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Dallas (/ˈdæləs/) is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea.[a]

The cities of Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. In addition, Dallas has DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) with different colored train lines that transport throughout the Metroplex.

Dominant sectors of its diverse economy include defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and transportation. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosts 23 Fortune 500 companies, the second most in Texas and fourth most in the United States, and 11 of those companies are located within Dallas city limits. Over 41 colleges and universities are located within its metropolitan area, which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas. The city has a population from a myriad of ethnic and religious backgrounds and one of the largest LGBT communities in the U.S. WalletHub named Dallas the fifth most diverse city in the United States in 2018.

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, located in the southwest of Gansu Province, located in the northeast edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the western part of the Loess Plateau, with high terrain in the northwest and low in the southeast, and has the characteristics of continental seasonal climate. The city has a total area of 38521 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over seven counties and one city, with a total population of 742300 in 2017. In Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, there are Gahai-Zecha two national nature reserves, Lianhuashan and Yeliguan National Forest Park, as well as dozens of beautiful natural scenic spots such as Sangke grassland, the first song of the Yellow River, Dayugou and so on. There are 121 Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, including Xiahe Labrang Temple, Zhuoni Zen Temple and Luqu Langmu Monastery, which are protected by national cultural relics. There are more than ten revolutionary historical relics, such as the natural insurance Lazikou and the ruins of the Russian conference, which have the experience of the long March of the Red Army.
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