The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are ...

South Africa is the world's only nation with three capitals. Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein share administrative, legislative and judicial power, creating a political system built on regional ...

When Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, it was partly to find a “neutral ground,” a city not tied to any prominent tribe, region, or coastal chaos; thus, Abuja became the centre of ...

Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, derives its name from the Persian term for Monday, reflecting its origins as a weekly ...