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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.

Longxian, which belongs to Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, is called Longzhou in ancient times, because it is located in Dongzaka, Longshan. It is located in the west of Guanzhong Plain and northwest of Baoji City. It faces Qianyang to the east, Chencang District to the south and Qingshui, Zhangjiachuan, Huating, Chongxin and Lingtai five counties in the northwest. It is between longitude 106o 26mm 32 "- 107o 811" east and latitude 34o 35m 17 "- 35o 6m 45" N, with a width of 57.6km from north to south and 59.7km from east to west, with a total area of 2285 square kilometers. Longxian is called Longzhou in ancient times, because it is located on the east slope of Longshan. Qin Xianggong established the capital, and Longguan was established in the Han Dynasty, which is known as "the capital of Qin and Han pass". It is the first male pass on the ancient Silk Road to the west of Chang'an. Longxian County has a good ecology, with 60% forest coverage and 49 large and small rivers, which is known as the "faucet of Guanzhong".
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