INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which city was called Queen of the cities?
A
Baghdad
B
Cordova
C
Damascus
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Damascus wears gracefully the many titles bestowed for her beauty-“Right Hand of Syrian Cities, ‘’ “Bride of the Earth, ‘’ “Queen of Cities”-and in Arabic she is called “al-Fayha, ‘’ “the Fragrant, ‘’ for her scent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Known as the “City of Jasmin”, the scent of jasmine in Damascus is present everywhere. The sisters described oceans of delicate jasmine flowers covering walls and buildings in the city, the scent of which, they explained, is unmatched by the jasmine they’ve found in France.

Detailed explanation-3: -Administratively, Damascus Governorate, one of Syria’s 14 governorates, is divided into two cities: the city of Damascus and the city of Yarmouk.

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