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10 Old Names and Sobriquets
A. Write the old names of these places from around the world.
i. Sri Lanka ii. Dhaka iii. Myanmar
iv. Malaysia v. Iraq vi. Iran
B. Sobriquets are the nick names to a person or place. Identify and name the
following sobriquets for cities around the world :
a. Land of Golden Pagoda b. Land of Maple c. Land of Midnight Sun
d. Land of Rising Sun e. Gift of Nile f. Sorrow of China
Old Names : Malaya, Persia, Ceylon, Mesopotamia, Burma, Dacca
Sobriquets : Norway, Japan, River Huang Ho, Egypt, Myanmar, Canada
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