Cities questions

Until the construction of the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge in the 1950's and 60's, Maracaibo's only connection to the rest of the country was by boat across Lake Maracaibo

The Rosariazo was a series of demonstrations in the city of Rosario, Argentina against the leadership of General Juan Carlos Onganía, which resulted in the later disappearances of hundreds of rebellious citizens.

The literal definition of Xi'an (Chinese: 西安) is "western city". Along with Beijing, Nanjing, and Luoyang, it is considered one of China's four great capitals.

The marriage of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza was the founding stone of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance, of which the 7 islands of Mumbai were the dowry.

Salsette Island is an island in Maharashtra state on India's west coast. The metropolis of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), the city of Thane and Mira-Bhayandar lie on this island, making it a very populous island and one of the most densely populated islands in the world.

St. Johns is the capital of New Foundland and Labrador, and is on the island of Newfoundland which is more east than any of the other provinces. The Avalon Peninsula is the peninsula which the Titanic sank beneath. Fredericton is New Brunswick's capital, Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia, and Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island.

Lima is the largest city and capital of Peru. Arequipa, located in the south, is the second largest city in Peru. It is famous for having many volcanoes and having the Colca Canyons. Cuzco is the 7th largest city in Peru, Iquitos is 6th, and Callao is not in the top ten largest cities.

Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. Nigeria's capital is Abuja. It's currency is the Naira.

The Space Needle is an observation tower built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair. A 184 m high structure has an observation deck at 160 m, which can be reached by elevators that travel at 16 km/h. The trip takes 41 seconds.

Located in Arlington Ridge Park, the war memorial is dedicated to all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who died in the defense of the United States since 1775. It was inspired by the iconic 1945 photograph of six Marines raising a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.