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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as Washington or D.C. or locally simply as the District, is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and it shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. It is one of the most visited cities in the U.S., with over 20 million annual visitors as of 2016.

The U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress; the district is not a part of any U.S. state (nor is it one itself). The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast. The City of Washington was founded in 1791, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia (including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria), officially became recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. There have been efforts to make the city into a state since the 1880s, a movement that has gained momentum in recent years, and a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021.

Aktao County is one of the three counties in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, and the government is resident in Aktao Town. It is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau and the western edge of the Tarim Basin, between longitude 73 °26-#39;5"~76 °43-#39;31" and latitude 37 °41-#39;28"~39 °29-#39;55". It is adjacent to Wuqia County and Shufu County in the north, bounded by the Yuepu Lake River in the northeast and across the river from Shule County and the 41 Regiment of the third Division of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps, connected to Yingjisha County and Shache County in the east, and Tashku in the south.
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The highest crater in Xinjiang and one of the most typical craters in the world
Muji Township Muji Township is located at the confluence of the Kunlun Mountains and the Tianshan Mountains. It is the land of the West Pole of China
Xinjiang trip - 15th, Muztag Icebergs are shining, Karakul Lake is clean
Just after dawn, we came out of Kashgar, and what we saw along the way was still like this: The rolling hills are painted with light pink, pink and oc
Emerging scenic spots in southern Xinjiang - Hongshan Canyon, Oytak Glacier
Introduction to Oytak Glacier Why go to Oytak Scenic Area? Departing from Kashgar, there is a scenic spot that can be reached on the way to Ta Count
Southern Xinjiang ● Donkeys are on the road
Because the camera's memory card was full, the data on the mobile hard disk imported by a friend was damaged when I returned to Kashgar, and some phot