| CHANDIGARH | Shared capital of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, known as 'The City Beautiful' (10) |
| LAHORE | The capital of Punjab and the second-most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi (6) |
| SYL | Canal row between Punjab and Haryana over water allocation from Ravi and Beas rivers.(abbrv) (3) |
| THEEURO | Shared capital |
| RAWALPINDI | Ancient city of Punjab, Pakistan (10) |
| SRINAGAR | Largest city and summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, in the Kashmir Valley (8) |
| BHOPAL | Capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, known as the City of Lakes (6) |
| UDAIPUR | City in the Indian state of Rajasthan, also known as the City of Lakes (7) |
| MADRAS | Former name of Chennai, the capital of the Indian state Tamil Nadu; or, a variety of curry (6) |
| BANGALORE | Capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, officially known as Bengaluru (9) |
| CHENNAI | Capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known until 1996 as Madras (7) |
| JAIPUR | Capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan that is nicknamed The Pink City (6) |
| ATLANTA | Capital of the US state of Georgia, known as the 'City in a Forest' (7) |
| EINDHOVEN | Fifth-largest city in the Netherlands, known as the City of Light; in North Brabant province on the Dommel River (9) |
| ISMAILIA | City in north-east Egypt known as "The City of Beauty and Enchantment" |
| PERTH | State capital of Western Australia, known as the 'City of Light' (5) |
| HYDERABAD | The capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana (9) |
| GREATINDIAN | Also known as the Thar Desert, this arid region of rolling sand hills is located partly in Rajasthan state, northwestern India, and partly in Punjab and Sindh (Sind) provinces, eastern Pakistan. (5,6) |
| DAMASCUS | Capital of Syria known as the "City of Jasmine" |
| BOISE | State capital of Idaho, known as 'The City of Trees' (5) |
