‘Countries and Cities’ Archives
Carrara
Carrara Carrara, city in northwestern Tuscany (Toscana), north central Italy, famous for its marble. Carrara lies 96 km (60 mi) south of the city of Genoa, in a narrow valley among the foothills of the Apuane Alps, 7.6 km (4.5 mi) from the Tyrrhenian Sea. The extraction and working of marble is the city's leading industry. Carrara marble has [...]
Bessarabia
Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya, historic region of southeastern Europe, east of Romania, between the Prut and Dniester rivers. The region corresponds to the present-day republic of Moldova, except for its northern and southern sections, which are in Ukraine. Its name is derived from that of the Basarabs, a Romanian dynasty that ruled [...]
Carson City California
Carson City California Carson (city, California), city, Los Angeles County, southwestern California, an industrial and residential center near Los Angeles; incorporated 1968. Refined petroleum, fabricated metals, paper products, chemicals, electronics, automobiles, and aerospace equipment are manufactured in the city. California State [...]
Lutetia
Lutetia Modern Paris, originally the capital city of the Gallic tribe, the Parisii, eventually serving as an important Roman site in Gallia Lugdunensis. Located on an island in the Sequana (Seine) River, it was connected to both banks by two large wooden bridges, affording an excellent defensive position. In 52 B.C.E., during Julius Caesar’s [...]
Bari
Bari (city, Italy) Bari is a city in southern Italy, capital of Bari Province and Apulia Region, a seaport on the Adriatic Sea. It is a major commercial center, having an especially extensive trade with eastern Mediterranean ports, and it is one of the principal cities of southern Italy. Manufactures include chemicals, textiles, refined [...]
Motion Pictures and Cities
Motion Pictures and Cities In American films, images of the city fit into various categories, each representing a different extreme. American cities have been portrayed as centers of vice, corruption, warfare, and immortality; denizens of urban neighborhoods have often been pictured as stupefied, embodying their days as the walking comatose [...]
Bowery
Bowery The Bowery is a street on the Lower East Side of New York City that stretches one mile from Chatham Square to Cooper Union; it is basically the city’s skid row. Beginning in 1626, the Dutch West India Company offered land grants to entice emigration to the New World and, in particular, to Manhattan. Six bouweries (bouwerij is Dutch for [...]
Castelo Branco
Castelo Branco (city) Castelo Branco is a city in east central Portugal, capital of Castelo Branco administrative district, in the former province of Beira. The city of Castelo Branco is divided into two distinct sectors, one old, the other more modern. The older, upper district has narrow, winding streets and is partially surrounded by walls [...]
King Solomon’s Mines
King Solomon’s Mines Ophir is a city or region or mine mentioned in the Bible’s Old Testament, the location of which is not known. It is the place of “King Solomon’s mines,” the source of great quantities of gold. Solomon, king of the ancient Hebrews from about 972 to 932 B.C., reportedly entered into a contract with Hiram II, the [...]
Guerrero
Guerrero Guerrero is a state in southern Mexico, located on the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico City. Guerrero is one of Mexico’s poorest and most economically underdeveloped states. It is bordered inland by the states of Oaxaca on the south, by Puebla and Morelos on the east, by Michoacán on the northwest, and by the state of Mexico on [...]
