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Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr/ BAWL-tim-or, locally: /bɔːldəˈmɔːr/ bawl-da-MOR or /ˈbɔːlmər/ BAWL-mər) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland[a] in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (64 km) north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526.

Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonists from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. The first printing press and newspapers were introduced to Baltimore by Nicholas Hasselbach and William Goddard respectively, in the mid-18th century.

The Battle of Baltimore was a pivotal engagement during the War of 1812, culminating in the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry, during which Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that would become "The Star-Spangled Banner", which was eventually designated as the American national anthem in 1931. During the Pratt Street Riot of 1861, the city was the site of some of the earliest violence associated with the American Civil War.

Aksu region, one of the five regions of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is based in Aksu City. It is located in the middle of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, the southern foot of the middle part of Tianshan Mountains, the north of Tarim Basin, Bayingol Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the west, Kashgar Autonomous region in the southwest, Hotan Autonomous Prefecture in the south, Yili Autonomous Prefecture in the north and Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in the northwest. The total area is 132500 square kilometers, accounting for 8% of the area of Xinjiang. Aksu area has jurisdiction over 1 city and 8 counties, with a total of 84 townships. In 2016, Aksu has a total population of 2.5083 million (excluding the city of Alar), which is composed of 36 ethnic groups and is a multi-ethnic area dominated by Uygur. Aksu region has won the country successively.
Travel Sights In Aksu Prefecture
Travel Notes In Aksu Prefecture
This is the largest national wetland park in southern Xinjiang, known as the south of the Yangtze River on the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert
In the vast desert, wandering in Aksu National Wetland Park, a lake with clear water and blue waves, wild flowers everywhere, clear lake, three or fiv
Southern Xinjiang 15-day Grand Ring Road-Talk about Wensu Tomur Grand Canyon
When we returned to Kashgar, we got bad news. There was a landslide on the north slope of the Duku Highway, which collapsed the snow-proof corridor on
Meeting Aksu in Xinjiang Free Tour
I have always felt that Xinjiang is a mysterious and romantic place. This time, taking advantage of the rare holiday, I simply came to Xinjiang for a
Xinjiang trip - 12. Majestic, deep and mysterious valley, Kuqa Kucha Red Mountain Cliff
Resting in Hejing for a night, we traveled from the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains to the Kuqa Grand Canyon at the southern foot of the Tians