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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.

Shannan, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Tibet Autonomous region of the people's Republic of China, is located in the Gangdise Mountains to the south of Nyainqing Tangula Mountains, the middle and lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River, Lhasa, the capital of Tibet to the north, Xigaze to the west, Nyingchi to the east, and India and Bhutan to the south. It is located between longitude 90 °14 & quot; to 94 °22 & quot;, latitude 27 °08 & quot; to 29 °47 & quot;, and is one of the birthplaces of ancient civilization in Tibet. Shannan has a border line of more than 600 kilometers, has a very important strategic position, and is the southwest border of China. The total area is 79253.53 square kilometers, of which 47923.94 square kilometers are actually controlled and 31329.59 square kilometers are occupied by India. 2016
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