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Albuquerque (/ˈælbəkɜːrki/ (listen) AL-bə-kur-kee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke]),[a] abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. Named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.

Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing from north-to-south. According to the 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the 32nd-most populous city in the United States and the fourth largest in the Southwest. It is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which had 916,528 residents as of July 2020, and forms part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, which numbers 1,162,523 as of January 2020.

Albuquerque is a hub for technology and media companies, historic landmarks, and the fine arts. The city is known for hosting the University of New Mexico, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Gathering of Nations, the New Mexico State Fair, as well as for its diverse restaurant scene, which features both New Mexican cuisine and cuisines from around the world.

Gaoling District, which belongs to Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the hinterland of Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi Province, in the north of Xi'an City. Founded in the 12th year of Qin Xiaogong (350 BC), it is located in the Guanzhong Plain, on both sides of the Jinghe River and the Weihe River. Lintong District in the east, Weiyang District and Baqiao District in the south, Weicheng District, Sanyuan County and Jingyang County in Xianyang City in the west, and Yanliang District in the north, which is known as "cabbage heart" in Guanzhong. As of 2017, Gaoling District covers an area of 294square kilometers, has jurisdiction over 3 towns, 3 streets and 2 administrative committees, and has a registered population of 339200 (resident population 357000). In 2017, the region's GDP reached 37.71 billion yuan. There are ancient cultural relics such as Tang Zhaohui Pagoda, Li Sheng Stele and Dongwei Bridge site in Gaoling.
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