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1 day ago · Budapest, which is both a city and municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of 7,626 square kilometres (2,944 square miles) and a population of 3,303,786. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary.
1 day ago · Vatican City State is a recognised national territory under international law, but it is the Holy See that conducts diplomatic relations on its behalf, in addition to the Holy See's own diplomacy, entering into international agreements in its regard. Vatican City thus has no diplomatic service of its own.
5 days ago · 1. The title "Enuma Elish" translates to "When up High" in English, but from where does this title get its name? Hint. A phrase used to describe the king or god. "When up High" is also the translated title of a Norse/ Germanic creation myth. A phrase written in the corner of each tablet.
4 days ago · Nonetheless, the Aztecs had a strong sense of history, and many places experienced rich and interesting histories. Pic 2: Place glyphs in the Codex Mendoza: (L) Cahualan (fol 13v) and (R) Matixco (fol 21v) - note the eye poised between two outstretched hands) (Click on image to enlarge) These histories were sometimes reflected in their names.
3 days ago · In Helsinki slang, the city is called Stadi (from the Swedish word stad, meaning 'city'). Abbreviated form Hesa is equally common, but its use is associated with people of rural origin ("junantuomat", lit. "brought by a train") and frowned upon by locals. Helsset is the Northern Sami name for Helsinki. History
4 days ago · The exact location where Jesus was crucified is disputed. In the fourth century C.E., the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built at the site of Golgotha as identified by Roman emperor Constantine’s mother, Helena. However, scholars began to question this identification in the 19th century, since the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is inside the ...
4 days ago · The office was discontinued in 1936. One outstanding contribution that the community made to the natural history of Newton County was the cultivation of pecan trees. The first trees were planted by Mrs. W.A. Steele, in 1849. It was R.L. Odom, however, who made Toledo the center of the pecan industry in southeast Texas. Odom came to Toledo in 1907.
