Avedøre
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Avedøre is a south-western suburb of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
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 located in Hvidovre Municipality. The city is mostly made up of concrete blocks and row-housing. One major high-rise block called "Store Hus" (lit. English: Grand House) dominates the suburb's skyline. The city has a relatively high rate of crime and many inhabitants are unemployed. Approximately 16,000 persons live in Avedøre, and approx. 60% of the inhabitants is either immigrant or born by immigrants, mainly from Iraq
Iraq
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, Palestine
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, Lebanon
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 , Spain
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  and Turkey
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.

Sources

http://www.dac.dk/visKanonVaerk.asp?artikelID=2653
http://www.avedoere-selskabet.dk/Kort/avedøre_2020.htm
http://www.kvarterloeft.dk/omraaderne/avedoere/beskrivelse/main.htm
http://www.dr.dk/Regioner/Kbh/Nyheder/Hvidovre/2008/03/05/174428.htm
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