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The city is known for its fish restaurants, open-air bars, and outdoor cafes. Yachts cruise into its harbor today as they did in the 1960s and 1970s when Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra were regular visitors to the city. [55] Byblos was crowned as the "Arab Tour Capital" for the year 2016 by the Lebanese minister of tourism in the Grand Serail ...
Defying the UN, [2] the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital and moved its embassy there in May 2018. [3] Many countries officially adhere to the proposal that Jerusalem should have international status, as called for in the 1947 Partition Plan. [4] Palestine: Ramallah (de facto) Juba South Sudan: Africa: Kabul Afghanistan: Asia ...
There is no globally standardised definition of what constitutes a city, and municipal divisions differ from country to country. If only the administrative boundaries of a city were taken into account, Chongqing would be the largest city in the world, with 32 million inhabitants. However, the urban population is significantly smaller at just ...
The name is derived from the name of the Pre-Roman river "Lissa" or "lucio." 4. The city was founded by the Greek hero Ulysses and he named the city Ολισσιπόνα "Olissipona." ("City of Ulysses") [62] Ptolemy called the city of "Oliosipon. The Visigoths called it "Ulishbona" [63] and the Moors called it in Arabic, الي لشبونة ...
The City campus of KIET was established in April 2002 to provide evening programs for the working students. The campus is located off Shahrah-e-Faisal near Nursery. The North campus of KIET is located at North Nazimabad near KDA Chowrangi, Karachi. The North Campus offers Bachelors, Master, MPhil and PhD level degrees. [4]
Erbil is the romanization of the city's Ottoman Turkish name اربيل, [17] still used as the city's name in official English translation. [18] The Modern Standard Arabic form of the name is Arbīl (أربيل). [19]
Its armed wing is now considered stronger than the Lebanese Armed Forces, [61] making it one of the most powerful non-state actors in the world. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah declared in 2021 that the group had 100,000 fighters. [ 62 ]
Firstly the city has to be the location of a living urban fabric of historic or contemporary interest. Its outstanding universal value has been recognized by the UNESCO and therefore has been registered in the World Heritage List. Secondly the city has to adhere to the values of the OWHC. The General Assembly is the paramount authority of the OWHC.