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Washington, D.C., City (pop., 2008 est.: 591,833), capital of the U.S. It is coextensive with the District of Columbia. It is coextensive with the District of Columbia. Situated at the navigational head of the Potomac River, between Maryland and Virginia, it has an area of 68 sq mi (176 sq km).
The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues.
Map of Washington, D.C., with Chinatown highlighted in yellow. Washington, D.C. 's Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017. The current neighborhood was the second ...
The Eastern Market is a public market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., housed in a 19th-century brick building. Eastern Market was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located on 7th Street, S.E., a few blocks east of the U.S. Capitol between North Carolina Avenue SE and C Street SE.
District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016. 2017. January 20: Inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. January 21: National Women's March on Washington scheduled. 2018 – The Washington Capitals win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. 2019 – The Washington Nationals win the World Series.
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia is the local trial court. It hears cases involving criminal and civil law. The court also handles specialized cases in the following areas: family court, landlord and tenant, probate, tax, and traffic offenses. The Court consists of a chief judge and 61 associate judges.
Washington, D.C. (alment District of Columbia), ofta eisini bara nevnt Washington, er samveldishøvuðsstaður í Sameindu Statunum, og hevur umleið 632 000 íbúgvar. Hann varð bygdur til høvuðsstað, eftir at landið varð sjálvstøðugt, og stendur beinleiðis undir felagsstjórnini. Hann er vakur býur við prýðiligum bygningum og ...
