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During the 17 th century, Nantes was the largest port city in France and a major trading center with other coastal Atlantic neighbors. The New Testament gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke mention that the Decapolis region was a location of the ministry of Jesus. Chongqing Municipality's main city is sucking in its 30-million+ provincial population into an area constricted by mountains and the Yangtze River — so high-rise dominates. The Harley-Davidson Museum, which overlooks the Menomonee River, features vintage motorbikes on exhibit, such as one owned by Elvis Presley. Letters Patent dated 31 January 2001 ordained that "the Town of Wolverhampton shall have the status of a City".A city can be defined as a conditionally contiguous urban area, without regard to territorial or other boundaries inside an urban area. Letters Patent under the Great Seal conferring City Status were issued to the unitary authority of York on 1 April 1996, confirming the right of the Lord Mayor to be styled "Right Honourable", in continuation to those granted to the previous City Council abolished 31 March 1996. In August, the world’s largest arts and culture festival takes over the city, with lots of amazing comedy, music, and theater shows for you to enjoy. City status had been held prior to this date (and since 1974) by the Charter Trustees of the City of New Sarum.
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It’s also worth venturing six miles out of town to Gold Creek Village - home to the National Dinosaur Museum, Australian Reptile Centre, and Cockington Green Miniature Village. The City of Honolulu comprises all of Honolulu County except the other unincorporated census-designated places within the county. Despite only being founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, the former imperial home of the tsars dazzles before your eyes. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are actually agricultural workers living in a rural setting.
Home to almost half of Ireland’s population, Dublin is noted for its magnificent history and heritage, as well as its fun and festive nightlife. São Paulo (Metropolitan Area, Metropolitan Areas, Brazil) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". Feel the buzz of the urbanization rush in the fastest developing country in the history of the planet. The scene: Having spent the last century living up to its moniker as a dull politician’s playground filled with boring bureaucrats, Canberra is suddenly experiencing a Capital of Cool moment.
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The City of Augusta comprises all of Richmond County except the two other incorporated municipalities within the county. Includes large areas Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures and smaller areas of Gunma, Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures. The out-of-town daytrip: There’s three delightful wine regions (Clare Valley, Barossa Valley, and McLaren Vale) within easy reach of the city.Severe poverty and massive unemployment are seen to be important contributors to the city’s rising violent crime. Huge infrastructure and industrial investment has made it one of China's 10 largest cities in the last 5 years. The Decapolis was probably never an official political or economic union; most likely it signified the collection of city-states which enjoyed special autonomy during early Roman rule. Some were abandoned in the years following Palestine's conquest by the Umayyad Caliphate in 641, but other cities continued to be inhabited long into the Islamic period.