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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.

Baiyin, prefecture-level city of Gansu Province. Located in the middle of Gansu Province, located in the transitional zone between the Loess Plateau and Tengger Desert, most of the territory is mountainous, mountainous and wide valley plain coexist; it is the transition zone from mid-temperate semi-arid zone to arid zone. The city has a total area of 21158.7 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 3 counties. By the end of 2018, Baiyin had a resident population of 1.7342 million, an increase of 4900 over the end of last year. Baiyin City is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and the middle of Gansu Province, located in the confluence zone of the ancient Silk Road and the Yellow River, connecting the desert to the north, Qinghai and Tibet to the south, the Central Plains to the east and the western region to the west, 69 kilometers away from the provincial capital Lanzhou and 46 kilometers away from Zhongchuan Airport. It is a strategic channel connecting the subcontinental bridge, a transportation corridor and an energy logistics channel to countries along the Silk Road. The territory of Baiyin
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