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Central business district (CBD) and downtown are terms referring to a commercial heart of a city. Downtown is the usual term in North America. In the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand the term "central business district" is used by geographers and sometimes by others, but the term city centre is much more common in colloquial usage. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, the term is often just shortened to the single word "city" in general ...

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• Central business district - List of typical CBD characteristics
• Central business district - List of some notable CBDs and downtowns

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Zhangjiakou (Simplified: 张家口; Traditional: 張家口; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāngjiākǒu; Mongolian: Чуулалт Хаалга [Čūlalt Hālga]) is a city in Hebei Province, China. It was formerly known as Kalgan, from Mongolian hālga or kālga (formerly kaghalga) = "gate" (ie. in the Great Wall). Zhangjiakou has a population of 4.3 million, and covers 36,947 square kilometers. It lies to the northwest of the province and is linked from Datong in Shanxi by the ...

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• Zhangjiakou - Modern History

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The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK; Korean chosŏn'gŭl: 조선로동당; hanja: 朝鮮勞動黨; McCune-Reischauer: Chosŏn Rodong-dang; revised: Joseon Rodong-dang) is the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It is also called the Korean Workers' Party (KWP). The WPK has been the ruling party in the DPRK since 1946, and has had only two leaders, Kim Il-sung (1946–1994) and his son, Kim Jong-il (since 1994). The party is widely viewed by foreigner ...

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• Workers' Party of Korea - History
• Workers' Party of Korea - Origins
• Workers' Party of Korea - Factions in the WPK
• Workers' Party of Korea - Purge of the Domestic faction
• Workers' Party of Korea - The August Incident and aftermath
• Workers' Party of Korea - Sino-Soviet Split and North Korea
• Workers' Party of Korea - Juche and Kim Il-sung as supreme leader
• Workers' Party of Korea - The rise of Kim Jong-il
• Workers' Party of Korea - Structure
• Workers' Party of Korea - Symbol
• Workers' Party of Korea - External link

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Wham! was a British pop duo formed in 1981 by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! U.K. due to a naming conflict with another band. Wham! - Beginnings. George and Andrew met at school in Watford, England, and performed in a band called Executive before changing their name and signing to Innervision records. George took on the majority of roles and tasks within the band - composer, singer and occasional instrumentalist - but the contribution of Andr ...

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• Wham! - Beginnings
• Wham! - Fantastic
• Wham! - Make It Big
• Wham! - China and Live Aid
• Wham! - The Final
• Wham! - Discography
• Wham! - Albums
• Wham! - Hit singles
• Wham! - External link

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From 1945 until 1990 Albania had a socialist government. The communist party was created in 1941. Enver Hoxha became the leader of this party. In 1985, Enver Hoxha died and Ramiz Alia took his place. Initially, Alia tried to follow in Hoxha's footsteps, but in Eastern Europe Mikhail Gorbachev had appeared in the Soviet Union with new policies (Glasnost and perestroika). The government was pressured by the US and Europe. His party won the election of 1991. In 1992 the general elections ...

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• History of Communist Albania - Consolidation of power and initial reforms
• History of Communist Albania - Albanian-Yugoslav tensions
• History of Communist Albania - Deteriorating relations with the west
• History of Communist Albania - Albania and the Soviet Union
• History of Communist Albania - Albania and China
• History of Communist Albania - The cultural and ideological revolution
• History of Communist Albania - The break with China and self-reliance
• History of Communist Albania - Transition to democracy
• History of Communist Albania - Reference

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• Wade-Giles - History
• Wade-Giles - One symbol-multiple sounds
• Wade-Giles - One sound-multiple symbols
• Wade-Giles - Precision with empty rime
• Wade-Giles - Partial interchangeability of uo and e with o
• Wade-Giles - Punctuation
• Wade-Giles - Other differences with Pinyin
• Wade-Giles - Influences

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West Edmonton Mall (WEM), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is, as of 2005, North America's largest shopping mall and one of western Canada's major tourist attractions. West Edmonton Mall - Overview. West Edmonton Mall is located in a suburban part of the city, covers a gross area of 500,000 m² (5.3 million ft²) and cost CAD $1.2 billion to build. There are approximately 600 stores, restaurants and services located on two floors. There are also several major tourist attractions (see below), and parking ...

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• West Edmonton Mall - Overview
• West Edmonton Mall - Retailers
• West Edmonton Mall - Major attractions
• West Edmonton Mall - History
• West Edmonton Mall - Celebrities
• West Edmonton Mall - Future developments
• West Edmonton Mall - Other attractions

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A vehicle registration plate, usually called license plate or number plate (often referred to simply as a plate, or colloquially tag) is a small metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle for official identification purposes. On many vehicles, they appear in pairs, with one attached to the front and another attached to the rear, although certain jurisdictions and vehicle types only require one plate—usually the rear. The plate has a serial number on it which is the same on all plates attached to t ...

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• Vehicle registration plate - US and Canada
• Vehicle registration plate - Europe
• Vehicle registration plate - People's Republic of China
• Vehicle registration plate - Pakistan
• Vehicle registration plate - India
• Vehicle registration plate - Japan
• Vehicle registration plate - Russian Federation
• Vehicle registration plate - Federative Republic of Brazil
• Vehicle registration plate - Australian plates
• Vehicle registration plate - Vanity and specialty plates
• Vehicle registration plate - Novelty licence plates
• Vehicle registration plate - International codes
• Vehicle registration plate - Imitation International codes

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Wen Tianxiang (Wade-Giles: Wen T'ien-hsiang) (文天祥, June 6, 1236 – January 9, 1283), titled Duke of Xinguo, the last resisting Prime Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was captured by Kublai Khan and brought back to Beijing under house arrest, in the company of musicians and female entertainers. Kublai Khan wanted to use Wen Tianxiang as his chief minister under the Mongol Overlordship to control the Han Chinese population, but Wen r ...

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• Wen Tianxiang - Descendants

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Wheelchair rugby refers to adaptation of the sports of rugby union and rugby league for wheelchair users. As with rugby itself, the sport exists in a variety of different forms. One form, quad rugby, is now a Paralympic sport, and was documented in the 2005 documentary Murderball. Wheelchair rugby - Wheelchair Rugby. Wheelchair Rugby, known as 'Quad Rugby' in the United States, is a sport with roots going back to wheelchair basketball and ice hockey, which is not surprising, since it wa ...

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• Wheelchair rugby - Wheelchair Rugby
• Wheelchair rugby - Rules
• Wheelchair rugby - Wheelchair Power Tag Rugby
• Wheelchair rugby - Rules
• Wheelchair rugby - Wheelchair rugby league
• Wheelchair rugby - Rules

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Cologne (German: Köln ▶ (help·info) [kœln]; Kölsch: Kölle) is Germany's fourth largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Cologne lies on the River Rhine in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia about half way between Frankfurt and Amsterdam. It is the largest city in the Rhine-Ruhr Area, one of the largest European metropol ...

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• Cologne - Geography
• Cologne - The Coat of Arms of Cologne
• Cologne - History
• Cologne - Sister cities
• Cologne - Buildings and places of interest in Cologne
• Cologne - Legalities
• Cologne - Born in Cologne

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A defensive wall is a fortification used to defend a city from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements. Generally, these are referred to as city walls or town walls, although there were also walls, such as the Great Wall of China and the Atlantic Wall, which extended far beyond the borders of a city and were used to enclose vast regions. Walls are usually made of stone or clay and are generally as tall as a man's own height, although oftentimes much taller. Depending ...

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• Defensive wall - History
• Defensive wall - Composition
• Defensive wall - Decline
• Defensive wall - Modern Era
• Defensive wall - Africa
• Defensive wall - Austria
• Defensive wall - Azerbaijan
• Defensive wall - Canada
• Defensive wall - China
• Defensive wall - Croatia
• Defensive wall - France
• Defensive wall - Germany
• Defensive wall - Greece
• Defensive wall - Hungary
• Defensive wall - Israel
• Defensive wall - Ireland
• Defensive wall - Middle East
• Defensive wall - Morocco and Western Sahara
• Defensive wall - the Netherlands
• Defensive wall - Philippines
• Defensive wall - Poland
• Defensive wall - Spain
• Defensive wall - Sweden
• Defensive wall - Turkey
• Defensive wall - United Kingdom
• Defensive wall - United States

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A town square is an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. In Western culture, it typically consists of a park or plaza in front of the original county courthouse or town hall. Italian piazzas are typically surrounded by arcades. Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets, music concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meat markets, chees ...

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• Town square - United Kingdom
• Town square - Gallery of town and city squares

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Cobra is an all-female rock band from Beijing, China. The band formed in 1989, becoming the first all-female rock band in mainland China. With only one album out, they disbanded in the late 1990s. Their style was a gloomy type of blues rock with a slight touch of New Wave dreamscape. It is said that one of the group's members was for a time the girlfriend of China's first rock star, Cui Jian. Cobra ...

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• Cobra band - Discography

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The Cochin Chicken or Cochin China, named for the southernmost region of Vietnam formerly called Cochin China, was originally known as the Chinese Shanghai. This chicken was originally bred in China and later exported to Britain and America in the mid 19th century. As a very distinctive breed of chicken, it apparently created a bit of a craze among poultry lovers in the English-speaking world. Not only was this breed one of the largest seen, with cocks weighing up to 11 pounds (5 kg), but also the soft and plentiful plum ...

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• Cochin chicken - Characteristics

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The Collared Crow (Corvus torquatus) is about the same size or slightly larger (52-55 cm in length) than the Carrion Crow with proportionately slightly longer wings, tail and bill. A sleek and handsome bird, it has glossy black plumage except for the back of the neck, upper back (mantle), and a broad band around the lower breast that is white. The bill, legs and feet are black. It sometimes flies with its feet hanging dow ...

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Continental Airlines (IATA: CO, ICAO: COA, and Callsign: Continental) (NYSE: CAL) is an American airline. Based in Houston, Texas, it is the 5th largest airline in the U.S. and the 6th largest in the world. Continental's tagline, since 1998, has been We Work Hard, and Fly Right. From its largest hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston plus other hubs at Newark Liberty International Airport near New York City and Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland, Continental flies to de ...

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• Continental Airlines - History
• Continental Airlines - Early history
• Continental Airlines - First bankruptcy
• Continental Airlines - Second bankruptcy
• Continental Airlines - Destinations
• Continental Airlines - Fleet
• Continental Airlines - Services
• Continental Airlines - Contact Info
• Continental Airlines - Incidents and Accidents

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Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." stands for the "District of Columbia", the federal district containing the city of Washington. The city is named after George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. The District of Columbia and the city of Washington are coextensive and are governed by a single municipal government, so for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same entity. It is commonly known as the District, D.C., or simply WashingtonIncluding:

• Washington D.C. - History
• Washington D.C. - Geography and climate
• Washington D.C. - Geography
• Washington D.C. - Climate
• Washington D.C. - People and culture
• Washington D.C. - Demographics
• Washington D.C. - Housing
• Washington D.C. - Crime
• Washington D.C. - Landmarks and museums
• Washington D.C. - Media
• Washington D.C. - Performing arts
• Washington D.C. - Sports
• Washington D.C. - Economy
• Washington D.C. - Infrastructure
• Washington D.C. - Government
• Washington D.C. - Education
• Washington D.C. - Transportation
• Washington D.C. - Sister cities

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Unit 731 was a secret military "medical" unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that researched biological warfare and other topics through human experimentation during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and World War II era. For information on its origin see Kempeitai Political Department and Epidemic Prevention Research Laboratory. The unit was disguised as a water purification unit. It was based in Pingfan, near the city of Harbin in northeastern China, the region which was then part of the puppet state of Manchukuo. Various East ...

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• Unit 731 - Formation
• Unit 731 - Activities
• Unit 731 - Vivisection
• Unit 731 - Weapons testing
• Unit 731 - Other experiments
• Unit 731 - Biological warfare
• Unit 731 - Members
• Unit 731 - Divisions
• Unit 731 - Facilities
• Unit 731 - Disbanding and the end of World War II
• Unit 731 - Politicization of history
• Unit 731 - Cultural depictions and representations
• Unit 731 - Related topics

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This is a list of airports to which United Airlines currently flies to. It does not include cities only served by United Express. United Airlines destinations - Asia. United Airlines destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) Codeshares with Air China on selected Chinese ...

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• United Airlines destinations - Asia
• United Airlines destinations - East Asia
• United Airlines destinations - Southeast Asia
• United Airlines destinations - Europe
• United Airlines destinations - North America
• United Airlines destinations - United States U.S. Territories Canada and Mexico
• United Airlines destinations - Bermuda and the Caribbean excluding US territories
• United Airlines destinations - Central America
• United Airlines destinations - South America
• United Airlines destinations - Oceania

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An underground city is a network of tunnels that connect buildings, usually in the downtown area of a city. These may include office blocks, shopping malls, train and metro stations, theatres, and other attractions. An underground city can usually be accessed through the public space of any of the buildings connecting to it, and sometimes has separate entries as well. Underground cities are especially important in cities with cold climates, as they permit the downtown core ...

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• Underground city - Australia
• Underground city - Canada
• Underground city - China mainland
• Underground city - Republic of China Taiwan
• Underground city - Finland
• Underground city - Hong Kong
• Underground city - Iran
• Underground city - Japan
• Underground city - Singapore
• Underground city - Spain
• Underground city - Turkey
• Underground city - United Kingdom
• Underground city - United States

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Daoyuan (meaning in English: Sanctuary of the Tao) is one of the Way of Former Heaven sects, (Xiantian Dadao) which are syncretist groupings of Chinese origin, that strive for unity of Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism (and sometimes Christianism and Islam). Daoyuan was founded in 1916 in Shandong by Liu Shao-ji (劉紹基) and followers under the name Daodeshe (道德社), "Society of Dao and Virtue". With some connections in official circles, it soon settled its headquarters in Beijing and opened branches in different

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