71.  The president spent several hours exploring Petra, the ancient capital of the Nabateans, that is carved out of pink rock.

72.  The president will also visit the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto.

73.  The Taliban emerged last autumn following their seige of the ancient royal capital of Kandahar.

74.  The visiting head of state will visit the ancient Javanese royal capital of Yogyakarta and the resort island of Bali after ending his visit to Jakarta on Friday.

75.  The visit will also take the Fench official to the ancient imperial capital of Hue and Ho Chi Minh City.

76.  This region lies around the Bay of Osaka and comprises the ancient imperial capital of Kyoto and the port of Kobe.

77.  Xian, an ancient Chinese capital and home to the world-famous terracotta army of the first emperor Qin Shihuang, draws millions of tourists every year.

78.  Xian, an ancient Chinese capital and home to the world-famous terracota army of the first emperor Qin Shihuang, draws millions of tourists every year.

79.  Large numbers of people had converted to Catholicism after Portuguese missionaries persuaded King Dharmapala of the ancient capital of Kotte to convert.

80.  Major arts festival in ancient Vietnamese capital of Hue.