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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.

Weinan, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province, is located in the eastern part of Guanzhong Plain and eastern Shaanxi Province. The topography takes the Weihe River as the axis, forming five geomorphological types of the north and south mountains, the two tableland and the central Pingchuan, which belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid semi-arid monsoon climate. The city has a total area of 13030 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 2 county-level cities and 7 counties. In 2017, the permanent population is 5.3829 million. The Yellow River in the south and east of Weinan is adjacent to Yuncheng of Shanxi and Sanmenxia of Henan, Xi'an and Xianyang to the west, Qinling to the south and Shangluo to the south, and Qiaoshan to the north to Yan'an and Tongchuan. It is 60 kilometers away from the ancient city of Xi'an and 80 kilometers away from Xianyang International Airport. Two high-speed railways from Zhengxi and Daxi meet at this station. Six railways, including Longhai and Southwest, are vertical and horizontal with three expressways, including Lianhuo, Jingkun, and nine national highways and provincial highways.
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