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Panchala (IAST: Pañcāla) was an ancient kingdom of northern India, located in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab of the Upper Gangetic plain which is identified as Kanyakubja or region around Kannauj. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] During Late Vedic times (c. 1100–500 BCE), it was one of the most powerful states of ancient India , closely allied with the Kuru Kingdom . [ 3 ]
Founded c. 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France, as well as one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements. [9] It was known to the ancient Greeks as Massalia and to Romans as Massilia. [9] [10] Marseille has been a trading port since ancient times. In particular, it experienced a considerable ...
Gisors (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the French department of Eure, Normandy, France.It is located 62.9 km (39.1 mi) northwest from the centre of Paris.. Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Château and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 13,915 inhabitants (2018). [3]
Sens (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, 120 km southeast from Paris. Sens is a sub-prefecture and the second largest city of the department, the sixth largest in the region.
This led to the expansion of the city into an important industrial center as part of the Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin. [7] The Lens Mining Company was founded in 1852 and experienced large profits. [8] The city, occupied from 1914 to 1918, was largely destroyed in the First World War and its population of 18,000 fell by half. [9]
Bitche (English pronunciation: / b iː t ʃ / BEECH, French:; German and Lorraine Franconian: Bitsch) is a commune in Moselle department, in the region of Grand Est in northeastern France. It is the Pays de Bitche's capital city, and the seat of the Canton of Bitche and the Pays de Bitche community of communes.
Vincennes (/ v ɪ n ˈ s ɛ n z, v æ̃ ˈ s ɛ n /, French: ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from the centre of Paris.
Chelles (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region 18 km (11 mi) from the center of Paris.