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Etymology and names

• Romany
  Romani language
  
  Romani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy is the language of the Romani people. It is an Indo-Aryan language, sometimes included in either the "Central Indo-Aryan" or the "Northwest Indo-Aryan languages" group, sometimes treated as a branch of its own....
  : Yashi*

et Colchi Metereaque turba Getaque/ Danubii mediis vix prohibentur aquis".

A nowadays lost inscription on a Roman

Roman Empire

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 milestone found near Osijek

Osijek

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, Croatia

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 by Matija Petar Katancic

Matija Petar Katancic

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 in the 18th century, mentions the existence of a Jassiorum municipium

Municipium

A municipium belonged to the second highest Social class of Ancient Rome cities, being inferior in status to the colonia . The first municipium was Tusculum....
.

Another explanation is that the name originated from the Iranian Alanic

Alans

The Alans or Alani were a group among the Sarmatians people, Eurasian nomads of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language which derived from Scytho-Sarmatian language and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian language....
 tribe of Jassi

Jassic

Jassic can refer to:* Jassic people* Jassic language...
. The Hungarian name of the city (Jászvásár) literally means "Jassic Market"; the antiquated Romanian name, Târgul Iesilor (and the once-favoured Iasii), may indicate the same meaning.

Oral sources say that the name comes from an archaic form of the romanian word "to exit" because the city was an important trade node in the region.

One can reasonably assume that the original meaning of the name was related to war as "ijász" means "archer" in Hungarian and "yash" means "fame" in Sanskrit and Hindi, two languages that share a common origin with Sarmatian.

The city is first mentioned in a 1408 document by Moldavian Prince (Voivode) Alexandru cel Bun

Alexandru cel Bun

File:010 - Alexandru cel Bun si doamna sa.jpgAlexander the Good was a Voivode of Moldavia between 1400 and 1432, son of Roman I. He succeeded Iuga of Moldavia to the throne, and, as a ruler, initiated a series of reforms while consolidating the status of the Moldavian Principality....
. However, as buildings older than 1408 existed and still exist (for example the Armenian Church originally believed to be built in 1395; the present building is from the modern era), it is believed that the city existed long before its first mentioning.

History

Around 1564, Prince Alexandru Lapusneanu

Alexandru Lapusneanu

Alexandru Lapusneanu was Prince of Moldavia between September 1552 and 18 November 1561 and then between October 1564 and 5 May 1568....
 moved the Moldavian capital from Suceava

Suceava

Suceava is the capital city of the Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania....
 to Iasi. Between 1561 and 1563, a school and a Lutheran

Lutheranism

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 church were founded by the Greek

Greeks

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 adventurer Prince, Ioan Iacob Heraclid

Ioan Iacob Heraclid

Ioan Iacob Heraclid or Ioan Iacob Eraclid was a Greeks soldier and List of Moldavian rulers of Moldavia from November 1561 to November 1563, most notable for being the first officially Protestantism monarch in Eastern Europe....
. In 1640, Vasile Lupu

Vasile Lupu

Vasile Lupu was a Moldavian Voivode between 1634 and 1653....
 established the first school in which the mother-tongue replaced Greek, and set up a printing press in the Byzantine

Byzantine architecture

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 Trei Ierarhi Church (Church of the Three Hierarchs

Three Holy Hierarchs

The Three Holy Hierarchs of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil of Caesarea , Gregory of Nazianzus and John Chrysostom. They were highly influential bishops of the early church who played pivotal roles in shaping Christian theology....
; built 1635–39). In 1643, the first volume ever printed in Moldavia

Moldavia

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 was issued in Iasi.

The city was burned down by the Tatars

Nogais

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 in 1513, by the Ottomans

Ottoman Empire

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 in 1538, by the Imperial Russian troops in 1686. In 1734, it was hit by the plague

Bubonic plague

Plague is a deadly infectious disease caused by the Enterobacteriaceae Yersinia pestis . Plague is a zoonotic, primarily carried by rodents and spread to humans via fleas....
.

Through the Peace of Iasi, the sixth Russo-Turkish War was brought to a close in 1792. A Greek revolutionary maneuver and occupation under Alexander Ypsilanti (????a?d??? ??????t??) and the Filiki Eteria

Filiki Eteria

The Filiki Eteria, variously transliterated as Filiki Etairia or Filiki Etaireia Brothers or Vlamides , b) the Recommended , ?) the Priests and d) the Shepherds ....
 (F????? ?ta???a) (1821, at the beginning of the Greek War of Independence

Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1829, with later assistance from several Europe powers, against the Ottoman Empire, who were assisted by their vassal state, the Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors....
) led to the storming of the city by the Turks in 1822. In 1844 there was a severe conflagration.

Between 1565 and 1859, the city was the capital of Moldavia; then, between 1859 and 1862, both Iasi and Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....
 were de-facto capitals of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia

Wallachia

Wallachia or Walachia is a Historical regions of Romania and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians....
(the Danubian Principalities

Danubian Principalities

Danubian Principalities was a conventional name given to the Principality of Moldavia and Wallachia, which emerged in the early 14th century. The term was coined in the Habsburg Monarchy after the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji in order to designate an area on the lower Danube with a common Geopolitics situation....
). In 1862, when the union of the two principalities was recognized under the name of Romania, the national capital was established in Bucharest. For the loss caused to the city in 1861 by the removal of the seat of government to Bucharest the constituent assembly

Constituent assembly

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 voted 148,150 lei

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu ....
 to be paid in ten annual instalments, but no payment was ever made.

Iasi's primitive houses of timber and plaster were mostly swept away after 1860, when brick or stone came into general use, and better streets were cut through the network of narrow, unsanitary lanes.

During World War I

World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, Iasi was the capital of a severely reduced Romania for two years, following the Central Powers

Central Powers

The Central Powers was one of the two sides that participated in World War I, the other being the Allies of World War I....
' occupation of Bucharest on December 6 1916. The capital was returned to Bucharest after the defeat of Imperial Germany and its allies in November 1918.

In May 1944, Iasi became the scene of ferocious fighting between Romanian-German

Germany

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 forces and the advancing Soviet

Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
 Red Army

Red Army

The Red Army was the armed force first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918 and, in 1922, became the army of the Soviet Union....
 and the city was partially destroyed. The elite German Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland won an impressive defensive victory at the Battle of Târgul Frumos

Battle of Târgul Frumos

The Battle of T?rgu Frumos was a military engagement primarily between the Wehrmacht and Red Army forces in April-May, 1944 near Iasi, Romania....
, a location near Iasi. The battle was the object of several NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
 studies during the Cold War

Cold War

The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
. By July, Iasi had been taken by Soviet forces.

Geography

Topography

The city of Iasi lies on the Bahlui River, a tributary of the Jijia (tributary of the Prut). The surrounding country is one of uplands and woods, featuring the monasteries of Cetatuia

Cetatuia

Cetatuia may refer to several villages in Romania:* Cetatuia, a village in Strugari Commune, Bacau County* Cetatuia, a village in Barbuletu Commune, D?mbovita County...
, Frumoasa

Frumoasa

Frumoasa may refer to several places in Romania:* Frumoasa, Harghita, a commune in Harghita County* Frumoasa, Teleorman, a commune in Teleorman County...
, Galata (with nearby mineral springs), and the dendrologic

Dendrology

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 park of Repedea

Repedea

Repedea is a Commune in Romania in Maramures County, Romania....
. Iasi itself stands amid vineyards and gardens, partly on two hills, partly in the in-between valley. It is a common belief that Iasi is built on seven hills (coline in Romanian): Cetatuia, Galata, Copou-Aurora, Bucium-Paun, Sorogari, Repedea and Breazu, thus triggering comparisons with Rome

Rome

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, la città dei sette colli (The city of the seven hills

Seven hills of Rome

The Seven Hills of Rome east of the river Tiber form the geographical heart of Rome, within the Servian Wall of the ancient city.The seven hills are:...
). The city is about to become a metropolitan area, expanding its territory with 10 other communities surrounding the city.

Climate

Iasi has a continental climate

Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate that is characterized by winter temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of snow cover each year, and relatively moderate precipitation occurring mostly in summer, although east coast areas may show an even distribution of precipitation....
 (Koppen climate classification "Dfb") with four distinct seasons. Summers are very warm with temperatures sometimes exceeding 32 °C (90 °F) while winters are cold and windy with moderate snowfall and temperatures at night sometimes dropping below –10 °C (14 °F). Average monthly precipitation ranges from about 25 mm (1 in) in October to 100 mm (4 in) in June.

Demographics

Historical population of Iasi
Year	Population
1859	50,000
1900	78,000
1930 census	102,872
1948 census	96,075
1966 census	161,023
1977 census	265,002
1992 census	344,425
2002 census	320,888
2005 estimate	317,812
2006 estimate	316,716
2007 estimate	315,214

According to the last Romanian census from 2002 there were 109,357 housing units and 320,888 people living within the city of Iasi, making it the second largest city in Romania. Additionally there are 50,000 more residents (mostly students) and thousands of daily commuters. Of this population, 98.1% are ethnic Romanians

Romanians

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, while 1.2 % are ethnic Roma

Roma people

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 and 0.7% others. In terms of religion, 92.5% of the population are Christian Orthodox

Christian Orthodox

Christian Orthodoxy can refer to either:* The Oriental Orthodoxy* The Eastern Orthodox ChurchSee also*Orthodox Christianity...
, 4.9% Roman Catholic, other religious groups 2.6%.

Education

A society of physician

Physician

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s and natural historians

Natural history

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 has existed in Iasi since the early part of the 19th century, and a number of periodicals are published. One of the oldest medical universities in Romania, founded in 1879, is in Iasi. It is now known as the "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

The first Technical High Education structure in Romanian language was established in the autumn of 1813, when engineer Gheorghe Asachi

Gheorghe Asachi

Gheorghe Asachi or Asaki was a Moldavian-born Romanian prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist and translator. An Age of Enlightenment-educated polymath and Polyglot , he was one of the most influential people of his generation....
 laid the foundations of a class of engineers, its activities taking place within the Greek

Greek language

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 Academy of Iasi.

After 1813, other moments marked the development of higher education in Romanian, regarding both humanities

Humanities

The humanities are academic disciplines which study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural science and social sciences....
 and the technical science. In 1835, Academia Mihaileana

Academia Mihaileana

Academia Mihaileana was an institution of higher learning based in Iasi, Moldavia, and active in the first part of the 19th century. Like other Eastern Europeean institutions of its kind, it was both a high school and a higher learning institute, housing several faculties....
was founded in Iasi by Prince Mihail Sturdza

Mihail Sturdza

Mihail Sturdza was a prince of Moldavia from 1834 to 1849. A man of liberal education, he established the Mihaileana Academy, a kind of university, in Iasi....
.

Iasi is home to the oldest Romanian university (University of Iasi

University of Iasi

The University of Iasi is a university in Iasi, Romania. It was the first institution of its kind in the Danubian Principalities, opening in 1860....
), opened by (and nowadays named after) Domnitor

Domnitor

Domnitor was the official title of the ruler of the Danubian Principalities between 1859 and 1866. "Domnitor" was used in medieval times along with the slavonic-derived term of "Voievod"/voivode, and it derives from the 'cultivated Latin' term Dominus "; ....
 Alexandru Ioan Cuza in 1860. The city is host to five universities, and is widely regarded as the cultural "heart" of the Old Kingdom (that is Moldavia, Wallachia, and Dobruja

Dobruja

Dobruja, or Dobrudja , is a historical region shared by Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, including the Danube Delta, Romanian coast and the northernmost part of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast....
 - the three regions comprising Romania until 1918).

In 1937, the two applied science

Applied science

Applied science is the application of knowledge from one or more natural science fields to solve practical problems. Fields of engineering are closely related to applied sciences....
 sections of the university of Iasi became departments of the newly created Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic School

Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi

The Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi is a university in Iasi, founded in 1813. It has the oldest tradition in engineering education and is highly ranked among the 56 institutions of higher state education in Romania....
; In the period before and after World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, the later (renamed Polytechnic Institute in 1948) extended its domain of activity, especially in the field of engineering, and became adopted a Technical University in 1993.

(19th century, with 18th century bell tower).

Gardens and parks

Cultural life

Theatres and orchestras

The , opened in 1837 is the oldest National Theatre in Romania. The building, designed according to the plans of the Viennese architects Hermann Helmer

Hermann Helmer

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 and Ferdinand Fellner

Ferdinand Fellner

Ferdinand Fellner was an architect who along with Hermann Helmer designed several theaters and palaces across Europe in the late 19th century and early 20th century, including:...
 was built between 1894–1896, and also hosts starting 1956 the .

Iasi is also home to

• "Moldova" State Philharmonic Orchestra
• Tatarasi Atheneum

Palace of Culture

Four museums are located in the Palace of Culture

Palace of Culture (Iasi)

The Palace of Culture is one of the largest buildings of Romania, located in the city of Iasi. The building hosts four different museums: The Museum of History, The Museum of Art, The Museum of Ethnography, and The Museum of Science and Technology ....
, one of the largest buildings of Romania. Construction was carried out between the years 1906–1925 on the old ruins of the Royal Court of Moldavia

Moldavia

Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river....
 and it is designed in flamboyant neo-Gothic style. The palace counts 298 rooms and has a total room surface of about 36 000 m².

• The Art Museum has the largest art collection in Romania, with more than 8,000 paintings, out of which 1,000 belong to the national and universal patrimony
• The Moldavian History Museum offers more than 35,000 objects from various fields: archaeology, numismatics, decorative art, ancient books, documents
• The Ethnographic Museum of Moldavia owns more than 11,000 objects depicting the Romanian advance through the ages
• The Museum of Science and Technology offers many musical devices

Foreign culture centres

• French Cultural Centre
• German Cultural Centre
• British Cultural Centre
• Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Centre
• Hellenic Cultural Centre

Transportation

Air

Iasi is served by the Iasi International Airport

Iasi International Airport

Iasi Airport is located in Iasi, the second largest Romanian city. Located 8 km east of the city centre it is the most important airport in Moldavia region in terms of passenger traffic....
 (IAS) located 8 km east of the city centre. The airport has nonstop flights to and from Bucharest, Timisoara

Timisoara

Timi?oara , also known as "The City of Athletes", is a city in the Banat region of western Romania. It is the capital of Timis County.With 307,347 inhabitants, Timisoara is a large economic and cultural center in Banat in the west of the country....
 and Vienna

Vienna

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 and starting the spring of 2009 to and from Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
.

Rail

The Iasi Central Rail Station, located about 1.5 km to the city centre, is situated on the Romanian Railways

Caile Ferate Române

Caile Ferate Rom?ne is the official designation of the state railway carrier of Romania. Romania has a railway network of 11,380 km of which 3,971 km are electrified and the total track length is 22,247 km ....
 (CFR) Main Line 600 (Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....
 - Romanian Eastern Border) and on the Line 606 (Iasi - Pascani

Pascani

Pascani is a city in Iasi County in the Moldova of Romania on the Siret river. , it has a population of 42,172.The city derived its name from the estate of the boyar Oana Pasca....
). CFR provides direct rail connections to all the major Romanian cities and to Chisinau

Chisinau

Chisinau , is the capital city and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial center and is located in the center of the country, on the river B?c River....
. The rail station is very well connected to all the parts of the city by the tram

Tram

A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railroad car, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets....
s, and bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
es of the local public transport company, RATP. The city is also served by Nicolina International Rail Station.

Road

Iasi is connected to European route E85/E583 with Bucharest through a partially four lane express road. It is also planned a East-West freeway connection Romanian Motorway A4

A4 (Romania)

The A4 is a planned motorway in Romania. Construction will start in 2009 and will follow the route:Moldova >Iasi - T?rgu Frumos - Sabaoani - T?rgu Neamt - Poiana Largului, Neamt - Ditrau, Harghita - Praid - Sovata - T?rgu Mures > junction with A3 ....
 to Romanian Motorway A3 (also known as "Transylvania Motorway"). The Iasi Coach Station is used by several private transport companies to provide coach

Coach (vehicle)

In British English and Australian English, the term coach is used to refer to a large motor vehicle for conveying passengers. To differentiate from other types of bus, a coach has a luggage hold separate from the passenger cabin....
 connections from Iasi to a large number of locations from all over the country.

Public transport

RATP (the local public transport company) provides public transit within the Iasi city and operates an extensive network using tram

Tram

A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railroad car, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets....
s (electric trams began operating in Iasi in 1898) and bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
es. In the first 3 months of 2007 the RATP carried 11,365,819 passengers, an average of 128,000 passengers per day.

Media

Gallery

People

See: List of people from Iasi

List of people from Iasi

People from Iasi, Romania....

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• Monterrey
  Monterrey
  
  Monterrey is the capital city of the northeastern Mexico state of Nuevo Le?n and a Monterrey of the same name. Also known as "Sultana del Norte" , Monterrey is an important industrial and business center....
  , Mexico
  Mexico
  
  The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
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• Morlupo
  Morlupo
  
  Morlupo is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italy region Latium, located about 30 km north of Rome. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,230 and an area of 23.9 km?....
  , Italy.
• Nazzano
  Nazzano
  
  Nazzano is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italy region Latium, located about 40 km north of Rome. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,279 and an area of 12.2 km?....
  , Italy.
• Padua, Italy.
• Peristeri
  Peristeri
  
  Peristeri , older forms Peristerio and Peristerion is a suburban municipality in Athens, Greece, located about 5 km NW of the downtown area....
  , Greece.
• Poitiers
  Poitiers
  
  Poitiers is a city on the Clain in west central France. It is a commune in France and the capital of the Vienne d?partement in France and of the Poitou-Charentes r?gion in France....
  , France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  .
• Rhodes
  Rhodes
  
  Rhodes is a Greece List of islands of Greece approximately southwest of Turkey in eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007 of which 53,709 resided in the Rhodes capital city of the island....
  , Greece.
• Quebec City
  Quebec City
  
  Qu?bec or Quebec, also Quebec City or Qu?bec City , is the Capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• Sant'Oreste
  Sant'Oreste
  
  Sant'Oreste is a comune in the province of Rome in the Italy region Lazio, located about 35 km north of Rome. It faces the Monte Soratte, which houses a Natural Preserve with the same name....
  , Italy.
• Torrita Tiberina
  Torrita Tiberina
  
  Torrita Tiberina is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italy region Lazio, located about 40 km north of Rome. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,010 and an area of 10.8 km?....
  , Italy.
• Villeneuve d'Ascq
  Villeneuve d'Ascq
  
  Villeneuve d'Ascq is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It is located between Lille and Roubaix, at the crossroads of the principal freeways towards Paris, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels....
  , France.
• Vinnytsia
  Vinnytsia
  
  Vinnytsia is a city located on the banks of the Southern Buh, in central Ukraine. It is the Capital city of the Vinnytsia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Vinnytskyi Raion within the oblast....
  , Ukraine
  Ukraine
  
  Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
  .
• Xi'an
  Xi'an
  
  Xi'an , is the Capital of the Shaanxi Provinces of China in the People's Republic of China and a sub-provincial city. As one of the oldest cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is one of the Historical capitals of China because it has been the capital of some of the most important Dynasties in Chinese history in Chinese history, including the Zh...
  , China
  People's Republic of China
  
  The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
   (1994).

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