitutional convention, making", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.52, "text": "Politics of England The Politics of England forms the major part of the wider politics of the United Kingdom, with England being more populous than all the other countries of the United Kingdom put together. As England is also by far the largest in terms of area and GDP, its relationship to the UK is somewhat different from that of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. The English capital London is also the capital of the UK, and English is the dominant language of the UK (not officially, but \"\"de facto\"\"). Dicey and Morris (p26) list the separate states in the", "title": "Politics of England" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.31, "text": "River Thames, London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the Europe by most measures. London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it \"\"Londinium\"\". Wembley Conference Centre, which opened in 1977, was the first purpose-built conference centre in the United Kingdom. The centre was chosen as host venue for the song contest, which was presented by Angela Rippon. The language rule was brought back in this contest, four years", "title": "Eurovision Song Contest 1977" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.25, "text": "Capital (novel) Capital () is a novel by John Lanchester, published by Faber and Faber in 2012. The novel is set in London prior to and during the 2008 financial crisis, jumping between December 2007, April 2008, and August 2008. The title refers both to London as the capital city of the United Kingdom, and to financial capital. All of the main characters have a connection to Pepys Road, a street in the south London suburb of Clapham. The book deals with multiple contemporary issues in British life including the financial crisis of 2007–08, immigration, Islamic extremism, celebrity, and property", "title": "Capital (novel)" } ]

[ "Herisau", "Herisau AR", "Trogen", "Trogen AR" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25, "text": "covering and glaciers ), with a mainly German-speaking, Protestant population. Its political capital is Trogen, though the largest town is Herisau, while Teufen, and Heiden in the north-east corner is the most frequented of the many goats' whey cure resorts for which the entire canton is famous (Urnäsch and Gais are also in Ausser Rhoden). This half-canton is divided into three administrative districts, comprising twenty communes, and is mainly industrial, the manufacture of cotton goods, muslins, and embroidery being very flourishing. It sends one member (elected by the \"\"Landsgemeinde\"\") to the federal \"\"Ständerat\"\" and three to the federal \"\"Nationalrat\"\" (elected", "title": "Appenzell" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.97, "text": "Appenzell (village) Appenzell is a village, a statistic town, but not a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Appenzell has no municipal government of its own; rather, the different parts of Appenzell belong to and are governed by the districts (and municipalities) Appenzell, Schwende and Rüte. Because of that, for firefighting, energy and water, the village Appenzell has a special-purpose municipality, the Feuerschaugemeinde. In 1071 the village was referred to as \"\"Abbacella\"\". By 1223 this changed to \"\"Abbatiscella\"\", meaning the Abbot's cell. This refers to the abbot of the Abbey of Saint Gall. The", "title": "Appenzell (village)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.75, "text": "used for agricultural purposes, while 22.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.7% is unproductive land. The district (equivalent to a municipality in other cantons) is the capital of the half canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. It also includes the Feuerschaugemeinde (fire-fighting municipality), Kirchgemeinde (parish) and Schulgemeinde (school district). The village of Appenzell is located in the center of the Sitter river valley on the eastern border of the district. It borders the districts of Rüte (north of the Sitter) and Schwende (south of the Sitter). Appenzell has a population () of", "title": "Appenzell District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.25, "text": "Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden The canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden (; in English sometimes Appenzell Outer Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. The seat of the government and parliament is Herisau, judicial authorities are in Trogen. Appenzell Ausserrhoden is located in the north east of Switzerland, bordering the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Innerrhoden. Settlement in Appenzell started in the 7th and the 8th century alongside the river Glatt. The monastery of St. Gallen was of great influence on the local population. In 907 Herisau is mentioned for the first time, the canton (Appenzell: \"\"abbatis cella\"\") is named first in", "title": "Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.86, "text": "official language of Appenzell is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. The buildings in the village core, the parish church, the 1563 town hall, the \"\"Salesis\"\" house, the ruins of Castle Clanx and the state archives with the administration building are listed as heritage sites of national significance. Appenzell (village) Appenzell is a village, a statistic town, but not a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Appenzell has no municipal government of its own; rather, the different parts of", "title": "Appenzell (village)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.59, "text": "a lawsuit in the Swiss Federal Court and won. A centuries-old law forbidding women from voting was changed in 1991, when Switzerland's federal court ordered the canton to grant women the right to vote. Most of the canton is pastoral, this despite being mountainous. The Säntis peak in the Appenzell Alps is one of the main attractions of the canton. There are three small mountain lakes in the canton: Seealpsee, Sämtisersee and Fälensee. Appenzell is the capital of this canton. The constitution was established in 1872. Citizens from the canton assemble each year on the last Sunday of April for", "title": "Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.16, "text": "is mainly watered by two streams that descend from the Säntis, the Urnasch joining the Sitter (on which is the capital, Appenzell), which later flows into the Thur. There are trams from Appenzell to St Gallen either through Gais or through Herisau, as well as lines from St Gallen to Trogen and from Rorschach to Heiden. Since 1597 it has been divided, for religious reasons, into two half-cantons, which are quite independent of each other, and differ in many points. The north and west portion or \"\"Ausser Rhoden\"\" has a total area of (of which are classed as \"\"productive\"\"; forests", "title": "Appenzell" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.03, "text": "by a direct popular vote). The south or more mountainous portion of Appenzell forms the half-canton of Appenzell, \"\"Inner Rhoden\"\". It has a total area of (of which . are classed as \"\"productive,\"\" forests covering and glaciers ), and a total population of practically all German-speaking, and predominantly Catholic. Its political capital is Appenzell, which is also the largest village, while Weissbad (near it) and Gonten are the best-known goats' whey cure resorts. Embroidery and muslins are made in this half-canton, though wholly at home by the work-people. But it is very largely pastoral. Inner Rhoden is extremely conservative, and", "title": "Appenzell" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23, "text": "Appenzell Appenzell is a historic canton in the northeast of Switzerland, and entirely surrounded by the canton of St. Gallen. Appenzell became independent of the Abbey of Saint Gall in 1403 and entered a league with the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1411, becoming a full member in 1513. It has been divided since into Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden since 1597 as a result of the Swiss Reformation. The territory of Appenzell as a geographical entity is known as \"\"Appenzellerland\"\" while in political contexts, the two cantons (until 1999 half-cantons) are referred to as \"\"beide Appenzell\"\" (\"\"both Appenzells\"\"). The name", "title": "Appenzell" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.97, "text": "Wald, Appenzell Ausserrhoden Wald is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Wald has an area, , of . Of this area, 66% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Wald has a population () of . In 2008 about 10.1% were foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.6%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (2.3%)", "title": "Wald, Appenzell Ausserrhoden" } ]

[ "Abuja", "ABV", "ABJ", "FCT", "Federal Capital Territory" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.52, "text": "Legislative and Judicial) and capital of the United Mexican States. Niger's capital, Niamey, comprises a capital district of Niger. It is surrounded by the Tillabéri Department. Nigeria's capital Abuja is located in the Federal Capital Territory. The Territory was established in 1976, and the capital was formally moved from Lagos (the historic capital) in 1991. North Korea's capital city, P'yŏng-yang, while traditionally located within South P'yŏng-an Province, is currently seen as a \"\"directly governed city\"\" (\"\"Chikalshi\"\" ). For a time, P'yŏng-yang was considered a \"\"special city\"\" (\"\"T'ŭkpyŏlshi\"\" ), to make it equivalent to its South Korean counterpart, Seoul. Oslo does", "title": "Capital districts and territories" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.83, "text": "Abuja Abuja () is the capital city of Nigeria located in the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It is a planned city and was built mainly in the 1980s, replacing the country's most populous city of Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a monolith left by water erosion. The Presidential Complex, National Assembly, Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock, a monolith, lies just north of the city on the expressway to Kaduna. At the 2006 census,", "title": "Abuja" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.8, "text": "Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria The Federal Capital Territory, commonly known as FCT, or loosely as FCT-Abuja, is a federal territory in central Nigeria. Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, is located in this territory. FCT was formed in 1976 from parts of the states of Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi. It is within the Middle Belt region of the country. Unlike the States of Nigeria, which are headed by elected Governors, it is administered by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, headed by a minister appointed by the President. The territory is located just north of the confluence of the Niger River", "title": "Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.34, "text": "to the Biafran War. This continued through the 1980s and 1990s up to the present date. Lagos was the capital of Nigeria from 1914 - 1991 when the capital was moved to Abuja. Abuja is a capital like Washington, DC in United States and Brasilia in Brazil in that it was built from scratch specifically to be a capital. In 1991, Ibrahim Babangida, the Military President and other government functions moved to the newly built capital. This was as a result of intelligence reports on the safety of his life and what was later to be termed his hidden agenda,", "title": "History of Lagos" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.27, "text": "capital of the Eastern Region after Nigeria's independence in 1960; a succession of territorial adjustments in 1967, 1976 and 1991 led to Enugu becoming the capital of what is now Enugu State. On 30 May 1967 Enugu was declared the capital of the short-lived Republic of Biafra; for this Enugu is known as the \"\"capital of Igboland.\"\" After Enugu was captured by the Nigerian armed forces, the Biafran capital was moved to Umuahia. Industries in the city include the urban market and bottling industries. Enugu is also one of the filming locations for directors of the Nigerian movie industry, dubbed", "title": "Enugu" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.23, "text": "and contains about 85% of the population of Lagos State, and includes semi-rural areas. Lagos City has a considerable number of high-rise buildings that dominate its skyline. Most of the tall buildings are located in the downtown Central Business District. Lagos was the former capital city of Nigeria but it has since been replaced by Abuja. Abuja officially gained its status as the capital of Nigeria on 12 December 1991, although the decision to move the federal capital had been made in now Act no. 6 of 1976. Lagos is also home to the High Court of the Lagos State", "title": "Lagos" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.12, "text": "Nigeria The Federal Republic of Nigeria, commonly referred to as Nigeria (), is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the southeast, and Benin in the west. Its coast in the south is located on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The federation comprises 36 states and 1 Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja is located. Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country. Nigeria has been home to a number of ancient and indigenous kingdoms and states over the millennia. The modern state originated from British colonial", "title": "Nigeria" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25, "text": "Awka Awka () is the capital of Anambra State, Nigeria with an estimated population of 301,657 Nigerian census. The city is located , by road, directly north of Port Harcourt in the centre of the densely populated Igbo heartland in south east Nigeria. The West-East Federal highway links Lagos, Benin City, Asaba, Onitsha, and Enugu to Awka and several local roads link it to other important towns such as Ekwulobia, Agulu, Enugwu-Ukwu, Abagana and Nnewi. Strategically, Awka is located midway between two major cities in Northern Igboland, Onitsha and Enugu which has informed its choice as an administrative center for", "title": "Awka" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.64, "text": "Ibadan Ibadan () is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, Nigeria. With a population of over 3 million, it is the third most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano; it is the country's largest city by geographical area after Gusau. At the time of Nigeria's independence in 1960, Ibadan was the largest and most populous city in the country, and the second most populous in Africa after Cairo. Ibadan is located in south-western Nigeria, 128 km inland northeast of Lagos and 530 km southwest of Abuja, the federal capital, and is a prominent transit point", "title": "Ibadan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.64, "text": "Ilorin Ilorin is the state capital of Kwara in Western Nigeria. As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 777,667, making it the 6th largest city by population in Nigeria. Ilorin was founded by the Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, in 1450. It became a provincial military headquarters of the ancient Oyo Empire, and later became a Northern Nigeria protectorate when Shehu Alimi, an itinerary Islamic preacher and teacher, took control of the city through the spread of Islam. The capital was occupied by the Royal Niger Company in 1897 and its lands", "title": "Ilorin" } ]

[ "Port Louis", "Port Louis, Mauritius" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.92, "text": "Port Louis Port Louis (, Mauritian Creole: \"\"Porlwi\"\" [poːlwi]) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's economic, cultural and political centre, and most populous city. It is administered by the Municipal City Council of Port Louis. According to the 2012 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 149,194. Port Louis was already in use as a harbor in 1638. In 1735, under French government, it became the administrative center of Mauritius and a major reprovisioning halt", "title": "Port Louis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.92, "text": "Port Louis Port Louis (, Mauritian Creole: \"\"Porlwi\"\" [poːlwi]) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's economic, cultural and political centre, and most populous city. It is administered by the Municipal City Council of Port Louis. According to the 2012 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 149,194. Port Louis was already in use as a harbor in 1638. In 1735, under French government, it became the administrative center of Mauritius and a major reprovisioning halt", "title": "Port Louis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.5, "text": "district of Mauritius, it gained autonomous status in 2002, its capital is Port Mathurin. Districts of Mauritius The Districts of the Republic of Mauritius are the second-order administrative divisions after the Outer islands of the country. Mauritius is divided into nine districts which consist of 2 cities, 4 towns and 130 villages, the capital is Port Louis. The Plaines Wilhems District consist mainly of four towns that is Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes and Vacoas-Phoenix. The other districts consist of different villages, some of them are further divided into different suburbs. As of December 31, 2012, the urban population stood", "title": "Districts of Mauritius" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.14, "text": "industry. The capital city of Port Louis remained relatively unchanged until the mid-1990s, yet now reflects the irreversible damage that has been inflicted on its built heritage. Rising land values are pitted against the cultural value of historic structures in Mauritius, while the prohibitive costs of maintenance and the steady decline in traditional building skills make it harder to invest in preservation. The general populace historically lived in what are termed creole houses. Prominent Mauritian writers include Marie-Thérèse Humbert, Malcolm de Chazal, Ananda Devi, Shenaz Patel, Khal Torabully, J. M. G. Le Clézio, Aqiil Gopee and Dev Virahsawmy. J. M.", "title": "Mauritius" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.81, "text": "Mauritius Mauritius (; ), officially the Republic of Mauritius (), is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The main Island of Mauritius is located about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of the African continent. The Republic of Mauritius includes the islands of Rodrigues, Agalega and St. Brandon. The capital and largest city Port Louis is located on the main island of Mauritius. In 1598, the Dutch took possession of the Mauritius. They abandoned Mauritius in 1710 and the French took control of the island in 1715, renaming it the Isle de France. France officially ceded Mauritius", "title": "Mauritius" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.58, "text": "right. The Districts of the Republic of Mauritius are the second-order administrative divisions after the Outer islands of the country. Mauritius is divided into nine districts which consist of 2 cities, 4 towns and 130 villages, the capital is Port Louis. The island of Rodrigues used to be the tenth district of Mauritius but it gained autonomous status in 2002. A district is known as \"\"Daerah\"\" in Malay. A district governed directly by the federal government is known as a Federal Territory, and they are Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan. In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a division of a", "title": "District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.33, "text": "Districts of Mauritius The Districts of the Republic of Mauritius are the second-order administrative divisions after the Outer islands of the country. Mauritius is divided into nine districts which consist of 2 cities, 4 towns and 130 villages, the capital is Port Louis. The Plaines Wilhems District consist mainly of four towns that is Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes and Vacoas-Phoenix. The other districts consist of different villages, some of them are further divided into different suburbs. As of December 31, 2012, the urban population stood at 536,086 and rural 718,925. The island of Rodrigues used to be the tenth", "title": "Districts of Mauritius" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.98, "text": "Bank of Mauritius Tower The Bank of Mauritius Tower is a skyscraper in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius. It is the tallest building of the country. When measured to roof, it stands at 98 m (321 ft) and to pinnacle at 124 m (407 ft). The 16,834 m² reinforced concrete structure reached its final height in May 2006. The 22-storey building towers over the Citadel (a hill-top fortification in Port Louis) and is constructed in an area where highrises were once prohibited. It is also the second tallest structure in Mauritius after the much taller 183 m (600 ft)", "title": "Bank of Mauritius Tower" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.91, "text": "former Mauritius Open and the current AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open have been part of the European Tour. Reference Government Geography Mauritius Mauritius (; ), officially the Republic of Mauritius (), is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The main Island of Mauritius is located about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of the African continent. The Republic of Mauritius includes the islands of Rodrigues, Agalega and St. Brandon. The capital and largest city Port Louis is located on the main island of Mauritius. In 1598, the Dutch took possession of the Mauritius. They abandoned Mauritius in 1710", "title": "Mauritius" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.58, "text": "Caudan Waterfront Le Caudan Waterfront is a commercial development in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. It includes shops, banking facilities, casinos, cinemas, restaurants, a marina and a five star hotel (Le Labourdonnais). The name of Le Caudan Waterfront comes from a famous figure of the past, Jean Dominique Michel de Caudan, who came to former Isle de France from Languedoc (a department in the South of France). He started a saltpan in 1726, close to a small bay in the southwest of Port-Louis. This area, now known as the Robert Edward Hart Garden, is situated on the entrance", "title": "Caudan Waterfront" } ]

[ "Bastak" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.91, "text": "Bastak Bastak (; also known as Bustak) is a city and capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. Bastak was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. Bastak's inhabitants are Achomi people. Bastak's inhabitants speak Bastaki, a dialect of Achomi. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,376, in 1,765 families. The history of Bastak can be traced back to the Safavids era. When the Safavids under Ismail I decided to convert everyone residing in current day Iran from Sunni to Shiite Islam in 1501, they started arranged attacks and massacres against the Sunni Persians who refused to convert. As", "title": "Bastak" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.16, "text": "Gulf. In Bahrain they settled mostly in and around Awadhiya which is now a busy commercial district. The neighborhood contains some of the last remaining houses built in the traditional architectural style featuring badgeer wind towers in Bahrain. Bastak Bastak (; also known as Bustak) is a city and capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. Bastak was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. Bastak's inhabitants are Achomi people. Bastak's inhabitants speak Bastaki, a dialect of Achomi. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,376, in 1,765 families. The history of Bastak can be traced back to the Safavids", "title": "Bastak" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.22, "text": "Kukherd Kukherd (, also Romanized as Kūkherd, Kookherd, and Kuhkhird; also known as Chāleh Kūkherd) is a city and capital of Kukherd District, in Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,144, in 637 families. Kukherd was traditionally part of the region of Larestan. Kukherd's inhabitants are Larestani people. It was a major trading center on the old caravan trading routes between the Persian Gulf and other cities in Iran. It had guest houses, or kārvānsarā, where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey. Kukherd is a district (Bakhsh بخش) located on the", "title": "Kukherd" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.47, "text": "Larestan County Larestan County () is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Lar. The county has nine cities: Lar, Evaz, Beyram, Banaruiyeh, Fishvar, Juyom, Khur, Latifi & Emad Deh. The county is subdivided into six districts: the Central District, Beyram, Evaz District, Banaruiyeh, Sahray-ye Bagh, and Juyom. The historical region of Larestan & Lamerd consists of several counties in Fars province (Lar, Khonj, Gerash County, Lamerd) and Bastak County in Hormozgan. Larestani people speak the Larestani language. Larestani people are of Persian descent, the majority of Larestani people are Sunnis. Larestani people call", "title": "Larestan County" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.16, "text": "Basra Governorate Basra Governorate ( ) (or Basra Province) is a governorate in southern Iraq, bordering Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east. The capital is the city of Basra. Other districts of Basra include Al-Qurnah, Az Zubayr, Al Midaina, Shatt Al Arab, Abu Al Khaseeb and Al Faw located on the Persian Gulf. In 1920, after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the United Kingdom took over the former Ottoman vilayets of Basra, Baghdad and Mosul which had together formed the historical region of \"\"Irak Arabi\"\" or \"\"Irak Babeli\"\", and called it the", "title": "Basra Governorate" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.12, "text": "Bastam Bastam (, also romanized as Basṭām; also known as Busṭām and Bisṭām) is a city in and capital of the Bastam District of Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,382, in 1,997 families. Bastam was founded in the 6th century in the Greater Khorasan. It is north of Shahrud. The town is known for its Islamic monuments from the Ilkhanid period and its association with the mystic Bayazid Bastami. The Alborz are to the north of the town. The 19th-century poet, Abbas Foroughi Bastami, lived in Bastam for a time and thence acquired", "title": "Bastam" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.97, "text": "Bostan, Iran Bostan (, also Romanized as Bostān; also known as Basāţīn, Bisaitin, and Bustān) is a city and capital of Bostan District, in Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,314, in 1,257 families. It is mainly known for its battles during the Iran–Iraq War, the Operation Tariq al-Qods. The city is situated in the Khuzestan province in Iran, with the cities of Dehloran to the north, Dezful to the east, Hoveizeh to the south, Susangerd to the southeast, and Iraq to the west. The city itself holds a grand mosque and municipal", "title": "Bostan, Iran" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.97, "text": "Bostan, Iran Bostan (, also Romanized as Bostān; also known as Basāţīn, Bisaitin, and Bustān) is a city and capital of Bostan District, in Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,314, in 1,257 families. It is mainly known for its battles during the Iran–Iraq War, the Operation Tariq al-Qods. The city is situated in the Khuzestan province in Iran, with the cities of Dehloran to the north, Dezful to the east, Hoveizeh to the south, Susangerd to the southeast, and Iraq to the west. The city itself holds a grand mosque and municipal", "title": "Bostan, Iran" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.8, "text": "Basarabeasca Basarabeasca (, Moldovan Cyrillic and Russian: Басарабяска; Bulgarian: Бесарабка, \"\"Besarabka\"\") is a city in Moldova. It is the capital of Basarabeasca District. The city, formerly an urban-type settlement, is located on the border with Ukraine. It is 94 km to the south of the national capital Chişinău, 25 km from Cimislia, and 25 km from Comrat. The river Cogilnic flows through the city from northwest to southeast, continuing on to the Black Sea. The main populated areas are in the lowlands. These are effectively divided into several areas, such as Romanovka and Flemynda. A Jewish settlement at the site", "title": "Basarabeasca" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.61, "text": "Head, etc.) Boluk (Area, Location) or Başboluk). It became the Uyghur main capital after a disastrous results of the Yenisei Kirghiz attack on the Uyghur northern capital Karabalgasun (\"\"Khanbalyk\"\"). After the attack, a significant part of the Uyghur Khaganate population fled to the area of the present Jimsar County and Tarim Basin in general in 840, where they founded the Kingdom of Qocho. The Uyghurs submitted to Genghis Khan in 1207. Beshbalik consisted of five parts: an outer town, the northern gate of the outer town, the extended town of the west, the inner town and a small settlement within", "title": "Jimsar County" } ]

[ "Yellowknife" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.81, "text": "restored by the Saskatchewan Government in 1979, the building remains standing to this day. The territorial government would not have another permanent legislature of its own design until 1993. After 1905, Regina continued to serve as capital for the province of Saskatchewan. In 1905, under the direction of Wilfrid Laurier, the Northwest Territories seat of government was moved to Ottawa, Ontario, the capital of Canada. This change was made when Northwest Territories defaulted back to the 1870 constitutional status after Alberta and Saskatchewan were sectioned off from the territory on September 1, 1905. After the populated regions of the territory", "title": "History of Northwest Territories capital cities" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.67, "text": "from Battleford to Regina, faced controversy because he owned property in Regina. After the territorial government moved to Ottawa, the government was often resented for being so far away. The Carrothers Commission spent two years visiting nearly every community in the territory and consulting with residents, community leaders, business people, and territorial politicians. The Carrothers Commission investigated and considered five communities for the capital: Hay River, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Inuvik and Yellowknife. Many people in the Northwest Territories believed that Fort Smith would win since it already housed the Territories' civil service. Yellowknife officially became the capital on September", "title": "History of Northwest Territories capital cities" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.56, "text": "developed community, closest to Ottawa. Fort Smith housed the civil service working in the Territories officially until 1967. The town continued to host the civil service for many years after Yellowknife was picked as capital, because the infrastructure was not yet in place in the new capital city at the time. The \"\"Advisory Commission on the Development of Government in the Northwest Territories\"\", commonly called the Carrothers Commission for its chair, Alfred Carrothers, was struck by the Government of Canada in 1965. The Carrothers Commission marked a significant turning point in modern Northwest Territories history. The Carrothers Commission was tasked", "title": "History of Northwest Territories capital cities" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.53, "text": "Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (NT or NWT; French: \"\"les Territoires du Nord-Ouest\"\", \"\"TNO\"\"; Athabaskan languages: \"\"Denendeh\"\"; Inuinnaqtun: \"\"Nunatsiaq\"\"; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ) is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2011 population of 41,462, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of 2016 is 44,291. Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission. The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870, but the current borders were formed on", "title": "Northwest Territories" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.3, "text": "largest city and capital. It has a population of 42,800 and has an area of . The current territory lies west of Nunavut, north of latitude 60° north, and east of Yukon. It stretches across the top of the North American continent, reaching into the Arctic Circle. The region consists of the following: many islands, such as Victoria Island, the Mackenzie River, and Great Bear and Great Slave lakes. Over half the people are Inuit and First Nations peoples. In the 18th century, the main land was explored by Samuel Hearne for the Hudson's Bay Company and by Alexander Mackenzie.", "title": "Geography of Northwest Territories" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.28, "text": "for the now defunct District of Keewatin territory between 1876 and 1905. Fort Garry evolved to become modern-day Winnipeg, still the capital of Manitoba, with Lower Fort Garry being declared a national historical site. The \"\"North-West Territories Act, 1875\"\" dissolved the Temporary North-West Council and appointed a permanent government to take effect on October 7, 1876. The new council governed from Fort Livingstone, an outpost constructed west of the Manitoba border, in modern-day Saskatchewan. Fort Livingstone served as a small frontier outpost and not as a bona fide capital city. The location was chosen by the federal government as a", "title": "History of Northwest Territories capital cities" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.23, "text": "responsible government. Effectively providing services and representation for the population has been a particular challenge for the Territories' government, a task often complicated by the region's vast and changing geographic area. A small number of communities in Northwest Territories have unsuccessfully tried to become the capital over the years. The territory has had the seat of government outside of its territorial boundaries twice in its history. The only other political division in Canada without a seat of government inside its own boundaries was the defunct District of Keewatin that existed from 1876 until 1905. The term \"\"capital\"\" refers to cities", "title": "History of Northwest Territories capital cities" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.17, "text": "order of the Lieutenant Governor. Battleford was supposed to be the permanent capital of the Territories. The town was chosen because it was expected to be linked with the Canadian Pacific Railway. The government in Battleford would see significant milestones towards attaining responsible government for the Northwest Territories. For the first time, the territory had democratically elected members join the appointed members in the assembly. Elections in the territory became a reality after the passage of the \"\"Northwest Territories election ordinance 1880\"\". The first election took place in 1881, after electoral districts were created by royal proclamations, issued the order", "title": "History of Northwest Territories capital cities" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.17, "text": "'no-see-ums,' to push the road through.\"\" Elections returned in 1951, but rather than being fully elected body, the Councils and Assemblies were a mix of elected and appointed members. In 1953-1955, during the Cold War, Canada sent Inuit families to the far north in the High Arctic relocation, partly to establish territoriality. In 1967, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, the Honourable Arthur Laing, announced that Yellowknife would be the capital of the Northwest Territories. On September 18, 1967, the Government of the Northwest Territories relocated from Ottawa to Yellowknife. Commissioner Stuart Hodgson, and eighty-one employees of the", "title": "History of the Northwest Territories" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.12, "text": "June 1882. The decision to move the capital was controversial with the public because Edgar Dewdney owned real estate in Regina. He was accused of having conflicted interests between his private affairs and the needs of the government. After Edgar Dewdney ordered that the government be moved south to meet the railway in Regina, it was confirmed as the new territorial capital on March 27, 1883. Construction of a new legislature began. In Regina, the government continued to grow as the size of the settlement increased rapidly. The legislature had the most sitting members in Northwest Territories history after the", "title": "History of Northwest Territories capital cities" } ]

[ "Bloemfontein", "Pretoria", "Pretoria, S. Africa", "Pretoria, S Africa", "Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa", "Pretoria, Gauteng", "Pretoria, South Africa", "ePitoli", "Cape Town", "Kaapstad", "iKapa", "Kaap", "Cape", "Cape Town, South Africa", "Mother City", "Tavern of the Seas", "West side" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.22, "text": "Bloemfontein Bloemfontein (; ; Afrikaans and Dutch \"\"fountain of flowers\"\" or \"\"blooming fountain\"\"; also known as Bloem) is the capital city of the province of Free State of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals (the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital) and is the seventh largest city in South Africa. Situated at an altitude of above sea level, the city is home to approximately 520,000 residents and forms part of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality which has a population of 747,431. The city", "title": "Bloemfontein" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.77, "text": "capital. As a compromise, Cape Town was designated the \"\"legislative\"\" capital, Bloemfontein the \"\"judicial\"\" capital, and Pretoria the \"\"administrative\"\" capital. The African National Congress (ANC) government has proposed moving Parliament to Pretoria, arguing that the present arrangement is cumbersome as ministers, civil servants and diplomats must move back and forth when Parliament is in session. However, many Capetonians have spoken out against such a move, accusing the ANC of trying to centralise power. Under the Constitution, there is provision for Parliament to sit elsewhere than Cape Town on grounds of public interest, security or convenience and Parliament is permitted to", "title": "Parliament of South Africa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.56, "text": "Pretoria, as the seat of the President and Cabinet, is the administrative capital; and Bloemfontein, as the seat of the Supreme Court of Appeal, is the judicial capital, while the Constitutional Court of South Africa sits in Johannesburg. Most foreign embassies are located in Pretoria. Since 2004, South Africa has had many thousands of popular protests, some violent, making it, according to one academic, the \"\"most protest-rich country in the world\"\". There have been a number of incidents of political repression as well as threats of future repression in violation of the constitution, leading some analysts and civil society organisations", "title": "South Africa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.53, "text": "Cape Town Cape Town ( ; Xhosa: \"\"iKapa\"\"; Dutch: \"\"Kaapstad\"\") is a coastal city in South Africa. It is the capital and primate city of the Western Cape province. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. As the place where the Parliament of South Africa is found, Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. The other two capitals are located in Pretoria (the administrative capital where the President and Cabinet work) and Bloemfontein (the judicial capital where the National Court of Appeal is located). The city is known for its harbour, for its natural", "title": "Cape Town" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.11, "text": "the most populous city in Tanzania and a regionally important economic centre. It is located on the Swahili coast. Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa. It is the provincial capital and largest city in Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. While Johannesburg is not one of South Africa's three capital cities, it is the seat of the Constitutional Court. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade Nairobi is the capital and the largest city of Kenya. The name comes from the", "title": "Sub-Saharan Africa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.05, "text": "was later expelled from the ANC, won 6.4% of the vote and 25 seats. The ANC has been the governing political party in South Africa since the end of apartheid. South Africa has no legally defined capital city. The fourth chapter of the Constitution of South Africa, states that \"\"The seat of Parliament is Cape Town, but an Act of Parliament enacted in accordance with section 76(1) and (5) may determine that the seat of Parliament is elsewhere.\"\" The country's three branches of government are split over different cities. Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament, is the legislative capital;", "title": "South Africa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.03, "text": "a leader of the Voortrekkers, who named it after his father Andries Pretorius and chose a spot on the banks of the \"\"Apies rivier\"\" (Afrikaans for \"\"Monkeys river\"\") to be the new capital of the South African Republic (ZAR). The elder Pretorius had become a national hero of the \"\"Voortrekker\"\"s after his victory over Dingane and the Zulus in the Battle of Blood River. The elder Pretorius also negotiated the Sand River Convention (1852), in which Britain acknowledged the independence of the Transvaal. It became the capital of the South African Republic (ZAR) on 1 May 1860. The founding of", "title": "Pretoria" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.86, "text": "Mmabatho Mmabatho (Setswana for \"\"Mother of the People\"\") is the former capital of the North-West Province of South Africa. In the apartheid era, it was the capital of the former \"\"Bantustan\"\" of Bophuthatswana. Following the end of apartheid in 1994, Bophuthatswana was integrated into the newly established North-West Province and Mmabatho was proclaimed the provincial capital. However, Mmabatho status as the provincial capital was short-lived. Later in 1994, the North West provincial legislature voted to rename the capital to Mahikeng (the town of Mafikeng having been merged with Mmabatho in 1980 and treated as a suburb of Mmabatho between 1980", "title": "Mmabatho" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.83, "text": "FW De Klerk, a Nobel prize winner and the last president under apartheid, also raised concerns about the change. In November 2005, the Advertising Standards Authority found that advertising proclaiming that Tshwane, rather than Pretoria, was the capital of South Africa was misleading. On 5 December 2000, a number of old Pretoria municipalities, as well as others that fell outside the Greater Pretoria area, were combined into one area called the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. The city of Pretoria remained largely intact in this municipality. On the 26 May 2005 the South African Geographical Names Council unanimously approved a", "title": "City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.78, "text": "overflowing. Smuts' ambition for Pretoria to be the sole capital city of South Africa was thwarted, but he saw to it that the city would not miss out. He ordered the construction of the Union Buildings, high above Pretoria. They would act as the nerve centre of the South African administration. The total budget would be set at £1.5m: a fortune equivalent to over £700m in 2005. Meanwhile, the new Governor-General of South Africa, Lord Gladstone, was constructing his government. Opinion of the time dictated that Gladstone had two options for Prime Minister, Louis Botha and John X. Merriman, the", "title": "Jan Smuts and the Old Boers" } ]

[ "City of Brussels", "Brussels City", "Brussels, Belgium", "Bruxelles", "Brussel", "Stad Brussel", "Ville de Bruxelles", "02", "BXL", "Bru", "Brussels", "Strasbourg", "Straßburg", "Strassburg", "Schdroosburi", "Strossburi", "Strossburig", "Strosburi" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.45, "text": "of the other two main political institutions, as making Brussels the \"\"de facto\"\" capital of the EU. Brussels is frequently labelled as the 'capital' of the EU, particularly in publications by local authorities, the Commission and press. Indeed, Brussels interprets the 1992 agreement on seats (details below) as declaring Brussels as the capital. There are two further cities hosting major institutions, Luxembourg (judicial and second seats) and Strasbourg (Parliament's main seat). Authorities in Strasbourg and organisations based there also refer to Strasbourg as the \"\"capital\"\" of Europe and Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg are also referred to as the joint capitals", "title": "Brussels and the European Union" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.33, "text": "an inter/supranational entity. Brussels is frequently the subject of the label, particularly in publications by local authorities, the Commission and press. Indeed, Brussels interprets the 1992 agreement on seats (details below) as declaring Brussels as the capital. Likewise, authorities in Strasbourg and organisations based there refer to Strasbourg as the \"\"capital\"\" of Europe (often wider Europe due to the presence of the Council of Europe there as well) and Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg are also referred to as the joint capitals of Europe, for example in relation to the \"\"Eurocap-rail\"\" project: a railway that would link \"\"the three European capitals\"\".", "title": "Institutional seats of the European Union" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.28, "text": "Brussels and the European Union Brussels in Belgium is considered the \"\"de facto\"\" capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting the institutions of the European Union within its European Quarter. The EU has no official capital, and no plans to declare one, but Brussels hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, and European Council, as well as a seat (officially the second seat but \"\"de facto\"\" the most important one) of the European Parliament. In 1951, the leaders of six European countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, France, Italy and West", "title": "Brussels and the European Union" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.77, "text": "of Europe. In 2010, Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, while speaking to the European Parliament, said: \"\"\"\"As you probably know, some American politicians and American journalists refer to Washington, D.C. as the 'capital of the free world.' But it seems to me that in this great city, which boasts 1,000 years of history and which serves as the capital of Belgium, the home of the European Union, and the headquarters for NATO, this city has its own legitimate claim to that title.\"\" Like Washington D.C., Brussels is a centre of political activity with ambassadors to Belgium, NATO", "title": "Brussels and the European Union" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.73, "text": "known as \"\"the capital of the EU\"\". The seats have been a matter of political dispute since the states first failed to reach an agreement at the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952. However, a final agreement between member states was reached in 1992, and later attached to the Treaty of Amsterdam. Despite this, the seat of the European Parliament remains controversial. The work of Parliament is divided between Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg, which is seen as a problem due to the large number of MEPs, staff, and documents which need to be moved. As the", "title": "Institutional seats of the European Union" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.67, "text": "European Capital of Culture The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union (EU) for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong pan-European dimension. Preparing a European Capital of Culture can be an opportunity for the city to generate considerable cultural, social and economic benefits and it can help foster urban regeneration, change the city's image and raise its visibility and profile on an international scale. In 1985, Melina Mercouri, Greece’s minister of culture, and her French counterpart Jack Lang came up with the idea", "title": "European Capital of Culture" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.61, "text": "smaller than the French influence around the capital, and that there's no place in Brussels for important infrastructure. Enlarging the territory of Brussels could potentially give it around 1.5 million inhabitants, an airport, a bigger forest, and bring the Brussels Ringroad on Brussels territory. A large and independent status may help Brussels in its claim as the capital of the EU. However, this is highly unlikely to happen in the near future. Brussels and the European Union Brussels in Belgium is considered the \"\"de facto\"\" capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting the institutions of the", "title": "Brussels and the European Union" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.56, "text": "the \"\"de facto\"\" capital of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions (the two other capitals are Luxembourg and Strasbourg)<ref name=\"\"12010E/PRO/06\"\"></ref> and its name is sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions. The secretariat of the Benelux and headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels. As the economic capital of Belgium and one of the top financial centres of Western Europe with Euronext Brussels, it is classified as an \"\"Alpha\"\" global city. Brussels is a hub for rail, road and air traffic, sometimes earning the moniker \"\"Crossroads of Europe\"\". The Brussels", "title": "Brussels" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.28, "text": "the Union. The EU has not declared a capital formally, though the Treaty of Amsterdam formally gives Brussels the seat of the European Commission (the executive branch of government) and the Council of the European Union (a legislative institution made up from executives of member states). It locates the formal seat of European Parliament in Strasbourg, where votes take place, with the Council, on the proposals made by the Commission. However, meetings of political groups and committee groups are formally given to Brussels, along with a set number of plenary sessions. Three quarters of Parliament sessions now take place at", "title": "Brussels" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.23, "text": "safeguards and any appropriate administrative and technical infrastructure for these. As departments have changed over the years, some are no longer present as they have been abolished or merged, with most departments present being mainly based in Brussels while retaining a minor presence in Luxembourg. There are however some departments which are still entirely based in the city per the 1965 agreement. The treaties or declarations of the EU have not declared any city as the \"\"capital\"\" of the EU in any form. However, informally the term has found usage despite connotations out of step with the normal perceptions surrounding", "title": "Institutional seats of the European Union" } ]

[ "Sensuntepeque" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.95, "text": "Cabañas Department Cabañas is a department of El Salvador in the north central part of the country. Its capital is Sensuntepeque and it is one of coolest parts of El Salvador. Classified as a department in February 1873, it covers an area of and has over 164,900 inhabitants. The other major city of the department is Ilobasco. Agricultural produce includes coffee, sugar cane and sesame seeds, as well as dairy products. Gold, silver and copper are the principal minerals mined in the department. Its main industrial activity is oriented to manufacture of potteries, cheese, lime and also distilleries. The department", "title": "Cabañas Department" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.45, "text": "4, is the most important day of the year in the Department. The population gathers at Sensuntepeque to celebrate their patron saints day, Santa Barbara. Cabañas Department Cabañas is a department of El Salvador in the north central part of the country. Its capital is Sensuntepeque and it is one of coolest parts of El Salvador. Classified as a department in February 1873, it covers an area of and has over 164,900 inhabitants. The other major city of the department is Ilobasco. Agricultural produce includes coffee, sugar cane and sesame seeds, as well as dairy products. Gold, silver and copper", "title": "Cabañas Department" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.8, "text": "Cabana District, Ancash Cabana District one of eleven districts of the province Pallasca in the Ancash Region of northern Peru. Cabana is the capital of both the Cabana District and the Province of Pallasca. Cabana was founded on January 2, 1857, although human habitation there likely predates arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors. The city is divided into four neighborhoods: Cabana was founded in 1711 with the name of \"\"Caguana\"\" which means \"\"To repair\"\" or \"\"to contemplate\"\" in the Cully Language (former language of this region)according to an old leyend. When the Spanish conquerors arrived to Caguana, the name was misspronounced", "title": "Cabana District, Ancash" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.39, "text": "Kakawira minorities. The population growth rate is 0.26% per year, the mortality rate is 5.7 per thousand and the fertility rate is 2.8 children per woman. According to the UNDP, the department has the lowest score on the Human Development Index. The climate data is given below for Sensuntepeque which is capital of the region. With more than 55 percent of the population being impoverished, the department ranks second in the country for poverty. Cabañas Department is mainly involved in agricultural production, producing basic grains, coffee, sugar cane, indigo, grass, sesame, and is dedicated to raising cattle, pigs, horses, asses,", "title": "Cabañas Department" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.11, "text": "Cabana, Peru Cabana is a city in Peru. It is the capital of both the Cabana District and the Province of Pallasca in the Ancash Region of northern Peru. Cabana was founded on January 2, 1857, although human habitation there likely predates arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors. The city is divided into four neighborhoods: Cabana is the birthplace of former President Alejandro Toledo. Cabana was founded in 1711 with the name of \"\"Caguana\"\" which means \"\"To repair\"\" or \"\"to contemplate\"\" in the Cully Language (former language of this region)according to an old legend. When the Spanish conquerors arrived to Caguana,", "title": "Cabana, Peru" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.94, "text": "next to the road between the cities of Juliaca and Arequipa gave progressive social personality. The district capital takes this name to perpetuate the memory of General Alejandro Deustua who served as Prefect of Puno department between 1848 and 1851. By decree of May 2, 1854 Don Ramon Castilla joined the Province of Cercado de Puno to Cabana district which was part Cabanillas. The December 5, 1908 the President Augusto B. Legui'a enacted by Law No. 904 which moved the district capital of the emerging Cabana Deustua town. In this condition the 6th of September, 1926, under Law No. 5463", "title": "Cabanillas District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.38, "text": "clay dolls and other types of pottery are a major attraction in addition to a lakeside recreation area. By the early 20th century, the department had two cities, Sensuntepeque and Ilobasco, as well as five towns, Victoria, Dolores, San Isidro, Jutiapa, and Tejutepeque. The Flag of the Cabañas Department is made up of blue-red colours painted vertically and separated by a S-like wavy white line. Cabañas Department is located in the northern centre of the country, bordered on the north by the Chalatenango Department, to the northeast by Honduras, on the east by the San Miguel Department, to the south", "title": "Cabañas Department" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.36, "text": "Recuay culture. It developed in the northern Sierra de Ancash region. Its remains are also found in Chacas, a town located in the east-central region of Ancash, and in other places. Cabana, Peru Cabana is a city in Peru. It is the capital of both the Cabana District and the Province of Pallasca in the Ancash Region of northern Peru. Cabana was founded on January 2, 1857, although human habitation there likely predates arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors. The city is divided into four neighborhoods: Cabana is the birthplace of former President Alejandro Toledo. Cabana was founded in 1711 with", "title": "Cabana, Peru" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.11, "text": "Cabana district becomes part of the new province of San Roman. The February 28, 1958 promulgating the Law No. 12963 which splits the Cabana District, creating the new district officially with its capital Deustua Cabanillas. (See Appendix No. 18). Today is a small but modern with basic services running, with active social life without losing its breath country. The paved road linking the cities of Juliaca and Arequipa comes giving a face advanced. One of the highest peaks of the district is Kunturi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Cabanillas District Cabanillas District is one of four districts", "title": "Cabanillas District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.06, "text": "Cabanatuan ', officially the ', (; ; ; ; ; also known as Cabsy), or simply Cabanatuan City is a city in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people, making it the most populous city in Nueva Ecija and the 5th populous in Central Luzon. The city is popular for being home to more than 30,000 tricycles, thus priding itself as the \"\"Tricycle Capital of the Philippines\"\" and its strategic location along the Cagayan Valley Road has made the city a major economic, educational, medical, entertainment shopping and transportation center in Nueva", "title": "Cabanatuan" } ]

[ "Muyinga" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.73, "text": "Bamunanika Bamunanika, whose correct phonetic spelling is Baamunaanika is a town in, Luweero District in Central Uganda. Bamunanika is located approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are:00 41 15N, 32 36 31E (Latitude:-0.6875; Longitude:32.6085). Bamunanika is the hometown of Dr. John C. Muyingo, the Member of Parliament for \"\"Bamunanika County\"\", Luweero District. He is also the current State Minister for Higher Education in the Ugandan Cabinet (2011–Present). Dr. Muyingo is the Patron of \"\"Bamunanika Constituency Education Fund (BACEF)\"\", which gives scholarships to less privileged children in Bamunanika who cannot", "title": "Bamunanika" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.36, "text": "Chrysestom Ssekidde of Kakoola Village, Bamunanika County, Luwero District and Victoria Nakiwala of Naakulabye, Lubaga Division, in Kampala, Uganda's capital. He attended the Mulajje Primary School, Kisubi Seminary, and Makerere College School, before joining Makerere University in 1983. He graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science with a Diploma in Education. He also holds a Master of Arts in Educational Management, obtained in 1996, and a Doctor of Philosophy obtained in 2004, both from Makerere University. The dissertation for his doctorate focused on the financing of university education in Uganda. Muyingo started his teaching career at Ndejje Secondary School", "title": "John Chrysestom Muyingo" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.09, "text": "Nanakita River. The province capital of Mutsu was moved to Taga (modern Tagajō) from the Koriyam site of Natori District in 724. Its residential area extended beyond the wall of Taga. In 785, Taga District and Shinakami District were separated from Miyagi, but later annexed. Taga continued to be the capital in the Kamakura Period, but the city center moved to west Iwakiri. In 1190 Isawa Iekage was appointed as the Governor Acting in Absence of Mutsu Province, charged with restoring order after the Revolt of Ōkawa Kanetō. His descendants established a fiefdom around Taga and changed their name to", "title": "Miyagi District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.06, "text": "Muramvya Province Muramvya Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. The capital city is Muramvya. In 2007 the province was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. The area is renowned for the route of enthronement of the \"\"Bami\"\" (kings), the royal capital of Mbuye, the necropolis of the queen mothers in Mpotsa, and the royal necropolis of Nkiko-Mugamba, amongst other things. The region's cultural and natural landscape was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on May 9, 2007 in the Mixed (Cultural & Natural) category. Muramvya Province is divided administratively into the following communes:", "title": "Muramvya Province" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.94, "text": "Mueang Yala District Mueang Yala (, ; Pattani Malay: ยาลอ, ) is the capital district (\"\"amphoe mueang\"\") of Yala Province, southern Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khok Pho, Mae Lan and Yarang of Pattani Province, Raman, Krong Pinang and Yaha of Yala province, and Saba Yoi of Songkhla Province. The main river is the Pattani River, which runs through the town of Yala. Originally only known as Mueang district, the district was renamed Sateng in 1917 to share the name with the central sub-district. In 1938, the district was renamed Mueang Yala to conform with the common", "title": "Mueang Yala District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.91, "text": "Mueang Phatthalung District Mueang Phatthalung (, ) is the capital district (\"\"amphoe mueang\"\") of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Khao Chaison, Kong Ra, Srinagarindra, and Khuan Khanun of Phatthalung Province, and Ranot and Krasae Sin of Songkhla Province. The eastern part of the district is at the shore of the Thale Luang, the northern part of the Songkhla Lake. The district Klang Mueang (กลางเมือง) was one of the three original districts established in 1896. In 1917 it was renamed Lampam (ลำปำ), following the name of the \"\"tambon\"\" containing the district administration. The administration was", "title": "Mueang Phatthalung District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.88, "text": "Muhanga District Muhanga is a district (\"\"akarere\"\") in Rwanda. Its administrative centre is located in the city of Muhanga (former Gitarama). The district is bordered by Gakenke District to the north, Kamonyi District to the east, Ruhango District to the south, Karongi District to the southwest and Ngororero District to the west. It is located in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital, Muhanga, with an estimated population of 87,613 people in 2004, lies approximately , by road, southwest of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the district are:2° 5' 0.00\"\"S, +29° 45'", "title": "Muhanga District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.78, "text": "Muhanga Muhanga (former Gitarama, renamed in 2006) is a city in Rwanda, in the Muhanga District, in Southern Province. The city is above sea level. Though officially part of the Southern Province, Muhanga is geographically in central Rwanda, approximately by road southwest of Kigali, Rwanda's capital and largest city. This location lies approximately , north of Kibeho, in Nyaruguru District, the southernmost district in Southern Province. The provincial headquarters at Nyanza in Nyanza District lie about , by road, directly south of Muhanga. Muhanga is the second-largest city in Rwanda, behind Kigali, the capital. Muhanga is the capital and largest", "title": "Muhanga" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.72, "text": "Mueang Chachoengsao District Mueang Chachoengsao (, ) is the capital district (\"\"amphoe mueang\"\") of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand. Mueang Chachoengsao district was established in 1896. The present district office is located very close to the bank of the Bang Pakong River in Tambon Na Mueang. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Nam Priao, Khlong Khuean, Bang Khla, Ban Pho of Chachoengsao Province, Bang Bo of Samut Prakan Province, Lat Krabang and Nong Chok of Bangkok. The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River and Khlong Nakhon Nueang Khet. The district Mueang Chachoengsao is subdivided into 19 subdistrict", "title": "Mueang Chachoengsao District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.67, "text": "Mueang Saraburi District Mueang Saraburi () is the capital district (\"\"amphoe mueang\"\") of Saraburi Province, central Thailand. In 1896 when the Northeastern railway was built and passed by Tambon Pak Phriao. The governor of Saraburi, Phraya Phichai Ronnarong Songkhram moved the capital district from Sao Hai District to the area. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chaloem Phra Kiat, Kaeng Khoi, Wihan Daeng, Nong Khae, Nong Saeng and Sao Hai. Mueang Saraburi is an important land transportation hub. Mittraphap Road begins downtown. The northeastern railway line passes through it. The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (\"\"tambon\"\"), which are", "title": "Mueang Saraburi District" } ]

[ "Funafuti", "Funafuti Island" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.59, "text": "the total area of the atoll. Cargo ships can enter Funafuti's lagoon and dock at the port facilities on Fongafale. The capital of Tuvalu is sometimes given as Fongafale or Vaiaku, however the entire atoll of Funafuti is officially the capital, since it comprises a single local government. The largest island is Fongafale. The island houses four villages and community meeting places. The Funafuti Falekaupule is the local council, with the Kaupule as the executive of the Falekaupule. On Fongafale, the Funafuti Kaupule is responsible for approvals of the construction of houses or extension to an existing buildings on private", "title": "Funafuti" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.09, "text": "Funafuti Funafuti is an atoll on which the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu is located. It has a population of 6,025 people, making it the country's most populated atoll, with 56.6 percent of Tuvalu's population. It is a narrow sweep of land between wide, encircling a large lagoon (\"\"Te Namo\"\") long and wide. The average depth in the Funafuti lagoon is about 20 fathoms (36.5 metres or 120 feet). With a surface of , it is by far the largest lagoon in Tuvalu. The land area of the 33 islets aggregates to , less than one percent of", "title": "Funafuti" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.92, "text": "Natano and Kamuta Latasi. Both were successfully re-elected incumbents. Funafuti Funafuti is an atoll on which the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu is located. It has a population of 6,025 people, making it the country's most populated atoll, with 56.6 percent of Tuvalu's population. It is a narrow sweep of land between wide, encircling a large lagoon (\"\"Te Namo\"\") long and wide. The average depth in the Funafuti lagoon is about 20 fathoms (36.5 metres or 120 feet). With a surface of , it is by far the largest lagoon in Tuvalu. The land area of the 33", "title": "Funafuti" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.12, "text": "Nations Special Committee on Decolonization committing to a process of decolonization; as a consequence the British colonies in the Pacific started on a path to self-determination. The initial focus was on the development of the administration of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. In 1947 Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands, was made the administrative capital. This development included establishing The King George V Secondary School for boys and the Elaine Bernacchi Secondary School for girls. A Colony Conference was organised at Marakei in 1956, which was attended by officials and representatives from each island in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony,", "title": "History of Tuvalu" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.47, "text": "the outer islands to the capital in Funafuti with further pressure to migrate to Australia or New Zealand. There is high youth unemployment and few new jobs being created. Given the absence of natural resources (apart from tuna in the territorial waters), and the constrains imposed on the Tuvaluan economy by its remoteness and lack of economies of scale, practical policies are needed for improvements to the livelihoods of the growing numbers of young Tuvaluans who aspire to a more affluent lifestyle than older generations. Tuvalu comprises four reef islands and five true atolls that result in a \"\"contiguous zone:\"\"", "title": "Economy of Tuvalu" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.97, "text": "colony caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands (later Kiribati). The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. In 1947 Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands, was made the administrative capital. This development included establishing The King George V Secondary School for boys and the Elaine Bernacchi Secondary School for girls. A Colony Conference was organised at Marakei in 1956, which was attended by officials and representatives from each island in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, conferences were held every two years until 1962.", "title": "Gilbert and Ellice Islands" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.95, "text": "an elected high chief (Pulefenua). The island also elects and sends two representatives to the Tuvalu national parliament based in the capital, Funafuti. While Nanumea atoll remains the homeland for all Nanumeans, there are increasingly large populations of Nanumean residents in the capital, Funafuti, in New Zealand (especially Auckland and Wellington), and in Australia and other Pacific locations. These expatriate populations are well-organized, have active elected leadership councils, and keep in close touch with doings in Nanumea itself. The Tuvaluan general election, 2015 was held on 31 March. Maatia Toafa and Satini Manuella were returned to parliament. Nanumean identity and", "title": "Nanumea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.81, "text": "from the Tuvaluan government from the Falekaupule Trust Fund. Under the Falekaupule Act, \"\"Falekaupule\"\" means “traditional assembly in each island...composed in accordance with the Aganu of each island”. \"\"Aganu\"\" means traditional custom and culture. The initial capital of Falekaupule Trust Fund was A$12 million. The market value of the FTF has increased: The global financial crisis affected the FTF, which is required to maintain its value in real terms before a distribution can be made. As of 30 September 2010, the maintained value was $27.3 million; the result of capital growth and contributions from development partners. This is some $3.5", "title": "Economy of Tuvalu" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.64, "text": "Islam in Tuvalu Islam is a minority religion in the island nation Tuvalu. With the introduction of Islam in 1985 by Ahmadi Muslims, there are approximately 50 Muslims in the country, of which all are members of the Ahmadiyya movement. Due to the country's small population, this represents 0.5% of Tuvalu. The Tuvalu Mosque, in Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu, is the only mosque in the country. Islam was first introduced to the island nation by a British Ahmadi Muslim of Pakistani descent, Iftikhar A. Ayaz, who works as the British consular representative to Tuvalu Islands. In 1985, he came", "title": "Islam in Tuvalu" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.59, "text": "sector enterprises. In order to set up a business in Tuvalu, an investor needs a start up capital of AUD$20,000, a Tuvaluan partner and pay a business registration fee of AUD$100. As of 2010 there are only seven foreign owned businesses operating in Tuvalu, which were mostly set up by Asian small business operators in the retail and restaurant sector. Mackenzie Trading Limited, established by Mackenzie Kiritome in 2008, operates small retail outlets in the outer islands to sell merchandise in competition with the Co-operative Society (which is a community owned enterprise). In 2010 Mackenzie Trading Limited employed 40 people.", "title": "Economy of Tuvalu" } ]

[ "Sanaa", "Sanaa", "Sana", "Ṣan‘ā’", "Sana‘a", "Amanat Al-Asemah", "Amanat al-Asimah", "Amanat Al Asimah" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.67, "text": "Sana'a Sana'a (, ' , ), also spelled Sanaa or Sana, is the largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sana'a Governorate. The city is not part of the Governorate, but forms the separate administrative district of \"\"Amanat Al-Asemah\"\". Under the Yemeni constitution, Sana'a is the capital of the country, although the seat of the internationally recognised government moved to Aden in the aftermath of the September 21 Revolution. Aden was declared as the temporary capital by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi in March 2015. Sana'a is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. At an elevation", "title": "Sana'a" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.58, "text": "Ma'rib Marib () is the capital city of Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of \"\"Sabaʾ\"\" (), which some scholars believe to be the ancient Sheba of biblical fame. It is located approximately east of Yemen's modern capital, Sana'a, and is in the region of the Sarawat Mountains. It has a current population of 16,794. In 2011, Ma'rib has been referred to as \"\"the Al Qaeda capital of Yemen\"\". The Sabaean kingdom was based around Ma'rib, with territory in northern Yemen. The Sabaean kings made their capital at Ma'rib, and built great irrigation works such", "title": "Ma'rib" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.41, "text": "is the capital of the governorate and is situated on the main road, which connects Sana’a with a number of other governorates. This city was one of the famous Arabic and Islamic culture and scientific centers in Yemen. Its Great Mosque was built in the period of the caliph Abi-Bakr Al-Sadeek. As Dhamar city had a great role in the politic and trading life in Yemen. It had a very important historical role in Yemen before the Islamic age. The antique Yemeni engravings mentioned Dhamar city as being a very famous center of the Islamic studies and sciences, and many", "title": "Dhamar, Yemen" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.02, "text": "The capital of Qatabān was named Timna and was located on the trade route which passed through the other kingdoms of Ḥaḑramawt, Saba' and Ma'īn. The chief deity of the Qatabānians was 'Amm, or \"\"Uncle\"\" and the people called themselves the \"\"children of 'Amm\"\". During Minaean rule, the capital was at Qarnāwu (now known as Ma'in). Their other important city was Yathill (Sabaean yṯl :now known as Barāqish). Other parts of modern Yemen include Qatabā and the coastal string of watering stations known as the Hadhramaut. Though Saba' dominated in the earlier period of South Arabian history, Minaic inscriptions are", "title": "Ancient history of Yemen" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.94, "text": "Yemen Yemen (; ), officially known as the Republic of Yemen (), is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Yemen is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying . The coastline stretches for about . It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel to the south, and the Arabian Sea and Oman to the east. Although Yemen's constitutionally stated capital is the city of Sana'a, the city has been under Houthi rebel control since February 2015. Yemen's", "title": "Yemen" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.75, "text": "Aden Governorate Aden ( \"\"ʻAdan\"\") is a governorate of Yemen, including the city of Aden. At the 2004 census it had a population of 589,419. The ancient capital, the port city of Crater, was located here. Aden was under British rule in the period from 1839 to 1967. In 1967, after years of struggle, Aden and other southern governorates gained their independence. The city of Aden subsequently became the capital of South Yemen between 1967 and 1990). In 1990, both South Yemen and North Yemen combined to form the present Republic of Yemen. Aden is now the commercial capital of", "title": "Aden Governorate" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.67, "text": "Taiz Governorate Taiz ( \"\"\"\") is a governorate of Yemen. The governorate's capital is Taiz, which is the third largest city in Yemen. Other major towns include Al Sawa, Juha and the famous coffee port of Mocha. It has a total population of just over three million and an area of 10,677 km². Taiz city is the major centre of Islamic learning in Yemen and was the nation's capital between 1948 and 1962. However, it is not as old as nearby Ibb and Jibla. Today it is the most important commercial centre in Yemen owing to its proximity to the", "title": "Taiz Governorate" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.61, "text": "before the 11th century. Close to the Red Sea Coast, the historic town of Zabid, inscribed in 1993, was Yemen's capital from the 13th to the 15th century, and is an archaeological and historical site. It played an important role for many centuries because of its university, which was a centre of learning for the whole Arab and Islamic world. Algebra is said to have been invented there in the early 9th century by the little-known scholar Al-Jazari. The latest addition to Yemen's list of World Heritage Sites is the Socotra Archipelago. Mentioned by Marco Polo in the 13th century,", "title": "Yemen" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.53, "text": "Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen The Mutawakkilite Kingdom ( '), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen. Its capital was Sana'a until 1948, then Taiz. From 1962 to 1970, it maintained control over portions of Yemen until finally defeated in the North Yemen Civil War. Yemen was admitted to the United Nations on 30 September 1947. Religious leaders of the Zaydi expelled forces of the Ottoman Empire from what is now northern Yemen by the middle of the", "title": "Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.47, "text": "Al Bayda, Yemen Al Bayda, also transliterated as Baida, Al-Baidhah or Beida ( \"\"Al-Bayḍāʾ\"\"), (not to be mixed with al-Bayda' in al-Jawf, the ancient \"\"Nashaq\"\") is a town in central Yemen, in the Governorate of Al Bayda, in northern Yemen. It is located 130 miles SE of Sanaa, at . Rada' ( \"\"Radāʿ\"\") is the present capital of Governorate of Al Bayda'. Its population, according to the 2011 Yemeni census, was 29,853. On 8 October 2014, at least nine people have been killed in an attack by al-Qaeda militants on security and government buildings in the town, Officials say. The", "title": "Al Bayda, Yemen" } ]

[ "Toulon", "Port-la-Montagne", "Tolon" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.72, "text": "Var (department) Var () is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It takes its name from the river Var, which flowed along its eastern boundary, until the boundary was moved in 1860. The Var department is bordered on the east by the department of Alpes-Maritimes, to the west by Bouches-du-Rhône, to the north of the river Verdon by the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea. Toulon is the largest city and administrative capital of Var. Other important towns in Var include Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, Draguignan, Brignoles, Hyères and La Seyne-sur-Mer. Var is", "title": "Var (department)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.33, "text": "Varese Varese ( or , Latin \"\"Baretium\"\", archaic , \"\"Varés\"\" in Varesino) is a city and \"\"comune\"\" in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called \"\"Varesotto\"\". The city of Varese lies at the feet of Sacro Monte di Varese, part of the Campo dei Fiori mountain range, that hosts an astronomical observatory, as well as the Prealpino Geophysical Centre. The village which is in the middle of the mountain is called Santa Maria del Monte because of the medieval sanctuary, which", "title": "Varese" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.56, "text": "Varamin Varamin (, also Romanized as Varāmīn and Verāmin; anciently known as Varna and Varena) is a city and capital of Varamin County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 218,991, and at the 2006 census, its population was 208,569, in 53,639 families. Varamin is believed to be the ancient city of Varena, which is mentioned in Avesta. The four-cornered citadel near the city is known as Citadel of Īraj by locals, Īraj was son of Thraetaona and that improves the city's relation to the ancient Varena. Varamin has an extensive history. The raiding of Ray, by", "title": "Varamin" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.41, "text": "(or Chika) (Τζίκας). A modern interpretation (based on unknown premises) claims that Tsika was the capital of the tribe of Severs. The chronicle of Theophanes Confessor from 9th century says that Tsika was the capital (if a settlement is meant) or the inner (metropolitan) region of the Bulgarian state where the palaces (αυλὴν) were. Vardun Point on Graham Land, Antarctica is named after the village. Vardun Vardun () is a village in Targovishte Municipality, Targovishte Province, Bulgaria. Until the 1980s Vardun had over 300 Bulgarian dwellings and several gypsy’s dwellings, separated from the village towards Cherkovna. There were not at", "title": "Vardun" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.36, "text": "Province of Novara, also in Piedmont, to the west. To the south lies the Metropolitan City of Milan, and to the east, the Province of Monza and Brianza, and the Province of Como. The provincial capital is the city of Varese, which is situated beside Lake Varese at the foot of Sacro Monte di Varese, part of the Campo dei Fiori di Varese mountain range. The agriculture of this sub-Alpine region is based on livestock farming and the economy relies on tourism, with many people commuting daily to Milan. There are local cheeses made from goat's milk and local meat", "title": "Province of Varese" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.34, "text": "British in 1793. Subsequently the capital was moved to Brignoles in 1795, then to Draguignan in 1797. It was not returned to Toulon until 1974. In 1815, following the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo the department was occupied by Austrian troops until November 1818. In 1854 the first railroad reached Toulon. With the creation of the new department of Alpes-Maritimes in 1860 and following the annexation by France of Nice, the eastern part of the department, corresponding to the Arrondissement of Grasse, was moved to the new department. This move also shifted the river Var, which had given the department", "title": "Var (department)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.33, "text": "known for the harbour of Toulon, the main port of the French Navy; for its seaside resorts, the most famous of which is Saint-Tropez; for some fine examples of Romanesque and medieval architecture, such as Le Thoronet Abbey and Fréjus Cathedral; and for its wines, particularly the wines of Bandol. The department of Var was created at the time of the French Revolution, on 4 March 1790, from a portion of the former royal province of Provence. Its capital was originally Toulon, but this was moved to Grasse in 1793 to punish the Toulonnais for yielding the town to the", "title": "Var (department)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.19, "text": "Varzaqan Varzaqan (; also Romanized as Varzeqān and Warzagan; formerly, Karzigan (Persian: كَرزيگَن), also Romanized as Kārzigān and Karzygan) is a city & capital of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,549, in 930 families. The city is famous for the Sungun copper mine, 25 km from the city centre, which is estimated to have 3 percent of the known copper reserves in the world. The cuneiform inscription in the village of Saqandel is the most famous historical monument in the region. The area is subject to earthquakes, and in 2012 a number", "title": "Varzaqan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.16, "text": "Province of Varese The province of Varese () is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The headquarters of the AgustaWestland, the company merged into Leonardo since 2016, the world's largest producer of helicopters, is based in Samarate, a \"\"comune\"\" of the province. As of 2015, it has a population of 889,410 inhabitants over an area of . The provincial president is Nicola Gunnar Vincenzi. In Roman times, the fortified settlements of Castelseprio and the port of Angera were of high", "title": "Province of Varese" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.14, "text": "Varna Varna (, Varna ) is the second-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social and cultural centre for almost three millennia. Varna, historically known as \"\"Odessos\"\", grew from a Thracian seaside settlement to a major seaport on the Black Sea. Varna is an important centre for business, transportation, education, tourism, entertainment and healthcare. The city is referred to as the maritime capital of Bulgaria and headquarters the Bulgarian Navy and merchant marine. In 2008, Varna", "title": "Varna" } ]

[ "City of Brussels", "Brussels City", "Brussels, Belgium", "Bruxelles", "Brussel", "Stad Brussel", "Ville de Bruxelles", "02", "BXL", "Bru", "Brussels" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.03, "text": "100 years), there are approximately 200 days of rain per year in the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the highest totals for any European capital. Snowfall is infrequent, averaging 24 days per year. The city also often experiences violent thunderstorms. Despite its name, the Brussels-Capital Region is not the capital of Belgium. Article 194 of the Belgian Constitution establishes that the capital of Belgium is the City of Brussels, the municipality in the region that is the city's core. The City of Brussels is the location of many national institutions. The Royal Palace, where the King of Belgium exercises his prerogatives", "title": "Brussels" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.91, "text": "City of Brussels The City of Brussels ( or alternatively \"\"Bruxelles-Ville\"\" , or \"\"Brussel-Stad\"\") is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, and the \"\"de jure\"\" capital of Belgium. Besides the strict centre, it also covers the immediate northern outskirts where it borders municipalities in Flanders. It is the administrative centre of the European Union, thus often dubbed, along with the region, the EU's capital city. The City of Brussels is a municipality consisting of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the greater Brussels-Capital Region, namely Haren, Laeken and Neder-Over-Heembeek to the north, and", "title": "City of Brussels" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.91, "text": "City of Brussels The City of Brussels ( or alternatively \"\"Bruxelles-Ville\"\" , or \"\"Brussel-Stad\"\") is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, and the \"\"de jure\"\" capital of Belgium. Besides the strict centre, it also covers the immediate northern outskirts where it borders municipalities in Flanders. It is the administrative centre of the European Union, thus often dubbed, along with the region, the EU's capital city. The City of Brussels is a municipality consisting of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the greater Brussels-Capital Region, namely Haren, Laeken and Neder-Over-Heembeek to the north, and", "title": "City of Brussels" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.73, "text": "Belgium Belgium officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.4 million. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège. The sovereign state of Belgium is a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance. Its institutional organisation is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds. It", "title": "Belgium" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.52, "text": "the \"\"de facto\"\" capital of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions (the two other capitals are Luxembourg and Strasbourg)<ref name=\"\"12010E/PRO/06\"\"></ref> and its name is sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions. The secretariat of the Benelux and headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels. As the economic capital of Belgium and one of the top financial centres of Western Europe with Euronext Brussels, it is classified as an \"\"Alpha\"\" global city. Brussels is a hub for rail, road and air traffic, sometimes earning the moniker \"\"Crossroads of Europe\"\". The Brussels", "title": "Brussels" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.48, "text": "Brussels and the European Union Brussels in Belgium is considered the \"\"de facto\"\" capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting the institutions of the European Union within its European Quarter. The EU has no official capital, and no plans to declare one, but Brussels hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, and European Council, as well as a seat (officially the second seat but \"\"de facto\"\" the most important one) of the European Parliament. In 1951, the leaders of six European countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, France, Italy and West", "title": "Brussels and the European Union" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.45, "text": "make it three or four times larger than the current capital region. Currently, Brussels is the most important seat of EU institutions, but the EU has no formal capital. It has been claimed that a large and independent status may help Brussels advance its claim as the capital of the EU. The enlargement of the Brussels capital region is supported by many French-speakers in the Flemish municipalities with facilities for French-speakers surrounding Brussels. As a result of suburbanisation and an influx of French-speakers and EU officials from Brussels, these municipalities have in recent decades become increasingly French-speaking to an extent", "title": "Partition of Belgium" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.28, "text": "Council, to which its Gemeinderat and Landtag sends members. Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is also one of the three regions of Belgium, forming the Brussels-Capital Region, and is represented in the Federal Parliament by fifteen directly elected members of the Chamber of Representatives and indirectly elected members of the Senate, chosen by the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region. In addition, as the capital of the Flemish Region and the Flemish Community, Brussels is also represented in the Flemish Parliament. However, its members have no voting rights on matters devolved to the Brussels-Capital Region. The city is also capital of", "title": "District of Columbia voting rights" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.27, "text": "of Europe. In 2010, Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, while speaking to the European Parliament, said: \"\"\"\"As you probably know, some American politicians and American journalists refer to Washington, D.C. as the 'capital of the free world.' But it seems to me that in this great city, which boasts 1,000 years of history and which serves as the capital of Belgium, the home of the European Union, and the headquarters for NATO, this city has its own legitimate claim to that title.\"\" Like Washington D.C., Brussels is a centre of political activity with ambassadors to Belgium, NATO", "title": "Brussels and the European Union" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.19, "text": "Brussels Brussels ( ; ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (, ), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (in which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated and the richest region in Belgium in terms of GDP per capita. It covers , a relatively small area compared", "title": "Brussels" } ]

[ "Port Vila" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.41, "text": "Port Vila Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu and is on the island of Efate. Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the previous census result (29,356 in 1999). In 2009, the population of Port Vila formed 18.8% of the country's population, and 66.9% of the population of Efate. On the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, Port Vila is the economic and commercial centre of Vanuatu. The mayor is Mambo Albert Sandy Daniel, of the Vanua'aku Pati, elected in January 2018; his deputy is", "title": "Port Vila" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.98, "text": "Lakatoro Lakatoro is the capital of Malampa Province of the island country of Vanuatu. It is situated on the eastern shore of Malakula and is the largest settlement in that island. Lakatoro consists of a couple of retail shops, a supermarket (LTC), a local market selling locally farmed goods. A fish and butchers shop, a women's handcraft center. All shops closes around 5pm except for the Lakatoro Consumers Cooperative which opens till 7:30pm and the Lakonetcom which opens till 9pm Monday to Friday. The town is served by Norsup Airport. You can get around town on minbus or vehicles with", "title": "Lakatoro" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.52, "text": "to the Market house. The two providers are Telecom Vanuatu Limited (TVL) and Digicel (Digi). Mobile users can access the two main mobile providers by purchasing a sim card for 5,00vt or mobile phones as low as 5,000vt Lakatoro Lakatoro is the capital of Malampa Province of the island country of Vanuatu. It is situated on the eastern shore of Malakula and is the largest settlement in that island. Lakatoro consists of a couple of retail shops, a supermarket (LTC), a local market selling locally farmed goods. A fish and butchers shop, a women's handcraft center. All shops closes around", "title": "Lakatoro" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.02, "text": "Its capital is Lakatoro on Malakula. Malampa Province Malampa is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country and consisting of three main islands: It includes a number of other islands – the small islands of Uripiv, Norsup, Rano, Wala, Atchin and Vao off the coast of Malakula, and the volcanic island of Lopevi (currently uninhabited). Also included are the Maskelynes Islands and some more small islands along the southcoast of Malakula. The province's name is derived from the initial letters of MALakula, AMbrym, PAama. It has a population of 36,722 (2009 census) people", "title": "Malampa Province" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.64, "text": "Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu\"\") and season 6 of the French edition (titled \"\"Koh-Lanta: Vanuatu\"\"). Much of the \"\"Survivor: Vanuatu\"\" and \"\"Australian Celebrity Survivor\"\" was filmed approximately 30 minutes from Port Vila near Mangililu and Gideon’s Landing, the latter of which is now a commonly visited tourist attraction. The capital of Port Vila is the hub of tourism in Vanuatu receiving approximately 60 000 tourists annually by air transport, cruise ships and the yachting community. Due to the British and French influence both cuisines are readily available in the capital. Budget dining include the scattered Chinese eateries across Vila and the Mummas", "title": "Efate" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.59, "text": "National United Party, he became mayor of Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu, a position he held until 2004. He subsequently remained a city councillor until 2006. Transparency International Vanuatu accused him of \"\"mismanagement and corruption\"\" during his term. From 2004 until 2008, he served as the Prime Minister's public relations officer, and government spokesman. During that same time, he was President of Vanuatu's Broadcasting and Television Corporation, and permanent representative of Vanuatu to the \"\"Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie\"\". In 2008, he was elected to Parliament, and was appointed Minister for Internal Affairs in Prime Minister Edward Natapei's", "title": "Patrick Crowby" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.38, "text": "Shefa Province Shefa is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country and including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The province's name is derived from the initial letters of SHepherd and EFAte. It has a population of 78,723 people and an area of 1,455 km². Its capital is Port Vila, which is also the capital of the nation. In the 1860s, Havanna Harbour, north Efate, was the centre of development in Shefa, with cotton plantations the focus. With dwindling prices for cotton, agricultural administrators turned to maize and coffee,", "title": "Shefa Province" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.38, "text": "held by UNESCO. One of the major topics related to Vanuatu and the Pacific region was the question of the suitability of underwater heritage for inscription on the World Heritage List. Port Vila is one of the eighteen constituencies in Vanuatu, and elects six Members of Parliament. Following the 2016 general election, its representatives are: Port Vila is twinned with: Port Vila Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu and is on the island of Efate. Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the previous census result (29,356 in 1999).", "title": "Port Vila" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.23, "text": "along with foreign fleets. Luganville, the second largest city, is a hub for exports with 64.3% of domestic exports leaving it compared to 35.7% for the capital of Port Vila, whereas imports show the opposite trend with 86.9% entering through the capital and 13.1% through Luganville. In addition, the Vanuatu government has maintained the country's pre-independence status as a tax haven and international financial center. About 2,000 registered institutions offer a wide range of offshore banking, investment, legal, accounting, and insurance and trust company services. On the Tax Justice Network's 2011 Financial Secrecy Index, Vanuatu received a \"\"secrecy score\"\" of", "title": "Economy of Vanuatu" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.06, "text": "and an average low of 23 C (73.4 F). The record low for Port Vila is 12 C (53.6 F). Humidity is often high. The capital of Vanuatu has various sights to offer. There are several memorials, e.g. opposite the Parliament where two traditional totem poles and a monument representing a pig's tusk can be seen. The Presbyterian Church of Port Vila is an impressive and sightworthy building opposite the Independence Park. A colourful wall painting can be seen on the administration building opposite the market hall. Another noteworthy wall painting is on the façade of the post office. The", "title": "Port Vila" } ]

[ "Kathmandu", "Kathmandu Metropolitan City", "Kathmandu Valley", "Khatmandu", "City of Temples", "jiade mandu" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.47, "text": "of Nawabs of Awadh (often styled Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik). The traditional capital of Awadh was Faizabad, but the capital was later moved to Lucknow, also the station of the British Resident, which now is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Nepalgunj now is the capital of Province No. 5 of Nepal. Presently, Awadh geographically includes the districts of Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich, Balrampur, Barabanki, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar,Faizabad, Gonda, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lucknow, Pratapgarh, Raebareli, Shravasti, Siddharth Nagar, Sitapur, Deoria, Mau Sultanpur, Varanasi, jaunpur and Unnao from Awadh and Kanpur, Kanpur Dehat, Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Allahabad from Lower Doab. It also includes", "title": "Awadh" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.33, "text": "Kathmandu Kathmandu (; , \"\"Yei\"\", Nepali pronunciation: ) is the capital city and largest city of Nepal with a population of 1.5 million in the city proper, and 3 million in its wider urban agglomeration across the Kathmandu Valley, which includes the towns of Lalitpur, Kirtipur, Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur making the total population roughly 5 million people and the municipalities across Kathmandu valley. Kathmandu is also the largest metropolis in the Himalayan hill region. Nepali is the most spoken language in the city, while English is widely understood. The city stands at an elevation of approximately above sea level in", "title": "Kathmandu" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.14, "text": "been the capital of the Videha dynasty that ruled Mithila region in ancient times. The first urban planned municipality of Nepal, Rajbiraj, is also the oldest municipality of the Terai belt of Nepal. The town is believed to have been named after the ancient Rajdevi temple, which dates back to the 1700s. The metropolitan city of Birgunj is an economically important industrial centre and the only metropolitan city in the province. As per a 17 January 2018 cabinet meeting, Janakpur has been declared as the interim capital of Province No. 2. Mohammad Lalbabu Raut Gaddhi is the current Chief Minister.", "title": "Province No. 2" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.94, "text": "Biratnagar Biratnagar (Devanāgarī: विराटनगर; the industrial capital of Nepal) is a metropolitan city and the interim capital of the Province No. 1 of Nepal. It is currently the second most densely populated (after Kathmandu) and the fourth most populous city of Nepal, with a population of 240,000. Biratnagar has been the most politically active city of Nepal, gifting a subtotal of five prime ministers along with hosting some of the most revolutionary incidents (the first anti-Rana movement, the first plane hijack, the castle for Nepali Congress, etc.) in the modern history of Nepal. The city has a total area of", "title": "Biratnagar" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.55, "text": "including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and largest city. Nepal is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language. The name \"\"Nepal\"\" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the Indian subcontinent, the era in ancient India when Hinduism was founded, the predominant religion of the country. In the middle of the first millennium BCE, Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born in Lumbini in southern Nepal. Parts of northern Nepal were intertwined with", "title": "Nepal" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.47, "text": "A likely candidate for the capital of the proposed state is Darbhanga, while other potential sites include Muzaffarpur, Purnia, and Begusarai. Most of the region from Jhapa to Parsa in Nepal (centered around Janakpur, in southeastern Nepal) form Nepalese Mithila. This area was part of the kingdom of Videha. The kingdom appears in the \"\"Ramayana\"\". Many people claim Janakpur to be the birthplace of Goddess Sita but this is disputed as many consider Sitamarhi as Her birthplace. Maithils in Nepal have been working towards a \"\"Free Maithil state\"\". There is a movement in the Maithili speaking areas of Nepal for", "title": "Maithils" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.45, "text": "Janakpur, Nepal Janakpurdham ( ) is the headquarters of Dhanusa District at Province No. 2 in Nepal. The city is a centre for religious and cultural tourism. It has been declared as the temporary capital for Province no. 2 until Province Assembly votes for a permanent capital. This city is also known as Janakpurdham, which was founded in the early 18th century. According to oral tradition, an earlier city existed in the area, also known as Janakpurdham, which was the capital of the Videha dynasty that ruled Mithila region in the ancient times. The city is located about south-east of", "title": "Janakpur, Nepal" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.27, "text": "Gandaki Pradesh Gandaki Pradesh () is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal that was adopted on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the capital city. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Province No. 3 to the east, Karnali Pradesh to the west, and Province No. 5 and Uttar Pradesh of India to the south. The total area of the province is 21,504 km². According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population of the province was 2,403,757. Initially known as \"\"Province No. 4\"\", the newly elected Provincial Assembly adopted \"\"Gandaki", "title": "Gandaki Pradesh" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.05, "text": "source of fresh water for the resident of Kathmandu. Bagdwar is the origin of Bagmati river, the Pavitra Nadi (the Holy River) of Hindus. The capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu, is located at the bank of Bagmati River. Baluwa, Kathmandu Baluwa is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Gokarneshwar Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 5,467 and had 1204 houses in it. It is located at north-east side from the capital city of Nepal. It touch", "title": "Baluwa, Kathmandu" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.03, "text": "Baluwatar, Kathmandu Baluwatar () (also Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward 04) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal on the banks of Bagmati River. It is just 15 minutes away from what is known as the downtown of Kathmandu, New Road and Ason and shares borders with Lazimpat and Gairidhara. Baluwatar hosts the Prime Minister of Nepal's official residence, government offices, Nepal Rastra Bank's headquarters, the Nepalese country headquarter of the International Organization for Migration the Russian Embassy and the office of Volunteer Service and Support Nepal (VSSN) are located here. A Nepal Army's Para Special Forces", "title": "Baluwatar, Kathmandu" } ]

[ "Bologna", "Bologna, Italy" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.34, "text": "Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna (; Emilian and ) is an administrative region of Northeast Italy comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and about 4.4 million inhabitants. Emilia-Romagna is one of the wealthiest and most developed regions in Europe, with the third highest GDP per capita in Italy. Bologna, its capital, has one of Italy's highest quality of life indices and advanced social services. Emilia-Romagna is also a cultural and tourist centre, being the home of the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the world, containing Romanesque and Renaissance cities", "title": "Emilia-Romagna" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.36, "text": "(such as Modena, Parma and Ferrara), a former Western Roman Empire capital such as Ravenna, encompassing eleven UNESCO heritage sites, being a centre for food and automobile production (home of automotive companies such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Pagani, De Tomaso and Ducati) and having popular coastal resorts such as Cervia, Cesenatico, Rimini and Riccione. In 2018, the Lonely Planet guide named Emilia Romagna as the best place to see in Europe. The name \"\"Emilia-Romagna\"\" is a legacy of Ancient Rome. \"\"Emilia\"\" derives from the \"\"via Aemilia\"\", the Roman road connecting Piacenza to Rimini, completed in 187 BC and named after", "title": "Emilia-Romagna" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.34, "text": "compete professionally in the Pro14, the combined Irish, Italian, Scottish, South African and Welsh rugby union league. The club's home ground, the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, is located in Parma. Included in the table below are all sides in the top two tiers of Italian rugby. Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna (; Emilian and ) is an administrative region of Northeast Italy comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and about 4.4 million inhabitants. Emilia-Romagna is one of the wealthiest and most developed regions in Europe, with the third highest GDP per capita", "title": "Emilia-Romagna" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.22, "text": "or region was appended to the name of the municipality in order to avoid the confusion. Remarkably two provincial capitals share the name : Reggio nell'Emilia, the capital of the province of Reggio Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna, and Reggio di Calabria, the capital of the homonymous metropolitan city. Many other towns or villages are likewise partial homonyms (e.g. Anzola dell'Emilia and Anzola d'Ossola, or Bagnara Calabra and Bagnara di Romagna). Comune The (; plural: ) is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. The provides many of the basic civil functions: registry of births", "title": "Comune" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.14, "text": "finance local activities. Bologna is the capital of the eponymous metropolitan city and of Emilia-Romagna, one of the twenty regions of Italy. While the Province of Bologna has a population of 1,007,644, making it the twelfth most populated province of Italy, Emilia-Romagna ranks as the sixth most populated region of Italy, with about 4.5 million inhabitants, more than 7% of the national total. The seat of the regional government is Fiera District, a tower complex designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange in 1985. According to the last governmental dispositions concerning administrative reorganisation, the urban area of Bologna is one of", "title": "Bologna" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.41, "text": "Province of Reggio Emilia The Province of Reggio Emilia () is one of the nine provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. The capital city, which is the most densely populated comune in the province, is Reggio Emilia. It has an area of around and, , has a population of 531,942. There are 42 \"\"comuni\"\" (singular: \"\"comune\"\") in the province. Rolo, the smallest commune in the province by area, is the commune farthest to the East. Ventasso is the commune farthest to the West. The border towns of the Province are Ventasso, which is the smallest commune by population, to", "title": "Province of Reggio Emilia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.34, "text": "Forlì Forlì (; ; ) is a \"\"comune\"\" (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna. The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the right of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre. The city hosts many of Italy's culturally and artistically significant landmarks; it is also notable as the birthplace of painters Melozzo da Forlì and Marco Palmezzano, humanist historian Flavio Biondo, physicians Geronimo Mercuriali and Giovanni Battista Morgagni. The University Campus of Forlì (part of the University of Bologna)", "title": "Forlì" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.27, "text": "Bologna Bologna (, ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy, at the heart of a metropolitan area of about one million people. Of Etruscan origin, the city has been a major urban centre for centuries, first under the Etruscans, then under the Romans (\"\"Bononia\"\"), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and signoria, when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved historical centre, thanks", "title": "Bologna" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.83, "text": "Province of Modena The Province of Modena () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena. It has an area of and a total population of about 701,000 (2015). There are 48 \"\"comuni\"\" (singular: \"\"comune\"\") in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Modena. The largest after Modena are Carpi, Sassuolo, Formigine and Castelfranco Emilia. Modena is one of the most important industrial-economy poles in Europe: it is widely considered as capital of Supercars and SportCars industries lodging Ferrari, Maserati, De Tomaso and Pagani car manufacturers, international food industries like Grandi", "title": "Province of Modena" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.66, "text": "Federico Fellini International Airport near Rimini and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport near Bologna. Forlì is twinned with: Forlì Forlì (; ; ) is a \"\"comune\"\" (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna. The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the right of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre. The city hosts many of Italy's culturally and artistically significant landmarks; it is also notable as the birthplace of painters Melozzo da Forlì and Marco Palmezzano, humanist historian Flavio Biondo, physicians", "title": "Forlì" } ]

[ "Harrisburg", "Capital of Pennsylvania", "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.91, "text": "of the 50 states. Pennsylvania's two most populous cities are Philadelphia (1,567,872), and Pittsburgh (303,625). The state capital and its 10th largest city is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has of waterfront along Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary. The state is one of the 13 original founding states of the United States; it came into being in 1681 as a result of a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake. Part of Pennsylvania (along the Delaware River), together with the present State of Delaware, had earlier been organized as the Colony of New Sweden. It was the", "title": "Pennsylvania" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.64, "text": "Capital City Airport (Pennsylvania) Capital City Airport is a public airport in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, three miles (5 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Capital City Airport is CXY to the FAA and HAR to the IATA (which assigned CXY to Cat Cays Airport, Bimini Islands, Bahamas.) The airport is the home airport for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation and the Pennsylvania State Police. It averages more than 57,000 corporate, charter, and private aircraft operations a year. Owned and operated by", "title": "Capital City Airport (Pennsylvania)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.23, "text": "Many notable individuals are interred at Harrisburg Cemetery and East Harrisburg Cemetery. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg ( ; Pennsylvania German: \"\"Harrisbarrig\"\") is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 49,192, it is the 15th largest city in the Commonwealth. It lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, west of Philadelphia. Harrisburg is the anchor of the Susquehanna Valley metropolitan area, which had a 2017 estimated population of 571,903, making it the third most populous in Pennsylvania and 96th most populous in the United", "title": "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.14, "text": "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg ( ; Pennsylvania German: \"\"Harrisbarrig\"\") is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 49,192, it is the 15th largest city in the Commonwealth. It lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, west of Philadelphia. Harrisburg is the anchor of the Susquehanna Valley metropolitan area, which had a 2017 estimated population of 571,903, making it the third most populous in Pennsylvania and 96th most populous in the United States. Harrisburg played a notable role in American history during the Westward", "title": "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.08, "text": "after eleven states had ratified the document in 1788, and George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States on March 4, 1789. After the passage of the Residence Act, Philadelphia again served as the capital of the nation from 1790-1800, before the capital was permanently moved to Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania ratified a new state constitution in 1790; the constitution replaced the executive council with a governor and a bicameral legislature. Pennsylvania's borders took definitive shape in the decades before and after the Revolutionary War. The Mason–Dixon line established the borders between Pennsylvania and Maryland, and was", "title": "History of Pennsylvania" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.08, "text": "the region, and has the largest metropolitan area with a population of 643,820 people, and is the capital of Pennsylvania. York is the other significant city in the region. The Harrisburg-Lancaster-York television market (which formally includes Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, and York counties) is the 39th largest market in the United States. South Central Pennsylvania is notable for its large Amish and Mennonite populations in its rural areas, but the area also has significant African American and Puerto Rican populations in many of its urban cities, particularly York, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Reading. Between 1700-1950,", "title": "South Central Pennsylvania" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.83, "text": "Pennsylvania. Based on the Articles of Confederation having been adopted in York by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, the local government and business community began referring to York in the 1960s as the first capital of the United States of America. The designation has been debated by historians ever since. Congress considered York, and the borough of Wrightsville, on the eastern side of York County along the Susquehanna River, as a permanent capital of the United States before Washington, D.C., was selected. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of", "title": "York County, Pennsylvania" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.8, "text": "town citizens renamed the town “Columbia” in honor of Christopher Columbus in the hope of influencing the new U.S. Congress to select it as the nation's capital, a plan George Washington favored; a formal proposal to do so was made in 1789. Unfortunately for the town, when Congress voted in 1790, the final tally was one vote short. Later, Columbia narrowly missed becoming the capital of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg was chosen instead, being closer to the state's geographical center. English Anglicans, Scots-Irish Presbyterians, freed African slaves, German Lutherans, and descendants of French Huguenots came to outnumber the first Quaker settlers within", "title": "Columbia, Pennsylvania" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.78, "text": "Government of Pennsylvania The Government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the governmental structure of the state of Pennsylvania as established by the Pennsylvania Constitution. It is composed of three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. The capital of the Commonwealth is Harrisburg. The elected officers are: In Pennsylvania all members of the executive branch are not on the ballot in the same year: elections for governor and lieutenant governor are held in even years when there is not a presidential election, while the other three statewide offices are elected in presidential election years. The Governor's Cabinet comprises the directors of", "title": "Government of Pennsylvania" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.77, "text": "Capital Area Greenbelt The Capital Area Greenbelt is a looping trail located in the area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This 20-mile loop around Pennsylvania's capital city provides visitors and tourists with opportunities to hike, ride bicycles, skate, jog, fish, walk their dogs, enjoy native flora and fauna, and appreciate nature. While parts of the trail are shared with roads, most of the loop is a dedicated path. The Trail, as it is commonly referred to by locals, passes along the Susquehanna River through Reservoir Park, Riverfront Park, Five Senses Garden, and Wildwood Park and Nature Center. In addition to beautiful parks,", "title": "Capital Area Greenbelt" } ]

[ "Vienna", "Wien", "Vienna, Austria", "W" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.8, "text": "Lower Austria Lower Austria ( ; ; ) is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna has not officially been part of Lower Austria since 1921. With a land area of and a population of 1.612 million people, it is the largest state in Austria, and in terms of population second only to the federal state of Vienna. Situated east of Upper Austria, Lower Austria derives its name", "title": "Lower Austria" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.59, "text": "Vienna Vienna (; , ) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria, and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primate city, with a population of about 1.9 million (2.6 million within the metropolitan area, nearly one third of Austria's population), and its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 7th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union. Until the beginning of the 20th century, it was the largest German-speaking city in the world, and before the splitting of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I, the city had 2 million", "title": "Vienna" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.34, "text": "standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene. Austria is a federal republic with a parliamentary representative democracy comprising nine federated states. The capital and largest city, with a population exceeding 1.8 million, is Vienna. Other major urban areas of Austria include Graz, Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck. Austria is consistently ranked as one of the richest countries in the world by per capita GDP terms. The country has developed a high standard of living and in 2018 was ranked 20th in the world for its Human Development Index. The republic declared", "title": "Austria" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.3, "text": "international partnerships all over the world. A detailed list can be found on the following webpage of the City of Vienna. Vienna Vienna (; , ) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria, and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primate city, with a population of about 1.9 million (2.6 million within the metropolitan area, nearly one third of Austria's population), and its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 7th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union. Until the beginning of the 20th century, it was the largest German-speaking", "title": "Vienna" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.89, "text": "Upper Austria Upper Austria ( ; Austro-Bavarian: \"\"Obaöstarreich\"\"; ) is one of the nine states or \"\"Bundesländer\"\" of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area of and 1.437 million inhabitants, Upper Austria is the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area and the third-largest by population. For a long period of the Middle Ages, much of what would become Upper Austria constituted , a region of the Duchy of Bavaria, while the area around Steyr was part", "title": "Upper Austria" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.42, "text": "landscape, culture, and wine. Administratively, the state is divided into 20 districts (\"\"Bezirke\"\"), and four independent towns (\"\"Statutarstädte\"\"). In total, there are 573 municipalities within Lower Austria. Lower Austria Lower Austria ( ; ; ) is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna has not officially been part of Lower Austria since 1921. With a land area of and a population of 1.612 million people, it is the", "title": "Lower Austria" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.42, "text": "capital of Upper Austria with the largest Cathedral of Austria and modern cultural highlights, and the Danube valley with its vineyards, for example the Wachau or Dunkelsteinerwald, which are between Melk and Krems. In the western part of the country the province Vorarlberg reaches the Lake Constance, in the eastern part Neusiedler See. The three most visited landmarks in Austria are Schönbrunn Palace (2,590,000 visitors per year), Tiergarten Schönbrunn (2,453,987 visitors) and Mariazell Basilica (1,500,000 visitors). Of great touristic importance are the Austrian skiing, hiking and mountaineering resorts in the Alps as well as family-friendly recreation areas (e.g. the Witches's", "title": "Tourism in Austria" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.36, "text": "elevated Henry's Margraviate of Austria to a duchy with complete independence from Bavaria. Unlike his father, who resided in Klosterneuburg most of the time, Henry moved his residence to Vienna in 1145. Only by this act could the modern Austrian capital surpass cities such as Krems, Melk or Klosterneuburg. Since then, it has remained the capital of the country. Also in 1147, the St. Stephen's Church was completed, which became a visible landmark of the city, showing its prominence. In 1155, Henry founded the Schottenstift monastery in Vienna, in the courtyard of which a statue of him stands to this", "title": "Henry II, Duke of Austria" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.28, "text": "Linz Linz (; ; ) is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria (). It is in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the River Danube. The population of the city is 204,846, and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about 789,811. In 2009 Linz, together with the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, was chosen as the European Capital of Culture. Since 1 December 2014 Linz is a member of the UNESCO \"\"Creative Cities (UCCN) network\"\" as a \"\"City of Media Arts\"\". Cities receive this title", "title": "Linz" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.22, "text": "Red Vienna Red Vienna () was the nickname of the capital of Austria between 1918 and 1934, when the Social Democrats had the majority and the city was democratically governed for the first time. After World War I had ended with the collapse and dismemberment of the Habsburg dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary, \"\"Deutschösterreich\"\" (Republic of German-Austria) was proclaimed a republic on November 12, 1918. At the \"\"Gemeinderat\"\" (city parliament) elections of May 4, 1919, for the first time ever all adult citizens of both sexes had voting rights. The Social Democratic Party gained an absolute majority; Jakob Reumann was elected", "title": "Red Vienna" } ]

[ "Beirut" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.12, "text": "Beirut Beirut (, \"\"\"\", ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been conducted, but 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to 2.2 million as part of Greater Beirut. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, Beirut is the country's largest and main seaport. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, having been inhabited for more than 5,000 years. The first historical mention of Beirut is found in the Amarna letters from the New Kingdom of Egypt, which date to the 15th century BC.", "title": "Beirut" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.17, "text": "Zahlé Zahlé (, Syriac-Aramaic: ܙܗܠܥ) is the capital and the largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 120,000 inhabitants, it is the third largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli, and the fourth largest taking the whole urban area (the Jounieh urban area is larger). Zahlé is located east of the capital Beirut, close to the Beirut-Damascus road, and lies at the junction of the Lebanon mountains and the Beqaa plateau, at a mean elevation of 1,000 m. Zahlé is known as the \"\"Bride of the Beqaa\"\" and \"\"the Neighbor of the Gorge\"\" for its geographical location and", "title": "Zahlé" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.02, "text": "best hospitals for medical tourism in 2012. Beirut is the capital of Lebanon and its seat of government. The Lebanese Parliament, all the Ministries and most of the public administrations, embassies and consulates are there. Beirut Governorate is one of eight \"\"mohafazat\"\" (plural of \"\"mohafazah\"\", or governorate). The city is home to numerous international organizations. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is headquartered in downtown Beirut, The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), the Union of Arab Banks and the Union of Arab Stock Exchanges are also headquartered in the city. The International Labour Organization (ILO)", "title": "Beirut" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.66, "text": "Tyre, Lebanon Tyre ( \"\"Ṣūr\"\"; Phoenician: \"\"Ṣūr\"\"; Syriac-Aramaic: ܣܘܪ, \"\"Tzór\"\"; Greek: Τύρος \"\"Týros\"\"; ; \"\"Tir\"\"; ), sometimes romanized as Sour, is a district capital in the South Governorate of Lebanon. There were approximately 117,000 inhabitants in 2003. However, the government of Lebanon has released only rough estimates of population numbers since 1932, so an accurate statistical accounting is not possible. Tyre juts out from the coast of the Mediterranean and is located about south of Beirut. The name of the city means \"\"rock\"\" after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. The adjective for Tyre is \"\"Tyrian\"\",", "title": "Tyre, Lebanon" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.58, "text": "The capital of Greater Lebanon was Beirut. The new state was granted a flag merging the French flag with the cedar of Lebanon. Maronites were the majority in Lebanon and managed to preserve its independence; an independence that created a unique precedent in the Arab world as Lebanon was the first Arab country in which Christians were not a minority. The State of Greater Lebanon existed until 23 May 1926, after which it became the Lebanese Republic. Most Muslims in Greater Lebanon rejected the new state upon its creation. Some believe that the continuous Muslim demand for reunification with Syria", "title": "French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.53, "text": "Beirut Hippodrome Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is home to two hippodromes, a historic one from the Roman era and a modern one that was built in the late 19th century. The Roman Hippodrome, which occupies 3500 m² near the Maghen Abraham Synagogue in Wadi Abu Jamil, the historic, Jewish quarter of Beirut, was discovered in 1988. The Roman Hippodrome of Beirut was the second to be discovered in Lebanon after the Tyre Hippodrome, making Lebanon home to two of the five known Roman hippodromes in the Levant, the other three being in Caesarea in Israel, Jerash in Jordan, and", "title": "Beirut Hippodrome" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.45, "text": "a water shortage in Baakleen. Dar el Qamar remained the capital until Bashir Shihab II ascended to the throne and made Beiteddine the capital. Beiteddine remains the capital of the Chouf District today. Fakhr-al-Din II, the Druze prince and Lebanon's most prominent leader, was a strongman who was given leeway by the Ottomans to subdue and destroy other provincial leaderships in Ottoman Syria on their behalf, and who was himself destroyed in the end, to make way for a firmer control by the Ottoman state over the Syrian eyalets. The 'emir' was thus the dominant warlord in the Lebanese mountains.", "title": "Mount Lebanon Emirate" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.14, "text": "Hospital (52 beds), Chehayeb International Hospital (45 beds) and Al Ouyoun Hospital, which specializes in ophthalmology. Aley Aley (), is a major Druze city in Lebanon. It is the capital of the Aley District and fourth largest city in Lebanon. The city is located on Mount Lebanon, 15 km uphill from Beirut on the freeway to Damascus. Aley has the nickname 'Bride of the Summer' (عروس المصايف) due to its cooler climate during the summer tourism season. Other nicknames include: 'Capital of the Mountains' (عاصمة الجبل); and the 'Lebanese City of Fog' (مدينة الضباب), due to its montane foggy weather.", "title": "Aley" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.12, "text": "Aley Aley (), is a major Druze city in Lebanon. It is the capital of the Aley District and fourth largest city in Lebanon. The city is located on Mount Lebanon, 15 km uphill from Beirut on the freeway to Damascus. Aley has the nickname 'Bride of the Summer' (عروس المصايف) due to its cooler climate during the summer tourism season. Other nicknames include: 'Capital of the Mountains' (عاصمة الجبل); and the 'Lebanese City of Fog' (مدينة الضباب), due to its montane foggy weather. The permanent residents of Aley are predominantly Druze people, and it may be the city with", "title": "Aley" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.09, "text": "Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli ( / ALA-LC: \"\"Ṭarābulus\"\"; Lebanese Arabic: \"\"Ṭrāblos\"\"; ) is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. Situated north of the capital Beirut, it is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Tripoli overlooks the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and it is the northernmost seaport in Lebanon. It holds a string of four small islands offshore, and they are also the only islands in Lebanon. The Palm Islands were declared a protected area because of their status of haven for endangered loggerhead turtles (\"\"Chelona mydas\"\"), rare monk seals and migratory", "title": "Tripoli, Lebanon" } ]

[ "Teramo", "Teramo (Italy)" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27, "text": "Province of Teramo The Province of Teramo (; Abruzzese: \"\"\"\") is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Teramo. The province has an area of , a population of 313,029 (2012), and is subdivided into 47 comunes (), see Comunes of the Province of Teramo. The Province of Teramo shares its northern border with the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche Region, southern and southwestern borders with the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo Region, and a western border with the Province of Rieti in the Region of Lazio. To the south", "title": "Province of Teramo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.09, "text": "Teramo Teramo (; ) is a city and \"\"comune\"\" in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) and the Adriatic coast. The town is located by the confluence of the Vezzola and Tordino rivers, on a hillside area where the terrain features along with the Mediterranean climate make the territory rich in vineyards and olive groves. The economy of the town is mostly based on activities connected with agriculture and commerce, as well as a sound industrial sector: textiles,", "title": "Teramo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.78, "text": "Teramo can easily be reached by car or bus from Rome via the A24 highway and it is also connected to the A14 highway. Towns in the Province of Teramo include Civitella del Tronto and Atri. The first stood as the northernmost protective point of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. In Atri there is a Roman Catholic cathedral and a theatre. The provincial capital of Teramo hosts a large cathedral and has for centuries served all of Abruzzo as a main administrative and economic center. On 15 September 2005 the President of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, went to Teramo", "title": "Province of Teramo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.36, "text": "away from the city center and it is connected to the city through highway A14. <br> Teramo Teramo (; ) is a city and \"\"comune\"\" in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) and the Adriatic coast. The town is located by the confluence of the Vezzola and Tordino rivers, on a hillside area where the terrain features along with the Mediterranean climate make the territory rich in vineyards and olive groves. The economy of the town is mostly", "title": "Teramo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.83, "text": "that runs along the Adriatic Coast. It can be reached from the west by the A24 coming from Rome via L'Aquila. The central railroad station of the province is located in Giulianova. From here is it possible to follow the coastline to the north and south or to travel in a westerly direction towards the provincial capital. The port of Giulianova is the maritime terminal of the Province of Teramo. Since 2009, the president of the province has been Valter Catarra of the centre-right political party. The main \"\"comuni\"\" and towns by population as of 2005 are: Teramo (52,794), Roseto", "title": "Province of Teramo" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.72, "text": "Grande, to an elevation of and is characterized by steep, and in places virtually inaccessible, gorges with nature reserves and protected living species. A good part of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park is nestled in the province. Calderone, the southernmost glacier in Continental European, is found nearby. In contrast to the rugged and isolated Gran Sasso area, the Monti della Laga are characterised by thick forests, shallow gorges, rolling slopes and valleys, and several spectacular waterfalls. In addition to the provincial capital, the most populous and important commercial centers include Roseto degli Abruzzi and Giulianova with populations", "title": "Province of Teramo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.16, "text": "Nepezzano Nepezzano is a suburb (frazione) of the provincial capital Teramo, Italy and is located about 4 miles away from the town center. The first written documentation regarding Nepezzano dates back to the 12th century in a listing of feudal properties (Rassegna dei Feudatar) found in the county of Teramo (then known as \"\"Aprutina\"\"). These documents show that one Maccabeo Melatino and his relatives had made claim to Nepezzano, along with the neighboring localities Monticello and Campora. According to the historian Niccola Palma, the feudal castle of the Melatino family towered above a hill then known as Mount Marino. The", "title": "Nepezzano" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.11, "text": "Saint John was once located here. Located in Scapriano is the Teramo Palazzetto dello Sport (Teramo Sports Arena) where the local Serie A basketball team, Siviglia Wear schedules its home games. Scapriano Scapriano is a small village in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a \"\"frazione\"\" of the town of Teramo. Scapriano lies in a hilly area about 2 km from Teramo, the provincial capital. Just below the village the stream Fosso Grande feeds into the Vezzola river. Crossing this river is as stone bridge which the locals refer to as the \"\"Ponte", "title": "Scapriano" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.94, "text": "Torricella Sicura Torricella Sicura is a town and \"\"comune\"\" in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the \"\"Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park\"\". The town is located about from the provincial capital of Teramo. It is divided into neighborhoods : The town most likely takes the first part of its name from an ancient castle once found just to the north. The local gentry still refer to this area as \"\"lu castille\"\" (the castle). In the late 18th century there is mention of an", "title": "Torricella Sicura" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.89, "text": "Villa Vomano Villa Vomano is a small village in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a \"\"frazione\"\" of the town of Teramo. The village lies about 10 miles from Teramo, the provincial capital. It sits on the left bank of the Vomano River along State Road 81. Villa Vomano is midway between the Adriatic Sea and Monti della Laga hills which eventually lead to the Gran Sasso. A stone bridge connects Villa Vomano to the adjacent village of Val Vomano sitting on the opposite bank of the Vomano river. This bridge was the", "title": "Villa Vomano" } ]

[ "Espargos" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.47, "text": "Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (Dar) (from ', \"\"the house of peace\"\"; formerly Mzizima) is the former capital as well as the most populous city in Tanzania and a regionally important economic centre. Located on the Swahili coast, the city is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Until 1974, Dar es Salaam served as Tanzania’s capital city, at which point the capital city commenced transferring to Dodoma, which was officially completed in 1996. However, as of 2018, it continues to remain a focus of central government bureaucracy, although this is in the process of fully moving", "title": "Dar es Salaam" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.28, "text": "Salmas Salmas (, , Azerbaijani: Sālmās; Romanized as Salmās and Salamas) is the capital of Salmas County, WA (West Azerbaijan Province), Iran. It is located near the eastern border of Turkey. According to the 2016 census, the city's population is 101,441. The majority of the population is composed of Azerbaijanis and Kurds (mostly at the countrysides) with some Assyrians, Armenians, Jews, and Persians as minorities. According to Encyclopædia Britannica the earliest historic recognition of Salmas could be found at the time of Ardashir I's reign (224–242 AD) via a petroglyph of him on horseback while receiving surrender of the Parthian", "title": "Salmas" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.97, "text": "Espargos Espargos (Portuguese for \"\"asparagus\"\") is the capital and main commercial centre of the island and municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. The city is situated in the heart of the island. The highest point of Espargos is Monte Curral, elevation 109 meters, where the radar station and the control tower for the airport are located. The Amílcar Cabral International Airport is situated directly southwest of the city centre. The head offices of Cabo Verde Express are located at the airport. The national road EN1-SL01, a dual carriageway, connects Espargos with Santa Maria in the south of the island. Other national", "title": "Espargos" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.86, "text": "Salkhad Salkhad ( \"\"\"\") is a Syrian city in the As Suwayda governorate, southern Syria. It is the capital of Salkhad District, one of the governorate's three districts. It has a population of 15,000 inhabitants. It is located at 1350 metres above sea level in the central Jabal el Druze highlands. Mentioned several times in the Bible as \"\"Salcah\"\", as a settlement in biblical Bashan. During the second century BC Salcah was a flourishing Nabataean city, where the gods Dushara and Allat were worshiped. Afterwards it was incorporated into the Roman province of Arabia, it was one of the important", "title": "Salkhad" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.69, "text": "Salalah Salalah (, transliterated \"\"Ṣalālah\"\"), is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. Its population in 2009 was about 197,169. Salalah is the second-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city in the Dhofar Province. Salalah is the birthplace of the current sultan, Qaboos bin Said. Salalah attracts many people from other parts of Oman and the Persian Gulf region during the monsoon/\"\"khareef\"\" season, which spans from July to September. The climate of the region and the monsoon allows the city to grow some vegetables and fruits like coconut and bananas. There", "title": "Salalah" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.64, "text": "Salaga Salaga is a town and is the capital of East Gonja district, a district in the Northern Region of north Ghana. Salaga has a 2012 settlement population of 25,472 people. The name Salaga comes from the Dagomba word \"\"\"\"salgi\"\"\"\" which means \"\"\"\"To get used to a place of abode\"\"\"\". In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Salaga served as a key market town particularly for the busy regional kola trade and controlling Salaga gave a monopoly over trade to the North and trade to the South. Situated in the southernmost reaches of the Sahel, Salaga was referred to as \"\"the", "title": "Salaga" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.61, "text": "Salavan (city) The city of Salavan (ສາລະວັນ) is the capital of the Salavan Province in southern Laos. Located 125 km away, from Pakse on a partially paved road, it is located in one of the most isolated parts of Laos. Salavan is located in the southernmost area of Laos, one of the most isolated regions of the country. The city is located in a dense jungle area that has seen little development outside the city. Dozens of minority villages of various tribes are located around Salavan. Salavan's local culture is influenced by the Lao Loum, lowland Lao who form the", "title": "Salavan (city)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.61, "text": "Salgótarján Salgótarján () is the capital of Nógrád county, north-eastern Hungary, making it the second smallest county capital based on population. At the foot of Karancs mountain, in the Cserhát hills, 250 meters above sea level, north-east from Budapest, west from Miskolc. Salgótarján is surrounded by beautiful forests and hills topped with castle ruins, which are accessible by bus that may be taken from the center of town. The town already existed in the Middle Ages, but information on it is scarce possibly because it was a small settlement. The word \"\"salgó\"\" means \"\"shining\"\" in Old Hungarian, while \"\"Tarján\"\" was", "title": "Salgótarján" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.34, "text": "Salamá Salamá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Baja Verapaz and it is situated at 940 m above sea level. The municipality of Salamá, for which the city of Salamá serves as the administrative centre, covers a total surface area of 776 km² and contains 40,000 people. Salamá was settled as a doctrine by the Order of Preachers in the 1550s, as part of the Tezulutlán Capitulations that friar Bartolome de las Casas lobbied from the Crown. The friars had thousands of acres with hills, forest, a section of the plain and abundant", "title": "Salamá" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.33, "text": "Alcácer to Porto, to support Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir, that culminated in the destruction of the sanctuary of Santiago de Compostela. It was then capital of the Al Qaşr Province, which by the 12th Century was a center of merchant traffic, supported by the opulent tastes of Évora. Muhammad al-Idrisi noted that forestry, and in particular pine tree harvesting, was important during this period, as was cattle raising and major agricultural cultivation. During the Almoravid dynasty Al Qasr became the administrative regional seat of an area that extended along the Atlantic coast until Trujillo, Cáceres. Records of the Norwegian Crusade,", "title": "Alcácer do Sal" } ]

[ "Limoges", "Lemòtges", "Limòtges" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.08, "text": "Limoges Limoges (; ; Occitan: \"\"Lemòtges\"\" or \"\"Limòtges\"\" ) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region in west-central France. Limoges is known for its medieval and Renaissance enamels (Limoges enamels) on copper, for its 19th-century porcelain (Limoges porcelain) and for its oak barrels which are used for Cognac and Bordeaux production. Some are even exported to wineries in California. Scarce remains of pre-urban settlements have been found in the area of Limoges. The capital of the Gaulish people of the Lemovices, who lived in the area,", "title": "Limoges" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.03, "text": "Arrondissement of Limoux The arrondissement of Limoux is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 112 and its capital city is Limoux. Since the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Aude, it has 140 communes. It is the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department. In 2012, before its borders were modified, it had an area of , 44,712 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². The only city in the arrondissement with a population of 10,000 or higher is the capital, Limoux, with 10,180 inhabitants. When the Aude department was", "title": "Arrondissement of Limoux" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.41, "text": "Chateauroux, Vierzon, Orléans and Paris to the north, and Brive-la-Gaillarde, Cahors, Montauban and Toulouse to the south. The nearest airport is Limoges – Bellegarde Airport. Urban transport in Limoges and its metropolitan area is operated by Société de transports en commun de Limoges Métropole (STCL). The Limoges urban bus network includes the Limoges trolleybus system, one of only four such systems currently operating in France. Limoges Limoges (; ; Occitan: \"\"Lemòtges\"\" or \"\"Limòtges\"\" ) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region in west-central France. Limoges is", "title": "Limoges" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.97, "text": "Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne () is a French department named after the river Vienne. It is one of the 12 departments that together constitute the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The neighbouring departments are: Creuse, Corrèze, Dordogne, Charente, Vienne and Indre. There are three arrondissements (administrative regions) in the department; the Arrondissement of Limoges, the capital of which is Limoges; the Arrondissement of Bellac, the capital of which is Bellac, some to the northwest of Limoges; and the Arrondissement of Rochechouart, with its capital, Rochechouart to the west of Limoges. The chief and largest city in the department is Limoges, the other towns", "title": "Haute-Vienne" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.33, "text": "371,102. The three arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department are: Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne () is a French department named after the river Vienne. It is one of the 12 departments that together constitute the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The neighbouring departments are: Creuse, Corrèze, Dordogne, Charente, Vienne and Indre. There are three arrondissements (administrative regions) in the department; the Arrondissement of Limoges, the capital of which is Limoges; the Arrondissement of Bellac, the capital of which is Bellac, some to the northwest of Limoges; and the Arrondissement of Rochechouart, with its capital, Rochechouart to the west of Limoges. The chief and largest", "title": "Haute-Vienne" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.16, "text": "also part of the larger Occitania region. The modern region of Limousin is essentially composed of two historical French provinces: Beside these two main provinces, Limousin is also composed of small parts of other former provinces: Today the province of Limousin is the most populous part of the Limousin region. Limoges, the historical capital and largest city of the province of Limousin, is the capital of the Limousin administrative region. With a slowly rising population of just under 750,000, Limousin is the second-least populous region in Metropolitan France after Corsica. The population of Limousin is aging and, until 1999, was", "title": "Limousin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.84, "text": "Martin has exclusive rights to its oak groves. It is a partnership that is over 100 years old. The regional capital, Limoges, was once an industrial power base, world-renowned for its porcelain and still a leader and innovator in electric equipment factories (which originally used porcelain as an insulator). However, large factories are now few in number. Limousin is the poorest region in Metropolitan France; only the overseas collectivities have a lower GDP per capita. Some of the rivers belonging to the Loire basin run through the north, west and east of the region, waterways belonging to that of the", "title": "Limousin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.33, "text": "your walk. It is 6 kilometres from the nearest small town, Saint-Mathieu which has a variety of shops and bars and a tennis court, as well as a swimming lake where you can hire pedalos in the summer and enjoy a meal overlooking the lake. It is central to three capital cities, Angoulème the capital of the Charente, with its famous cartoon museum; Limoges the capital of the Limousin, famous for its history of porcelain manufacture and Périgueux the capital of the Périgord with its charming narrow streets and sunny squares. Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire () is a commune in the Haute-Vienne", "title": "Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.94, "text": "Barricades were built, the army intervened. There would be two casualties: a horse and a young porcelain worker, Camille Vardelle. The first French confederation of workers, Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) (General Confederation of Labour), was created in Limoges in 1895. During the World War II, many Jews from Alsace were evacuated to and around Limoges. The city is one of France's basketball capitals. The Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, has been host for international basketball events such as the EuroBasket 1983 and serves as home court for the professional team CSP Limoges (Cercle St Pierre). Since 1983, the club", "title": "Limoges" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.66, "text": "Limón (canton) Limón is the first canton in the province of Limón in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,765.79 km², and has a population of 97,102. Its capital is the provincial capital city of Puerto Limón. The canton lies along the Caribbean coast from the mouth of the Río Toro in the north to Tuba Creek (Río Tuba) in the south. It ranges westward into the Cordillera de Tilarán, with a southwest finger of the canton reaching up to the peak of Cerro Chirripó, the highest point in Costa Rica. The canton of Limón is subdivided into", "title": "Limón (canton)" } ]

[ "Yogyakarta City", "Yogyakarta" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.16, "text": "prestigious. Yogyakarta is the capital of the Yogyakarta Special Region and served as the Indonesian capital from 1946 to 1948 during the Indonesian National Revolution, with Gedung Agung as the president's office. One of the districts in southeastern Yogyakarta, Kotagede, was the capital of the Mataram Sultanate between 1587 and 1613. The city's population was 422,732 inhabitants at the 2017 census. Its built-up area was home to 4,010,436 inhabitants, which includes Magelang and 65 districts across Sleman, Klaten, Bantul, Kulon Progo, and Magelang regencies. Yogyakarta-Magelang and Surakarta are being agglomerated within several years. At 0.837, Yogyakarta has one of the", "title": "Yogyakarta" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.08, "text": "communities of the greater area of Yogyakarta. Within the greater Yogyakarta area lies the city of Yogyakarta called \"\"Kota Yogyakarta\"\". Yogyakarta Special Region having 4 regency and 1 city: 1. Kulon Progo the capital is Wates 2. Sleman the capital is Sleman 3. Bantul the capital is Piyungan 4. Gunung Kidul the capital is Wonosari and 5. Yogyakarta City. Yogyakarta is divided into 14 districts (\"\"kecamatan\"\"), listed below with their populations as of the 2010 Census: In 2017, Gross Domestic Regional Product (GRDP) of Yogyakarta City at current price were 31.31 trillion rupiahs. Tertiary sector played an important role on", "title": "Yogyakarta" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.05, "text": "the province of Central Java. Yogyakarta's overwhelming support and the Sultan's patriotism were essential in the Indonesian struggle for independence during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945-1949). The city of Yogyakarta became the capital of the Indonesian Republic from January 1946 to December 1948 after the fall of Jakarta to the Dutch. Later, the Dutch also invaded Yogyakarta causing the Indonesian Republic's capital to be transferred again to Bukittinggi in West Sumatra on 19 December 1948. In return for Yogyakarta's support, the declaration of Special Authority over Yogyakarta was granted in full in 1950 and Yogyakarta was given the status as", "title": "Special Region of Yogyakarta" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.02, "text": "Special Region of Yogyakarta The Special Region of Yogyakarta (, often pronounced ; ) is a provincial-level autonomous region of Indonesia in the southern Java. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south, as well as sharing all the land borders to the province of Central Java. Ruled by the Yogyakarta Sultanate, the region is the only officially recognised monarchy within the government of Indonesia. The city of Yogyakarta is the capital and the economic center of the region. The Yogyakarta Sultanate has been established since 1755 and provided an unwavering support for Indonesia's independence during the Indonesian", "title": "Special Region of Yogyakarta" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.42, "text": "3,594,290. It has an area of 3,133.15 km, making it the second-smallest area of the provinces in Indonesia, after the Jakarta Capital Region. Along with surrounding areas in Central Java, it has some of the highest population densities of Java. Mount Merapi is located to the immediate north of the city of Yogyakarta and Sleman Regency. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It last erupted in October–November 2010, killing and injuring many people and temporarily displacing approximately 100,000 residents. Indonesia has numbers of geo-heritage sites in Yogyakarta Special Region. It has been", "title": "Special Region of Yogyakarta" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.09, "text": "Nglanggeran (Gunungkidul regency) has already been developed as a tourist destination with its beautiful scenery. The Special Region of Yogyakarta (provincial level) is subdivided into four regencies (\"\"kabupaten\"\") and one city (\"\"kota\"\"): Located within the Special Region of Yogyakarta, the city of Yogyakarta is known as a center of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry and puppet shows. It is also one of Indonesia's most renowned centers of higher education. At the city's center is the Sultan's palace called the \"\"kraton\"\". While the city sprawls in all directions from the kraton, the core", "title": "Special Region of Yogyakarta" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.08, "text": "National Revolution (1945–1949). As a first-level division in Indonesia, Yogyakarta is governed by Sultan Hamengkubuwono as the governor and Prince Paku Alam as the vice governor. With a land area of 3,185.8 km², it is the second-smallest province of Indonesia after Jakarta. In Javanese it is pronounced , and named after the city of Ayodhya in Javanese-Hindu mythology. The Dutch name of the Special Region is Djokjakarta. The Sultanate has existed in various forms through prehistory, and survived through the rule of the Dutch and the 1942 invasion of the Dutch East Indies by the Japanese Empire. In August 1945", "title": "Special Region of Yogyakarta" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.98, "text": "The centre of metropolitan Yogyakarta is surrounded by a ring road. Since 2008, the Special Region of Yogyakarta launched bus rapid transit system, the Trans Jogja, which connects many places in and around Yogyakarta city, including the airport and Prambanan temple. Today, Trans Jogja has reached other points in the south-side of the city Yogyakarta is home to more than 100 institutions of higher education in Indonesia, the highest number of higher education institutions of any province in Indonesia. Hence, Yogyakarta earned its nickname \"\"Kota Pelajar\"\" (The City of Students). Yogyakarta is the home of the first established state university", "title": "Special Region of Yogyakarta" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.62, "text": "a Special Administrative Region, making Yogyakarta the only region headed by a monarchy in Indonesia. The Special Region was struck by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on 27 May 2006, killing 5,782 people, injuring approximately 36,000 and leaving 600,000 people homeless. The region of Bantul suffered the most damage and deaths. The Special Region is located near the southern coast of Java, surrounded on three sides by the province of Central Java, and with the Indian Ocean on the south side. The population at the 2010 Census was 3,452,390 people, but according to the latest official estimate (January 2014) has risen to", "title": "Special Region of Yogyakarta" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.2, "text": "Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat The Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (Bahasa Indonesia: \"\"Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat\"\", Javanese:\"\"ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦔꦿꦠ꧀\"\") is a palace complex in the city of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is the seat of the reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta and his family. The complex is a center of Javanese culture, and contains a museum displaying royal artifacts. It is guarded by the Yogyakarta Kraton Guards (Indonesian: \"\"Prajurit Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat\"\"). The complex was built in 1755–1756 (AJ 1682) for Hamengkubuwono I, the first Sultan of Yogyakarta. It was one of the monarch's first acts after the signing of the Treaty of Giyanti, which", "title": "Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat" } ]

[ "Athens" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.62, "text": "Athens Athens (; , \"\"Athína\"\" ; , \"\"Athênai\"\" ) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus, which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with Athens. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's", "title": "Athens" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.98, "text": "Greeks. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs proclaimed in front of Parliament in 1844, \"\"The Kingdom of Greece is not Greece; it is only part of it, a small and poor part of Greece... There are two great centers of Hellenism. Athens is the capital of the Kingdom. Constantinople is the great capital, the City, dream and hope of all Greeks.\"\" In some social situations Greeks can react negatively or be offended if the word Γραικός (\"\"Greek\"\") is used in a situation where in the modern Greek language the word Έλληνας (\"\"Hellene\"\") is considered the right word to use. Both", "title": "Names of the Greeks" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.86, "text": "Greece Greece (), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: ), historically also known as Hellas, is a country located in Southern and Southeast Europe, with a population of approximately /1e6 round 0 million as of . Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki. Greece is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the", "title": "Greece" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.75, "text": "\"\"συμπρωτεύουσα\"\" (lit. \"\"co-capital\"\"), with metropolitan populations of approximately 4 million and 1 million inhabitants respectively. Other prominent cities with urban populations above 100,000 inhabitants include those of Patras, Heraklion, Larissa, Volos, Rhodes, Ioannina, Agrinio, Chania, and Chalcis. The table below lists the largest cities in Greece, by population contained in their respective contiguous built up urban areas, which are either made up of many municipalities, evident in the cases of Athens and Thessaloniki, or are contained within a larger single municipality, case evident in most of the smaller cities of the country. The results come from the preliminary figures of", "title": "Greece" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.5, "text": "the Capital () or simply Athens (the most common use of the term), spanning over , with a population of 3,090,508 people as of 2011. The Athens Urban Area is considered to form the city of Athens as a whole, despite its administrative divisions, which is the largest in Greece and one of the most populated urban areas in Europe. The Athens Metropolitan Area spans within the Attica region and includes a total of 58 municipalities, which are organized in 7 regional units (those outlined above, along with East Attica and West Attica), having reached a population of 3,737,550 based", "title": "Athens" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.36, "text": "private \"\"colleges\"\", as they called formally in Greece, as the establishment of private universities is prohibited by the constitution. Many of them are accredited by a foreign state or university such as the American College of Greece and the Athens Campus of the University of Indianapolis. Athens Athens (; , \"\"Athína\"\" ; , \"\"Athênai\"\" ) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. Classical Athens", "title": "Athens" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.09, "text": "large City Centre of the Greek capital falls directly within the municipality of Athens, which is the largest in population size in Greece. Piraeus also forms a significant city centre on its own, within the Athens Urban Area and being the second largest in population size within it, with Peristeri and Kallithea following. The Athens Metropolitan Area consists of 58 densely populated municipalities, sprawling around the municipality of Athens (the city centre) in virtually all directions. For the Athenians, all the urban municipalities surrounding the city centre are called suburbs. According to their geographic location in relation to the City", "title": "Athens" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.09, "text": "be used as an example by Greece's central government for a successful strategy in dealing with these problems. Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece. It is an influential city for the northern parts of the country and is the capital of the region of Central Macedonia and the Thessaloniki regional unit. The Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace is also based in Thessaloniki, being that the city is the de facto capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. It is customary every year for the Prime Minister of Greece to announce his administration's policies on a number of issues,", "title": "Thessaloniki" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.91, "text": "in what today covers the district of Plaka in Athens. Athens was chosen as the Greek capital for historical and sentimental reasons, not because it was a large city. At the time, it was a town consisting of only 400 houses at the foot of the Acropolis. A modern city plan was laid out, and public buildings erected. The finest legacy of this period are the buildings of the University of Athens (1837, under the name Othonian University), the Athens Polytechnic University (1837, under the name Royal School of Arts), the National Gardens of Athens (1840), the National Library of", "title": "Otto of Greece" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.88, "text": "Count Ioannis Kapodistrias, first head of state of newly liberated Greece, set foot on the Greek mainland for the first time in Nafplio on 7 January 1828 and made it the official capital of Greece in 1829. He was assassinated on 9 October 1831 by members of the Mavromichalis family, on the steps of the church of Saint Spyridon in Nafplio. After his assassination, a period of anarchy followed, until the arrival of King Otto and the establishment of the new Kingdom of Greece. Nafplio remained the capital of the kingdom until 1834, when King Otto decided to move the", "title": "Nafplio" } ]

[ "Bratislava", "Pressburg", "Pozsony", "Presburg" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 28.03, "text": "Bratislava Bratislava (; , or \"\"\"\" , ) is the capital of Slovakia. With a population of about 450,000, it is one of the smaller capitals of Europe but still the country's largest city. The greater metropolitan area is home to more than 650,000 people. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states. The city's history has been strongly influenced by people of different nations and religions, namely (in alphabetical order) Austrians, Bulgarians,", "title": "Bratislava" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.23, "text": "into an armed conflict, such as with the Second Polish Republic where border clashes over Silesia resulted in a short hostile conflict, the Polish–Czechoslovak War. Even tensions between Czechs and Slovaks had appeared before and during the World War II. The capital city of Slovakia is Bratislava, a name that is a conjunction of the word Brother (Brat) and Glory (Slava), a name which is generally considered as a symbol of Slavic identity, brotherhood and values. Pan-Slavism in the south would often turn to Russia for support. The Southern Slavic movement advocated the independence of the Slavic peoples in the", "title": "Pan-Slavism" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.06, "text": "Geography of Bratislava Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia, is situated in Central Europe and it is located in the extreme south-west within Slovakia. The city borders Austria in the west and Hungary in the south making it the only national capital in the world to border two foreign countries. State border with the Czech Republic is only 62 kilometres (38.5 mi) distant. Bratislava lies on the foothills of the Little Carpathians mountains and the city straddles both banks of the Danube River. The city has a total area of 367.58 square kilometres (141.9 mi²), making it the second largest", "title": "Geography of Bratislava" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.92, "text": "Hodžovo námestie Hodžovo námestie (, locally referred to as Hodžko or Mierko) is a major square in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The square is located at the edge of Old Town, in front of the Slovak Presidential Palace, some 5 minutes walking distance from the historical city center. It is considered to be the center of Bratislava (although Main Square is also considered to be the center) and it is the place of almost all of the foreign states visits. A fountain called Earth — planet of peace is the centerpiece of the square, serving as one of the", "title": "Hodžovo námestie" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.78, "text": "capital of an even larger region encompassing the whole of central Slovakia from 1960 until 1990, but the territory was subdivided in 1996 between the Banská Bystrica and Žilina regions, and a part of Trenčín region. Banská Bystrica is also the capital of a smaller district. The Banská Bystrica District (Slovak: \"\"okres Banská Bystrica\"\") is entirely contained within the Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak: \"\"Banskobystrický kraj\"\"). Several national public institutions have their headquarters in the city, the most prominent are the Tax Directorate of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak public postal service (Slovenská pošta). The city also hosts a regional", "title": "Banská Bystrica" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.64, "text": "Petržalka Petržalka (; ; ) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, the area shares a land border with Austria, and is home to around 100,000 people. The German name of the village \"\"Engerau\"\" (1654) derives from the ethnic name of Hungarians and comes from older placenames \"\"Mogorsciget\"\" (\"\"Hungarian Island\"\", 1225) and \"\"Ungerau\"\" (\"\"Hungarian floodplain\"\", 1509). The Hungarian name, \"\"Ligetfalva\"\", (later Pozsonyligetfalu, literally \"\"parkland village\"\") originates from the 1860s. After the foundation of Czechoslovakia, it was officially renamed to \"\"Petržalka\"\" (1920). The name refers to vegetables and herbs", "title": "Petržalka" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.56, "text": "Devínska Nová Ves Devínska Nová Ves (, , ) is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Its western borders are formed by the Morava River, which also represents the national border between Slovakia and Austria. Devínska Nová Ves is notable mainly for its large Volkswagen factory , for world-known paleontological location- Sandberg , where you can find many fossils of prehistoric animals and for the cyclo-bridge of freedom , which is linking Slovakia and Austria upon the Morava river . It's also the last Slovak stop on the main train line to Vienna. Among other things, it is", "title": "Devínska Nová Ves" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.55, "text": "Námestie Slobody Námestie Slobody\"\" ()\"\", locally referred to as Gottko, is a major city square in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is situated in the wider city center, close to Kollárovo square and in front of the Summer Archbishop's Palace. The location of the current square was covered with vineyards during medieval times. It probably originated in the 17th century, with the Summer Archbishop's Palace which was built there. It currently houses the Slovak government. Later it was rebuilt as a grass area, which was divided by an alley of trees. It was called Kniežacie", "title": "Námestie Slobody" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.52, "text": "Slovakia Slovakia (; ), officially the Slovak Republic (, ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's territory spans about and is mostly mountainous. The population is over 5.4 million and consists mostly of Slovaks. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, and the second largest city is Košice. The official language is Slovak. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. In the 7th", "title": "Slovakia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.39, "text": "the city became one of the foremost centres of the anti-Communist Velvet Revolution in 1989. In 1993, the city became the capital of the newly formed Slovak Republic following the Velvet Divorce. Bratislava is situated in southwestern Slovakia, within the Bratislava Region. Its location on the borders with Austria and Hungary makes it the only national capital that borders between two countries. It is only from the border with Hungary and only from the Austrian capital Vienna. The city has a total area of , making it the second-largest city in Slovakia by area (after the township of Vysoké Tatry).", "title": "Bratislava" } ]

[ "Tokyo", "Tōkyō", "Tôkyô", "Tokyo-to", "Tokyo Metropolitan prefecture", "Tōkyō-to", "Tôkyô-to", "Tokyo Metropolis", "Tokio", "Tokyo Prefecture" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.47, "text": "Capital of Japan The current capital of Japan is Tokyo. In the course of history, the national capital has been in many locations other than Tokyo. Traditionally, the home of the Emperor is considered the capital. From 794 through 1868, the Emperor lived in Heian-kyō, modern-day Kyoto. After 1868, the seat of the Government of Japan and the location of the Emperor's home was moved to Tokyo. In 1941, the Ministry of Education published the . While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the of 1956", "title": "Capital of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.94, "text": "Kuni-kyō Kuni-kyō (恭仁京, or \"\"Kuni no miyako\"\"), was the capital city of Japan between 740 and 744, whose imperial palace (恭仁宮 \"\"Kuni-kyū\"\" or \"\"Kuni no miya\"\") was built in the present-day city of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture by the order of Emperor Shōmu. The city of Kuni-kyō was never completed, as the capital was moved once again to the present-day city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, more specifically the in 744, only four years later. In 745 Emperor Shōmu moved the capital yet again to Naniwa-kyō (Osaka), and before the year was out, reverted the capital back to Heijō-kyō in Nara.", "title": "Kuni-kyō" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.69, "text": "Fukuhara-kyō Fukuhara-kyō (福原京, Capital of Fukuhara) was the seat of Japan's Imperial Court, and therefore the capital of the country, for roughly six months in 1180. It was also the center of Taira no Kiyomori's power and the site of his retirement palace. Fukuhara, in or near what is today Hyōgo Ward in the city of Kobe, was made the official residence of Taira no Kiyomori in 1160, following the Heiji Rebellion in which his Taira clan crushed the rival Minamoto clan. From roughly this time until his death in 1181, Kiyomori was the de facto political chief of state.", "title": "Fukuhara-kyō" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.45, "text": "Heian-kyō Heian-kyō was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the official capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180. Emperor Kanmu established it as the capital in 794, moving the Imperial Court there from nearby Nagaoka-kyō at the recommendation of his advisor Wake no Kiyomaro and marking the beginning of the Heian period of Japanese history. The city was modelled after the Tang dynasty Chinese capital of Chang'an (modern-day Xi'an). It remained the chief political center until 1185, when the samurai Minamoto clan", "title": "Heian-kyō" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.3, "text": "Heijō-kyō , was the Capital of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710–40 and again from 745–84. The imperial palace is a listed UNESCO World Heritage together with other places in the city of Nara (cf. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara). Empress Genmei ordered the Imperial capital moved from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō in 708, and the move to Heijō-kyō was complete in 710. Heijō-kyō was modeled after Chang'an, the capital of Tang-dynasty China, although Heijō-kyō lacked walls. In the city, merchants and traders from China, Korea and India introduced various foreign cultures to Heijō-kyō through the Silk Road.", "title": "Heijō-kyō" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.05, "text": "\"\"capital \"\"functions\"\" relocation\"\" instead of \"\"capital relocation\"\", or as \"\"relocation of the Diet and other organizations\"\". In 2017, the Government of Japan decided to move the Agency for Cultural Affairs to Kyoto. This list of legendary capitals of Japan begins with the reign of Emperor Jimmu. The names of the Imperial palaces are in parentheses: This list of capitals includes the Imperial palaces names in parentheses. \"\"Kofun period\"\" Asuka period Nara period Heian period Medieval Japan and Early modern period (see also: History of Japan) Modern Japan (see also: History of Japan) Capital of Japan The current capital of Japan", "title": "Capital of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.03, "text": "Tokyo , officially , one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. , the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when \"\"Shōgun\"\" Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city as his headquarters in 1603. It became the capital after", "title": "Tokyo" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.86, "text": "seen as evidence of political-power concentration, leading to the formation of a state. The Kojiki records that during 390–430 AD there was an imperial palace located at Osumi, in what is present day Higashiyodogawa ward, but it may have been a secondary imperial residence rather than a capital. In 645, Emperor Kōtoku built his Naniwa Nagara-Toyosaki Palace in what is now Osaka, making it the capital of Japan. The city now known as Osaka was at this time referred to as Naniwa, and this name and derivations of it are still in use for districts in central Osaka such as", "title": "Osaka" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.73, "text": "states: \"\"In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by cabinet order.\"\" This clearly implies that the government has designated Tokyo as the capital of Japan, although (again) it is not explicitly stated, and the definition of the \"\"capital area\"\" is purposely restricted to the terms of that specific law. Other laws referring to this \"\"capital area\"\" include the and the . This term for capital was never used to refer to Kyoto. Indeed, \"\"shuto\"\" came into use during the 1860s as", "title": "Capital of Japan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.39, "text": "a gloss of the English term \"\"capital\"\". The Ministry of Education published a book called \"\"History of the Restoration\"\" in 1941. This book referred to without talking about . A contemporary history textbook states that the Meiji government \"\"moved the capital (\"\"shuto\"\") from Kyoto to Tokyo\"\" without using the \"\"sento\"\" term. As of 2007, there is a movement to transfer the government functions of the capital from Tokyo while retaining Tokyo as the \"\"de facto\"\" capital, with the Gifu-Aichi region, the Mie-Kio region and other regions submitting bids for a \"\"de jure\"\" capital. Officially, the relocation is referred to as", "title": "Capital of Japan" } ]

[ "Kareličy" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.84, "text": "Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk (; Karelian, Vepsian & ; Finland Swedish: \"\"Petroskoj\"\") is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . Population: It was previously known as \"\"Petrovskaya Sloboda\"\" (until 1777), \"\"Petrozavodsk\"\" (until 1941), \"\"Äänislinna\"\" (until 1944). Archeological discoveries in the urban area indicate the presence of a settlement as far back as seven thousand years ago, and during the Middle Ages the site of modern city was marked by several lakeside villages. Within the city limits, the district of Solomennoje appears in surviving records dating back to the", "title": "Petrozavodsk" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.81, "text": "Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (; ; ; ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic), located in the northwest of Russia. Its capital is the city of Petrozavodsk. Its population in 2010 was 643,548. The modern Karelian Republic was founded as an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR by the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) of June 27, 1923, and by the Decree of the VTsIK and the Council of People's Commissars of July 25, 1923, from the Karelian Labor Commune. From 1940 to 1956, it was known as the", "title": "Republic of Karelia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.95, "text": "Nadvoitsy Nadvoitsy (; ; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Vygozero, north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 8,372. It was established in the 16th century. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1942. Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Nadvoitsy is subordinated to Segezhsky District. As a municipal division, Nadvoitsy, together with six rural localities, is incorporated within Segezhsky Municipal District as Nadvoitskoye Urban Settlement. Until 2013, the", "title": "Nadvoitsy" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.7, "text": "Chupa, Republic of Karelia Chupa (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Loukhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the coast of the White Sea, north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,924. It has been known since 1574. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1943. Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chupa is subordinated to Loukhsky District. As a municipal division, Chupa, together with one rural locality (the station of Chupa), is incorporated within Loukhsky Municipal District as", "title": "Chupa, Republic of Karelia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.56, "text": "Kareli, Georgia Kareli () is a town in Shida Kartli, Georgia, located on the right bank of the Mtkvari, 94 km west of the country's capital of Tbilisi. Kareli is first mentioned as a village in the 1715 documents. It was a property of the Tsitsishvili noble family. It acquired the status of a town under the Soviet government in 1981. Since 1939, it has been an administrative center of the homonymous district. As of the 2014 census, Kareli had a population of 6,654. Kareli has a humid subtropical climate with moderately cold winters and long warm summers. The town’s", "title": "Kareli, Georgia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.5, "text": "Chupinskoye Urban Settlement. Chupa, Republic of Karelia Chupa (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Loukhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the coast of the White Sea, north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,924. It has been known since 1574. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1943. Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Chupa is subordinated to Loukhsky District. As a municipal division, Chupa, together with one rural locality (the station of Chupa), is incorporated within Loukhsky", "title": "Chupa, Republic of Karelia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.31, "text": "environs are a home to several architectural monuments of medieval Georgia such as the churches of Zghuderi, Samtsevrisi, Ruisi, and Kintsvisi, and the fortress of Ortubani (Dzama). Kareli, Georgia Kareli () is a town in Shida Kartli, Georgia, located on the right bank of the Mtkvari, 94 km west of the country's capital of Tbilisi. Kareli is first mentioned as a village in the 1715 documents. It was a property of the Tsitsishvili noble family. It acquired the status of a town under the Soviet government in 1981. Since 1939, it has been an administrative center of the homonymous district.", "title": "Kareli, Georgia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.91, "text": "Muyezersky (urban-type settlement) Muyezersky (; ; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Muyezersky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Muyezerka River (Kem's basin), northwest of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,328. It was founded in the end of the 1930s due to the construction of Rugozersky timber industry enterprise. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1965. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Muyezersky serves as the administrative center of Muyezersky District, of which it is a part. As a", "title": "Muyezersky (urban-type settlement)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.81, "text": "Belomorsky District Belomorsky District (; ) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Belomorsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,118, with the population of Belomorsk accounting for 58.7% of that number. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belomorsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Belomorsk) and fifty-six rural localities. As", "title": "Belomorsky District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.77, "text": "Belomorsk Belomorsk (; ; /\"\"\"\") is a town and the administrative center of Belomorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Onega Bay on the shore of the White Sea. Population: In the beginning it was a small village named Soroka (), or Sorotskaya () in the official Russian Imperial statistics. On September 11, 1938, Soroka and several nearby localities were merged to form the town of Belomorsk. In 1941-1944, during World War II, it served as the temporary capital of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belomorsk serves as the administrative", "title": "Belomorsk" } ]

[ "Marigot" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.34, "text": "part of the French overseas \"\"région\"\" and \"\"département\"\" of Guadeloupe. Saint Martin is separated from the island of Anguilla by the Anguilla Channel. Its capital is Marigot. Hurricane Irma hit the island on 6–7 September 2017 with Category 5 winds causing widespread and significant damage to buildings and infrastructure. As of 10 September, reports indicated that ten deaths were attributed to the storm on this island and on Saint Barthelemy (combined) and that seven people were still missing. Saint Martin was for many years a French commune, forming part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas \"\"région\"\" and \"\"département\"\" of France.", "title": "Collectivity of Saint Martin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.11, "text": "Marigot, Saint Martin Marigot is the main town and capital in the French Collectivity of Saint Martin. As of 2017, Marigot has 12,000 inhabitants, up from 5,700 in 2006. Marigot is located on the west coast of the island of St. Martin. It extends from the coast to the west, along the Bay of Marigot and the hills of the interior of the island to the east. On the south-west it is bounded by the Simpson Bay. Marigot has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen \"\"Aw\"\"), with very warm to hot and humid weather throughout the year. Rainfall – which is", "title": "Marigot, Saint Martin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.23, "text": "St. Martin of Tours' Church, Marigot The St. Martin of Tours' Church () Is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church located on rue du Fort Louis in the city of Marigot the capital of the Collectivity of St. Martin a dependent territory of France consisting of the northern half of the island of Saint Martin in the Lesser Antilles. The temple built in 1941 on the route to Fort Louis follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the Diocese of Basse-Terre (\"\"Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis\"\" or \"\"Diocèse de Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre\"\")", "title": "St. Martin of Tours' Church, Marigot" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.98, "text": "is typical of Caribbean towns, with gingerbread houses and sidewalk bistros. Market days are every Wednesday and Saturday morning. The crew of the 1997 motion picture \"\"Speed 2\"\" shot the finale scene here where the \"\"Seabourn Legend\"\" hits the island. The St. Martin of Tours' Church on rue du Fort Louis was built in 1941. Marigot, Saint Martin Marigot is the main town and capital in the French Collectivity of Saint Martin. As of 2017, Marigot has 12,000 inhabitants, up from 5,700 in 2006. Marigot is located on the west coast of the island of St. Martin. It extends from", "title": "Marigot, Saint Martin" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.81, "text": "Saint-Martin-d'Hères Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Grenoble and is adjacent to it on the east. The commune was created around 1100 where the church of St. Martin was located. During the middle ages it was administered at some points by the lords of the Castle of Gières, and at other times by the bishop of Grenoble, who had religious and seigniorial disputes with the former. The city remained a mostly rural area, until the 19th century, when it saw its first industrial developments with the", "title": "Saint-Martin-d'Hères" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.59, "text": "Saint-Martin-le-Pin Saint-Martin-le-Pin (\"\"Sent Martin lu Pench\"\" in Occitan ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is part of the Regional Natural Park Périgord Limousin. Saint-Martin-le-Pin is situated along the D 94 about 5 kilometers northwest of Nontron. The boundary with Nontron to the southeast is the \"\"Ruisseau des Vergnes\"\", a southwest-flowing right tributary of the Bandiat. The commune's territory reaches the Bandiat river itself in the southwest, forming a natural boundary with the neighbouring communes Saint-Martial-de-Valette in the south and Lussas-et-Nontronneau in the southwest. The commune's boundary to Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert in the northwest and", "title": "Saint-Martin-le-Pin" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.55, "text": "1870) became the effective capital of France. St Martin was promoted by the clerical right as the protector of the nation against the German threat. Conservatives associated the dramatic collapse of Napoleon III’s regime as a sign of divine retribution on the irreligious emperor. Priests interpreted it as punishment for a nation led astray due to years of anti-clericalism. They preached repentance and a return to religion for political stability. The ruined towers of the old royal basilica of St. Martin at Tours came to symbolize the decline of traditional Catholic France. With the government's relocation to Tours during the", "title": "Martin of Tours" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.55, "text": "Saint Martin Saint Martin (; ) is an island in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately east of Puerto Rico. The island is divided roughly 60/40 between the French Republic () and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (), but the two parts are roughly equal in population. The division dates to 1648. The southern Dutch part comprises Sint Maarten and is one of four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The northern French part comprises the Collectivity of Saint Martin and is an overseas collectivity of France. On 1 January 2009, the population of the whole island was", "title": "Saint Martin" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.52, "text": "Collectivity of Saint Martin The Collectivity of Saint Martin (), commonly known as simply Saint Martin (\"\"\"\"), is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies in the Caribbean. With a population of 36,286 (as of January 2011) on an area of , it encompasses the northern 60% of the divided island of Saint Martin, and some neighbouring islets, the largest of which is Île Tintamarre. The southern 40% of the island of Saint Martin constitutes Sint Maarten, since 2010 a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Before 2007, the French part of Saint Martin formed a", "title": "Collectivity of Saint Martin" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.39, "text": "Saint-Martin-Vésubie Saint-Martin-Vésubie is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Established on the edge of a glacial plate, it had a population of 1,327 in 2008. It was named after the Vésubie, a local river. San Martin first appears in recorded history in the 12th century, although there are archaeological remnants of a Romanized indigenous population dating back to the 1st century. The medieval castrum extends along a cliff overlooking Valley of the Madonna through which ran the old Salt Road that extended from the Piedmont to the port city of Nice. It was part", "title": "Saint-Martin-Vésubie" } ]

[ "Bourges" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.58, "text": "the Middle Ages, Berry became the centre of the Duchy of Berry. It is also known for an illuminated manuscript produced in the 14th–15th century called \"\"Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry\"\". The name of \"\"Berry\"\", like that of its capital, Bourges, originated with the Gaulish tribe of the Bituriges, who settled in the area before the Roman armies of Julius Caesar conquered Gaul. La Brenne, located west of Châteauroux and east of Tournon-Saint-Martin in the Indre department, is a region which of old straddled on the former provinces of Berry and Touraine, and is now a protected", "title": "Berry, France" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.42, "text": "Berry, France Berry is a region located in the center of France. It was a province of France until \"\"départements\"\" replaced the provinces on 4 March 1790, when Berry became divided between the \"\"départements\"\" of Cher (High Berry) and Indre (Low Berry). The Berry region now consists of the \"\"départements\"\" of Cher, Indre and parts of Creuse. The city Bourges functioned as the capital of Berry. Berry is notable as the birthplace of several kings and other members of the French royal family, and was the birthplace of the famous knight Baldwin Chauderon, who fought in the First Crusade. In", "title": "Berry, France" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.19, "text": "capital of the Province of Berry) at the court of John, Duke of Berry. He was active in the Duke's service from 1384 until 1414 and made a significant contribution to the Duke's famous illuminated books, in particular the \"\"Très Belles Heures du Duc de Berry\"\", the \"\"\"\", the \"\"Petites Heures\"\", and a \"\"Psalter\"\", often working with the Limbourg brothers and the painter known as the Boucicaut Master. On 28 November 1384, Jacquemart was paid for the first time by the steward of John, Duke of Berry, to cover expenses he and his wife had incurred in Bourges, and he", "title": "Jacquemart de Hesdin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.92, "text": "natural area (Parc naturel régional de la Brenne) as well called \"\"Pays des mille étangs\"\", because of its many ponds created since the 8th c. by the monks of the local abbeys for pisciculture. Berry, France Berry is a region located in the center of France. It was a province of France until \"\"départements\"\" replaced the provinces on 4 March 1790, when Berry became divided between the \"\"départements\"\" of Cher (High Berry) and Indre (Low Berry). The Berry region now consists of the \"\"départements\"\" of Cher, Indre and parts of Creuse. The city Bourges functioned as the capital of Berry.", "title": "Berry, France" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.8, "text": "Berry, New South Wales Berry is a small Australian village in the Shoalhaven region of the New South Wales South Coast, located south of the state capital, Sydney. It has many historical buildings which are listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register. Berry attracts many tourists who come to enjoy the diversity of landscapes, including coastal beaches, rich dairy farming, and forested mountains. The village hosts a local Produce Market which is held twice each month on the second Saturday and fourth Sunday. Together with Kiama to the north, Berry acts as a gateway through to other towns and", "title": "Berry, New South Wales" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.5, "text": "rural women. Berry, New South Wales Berry is a small Australian village in the Shoalhaven region of the New South Wales South Coast, located south of the state capital, Sydney. It has many historical buildings which are listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register. Berry attracts many tourists who come to enjoy the diversity of landscapes, including coastal beaches, rich dairy farming, and forested mountains. The village hosts a local Produce Market which is held twice each month on the second Saturday and fourth Sunday. Together with Kiama to the north, Berry acts as a gateway through to other", "title": "Berry, New South Wales" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.48, "text": "Bourges Bourges () is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital of the former province of Berry. The name of the city derives either from the Bituriges, the name of the original inhabitants, or from the Germanic \"\"Burg\"\" (French: \"\"bourg\"\". Spanish: \"\"burgo\"\". English, others: \"\"burgh\"\", \"\"berg\"\", or \"\"borough\"\"), for \"\"hill/village\"\". The Celts called it \"\"Avaricon\"\"; Latin-speakers: \"\"Avaricum\"\". In 52 BC, the sixth year of the Gallic Wars the Gauls were practicing a scorched earth policy to try to deny Caesar's forces supplies, but the", "title": "Bourges" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.28, "text": "Dave Berry (presenter) David Robert \"\"Dave\"\" Berry (born 14 September 1978 in Lewisham, London) is a British TV and radio presenter. Berry presented \"\"The Capital Breakfast Show\"\" alongside George Shelley and Lilah Parsons. It was announced in February 2017 that he would be joining Absolute Radio from 2 October 2017 to host a new weekday show. Berry began work in 'The Observatory', a South London vintage clothes shop. He joined a modelling agency where he participated in campaigns for Ted Baker, French Connection, Toni & Guy and Burton. In 2009 he co-founded 'October House', a tailoring brand making bespoke suits", "title": "Dave Berry (presenter)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.19, "text": "he left XFM to present the weekend breakfast show on Capital Radio (now known as \"\"Capital London\"\"). On 25 December 2011, he presented his final weekend Capital London, after the announcement that he would replace Johnny Vaughan on \"\"Capital Breakfast (London)\"\" on 3 January 2012. He hosted the Capital Breakfast (London) show every weekday morning from 6am - 10am with a national broadcast across the Capital network on Saturdays. Berry has won the Radio Academy Gold Award for Breakfast Show of the Year and is a two-time winner of the TRIC Award for Best Radio/ Digital Radio Programme. In April", "title": "Dave Berry (presenter)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.95, "text": "had no capital and no credit, the way seemed dark before him. His wife came to his aid. By her intercession her parents were persuaded to allow Berry to put the three dollars which he had been paying them weekly for his wife's board into what they called the \"\"business capital.\"\" In a few months he was able to start with his elder brother in the restaurant business with a capital of forty dollars. They commenced as \"\"Berry Brothers\"\", but, as the business was not large enough for two, Berry bought his brother out and went along alone. When Berry's", "title": "Edwin C. Berry" } ]

[ "Basseterre" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.69, "text": "Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country in the West Indies. Located in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles, it is the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere, in both area and population. The country is a Commonwealth realm, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. The capital city is Basseterre on the larger island of Saint Kitts. The smaller island of Nevis lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Saint Kitts across a shallow channel called \"\"The Narrows\"\".", "title": "Saint Kitts and Nevis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.11, "text": "Kitts and Nevis lies Booby Island, a rocky island not officially claimed by Saint George Basseterre nor Saint James Windward. The capital city of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre, is located on the coast of Basseterre Bay, but the city also stretches northward into the parish of Saint Peter Basseterre. The location is ideal, as it is the congregation of the island's 4 main thoroughfares (West to Sandy Point, East to Cayon, North to Monkey Hill, and South to the South East Peninsula). The parish's other settlements act as suburbs to the city. Some of the suburbs are Frigate Bay,", "title": "Saint George Basseterre Parish" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.09, "text": "several private secondary schools. Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country in the West Indies. Located in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles, it is the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere, in both area and population. The country is a Commonwealth realm, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. The capital city is Basseterre on the larger island of Saint Kitts. The smaller island of Nevis lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Saint Kitts across a shallow", "title": "Saint Kitts and Nevis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.03, "text": "of Saint John's on the island of Antigua. In Basseterre, the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is the Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, built in 1856, and rebuilt in the years 1927 - 1928. In Saint Kitts there are two other parishes, the Holy Family and Sacred Heart. In the island of Nevis there is the parish of Santa Teresa. In total, there are four Catholic parishes in the nation. The Apostolic Nuncio of Saint Kitts and Nevis was established on July 19, 1999. Eugenio Sbarbaro (23 October 1999 - 26 April 2000 appointed Apostolic", "title": "Catholic Church in Saint Kitts and Nevis" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.28, "text": "Nevis Nevis is a small island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Nevis is located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. Its area is and the capital is Charlestown. Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by a shallow channel known as \"\"The Narrows\"\". Nevis is roughly conical in shape with a volcano", "title": "Nevis" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.92, "text": "there are three private primary schools. After primary school, children attend one of three secondary schools. Please also see the article: List of schools in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Charlestown, Nevis Charlestown is the capital of the island of Nevis, in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies. Charlestown is situated on the leeward side of the island of Nevis, near the southern end of Pinneys Beach. Charlestown Harbor was originally called Bath Bay, in reference to Bath Stream. This stream was noted for its curative waters. Historically, in colonial times, the town of Charlestown was", "title": "Charlestown, Nevis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.75, "text": "Basseterre Basseterre , estimated population 13,000 in 2011, is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Geographically, the \"\"Basseterre\"\" port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands. The city lies within Saint George Basseterre Parish. Basseterre is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Caribbean. Basseterre was founded in 1627 by the French, under Sieur Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc. It served as the capital of the French colony of Saint-Christophe, which consisted of the northern and southern extremities of the island", "title": "Basseterre" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.69, "text": "2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. Capital punishment in Saint Kitts and Nevis Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, and is carried out by hanging. The death penalty can only be applied for aggravated murder and treason. Since gaining its sovereignty in 1983, St. Kitts and Nevis has executed only three individuals, with its most recent execution being carried out in 2008, when Charles Laplace was hanged for murdering his wife. As of 2016, the country has just one death row inmate. St. Kitts and Nevis voted against the United Nations moratorium", "title": "Capital punishment in Saint Kitts and Nevis" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.66, "text": "Capital punishment in Saint Kitts and Nevis Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, and is carried out by hanging. The death penalty can only be applied for aggravated murder and treason. Since gaining its sovereignty in 1983, St. Kitts and Nevis has executed only three individuals, with its most recent execution being carried out in 2008, when Charles Laplace was hanged for murdering his wife. As of 2016, the country has just one death row inmate. St. Kitts and Nevis voted against the United Nations moratorium on the death penalty in 2007,", "title": "Capital punishment in Saint Kitts and Nevis" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.62, "text": "walking distance of one another. It is also home to Saint Kitts' championship golf course. Capital – Basseterre Other Villages: Saint George Basseterre is the economic heart of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and is of significant importance to the greater Eastern Caribbean area. Most Kittitians and also many Nevisians work in the city. Basseterre is a regional financial centre, home to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Headquarters, as well as the Eastern Caribbean Stock Exchange. It is also home to the Eastern Caribbean's largest light manufacturing industry. The many hotels and resorts in Frigate Bay also are responsible for a", "title": "Saint George Basseterre Parish" } ]

[ "Asmara", "Asmera" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.05, "text": "Asmara Asmara (; ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea and the Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude. The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean highlands and the Great Rift Valley in neighbouring Ethiopia. In 2017, the city was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved modernist architecture. Asmara was founded in the 11th century CE after four separate villages unified to live together peacefully after", "title": "Asmara" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.78, "text": "Eritrea Eritrea (; ), officially the State of Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa, with its capital at Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately , and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Its toponym \"\"Eritrea\"\" is based on the Greek name for the Red Sea ( ), which was first adopted for Italian Eritrea in 1890. Eritrea is", "title": "Eritrea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.77, "text": "as the Habesh Eyalet. Massawa served as the new province's first capital. When the city became of secondary economical importance, the administrative capital was soon moved across the Red Sea to Jeddah. Its headquarters remained there from the end of the 16th century to the early 19th century, with Medina temporarily serving as the capital in the 18th century. The Ottomans were eventually driven out in the last quarter of the 16th century. However, they retained control over the seaboard until the establishment of Italian Eritrea in the late 1800s. The boundaries of the present-day Eritrea nation state were established", "title": "Eritrea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.61, "text": "capital of the Gash-Barka and home of the Nara and Kunama Ethnic groups. The town has typically been a center of mining and agricultural activities for the area. During the Eritrean War of Independence the town was besieged. As part of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War of 1998-2000, the then flourishing town suffered major damage but has since undergone reconstruction. Thus it now attracts settlers from all parts of the country especially from the Gash area and the Eritrean highlands. Owing to this factor the town has expanded rapidly in the last decade. This rapid expansion is also partly attributed to the", "title": "Barentu, Eritrea" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.58, "text": "majority of highland regions. After independence, Asmara again became the capital of Eritrea. Four big landmarks of the city are the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Kidane Mehret Cathedral of the Catholic faith, the Enda Mariam Cathedral of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and the Al Khulafa Al Rashiudin Mosque of the Islamic faith. Christians and Muslims have lived peacefully together in Asmara for centuries. The religious majority in Asmara are Orthodox Christians. The population in the Central Region is 89 percent Christian (almost 84 percent Orthodox, 4 percent Roman Catholic, and more than 1 percent", "title": "Asmara" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.58, "text": "Postage stamps and postal history of Eritrea This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Eritrea. Eritrea is a country in the North East of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The east and northeast of the country have an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea. Its size is just under with an estimated population of 5 million. The first", "title": "Postage stamps and postal history of Eritrea" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.48, "text": "Debarwa Debarwa ( ) is a market town in central Eritrea. It is situated about 25 kilometers south of the capital Asmara, and has a population of about 25,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Debarwa district (\"\"Tsilima\"\") in the Debub (\"\"Southern\"\") administrative region (one of five in Eritrea). Debarwa was formerly the capital of an ancient Kingdom named Medri Bahri, which roughly translates as \"\"Land of the Sea\"\". It was ruled by the Bahr Negus (\"\"King of the Sea\"\"). The Portuguese expedition under Cristóvão da Gama spent the rainy season of 1542 in Debarwa as the guests of", "title": "Debarwa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.36, "text": "are pleasantly cool throughout the year. Mendefera Mendefera (), formerly Adi Ugri, is the capital city of the Debub Region of Eritrea. The town's name derives from the high hill in the center of the city, and is a source of pride to Eritreans. It means 'no one dared' and is a reminder of the local anti-colonial movement. Mendefera was established as early as the fifth century BCE. It evolved into an important city in the Aksumite civilisation. Numerous buildings have been excavated since 1959, with both crosses and local and Roman coins found. Many areas, including tombs, have yet", "title": "Mendefera" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.34, "text": "Mendefera Mendefera (), formerly Adi Ugri, is the capital city of the Debub Region of Eritrea. The town's name derives from the high hill in the center of the city, and is a source of pride to Eritreans. It means 'no one dared' and is a reminder of the local anti-colonial movement. Mendefera was established as early as the fifth century BCE. It evolved into an important city in the Aksumite civilisation. Numerous buildings have been excavated since 1959, with both crosses and local and Roman coins found. Many areas, including tombs, have yet to be explored. The town is", "title": "Mendefera" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.3, "text": "built there by Jesuit priests 130 years before was still intact. Asmara -a small village in the nineteenth century- started to grow quickly when it was occupied by Italy in 1889. Governor Ferdinando Martini made it the capital city of Italian Eritrea in 1897, in preference to the Red Sea port of Massawa, and since then the city experienced a continuous growth. In the early 20th century, the Eritrean Railway was built to the coast, passing through the town of Ghinda, under the direction of Carlo Cavanna. In both 1913 and 1915 the city suffered only slight damage in large", "title": "Asmara" } ]

[ "Port Moresby" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.52, "text": "National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) The National Capital District of Papua New Guinea is the incorporated area around Port Moresby, which is the capital of Papua New Guinea. Although it is surrounded by Central Province, where Port Moresby is also the capital, it is technically not a part of that province. It covers an area of 240 km² and has a population of 364,125 (2011 census). It is represented by three open MPs and an NCD-wide representative in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea who acts as Governor of the National Capital District; however, these MPs do not", "title": "National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.5, "text": "Islamabad was made the capital, Karachi was located in the Federal Capital Territory, which later reverted to the Sindh Province. Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea has been contained within the National Capital District of Papua New Guinea since the country achieved independence in 1975. Lima, the nation's capital is contained entirely within Lima Province, the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions. It is surrounded by the Lima Region on all sides but west. The National Capital Region of the Philippines is Metro Manila, the country's seat of government containing Manila,", "title": "Capital districts and territories" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.14, "text": "Kokopo Kokopo is the capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The capital was moved from Rabaul in 1994 when the volcanoes Tavurvur and Vulcan erupted. As a result, the population of the town increased more than sixfold from 3,150 in 1990 to 20,262 in 2000. Kokopo was known as Herbertshöhe (\"\"Herbert's Heights\"\") during the German New Guinea administration which controlled the area between 1884 and formally until 1919. Until 1910 it was the capital of German New Guinea. On Sunday, March 29, 2015, a strong earthquake, of a preliminary magnitude of at least 7.5, which if confirmed", "title": "Kokopo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.09, "text": "have the same powers as elsewhere in the country due to the role of the National Capital District Commission. The National Capital District did not have a decentralised administration with a Premier, as with the other provinces, prior to 1995; however, since the 1995 reforms of provincial governments it has been headed by a Governor, albeit one with more limited powers. National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) The National Capital District of Papua New Guinea is the incorporated area around Port Moresby, which is the capital of Papua New Guinea. Although it is surrounded by Central Province, where Port Moresby", "title": "National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.94, "text": "Nuku, Papua New Guinea Nuku, also known as Nuku Station, is the capital of Nuku District in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. The district is the tertiary level of political division within Papua New Guinea, after the national and provincial levels. The population is approximately 800, though this is variable with the presence of government employees who may only spend short periods of time in the capital, though they may maintain a residence there. Nuku contains a government outpost, post office, medical center, and airstrip. There are several trade stores, and some Western goods can be purchased, though these are", "title": "Nuku, Papua New Guinea" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.75, "text": "Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (PNG; , ; ; ), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. This followed nearly 60", "title": "Papua New Guinea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.67, "text": "Kundiawa Kundiawa is the capital of Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, with a population of 8,147 (2000 Census). It lies along the Highlands Highway approximately halfway between Goroka and Mount Hagen, respectively the capitals of the Eastern Highlands and Western Highlands provinces. It is a relatively small town, containing a bank, a police station, one of the few airports in the province, several stores, a hospital, a post office, a second-hand market, two food markets and several churches. The Highlands Highway is the only paved road that leads out of it, but there are several smaller, unpaved roads, including one", "title": "Kundiawa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.33, "text": "Goroka Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), 1600m above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the \"\"Highlands Highway\"\", about 285 km from Lae in Morobe province and 90 km from the nearby town of Kainantu also in the Eastern Highlands. Other nearby towns include Kundiawa in Simbu Province and Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province. It has a mild climate, known as a \"\"perpetual Spring\"\". It is the home of several national institutions: CRMF Christian Radio", "title": "Goroka" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.31, "text": "Buka was the capital of the Bougainville Province, during the 1990s Bougainville Civil War. The former, or \"\"proper\"\" capital of Bougainville, Arawa, was all but destroyed in 1990 as tensions reached a critical level in a civil uprising, which ended in 1997. Buka, Papua New Guinea Buka is located on the southern coast of Buka Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea (country). It is the capital of the North Bougainville District, and the interim provincial capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.' It contains Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral. The city and Buka", "title": "Buka, Papua New Guinea" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.12, "text": "Jayapura Jayapura is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Papua. It is situated on the island of New Guinea, on Yos Sudarso Bay (formerly known as \"\"Humboldt Bay\"\"). It covers an area of , and borders Jayapura Regency to the west, Keerom Regency to the south, the nation of Papua New Guinea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the north. It had a population of 256,705 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as of January 2014) is 315,872. Jayapura is the largest city in the Indonesian part of New Guinea. It is", "title": "Jayapura" } ]

[ "Niort" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.12, "text": "junction, connected to Paris and Bordeaux by the A10 motorway, with Nantes by the A83, and with La Rochelle by the N11. It is the largest French city to offer free mass transit. . Niort is the French capital of mutual insurance and bank companies, with the headquarters of MAAF, MAIF, MACIF, SMACL and regional branches of national mutual companies such as Groupama, Banque Populaire. Niort is a main financial centre of France (fourth ranked after Paris, Lyon and Lille). Chemistry and aeronautics are the main industries. Niort is a major administrative and commercial centre. The football team is Chamois", "title": "Niort" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.83, "text": "products are produced in significant quantities (butter in Échiré and goats' cheese). Some quarries are in operation (in Mazières-en-Gâtine, La Peyratte or Saint-Varent), as well as lime extraction operations. Textiles, leather-tanning, and flour milling were the traditional industries of Niort, the capital and major city. Nowadays, Niort, with 60,000 inhabitants, is an important commercial and administrative center. In particular it is one of the main financial centers in France (fourth in rank after Paris, Lyon and Lille). Niort is the national headquarters of some of the major insurance companies in France ( (MAAF), (MACIF), (MAIF) and others) and regional headquarters", "title": "Deux-Sèvres" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.34, "text": "of others such as Groupama. The regional headquarters of several national banks, including Banque Populaire and Crédit Agricole, are also located there. The services sector is also heavily represented in Niort, in consulting, accounting, brokerage and software. Chemistry, pharmacy (Boiron) and aeronautics (Zodiac Group, Leach International) are the main industries. Textiles and shoe making, furnitures, mechanics, automotive (Heuliez and Irisbus), chemistry (Rhodia in Melle), food industry and food packaging are the major industries outside of the capital. The unemployment rate in the \"\"département\"\" is very low (less than 5%) especially in the north-west, where many small and medium companies are", "title": "Deux-Sèvres" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.5, "text": "Poitou Poitou (), in Poitevin: Poetou, was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical capital city), Châtellerault (France's kings establishment in Poitou), Niort, La Roche-sur-Yon, Thouars, and Parthenay. The region of Poitou was called Thifalia (or Theiphalia) in the sixth century. There is a marshland called the Poitevin Marsh (French \"\"Marais Poitevin\"\") on the Gulf of Poitou, on the west coast of France, just north of La Rochelle and west of Niort. By the Treaty of Paris of 1259, King Henry III of England recognized his loss of continental Plantaganet", "title": "Poitou" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.5, "text": "Niort Niort (; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. The population of Niort is 60,486 and more than 137,000 people live in the urban area. Near Niort at Maisonnay there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 330 metres). The town is located on the Sèvre Niortaise River and is a centre of angelica cultivation in France. Niort has a railway station on the TGV route between Paris and La Rochelle, Gare de Niort. Direct TGV to Paris Montparnasse station takes 2 hours and 15 minutes. Niort is a road and motorway", "title": "Niort" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.44, "text": "Clamecy, Nièvre Clamecy () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Clamecy is the capital of an arrondissement in the department of Nièvre, at the confluence of the Yonne and Beuvron and on the Canal du Nivernais, N.N.E. of Nevers on the Paris–Lyon railway. Clamecy is locally described as the capital of the valleys of the Yonne and classified under the French tourist criteria \"\"Station Verte de Vacances\"\" (centre for outdoor activity–based vacations) and among the \"\"Plus Beau Détour de France\"\" (most beautiful routes in France). The earliest literary mention under the name of Clamiciacus, a possession", "title": "Clamecy, Nièvre" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.06, "text": "one of the branches of the Way of St. James, the mediaeval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostella in Spain. The main fortified gate, by which pilgrims would enter the town, still bears the name of Saint Jacques (the French name for Saint James). Historically, Parthenay was considered the capital of the Gâtine Vendéenne, the hilly and wooded area that occupies the centre of the current department of Deux-Sèvres and is quite different in character to the plains to the south, around Niort. Because of the nature of the land, the area became known for the breeding of cattle, and", "title": "Parthenay" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.05, "text": "Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital The Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital (; ; ) is the only administrative arrondissement in the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium. Because it is the only administrative arrondissement in the Brussels Region, its territory coincides with that of the latter. The arrondissement was created in 1963 upon the splitting of the arrondissement of Brussels into the capital one and the surrounding arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde. They remained part of the province of Brabant until it was split as well in 1995. In that year, the arrondissement of Nijvel formed the new Walloon Brabant and the arrondissements of Halle-Vilvoorde and Leuven formed", "title": "Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.02, "text": "Niortais, which plays in the Ligue 2, the second-highest league in French football. Rugby team Stade Niortais celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The Dragons baseball team plays in the Regional League. Niort is the birthplace of the following: Niort is twinned with: Niort Niort (; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. The population of Niort is 60,486 and more than 137,000 people live in the urban area. Near Niort at Maisonnay there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 330 metres). The town is located on the Sèvre Niortaise River and", "title": "Niort" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.66, "text": "Donjon de Niort The Donjon de Niort or Château de Niort (the former is most often used today) is a medieval castle in the French town of Niort in the \"\"département\"\" of Deux-Sèvres. It consists of two square towers, linked by a 15th-century building and dominates the Sèvre Niortaise valley. The two donjons are the only remaining part of the castle. The castle was started by Henry II Plantagenet and completed by Richard the Lionheart. It was defended by a rectangular curtain wall and was damaged during the Wars of Religion. From the 18th century, the castle served as a", "title": "Donjon de Niort" } ]

[ "Wellington", "Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara", "Wellington, New Zealand", "Wellington, NZ", "Wellington metropolitan area" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.97, "text": "Premier House. Capital of New Zealand Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell (Okiato) in 1840–41. Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade. As the members of parliament could not agree on the location of a more central capital, Wellington was decided on by three Australian commissioners. Okiato or Old Russell is a small holiday spot in the Bay of Islands, south of present-day Russell, which was then known as Kororareka. Okiato", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.75, "text": "Capital of New Zealand Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell (Okiato) in 1840–41. Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade. As the members of parliament could not agree on the location of a more central capital, Wellington was decided on by three Australian commissioners. Okiato or Old Russell is a small holiday spot in the Bay of Islands, south of present-day Russell, which was then known as Kororareka. Okiato was New", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.34, "text": "findings in a simple two-page letter, where their main finding was summed up in a single sentence without further elaboration: The move of the capital from Auckland to Wellington was undertaken in 1865, and Wellington has been New Zealand's capital since. The fifth session of the 3rd Parliament was opened on 26 July 1865 in Wellington, and this date is regarded as the move of the capital function to Wellington. The sesquicentennial anniversary of the capital moving to Wellington was celebrated on the weekend of 25 and 26 July 2015. A concert organised by Wellington City Council was held in", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.11, "text": "Frank and Lady Mappin donated the current Government House (Birchlands) that is located in Mount Eden. Old Government House has since been in use by the University of Auckland. Following a motion in parliament by Alfred Domett, the 4th Premier, three Australian commissioners were tasked with deciding where the capital should move to. The motion asked for the colonial governors of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania to appoint one representative of each of those colonies. The appointees were Joseph Docker, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, Francis Murphy, the Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, and", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.88, "text": "Zealand Constitution Act 1852, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted self-government to the Colony of New Zealand, was received. This allowed for a bicameral General Assembly (or Parliament), consisting of the Governor, an appointed Legislative Council and an elected House of Representatives, with an Executive Council nominally appointed by the Governor. It also allowed for provincial governments, and six provinces were initially established. The first general election was held in 1853 and Parliament convened in Auckland for its first session, which was opened on 27 May 1854. On 3 June, the question of the seat", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.66, "text": "the Colonies, Lord John Russell. Hobson and his family moved there in May 1840 and officials, troops, workmen and immigrants took up residence in permanent or temporary buildings and tents. Mathew drew up ambitious plans for a town, but only one of the intended roads was ever built – leading directly from the town hall to the town jail. A year later Hobson moved the capital to Auckland and most of the Russell (i.e. Okiato) residents moved there too. A few officials lived on in the Government House at Russell but when it and the offices burned down in May", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.59, "text": "front of Parliament House and a light show depicting the history of Wellington projected onto the front of the building. The main act was musician Dave Dobbyn, supported by Wellington's Orpheus Choir. The crowd was addressed by the Speaker of the House, David Carter, and the Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown. Several national organisations, including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Royal New Zealand Ballet, and the New Zealand Opera, offered free performances for the anniversary. Over 30 national institutions opened their collections to the public; this included the Supreme Court, the Reserve Bank, the Katherine Mansfield Birthplace, and the", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.53, "text": "Zealand's first national capital, for a short time from 1840 to 1841, before the seat of government was moved to Auckland. William Hobson arrived in New Zealand on 29 January 1840, the date now celebrated as the Auckland Anniversary Day. On the following day, as Lieutenant-Governor he proclaimed British Sovereignty in New Zealand. 30 January 1840 was the day that the Union Jack was flown on the masthead of the \"\"Herald\"\", the ship that brought Hobson to the Bay of islands, and that the flag was saluted by guns. A capital city needed to be decided on, and immediately after", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.52, "text": "Karangahape Road) before the new Government House was built in 1856. Construction of this building was part of Auckland's campaign to retain the seat of government, as the discussion about the capital moving further south had already started. This building formally became part of the University of Auckland in 1969, is now known as Old Government House, and was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I heritage structure in 1983. The initial form of government was an executive council formed of public servant appointed by and responsible to the governor. This changed when the New", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.48, "text": "House. On 18 September, the land (some ) had been chosen and an agreement signed with Āpihai Te Kawau and others representing the Ngāti Whātua iwi. A flagstaff was erected on Point Britomart, and Her Majesty's health was \"\"most rapturously drunk with cheers long and loud\"\". Sarah Mathews, the wife of the Surveyor General, recorded in her diary that the name \"\"Auckland\"\" was inscribed in the flag pole, together with the date of the land purchase. This may be regarded as the unofficial naming of the city, as the name was first put in writing by Hobson on 10 November", "title": "Capital of New Zealand" } ]

[ "Kambarka" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.47, "text": "Kambarka Kambarka () is a town and the administrative center of Kambarsky District of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located on the Kambarka River (Kama's basin), southeast of Izhevsk. Population: It was founded as a settlement around a Demidov ironworks, which was constructed in 1761–1767. It was granted town status in 1945. The city of Kambarka was one of the residence centers of the Udmurt Jews. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kambarka serves as the administrative center of Kambarsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kambarsky District as the town of district significance of Kambarka. As a", "title": "Kambarka" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.55, "text": "Bangkinang Bangkinang (Jawi: ), is the town near Pekanbaru. Bangkinang is the capital of Kampar Regency, Riau, which is 60 km from Pekanbaru (Riau provincial capital). As the capital of the district adjacent to the provincial capital and a connection to the area of West Sumatra. The majority of the population is Muslim Bangkinang. Based on the decree of the Military Governor of Central Sumatra Number: 10/GM/STE/49 dated 9 November 1949, Kampar Regency is one area in Riau Province Level II consists of Kawedanaan Pelalawan, Pasir Pangarayan, Bangkinang and the Outer City Pekanbaru the capital is Pekanbaru. Then, based on", "title": "Bangkinang" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.28, "text": "Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Before 1 July 2017, Bunyangabu was a county in neighboring Kabarole District. On that day, the new district became operational. Bunyangabu comprises Rwimi, Kibiito, Buheesi, Kiyombya, Kisomoro, Kabonero, Kateebwa sub-counties and the urban centers of Rwimi, Kibiito and Rubona. During the first 12 months of operations, the new district has been allocated USh12,758,591,000. The national census and household survey conducted on 27 August 2014, enumerated the population of the district (at that time, Bunyangabu county in Kabarole District) at 171,292 people. Notable people who hail from Bunyangabu include: (1) Adolf Mwesige, the", "title": "Bunyangabu District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.12, "text": "(with centers Kambarka, Alnashi, Agryz and Naberezhnye Chelny). One of the characteristic features of the Udmurtish is a noticeable number of Udmurt and Tatar loan words. Udmurtia Udmurtia (; ), or the Udmurt Republic, is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) within the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. Population: 1,521,420 (2010 Census). On November 4, 1920, the Votyak Autonomous Oblast was formed. On January 1, 1932, it was renamed Udmurt Autonomous Oblast, which was then reorganized into the Udmurt ASSR on December 28, 1934. During World War II, many industrial factories were evacuated from", "title": "Udmurtia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.11, "text": "municipal division, the town of district significance of Kambarka is incorporated within Kambarsky Municipal District as Kambarskoye Urban Settlement. Kambarka Engineering Works operates in the town. Operates a chemical plant. A chemical weapons destruction plant was built in Kambarka during the Soviet times. This was in accordance to the obligations under the CWC to destroy all of the chemical weapon stockpiles by 2012. On May 17, 2002, Mayor Georgy Kislov signed a Sister Cities International agreement with Mayor Charlie Roberts of the city of Tooele, Utah in the United States. Kambarka Kambarka () is a town and the administrative center", "title": "Kambarka" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.38, "text": "Law No.. 12 In 1956 the capital was moved to Kampar Regency new Bangkinang and implemented on June 6, 1967. Since the Kampar district formed in 1949 to 2006 was 21 times tenure District Head. Title regent until the sixth (H. Soebrantas S.) Kampar Regency capital was moved to Bangkinang by Law no. 12 in 1956. The factors that support the transfer of the capital to Bangkinang include: 1. Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau province. 2. Pekanbaru besides being the capital of the province also has become a City. 3. Given the extent of Kampar Regency Capital naturally moved", "title": "Bangkinang" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.02, "text": "to Bangkinang to increase efficiency and improve the management of government services to the public. 4. Future prospects Kampar Regency may no longer be developed well from Pekanbaru. Bangkinang located in the middle of Kampar regency, which might be easier to implement coaching to all districts and vice versa. Some interesting place in Bangkinang, among others: Bangkinang Bangkinang (Jawi: ), is the town near Pekanbaru. Bangkinang is the capital of Kampar Regency, Riau, which is 60 km from Pekanbaru (Riau provincial capital). As the capital of the district adjacent to the provincial capital and a connection to the area of", "title": "Bangkinang" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.41, "text": "Kamchatka Krai Kamchatka Krai () is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Far East region of the country, and it is administratively part of the Far Eastern Federal District. Kamchatka Krai has a population of 322,079 (2010). Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the largest city and capital of Kamchatka Krai, and home to over half of the krai's population. Kamchatka Krai was formed on July 1, 2007, as a result of the merger of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Autonomous Okrug, based on the voting in a referendum on the issue on October 23, 2005. The okrug", "title": "Kamchatka Krai" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.2, "text": "Kamfiruz Kamfiruz (, also Romanized as Kāmfīrūz; also known as Kāmfīrūz-e Jonūbī, meaning \"\"South Kamfiruz\"\") is a city and capital of Kamfiruz District, in Marvdasht County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,530, in 545 families. Nndraj described in this city, writes:Sienna and the Gulf of new buildings Anushirwan Fairuz did not rain since years and he went to prayers for rain in the land, rain came Bbaryd and there he built a city and south of Kamfiruz called com. Kamfirouzi massive oak trees and willow thickets area is removed and it is Zrvr it Shrz·hast", "title": "Kamfiruz" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.19, "text": "Karnasuvarna Karnasuvarna or Karnasubarna (meaning 'made beautiful by Karna') was the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century. After Shashanka's death it was the \"\"jayaskandhavara\"\" (camp of victory) of Bhaskaravarman, the king of Kamarupa probably for a short period. This is evident from his Nidhanpur copper-plate grant. In the mid-7th century, it was the capital of Jayanaga according to his Vappa Ghoshavata copper-plate grant. The ruins of Karnasuvarna have been located at Kansona in the present Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is south-west of Baharampur, headquarters", "title": "Karnasuvarna" } ]

[ "Stralsund" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.69, "text": "Vorpommern-Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the Baltic Sea and the districts Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Rostock. The district seat is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund. Vorpommern-Rügen is characterized by diverse shore line landscapes with many lagoons, beaches and cliff lines, part of them protected in the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park and in the Jasmund National Park. The area is also a very popular destination for national and international tourism, including Rügen, the biggest island of Germany, the island of Hiddensee, the Fischland-Darss-Zingst peninsula", "title": "Vorpommern-Rügen" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.5, "text": "and its adjacent town of Barth with the Stralsund Barth Airport, the port of Sassnitz and the UNESCO World Heritage city of Stralsund. The Vorpommern-Rügen district is one of the most popular places for national and international tourism in Germany, thanks to its unique protected nature, good infrastructure, popular resort architecture spas, historical towns and vast beaches at the shores of the Baltic Sea. Vorpommern-Rügen District was established by merging the former districts of Nordvorpommern and Rügen; along with the former district-free city of Stralsund as part of the local government reform of September 2011. The name of the district", "title": "Vorpommern-Rügen" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.27, "text": "was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011. The project name for the district was \"\"Nordvorpommern\"\". The district has a number of lakes, which include: Vorpommern-Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the Baltic Sea and the districts Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Rostock. The district seat is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund. Vorpommern-Rügen is characterized by diverse shore line landscapes with many lagoons, beaches and cliff lines, part of them protected in the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park and in the Jasmund National Park. The area", "title": "Vorpommern-Rügen" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.03, "text": "reorganization of the Kreis districts in 1994, Grimmen became capital of newly created Vorpommern-Rügen. The oldest building of the town is St. Mary's church, built in 1267. Of the old fortifications, three Brick Gothic gates are still intact: Further sights are the city hall, built in Brick Gothic style around the year 1400, and the water tower, built in 1933. Grimmen's zoo holds more than 250 animals of 50 different kinds. The zoo opened in 1957 and also has a large variety in plants and green areas. Grimmen Grimmen () is a town in Vorpommern-Rügen, a district in the Bundesland", "title": "Grimmen" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.83, "text": "Bergen auf Rügen Bergen auf Rügen is the capital of the former district of Rügen in the middle of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 1 January 2005, Bergen has moreover been the administrative seat of the \"\"Amt\"\" of Bergen auf Rügen, which with a population of over 23,000 is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's most populous \"\"Amt\"\". Bergen is in the middle of Germany's biggest island, Rügen, on the Baltic Sea coast. The town lies in a hilly area, with the Rugard woods on the town's northeast outskirts reaching a height of 91 m above sea level. The area around Bergen", "title": "Bergen auf Rügen" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.72, "text": "Grimmen Grimmen () is a town in Vorpommern-Rügen, a district in the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Prior to 2011 when district reforms were made in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern it was the capital of the now bygone Nordvorpommern district which was abolished and merged to create the district of Vorpommern-Rügen. Grimmen is located in southeastern Nordvorpommern on the banks of the river Trebel, about 30 km south of Stralsund and 30 km west of Greifswald. The town is connected to the Stralsund- Neustrelitz-Berlin railways, and to Autobahn A 20. Adjacent to the city limits are Amt Franzburg-Richtenberg in the West, Amt Miltzow in the", "title": "Grimmen" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.44, "text": "Vorpommern-Rügen. The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011): Rügen (district) Rügen was a \"\"Kreis\"\" (district) in the northeastern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The district was bordered entirely by the Baltic Sea. The nearest districts were Nordvorpommern and the district-free city Stralsund. The district covered the islands Rügen and Hiddensee, and several small islands like Ummanz and Vilm. It was thus the only district of Germany which consists solely of islands. The district of Rügen was established in 1806 by the Swedish administration of Swedish Pomerania. At first it was named \"\"Amt Bergen\"\", in 1810 it was renamed to", "title": "Rügen (district)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.62, "text": "County of Rügen in the district of Rostock and the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In 1990, it was renamed the shire county (\"\"Landkreis\"\") of Rügen, but this was finally merged in 2011 into the new county of Vorpommern-Rügen. By closing the gaps between buildings and development of building land, Dreschvitz has recorded an increase in population since 1990, bucking the trend. Many events of all types are held today in and next to the \"\"House of Generations\"\" (\"\"Haus der Generationen\"\"), a community centre. In the last local elections on 7 June 2009, Olaf Braumann (FDP) was re-elected as parish chair", "title": "Dreschvitz" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.31, "text": "capital of the newly established district of Vorpommern-Greifswald since the September 2011 district reforms. Together with Stralsund, Greifswald forms one of four urban centers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The city's population was listed at 55,659 in 2013, including many of the 12,500 students and 5,000 employees of the University of Greifswald. Greifswald draws international attention due to the university, its surrounding BioCon Valley, the Nord Stream gas pipeline and the Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion projects. Greifswald is located in the northeast of Germany, approximately equidistant from Germany's two largest islands, Rügen and Usedom. The town is situated at the south end of", "title": "Greifswald" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.31, "text": "to the boundaries of six nearby constituencies. \"\"Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I\"\" was created chiefly from the constituency of Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen, and took its district number of 15. The constituency has been held since it was first contested in 2013 by the Christian Democratic Union's Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor since 2005. It is considered a safe seat for the CDU. Merkel had previously represented Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen for six consecutive terms from 1990 to 2013. In the 2009 federal election, Merkel won the seat on its old boundaries by 23 percentage points over her nearest opponent,", "title": "Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I" } ]

[ "Porto Velho" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.5, "text": "Rondônia Rondônia () is a state in Brazil, located in the north part of the country. To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, and in the south and southwest is Bolivia. Its capital is Porto Velho. The state was named after Cândido Rondon. Rondonia was originally home to over 200,000 km of rainforest, but has become one of the most deforested places in the Amazon. By 2003 around 70,000 km of rainforest had been cleared. The area around the Guaporé River", "title": "Rondônia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.72, "text": "Porto Velho Porto Velho (, \"\"Old Port\"\") is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin, and a Catholic Metropolitan Archbishopric. The population is 426,558 people (as of the IBGE 2010 census). Located on the border of Rondônia and the state of Amazonas, the town is an important trading center for cassiterite, the mining of which represents the most important economic activity in the region, as well as a transportation and communication center. It is on the eastern shore of the Madeira River, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon River. It is", "title": "Porto Velho" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.11, "text": "largest of these, the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indigenous Territory, covers over 1.8 million hectares. Another, the Rio Omerê Indigenous Territory, is home to the Kanoê and Akuntsu people, who number only four and five individuals respectively. Belmonte Airport is located in the state capital of Porto Velho. Rondônia Rondônia () is a state in Brazil, located in the north part of the country. To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, and in the south and southwest is Bolivia. Its capital is Porto Velho.", "title": "Rondônia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.72, "text": "also Rondônia's largest city, and the largest state capital of Brazil by area. The municipality occupies most of the border between Amazonas and Rondônia, and is both the westernmost and northernmost city in the state. Officially founded on October 2, 1914, Porto Velho was founded by pioneers around 1907, during the construction of the Madeira-Mamoré railroad. After the railroad was completed, the local population was about one thousand inhabitants; its buildings Arthur Oliveira were chiefly the railway's installations and the wooden houses of the Caribbean (mainly Barbadian) workers - hence the name of the town's largest district by then, \"\"Bajan", "title": "Porto Velho" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.14, "text": "Rondolândia Rondolândia is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Rondolandia was created in 1998. Rondolândia received status of municipality and district by state law No. 6984 of January 28, 1998, with territory taken from Aripuanã. The municipality of Rondolândia is geographically located in Mato Grosso, but historically the majority of the population has a greater connection with Ji-Paraná and Rondônia Cacoal belonging to, because it is too far from the cities of Mato Grosso. Access the state capital and other cities usually occurs through Rondônia, and follows the timezone RO. In this", "title": "Rondolândia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.94, "text": "Rondônia. Espigão d'Oeste Espigão do Oeste is a city of Brazil, located in state of Rondônia. Its population was 32,385 (2015) and its area is 4,518 km². The city is the 13th most populous in Rondônia and 119th most populous of northern Brazil, but nevertheless maintains the 12th largest GDP Rondônia. Has the 40th best HDI in the North and best IDEB Rondônia, possessing incredibly 8 of 50 best public schools in the state. The city is home to the Motorcycling Federation of the State of Rondônia and the current runner-up Football Championship Rondoniense, with Espigão Sport Club. In 1999,", "title": "Espigão d'Oeste" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.91, "text": "Rondonópolis Rondonópolis (formerly known as Rio Vermelho (Red River)) is the third-largest municipality in Mato Grosso. It is located around from Cuiabá, the capital of the state. The municipality contains the Dom Osório Stoffel State Park, created in 2002. The Vermelho River runs through the south of the municipal seat and along the north of the state park border. According to the Brazilian census in 2012 the town had 202,309 inhabitants. The city is growing quickly because many industries settled there and the soybean plantation is considered a \"\"new gold rush\"\" in the region, attracting emigrants from distant regions of", "title": "Rondonópolis" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.91, "text": "as Alta Floresta, Sinop and Cuiabá. Rondonópolis Rondonópolis (formerly known as Rio Vermelho (Red River)) is the third-largest municipality in Mato Grosso. It is located around from Cuiabá, the capital of the state. The municipality contains the Dom Osório Stoffel State Park, created in 2002. The Vermelho River runs through the south of the municipal seat and along the north of the state park border. According to the Brazilian census in 2012 the town had 202,309 inhabitants. The city is growing quickly because many industries settled there and the soybean plantation is considered a \"\"new gold rush\"\" in the region,", "title": "Rondonópolis" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.89, "text": "Rondón, Boyacá Rondón is a town and municipality in the Márquez Province, part of Boyacá Department, Colombia. The urban centre of Rondón is situated at an altitude of on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Colombian Eastern Ranges of the Andes. It is away from the departmental capital Tunja. Rondón borders Viracachá and Siachoque in the north, Zetaquirá and Ramiriquí in the south, Pesca in the east and Ramiriquí and Ciénega in the west. Previously, Rondón was called San Rafael. In earlier times, the area of Rondón was known as a forested terrain called La Galera. It received the name Rondón", "title": "Rondón, Boyacá" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.84, "text": "centre of Rondônia's extreme deforestation, which today extends up to the border with Bolivia. The area between Ji-Paraná and Porto Velho, the regional capital 373 km away, is now largely deforested. The deforestation expands along smaller illegally built roads stemming from the BR-364 highway. The city is served by José Coleto Airport. The municipality contains part of the Jaru Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1984. Jesualdo Pires Ferreira Junior is the city's current mayor, his term expires in 2016. Ji-Paraná Ji-Paraná (sometimes spelled Jiparaná) is the second most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia,", "title": "Ji-Paraná" } ]

[ "Elizabeth", "Elizabeth, New Jersey" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.89, "text": "In 1665, Philip Carteret became the first Governor of New Jersey, appointed by the two proprietors. He selected Elizabeth as the capital of New Jersey. Immediately, Carteret issued several additional grants of land to landowners. Towns were started and charters granted to Bergen (1668) Woodbridge (1669), Piscataway (1666), Shrewsbury, Middletown (1693) and Newark (1666). The idea of quitrents became increasingly difficult because many of the settlers refused to pay them. Most of them claimed that they owed nothing to the proprietors because they received land from Richard Nicolls, Governor of New York. This forced Berkeley to sell West Jersey to", "title": "Province of New Jersey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.78, "text": "East Jersey The Province of East Jersey, along with the Province of West Jersey, between 1674 and 1702 in accordance with the Quintipartite Deed were two distinct political divisions of the Province of New Jersey, which became the U.S. state of New Jersey. The two provinces were amalgamated in 1702. East Jersey's capital was located at Perth Amboy. Determination of an exact location for a border between West Jersey and East Jersey was often a matter of dispute. The area comprising East Jersey had been part of New Netherland. Early settlement (including today's Bergen and Hudson counties) by the Dutch", "title": "East Jersey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.41, "text": "disputes. This resulted in the Thornton line, drawn around 1696, and the Lawrence line, drawn around 1743, which was adopted as the final line for legal purposes. The Dominion of New England was a short-lived administrative union. On May 7, 1688, the Province of New York, the Province of East Jersey, and the Province of West Jersey were added to the Dominion. The capital was located in Boston but, due to its size, New York and the Jerseys were run by the lieutenant governor from New York City. After news of the overthrow of James II by William of Orange", "title": "Province of New Jersey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.33, "text": "settlers paid annual fees known as quitrents. Land grants made in connection to the importation of slaves were another enticement for settlers. Philip Carteret was appointed by the two proprietors as the first governor of New Jersey. Philip Carteret designated Bergen as the first capital of the colony. However, it became difficult for the two proprietors to collect the quitrents. As a result, on March 18, 1673 Berkeley sold his share of New Jersey to the Quakers. With this sale, New Jersey was divided into East Jersey and West Jersey, two distinct provinces of the proprietary colony. The political division", "title": "Colonial history of New Jersey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.23, "text": "Church of England allowed no such religious freedom. In return for land, settlers paid annual fees known as quitrents. The proprietors appointed Philip Carteret as the first governor of New Jersey, who designated Elizabethtown as the colony's capital. However, the two proprietors found collecting the quitrents difficult, and on March 18, 1674 Berkeley sold his share of New Jersey to the Quakers. This sale divided the province into East Jersey and West Jersey. The exact line between West and East Jersey generally corresponded to the Keith Line between present day South and North Jersey and was created by George Keith.", "title": "History of New Jersey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.05, "text": "was the leading Quaker Robert Barclay, the Quaker influence on government was not significant. Even the immigration instigated by Barclay was oriented toward promoting Scottish influence more than Quaker influence. In 1682 Barclay and the other Scottish proprietors began the development of Perth Amboy as the capital of the province. Frequent disputes between the residents and the mostly-absentee proprietors over land ownership and quitrents plagued the province until its surrender to Queen Anne's government in 1702. East Jersey The Province of East Jersey, along with the Province of West Jersey, between 1674 and 1702 in accordance with the Quintipartite Deed", "title": "East Jersey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.97, "text": "Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was briefly the capital of the United States. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area by the United States Census Bureau, but directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Philadelphia Combined Statistical Area and the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913, making it the state's 10th-most-populous municipality. The Census Bureau estimated that the city's", "title": "Trenton, New Jersey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.94, "text": "as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships through the Township Act of 1798 on February 21, 1798. The township was replaced by Perth Amboy city on April 8, 1844. Perth Amboy served as a capital of the Province of New Jersey from 1686 until 1776. In 1684, Perth Amboy became the capital of East Jersey and remained the capital until the union of East and West Jersey in 1702, and became an alternate colonial capital with Burlington until 1776. A few of the buildings from this early period can still be seen today. Most notably, the Proprietary House, the", "title": "Perth Amboy, New Jersey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.45, "text": "City, Asbury Park, Maplewood, Atlantic City, Ocean Grove, Edison and Cape May among others. Recent opinion polls have shown very high levels of support for same-sex marriage. Sodomy was a capital crime in New Jersey from when the Duke of York took control of the province from the Dutch. When the province was divided into East and West Jersey, the Quaker-dominated West maintained a criminal code that was silent on the issue of sodomy. After reunification and independence, New Jersey abrogated English law, but created its own statuary sodomy law, the penalties for which were often modified. Court decisions in", "title": "LGBT rights in New Jersey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.44, "text": "by the Dutch in 1655, and remained part of New Netherland until its cession to the British in 1667. During the British colonial period, nearly all of South Jersey was part of the Province of West Jersey, existing between 1674 and 1702 as a Quaker commonwealth. Burlington, the capital of West Jersey, was established in 1677, and Camden was established in 1681. Since the Delaware River was not easily navigable north of Trenton, the population was concentrated along the southern Delaware River. The borders between West Jersey and East Jersey, first surveyed using the Keith line, ran diagonally across the", "title": "South Jersey" } ]

[ "Yamoussoukro" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.2, "text": "Ivory Coast Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country located in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, while its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea and Liberia to the west, Burkina Faso and Mali to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. Prior to its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 1843 and was consolidated", "title": "Ivory Coast" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.03, "text": "of the old Federation of French West Africa except Guinea, which had voted against association. On 11 July 1960 France agreed to Ivory Coast becoming fully independent. Ivory Coast became independent on 7 August 1960, and permitted its community membership to lapse. It established the commercial city Abidjan as its capital. Ivory Coast's contemporary political history is closely associated with the career of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the republic and leader of the \"\"Parti Démocratique de la Ivory Coast\"\" (PDCI) until his death on December 7, 1993. He was one of the founders of the \"\"Rassemblement Démocratique Africain\"\" (RDA), the", "title": "History of Ivory Coast" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25, "text": "palm wine. Ivorians have a particular kind of small, open-air restaurant called a \"\"maquis\"\", which is unique to the region. A \"\"maquis\"\" normally features braised chicken and fish covered in onions and tomatoes, served with \"\"attiéké\"\" or \"\"kedjenou\"\". Ivory Coast Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country located in West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro, while its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea and Liberia to the west, Burkina Faso and Mali to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of", "title": "Ivory Coast" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25, "text": "plantations with the leaders of the county, inviting them to transpose to their own villages the efforts and agricultural achievements of the region. On 21 July 1977, Houphouët offered his plantations to the State. In March 1983, President Houphouët-Boigny made Yamoussoukro the political and administrative capital of Ivory Coast, as the city was his birthplace. This marked the fourth movement of the country's capital city in a century. Ivory Coast's previous capital cities were Grand-Bassam (1893), Bingerville (1900), and Abidjan (1933). The majority of economic activity still takes place in Abidjan, and it is officially designated as the \"\"economic capital\"\"", "title": "Yamoussoukro" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.95, "text": "Abidjan Abidjan () is the economic capital of Ivory Coast and one of the most populous French-speaking cities in Africa. According to the 2014 census, Abidjan's population was 4.7 million, which is 20 percent of the overall population of the country, and this also makes it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. The city expanded quickly after the construction of a new wharf in 1931, followed by its designation as the capital", "title": "Abidjan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.92, "text": "district's regions: The government is divided into three branches: the executive power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. In the legislative branch, Guillaume Soro directs the 2016 National Assembly and its 225 members, elected for five-year terms. Since 1983, Ivory Coast's capital has been Yamoussoukro, while Abidjan was the administrative center. Most countries maintain their embassies in Abidjan. The Ivoirian population has suffered because of the ongoing civil war. International human-rights organizations have noted problems with the treatment of captive non-combatants by both sides and the re-emergence of child slavery in cocoa production. Although most of the fighting ended", "title": "Ivory Coast" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.8, "text": "Kong, Ivory Coast Kong is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Kong Department in Tchologo Region, Savanes District. Kong is also a commune. It was the capital of the Kong Empire (1710–1895). Kong is in the sub-Saharan Sahel–tropical Savanna belt biogeography region, of grasslands with trees, such as the baobab (\"\"Adansonia digitata\"\"), shea (\"\"Vitellaria paradoxa\"\") and other species. Comoé National Park is to the east. Kong emerged as a trading centre when Mali Empire merchants began trading in the territory of the surrounding Senufo people. The sub-prefecture of Kong, in the", "title": "Kong, Ivory Coast" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.75, "text": "each made up 35 to 40% of the population, while an estimated 25% of the population practised traditional (animist) religions. Ivory Coast's capital, Yamoussoukro, is home to the largest church building in the world, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro. Judaism is not a major religion in the Ivory Coast, but Jews can still be found scattered throughout the country. The Jewish people had a larger presence in the late 20th century before a mass Jewish immigration in which Jews from the Ivory Coast and all over the world left their native countries for Israel. Despite this,", "title": "Ivory Coast" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.61, "text": "fleeing the war in Ivory Coast. Buutuo Buutuo is the capital of Zoegeh district in eastern Nimba County, Liberia. It is also known as the place where the 14-year-long civil war of Liberia began in 1989. Once a growing city with over 25,000 people in the mid and late 1980s, the city has been ruined and reduced nearly to nothing. Before diamonds were found by the locals in the late 1990s and the Ivorian uprising in 2003, the once center of commerce held a population of just over 600 people. Now it is estimated that the town holds just about", "title": "Buutuo" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.12, "text": "then badly redone American-style in 1993. Abidjan became the third capital of Ivory Coast by a 1934 decree, following Grand-Bassam and Bingerville. Several villages in Tchaman were then deserted. The leader of the Tchaman community can still be found in Adjame (\"\"center\"\" or \"\"meeting\"\" in Tchaman), north of the Plateau. South of the Plateau district (the current central district of the city of Abidjan), the village of \"\"Dugbeo\"\" was moved across the lagoon to Anoumabo, \"\"the forest of fruit bats\"\", which became the neighborhood of Treichville (now known as Commikro, city of clerks). Treichville was renamed in 1934, in honour", "title": "Abidjan" } ]

[ "Glarus", "Glaris Centre", "Glaris", "Glarus GL", "Glarus, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland", "Glarus (Switzerland)" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.95, "text": "Glarus Glarus (; ; ; ; ) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2011, the municipality Glarus incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern. Glarus lies on the river Linth between the foot of the Glärnisch (part of the Schwyzer Alps) to the west and the Schilt (Glarus Alps)to the east. Very few buildings built before the fire of 1861 remain. Wood, textile, and plastics, as well as printing, are the dominant industries. The symbol of the city is the neo-romanesque city church. The official language of Glarus is (the Swiss", "title": "Glarus" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.09, "text": "Canton of Glarus The canton of Glarus, also canton of Glaris () is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German. The majority of the population (81%) identifies as Christian, about evenly split between the Protestant and Catholic denominations. According to legend, the inhabitants of the Linth Valley were converted to Christianity in the 6th century by the Irish monk Saint Fridolin, the founder of Säckingen Abbey in what is now the German state of Baden-Württemberg. From the 9th century, the area around Glarus was owned by Säckingen Abbey, the", "title": "Canton of Glarus" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25, "text": "to both religious groups using the town church simultaneously, an arrangement that caused numerous problems. By the 18th Century both the groups shared the church but had separate organs. In 1697 there were two financially and theologically independent parishes meeting in the city church. Following the French invasion in 1798, Glarus became the capital of the Canton of Linth in the Helvetic Republic. The administration of the Canton moved into Glarus. However, the new administrators had difficulties in establishing and enforcing any new regulations. In August 1802 the administrators of the new Canton left Glarus for Rapperswil due to the", "title": "Glarus" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.98, "text": "most days of precipitation were July and August. The driest month of the year was February with an average of of precipitation over 9.4 days. Glarus is twinned with: Glarus Glarus (; ; ; ; ) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2011, the municipality Glarus incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern. Glarus lies on the river Linth between the foot of the Glärnisch (part of the Schwyzer Alps) to the west and the Schilt (Glarus Alps)to the east. Very few buildings built before the fire of 1861 remain. Wood,", "title": "Glarus" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.27, "text": "difficulties they had faced in Glarus. In 1803, with the Act of Mediation, the Canton of Linth was dissolved and Glarus became the capital of the smaller Canton of Glarus. In 1859, the railway reached Glarus from Weesen. The extension to Schwanden and Linthal opened in 1879. On the 10/11 May 1861, the town was devastated by a fire that was fanned by a violent Föhn or south wind, rushing down from the high mountains through the natural funnel formed by the Linth valley. The total loss is estimated at about half a million sterling, of which about £100,000 were", "title": "Glarus" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.16, "text": "and the valley of Glarus. Glarus remained under the Säckingen Abbey until 1395 (intermittently under the overlordship of either the Counts_of_Lenzburg and Kyburg and/or Raetia Curiensis) , when the Glarus valley broke away from the Abbey and became independent. It became the capital of the Linth valley in 1419. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the valley began to be industrialized. Huldrych Zwingli a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland served in his first, Roman Catholic, ecclesiastical post in Glarus, starting around 1506. He served there for ten years. It was in Glarus, whose soldiers were used as mercenaries in", "title": "Glarus" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.92, "text": "almost 18% lower than 74.9% nationwide. Of those in the tertiary sector, 11.72% work in retail shops and 10.37% are in health care. Canton of Glarus The canton of Glarus, also canton of Glaris () is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German. The majority of the population (81%) identifies as Christian, about evenly split between the Protestant and Catholic denominations. According to legend, the inhabitants of the Linth Valley were converted to Christianity in the 6th century by the Irish monk Saint Fridolin, the founder of Säckingen Abbey", "title": "Canton of Glarus" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.27, "text": "in 1905, New Glarus boasted 22 cheese factories; so many it was said the crossroads of the town were congested with daily deliveries of milk to the Limburger and Swiss cheese factories. New Glarus quickly became known as the \"\"Cheese Capital of the World.\"\" Today only one Limburger cheese factory remains near New Glarus; the last of its kind in all of North America. Despite declining popularity of Limburger cheese, the area around New Glarus still boasts the largest concentration of specialty cheese factories and award-winning cheesemakers anywhere in the United States. The ranks of farmers and agriculture-related businesses have", "title": "New Glarus, Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.48, "text": "to their former home in Switzerland with interest. Then in 1861 a terrible fire devastated much of the town of Glarus, the capital of the Swiss canton from which the settlers had originated. The fire destroyed 593 buildings while over 3,000 people lost their roofs and everything they owned. To aid their former countrymen back in their native homeland the residents of New Glarus collected and dispatched more money than what they received in the form of a loan from Glarus 16 years earlier. And then 19 years after that when much of the town of Elm, also in the", "title": "New Glarus, Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.92, "text": "albedos, showing spectra of carbonaceous C-type bodies \"\"(also see Carbonaceous chondrites)\"\". The minor planet was named for of the discoverer's home valley, the Swiss Canton of Glarus and its capital Glarus. Paul Wild (1925–2014) was a prolific discoverer almost 100 asteroids, and is well known for his discovery of comet Wild 2, which was visited by NASA's Stardust mission. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center before November 1977 (). 1687 Glarona 1687 Glarona, provisional designation , is a stony Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 34 kilometers in diameter. It", "title": "1687 Glarona" } ]

[ "Karachi", "Heart of Pakistan", "The Lighting City", "Kurrachee" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.81, "text": "West Pakistan. The province was composed of twelve divisions and the provincial capital was established at Karachi. Later the state capital moved to Lahore, and it was finally established in Islamabad in 1965. The province of East Bengal was renamed East Pakistan with the provincial state capital at Dhaka (Dacca). Clashes between East Pakistan and West Pakistan soon erupted, further destabilising the entire country. The two states had different political ideologies and different lingual cultural aspect. West Pakistan had been founded on the main basis of a parliamentary democracy (and had a parliamentary republic form of government since 1947), with", "title": "West Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.69, "text": "the state capital was moved from Karachi to Army Generals Combatant Headquarters (The GHQ) at Rawalpindi in 1959, whilst the federal legislature was moved to Dacca. In 1963, Rawalpindi had become ineffective as a federal capital; a new city was planned and constructed, finally completing in 1965. In 1965, the state capital was finally re-located in Islamabad. On contrary perception, the provinces did not benefit from economic progress, but the One Unit program strengthened the central government. In West Pakistan, the four provinces also struggled hard for the abolition of One Unit which caused injustices to them as it was", "title": "West Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.34, "text": "the provincial capital at Dhaka. West Pakistan annexed the former Omani enclave of Gwadar (on the Balochistan coast) in 1958 as part of Kalat division. In 1960 the federal government moved from Karachi to Rawalpindi (the provisional capital pending the completion of Islamabad), whilst the federal legislature moved to Dhaka. The Federal Capital Territory was merged with West Pakistan in 1961 to form the new division of Karachi. In 1963 the Trans-Karakoram Tract was transferred by treaty from Gilgit Agency to China under the provision that the settlement was subject to the final solution of the Kashmir dispute. Thus from", "title": "Former administrative units of Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.47, "text": "twelve divisions of West Pakistan province were Bahawalpur, Dera Ismail Khan, Hyderabad, Kalat, Khairpur, Lahore, Malakand, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, and Sargodha; all named after their capitals except the capital of Malakand was Saidu, and Rawalpindi was administered from Islamabad. The province also incorporated the former Omani enclave of Gwadar following its purchase in 1958, and the former Federal Capital Territory (Karachi) in 1961; the latter forming a new division in its own right. In 1970, the Martial Law Office was dissolved by General Yahya Khan who disestablished the state of West Pakistan. On 1 July 1970, the of Balochistan,", "title": "West Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.36, "text": "Hunza, Khairpur and Swat), the Federal Capital Territory around Karachi, and the tribal areas. The eastern wing of the new country – East Pakistan – formed the single province of East Bengal (including the former Assam district of Sylhet). West Pakistan was politically dominant despite East Pakistan having over half of the population and a disproportionately small number of seats in the Constituent Assembly. This inequality of the two wings and the geographical distance between them were believed to be delaying the adoption of a new constitution. To diminish the differences between the two regions, the government decided to reorganise", "title": "West Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.34, "text": "building is one of the most attractive places in Islamabad, yet the most largely beautiful building in the state capital. This provisional parliament had no lasting effects of West Pakistan's affairs but it was a ceremonial legislature where the lawmakers would gather around to discuss non-political matters. In 1965, the legislative parliament was moved to Islamabad after Ayub Khan built a massive capitol. The assembly was renamed as the Parliament of Pakistan and staffed only with technocrats. The office of Governor of West Pakistan was a largely ceremonial position but later Governors wielded some executive powers as well. The first", "title": "West Pakistan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.8, "text": "West Punjab West Punjab was a province of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of 205,344 km2 (79,284 sq mi), including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The capital was the city of Lahore and the province was composed of four divisions (Lahore, Sargodha, Multan and Rawalpindi). The province was bordered by the Indian states of East Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir to the east, the princely state of Bahawalpur to the south, the provinces of Balochistan and Sind to the southwest, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa", "title": "West Punjab" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.75, "text": "often used to refer to the entire Pakistani Punjab. West Punjab West Punjab was a province of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of 205,344 km2 (79,284 sq mi), including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The capital was the city of Lahore and the province was composed of four divisions (Lahore, Sargodha, Multan and Rawalpindi). The province was bordered by the Indian states of East Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir to the east, the princely state of Bahawalpur to the south, the", "title": "West Punjab" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.66, "text": "flights and cargo facilities. In addition there was an airport at Mauripur which is now the Masroor Pakistan Air Force base. In 1947, Karachi had the only major port in western Pakistan while Chittagong was the main port for eastern Pakistan. The city was linked to the rest of West Pakistan by railway with the main stations at Karachi City Station and Karachi Cantonment Station. Federal Capital Territory (Pakistan) The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) around Karachi was the original capital territory of Pakistan. The FCT was created in 1948 from the city of Karachi and surrounding areas as the location", "title": "Federal Capital Territory (Pakistan)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.52, "text": "At that time it had a population of 400,000 people which began to increase rapidly because of the political focus on the city and the fact that it was the major commercial seaport for western Pakistan. When the territory was absorbed into the province of West Pakistan the city had a population of about 1.9 million. The main ethnic groups in this region before partition of the subcontinent were largely consisted of several multilingual and multi religious small groups such as Gujrati communities which included Parsis, Hindus, Sunni Muslims, Ismaili Muslims, Dowdi Bohras, Marwari Muslims, Kacchi Muslims, and a large", "title": "Federal Capital Territory (Pakistan)" } ]

[ "Podgorica", "Capital of Montenegro", "Burguriçe", "Podgoritsa", "Titograd", "Podgoritza" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.78, "text": "Podgorica Podgorica ( ; Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица, , lit. \"\"[area] below Gorica [the name of a hillock overlooking the city]\"\") is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. Between 1946 and 1992 – in the period that Montenegro formed, as the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) – the city was known as Titograd (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Титоград, ) in honour of Josip Broz Tito. Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and at the meeting-point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement. The city", "title": "Podgorica" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.56, "text": "Cetinje Cetinje (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Цетиње []), is a city and Old Royal Capital (Montenegrin: \"\"Prijestonica\"\" / Приjестоница) of Montenegro. It is also the historic and the secondary capital of Montenegro, where the official residence of the President of Montenegro is located. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 14,093 while the Cetinje municipality had 16,657 residents . Cetinje is the centre of Cetinje Municipality. The city rests on a small karst plain surrounded by limestone mountains, including Mount Lovćen, the legendary mountain in Montenegrin historiography. Cetinje was founded in the 15th century and became a center", "title": "Cetinje" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.06, "text": "Podgorica Capital City Podgorica Capital City (Montenegrin: \"\"Glavni grad Podgorica\"\" / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. As with other Montenegrin municipalities, the city and the municipality of Podgorica are governed by the same mayor and city assembly, forming one political body. See politics of Podgorica. Municipality of Podgorica is the only Montenegrin municipality to have \"\"city municipality\"\" (Montenegrin Latin: \"\"gradska opština\"\") - Golubovci (until 2018 and Tuzi). Those are semi-independent municipalities, with limited self-governing powers. The entire municipality of Podgorica is further divided into 57", "title": "Podgorica Capital City" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.98, "text": "capital of Montenegro but the whole region too, during 2012 and 2013 the city government organized events in which participated globally famous artists such as Pierce Brosnan, Marina Abramović, Gerard Depardieu, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Rem Koolhaas, who were guests of Cetinje during that period. The most significant project for the future is a cable-car from Kotor to Cetinje, and tender is launched on August 2016. Cetinje has been the cultural and educational centre of Montenegro for five centuries. There are five republic institutions: Đurđe Crnojević Central National Library, the National Museum of Montenegro, the Archives of Montenegro, the Republic Institute", "title": "Cetinje" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.94, "text": "the Oro, the \"\"eagle dance\"\" that involves dancing in circles with couples alternating in the centre, and is finished by forming a human pyramid by dancers standing on each other's shoulders. Montenegro's capital Podgorica and the former royal capital of Cetinje are the two most important centres of culture and the arts in the country. The media of Montenegro refers to mass media outlets based in Montenegro. Television, magazines, and newspapers are all operated by both state-owned and for-profit corporations which depend on advertising, subscription, and other sales-related revenues. The Constitution of Montenegro guarantees freedom of speech. As a country", "title": "Montenegro" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.77, "text": "of Montenegrin life and both a cradle of Montenegrin culture and an Orthodox religious center. Its status as the honorary capital of Montenegro is due to its heritage as a long-serving former capital of Montenegro. In Montenegrin, the town is known as Цетиње / \"\"Cetinje\"\" (archaically Цетинѣ / \"\"Cetině\"\"); in Italian as \"\"Cettigne\"\"; in Greek as Κετίγνη (\"\"Ketígni\"\"); in Turkish as \"\"Çetince\"\"; and in Albanian as \"\"Cetina\"\". Cetinje was founded in 1482, when Ivan Crnojević moved his capital from Obod above the Crnojević River to deeper into the hills to a more easily defended location in a field at the", "title": "Cetinje" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.7, "text": "Montenegrin capital, to make important decisions for the nation, to solve blood feuds and to declare wars. Independent Montenegro of that time was divided in three parts: - Old Montenegro, which had territory of modern-day towns of Cetinje and part of Danilovgrad. It was core of Montenegro and Cetinje was the capital. Montenegrin Prince-Bishops (Vladikas) lived and ruled from Cetinje. - Brda (\"\"The Hills\"\") included territories of northeastern Montenegro. This area was also known as \"\"The Seven Hills\"\" (Sedam Brda) because it was inhabited by seven Montenegrin clans: Vasojevići, Bjelopavlići, Piperi, Kuči, Bratonožići, Morača and Rovca. The clans were led", "title": "History of Montenegro" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.59, "text": "Demographics of Podgorica Podgorica is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. According to 2011 census, the population of Podgorica city proper is 150,799, while Podgorica Capital City (analogous to metropolitan area, and similar to opština/municipality subdivision in the rest of Montenegro) has a population of 185,937. Settlements in Montenegro are divided into subdivisions called \"\"Mjesna zajednica\"\", or \"\"Local community\"\". These are the smallest territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. However, Montenegrin Statistical office does not readily release data pertaining to \"\"local communities\"\". Administration of Podgorica Capital City has divided Podgorica city proper into \"\"planning zones\"\" (\"\"planske cjeline\"\"), for their internal use,", "title": "Demographics of Podgorica" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.56, "text": "Montenegro Montenegro (; / \"\"Crna Gora\"\" ) is a country in Southeastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north; Serbia and the disputed country of Kosovo to the east, Albania to the south and Croatia to the west. Montenegro has an area of 13,812 square kilometres and a population of 640,000, most of whom are Orthodox Christians. Its capital Podgorica is one of the twenty-three municipalities in the country. Cetinje is designated as the Old Royal Capital. During the Medieval period, three principalities were located on the territory of modern-day Montenegro: Duklja, roughly corresponding", "title": "Montenegro" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.34, "text": "can be viewed as the metropolitan area of the city of Podgorica. Population of the municipality was 185.937 in 2011. Podgorica Capital City Podgorica Capital City (Montenegrin: \"\"Glavni grad Podgorica\"\" / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. As with other Montenegrin municipalities, the city and the municipality of Podgorica are governed by the same mayor and city assembly, forming one political body. See politics of Podgorica. Municipality of Podgorica is the only Montenegrin municipality to have \"\"city municipality\"\" (Montenegrin Latin: \"\"gradska opština\"\") - Golubovci (until 2018", "title": "Podgorica Capital City" } ]

[ "Brzeszcze" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.36, "text": "Gmina Brzeszcze Gmina Brzeszcze is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Brzeszcze, which lies approximately south-west of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 21,557, of which the population of Brzeszcze is 11,730, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,827. Apart from the town of Brzeszcze, Gmina Brzeszcze contains the villages and settlements of Jawiszowice, Przecieszyn, Skidziń, Wilczkowice and Zasole. Gmina Brzeszcze is bordered by", "title": "Gmina Brzeszcze" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.92, "text": "the gminas of Kęty, Miedźna, Oświęcim and Wilamowice. <br> Gmina Brzeszcze Gmina Brzeszcze is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Brzeszcze, which lies approximately south-west of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 21,557, of which the population of Brzeszcze is 11,730, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,827. Apart from the town of Brzeszcze, Gmina Brzeszcze contains the villages and settlements of Jawiszowice, Przecieszyn,", "title": "Gmina Brzeszcze" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.91, "text": "Gmina Brzesko Gmina Brzesko is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Brzesko, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 35,438, of which the population of Brzesko is 16,827, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 18,611. Apart from the town of Brzesko, Gmina Brzesko contains the villages and settlements of Bucze, Jadowniki, Jasień, Mokrzyska, Okocim, Poręba Spytkowska, Sterkowiec, Szczepanów and Wokowice. Gmina Brzesko is bordered", "title": "Gmina Brzesko" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.83, "text": "Brzesko Brzesko (; , \"\"Brigel\"\") is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It lies approximately west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. Since Polish administrative reorganization (in 1999), Brzesko has been the administrative capital of Brzesko County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Before reorganization it was part of Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998). , its population was 16,828. Historically, the town was subject of various ownerships since its 1385 founding. Okocim Brewery, founded by Jan Goetz in 1845, is located in nearby Okocim (). Brzesko lies on the Uszwica river, along the important rail route from Kraków", "title": "Brzesko" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.23, "text": "by the gminas of Bochnia, Borzęcin, Dębno, Gnojnik, Nowy Wiśnicz, Rzezawa and Szczurowa. <br> Gmina Brzesko Gmina Brzesko is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Brzesko, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 35,438, of which the population of Brzesko is 16,827, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 18,611. Apart from the town of Brzesko, Gmina Brzesko contains the villages and settlements of Bucze,", "title": "Gmina Brzesko" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.11, "text": "Brzeszcze Brzeszcze is a town in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, near Oświęcim. , Brzeszcze has about 12,000 citizens. The history of the town dates back to the 15th century, and it was probably founded by Flemish settlers. Brzeszcze lies along regional roads nr. 933 and nr. 949, and its name comes from the brzost (Ulmus glabra) trees, which once were abundant in the Sola river valley. In the past the town was spelled Brzescie, Breszcze, Brescze, Brzeszce, and Brzesczye. Brzeszcze lies in the Northern Carpatian Foothills, on the Vistula river, in western Lesser Poland. The town", "title": "Brzeszcze" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.03, "text": "Brzeziny Brzeziny (; , \"\"Brezin\"\") is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 20 km east of Łódź. It is the capital of Brzeziny County and has a population of 12,514 (2016). It once was a thriving Jewish shtetl noted for its tailors. The first settlement on the site of the present town of Brzeziny was during the 13th Century. The first documentary evidence of the town charter dates from 1332. The town played an important role in the development of trade between Russia and the Polish town of Thorn from the 15th to 17th centuries. Of particular economic", "title": "Brzeziny" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.02, "text": "Brześć Litewski, the capital of the Brest Region. The earliest traces of Brześć Kujawski date back to Neolithic settlements, but it wasn't until the thirteenth century that the area became of significant importance as it was the site of a stronghold that was the seat of the Dukes of Kuyavia. In 1250, the town was granted though it has changed several times. The earliest written mention of the town dates back to 23 April 1228, when a ceremony took place in Brześć granting the land to the Teutonic Order by Konrad I of Masovia. It was a temporary deal, which", "title": "Brześć Kujawski" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.92, "text": "Gmina Nowe Brzesko Gmina Nowe Brzesko is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowe Brzesko, which lies approximately south-east of Proszowice and east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,769. It was formerly classed as a rural gmina, becoming urban-rural when Nowe Brzesko became a town on 1 January 2011. Apart from the town of Nowe Brzesko, Gmina Nowe Brzesko contains the villages and settlements of Grębocin, Gruszów, Hebdów, Kuchary, Majkowice, Mniszów,", "title": "Gmina Nowe Brzesko" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.88, "text": "Brzeg Brzeg (; Latin: \"\"Alta Ripa\"\", former German name: \"\"Brieg\"\") is a town in southwestern Poland with 36,110 inhabitants (2016) and the capital of Brzeg County. It is situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder. The town of Brzeg was first mentioned as a trading and fishing settlement in the year 1234. In 1248, Polish Duke Henry III the White granted the settlement town rights and by the late 13th century the city became fortified. During the interwar period, Brzeg, often referred to as “the garden town”, was considered one of the most", "title": "Brzeg" } ]

[ "Winchester", "Winchester, Hampshire", "Westminster", "City of Westminster", "City of London", "the City", "Square Mile", "City and County of the City of London", "City of London (unparished area)", "London", "London, UK", "London, United Kingdom", "London, England", "Modern Babylon" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.67, "text": "its status as \"\"de facto\"\" capital a part of the UK's uncodified constitution. The capital of England was moved to London from Winchester as the Palace of Westminster developed in the 12th and 13th centuries to become the permanent location of the royal court, and thus the political capital of the nation. More recently, Greater London has been defined as a region of England and in this context is known as \"\"London\"\". Greater London encompasses a total area of , an area which had a population of 7,172,036 in 2001 and a population density of . The extended area known", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.67, "text": "London London ( ) is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in southeastern England, upstream from its estuary with the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. \"\"Londinium\"\" was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. London is often considered as", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.67, "text": "London London ( ) is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in southeastern England, upstream from its estuary with the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. \"\"Londinium\"\" was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. London is often considered as", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.27, "text": "of one constituent nation will also be the capital of the state overall, such as London, which is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. Similarly, each of the autonomous communities of Spain and regions of Italy has a capital city, such as Seville or Naples, while Madrid is the capital of the Community of Madrid and the Kingdom of Spain as a whole and Rome is the capital of Italy and the region of Lazio. In the Federal Republic of Germany, each of its constituent states (or \"\"Länder\"\" - plural of \"\"Land\"\") has its own capital city, such", "title": "Capital city" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.2, "text": "History of London The history of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, extends over 2000 years. In that time, it has become one of the world's most significant financial and cultural capital cities. It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and riots. The City of London, often referred to simply as \"\"the City\"\", is the historic core of the Greater London area, and is today its primary financial district, though it represents only a small part of the wider metropolis. According to the legendary \"\"Historia Regum Britanniae\"\", by Geoffrey of Monmouth,", "title": "History of London" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.91, "text": "Kingdom of England The Kingdom of England (Anglo-Norman and French: Royaume d'Angleterre) was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 927, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 927, the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were united by Æthelstan (r. 927–939). In 1016, the kingdom became part of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, a personal union between England, Denmark and Norway. The Norman conquest of England in 1066 led to the transfer of the English capital city and chief royal residence from", "title": "Kingdom of England" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.62, "text": "Lambeth, just 0.1 miles to the northeast of Lambeth North tube station. Within London, both the City of London and the City of Westminster have city status and both the City of London and the remainder of Greater London are counties for the purposes of lieutenancies. The area of Greater London has incorporated areas that are part of the historic counties of Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire. London's status as the capital of England, and later the United Kingdom, has never been granted or confirmed officially—by statute or in written form. Its position was formed through constitutional convention, making", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.52, "text": "Politics of England The Politics of England forms the major part of the wider politics of the United Kingdom, with England being more populous than all the other countries of the United Kingdom put together. As England is also by far the largest in terms of area and GDP, its relationship to the UK is somewhat different from that of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. The English capital London is also the capital of the UK, and English is the dominant language of the UK (not officially, but \"\"de facto\"\"). Dicey and Morris (p26) list the separate states in the", "title": "Politics of England" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.31, "text": "River Thames, London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the Europe by most measures. London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it \"\"Londinium\"\". Wembley Conference Centre, which opened in 1977, was the first purpose-built conference centre in the United Kingdom. The centre was chosen as host venue for the song contest, which was presented by Angela Rippon. The language rule was brought back in this contest, four years", "title": "Eurovision Song Contest 1977" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.25, "text": "Capital (novel) Capital () is a novel by John Lanchester, published by Faber and Faber in 2012. The novel is set in London prior to and during the 2008 financial crisis, jumping between December 2007, April 2008, and August 2008. The title refers both to London as the capital city of the United Kingdom, and to financial capital. All of the main characters have a connection to Pepys Road, a street in the south London suburb of Clapham. The book deals with multiple contemporary issues in British life including the financial crisis of 2007–08, immigration, Islamic extremism, celebrity, and property", "title": "Capital (novel)" } ]

[ "Reykjavík", "Reykjavíkurborg", "Reykjavik", "Reykjavikurborg" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.66, "text": "Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxa Bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 123,300 (and over 216,940 in the Capital Region), it is the heart of Iceland's cultural, economic and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Ingólfr Arnarson, was established in AD 874. Until the 19th century, there", "title": "Reykjavík" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.61, "text": "Capital Region (Iceland) Greater Reykjavík (, meaning \"\"The Capital Region\"\") is a region in southwestern Iceland that comprises the national capital Reykjavík and six municipalities around it. Each municipality has its own elected council. Municipal governments cooperate extensively in various fields: for example waste policy, shared public transport and a joint fire brigade. The area is by far the largest urban area in Iceland. Greater Reykjavík's population of 216 940 is over 60% of the population of Iceland, in an area that is only just over 1% of the total size of the country. The size of the greater Reykjavík", "title": "Capital Region (Iceland)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.08, "text": "Akureyri Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area (after the Capital Region) and fourth largest municipality (after Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður, and Kópavogur). Nicknamed \"\"the Capital of North Iceland\"\", Akureyri is an important port and fishing centre. The area where Akureyri is located was settled in the 9th century but did not receive a municipal charter until 1786. The town was the site of Allied units during World War II. Further growth occurred after the war as the Icelandic population increasingly moved to urban areas. The area has a relatively mild climate because of geographical", "title": "Akureyri" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.95, "text": "Miðborg Miðborg (Icelandic: \"\"City Centre\"\"; ), also known as \"\"Miðbær\"\" or \"\"Austurbær\"\", is a sub-municipal administrational district that covers much of the central part Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. The district includes six neighbourhoods: \"\"Kvos\"\", \"\"Grjótaþorp\"\", \"\"Skólavörðuholt\"\", \"\"Þingholt\"\", \"\"Skuggahverfi\"\" and \"\"Vatnsmýri\"\". It is the administrative centre of Iceland, containing Alþingishúsið (the national parliament buildings), Stjórnarráðshúsið (the cabinet house) and the Supreme Court of Iceland. In addition, the area is home to many of the city's landmarks, including the Tjörnin pond, the town hall, and Hallgrímskirkja, the largest church in Iceland; tourist flow is considerable. The city centre is also the", "title": "Miðborg" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.73, "text": "Garðabær Garðabær () is a municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabær is a growing town in the Capital Region. Garðabær is the sixth largest town in Iceland with a population of 13,872 (Sept 1, 2013). The site of Garðabær has been inhabited since Iceland was first settled in the 9th century. Landnámabók, the Book of Settlement, tells of two farms on the site of Garðabær: Vífilsstaðir and Skúlastaðir. The former was named after Vífill, who was a slave of Ingólfur Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland. Ingólfur gave Vífill his freedom and he made his home at Vífilsstaðir.", "title": "Garðabær" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.62, "text": "area is calculated from the area of its constituent municipalities, including large areas of hinterland, not the much smaller urban core of about Of the seven municipalities that make up the Greater Reykjavík area, Reykjavík is by far the most populated with 122,460 inhabitants; Kjósarhreppur is the least populated with only 217 residents, but has the largest area: . Seltjarnarnes is the smallest municipality with an area of . Capital Region (Iceland) Greater Reykjavík (, meaning \"\"The Capital Region\"\") is a region in southwestern Iceland that comprises the national capital Reykjavík and six municipalities around it. Each municipality has its", "title": "Capital Region (Iceland)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.23, "text": "Höfði Höfði is a house in northern Reykjavík, the capital city of Iceland, built in 1909. Höfði is located at Félagstún. Initially, it was built for the French consul Jean-Paul Brillouin in Iceland and was the exclusive residence of poet and businessman Einar Benediktsson (1864-1940) for many years. It is best known as the location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit meeting of presidents Ronald Reagan of the United States and Mikhail Gorbachev of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. That effectively was a step to the end of the Cold War. Within the building, the flags of the United States", "title": "Höfði" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.16, "text": "Iceland Iceland ( ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of and an area of , making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík, with Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country being home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a", "title": "Iceland" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.8, "text": "a small village called Nesjahverfi. Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, is about from Höfn along the south coast. The main economic activities in Höfn are fishing and tourism. Fishing involves both sea fishing and processing and packaging in the factories; one major fish processing factory, Skinney-Þinganes is one of the largest fish factories in the eastern part of Iceland, which employs a large number of people. The main production of these factories is bacaloa (saltfish) and processed lobster. Herring and capelin are also processed. Ten large and a number of smaller boats operate from Höfn. During the summer tourist season,", "title": "Höfn" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.7, "text": "Plant) have also brought in many people whose stay is expected to be temporary. Many Polish immigrants were also considering leaving in 2008 as a result of the Icelandic financial crisis. The southwest corner of Iceland is the most densely populated region. It is also the location of the capital Reykjavík, the northernmost national capital in the world. The largest towns outside the Greater Reykjavík area are Akureyri and Reykjanesbær, although the latter is relatively close to the capital. Some 500 Icelanders under the leadership of Erik the Red colonised Greenland in the late 10th century. The total population reached", "title": "Iceland" } ]

[ "Selsey", "Selsey, West Sussex" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.05, "text": "evidence for a reoccupation of Chichester itself before the 9th century. The capital of the Kingdom of Sussex was at Chichester, and the seat of the kingdom's bishopric was at Selsey. The traditional residence of the South Saxon kings was at Kingsham, once outside the southern walls of Chichester although within its modern boundaries. Ditchling may have been an important regional centre for a large part of central Sussex between the Rivers Adur and Ouse until the founding of Lewes in the 9th century. By the 11th century the towns were mostly developments of the fortified towns (\"\"burhs\"\") founded in", "title": "Kingdom of Sussex" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.19, "text": "were found on the beach between Selsey and Bognor, these were dated as late 6th/ 8th century and what made them particularly interesting is that they had a runic inscription on them, the fragments were handed over to the British Museum. Selsey was the capital of the Kingdom of Sussex, possibly founded by Ælle. Wilfrid arrived circa 680 and converted the kingdom to Christianity, as recorded by the Venerable Bede. Selsey Abbey stood at Selsey (probably where Church Norton is today), and was the cathedra for the Sussex Diocese until the Council of London ordered the removal of the See", "title": "Selsey" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.3, "text": "Kingdom of Sussex The Kingdom of the South Saxons, today referred to as the Kingdom of Sussex (; ), was one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. On the south coast of the island of Great Britain, it was originally a sixth century Saxon colony and later an independent kingdom. The South Saxons were ruled by the kings of Sussex until the country was annexed by Wessex, probably in 827, in the aftermath of the Battle of Ellandun. The Kingdom of Sussex had its initial focus in a territory based on the former kingdom and Romano-British \"\"civitas\"\"", "title": "Kingdom of Sussex" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23, "text": "River Limen (now called the River Rother or Kent Ditch), Sussex shared a border with the Kingdom of Kent. North of the Forest Ridge in the Wealden forest lay the sub-kingdom of Surrey, which became a frontier area disputed by various kingdoms until it later became part of Wessex. To the south of Sussex lay the English Channel, beyond which lay Francia, or the Kingdom of the Franks. By the 680s, when Christianity was being introduced, there is no doubt that the district around Selsey and Chichester had become the political centre of the kingdom, though there is little archaeological", "title": "Kingdom of Sussex" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.78, "text": "in a work called \"\"Saxon Heptarchy\"\" by John Speed that dates from 1611. The depiction shows Ælle of Sussex, the founder and first king of Sussex, holding the shield over his shoulder. Kingdom of Sussex The Kingdom of the South Saxons, today referred to as the Kingdom of Sussex (; ), was one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. On the south coast of the island of Great Britain, it was originally a sixth century Saxon colony and later an independent kingdom. The South Saxons were ruled by the kings of Sussex until the country was annexed", "title": "Kingdom of Sussex" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.75, "text": "styled Ethelbertus rex Sussaxonum. After this we hear nothing more until about 765, when a grant of land is made by a king named Ealdwulf, with two other kings, Ælfwald and Oslac, as witnesses. In 765 and 770 grants are made by a King Osmund, the latter one was later confirmed by Offa of Mercia. The independent existence of the Kingdom of Sussex came to an end in the early 770s. In 771, King Offa of Mercia conquered the territory of the \"\"Haestingas\"\"; he may have entered Sussex from the Kingdom of Kent, where he was already dominant. By 772", "title": "Kingdom of Sussex" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.66, "text": "English, and his councillors gathered at Lyminster by the River Arun. Another \"\"Witenagemot\"\" took place in Sussex in the reign of Æthelstan (924-939), probably at Hamsey, on the River Ouse near Lewes. A small number of diplomas (documents affirming the grant or tenure of specified land) from Sussex survive from this period. By the 1060s Lewes may have been Sussex's legal centre. After the departure of the Roman army, the Saxons arrived in Sussex in the 5th century and brought with them their polytheistic religion. The Saxon pagan culture probably caused a reversal of the spread of Christianity. Wilfrid's biographer", "title": "Kingdom of Sussex" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.64, "text": "of the \"\"Regnenses\"\" and its boundaries coincided in general with those of the later county of Sussex. For a brief period in the 7th century, the Kingdom of Sussex controlled the Isle of Wight and the territory of the \"\"Meonwara\"\" in the Meon Valley in east Hampshire. From the late 8th century, Sussex seems to have absorbed the Kingdom of the \"\"Haestingas\"\", after the region was conquered by the Mercian king Offa. A large part of its territory was covered by the forest that took its name from the fort of \"\"Anderitum\"\" at modern Pevensey, and known to the Romano-British", "title": "Kingdom of Sussex" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.53, "text": "Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English \"\"Sūþsēaxe\"\" (South Saxons), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English Channel, and divided for many purposes into the ceremonial counties of West Sussex and East Sussex. Brighton and Hove, though part of East Sussex, was made a unitary authority in 1997, and as such, is administered independently of the rest of East Sussex. Brighton and Hove was granted City status in 2000. Until then,", "title": "Sussex" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.47, "text": "owned by the Wesleyan Church. The town is home to Sussex Golden Ginger Ale, a popular maritime beverage. Sussex claims to be the birthplace of the ice cream cone, Sussex titles itself as the Dairy Capital of New Brunswick. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited the town as part of her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada. On October 12, 2002, she attended the opening of a new wing of Sussex Elementary School, unveiling a commemorative plaque at the event. She then visited Princess Louise Park for an agricultural exhibition. While there, it was announced that the community hall would be", "title": "Sussex, New Brunswick" } ]

[ "Constantinople", "Istanbul" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.56, "text": "Licinius in which Constantine had besieged the city, and after the war was over he further investigated its potential. He set about renewing the city almost immediately, inaugurating it in 330. This is a year sometimes picked as the beginning of the Byzantine Empire. The new capital was to be distinguished from the old by being simultaneously Christian and Greek (although was initially mainly Latin speaking like its Balkan hinterland) and a centre of culture. However the empire split again on his death, only to be reunited again by Theodosius I (379–395). Theodosius died in Milan in 395, and was", "title": "Byzantine Anatolia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.5, "text": "Nikephoros Botaneiates. By 1081 the Seljuks expanded their rule over virtually the entire Anatolian plateau from Armenia in the east to Bithynia in the west and founded their capital in Nicea. In the meantime the Byzantine presence in southern Italy had been wiped out by the Normans. Reggio, the capital of the tagma of Calabria, was captured by Robert Guiscard in 1060. At the time the Byzantines controlled only a few of coastal cities in Apulia. Otranto fell in 1068, the same year in which the siege of Bari (the capital of the catepanate of Italy) begun. After the Byzantines", "title": "History of the Byzantine Empire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.41, "text": "into a Western (Latin) and an Eastern (Greek) part was prefigured in the division of the Empire by the Emperor Diocletian in AD 285. Around 330, Constantine established the city of Constantinople as a new imperial city which would be the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Possessed of mighty fortifications and architectural splendour, the city would stand for another thousand years as a \"\"Roman Capital\"\". The Hagia Sophia Cathedral (later converted to a mosque following the Fall of Constantinople in 1453) is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture, with its vast dome and interior of mosaics and", "title": "History of Western civilization before AD 500" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.34, "text": "Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, which had been founded as Byzantium). It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. Both", "title": "Byzantine Empire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.2, "text": "capital at Carthage. Their success came with surprising ease, but it was not until 548 that the major local tribes were subdued. In Ostrogothic Italy, the deaths of Theodoric, his nephew and heir Athalaric, and his daughter Amalasuntha had left her murderer, Theodahad (r. 534–536), on the throne despite his weakened authority. In 535, a small Byzantine expedition to Sicily was met with easy success, but the Goths soon stiffened their resistance, and victory did not come until 540, when Belisarius captured Ravenna, after successful sieges of Naples and Rome. In 535–536, Pope Agapetus I was sent to Constantinople by", "title": "History of the Byzantine Empire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.05, "text": "half and the aptly named Theodosius the Great died, the east was so strong that it could now be considered an equal. \"\"See the main article Byzantine Empire, Justinian I.\"\" The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium. Initially the eastern half of the Roman Empire (often called the Eastern Roman Empire in this context), it survived the 5th century fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until", "title": "History of Anatolia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.89, "text": "Armenia in the east to Bithynia in the west, and they had founded their capital at Nicaea, just from Constantinople. During the Komnenian, or Comnenian, period from about 1081 to about 1185, the five emperors of the Komnenos dynasty (Alexios I, John II, Manuel I, Alexios II, and Andronikos I) presided over a sustained, though ultimately incomplete, restoration of the military, territorial, economic, and political position of the Byzantine Empire. Although the Seljuk Turks occupied the heartland of the Empire in Anatolia, most Byzantine military efforts during this period were directed against Western powers, particularly the Normans. The Empire under", "title": "Byzantine Empire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.83, "text": "their capital in Bursa, a hundred kilometers from Constantinople. After the initial conflict, Andronikos III dethroned his grandfather and became sole emperor. Following the death of Andronikos III in 1341 another civil war broke out, lasting until 1347. Andronikos III left his six-year-old son under the regency of Anne of Savoy. The de facto leader of the Byzantine Empire, John Cantacuzenus, was not only a close associate of the deceased emperor but an extremely wealthy landowner, and he wanted to become regent instead. He was unsuccessful, but he was declared emperor in Thrace. More or less this conflict was class", "title": "History of the Byzantine Empire" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.75, "text": "Byzantine Empire under the Komnenos dynasty The Byzantine Empire or Byzantium is a term conventionally used by historians to describe the Greek ethnic and speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople. Having survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire during Late Antiquity, the Byzantine Empire continued to function until its conquest by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. In the context of Byzantine history, the period from about 1081 to about 1185 is often known as the Komnenian or Comnenian period, after the Komnenos dynasty. Together, the five Komnenian emperors (Alexios I, John II,", "title": "Byzantine Empire under the Komnenos dynasty" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.73, "text": "of Constantinople by the Ottomans. Byzantine architecture Byzantine architecture () is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Later Roman or Eastern Roman Empire. The Byzantine era is the period after the Fall of the Western Roman Empire. Constantinople became known as the Roman capital in 330 AD. Constantinople is what is now present day Istanbul. Byzantine architecture was mostly influenced by Roman and Greek architecture. It began with Constantine the Great when he rebuilt the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople and continued with his building of churches and the forum of Constantine, as also", "title": "Byzantine architecture" } ]

[ "Fareham" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.28, "text": "Fareham Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufacturer of bricks, used to build the Royal Albert Hall, and grower of strawberries. Current employers include Fareham Shopping Centre, small-scale manufacturers, and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. Archaeological excavations around the old High Street area and the church of St Peter & Paul on high ground over the Wallington Estuary have yielded evidence of settlement on the", "title": "Fareham" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.2, "text": "at Solent Arena. Fareham Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufacturer of bricks, used to build the Royal Albert Hall, and grower of strawberries. Current employers include Fareham Shopping Centre, small-scale manufacturers, and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. Archaeological excavations around the old High Street area and the church of St Peter & Paul on high ground over the Wallington Estuary have yielded evidence of", "title": "Fareham" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.91, "text": "site contemporary with the Roman occupation. No extensive programme of investigation has been possible due to the historic nature of the buildings in this area. The town has a documented history dating back to the Norman era, when a part of William's army marched up from Fareham Creek before continuing to the Saxon capital of England, Winchester. Originally known as \"\"Ferneham\"\" (hence the name of the entertainment venue Ferneham Hall), it was listed in the Domesday Book as having 90 households. The ford of Fareham Creek (at the top of Portsmouth Harbour) was the location of the Bishop of Winchester's", "title": "Fareham" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.47, "text": "Borough of Fareham The Borough of Fareham is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Fareham. Other places within the Borough include Portchester, Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Warsash, Locks Heath, Sarisbury and half of Whiteley. The Borough covers much of the semi-urban area between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, and is part of the South Hampshire conurbation, with many residents commuting to the two cities for employment. The Fareham urban district was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 and gained borough status. The", "title": "Borough of Fareham" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.22, "text": "named That's Solent, it was launched as part of a UK wide roll out of local Freeview channels, being broadcast from the Rowridge Transmitter. The local commercial radio station is Wave 105 on 105.2FM, also Heart Solent is based in the town, on 97.5FM, plus Capital South Coast on 103.2FM. while the town also has . Other radio stations based outside of Fareham, with The Breeze on 107.4FM, BBC Radio Solent on 96.1FM and Sam FM (formerly JACK FM) on 106.6FM, and a non-profit community radio station Express FM on 93.7FM. The town has two daily local newspapers, the \"\"Southern", "title": "Fareham" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.95, "text": "of Crofton, Hook with Warsash, Portchester, Sarisbury and Titchfield, all part of the Fareham Rural District, were added to Fareham urban district. The western boundary, with the Borough of Eastleigh, is the River Hamble. To the north is the City of Winchester; to the east the City of Portsmouth, a unitary authority; and to the south the Borough of Gosport. The south west and south east edges of the borough are both part of the coastline bordering the Solent. Borough of Fareham The Borough of Fareham is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its council is based", "title": "Borough of Fareham" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.94, "text": "Capital South Coast Capital South Coast is a regional radio station owned by operated by Global Radio as part of the Capital radio network. It broadcasts to South Hampshire from studios in Segensworth, Fareham. Radio Victory launched as the first local commercial radio service in the South of England in 1975, transmitting to a small area around Portsmouth. The licence was re-advertised by the Independent Broadcasting Authority The extended licence, now to include Southampton and Winchester, was won by Ocean Sound Ltd. Radio Victory ceased operations in June 1986, a couple of weeks earlier than the expiry date of its", "title": "Capital South Coast" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.94, "text": "Southwick, Curdridge, Denmead, Droxford Soberton and Hambledon, Shedfield, Swanmore, Waltham Chase, and Wickham. 1997–present: As above less the City of Winchester wards. The constituency comprises all wards of the Fareham borough except Stubbington and Hill Head. The largest town in the constituency, as the name suggests, is Fareham. Other communities in the constituency include Portchester, Locks Heath, Warsash and Titchfield. The constituency was first created in 1885, however in 1950 it was abolished to form the constituency of Gosport and Fareham. It was revived again in 1974. The constituency has always been represented by Conservatives. General Election 1914/15: Another General", "title": "Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.84, "text": "Fareham (UK Parliament constituency) Fareham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2015, it has been represented by Suella Braverman of the Conservative Party. 1885-1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Portsmouth and Southampton, the Sessional Division of Fareham, and part of the Sessional Division of Southampton. 1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Fareham, Gosport and Alverstoke, Havant, and Warblington, and the Rural Districts of Fareham and Havant. 1974-1983: The Urban District of Fareham. 1983-1997: The Borough of Fareham except the wards of Hill Head and Stubbington, and the City of Winchester wards of Boarhunt and", "title": "Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.78, "text": "Fareham Town F.C. Fareham Town F.C. is a football club based in Fareham, Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is an FA Charter Standard club. They play in the . Fareham Town were formed in 1947, when three local sides Fareham FC, Fareham Brotherhood FC and Fareham Youth Centre FC amalgamated together after at a public meeting in the town in 1946, it was suggested to form a football club for the town. The club joined the Portsmouth League and started playing their games at Beaconsfield Meadow, before moving to Bath Lane. At the", "title": "Fareham Town F.C." } ]

[ "Atlanta", "Terminus", "Atlanta, Georgia", "The Big Peach", "Hotlanta", "The ATL", "The A", "Atlanta, GA" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.97, "text": "Kutaisi Kutaisi (, ) is the legislative capital of Georgia, and its 3rd most populous city. Situated west of Tbilisi, on the Rioni River, it is the capital of the western region of Imereti. Historically one of the major cities of Georgia, it served as the capital of the Kingdom of Georgia in the Middle Ages, and later as the capital of the Kingdom of Imereti. The Parliament of Georgia moved to Kutaisi in 2012, in an effort to both acknowledge the status of the city, and to decentralise the Georgian government. Kutaisi was the capital of the ancient Kingdom", "title": "Kutaisi" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.56, "text": "Georgia (country) Georgia (, ) is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a territory of , and its 2017 population is about 3.718 million. The sovereign state of Georgia is a unitary semi-presidential republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy. During the classical era, several independent kingdoms became established", "title": "Georgia (country)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.38, "text": "Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ), in some countries also still known by its pre-1936 international designation Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, since then Tbilisi served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, Tbilisi was the seat of the Imperial Viceroy, governing both Southern and Northern Caucasus. Because of its location on the crossroads between", "title": "Tbilisi" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.28, "text": "Atlanta Atlanta () is the capital of, and the most populous city in, the U.S. state of Georgia. With an estimated 2017 population of 486,290, it is also the 39th most-populous city in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.8 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia. A small portion of the city extends eastward into neighboring DeKalb County. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminating stop of a major state-sponsored", "title": "Atlanta" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.06, "text": "last meeting in Savannah—Augusta had become the official capital due to pressure from the general populace to have their capital in the center of the state. As the population dispersed—shifting the geographic center, it was determined that the state's capital needed to move as well. A commission was appointed by the legislature in 1786 to find a suitable location that was central to the new demography. The commission recommended Louisville, which would become Georgia's first planned capital and would hold her first capitol building. Due to the fact that the capital would have to be built from the ground up,", "title": "Georgia General Assembly" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.88, "text": "as the nation's capital, is defined by the Article 10 in the Constitution of Georgia (1995) and the \"\"Law on Georgia's Capital – Tbilisi\"\" (20 February 1998). Tbilisi is governed by the Tbilisi City Assembly (Sakrebulo) and the Tbilisi City Hall (Meria). The City Assembly is elected once every four years. The mayor is elected once every four years by direct elections. The Mayor of Tbilisi is Kakha Kaladze and the Chairman of the Tbilisi city Assembly is Giorgi Alibegashvili. Administratively, the city is divided into raions (districts), which have their own units of central and local government with jurisdiction", "title": "Tbilisi" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.61, "text": "capital, Kimball purchased an abandoned opera house and constructed the first capitol building. The building was completed in only four months, after which it was leased to the city, which agreed to provide it without cost to the state for 10 years. The next year, the Georgia Legislature purchased the building, with the city paying $100,000 for part of the cost, permanently making Atlanta the capital of Georgia. On March 16, 1869, Kimball, along with Edward N. Kimball, John Rice, John C. Peck, and Jame A. Burns, incorporated the Atlanta Canal and Water Company. The company had previously been incorporated", "title": "Hannibal Kimball" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.53, "text": "modern-day capital of Georgia), on 12 August 1121. The battle results in King David IV of Georgia's decisive victory over the invading force under Ilghazi and the subsequent reconquest of a Muslim-held Tbilisi, which becomes the royal capital. The victory at Didgori inaugurates medieval Georgia's \"\"Golden Age\"\" and is celebrated in the Georgian chronicles as a \"\"miraculous victory\"\", while modern Georgians continue to remember the event as an annual September festival known as Didgoroba (\"\"[the day] of Didgori\"\"). On 1 June 1195 a 35,000 men strong Georgian army commanded by David Soslan, spouse of Tamar decicively beats an army of", "title": "Military history of Georgia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.39, "text": "the total area of today's Georgia is 69,700 km), and a population of 2.5 million. The republic's capital was Tbilisi, and its state language was Georgian. Proclaimed on May 26, 1918, on the break-up of the Transcaucasian Federation, it was led by the Georgian Social Democratic Party (also known as the Georgian Menshevik Party). Facing permanent internal and external problems, the young state was unable to withstand invasion by the Russian SFSR Red Armies, and collapsed between February and March 1921 to become a Soviet republic. After the February Revolution of 1917 and collapse of the tsarist administration in the", "title": "Democratic Republic of Georgia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.11, "text": "municipalities—12 self-governing cities (ქალაქი, \"\"k'alak'i\"\"), including the nation's capital of Tbilisi, and 64 communities (თემი, \"\"t'emi\"\"). The municipalities outside the two autonomous republics and Tbilisi are grouped, on a provisional basis, into nine regions (\"\"mkhare\"\"): Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, and Shida Kartli. Tbilisi itself is divided into ten districts (რაიონი, \"\"raioni\"\"). The two autonomous republics, Abkhazia and Adjara, were established during the Soviet era and are recognized by the modern Constitution of Georgia adopted in 1995. Adjara is subdivided into 6 municipalities: As a result of the military conflicts in 1992–1993", "title": "Administrative divisions of Georgia (country)" } ]

[ "Shusha", "Panahabad", "Shushi" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.81, "text": "During the Russo-Persian War of 1826-1828 the citadel at Shusha held out for several months and never fell. After this Shusha ceased to be a capital of a khanate, which was dissolved in 1822, and instead became an administrative capital of first the Karabakh province (1822–1840), following Persia's ceding to Russia, and then of the Shusha district (\"\"uyezd\"\") of the Elisabethpol Governorate (1840–1923). Shusha grew and developed, with successive waves of migrants moving to the city, particularly Armenians. A survey prepared by the Russian imperial authorities in 1823, a year after and several years before the 1828 Armenian migration from", "title": "Shusha" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.19, "text": "as power broker. Khankendi (renamed Stepanakert after the Armenian communist leader Stepan Shaumyan), a small village that was previously known with its Armenian name of \"\"Vararakn\"\", became the new regional capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and soon became its largest town. The town remained half-ruined until the 1960s, when the town began to gradually revive due to its recreational potential. In 1977 Shusha was declared a reservation of Azerbaijan architecture and history and became one of the major resort-towns in the former USSR. The Armenian quarter continued to lie in ruins until the beginning of the 1960s. In 1961,", "title": "Shusha" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.62, "text": "of the Armenian forces. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the picturesque Karabakh mountains, Shusha was a popular mountain recreation resort in the Soviet era. According to some sources the town of Shusha was founded in 1752 by Panah Ali Khan. From the mid-18th century to 1822 Shusha was the capital of the Karabakh Khanate. The town became one of the cultural centers of the South Caucasus after the Russian conquest of the Caucasus region in the first half of the 19th century over Qajar Iran. Over time, it became a city and a home to", "title": "Shusha" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.89, "text": "Shusha. His other strongholds were the Bayat Castle (1747) and Shahbulag Castle (1752). After Russian takeover of the khanate in 1805 according to Kurekchay Treaty and following Treaty of Gulistan and Treaty of Turkmenchay, khanate was abolished and its capital Shusha was turned into a provincial center in 1841. Shusha is located on the top of the mountain, sometimes called \"\"the city on the rock\"\" with three steep precipices and is surrounded by dense woods. The main entrance road facing north towards Ganja was the Ganja Gate. The peak altitude is 1,600 metres above sea level, the lowest part is", "title": "Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.81, "text": "Armenian leader of the 26 Baku Commissars, and, after the Shusha pogrom had resulted in major destruction at Shusha, the former regional capital, Stepanakert was made the capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO). In time, Stepanakert grew to become the region's most important city (a status it received in 1940). Its population rose from 10,459 in 1939 to 33,000 in 1978. In 1926, municipal authorities adopted a new city layout designed by the prominent Armenian architect Alexander Tamanian; two additional designs for expansion were approved later on in the 1930s and 1960s, both of which retained Tamanian's initial plan.", "title": "Stepanakert" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.81, "text": "the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh), following an Armenian uprising put down by Azeri forces, transformed, almost overnight, Shusha into an Azeri city. On March 20, 2000, a memorial stone was laid in Shusha on the site of the planned monument to the victims of the pogrom. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic government introduced a proposal to the National Assembly to establish March 23 as a day of memorial of the victims of the Shusha pogroms. Shusha massacre The Shusha massacre ( – \"\"Shushii charder\"\") was the mass killing of the Armenian population of Shusha and the destruction of the Armenian half of the", "title": "Shusha massacre" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.8, "text": "Shujabad Shujaabad () is a city and the capital of Shujabad Tehsil of Multan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located about 45 km in south from Multan. Chenab River is situated in the west of city. Neighbouring settlements include Jalalpur Pirwala, Multan and Lodhran. Its population is about 600,000. National Press Club Shujabad is formed by Nadeem Shah (General Secretary). Shujabad is famous for most delicious Mangoes in the world. Shujabad is a historical city. The name of Shujabad is on his ruler's name(Nawab Shuja Khan Sadozae سدوزئی) Nawab Shuja Khan, the second son of Nawab", "title": "Shujabad" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.78, "text": "historical Ghazanchetsots (Ղազանչեցոց) borough of Shusha. It stands in Shusha, former capital of Karabakh Khanate and is among the largest Armenian churches ever erected. The cathedral's architectural forms were influenced by the designs of the ancient cathedral of St. Echmiadzin (4th-9th centuries), center of the Armenian Apostolic Church located to the west of Armenia's capital of Yerevan. After the Karabakh War, the Cathedral underwent restoration, and currently serves as an active house of worship of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In addition to the Cathedral of the Holy Savior, Shusha hosted the Hermitage of Holy Virgins (Armenian: Կուսանաց Անապատ, 1816) and", "title": "Culture of Artsakh" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.59, "text": "Shamsiddin Shohin District Shamsiddin Shohin District or Nohiya-i Shamsiddin Shohin (), formerly Shuro-obod District or Nohiya-i Shuro-obod (), is a district in Khatlon province, southeastern Tajikistan. Its capital is Shuro-obod City. The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows (and population). Shamsiddin Shohin District bordered by The north, -Darvoz District, -Muminobod District, the West -Kulob District, And the south Hamadoni District, by Districts Khatlon province is. And the east River Panj, And The four-districts of Badakhshan province Afghanistan, -Khwahan, Raghistan, and Yawan, Shahri Buzurg, is. The District has a total area 2,380 square kilometres (920 sq mi)", "title": "Shamsiddin Shohin District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.45, "text": "within Caspian Oblast of the empire with Shusha as its capital. From 1846 on, it was an administrative unit of Shemakha Governorate (later renamed to Baku Governorate in 1859). In 1868, the uyezd was incorporated into Elisabethpol Governorate. In 1873, the territories of Javanshir and Jabrayil of Shusha uyezd were established as separate administrative uyezds. After the Russian Empire ceased to exist and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was founded in 1918, Shushinsky, Dzhevanshirsky, Dzhebrailsky, and Zangezursky Uyezds became a part of Azerbaijani-Armenian territorial disputes. In August 1919, as a result of a provisional accord Shusha, Javanshir, Jabrayil were placed under Azerbaijani", "title": "Shushinsky Uyezd" } ]

[ "Beijing", "Peking", "Beiping", "Peiping", "Yanjing", "Zhongdu", "Khanbaliq", "BJ", "Shun Tian Fu", "Pekin", "beijing" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.58, "text": "106 articles, and it defines “the national flag of People’s Republic of China is a red flag with 5 stars” (Art 104); “the national emblem of the People’s Republic of China is: in the centre, Tien An Men under the light of five stars, and encircled by ears of grain and a cogwheel.” (Art 105); and “the capital of People’s Republic of China is Peking.” (Art 106) During the development of socialism, the Constitution of 1954 stipulated the task for the ongoing Chinese Communist state. Compared with the Constitution of 1949, the constitution of 1954 narrowed the definition of the", "title": "1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.47, "text": "Wuhan Wuhan (; ) is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It's the most populous city in Central China, and one of the nine National Central Cities of China. It lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River's intersection with the Han river. Arising out of the conglomeration of three cities, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as ; it is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city and connecting to other major cities. Because of its key role in domestic transportation,", "title": "Wuhan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.23, "text": "soon able to cross the Yangtze River and take Nanking. The Kuomintang fled southward and eventually ended up in Taipei, from which the Republic of China government continues to administer Taiwan, Pescadores, and its neighboring islands, though it also continues to claim (technically, at least) Nanjing as its rightful \"\"de jure\"\" capital. After communist takeover, Peking (formerly Peiping, later spelled as Beijing) was made capital of the People's Republic, and Nanjing was demoted to be the provincial capital of Jiangsu. The economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping initially focused on the south coast of China, in Guangdong province, which soon left", "title": "Jiangsu" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.98, "text": "of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China, a puppet state that ruled the ethnic-Chinese portions of Japanese-occupied northern China. This government was later merged into the larger Wang Jingwei government based in Nanjing. In the final phases of the Chinese Civil War, the People's Liberation Army seized control of the city peacefully on 31 January 1949 in the course of the Pingjin Campaign. On 1 October that year, Mao Zedong announced the creation of the People's Republic of China from atop Tian'anmen. He restored the name of the city, as the new capital, to Beijing, a decision that", "title": "Beijing" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.98, "text": "People's Republic of China on 1 October. On 7 December 1949, after the loss of four capitals, Chiang evacuated his Nationalist government to Taiwan and made Taipei the temporary capital of the ROC (also called the \"\"wartime capital\"\" by Chiang Kai-shek). Some 2 million people, consisting mainly of soldiers, members of the ruling Kuomintang and intellectual and business elites, were evacuated from mainland China to Taiwan at that time, adding to the earlier population of approximately six million. In addition, the ROC government took to Taipei many national treasures and much of China's gold reserves and foreign currency reserves. After", "title": "Taiwan" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.83, "text": "When Kublai Khan made Dadu the capital of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), all of China was ruled from Beijing for the first time. From 1279 onward, with the exception of two interludes from 1368 to 1420 and 1928 to 1949, Beijing would remain as China's capital, serving as the seat of power for the Ming dynasty (1421–1644), the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the early Republic of China (1912–1928) and now the People's Republic of China (1949–present). The earliest remains of hominid habitation in Beijing Municipality were found in the caves of Dragon Bone Hill near the village of Zhoukoudian", "title": "History of Beijing" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.8, "text": "Jingjinji The Jingjinji Metropolitan Region or Jing-Jin-Ji (JJJ), also known as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, is the national capital region of the People's Republic of China. It is the biggest urbanized region in Northern China. It includes an economic region surrounding the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, along the coast of the Bohai Sea. This emerging region is rising as a northern metropolitan region rivaling the Pearl River Delta in the south and the Yangtze River Delta in the east. In 2016 Jingjinji had total population of 112 million people and was as populated as Guangdong. In 2017, Jingjinji produced 10% (US$1.2 trillion", "title": "Jingjinji" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.67, "text": "Japanese occupation, including Nanjing (Nanking) the capital of the Republic of China until the Japanese invasion in 1937. The Japanese occupation ended with the imperial surrender in 1945, but the term \"\"Free China\"\" was soon to acquire a new meaning in the context of the early Cold War. Following the CCP victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the newly inaugurated People's Republic of China solidified its control of mainland China, while the Kuomintang government retreated to Taiwan and selected Taipei to serve as the provisional capital of the Republic of China. Mainland China was officially considered to be", "title": "Free area of the Republic of China" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.64, "text": "and navy. The capital of Nanjing fell in December 1937. It was followed by an orgy of mass murders and rapes known as the Nanjing Massacre. The national capital was briefly at Wuhan, then removed in an epic retreat to Chongqing, the seat of government until 1945. In 1940 the collaborationist Wang Jingwei regime was set up with its capital in Nanjing, proclaiming itself the legitimate \"\"Republic of China\"\" in opposition to Chiang Kai-shek's government, though its claims were significantly hampered due to its nature as a Japanese puppet state controlling limited amounts of territory, along with its subsequent defeat", "title": "History of the Republic of China" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.64, "text": "Hefei Hefei (, ) is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Located in the central portion of the province, it borders Huainan to the north, Chuzhou to the northeast, Wuhu to the southeast, Tongling to the south, Anqing to the southwest and Lu'an to the west. From the 8th to the 6th centuries BC, Hefei was the site of many small states, later a part of the Chu kingdom. Many archaeological finds dating from this period have been made. The name", "title": "Hefei" } ]

[ "Fuzhou City", "Foochow", "Fuzhou", "Hockchew", "Banyan City" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.97, "text": "Emperor of Min in 933. At that point, his father was posthumously named Min Taizu. The early Chinese exonym \"\"Min\"\" () was a graphic pejorative written with Radical 142 , the \"\"insect\"\" or \"\"reptile\"\" radical. Xu Shen's (c. 121 CE) \"\"Shuowen Jiezi\"\" dictionary defines \"\"min\"\" as: \"\"Southeastern Yue [i.e., Viet]; snake race. [The character is formed] from [the] insect / serpent [radical and takes its pronunciation from] \"\"\"\". The capital of the Min Kingdom was Changle, now known as Fuzhou. The kingdom was essentially limited to modern-day Fujian Province in China’s southeast. The territory of the Min was relatively isolated", "title": "Min Kingdom" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.83, "text": "Min Kingdom Min () was one of the Ten Kingdoms which was in existence between the years of 909 and 945. It existed in a mountainous region of modern-day Fujian province of China and had a history of quasi-independent rule. Its capital was Fuzhou. It was founded by Wang Shenzhi. Wang Shenzhi’s older brother Wang Chao was given the title of Surveillance Commissioner in 892. Wang Shenzhi himself was named military commissioner, and in 909, in the wake of the collapse of the Tang Dynasty two years earlier, named himself the Prince of Min. Wang Shenzhi’s son declared himself the", "title": "Min Kingdom" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.47, "text": "capital of Burma, Mandalay, in 1857. His younger brother Kanaung proved to be a great administrator and modernizer. During Mindon's reign, scholars were sent to France, Italy, the United States, and Great Britain, in order to learn about the tremendous progress achieved by the Industrial Revolution. During Mindon's reign, the following reforms were undertaken: centralization of the kingdom's internal administration, introduction of a salary system for the bureaucracy (to dampen the authority and income of bureaucrats), fixed judicial fees, comprehensive penal laws, reorganization of the financial system, removal of trade barriers including custom duties, reform of the \"\"thathameda\"\" taxes (to", "title": "Mindon Min" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.78, "text": "declared himself king of Wuyue. Wuyue survived until the eighteenth year of the Song dynasty, when Qian Shu surrendered to the expanding dynasty. The Kingdom of Min (909–945) was founded by Wang Shenzhi, who named himself the Prince of Min with its capital at Changle (present-day Fuzhou). One of Shenzhi's sons proclaimed the independent state of Yin in the northeast of Min territory. The Southern Tang took that territory after the Min asked for help. Despite declaring loyalty to the neighboring Wuyue, the Southern Tang finished its conquest of Min in 945. The Southern Han (917–971) was founded in Guangzhou", "title": "Ten Kingdoms" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.62, "text": "capital. The nearby tombs show the same funerary tradition as Yue state tombs in Zhejiang Province. Hence, it is concluded that the city was a Minyue center. Minyue was partially conquered by the Han dynasty by the end of the 2nd century BC during the Han campaigns against Minyue. However its position (being closed off by mountains) made it almost impossible for the Han dynasty to establish a strong grip over this area. Minyue was annexed by Nanyue under Zhao Tuo and submitted to Nanyue rule from 183–135 BC, and was finally conquered by the Han dynasty in 110 BC.", "title": "Minyue" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.59, "text": "Fujian) Prefectures in de facto independence and ruled by several of those generals called Qingyuan Jiedushi in succession until 978, when the territory was seized by Song Dynasty. Min Kingdom Min () was one of the Ten Kingdoms which was in existence between the years of 909 and 945. It existed in a mountainous region of modern-day Fujian province of China and had a history of quasi-independent rule. Its capital was Fuzhou. It was founded by Wang Shenzhi. Wang Shenzhi’s older brother Wang Chao was given the title of Surveillance Commissioner in 892. Wang Shenzhi himself was named military commissioner,", "title": "Min Kingdom" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.59, "text": "Minlaton, South Australia Minlaton is a town in central Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2016 census, Minlaton had a population of 800. It is known as the \"\"Barley capital of the world\"\", due to the rich Barley production in the region. Minlaton was the home town of Harry Butler, a World War I flying ace. His Bristol M1C monoplane has been restored and is preserved in pride of place in a building the centre of the town. When he flew an air mail run from Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent to Minlaton in 1919, it was the first over-water", "title": "Minlaton, South Australia" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.58, "text": "within a year of foundation of the new capital. He answered that he would rather die to have a safer kingdom for the posterity than to live long, and leave a weak kingdom. The king promptly moved to the new capital when it was completed in 1432/33 (794 ME). Part of the new city, a few miles north of the Mrauk-U Palace, was the Le-myet-hna Temple. He died soon after on 9 May 1433 (Saturday, 6th waning of Kason 795 ME). He was succeeded by his younger half-brother Khayi. Min Saw Mon Narameikhla Min Saw Mon (, , ; also", "title": "Min Saw Mon" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.53, "text": "the finish. Min breaks them all and prepares to start over. Unfortunately, the emissary arrives before he can create anything new. The emissary offers to give Min a commission if he can bring a sample to the capital city, but Min confesses that he believes he is too old for such a trip. Tree-ear overhears the conversation between Min and the emissary. Tree-ear offers to take a sample of Min's work to Songdo for him, as a gift to Min's wife who has befriended and cared for Tree-ear over the past year. Once again, Min works quickly to create two", "title": "A Single Shard" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.38, "text": "state.\"\" At the end of his reign, after King Min had angered even his own generals who were defending Qi, his capital city of Linzi was invaded and sacked in 284 BC. by General Yue Yi of Yan, partly at the instigation of King Min's advisor Su Qin. \"\"The army of Yan entered the capital...fighting with each other over the great quantity of bronze stored in the treasury.\"\" The king fled to Ju, which along with Jimo was one of the only two Qi cities that remained unoccupied. All but two cities of Qi were conquered. Even after his defeat,", "title": "King Min of Qi" } ]

[ "Bastia", "Bastìa" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.83, "text": "Corte, Haute-Corse Corte ( ; , Corsican: \"\"Corti\"\") is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio. Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department. Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli. During World War I, German prisoners of war were kept in the Citadel. Sites of interest include the Fortress (\"\"A citadella\"\"), the Museum of Corsica (\"\"Museu di a Corsica\"\"), and the University of Corsica (\"\"Università di Corsica\"\"). National roads lead to Ajaccio and", "title": "Corte, Haute-Corse" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.75, "text": "Calvi, Haute-Corse Calvi (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi, which contains Calvi and one other commune, Lumio. Calvi is also the capital of the Arrondissement of Calvi, which contains, besides the Canton of Calvi, three other cantons: L'Île-Rousse, Belgodère, and Calenzana. The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2ème REP) of the French Foreign Legion is based in the citadel of Calvi. According to legend, Christopher Columbus supposedly came from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese Empire. Because the", "title": "Calvi, Haute-Corse" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.12, "text": "Haute-Corse Haute-Corse (; ) () is a former department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. It and the other Corsican department, Corse-du-Sud, merged on 1 January 2018 with the single collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate councils. The people living in the former department are called \"\"Northerners\"\" (\"\"Supranacci\"\"). The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corsica was divided into Upper Corsica (\"\"Haute-Corse\"\") and South Corsica (\"\"Corse-du-Sud\"\"). The department corresponds exactly to the former department of Golo, which existed between 1793 and 1811.", "title": "Haute-Corse" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.11, "text": "for example, the Corsican Assembly is able to exercise limited executive powers. The island formed a single department until it was split in 1975 into two historical departments: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica), with its regional capital in Ajaccio, the prefecture city of Corse-du-Sud. Bastia, the prefecture city of Haute-Corse, is the second largest settlement in Corsica. The two departments, and the region of Corsica, merged again into a single territorial collectivity in 2018. After being ruled by the Republic of Genoa since 1284, Corsica was briefly an independent republic from 1755 until it was officially ceded by", "title": "Corsica" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.89, "text": "Derby Corse The Derby Corse () is a rivalry in French football between AC Ajaccio and SC Bastia, the two biggest clubs on the island of Corsica. The rivalry is intensified by the existing geographical rivalry of the island. Ajaccio is the capital of the island and largest city, as well as capital of the southern Corse-du-Sud department, while Bastia is the second city of the island and capital of the northern Haute-Corse department. After a two-year absence the league fixtures returned to the calendar in the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season. After crowd trouble during 2012-13 season the fixtures of", "title": "Derby Corse" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.72, "text": "centuries. Ansaldo da Mare, a Genoese admiral, was awarded the island of Capraia for his services to Henry VI and Frederick II, becoming the Signor (\"\"Lord\"\") of Capraia and in 1199 obtained Rogliano and started the castle. In 1200 he was made the Count of Corsica. In 1246 he purchased the rights of the Signoria di San Colombano from one of the other Genoese lords and set up the capital at the castle, now the Castello di San Colombano. Ansaldo continued to add villages of Cap Corse to it until his death in 1254. For the next 300 years or", "title": "Rogliano, Haute-Corse" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.53, "text": "Asco, Haute-Corse Asco(in Corsican \"\"Ascu\"\", pronounced [ˈaːs.ku]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. The inhabitants of the commune are known as \"\"Aschesi\"\". Asco is a remote commune high in the mountains some 20 km in a direct line south-east of Calvi and 15 km north-west of Corte. It is a commune which was part of the former Pieve of Caccia: a historic territory, geographically and culturally, which was made up of Niolo, Giovellina, and the Asco Valley which today is called the High Centre of Corsica. The commune is part of the", "title": "Asco, Haute-Corse" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.5, "text": "Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie (; or '; ; or '; ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges. The French entrance to the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Italy is in Haute-Savoie. It is noted for winter sports; the first Winter Olympic Games were held at Chamonix in 1924. Before 1860, the territory occupied by modern Haute-Savoie and the adjoining department of Savoie had been part of the Kingdom of", "title": "Haute-Savoie" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.45, "text": "Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse Saint-Florent (; , ) is a commune in Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Originally a fishing port located in the gulf of the same name, nowadays pleasure boats have largely taken the place of fishing vessels. Today, it is a popular summer vacation spot for many tourists because of its proximity to the Patrimonio vineyards and the Saleccia beach. Saint-Florent was created by the Genoese in the 16th century as a base to carry out repressive operations against the Corsican patriots in the surrounding villages. France later used it to disembark hordes of mercenaries", "title": "Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.34, "text": "Cathedral, or the cathedral of the Nebbio, now the church of Santa Maria Assunta. Near the village are the Genoese towers Torra di Mortella and Torra di Fornali. Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse Saint-Florent (; , ) is a commune in Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Originally a fishing port located in the gulf of the same name, nowadays pleasure boats have largely taken the place of fishing vessels. Today, it is a popular summer vacation spot for many tourists because of its proximity to the Patrimonio vineyards and the Saleccia beach. Saint-Florent was created by the Genoese in", "title": "Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse" } ]

[ "Charleston", "Charleston, South Carolina", "Charles Town" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.28, "text": "Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 134,309 as of 2016. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 817,488 by July 1, 2016, according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. The name \"\"Columbia\"\" is a poetic term used for the United States, originating from the name", "title": "Columbia, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.92, "text": "The city of Columbia has 5 sister cities: Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 134,309 as of 2016. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 817,488 by July 1, 2016, according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. The name \"\"Columbia\"\" is a poetic term used", "title": "Columbia, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.88, "text": "40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state. Its GDP as of 2013 was $183.6 billion, with an annual growth rate of 3.13%. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a 2016 population of 134,309; while its largest city is Charleston with a 2016 population of 134,385. The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metropolitan area is the largest in the state, with a 2016 population estimate of 884,975. South Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony, with \"\"Carolus\"\" being Latin for \"\"Charles\"\". South Carolina is known for its", "title": "South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.72, "text": "Colonial period of South Carolina The history of the colonial period of South Carolina focuses on the English colonization that created one of the original Thirteen Colonies. Major settlement began after 1651 as the northern half of the British colony of Carolina attracted frontiersmen from Pennsylvania and Virginia, while the southern parts were populated by wealthy English people who set up large plantations dependent on slave labor, for the cultivation of cotton, rice, and indigo and memess. The colony was separated into the Province of South Carolina and the Province of North Carolina in 1712. South Carolina's capital city of", "title": "Colonial period of South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.53, "text": "25, WACH FOX 57, and WIS 10. The state's second largest newspaper, The State, is published here. Midlands of South Carolina The Midlands region of South Carolina is the middle area of the state. The region's main center is Columbia, the state's capital. The Midlands is so named because it is halfway point between the Upstate and the Lowcountry. The main area code is 803. The area has become a major business center in the state, for its growing production of paper products, textile, medical supplies and steel. It is also a center for farming and medical care. The area", "title": "Midlands of South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.36, "text": "Midlands of South Carolina The Midlands region of South Carolina is the middle area of the state. The region's main center is Columbia, the state's capital. The Midlands is so named because it is halfway point between the Upstate and the Lowcountry. The main area code is 803. The area has become a major business center in the state, for its growing production of paper products, textile, medical supplies and steel. It is also a center for farming and medical care. The area is also involved in attractions and tourism, featuring shopping, fishing and amusement. The Midlands area of South", "title": "Midlands of South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.16, "text": "Capital punishment in South Carolina Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It has executed 43 people since 1976. When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must be unanimous. In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, a life sentence is issued, even if a single juror opposed death (there is no retrial). The governor has the power of clemency with respect to death sentences. The method of execution is lethal injection, unless the condemned requests to be electrocuted. Electrocution is", "title": "Capital punishment in South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.95, "text": "Lexington, South Carolina Lexington is the largest town in and the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. Lexington is a suburb of the state's capital and second-largest city, Columbia. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated 2017 population is 21,265, and it is the second-largest municipality in the greater Columbia area. In 1735, the colonial government of King George II established eleven townships in backcountry South Carolina, to encourage settlement, and to provide a buffer between Native American tribes to the West and colonial plantations in the Lowcountry. The townships included one named Saxe Gotha, which flourished with major", "title": "Lexington, South Carolina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.91, "text": "Capitol Center (Columbia, South Carolina) Capitol Center is an office skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina. At , it is the tallest building in South Carolina. The capital center tower has about 1,000 people inside working every week and about 400 offices. A 26-story skyscraper, it was the tallest structure in South Carolina from its completion in December 1987 to the completion of the Prysmian Copper Wire Tower in Abbeville in 2009. The tower was built on the site of the former Wade Hampton Hotel which was imploded in July 1985. This modern building exterior is finished in double-paned tinted glass", "title": "Capitol Center (Columbia, South Carolina)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.89, "text": "Province of South Carolina The Province of South Carolina (also known as the South Carolina Colony) was originally part of the Province of Carolina in British America, which was chartered by eight Lords Proprietor in 1663. The province later became the U.S. state of South Carolina. The Carolinas were named for King Charles II of England. Derived from Latin \"\"Carolus\"\", the colony was originally \"\"Carolana,\"\" the spelling eventually changed to \"\"Carolina.\"\" [Note that Carolana was also the name of a failed settlement plan in the late 1690s.] Charles Towne was the first settlement, established in 1670. Charles II had given", "title": "Province of South Carolina" } ]

[ "Rabat", "New Sallee" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.44, "text": "Imperial cities of Morocco The imperial cities of Morocco are the four historical capital cities of Morocco: Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat. Rabat is the current capital of Morocco. Founded by Idris I between 789 and 808, the town of Fez was the capital city several times: Marrakesh is considered a symbol of Morocco and the power of the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties. It was founded in 1071 and became the capital for the two following centuries. Marrakesh was the capital city capital for: Founded by the Alaouite sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif (r.1672–1727), who built its walls and made it", "title": "Imperial cities of Morocco" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.69, "text": "was the capital of Morocco until 1925. Rabat then remained the capital even after Morocco achieved independence in 1955. Despite its traditional character, there is a modern section: the Ville Nouvelle or \"\"New City\"\". Today it is a bustling commercial center. The popularity of the Fez has increased since present ruler, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, married a woman from Fez, Salma Bennani. Place Lalla Yeddouna at the heart of the Medina is currently undergoing reconstruction and preservation measures following a design competition sponsored by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (Washington D.C.) and the Government of the Morocco. The construction projects", "title": "Fez, Morocco" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.31, "text": "his capital. Founded by the Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansur with the aim to make it his capital, the project was abandoned after he died and Marrakech remained the capital city. In the 18th century, Rabat was designated as an Imperial city by the Alaouite sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah, who built the Dar al-Makhzan palace, although he did not designate any city as his capital, moving continually between Rabat, Fez and Marrakech. Imperial cities of Morocco The imperial cities of Morocco are the four historical capital cities of Morocco: Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat. Rabat is the current capital of Morocco.", "title": "Imperial cities of Morocco" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.28, "text": "Morocco Morocco (; ; ), officially the Kingdom of Morocco (; ), is a country located in the Maghreb of North West Africa with an area of . Its capital is Rabat, the largest city Casablanca. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, bordered to the east by Algeria and to the south by Mauritania. Morocco claims the areas of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, all of them currently under Spanish jurisdiction. Since the foundation of the first Moroccan state by Idris I in 788 AD, the country", "title": "Morocco" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.12, "text": "Spanish colony that was annexed by Morocco in 1975 (see Green March). Morocco claims that the Western Sahara is part of its territory and refers to that as its Southern Provinces. Morocco's capital city is Rabat; its largest city is its main port, Casablanca. Other cities recording a population over 500,000 in the 2014 Moroccan census are Fes, Marrakesh, Meknes, Salé and Tangier. Morocco is represented in the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 geographical encoding standard by the symbol \"\"MA\"\". This code was used as the basis for Morocco's internet domain, .ma. The country's Mediterranean climate is similar to that of southern", "title": "Morocco" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.09, "text": "Rabat Rabat (, ; ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. Once a reputed corsair haven, Rabat served as one of the many ports in North Africa for the Barbary pirates, who were particularly active from the 16th through the 18th centuries.T he city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg. On the facing shore of the river lies Salé,", "title": "Rabat" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.06, "text": "Oujda Oujda (; ) is the capital city of the Oriental region of eastern Morocco. It is located about west of the Algerian border and about south of the Mediterranean Sea. There is some evidence of a settlement during the Roman occupation, which seems to have been under the control of Berbers rather than Romans. The city was founded in 994 by Ziri ibn Atiyya, Berber chief of the Zenata Maghrawa tribe. Ziri was, with his tribe, authorised to occupy the region of Fas, but feeling insecure in that region and that town, and wishing to be nearer to the", "title": "Oujda" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.62, "text": "and business center of Morocco, although the national political capital is Rabat. The leading Moroccan companies and international corporations doing business in the country have their headquarters and main industrial facilities in Casablanca. Recent industrial statistics show Casablanca retains its historical position as the main industrial zone of the country. The Port of Casablanca is one of the largest artificial ports in the world, and the second largest port of North Africa, after Tanger-Med east of Tangier. Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy. The original name of Casablanca was \"\"Anfa\"\", in Berber language, by", "title": "Casablanca" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.62, "text": "Fez, Morocco Fez (, Berber: Fas, ⴼⴰⵙ, ) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fas-Meknas administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco after Casablanca, with a population of 1.1 million (2014). Located to the northeast of Atlas Mountains, Fez is situated at the crossroad of the important cities of all regions; from Tangier to the northwest, Fez was founded under the Idrisid rule during the 8th-9th century. It consisted of two autonomous and competing settlements. The migration of 2000 Arab families in the early 9th century gave the nascent city its", "title": "Fez, Morocco" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.5, "text": "the capital was moved to Marrakech, while the Saadians built new fortresses (among them Borj Nord) to keep Fez under control. The first Alaouite sultan, Moulay Rachid (1664–1672), once again turned Fez into the capital of Morocco. The Alaouite sharifs (descendants of the Prophet Muhammad) had been based in the eastern oasis region of Tafilalt before they conquered the country, and as a result Moulay Rachid was followed and accompanied by many people from that region as he came to power. The Kasbah en-Nouar was given over to settlers from the Tafilalt and thus acquired the name \"\"Kasbah Filala\"\" (meaning", "title": "Kasbah An-Nouar" } ]

[ "Des Moines", "Des Moines, Iowa" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.22, "text": "but the resemblance to the Illinois capitol suggests he strongly influenced the final Iowa design. One surviving 1839 sketch of the proposed capital shows a radically different layout, with two domes and a central tower. The cornerstone of the Old Capitol Building was laid in Iowa City on July 4, 1840. Iowa City served as the third and last territorial capital of Iowa, and the last four territorial legislatures met at the Old Capitol Building until December 28, 1846, when Iowa was admitted into the United States as the 29th state of the union. Iowa City was declared the state", "title": "Iowa City, Iowa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.09, "text": "of the Corn Belt. In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy made the transition to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production. Iowa is the 26th most extensive in land area and the 30th most populous of the 50 U.S states. Its capital and largest city by population is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live. Its nickname is the Hawkeye State. Iowa derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many Native American tribes that", "title": "Iowa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25, "text": "members from the City of Des Moines and the suburbs of West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Johnston, and Ankeny, maintains sister city relationships with five world communities: Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to \"\"Des Moines\"\" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from", "title": "Des Moines, Iowa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.88, "text": "the proposed site and began planning the new capital city. Commissioner Swan, in a report to the legislature in Burlington, described the site: Iowa City is located on a section of land laying in the form of an amphitheater. There is an eminence on the west near the river, running parallel with it.\"\" By June of that year, the town had been platted and surveyed from Brown St. in the north to Burlington St. in the south, and from the Iowa River eastward to Governor St. While Iowa City was selected as the territorial capital in 1839, it did not", "title": "Iowa City, Iowa" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.86, "text": "officially become the capital city until 1841; after construction on the capitol building had begun. The capitol building was completed in 1842, and the last four territorial legislatures and the first six Iowa General Assemblies met there until 1857, when the state capital was moved to Des Moines. John F. Rague is credited with designing the Territorial Capitol Building. He had previously designed the 1837 capitol of Illinois and was supervising its construction when he got the commission to design the new Iowa capitol in 1839. He quit the Iowa project after five months, claiming his design was not followed,", "title": "Iowa City, Iowa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.86, "text": "Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of The University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 75,798 in 2017, making it the state's fifth-largest city. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County. The metropolitan area, which encompasses Johnson and Washington counties, has a population of over 171,000. Iowa City was the second capital of the Iowa Territory and the first capital city of the State of", "title": "Iowa City, Iowa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.77, "text": "domes and a central tower. The cornerstone of the Old Capitol Building was laid in Iowa City on July 4, 1840. Iowa City served as the third and last territorial capital of Iowa, and the last four territorial legislatures met at the Old Capitol Building until December 28, 1846, when Iowa was admitted into the United States as the 29th state of the union. Iowa City was declared the state capital of Iowa, and the government convened in the Old Capitol Building. The Iowa constitution was crafted in the Old Capitol Building. The first governor of the state of Iowa", "title": "Iowa Old Capitol Building" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.75, "text": "Iowa State Capitol The Iowa State Capitol, seat of the Iowa General Assembly, is located in Iowa's capital city, Des Moines, and houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State. The building also includes a chamber for the Iowa Supreme Court, although court activities usually take place in the neighboring Iowa Supreme Court building. The building was constructed between 1871 and 1886, and is the only five-domed capitol in the country. Located at East 9th Street and Grand Avenue, the Capitol is", "title": "Iowa State Capitol" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.55, "text": "Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to \"\"Des Moines\"\" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the French colonial name, \"\"Rivière des Moines,\"\" meaning \"\"River of the Monks\"\". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area", "title": "Des Moines, Iowa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.41, "text": "State Center, Iowa State Center is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,468 at the 2010 census. State Center is the Rose Capital of Iowa. State Center had its start in the year 1864 by the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named for its location near the geographical center of the state. State Center is located at (42.015947, -93.164238). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,468 people, 568 households, and 399 families", "title": "State Center, Iowa" } ]

[ "Waupaca" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.27, "text": "Waupaca County, Wisconsin Waupaca County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,410. The county seat is Waupaca. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1853. It is named after the Waupaca River, a Menominee language name meaning 'white sand bottom', 'pale water', or 'tomorrow river'. Ancient indigenous peoples constructed earthworks that expressed their religious and political concepts. An early European explorer counted 72 such earthen mounds in what is now Waupaca County, many of them in the form of effigy mounds, shaped like \"\"humans, turtles, catfish and", "title": "Waupaca County, Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.95, "text": "Waupaca, Wisconsin Waupaca is a city in and the county seat of Waupaca County in the state of Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,069 at the 2010 census. The city is believed to be named after Sam Waupaca (or Chief Wapuka) of the Potowatomi tribe. The city is located mostly within the Town of Waupaca, and it is politically independent of the town. A portion extends west into the adjacent Town of Farmington, and there is also a noncontiguous area of the city in the Town of Lind to the south. The city is divided into natural areas, city", "title": "Waupaca, Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.75, "text": "on Ware Street, produces products for the food and beverage, industrial and pharmaceutical markets. Waupaca, Wisconsin Waupaca is a city in and the county seat of Waupaca County in the state of Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,069 at the 2010 census. The city is believed to be named after Sam Waupaca (or Chief Wapuka) of the Potowatomi tribe. The city is located mostly within the Town of Waupaca, and it is politically independent of the town. A portion extends west into the adjacent Town of Farmington, and there is also a noncontiguous area of the city in the", "title": "Waupaca, Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.25, "text": "Waupaca (town), Wisconsin Waupaca is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,155 at the 2000 census. The City of Waupaca is located mostly within the town, though it is politically independent. The ghost town of Granite Quarry was also located partially in the town, According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.9 square miles (79.9 km²), of which 30.8 square miles (79.7 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) (0.29%) is water. At the 2000 census, there were 1,155 people, 417 households and 328 families residing", "title": "Waupaca (town), Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.31, "text": "Fremont, Wisconsin Fremont is a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. It is surrounded by Town of Fremont. The population was 679 at the 2010 census. Fremont has been referred to as the \"\"White Bass Capital of the World.\"\" This area is of the traditional home of the Menominee and Potawatomi peoples. In the Menominee language it is known as \"\"Penāēwīkoh\"\", \"\"partridge place\"\". It was ceded by the Menominee to the United States in the 1836 Treaty of the Cedars, following years of negotations between the Menominee, Ho-Chunk, and United States over how to accommodate the Oneida, Stockbridge-Munsee, and", "title": "Fremont, Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.28, "text": "Union, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Union is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 804 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Symco is located in the town. The ghost town of Marble was also located in the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km²), of which, 35.9 square miles (93.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.61%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 804 people, 291 households, and 233 families residing", "title": "Union, Waupaca County, Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.02, "text": "Wyoming, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Wyoming is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census. The ghost town of Granite City was located in the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km²), of which, 36.1 square miles (93.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.19%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 285 people, 111 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.9 people per", "title": "Wyoming, Waupaca County, Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.94, "text": "Harrison, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Harrison is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 509 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Northland, Norske, and Schmidt Corner are located in the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.9 square miles (95.7 km²), of which, 36.9 square miles (95.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.16%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 509 people, 206 households, and 147 families residing in the town. The population density was", "title": "Harrison, Waupaca County, Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.78, "text": "there were 104.9 males. The median household income was $46,667 and the median family income was $52,222. Males had a median income of $31,534 and females $22,450. The per capita income was $19,843. About 4.7% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over. Waupaca (town), Wisconsin Waupaca is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,155 at the 2000 census. The City of Waupaca is located mostly within the town, though it is politically independent. The ghost", "title": "Waupaca (town), Wisconsin" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 19.52, "text": "Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Farmington is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,148 at the 2000 census. The town includes the census-designated place known as King, and the unincorporated communities of Cobb Town, and Sheridan. The census-designated place of Chain O' Lakes is also located partially in the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.5 square miles (91.8 km²), of which, 34.5 square miles (89.3 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²) of it (2.79%) is water. As of the census of", "title": "Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin" } ]

[ "Cairo", "Cairo, Egypt" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 27.34, "text": "Cairo Governorate Cairo Governorate ( \"\"\"\") is the most populated of the governorates of Egypt. Its capital, the city of Cairo, is the national capital of Egypt, and is part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area. Because it is completely urbanized, the governorate is considered a city proper, and functions as a municipality. However, there are uninhabited desert areas. Parts of the governorate were separated in April 2008 to form the Helwan Governorate (reincorporated into the Cairo Governorate in April 2011). The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate but recently some social safety networks have been", "title": "Cairo Governorate" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.69, "text": "Beni Suef Beni Suef, ( \"\"\"\", ; Coptic: \"\"Panisōf\"\") is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt. Beni Suef is the capital of the governorate of the same name in Egypt, located to the south of Greater Cairo in the Nile Valley. It is of archaeological and agricultural importance. The total area of the governorate is 1,0954 square kilometers, and it is divided into six governorates. It is bordered to the north by Giza governorate and Helwan, to the northeast by Suez, to the east by the Red Sea governorate, to the west by Fayoum governorate, and", "title": "Beni Suef" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.42, "text": "zones are located in this governorate: Due to its congestion and overcrowded streets, Cairo is not attractive to investors. UN-Habitat is promoting alternative methods of transportation with the aim of relieving these issues. In a program that began on August 28, 2012 (through 2018), the European Union invested 40 million Euros on upgrading the infrastructure of informal areas in Cairo Governorate. Cairo Governorate Cairo Governorate ( \"\"\"\") is the most populated of the governorates of Egypt. Its capital, the city of Cairo, is the national capital of Egypt, and is part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area. Because it is", "title": "Cairo Governorate" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.2, "text": "Dakahlia Governorate Dakahlia or Dakahliya ( \"\"\"\", ) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 km². Its capital is Mansoura. The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions and in July 2017 had an estimated population of 6,516,489. At times there is a kism and a markaz with the same name. According to population estimates, in 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate lived in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of 28.2%. Out of an estimated 5,949,001 people residing in the governorate, 4,271,428 people lived in rural areas as opposed to", "title": "Dakahlia Governorate" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.03, "text": "Qalyubia Governorate Qalyubia Governorate ( \"\"\"\" ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Located in Lower Egypt, it is situated north of Cairo in the Nile Delta region. Its capital is Benha. Benha and several other settlements blend into the neighboring Cairo Governorate; as a result, parts of Qalyubia (particularly Shubra El Kheima) are generally considered to form part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area (along with Cairo governorate, Giza city and 6 October city). The governorate is divided into the following municipal divisions for administrative purposes, with a total estimated population as of July 2017 of 5,647,716. In", "title": "Qalyubia Governorate" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.98, "text": "Alexandria Governorate Alexandria Governorate ( ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. The city of Alexandria was historically the capital of Egypt until the foundation of Fustat, which was later absorbed into Cairo. Today the Alexandria governorate is considered second in importance after the Cairo Governorate. It is located in the northern part of the country, directly on the Mediterranean Sea, making it one of the most important harbours in Egypt. Along with Cairo, Port Said and Suez, Alexandria is one of four governorates in the country that are also municipalities. The governorate capital is the city of Alexandria,", "title": "Alexandria Governorate" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.92, "text": "the largest metropolitan area in Africa. It consists of Cairo Governorate, parts of Giza Governorate, and parts of Qalyubia Governorate. 6th of October City, west of Cairo, and New Cairo, east of Cairo, are major urban developments which have been built to accommodate additional growth and development of the Cairo area. New development includes several high-end residential developments. In March 2015, plans were announced for a yet-unnamed planned city to be built east of Cairo, in an undeveloped area of the Cairo Governorate, which would serve as the administrative and financial capital of Egypt. Cairo, as well as neighbouring Giza,", "title": "Cairo" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.88, "text": "Giza Giza (; sometimes spelled \"\"Gizah \"\"or \"\"Jizah\"\"; ', ; ') is the third-largest city in Egypt and the capital of the Giza Governorate. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, southwest of central Cairo. Along with Cairo Governorate, Shubra El Kheima, Helwan, 6th October City and Obour, the five form Greater Cairo metropolis. Giza lies less than north of \"\"Mn Nefer\"\" (Memphis, in Greek), which means \"\"the beautiful wall\"\" in the ancient Egyptian language, and which was the capital city of the first unified Egyptian state since the days of Pharaoh Narmer. Giza is most famous", "title": "Giza" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.7, "text": "in Köppen-Geiger classification, as does all of Egypt. It has very hot summers and warm winters with cool nights. Beni Suef Beni Suef, ( \"\"\"\", ; Coptic: \"\"Panisōf\"\") is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt. Beni Suef is the capital of the governorate of the same name in Egypt, located to the south of Greater Cairo in the Nile Valley. It is of archaeological and agricultural importance. The total area of the governorate is 1,0954 square kilometers, and it is divided into six governorates. It is bordered to the north by Giza governorate and Helwan, to", "title": "Beni Suef" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.56, "text": "Cairo Cairo ( ; \"\"\"\", ; \"\"Kashromi\"\") is the capital of Egypt. The city's metropolitan area is one of the largest in Africa, the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world, and the 15th-largest in the world, and is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, modern Cairo was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimid dynasty, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of ancient national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of", "title": "Cairo" } ]

[ "Cape Coast" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.83, "text": "Adado. The meeting included talks with local politicians, elders and intellectuals as well as technical committee officials. Central Regions State Central Regions State is a prospective autonomous region in the Federal Republic of Somalia. Inaugurated in 2015, its capital is the central town of Dhusamareb. On 30 July 2014, the Federal Government of Somalia officially endorsed a new Central Regions State, following a signed agreement in Mogadishu between representatives from the Galmudug and Himan and Heeb regional administrations, as well as Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a. The formalization ceremony for the new federal state was held at the Villa Somalia presidential compound", "title": "Central Regions State" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.67, "text": "Central Regions State Central Regions State is a prospective autonomous region in the Federal Republic of Somalia. Inaugurated in 2015, its capital is the central town of Dhusamareb. On 30 July 2014, the Federal Government of Somalia officially endorsed a new Central Regions State, following a signed agreement in Mogadishu between representatives from the Galmudug and Himan and Heeb regional administrations, as well as Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a. The formalization ceremony for the new federal state was held at the Villa Somalia presidential compound and was presided over by President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed,", "title": "Central Regions State" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.25, "text": "Central Region (Eritrea) Central Region, also known as the Ma'ekel or Maakel Region, is an administrative region (or zoba) in central Eritrea. The region was formed on 15 April 1996, from the historical province of Hamasien. The region is located on the central plateau, and sits at an average of about above sea level. It contains Asmara, the capital and largest city of Eritrea. Central is the smallest region in Eritrea, and contains the major city and national capital, Asmara. As of 2005, the region had a population of 675,700 compared to a population of 595,900 in 2001. The net", "title": "Central Region (Eritrea)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.58, "text": "Mohamud preferred holding the summit in Adado, whereas the traditional elders favored Dhusamareb for security-related reasons and because the town had already recently hosted smaller reconciliation meetings. In April 2015, during consultative talks with local politicians and traditional elders, President Mohamud officially announced that Dhusamareb was slated to be the administrative capital of the Central State. On 16 April 2015, President Mohamud officially launched the Central State formation conference in Adado. The summit was attended by Federal Cabinet ministers and MPs, state formation technical committee Chairperson Halima Ismael, UN Special Envoy to Somalia Ambassador Nicholas Kay, IGAD Special Ambassador Mohamed", "title": "Central Regions State" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.28, "text": "built by the Chinese, connecting Dar es Salaam to Morogoro and Iringa. On 9 December 1961, Tanganyika won independence from Britain, and Dodoma remained the capital of the Central Province. In 1963, the provinces of the new nation were divided into smaller administrative units and were renamed regions, and the Dodoma Region was established. However, in 1973, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved from Dar es Salaam to a more central location to better serve the needs of the people. Dodoma was selected for this purpose, as it was an already established town at a major", "title": "Dodoma Region" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.08, "text": "Central India Central India is a loosely defined region of India consisting of the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh is the largest city in the region. Other major cities include Bhopal and Raipur. The states share many linguistic and cultural characteristics with the Northern Region including the predominance of Hindi. The states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have been grouped along with the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the Northern Zonal Council for cooperation. The Bhimbetka caves show evidence of paleolithic settlements in present-day Madhya Pradesh. Stone age tools have", "title": "Central India" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.92, "text": "Centrale Region, Togo Centrale is one of Togo's five regions. Sokodé is the regional capital. Centrale is the least populated region in Togo with a total of 617,871 people according to a census done in 2010. Other major cities in the Centrale region include Tchamba and Sotouboua. Centrale is divided into the prefectures of Blitta, Sotouboua, Tchamba, and Tchaoudjo. Centrale is located north of Plateaux Region and south of Kara Region. Like the rest of the regions of Togo, it borders Ghana in the west and Benin in the east — specifically the Northern Region in the northwest and the", "title": "Centrale Region, Togo" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.89, "text": "Central Greece (region) Central Greece Region (, \"\"Periféreia Stereás Elládas\"\", properly translated as \"\"Region of Continental Greece\"\") is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. The region occupies the eastern half of the traditional region of Central Greece, including the island of Euboea. To the south it borders the regions of Attica and the Peloponnese, to the west the region of West Greece and to the north the regions of Thessaly and Epirus. Its capital city is Lamia. The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and", "title": "Central Greece (region)" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.81, "text": "Central Department Central () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With 1,929,834 inhabitants, it is the most populated and the smallest of the 17 departments of Paraguay. The department is divided in 19 districts: The mountainous area of Altos and the bodies of water such as the Paraguay and the Salado rivers, the lakes Ypacaraí and Ypoá, and the pond Cabral are part of the natural limits in Central. These along with other regions in the south section generate a good potential of resources for the diverse activities such as tourism and even agriculture. Central is one", "title": "Central Department" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.8, "text": "peoples of the vast region. Central Asia is sometimes referred to as Turkestan. There are several places that claim to be the geographic center of Asia, for example Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva in the Russian Federation, and a village north of Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region of China. Central Asia is an extremely large region of varied geography, including high passes and mountains (Tian Shan), vast deserts (Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan), and especially treeless, grassy steppes. The vast steppe areas of Central Asia are considered together with the steppes of Eastern Europe as a homogeneous geographical zone known", "title": "Central Asia" } ]

[ "Lawrenceburg", "Lawrenceburg, Indiana" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.14, "text": "Dearborn County, Indiana Dearborn County is one of 92 counties of the U.S. state of Indiana located on the Ohio border near the southeast corner of the state. It was formed in 1803 from a portion of Hamilton County, Ohio. In 2010, the population was 50,047. The county seat and largest city is Lawrenceburg. Dearborn County is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The western boundary of Ohio had been determined by the Greenville Treaty Line of 1795. In 1803 a wedge, or pie shaped, piece of land in Hamilton County east of the treaty line along Ohio's", "title": "Dearborn County, Indiana" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.77, "text": "was centered on Lawrenceburg which was an important railroad junction connecting two of the regions major rail lines. Lawrenceburg was then designated as the county seat. However, from the start, a contention existed between the towns of Lawrenceburg and Rising Sun over that designation. The contention between the two towns was resolved in 1844 when the Indiana State legislature separated the portion of Dearborn County south of Laughery Creek and created the new county of Ohio on March 1, 1844, with Rising Sun designated as its county seat. According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of", "title": "Dearborn County, Indiana" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.67, "text": "Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is a city in the State of Michigan. It is located in Wayne County and is part of the Detroit metropolitan area. Dearborn is the eighth largest city in the State of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 98,153 and is home to the largest Muslim population in the United States. First settled in the late 18th century by French farmers in a series of ribbon farms along the Rouge River and the Sauk Trail, the community grew with the establishment of the Detroit Arsenal on the Chicago Road linking Detroit and", "title": "Dearborn, Michigan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.41, "text": "of America, Dearborn, speaking about Islam and Free Speech. The mosque was placed on lock down. Thirty police cars were there to block traffic and prevent a counter protest. Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is a city in the State of Michigan. It is located in Wayne County and is part of the Detroit metropolitan area. Dearborn is the eighth largest city in the State of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 98,153 and is home to the largest Muslim population in the United States. First settled in the late 18th century by French farmers in a", "title": "Dearborn, Michigan" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.25, "text": "Dearborn, Missouri Dearborn is a city in Buchanan and Platte counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 496 at the 2010 census. The city was named for Henry Dearborn, Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War, and was incorporated in 1882. From 1913 to 1933, Dearborn was one of the stops along the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway (KCCC&SJ), an interurban light rail line connecting Kansas City and St. Joseph. Portions of the right-of-way and roadbed are still visible from Dearborn north to St. Joseph. In November 2012, one of two winning tickets for", "title": "Dearborn, Missouri" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.72, "text": "which chose to have a more central location for better accessibility to more residents. Fort Dearborn, located at Washington, was for a time the largest military installation then extant in the United States, with more than 2,000 soldiers stationed there, including such notables as Brigadier General Leonard Covington and future General Winfield Scott. It was established in 1802 to protect the capital of the Mississippi Territory. Washington is the location of Jefferson College, now known as Historic Jefferson College. It is operated as a state historic park and museum by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The college was", "title": "Washington, Mississippi" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.59, "text": "Dearborn City Hall Complex The Dearborn City Hall Complex is a complex of three government buildings located at 13615 Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan. The complex includes the 1921 Dearborn City Hall (originally the Springwells Municipal Building), the 1929 Police and Municipal Courts Building, and an office/auditorium concourse addition constructed in 1981. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. The settlement of Springwells, located around what is now the Dearborn City Hall, was first established along the Michigan Central Railroad line in 1837. Although Springwells was assigned a post office, it was not incorporated", "title": "Dearborn City Hall Complex" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.55, "text": "Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners. The all-cash transaction is valued at C$51.7 billion (US$48.5 billion), including C$16.9 billion (US$15.9 billion) of debt, preferred equity and minority interests. The arrangement was approved on September 21, 2007 at a Special Meeting of shareholders by more than 97% of the votes cast by holders of common and preferred shares, voting as a single class. MDP invests through a series of private limited partnerships and its investors include a variety of pension funds, endowments and other institutional investors: Sources: Madison", "title": "Madison Dearborn Partners" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.53, "text": "Kingston. After capturing York, they would then attack Fort George. Although York was the Provincial capital of Upper Canada, it was far less important than Kingston as a military objective. Armstrong, by now back in Washington, nevertheless acquiesced in this change of plan as Dearborn might well have better local information. Historians such as John R. Elting have pointed out that this effectively reversed Armstrong's original strategy. Also, by committing the bulk of the American forces at the western end of Lake Ontario, it would leave Sackett's Harbor vulnerable to an attack by British reinforcements arriving from Lower Canada. The", "title": "Battle of York" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.42, "text": "townships which provide local services. Three state roads pass through or into the county. Dearborn County was formed from Indiana Territory in 1803, and its borders were modified several times, both before and after the creation of the state of Indiana in 1816. Ohio County also came out of Dearborn County, authorized by legislative action effective January 4, 1844. It was named for the Ohio River, which defines its eastern border. The Ohio County courthouse was built in the county seat of Rising Sun in 1845. It is a two-story Greek Revival brick building measuring about by , including the", "title": "Ohio County, Indiana" } ]

[ "Riga", "Rīga", "Ryga", "Rige", "Riia", "Rija", "Rīgõ" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.5, "text": "Riga Riga (; , ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 641,481 inhabitants (2016), it is also the largest city in the three Baltic states, home to one third of Latvia's population and one tenth of the three Baltic states' combined population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Daugava. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture", "title": "Riga" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.58, "text": "Brīvības iela Brīvības iela is the central street of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is more than 12 km long, going through all of Riga from the historical centre to the outskirts. The street was the beginning of an important trade route - the road to the region of Vidzeme (Southern Swedish Livonia) and the Russian city of Pskov. It began with what is today Smilšu iela and went through Riga's suburbs. The city entrance next to the Powder Tower was initially the main entrance to Riga from the countryside. As the city expanded, the city gates moved more", "title": "Brīvības iela" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.47, "text": "heritage and is now a popular tourist site. Owing to Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, many of Jelgava's inhabitants are students or people connected with education. For this reason Jelgava is sometimes called the \"\"Student capital of Latvia\"\". As of 1 January 2017, the city had a population of 61,308. The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and has won the Latvian Football Cup four times. Jelgava is twinned with: Jelgava Jelgava (; ; see also other names) is a city in central Latvia about southwest of Riga with about 63,000 inhabitants.", "title": "Jelgava" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.19, "text": "for Statistics, duplicate this division, but divides Riga region into two parts with the capital alone being a separate region. The largest city in Latvia is Riga, the second largest city is Daugavpils and the third largest city is Liepaja. The 100-seat unicameral Latvian parliament, the \"\"Saeima\"\", is elected by direct popular vote every four years. The president is elected by the \"\"Saeima\"\" in a separate election, also held every four years. The president appoints a prime minister who, together with his cabinet, forms the executive branch of the government, which has to receive a confidence vote by the \"\"Saeima\"\".", "title": "Latvia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.19, "text": "and became subject to attack in the Northern Crusades. Latvia's capital city Riga, founded in 1201 by Germans at the mouth of the Daugava, became a strategic base in a papally-sanctioned conquest of the area by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. It was to be the first major city of the southern Baltic and, after 1282, a principal trading centre in the Hanseatic League. By the 16th century, Baltic German dominance in Terra Mariana was increasingly challenged by other powers. Due to Latvia's strategic location and prosperous trading city of Riga, its territories were a frequent focal point for", "title": "History of Latvia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.14, "text": "operation in 2024. Riga International Coach Terminal provides domestic and international connections by coach. Riga maintains sister city relationships with the following cities: Riga Riga (; , ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 641,481 inhabitants (2016), it is also the largest city in the three Baltic states, home to one third of Latvia's population and one tenth of the three Baltic states' combined population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Daugava. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in", "title": "Riga" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.81, "text": "in 1870, reaching also Riga in 1877. The City Council and the City Board were formed, and the City Mayor was elected. During the Independent Republic of Latvia (1918–1940) Riga was officially recognized as the capital of Latvia (1931), with the Riga City Council governing it. After the governmental overturn of 1934, the Cabinet of Ministers became the head of the city. After the Soviet occupation in 1940, administrative structure of Riga was reorganized. A provisional Executive Committee was formed. In 1941, the city was divided into six districts to facilitate police surveillance and management of nationalized properties. Such a", "title": "Riga City Council" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 24.73, "text": "the land in the new duchy. Mitau (Jelgava) was designated as the capital and a Landtag was to meet there twice a year. When Gotthard Kettler died in 1587, his sons Friedrich and Wilhelm became the dukes of Courland. They divided the Duchy into two parts in 1596. Friedrich controlled the eastern part, Semigalia (\"\"Zemgale\"\"), with his residence in Mitau (Jelgava). Wilhelm owned the western part, Courland (\"\"Kurzeme\"\"), with his residence in Goldingen (Kuldīga). Wilhelm regained the Grobiņa district when he married the daughter of the Duke of Prussia. Here he developed metalworking, shipyards, and the new ships delivered the", "title": "History of Latvia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.62, "text": "a liberal economy and its re-orientation toward Western Europe, Latvia is one of the fastest growing economies in the European Union. In 2014, Riga was the European Capital of Culture, the euro was introduced as the currency of the country and a Latvian was named vice-president of the European Commission. In 2015 Latvia held the presidency of Council of the European Union. Big European events have been celebrated in Riga such as the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 and the European Film Awards 2014. On 1 July 2016, Latvia became a member of the OECD. Latvia lies in Northern Europe, on", "title": "Latvia" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.52, "text": "9 permanent representations abroad. There are 37 foreign embassies and 11 international organisations in Latvia's capital Riga. Latvia hosts one European Union institution, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). Latvia's foreign policy priorities include co-operation in the Baltic Sea region, European integration, active involvement in international organisations, contribution to European and transatlantic security and defence structures, participation in international civilian and military peacekeeping operations, and development co-operation, particularly the strengthening of stability and democracy in the EU's Eastern Partnership countries. Since the early 1990s, Latvia has been involved in active trilateral Baltic states co-operation with its neighbours", "title": "Latvia" } ]

[ "London", "London, UK", "London, United Kingdom", "London, England", "Modern Babylon" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.39, "text": "its status as \"\"de facto\"\" capital a part of the UK's uncodified constitution. The capital of England was moved to London from Winchester as the Palace of Westminster developed in the 12th and 13th centuries to become the permanent location of the royal court, and thus the political capital of the nation. More recently, Greater London has been defined as a region of England and in this context is known as \"\"London\"\". Greater London encompasses a total area of , an area which had a population of 7,172,036 in 2001 and a population density of . The extended area known", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.77, "text": "London London ( ) is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in southeastern England, upstream from its estuary with the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. \"\"Londinium\"\" was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. London is often considered as", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.77, "text": "London London ( ) is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in southeastern England, upstream from its estuary with the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. \"\"Londinium\"\" was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. London is often considered as", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.09, "text": "History of London The history of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, extends over 2000 years. In that time, it has become one of the world's most significant financial and cultural capital cities. It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and riots. The City of London, often referred to simply as \"\"the City\"\", is the historic core of the Greater London area, and is today its primary financial district, though it represents only a small part of the wider metropolis. According to the legendary \"\"Historia Regum Britanniae\"\", by Geoffrey of Monmouth,", "title": "History of London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.39, "text": "royal treasury, having been moved from Winchester, came to rest in the Tower. While the City of Westminster developed into a true capital in governmental terms, its distinct neighbour, the City of London, remained England's largest city and principal commercial centre, and it flourished under its own unique administration, the Corporation of London. In 1100, its population was around 18,000; by 1300 it had grown to nearly 100,000. Disaster struck in the form of the Black Death in the mid-14th century, when London lost nearly a third of its population. London was the focus of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.34, "text": "Capital (novel) Capital () is a novel by John Lanchester, published by Faber and Faber in 2012. The novel is set in London prior to and during the 2008 financial crisis, jumping between December 2007, April 2008, and August 2008. The title refers both to London as the capital city of the United Kingdom, and to financial capital. All of the main characters have a connection to Pepys Road, a street in the south London suburb of Clapham. The book deals with multiple contemporary issues in British life including the financial crisis of 2007–08, immigration, Islamic extremism, celebrity, and property", "title": "Capital (novel)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.27, "text": "Politics of England The Politics of England forms the major part of the wider politics of the United Kingdom, with England being more populous than all the other countries of the United Kingdom put together. As England is also by far the largest in terms of area and GDP, its relationship to the UK is somewhat different from that of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. The English capital London is also the capital of the UK, and English is the dominant language of the UK (not officially, but \"\"de facto\"\"). Dicey and Morris (p26) list the separate states in the", "title": "Politics of England" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.27, "text": "of one constituent nation will also be the capital of the state overall, such as London, which is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. Similarly, each of the autonomous communities of Spain and regions of Italy has a capital city, such as Seville or Naples, while Madrid is the capital of the Community of Madrid and the Kingdom of Spain as a whole and Rome is the capital of Italy and the region of Lazio. In the Federal Republic of Germany, each of its constituent states (or \"\"Länder\"\" - plural of \"\"Land\"\") has its own capital city, such", "title": "Capital city" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.16, "text": "Lambeth, just 0.1 miles to the northeast of Lambeth North tube station. Within London, both the City of London and the City of Westminster have city status and both the City of London and the remainder of Greater London are counties for the purposes of lieutenancies. The area of Greater London has incorporated areas that are part of the historic counties of Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire. London's status as the capital of England, and later the United Kingdom, has never been granted or confirmed officially—by statute or in written form. Its position was formed through constitutional convention, making", "title": "London" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.97, "text": "one third to arable crops. Agriculture is subsidised by the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy. The main crops that are grown are wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, sugar beets. England is one of the world's leading fishing nations. Its fleets bring home fish of every kind, ranging from sole to herring. Kingston upon Hull, Grimsby, Fleetwood, Great Yarmouth, and Lowestoft are among the coastal towns that have large fishing industries. England's capital is London. The City of London is England's major financial district, and one of the world's leading financial centres. The city is where the London Stock Exchange, as well", "title": "Economy of England" } ]

[ "Kisumu", "Kisii", "City of Kisii", "Kisumu City", "Port Florence" ]

[ { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.45, "text": "Nyanza District Nyanza is a district (\"\"akarere\"\") in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyanza town, which is also the provincial capital. \"\"Nyanza\"\" is a Bantu word meaning \"\"lake\"\", which probably refers to the small body of water created by a dam to the west of Nyanza town and sometimes referred to by the local residents as “Ikiyaga” or lake. The district lies between Muhanga (previously known as Gitarama) and Huye (previously known as Butare), straddling the main Kigali to Bujumbura road. The town of Nyanza requires a turn off the main road. It is a 2 1/2 hour bus", "title": "Nyanza District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.2, "text": "The provincial capital was Kisumu, the third-largest city in Kenya. The province had a population of 4,392,196 at the 1999 census within an area of 16,162 km², or 12,613 km² of land. The climate is tropical humid. The following counties make up the area of the former Nyanza province: Several new districts were created in 2007 in Kenya, also in Nyanza Province: The predominant language in Nyanza is Dholuo, a Nilotic language whose origins are from Southern Sudan. It is spoken by the ethnic Luo. Other languages include Gusii, Luhya, Kuria, and Suba and the national languages of English and", "title": "Nyanza Province" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 25.5, "text": "widening, picking up litter, weeding or building a house for a needy person. During Umuganda, shops are closed. Nyanza district is divided into 10 sectors (\"\"imirenge\"\"): Busasamana, Busoro, Cyabakamyi, Kibirizi, Kigoma, Mukingo, Muyira, Ntyazo, Nyagisozi and Rwabicuma. Nyanza District Nyanza is a district (\"\"akarere\"\") in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Nyanza town, which is also the provincial capital. \"\"Nyanza\"\" is a Bantu word meaning \"\"lake\"\", which probably refers to the small body of water created by a dam to the west of Nyanza town and sometimes referred to by the local residents as “Ikiyaga” or lake. The district lies", "title": "Nyanza District" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.16, "text": "Victoria. Its provincial capital was Kisumu. In 2010, Kenya's 8 provinces were reorganized into 47 counties. The official naming citation was mentioned in \"\"The Names of the Minor Planets\"\" by Paul Herget in 1955 (). 1356 Nyanza 1356 Nyanza, provisional designation , is a dark asteroid from the background population of the outer asteroid belt, approximately 63 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 May 1935, by South-African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. The asteroid was named for the former Nyanza Province in Kenya, Africa. \"\"Nyanza\"\" is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background", "title": "1356 Nyanza" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.42, "text": "and Nyanza Province. The capital was the town of Nakuru. As of March 2013 after the Kenyan general election, 2013, the Province was divided into counties and Rift Valley Province was no more. The Great Rift Valley runs south through Kenya from Lake Turkana in the north and has several unique geographical features, including the Elgeyo escarpment which is a popular tourist attraction. Apart from the Rift Valley itself, the area has other important geographic features such as: the extinct volcanoes Mount Longonot and Mount Suswa and Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria, Lake Magadi, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, the Suguta Valley,", "title": "Rift Valley Province" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.39, "text": "serve a particular function one for herders, a sanctuary, kitchen and granary. Nyanza was the royal capital of Rwanda. The king's residence, the Ibwami, was built on a hill. Surrounding hills were occupied by permanent or temporary dwellings. These dwellings were round huts surrounded by big yards and tall hedges to separate compounds. The Rugo, the royal compound, was made of circular reed fences around thatched houses. The houses were carpeted with mats and had a clay hearth in the center for the king, his wife, and entourage. The royal house was close to 200-100 yards. It looked like a", "title": "Architecture of Africa" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.17, "text": "Nyanza Textile Industries Limited Nyanza Textile Industries Limited (Nytil), is an integrated textile manufacturing company in Uganda. The headquarters of the company and the company's factory are located in the town of Njeru, in Buikwe District, along the western bank of the Victoria Nile, between the Source of the Nile and Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station. This is approximately , by road, west of the central business district of Jinja, the nearest large town. Nytil lies approximately ,by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city in that country. The coordinates of the main office and factory are:0°26'10.0\"\"N, 33°11'10.0\"\"E (Latitude:0.436116;", "title": "Nyanza Textile Industries Limited" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.97, "text": "Ruhango District Ruhango is a district (\"\"akarere\"\") in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Ruhango town, a large settlement on the road between Gitarama and Butare. The district lies due-north of the provincial capital Nyanza, straddling the major road from Kigali to Bujumbura. Latitude 2° 13' 24\"\" S and Longitude 29° 46' 41\"\" E, Latitude -2.223333 and Longitude 29.778056, Elevation: 1782m According to the district monograph (administrative data), the district has 14 health centers and two hospitals including (one public and one private hospital). This is insufficient when we consider the distance covered by the population from certain Cells of", "title": "Ruhango District" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.92, "text": "District in the Western Region of Uganda. Nyanza Textile Industries Limited Nyanza Textile Industries Limited (Nytil), is an integrated textile manufacturing company in Uganda. The headquarters of the company and the company's factory are located in the town of Njeru, in Buikwe District, along the western bank of the Victoria Nile, between the Source of the Nile and Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station. This is approximately , by road, west of the central business district of Jinja, the nearest large town. Nytil lies approximately ,by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city in that country. The coordinates of the", "title": "Nyanza Textile Industries Limited" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 22.84, "text": "Cyahinda, Busanze, Kibeho, Mata, Munini, Kivu, Ngera, Ngoma, Nyabimata, Nyagisozi, Muganza, Ruheru, Ruramba and Rusenge. Nyaruguru District Nyaruguru is a district (\"\"akarere\"\") in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kibeho, a pilgrimage site of the Catholic Church. The district is the most southerly in Rwanda, lying between the cities of Butare and Cyangugu and along the Burundian border. It is mountainous, containing part of the montane forest of Nyungwe, one of Rwanda's most popular tourist destinations, which also provides cooking charcoal for much of the Southern region. This one of the last remaining forest areas of Rwanda and home to", "title": "Nyaruguru District" } ]

[ "Orotina", "Orotina de Orotina" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.31, "text": "Orotina Orotina is the capital city of the canton of Orotina in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Orotina covers an area of 19.99 km², and has a population of 20.341 (estimate as of 2011). The city lies at an elevation of 229 meters above sea level in a relatively flat section on the west side of the coastal mountain range of Costa Rica, It is 26 kilometers northeast of the Pacific Ocean at Tárcoles, 48 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital city", "title": "Orotina" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.5, "text": "of Alajuela, and 66 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose. With the Ciudad Colón-Orotina highway completed the time it takes to get from the capital to Orotina is just about 45 minutes, instead of the 80–90 minutes it used to take. In 2017 the Government confirmed that Costa Rica's New Metropolitan International Airport will be built in Orotina in 2027. Orotina Orotina is the capital city of the canton of Orotina in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Orotina covers", "title": "Orotina" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.47, "text": "El Guabo Canton The Guabo is a canton in the province of El Oro in Ecuador. Its capital is the city cantonal Guabo. Its population in the 2010 census was 50,009 inhabitants. The date of canton of El Guabo was September 7, 1978. The mayor for the period 2009-2014 was John Franco Aguilar. The Guabo is located northwest of the province of El Oro, has an area of 498km2, at a distance of 18 km from Machala capital of the province. To the north the canton Orangery (Canton) , south to the cantons Machala and Passage (Canton), east to the", "title": "El Guabo Canton" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.81, "text": "Oro Province Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province shares land borders with Morobe Province to the northwest, Central Province to the west and south, and Milne Bay Province to the southeast. The province is located within the Papuan Peninsula. Oro is the only province in which the Anglican Church is the major religious denomination. Oil palm is the principal primary industry. William Clarke College also funds people in that area. The northern", "title": "Oro Province" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.78, "text": "in Puerto Tendales) Rio Bonito Works of Mr. John Franco called: The Linear Park course is not a straight line. El Guabo Canton The Guabo is a canton in the province of El Oro in Ecuador. Its capital is the city cantonal Guabo. Its population in the 2010 census was 50,009 inhabitants. The date of canton of El Guabo was September 7, 1978. The mayor for the period 2009-2014 was John Franco Aguilar. The Guabo is located northwest of the province of El Oro, has an area of 498km2, at a distance of 18 km from Machala capital of the", "title": "El Guabo Canton" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.42, "text": "El Oro Province El Oro (; \"\"oro\"\" = gold) is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala. El Oro province is historically the major area of banana production in Ecuador. To the north and east the province has borders with the provinces Guayas, Azuay and Loja. To the west and south it is limited by the Pacific Ocean and the Peruvian Tumbes Region. The province is divided in 14 cantons and features a wide range of attractions,", "title": "El Oro Province" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.41, "text": "province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate. Oro Province Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province shares land borders with Morobe Province to the northwest, Central Province to the west and south, and Milne Bay Province to the southeast. The province is located within the Papuan Peninsula. Oro is the only province in which the", "title": "Oro Province" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.2, "text": "Orodara Orodara is a town and the capital of the province of Kénédougou in Burkina Faso. Orodara is the capital of Kénédougou Province. It is also the capital city for the ethnic group known as the \"\"Siamou\"\" that live in the surrounding area. The most common family names of those in the Siamou ethnic group are Barro, Diarra, Traore, and Sanou. It is a small ethnic group with only about five thousand people speaking the Siamou language. The city is located on National Route 8 of Burkina Faso, and has a population of approximately 10,000 (2006). The city has a", "title": "Orodara" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.14, "text": "and Sidamo provinces. Towns in the region include Adama, Ambo, Asella, Badessa, Bale Robe, Bishoftu, Begi, Chiro, Dembidolo, Fiche, Gimbi, Goba, Haramaya, Jimma, Metu, Negele Boran, Moyale, Nekemte, Sebeta, Shashamane, and Waliso, among many others . Before 2000, the regional capital of Oromia was Finfinne, which is now \"\"Addis Ababa\"\" (in the Oromo language). The relocation of the regional capital to Finfinne sparked considerable controversy, and this forced the government to bring back the capital to Finfinne. Critics of the move believed the Ethiopian government wished to de-emphasize 's location within Oromia. On the other hand, the government maintained that", "title": "Oromia Region" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 18.72, "text": "The territory of the canton of Esparza was first inhabited by the Chorotega and Huetar cultures. The first belonged to the province of Orotina (one of five Chorotega provinces), ruled by King Gurutiña. The Huetar belonged to the western Huetar kingdom, dominated at the time of the Spanish conquest by King Garabito, or Coyoche, one of the key leaders of the Costa Rican indigenous resistance. In 1522, Don Gil González Dávila was the first Spanish visitor to the region, journeying from Burica to the indigenous village of Avancari (now Abangaritos , in the canton of Puntarenas). In 1561, Don Juan", "title": "Esparza (canton)" } ]

[ "Jerusalem", "Yerushalayim", "J'lem", "Aelia Capitolina", "Al-Quds", "Jerusalem, Middle East" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.61, "text": "Aviv as the capital of Israel in 2012. \"\"The Guardian\"\" later clarified: \"\"In 1980, the Israeli Knesset enacted a law designating the city of Jerusalem, including East Jerusalem, as the country's capital. In response, the UN security council issued resolution 478, censuring the \"\"change in character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem\"\" and calling on all member states with diplomatic missions in the city to withdraw. The UN has reaffirmed this position on several occasions, and almost every country now has its embassy in Tel Aviv. While it was therefore right to issue a correction to make clear", "title": "The Guardian" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.59, "text": "capital of the State of Israel\"\", adding that Jerusalem has \"\"been the capital of Israel for nearly 70 years\"\". He later said that he has heard condemnation about the announcement but has \"\"not heard any condemnation for the rocket firing against Israel that has come and the awful incitement against us\"\". The announcement was well received by Knesset members of left, right and centre parties including Yesh Atid, Bayit Yehudi, Yisrael Beytenu, and Likud. Isaac Herzog called it an \"\"act of historic justice\"\" but also added that the next step was to \"\"realize the vision of two states\"\". In contrast,", "title": "United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.58, "text": "United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel On December 6, 2017, US President Donald Trump announced the United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordered the planning of the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, welcomed the decision and praised the announcement. On December 8, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson clarified that the President's statement \"\"did not indicate any final status for Jerusalem\"\" and \"\"was very clear that the final status, including the borders, would be left to the two parties", "title": "United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.44, "text": "on initiating the process himself as soon as he was elected. However, once he took office, he backed down on his promise. In 2008, then Democratic candidate Barack Obama called Jerusalem the 'capital of Israel'. On June 4, 2008, Obama told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), in his first foreign policy speech after capturing the Democratic nomination the day before, that \"\"Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.\"\" However, he backtracked almost immediately, saying \"\"Well, obviously, it's going to be up to the parties to negotiate a range of these issues. And Jerusalem", "title": "United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.36, "text": "and the Knesset building. West Jerusalem became covered by the Law and Administrative Ordinance of 1948, subjecting West Jerusalem to Israeli jurisdiction. United States President Donald Trump's administration announced recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 6, 2017. On December 15, 2018, Australia officially recognized West Jerusalem as Israel's capital. During the Six-Day War in June 1967, Israel captured the eastern side of the city and the whole West Bank. Over the following years, their control remains tenuous, the international community refusing to recognise their authority and the Israelis themselves not feeling secure. In 1980, the Israeli government annexed", "title": "West Jerusalem" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.27, "text": "Israel's designation of Jerusalem as its capital is not recognised by the international community, we accept that it is wrong to state that Tel Aviv – the country's financial and diplomatic centre – is the capital. The style guide has been amended accordingly.\"\" On 11 August 2014 the print edition of \"\"The Guardian\"\" published a pro-Israeli advocacy advert during the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict featuring Elie Wiesel, headed by the words \"\"Jews rejected child sacrifice 3,500 years ago. Now it's Hamas' turn.\"\" \"\"The Times\"\" had decided against running the ad, although it had already appeared in major American newspapers. One week", "title": "The Guardian" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 26.23, "text": "in July to retract its original ruling and to ask the Guardian to defend their position—which culminated in Wednesday's correction. The PCC later overturned its original decision, concluding that \"\"the unequivocal statement that Tel Aviv is the capital of Israel had the potential to mislead readers and raised a breach of … the Editors' Code of Practice.\"\" The American Journalism Review described the organisation as a \"\"pro-Israeli pressure group\"\". After being criticized by HonestReporting for articles published by \"\"The Independent\"\", author Robert Fisk wrote in the \"\"Independent\"\" that some of their readers sent him hate-mail. Following a 2004 article published", "title": "HonestReporting" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 26.08, "text": "complete administrative control of East Jerusalem. In 1980, Israel issued a new law stating that \"\"Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel.\"\" Many countries do not recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, notable exceptions being Israel, the United States, and Russia. The majority of UN member states and most international organisations do not recognise Israel's ownership of East Jerusalem which occurred after the 1967 Six-Day War, nor its 1980 Jerusalem Law proclamation. The International Court of Justice in its 2004 Advisory opinion on the \"\"Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory\"\" described East", "title": "Israeli–Palestinian conflict" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.89, "text": "Bezalel Smotrich of the religious zionist Bayit Yehudi party issued the following statement: \"\"For 30 years we have fallen into the pit of the Palestinian state as a realistic solution. The time has come to rethink things\"\". Avi Gabbay, who was recently elected to lead the Zionist Union, also supported Trump's announcement, saying that recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is more important then a peace deal. Israel's Deputy Education Minister Meir Porush of United Torah Judaism party said building in \"\"parts of Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem that need housing would be better than a declaration that means nothing\"\".", "title": "United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.88, "text": "location of its embassy to Jerusalem, transforming its Tel Aviv location into a consulate. Due to the general lack of international recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, some non-Israeli media outlets use Tel Aviv as a metonym for Israel. In April 2017, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced it viewed Western Jerusalem as Israel's capital in the context of UN-approved principles which include the status of East Jerusalem as the capital of the future Palestinian state. On 15 December 2018, Australia officially recognized West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but said their embassy in Tel Aviv would stay until a two-state resolution", "title": "Jerusalem" } ]

[ "Montpelier", "Montpelier, Vermont" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.97, "text": "Montpelier, Vermont Montpelier () is the capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Washington County. As the site of Vermont's state government, it is the least populous state capital in the United States. The population was 7,855 at the 2010 Census. However, the daytime population grows to about 21,000, due to the large number of jobs within city limits. The Vermont College of Fine Arts and New England Culinary Institute are located in the municipality. It was named after Montpellier, a city in the south of France. Between 1600 and 1800, European settlers began to", "title": "Montpelier, Vermont" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.7, "text": "Vermont Vermont () is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It borders the U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Vermont is the second-smallest by population and the sixth-smallest by area of the 50 U.S. states. The state capital is Montpelier, the least populous state capital in the United States. The most populous city, Burlington, is the least populous city to be the most populous city in a state. As of 2015, Vermont was the", "title": "Vermont" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 25.19, "text": "are no term limits for any office. The Vermont state capital is Montpelier. In 1791, Vermont joined the United States as the fourteenth state. An in-depth evaluation of government in 2008 ranked Vermont high compared to other states. It ranked highest in \"\"small discrete issues and huge global ones.\"\" It performed poorly in the issues in-between and planning for the future. The Vermont Constitution guarantees broad rights for its citizens. Adopted in 1793, it contains in its first article (\"\"Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the State of Vermont\"\") a far-reaching bill of rights, one of the most", "title": "Government of Vermont" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 24.84, "text": "judicial branches: the Vermont General Assembly, the Governor of Vermont and the Vermont Supreme Court. The governorship and the General Assembly serve two-year terms including the governor and 30 senators. There are no term limits for any office. The state capital is in Montpelier. There are three types of incorporated municipalities in Vermont: towns, cities, and villages. Like most of New England, there is slight provision for autonomous county government. Counties and county seats are merely convenient repositories for various government services such as state courts, with several elected officers such as a state's Attorney and sheriff. All county services", "title": "Vermont" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.78, "text": "The Pavilion (Vermont) The Pavilion is the principal workplace of the Governor of Vermont, located at 109 State Street in Montpelier, capital of the U.S. state of Vermont. The building is built in the French Second Empire style, and houses the working offices, reception room, press briefing room, and living apartments of Vermont's governor. The term \"\"The Fifth Floor\"\" is sometimes used as a metonym for a governor's administration, or the Vermont governorship, which refers to the location of the governor's offices on the fifth floor of the Pavilion. The offices of two other elected statewide officials, the Vermont Attorney", "title": "The Pavilion (Vermont)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.7, "text": "distinctive gold leaf dome are easily visible while approaching Montpelier, the smallest city to serve as capital of a U.S. state. The current structure was designed by architect Thomas Silloway (1828–1910) amplifying the design of an earlier structure designed by Ammi B. Young, (1798–1874) later supervising architect of the U.S. Treasury. The first State House built in 1808 by Sylvanus Baldwin was replaced by the current Vermont Supreme Court Building completed in 1918. The prior edifice, known as the \"\"Second State House\"\", was constructed on the same site between 1833 and 1838. Young's structure was of a more reserved Greek", "title": "Vermont State House" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.59, "text": "or the legislative session when work is sometimes conducted late into the night. The Pavilion (Vermont) The Pavilion is the principal workplace of the Governor of Vermont, located at 109 State Street in Montpelier, capital of the U.S. state of Vermont. The building is built in the French Second Empire style, and houses the working offices, reception room, press briefing room, and living apartments of Vermont's governor. The term \"\"The Fifth Floor\"\" is sometimes used as a metonym for a governor's administration, or the Vermont governorship, which refers to the location of the governor's offices on the fifth floor of", "title": "The Pavilion (Vermont)" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.42, "text": "Washington County, Vermont Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. Named after George Washington, its county seat is the municipality of Montpelier, the least populous state capital in the United States, and the most populous municipality is Barre. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,534, making it the third-most populous county in Vermont, but the third-least populous capital county in the United States after Hughes County, South Dakota and Franklin County, Kentucky. If Carson City, Nevada and Juneau, Alaska was treated as counties, Washington County would be the fifth-least populous capital county. Washington", "title": "Washington County, Vermont" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.12, "text": "residents. The Executive Branch consists of the Governor of Vermont, and state agencies. The executive branch enacts and enforces the laws of the state. The Governor is the supreme executive. The current Governor is Phil Scott, a Republican. The offices of the Governor are located at The Pavilion in Montpelier, the state capital. The governor is paid a salary of $150,051 annually. Vermonters elect a state governor and lieutenant governor on separate tickets. For example, when Republican Governor Richard Snelling died in office in 1991, the Democratic Lieutenant Governor Howard Dean succeeded him for the remainder of that term. In", "title": "Government of Vermont" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 23.11, "text": "Stowe, Vermont Stowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,314 at the 2010 census. It is nicknamed 'The Ski Capital of the East' and is home to Stowe Mountain Resort a ski resort with terrain on Mount Mansfield and Spruce Peak. Stowe was chartered June 8, 1763 by Royal Governor Benning Wentworth of the New Hampshire colony. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 72.7 square miles (188.4 km), of which 72.7 square miles (188.2 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.10%) is water.", "title": "Stowe, Vermont" } ]

[ "Fredericksburg", "Fredericksburg, Texas" ]

[ { "hasanswer": true, "score": 23.09, "text": "is represented by Republican Kyle Biedermann. Gillespie County, Texas Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 24,837. The county seat is Fredericksburg. It is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, a soldier in the Mexican–American War. On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County. In 1848, the legislature formed Gillespie County from Bexar and Travis Counties. While the signers were overwhelmingly German immigrants, names also on the petition were", "title": "Gillespie County, Texas" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 22.91, "text": "Gillespie County, Texas Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 24,837. The county seat is Fredericksburg. It is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, a soldier in the Mexican–American War. On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County. In 1848, the legislature formed Gillespie County from Bexar and Travis Counties. While the signers were overwhelmingly German immigrants, names also on the petition were Castillo, Pena, Munos, and a handful", "title": "Gillespie County, Texas" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 21.45, "text": "it after Tennessee transplant Capt. Robert Addison Gillespie, a hero of the 1846 Battle of Monterrey in the Mexican–American War. Fredericksburg became the county seat. Fort Martin Scott was established in 1848 at Barons Creek, a Pedernales tributary. An angry mob of soldiers burned down the store-courthouse in 1850, destroying all county records. The melee apparently started when County Clerk John M. Hunter, who also owned the store, refused to sell whiskey to a soldier. Words were exchanged, and Hunter stabbed the soldier; about 50 soldiers stormed and burned the store, destroying all contents. Soldiers prevented townspeople from saving the", "title": "Gillespie County, Texas" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 21.28, "text": "paddocks of \"\"Horse Park\"\", a sheep property established in 1853 by Irish immigrants John and Ann Gillespie. From these humble beginnings, the Gillespies increased their pastoral holdings through the judicious acquisitions of neighbouring properties such as \"\"Elm Grove\"\" (situated in present-day Forde). Their son James Gillespie was instrumental in establishing the Mulligans Flat Public School. The remnants of the school are located in the nearby Mulligans Flat Reserve. Gillespie was a regularly contributor to the Goulburn Evening Penny Post under the pseudonym \"\"The Wizard\"\". \"\"Horse Park\"\" homestead which has been nominated for the ACT Heritage Register is situated a kilometre", "title": "Bonner, Australian Capital Territory" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.48, "text": "Gillespie, Illinois Gillespie is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,412 at the 2000 census. The first group of settlers arrived to what is now present-day Gillespie in the late 1820s from Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. The township thrived in the 1830s, increasing in population and businesses. In 1835 the first schoolhouse was built. Gillespie was officially incorporated as a town in the spring of 1853. By 1904, the population rose to 3,100 and there were a number of businesses, churches, and schools. On January 29, 1905, a giant fire swept through the entirety of", "title": "Gillespie, Illinois" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.47, "text": "up until recent decades. This is largely due to the heavily German American heritage of the county and that Gillespie was the centre of Texas’ small Unionist movement during the Civil War, when most Texas Germans acquiesced to secession but Fredericksburg was still self-sufficient and sold surplus food to the army. Gillespie County has been won by Republicans in every election since 1896 with only a handful of exceptions. Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Party won the county in 1912 (but carried no other counties in the state). In 1924, it was one of only two Texas counties won by Progressive candidate", "title": "Gillespie County, Texas" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.22, "text": "the capital's location south of the Platte River was successful with the passage of the Removal Act in 1867. The Removal Act called for the formation of a Capital Commission to locate a site for the capital on state-owned land. The Commission, composed of Governor David Butler, Secretary of State Thomas Kennard and Auditor John Gillespie, began to tour sites on July 18, 1867, for the new capital city. The village of Lancaster was chosen, in part due to the salt flats and marshes. Lancaster had approximately 30 residents. Disregarding the original plat of the village of Lancaster, Thomas Kennard", "title": "Lincoln, Nebraska" }, { "hasanswer": true, "score": 20.17, "text": "Fredericksburg, Texas Fredericksburg () is the seat of Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 10,530. Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 and named after Prince Frederick of Prussia. Old-time German residents often referred to Fredericksburg as Fritztown, a nickname that is still used in some businesses. The town is also notable as the home of Texas German, a dialect spoken by the first generations of German settlers who initially refused to learn English. Fredericksburg shares many cultural characteristics with New Braunfels, which had been established by Prince Carl", "title": "Fredericksburg, Texas" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 20.12, "text": "county records. John O. Meusebach was elected to the Texas Senate in 1851 to represent Bexar, Comal, and Medina Counties, and in 1854, received a special appointment as commissioner from Governor Elisha M. Pease to issue land certificates to those immigrants of 1845 and 1846 who had been promised them by the Adelsverein. The Texas State Convention of Germans met in San Antonio and adopted a political, social, and religious platform, including: Equal pay for equal work, direct election of the President of the United States, abolition of capital punishment, \"\"Slavery is an evil, the abolition of which is a", "title": "Gillespie County, Texas" }, { "hasanswer": false, "score": 19.84, "text": "occupation of California and the Bear Flag was replaced by the Stars and Stripes. In 1846, U.S. Marine Lieutenant Archibald H. Gillespie was sent by President James K. Polk with secret verbal messages to the U.S. Consul Thomas O. Larkin in Alta California's Capital in Monterey, California, Commodore John D. Sloat commanding the Pacific Squadron and U.S. Army Captain John C. Frémont doing cartography work in California. Traveling secretly across Mexico, Lt. Gillespe caught a ship from Mexico to Monterey, California where he delivered his messages to Thomas Larkin and Sloat. Finding that Fremont was on his way to Oregon", "title": "California Battalion" } ]