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Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem November 14th 1993

h2Nov 14, 1993 *City official name :Jerusalem *Founded date : *Location :Jerusalem Province *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (help·info), Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic: القُدس (help·info), al-Quds ("the Holy"); official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-al-Quds (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names) is the capital and largest city of the State of Israel with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006) contained in 123 km². An ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 metres (about 2000-2500 feet), Jerusalem is located southeast of Tel Aviv, south o... read more
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Middle East » Israel » Haifa District » Haifa November 14th 1993

Nov 14, 1993 *City official name :Haifa *Founded date : *Location :Haifa District *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Haifa (Hebrew חֵיפָה Ḥefa; Arabic حَيْفَا Ḥayfā (help·info)) is the main city of northern Israel and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of about 267,800 (as of May 2006). It and areas and towns around it are deemed to be in the Haifa District. It is a seaport, located below and on Mount Carmel, and lies on the Mediterranean coast. The city's sole official romanization Haifa and the common English pronunciation /ˈhaɪ.fə/ are based on the Arabic name Ḥayfā, whilst the unused Standard Hebrew name is Ḥefa, and the local Hebrew pronunciation is typically /xei.ˈfa/. The... read more
Haifa
Haifa
Haifa

Europe » Slovenia November 2nd 1993

Nov 2, 1993 *City official name :Predjama *Founded date : *Location :Notranjska Province *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Predjama is a very small village, famous for its castle. Predjamski degree is perhaps the most famous cave castle into the world. The castle is located in A 123 m high limestone cliff, in the entrance OF A cave. This extraordinary and romanic location larva it wave known. The cave behind the castle is called Erazmova Jama, after A knight living into the castle, and has 4 levels. The DTE plague level is more water filled, the more river flowing through is called Lovka. The castle is built into the huge entrance OF the middle level. At exit from the top level ton the plateau whi... read more
Predjama
Predjama
Predjama

Europe » Slovenia November 2nd 1993

Nov 2, 1993 *City official name :Postojna *Founded date : *Location :Notranjska Province *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Postojna (also known as Adelsberg in German) is a town and a municipality in the province of Notranjska, 22 miles from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. Population 14,581 (2002). Between 1918 and 1945 Postojna was also known by its Italian name Postumia. Near the town is a major tourist attraction: the 20-km long cave system called Postojna cave (Postojnska jama). The cave was first described in the 17th century by Janez Vajkard Valvasor, and a new area of the cave was discovered in 1818 by Luka Cec. Electric lighting was added in 1872, enhancing the cave system's popularity. ... read more
Postojna
Postojna
Postojna

Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana November 2nd 1993

Nov 2, 1993 *City official name :Ljubljana *Founded date : *Location :Central Slovenia Province *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Ljubljana is the capital and largest city in Slovenia. The city of Ljubljana is the cultural, scientific, economic, political and administrative center of Slovenia. It is situated in central Slovenia, between the Alps and the Mediterranean. Its transport connections, concentration of industry, scientific and research institutions and industrial tradition underlie its leading economic position. Ljubljana is the seat of the central government, administrative bodies and all government ministries. It is also the seat of Parliament and the Office of the President of Slovenia. ... read more
Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana

Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands » Corfu October 6th 1993

Oct 3, 1993 *City official name :Corfu *Founded date : *Location :Kerkyra Prefecture *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a city in north-western Greece. It is the capital and main town of the island and prefecture of Corfu. According to the local tradition Corcyra (Κόρκυρα) was the Homeric island of Scheria (Σχερία), and its earliest inhabitants the Phaeacians (Φαίακες). At a date no doubt previous to the foundation of Syracuse it was peopled by settlers from Corinth, but it appears to have previously received a stream of emigrants from Eretria. The splendid commercial position of Corcyra on the highway between Greece and the West favoured its rapid growth and, influe... read more
Corfu
Corfu
Corfu

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice September 11th 1993

Sep 11, 1993 *City official name :Venezia *Founded date : *Location :Venetto Province *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. Its population is 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). The city is included, with Padua (Padova), in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area, population 1,600,000. It has a nickname, "Queen of the Adriatic". The city stretches across numerous small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers. The population... read more
Venezia
Venezia
Venezia

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Trieste September 9th 1993

Sep 9, 1993 *City official name :Trieste *Founded date : *Location :Trieste Province *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, German and Friulian Triest, Hungarian Trieszt) is a city and port in northeastern Italy right on the border with Slovenia. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea. With a population of 211,184 (2001) it is capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trieste province. Trieste flourished as part of Austro-Hungarian Empire during the period 1867 - 1918 when it was Central Europe's prosperous Mediterranean seaport and its capital of literature and music. Today, Trieste is a border town... read more
Trieste
Trieste
Trieste

North America » United States » Virginia » Norfolk August 1st 1993

Aug 1, 1993 *City official name :Norfolk *Founded date : *Location :Virginia State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America. Norfolk is one of Virginia's largest incorporated cities; as of the 2000 census, the city population was 234,403. The 2004 census estimate indicates that the city's population has since risen to 237,835. Norfolk is located on the Elizabeth River, in Hampton Roads, a large natural harbor located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Norfolk is one of seven cities that together constitute the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA. Norfo... read more
Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk


Mar 15, 1993 *City official name :San Juan *Founded date : *Location :San Juan Municipality *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :San Juan (sahn HWAHN) is the capital and largest city in Puerto Rico, located in the Northern Coastal Plains region in the karst zone, north of Aguas Buenas and Caguas; east of Bayamón; and west of Carolina and Trujillo Alto. The city is named after Saint John the Baptist (Spanish: San Juan Bautista). The latest census estimates place the city's population at 433,733, making it the 42nd-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States. It is also the oldest European settlement in United States territory. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521 and is the old... read more
San Juan
San Juan
San Juan




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