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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.

Gaoling District, which belongs to Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the hinterland of Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi Province, in the north of Xi'an City. Founded in the 12th year of Qin Xiaogong (350 BC), it is located in the Guanzhong Plain, on both sides of the Jinghe River and the Weihe River. Lintong District in the east, Weiyang District and Baqiao District in the south, Weicheng District, Sanyuan County and Jingyang County in Xianyang City in the west, and Yanliang District in the north, which is known as "cabbage heart" in Guanzhong. As of 2017, Gaoling District covers an area of 294square kilometers, has jurisdiction over 3 towns, 3 streets and 2 administrative committees, and has a registered population of 339200 (resident population 357000). In 2017, the region's GDP reached 37.71 billion yuan. There are ancient cultural relics such as Tang Zhaohui Pagoda, Li Sheng Stele and Dongwei Bridge site in Gaoling.
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