• Albuquerque
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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.

Shandan County, which belongs to Zhangye City, Gansu Province, is located in the middle of Hexi Corridor. It is the east gate of Jinzhangye, an important town on Silk Road. It is adjacent to Yongchang to the east, Qinghai to the south and Alashan right Banner in Inner Mongolia to the north. It is 148km long from north to south and 89km wide from east to west, with a total area of 5402 square kilometers. Shandan County is 15505,4441 meters above sea level, surrounded by mountains on three sides, high in the southeast and low in the northwest, with a continental cold and semi-arid climate. The economy of Shandan County is mainly agriculture and animal husbandry, with 857000 mu of arable land and 460000 mu of perennial cultivated area. It is a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral county. The county is rich in tourism resources, there are national 4A scenic spots, "Expo Holy Land" Yanzhi Mountain Forest Park. It has the largest military racecourse in Asia, Shandan Army Racecourse, which has become the location shooting venue for many films. Famous Buddhist temples
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