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Nov 22, 2021 · Big Cities That Have Changed Their Names. When times change, cities adapt and rebrand. Up until the fifth century, Paris was called Lutetia. This was the name left by the Romans, who had also called one of their colonies Lugdunum, present-day Lyon. Perhaps the most famous city name change is Istanbul (partially thanks to the They Might Be ...
- Arnaud Bernier
Dec 10, 2023 · What to see and do. 1. Citadel On the city’s highest hill in Jabal al-Qala’a, the archaeological site of Amman Citadel watches over the old town like a primeval guardian. The area dates to the ...
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Feb 28, 2020 · The name ‘’Paris’’ originated from the earliest inhabitants of the Paris region (the Parisii tribe). The city is also known as the ‘’La Ville Lumiere’’ meaning ‘’the City-of-Light’’ because it is the first big city in the continent to have gas street lighting. Paris is the most highly populated and capital city of France ...
- Geoffrey Migiro
Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a fascinating city of contrasts – a unique blend of old and new, situated on a hilly area between the desert and the fertile Jordan Valley. In the commercial heart of the city, ultra-modern buildings, hotels, restaurants, art galleries and boutiques rub shoulders comfortably with traditional coffee shops and ...
Alsace (/ æ l ˈ s æ s /, US also / æ l ˈ s eɪ s, ˈ æ l s æ s /; French: ⓘ; Low Alemannic German/Alsatian: Elsàss; German: Elsass (German spelling before 1996: Elsaß.) ⓘ; Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland.
- 8,280 km² (3,200 sq mi)
- FR-A
- Alsatian
- France
Feb 18, 2021 · Amman is divided into prosperous, newly developed West Amman, and East Amman where you'll find working class neighborhoods and more traditional Jordanian culture. Right in the middle is downtown: the "Old City." Situated in Jordan's mountainous northern region, Amman has seven distinct hills (or "Jabals") of its own which serve as reference ...
New France ( French: Nouvelle-France) was the territory colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris . A vast viceroyalty, New France consisted of five colonies ...
