Jerusalem, the Holy City

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Nicknames: Ir ha-Kodesh (Holy City), Bayt al-Maqdis (House of the Holiness) District Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Area • City 125,156 dunams (125.156 km2 or 48.323 sq mi) • Metro 652,000 dunams (652 km2 or 252 sq mi) Elevation 754 m … Read More

Grand Canyon

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View from Hermit’s Rest of the Colorado River flowing through the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is an enormous gorge created by the Colorado River in northern Arizona. It is about 446 km long, deep up to 1,600 meters and … Read More

Manila poker

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One of the most popular games in Australian casinos is a Texas hold ’em variant called “Manila” (also called “Seven-up” in some places). It is played with a Stripped deck in which all cards below the rank of 7 are … Read More

Las Vegas physics, economics and resources

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Geography Typical desert around the Las Vegas area. Las Vegas is located at 36°11′39″N, 115°13′19″W (36.194168, 115.222060)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 293.6 km² (113.4 mi²). 293.5 km² (113.3 mi²) of … Read More

Kosovo, the Pandora’s box

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France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, the states of the old USSR… almost all the European countries have provinces in the same situation with the Serbian province Kosovo. The European Union would be a solution. But the independence of the provinces … Read More