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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.

Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, referred to as Ning, is one of China's five autonomous regions, the capital of Yinchuan. It is located in the inland area of northwest China, bounded by latitude 35 °14 & # 39 in north latitude and longitude 104o 17 & # 39 in east longitude, bordering Shaanxi in the east, Inner Mongolia in the west and Inner Mongolia in the north and Gansu in the south. Ningxia Hui Autonomous region has a total area of 66400 square kilometers. The topography of Ningxia is gradually inclined from southwest to northeast, with numerous hills and gullies. The topography is divided into three major plates: the Yellow River diversion irrigation area in the north, the arid zone in the middle and the mountain area in the south. Ningxia is located in the Yellow River system, the terrain is high in the south and low in the north, showing a ladder-like decline, the whole region belongs to temperate continental arid and semi-arid climate. By the end of 2018, Ningxia Hui Autonomous region had jurisdiction over 5 prefecture-level cities, 9 municipal districts,
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