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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.

Hotan County (in Uyghur language: Hotan County, formerly known as "Hetian", but changed its name to "Hotan" in 1959) once called Huodan, Wuduan and Huochan, all of which are different translations of the same name. It is said that it originated from Yutian and was famous in ancient Yuchi in Hetian. First, it is spoken in Tibetan, meaning "Yuyi". It means "fence", "livestock pen", or "bunker" in Hindi. The Chronicles of the Western regions of the Tang Dynasty is called qu Sadana, which means "milk" in Sanskrit. In 1959, Hetian was simplified to Hotan. Hotan County is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, adjacent to the Yulong Kashgar River and Luopu County to the east, the Karakash River to the west and Moyu County and Pishan County to the west, the actual line of control of Kashmir in India to the southwest, the Tibet Autonomous region to the southeast, and the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert to the north to Awa.
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