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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.

Nima County is a county under the jurisdiction of Naqu City, Tibet Autonomous region, located in the north of the Tibet Autonomous region and northwest of Naqu City, bordering Xigaze City in the south, Shuanghu County and Shenza County in the east, and Gaize County in the west. The average elevation is more than 5000 meters. It belongs to the semi-arid monsoon climate in the subcold zone of the plateau and the arid climate in the cold zone of the plateau. The air is thin, windy and snowy, with an average annual temperature of-4 ℃ and annual precipitation of 150mm. With a total area of 72499.41 square kilometers and a population of 31161 (at the end of 2014), it has jurisdiction over 1 town, 13 townships and 77 administrative villages. The county government is stationed in Nima town. Nima means "sun" in Tibetan. Nima County, whose economy is mainly animal husbandry, is a pure animal husbandry county. In 2014, the county's GDP was 482.86 million yuan.
Travel Notes In Nyima County
Across Qiangtang, Bangor and Nima ——2020 Autumn Tibet, Xinjiang and Qinghai Self-driving Travel Notes (9)
The Qiangtang Plateau is an important part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the largest inland area of ​​the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (in the Qiangtang Basi