Cities

Eating, drinking, and throwing gum are not allowed on Dubai's trains, and people doing it face fines.

The city with an area of 158.9 square kilometers is divided into thirty-five districts (quartiers).

Bruges was the birthplace of the Flemish Primitivist school of painting.

It is the second most populous city in Germany.

The highest hill in Tallinn is a point located in Hiiu, in the Nõmme district, in the southwestern part of the city - its height is 64 m above sea level.

Unofficially, it became the capital of Spain in 1561 when Philip II moved his court here. This move accelerated the city's development.

Chicago received town rights on August 12, 1833.

In 1715, the Naval Academy was opened in St. Petersburg, followed ten years later by the Academy of Sciences.

Madrid has a large number of churches, some of which are some of the finest works of Spanish religious art. The oldest church that has survived to this day is San Nicolás de los Servitas. Its belfry dates back to the 12th century and is the oldest architectural element of the building.

In 2002, Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn campaigned against secession from the city of the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood.