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What countries used to have 'summer capitals'?
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India, Spain, and The Philippines all had summer capitals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_capital
Jan 14 2008, 12:48 PM
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Also Bhutan.
http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Bhutan.html
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And Saudi Arabia.
http://www.saudiembassy.net/Publications/MagSummer98/taif.htm
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And even Thailand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopburi
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According to this site, Kandy used to serve as the summer capital of Ceylon.
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVAAIYGW8XTVM3ERNO9HF2LBOTRB-CEYLON-KANDY-TOOTH-FESTIVAL/query/Ceylon
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Finally, there is Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan's empire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanadu
Jan 14 2008, 3:22 PM
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