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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.

Kuqa is a Turkic transliteration, a place name in Uygur language and a meaning of hutong. "it is named because it is an important street in the hinterland of southern Xinjiang." "Kuche" has been written in many ways since ancient times, such as "Qiu ci", "qu Zi", "qu Xian", "Jiuzi", "Ku fork" and so on. It was named Kuche in 1758. It is said that "Kuqa" is an ancient Qiuci language, meaning "the city of Qiuci people". Kuqa County, which belongs to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is located in the central and western part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, and belongs to the eastern end of Aksu region. The geographical location is between 40 °46 °N and 42 °35'N and 82 °35 °E and 84 °17'E. Kuqa County covers an area of 15200 square kilometers (2009). Kuqa County is a famous national historical and cultural city, with a large number of ancient city walls, temples, grottoes, beacons,
Travel Notes In Kuqa County
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