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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.

Wensu County, which belongs to Aksu region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is located at the southern foot of Tomur Peak in the middle of Tianshan in the west, the northwest edge of Tarim Basin, the border with Baicheng and Xinhe counties in the east, the city of Aksu in the south, the Tashkent River and Wushi County in the west, and the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Kazakhstan and Zhaosu County in Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang in the north. It is between latitude 40 °52 mi 42 °15 N and longitude 79 °28 Mel 81 °30'E. it is 171km long from east to west and 158km wide from north to south, with a total area of 14569.3 square kilometers. Wensu is a place name in the western region of the Han Dynasty, and the Uyghur language is called "Aksu Kuona Xiehai", that is, the meaning of the old city of Aksu. Wensu is the 36 country of the ancient western region.
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Walking through the high-speed road on the Gobi Desert, chasing the sunset to Bachu (Bachu Tour 9)
Aksu Wensu Airport Watching the Gobi Desert Sunset from the Highway Walking on the high-speed road on the Gobi Desert, chasing the sunset to Bachu (Ba