Culiacán | |
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State | Sinaloa |
Country | Mexico |
Capital | |
Population | 858638 |
Postcode | 80200 |
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico. It is the capital of and the largest city in Sinaloa and in the Culiacán Municipality. It is the most populous and extensive city in Sinaloa and was founded on September 29, 1531 by the Spanish conquerors Lázaro de Cebreros and Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán under the name of Villa de San Miguel referring to its patron saint San Miguel Arcángel.
The city of Culiacán is well known for its culture, luxuries and celebrations. Its iconic sites include its historic center, Las Riberas park, the flag or better known as dancing fountains and religious temples such as its Basilica Cathedral, the Sanctuary and the Lomita.
Canavieiras | |
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State | Bahia |
Country | Brazil |
Capital | |
Population | 36911 |
Postcode | 45860-000 |
Canavieiras is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.The municipality contains part of the 100,646 hectares (248,700 acres) Canavieiras Extractive Reserve, created in 2006.
Medina, officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (Arabic: المدينة المنورة, romanized: al-Madīnah...
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Grevenmacher (Luxembourgish: Gréiwemaacher) is a commune with town status in eastern Luxembourg,...