Cities

Bratislava is the capital and largest city in Slovakia in terms of area and population.

The Dubai metro is segregated by gender.

In the 15th century, King Sigismund of Luxembourg recognized Bratislava as a free city.

As early as the beginning of the 13th century, the city belonged to the Hanseatic League (an association of Northern European trading cities from the Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern era).

Palermo has a huge architectural heritage and is distinguished by many buildings, several of which are inscribed on the UNESCO Heritage List.

In the mid-18th century, under Empress Maria Theresa, Ghent achieved the status of Belgium's largest city.

The famous Japanese fortune cookies were first served at the Benkyodo bakery in San Francisco.

During the anti-presidential riots of 2011, there was a series of break-ins into the Egyptian Museum.

It is the world’s third largest city.

St. Petersburg was the center of the revolutionary initiative in Russia. In 1825, the anti-Tsarist Dekabrists uprising broke out there.