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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.

Maqu County, which belongs to Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province, is located in the southwest of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province, the eastern end of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the junction of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces, and the first curved part of the Yellow River. It is located between longitude 100 °4545 "~ 102 °2900" east and latitude 33 °0630" ~ 34 °3015 "north, bordering Luqu County of Benzhou by Xidianshan in the northeast and Ruoergai County and Aba County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province in the southeast. Maqu County has a total area of 10190 square kilometers and a total population of 54900 (2011), of which Tibetans account for 2/3, with an average elevation of 3700 meters. Maqu belongs to the Qiang nationality in ancient times. After Tubo unified the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in 663 AD, it became a nomadic place for Tibetans. In 2011, Maqu
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