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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.

Wusu City is located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, adjoining Karamay City, Kuitun City and Shawan County in the east, Nilke County in the south, Jinghe County in the west and Tori County in the north. The total area of the city is 14393.94 square kilometers, with a total population of 230000 (2012). There are Kazakh, Han, Uygur, Hui, Mongolian and other ethnic groups. It has jurisdiction over 5 streets, 10 towns and 7 townships (including 2 ethnic townships). Wusu was once the territory of the Heshuote tribe of Mongolia, and the Mongolian word "Kurkarawusu", which means "snow and black water", was included in the territory of the motherland as early as the Western Han Dynasty, and later troops were stationed here in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Since the early years of the Qing Dynasty, there has been a prosperous ancient post station located on the shore of Xiushui. Court officials and merchants who come and go from east to west
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