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The origins of Amsterdam are linked to the development of a dam on the Amstel River called Amestelle, meaning 'watery area', from Aa(m) 'river' + stelle 'site at a shoreline', 'river bank'. [39] In this area, land reclamation started as early as the late 10th century. [40] Amestelle was located along a side arm of the IJ.
Mokum, without Aleph, is still commonly used as a nickname in the Netherlands for the city of Amsterdam. The nickname was first considered to be bargoens , a form of Dutch slang , but in the 20th century it lost its negative sound and is now used by Amsterdammers as a nickname for their city in a sentimental context. [ 4 ]
This "Gift Letter" document, dated 27 October 1275, is the oldest recorded usage of the name "Amestelledamme" - Amsterdam. [ 22 ] [ 11 ] [ 23 ] This meant the inhabitants from the vicinity of Amestelledamme acquired a right to travel freely through the County of Holland without having to pay tolls at bridges, locks, and dams.
Ashgabat derives from a folk etymology suggesting that the name is a dialect version of the Persian word of عشق (eshq meaning "love") and Persian آباد (ābād meaning "inhabited place" or "city", etymologically "abode"), and hence loosely translates as "the city of love" or "the city that love built".
Amsterdam Island, Spitsbergen; Amsterdam Island, Southern Indian Ocean; Bear Island, Norway; Bedloe's Island, now Liberty Island, New York-NJ, USA; Block Island ...
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Amsterdam, Netherlands' capital and most populated city, founded c. 1275; Dam Square, dam and town square in the Netherlands, founded c. 1275; The New Netherlanders founded New Amsterdam and New Netherland in 1609, via the Halve Maen (English: "Half Moon") ship to modern-day New York Bay, [1] which preceded the Pilgrims sailing attempt before reaching Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1620 [2] and ...
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