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15th-century painting of Lalibela, the emperor credited with the construction of the rock-hewn churches in Lalibela and the namesake of the town. Main article: Zagwe dynasty In the late 10th century, external documents refer to a queen ruling over the land of "al-Ḥabaša" ( Abyssinia ).
Multan (مُلتان; ⓘ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, located on the bank of river Chenab.It is one of the five largest urban centres of Pakistan in 2024 and serves as the administrative centre of Multan Division. [7]
This is an alphabetical list of towns or cities (these English terms can be used interchangeably, as there is no official differentiation), which follows the FSO's definition (German: Statistische Städte 2012, French: Villes statistiques 2012), as well as places with historic town rights (h) and/or market towns (m).
This article lists historical urban community sizes based on the estimated populations of selected human settlements from 7000 BC – AD 1875, organized by archaeological periods.
By 1000, the emporia had been replaced by the revival of European towns. Examples include Dorestad, Quentovic, Gipeswic, Hamwic, and Lundenwic (for which see Anglo-Saxon London) at the North Sea, as well as Haithabu, Jumne and Truso on the Baltic Sea. Their role in the economic history of Western Europe remains debated [how?].
The Sims Medieval is a life-simulation game with action-adventure elements, having a more role-playing video game tone than past Sims games. [2] The storyline of the game is to build a successful kingdom by fulfilling the player's "Kingdom Ambition", which the player chooses at the start of the game.
This is a list of towns and cities in Norway. The Norwegian language word by means a town or city –there is no distinction between the two words as there is in English. Historically, the designation of town/city was granted by the king, but since 1996 that authority was given to the local municipal councils for each municipality in Norway.
The Old Town (Scots: Auld Toun) is the name popularly given to the oldest part of Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh. The area has preserved much of its medieval street plan and many Reformation-era buildings. Together with the 18th/19th-century New Town, and West End, it forms part of a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1]