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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.

Golmud, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Qinghai Province, is administered by Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and is located in the central and western part of Qinghai Province and the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The topography of the area is complex and can be divided into two parts: the basin plateau and the northern foot of Tanggula Mountains. It is a typical plateau continental climate; the total area is 118954.18 square kilometers, with 5 streets, 2 towns and 2 townships; in 2017, there are 27 ethnic minorities with a resident population of 240494. "Golmud" is transliterated in Mongolian and translated as Gaolumsi, Guoliang and Garmu, meaning "a place with dense rivers". Golmud is a strategic fortress connecting Tibet, Xinjiang and Gansu and a transportation hub in western China. Qinghai-Tibet, Qingxin and Dunge highways meet here; the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been opened to traffic; there are the headwaters of the Yangtze River and ten thousand
Travel Notes In Geermu、Golmud
From August 9th to 13th, Qinghai Haixi
This is the second time I have come to Golmud. The last time I have left no impression, there is only one thing: there is a halal shop where the white
In the Qin Dynasty, the moon was in the Han Dynasty, and the people on the Long March have not yet returned --- A 7-day self-driving tour of the Northwest Great Ring Road
This self-driving tour can be described as a unique and thrilling journey, during which many unexpected episodes occurred. Between going to Beihai or
8-Day In-Depth Tour of Damei Qinghai
I have a map on the wall with a five-pointed star, only Qinghai Province has fewer. Although I went there three times in 1999, 2006, and 2018, they we
Have fun in Golmud, Qinghai, where the scenery is so beautiful
Tours in Qinghai have become very popular in recent years. It is hard to find air tickets and train tickets in many cities. The first stop of our summ