1. Moscow and culture

Moscow is a modern European megacity with 875 years of history and 12.5 million people.

1. Kraków and culture

Kraków is a European metropolis, the second most populous (with more than 780,000 inhabitants) city of Poland and the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodoship. The Old Town was inscribed onto the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1978.

1. Leeds and culture

Leeds is an industrial city in West Yorkshire, Northern England. Administratively, it is a metropolitan borough comprising 33 wards. It is the third largest UK city with the largest economic centre outside London.

1. Xi’an and culture

Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi Province in China. It was the starting point of Ancient Silk Road and was an ancient capital for flourishing dynasties with a rich history.

1. Konya and culture

The population of Konya (Turkey) is around 2.3 million, in a surface area of 41,001 km2. Described as a granary with its leadership in agriculture, Konya has also become an industry and trade centre.

1. Belo Horizonte and culture

Belo Horizonte is the capital of the State of Minas Gerais and has an estimated population of 2,530,701 inhabitants. Its economy is rooted in commerce, tourism, services and, more recently, by technological innovation.

1. Agadir and culture

Agadir is the capital of the Souss Massa Region, and is located in west-central Morocco. Greater Agadir is home to 1,300,000 inhabitants. Its economy is based on fishing, agriculture, tourism, trade, and services.

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Huechuraba is a commune located in the northern part of Santiago, that is home to over 98,000 inhabitants.

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Yalova is on the south of the Marmara Region in Turkey. Since the early Ottoman period, Yalova (or Yalakabad with its historical name) had been under Ottoman rule and in the periphery of Ottoman imperial centers.

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