New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States, and is the country's third most populous state. The state is bordered by New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to the south, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a water border with Rhode Island off the east coast of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario to the northwest. New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.
New York City, which is the largest city in the United States, is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center. It was named after the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.
New York was inhabited by the Algonquin, Iroquois, and Lenape Native American groups at the time Dutch and French nationals moved into the region in the early 17th century. First claimed by Henry Hudson in 1609, the region came to have Dutch forts in Fort Orange, near the site of the present-day capital of Albany in 1614 and was colonized by the Dutch in 1624, at both Albany and Manhattan; it later fell to British annexation in 1664. About one third of all of the battles of the Revolutionary War took place in New York. New York became an independent state on July 9, 1776 and enacted its constitution in 1777. The state ratified the United States Constitution on July 26, 1788 to become the 11th state. According to the US Department of Commerce, it is also the state of choice for foreign visitors, leading both Florida and California in tourism.
New York covers 54,556 square miles (141,299 km²) and ranks as 27th largest state by size. The Great Appalachian Valley dominates eastern New York, while Lake Champlain is the chief northern feature of the valley, which also includes the Hudson River flowing southward to the Atlantic Ocean. The rugged Adirondack Mountains, with vast tracts of wilderness, lie west of the valley. Most of the southern part of the state is on the Allegheny plateau, which rises from the southeast to the Catskill Mountains. The western section of the state is drained by the Allegheny River and rivers of the Susquehanna and Delaware systems. The Delaware River Basin Compact, signed in 1961 by New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the federal government, regulates the utilization of water of the Delaware system. The highest elevation in New York is Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks.
New York's borders touch (clockwise from the west) two Great Lakes (Erie and Ontario, which are connected by the Niagara River); the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada; Lake Champlain; three New England states (Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut); the Atlantic Ocean, and two Mid-Atlantic states (New Jersey and Pennsylvania). In addition, Rhode Island shares a water border with New York.
Contrasting with New York City's urban atmosphere, the vast majority of the state is dominated by farms, forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes. New York's Adirondack Park is the largest state park in the United States. It is larger than the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier and Olympic National Parks combined. New York established the first state park in the United States at Niagara Falls in 1885. Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River as it flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is a popular attraction. The Hudson River begins with Lake Tear of the Clouds and flows south through the eastern part of the state without draining Lakes George or Champlain. Lake George empties at its north end into Lake Champlain, whose northern end extends into Canada, where it drains into the Richelieu and then the St. Lawrence Rivers. Four of New York City's five boroughs are on the three islands at the mouth of the Hudson River: Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island.
"Upstate" and "Downstate" are common terms used to distinguish New York State counties north of suburban Westchester and Rockland counties, on the one hand, from the New York City metropolitan area on th other. Upstate New York typically includes the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains, the Shawangunk Ridge, the Finger Lakes and the Great Lakes in the west; and Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Oneida Lake in the northeast; and rivers such as the Delaware, Genesee, Mohawk, and Susquehanna. (A popular joke goes, "Where does Upstate begin?" "At the sign that says, 'Welcome to Yonkers'!") Central New York is the region centered around Syracuse and Utica, regions west of Syracuse are Western New York (i.e. Rochester and Buffalo), Binghamton, Elmira and west along the Pennsylvania line is the "Southern Tier," and "The North Country" is the region between the Adirondacks and the Canadian border, from the Watertown area to Plattsburgh. Residents of neighboring states and provinces may use the term "New York State" to refer to Upstate New York, to distinguish the region from New York City
New York City, which is the largest city in the United States, is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center. It was named after the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.
New York was inhabited by the Algonquin, Iroquois, and Lenape Native American groups at the time Dutch and French nationals moved into the region in the early 17th century. First claimed by Henry Hudson in 1609, the region came to have Dutch forts in Fort Orange, near the site of the present-day capital of Albany in 1614 and was colonized by the Dutch in 1624, at both Albany and Manhattan; it later fell to British annexation in 1664. About one third of all of the battles of the Revolutionary War took place in New York. New York became an independent state on July 9, 1776 and enacted its constitution in 1777. The state ratified the United States Constitution on July 26, 1788 to become the 11th state. According to the US Department of Commerce, it is also the state of choice for foreign visitors, leading both Florida and California in tourism.
New York covers 54,556 square miles (141,299 km²) and ranks as 27th largest state by size. The Great Appalachian Valley dominates eastern New York, while Lake Champlain is the chief northern feature of the valley, which also includes the Hudson River flowing southward to the Atlantic Ocean. The rugged Adirondack Mountains, with vast tracts of wilderness, lie west of the valley. Most of the southern part of the state is on the Allegheny plateau, which rises from the southeast to the Catskill Mountains. The western section of the state is drained by the Allegheny River and rivers of the Susquehanna and Delaware systems. The Delaware River Basin Compact, signed in 1961 by New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the federal government, regulates the utilization of water of the Delaware system. The highest elevation in New York is Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks.
New York's borders touch (clockwise from the west) two Great Lakes (Erie and Ontario, which are connected by the Niagara River); the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada; Lake Champlain; three New England states (Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut); the Atlantic Ocean, and two Mid-Atlantic states (New Jersey and Pennsylvania). In addition, Rhode Island shares a water border with New York.
Contrasting with New York City's urban atmosphere, the vast majority of the state is dominated by farms, forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes. New York's Adirondack Park is the largest state park in the United States. It is larger than the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier and Olympic National Parks combined. New York established the first state park in the United States at Niagara Falls in 1885. Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River as it flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is a popular attraction. The Hudson River begins with Lake Tear of the Clouds and flows south through the eastern part of the state without draining Lakes George or Champlain. Lake George empties at its north end into Lake Champlain, whose northern end extends into Canada, where it drains into the Richelieu and then the St. Lawrence Rivers. Four of New York City's five boroughs are on the three islands at the mouth of the Hudson River: Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island.
"Upstate" and "Downstate" are common terms used to distinguish New York State counties north of suburban Westchester and Rockland counties, on the one hand, from the New York City metropolitan area on th other. Upstate New York typically includes the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains, the Shawangunk Ridge, the Finger Lakes and the Great Lakes in the west; and Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Oneida Lake in the northeast; and rivers such as the Delaware, Genesee, Mohawk, and Susquehanna. (A popular joke goes, "Where does Upstate begin?" "At the sign that says, 'Welcome to Yonkers'!") Central New York is the region centered around Syracuse and Utica, regions west of Syracuse are Western New York (i.e. Rochester and Buffalo), Binghamton, Elmira and west along the Pennsylvania line is the "Southern Tier," and "The North Country" is the region between the Adirondacks and the Canadian border, from the Watertown area to Plattsburgh. Residents of neighboring states and provinces may use the term "New York State" to refer to Upstate New York, to distinguish the region from New York City
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Hollanda ya da Hollanda Krallığı (Hollandaca: Nederlands), Hollanda, Aruba ve Hollanda Antillerinden oluşur.
Hollanda, kuzey ve batıda Kuzey Denizi, güneyde Belçika, doğuda ise Almanya ile komşudur. Ülke topraklarının çoğunluğu deniz seviyesinin altındadır. Hollanda, Belçika ve Lüksemburg ile birlikte Benelüks ülkelerinden bir tanesini oluşturur. Hollanda'nın Rotterdam kenti, Avrupa'nın en büyük limanlarından biridir.
Hollanda meşruti monarşi ile yönetilen bir Avrupa ülkesidir. Hollanda nüfus yoğunluğu fazla olan bir ülkedir. Ülke özellikle peynirleri, yel değirmenleri, bisikletleri, laleleri ve sosyal hakları ile tanınır.
Hollanda Avrupa Birliği, NATO, OECD üyesidir. Ayrıca Kyoto Sözleşmesi'ni imzalamıştır. Ülke Eski Yugoslavya Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi'ne, Uluslararası Adalet Divanı'na, Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi'ne ve Europol'e ev sahipliği yapmaktadır.
Utrecht Birliği'ne bağlı Kuzey Hollanda eyaletleri (Güney Hollanda, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Groningen ve Friesland) 26 Temmuz 1581'de İspanya kralı II. Felipe'den bağımsızlıklarını ilan ettiler. 1648'de imzalanan Vestfalya Antlaşması'nda Hollanda vilayetlerinin bağımsızlığı tanındı. Bu yaklaşık olarak, daha sonra kurulacak olan Hollanda'nın bulunduğu bölgeydi. Buna karşın, bu bölgenin güneyinde kalan bölgeler, Flanderler dahil olmak üzere, krallıkta kaldı; daha sonra buradan Belçika Ülkesi oluştu. Bu tarihten sonra Kuzey Hollandalılar ve Güney Hollandalılar üzere iki toplumdan bahsedilmeye başlandı.
Viyana Kongresi kuzey ve güneyi bağımsız bir ülke olan Hollanda Krallığı olarak kısa bir süre için birleştirdi. Lakin güney Hollandalılar (Felemenkliler) 1830'da bağımsızlıklarını Belçika adı altında ilan etmişlerdi bile. ("Belgica" eski bir Roma eyaletinin ismidir, ve Rönesans döneminde bu ifade, kuzey de dahil, Hollanda'nın Latince ismi olarak kullanıldı.)
The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland (help·info), IPA: [ˈne:dərlɑnt]) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the Caribbean. The Netherlands is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, located in Western Europe. It is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.
The Netherlands is often called Holland. This is formally incorrect as North and South Holland in the western Netherlands are only two of the country's twelve provinces. Still, many Dutch people colloquially refer to their country as Holland in this way, as a synecdoche. For more on this and other naming issues see terminology of the Netherlands.
The Netherlands is a geographically low-lying and densely populated country. It is popularly known for its traditional windmills, tulips, cheese, clogs (wooden shoes), delftware and gouda pottery, for its bicycles, its dikes and surge barriers, and, on the other hand, traditional values and civil virtues such as its classic social tolerance. An old parliamentary democracy, the country is more recently known for its rather liberal policies toward recreational drugs, prostitution, homosexuality, abortion, and euthanasia.
The Netherlands has an international outlook; among other affiliations the country is a founding member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, and has signed the Kyoto protocol. Along with Belgium and Luxembourg, the Netherlands is one of three member nations of the Benelux economic union. The country is host to five international (ised) courts: the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. All of these courts (except the Special Tribunal for Lebanon), as well as the EU's criminal intelligence agency (Europol), are situated in The Hague, which has led to the city being referred to as "the world's legal capital."[1]
A remarkable aspect of the Netherlands is its flatness. Hilly landscapes can be found only in the south-eastern tip of the country on the foothills of the Ardennes, the central part and where the glaciers pushed up several hilly ridges such as the Hondsrug in Drenthe, the stuwwallen (push moraines) near Arnhem and Nijmegen, Salland, Twente and the Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Berlin, Almanya'nın başkenti ve en büyük şehridir.II.Dünya Savaşı öncesinde 4.3 milyon kişinin yaşadığı şehirde 2005 itibariyla 3.4 milyon kişi yaşamaktadır. Berlin, kuzey Almanya'da, Spree ve Havel nehirlerinin arasındaki kumluk bölgeye kuruludur. 1949'dan 1990'a kadar Doğu ve Batı Berlin olarak ikiye ayrılmış olan kenti ikiye bölen duvara (Berlin Duvarı) sonradan "Utanç duvarı" adı da verilmiştir.1989 yılı kasımında Doğu ve Batı Berlin'i ikiye ayıran duvar yıkıldıktan sonra tekrar birleşen kentin doğu kesimlerinde yoğun bir tadilat yaşanmaktadır.Kenti ikiye bölen Spree Nehri'nin, iki kıyısında, Cölln ve Berlin adlı iki balıkçı köyü olarak bölünmüş bir halde iken ilk kez 1307 yılında birleşti. Brandenburg'un (daha sonra ise Prusya'nın) başkentliğini yapan Berlin, 18. yüzyıla kadar önemli arz eden bir şehir değildi. Ancak Prusya'nın güçlenmesi sürecinde öncelikle Kuzey Alman'nın ve sonrasında da Avrupa'nın siyasi, ekonomik ve kültürel anlamda önemli merkezlerinden biri haline geldi. 1871 yılında kurulan Alman İmparatorluğu'na da başkentlik yapan Berlin, İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın ardından harabeye döndü, müttefik devletler tarafından işgal edildi.
The State of Hawaii (IPA: /həˈwaɪi, həˈwaɪʔi/) (Hawaiian: Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi), is an archipelagic U.S. state located in the Central Pacific, south of Alaska, north of Tahiti, and 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from the Continental United States.[2] Politically, Hawaii is considered to be a part of the North American continent.The state encompasses nearly the entirety of the volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which is made up of hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). Of these, the eight largest islands are considered the "main islands" and are located at the southeastern end of the archipelago. In order from the northwest to southeast, they are Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The last is by far the largest, and is very often called the "Big Island" or "Big Isle" to avoid confusion with the state.The state was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, making it the 50th state. Its capital is located in its only city, Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu. The most recent census puts the state's population at 1,211,537.In American English, Hawaii is pronounced in varying approximations to the original. From most to least anglicized, there is IPA: /həˈwaɪiː/, /həˈwaɪʔiː/, /həˈvaɪʔiː/). In the Hawaiian language, /həˈʋəiʔi/, there is also some variation, as Hawaiian IPA /ʋ/ varies from [v] to [w].The State of Hawaii has two official languages recognized in its constitution adopted at the 1978 constitutional convention: English and Hawaiian. Article XV, Section 4, specifies that "Hawaiian shall be required for public acts and transactions only as provided by law" [italic added]. Hawaii Creole English (locally referred to as 'Pidgin') is the native dialect of many born-and-raised residents and is a second dialect for many other residents. After English, the second- and third-most spoken individual languages are Ilokano (most are bilingual in Wikang Filipino) and Japanese, respectively. Significant European immigrants and descendants also speak their native languages; the most numerous are Spanish, German, Portuguese and French.As of the 2000 U.S. Census, 73.44% of Hawaii residents age 5 and older speak only English at home. Tagalog speakers make up 5.37% (which includes non-native speakers of Wikang Filipino, the national co-official Tagalog-based language), followed by Japanese at 4.96%, Ilokano at 4.05%, Chinese at 1.92%, Hawaiian at 1.68%, Spanish at 1.66%, Korean at 1.61%, and Samoan at 1.01%[23].
New York, (İngilizce resmi adı:The City of New York)) Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin nüfus bakımından en büyük kenti. Aynı isimli New York eyaleti'nde yer alır. Yüzyıldan fazladır dünyanın en önemli ticaret ve finans merkezlerinden biridir. Şehir, medya, politika, eğitim, eğlence ve modadaki küresel etkilerinden dolayı bir dünya şehri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Birleşmiş Milletler Genel Konseyi binasına ev sahipliği yaptığından dış ilişkiler için de çok önemli bir merkez durumundadır. Fakir semtlerinde ise çok sayıda işsiz ve evsiz yaşar.
Kent beş bölüme ayrılmıştır: Manhattan, Brooklyn (Kings Country), Queens (Queens Country), Bronx ve Staten Island (Richmond). 830 km²'lik bir alanda yaşayan 8,2 milyon nüfusuyla New York, Amerika'da nüfus yoğunluğu en büyük olan şehirdir. Çevre banliyöleriyle birlikte New York metropolitan bölgesi 21 milyonluk nufusa sahiptir ve dünyanın en kalabalık yerleşim bölgelerinden birini oluşturur.
New York, bir göçmen kentidir. Kentte yaklaşık 170 ayrı dil konuşulmaktadır ve her üç kişiden biri ABD dışında bir ülke doğumludur. İngilizce çeşitli aksanlarla konuşulur. İngilizce’nin yanı sıra İspanyolca, Little Italy (Küçük İtalya) semtinde İtalyanca, China Town’da (Çin mahallesi) Çince konuşulur.
New York birçok Amerikan kültürel hareketinin de doğum yeridir. Edebiyat ve görsel sanatlarda Harlem Rönesansı, resimde soyut ekspresyonizm (New York Ekolü), müzikte hip hop, punk, salsa ve Tin Pan Alley bu hareketlerden bazılarıdır. 24 saat açık olan metrosu ve yoğun trafiğiyle Hiç Uyumayan Şehir adını almıştır.
Özgürlük heykeli, Empire State Binası, Central Park ve Times Meydanı, Modern Sanat Müzesi, Guggenheim Müzesi ve Modern Tarih Müzeleri şehrin ilgi çekici mekanlarıdır. Gökdelenleri, caddeleri, lokantaları, alışveriş merkezleri ve insanlarıyla, New York turistleri cezbetmektedir.
Kıbrıs, Akdeniz’in Sicilya ve Sardunya’dan sonra üçüncü büyük adasıdır. Başkenti Lefkoşa olan Kuzey Kıbrıs’ın 2006 yılı verilerine göre toplam nüfusu 264,172’dir.
Kıbrıs 1960 yılında bağımsızlığını ilan etmiş fakat Rumların tek taraflı olarak anayasayı değiştirmeye yönelik girişimleri sonrası Kıbrıslı Türkler’e karşı toplu saldırı ve etnik savaş başlatmışlardır. 1974’te Rum ve Yunanlılar’ın adada giriştikleri darbe nedeniyle, Türkiye, Kıbrıslı Türkler’in güvenliğini sağlamak amacıyla müdahalede bulunmuş ve 1983 yılında KKTC kurulmuştur.
Kuzey Kıbrıs bozulmamış doğal güzellikleri, eşsiz tarihi zenginlikleri ile Akdeniz’de cennet bir adadır. Kuzey Kıbrıs, dost canlısı insanları, tertemiz ve bozulmamış muhteşem doğası, neredeyse tüm yıl boyunca güneşle yıkanan kilometrelerce uzunluğundaki kıyı şeridi; altın kumsalları ve 9000 yıllık görkemli tarihi ile sizlere en misafirperver karşılamayı sunar. Gotik kiliseler ile bir arada bulunan Beşparmak Dağları’na hakim haçlı kaleleri, tapınak kalıntıları ile İngiliz kolonyal mimari örnekleri tarihin fantastik bir karışımı olarak karşınıza çıkar.
Dubai (Arapça دبيّ), Arap Yarımadası'ndaki yedi tane Arap Emirlikleri'nden biri olan emirlik, bazen kendi emirliğinden "Dubai Kenti" olarak ayırt edilir.
1960'larda yalnızca balıkçı kenti olan Dubai, 1990'lar sonrası uygulanan politikalar sonucunda ve Hong Kong'un Çin'e devredilmesi ile sonrası bölgenin ticaret başkenti olma yolunda ilerleyen 2000'li yıllar ile de büyük projeler ile dünyaya adını duyuran şehir şu an bölgenin en önemli ticaret ve turizm başkentidir.
Birleşik Arap Emirliğinin en büyük ikinci emirliği olmasına rağmen en lüks ve en modern olanıdır. Son 20 yılda bu topraklardan petrol çıkarılmaya başlamasıyla Dubai'nin yapısı değişmeye başlar. Buna karşılık gelirin %8'ini petrol oluşturur, bunda bölgenin finans ve ekonomi merkezi olması büyük rol oynar.Gümrüksüz devasa alışveriş merkezleri burayı kısa zamanda alışveriş cenneti yapmıştır.
Şehrin başında Şeyh Muhammed Raşid el Maktum bulunmaktadır. Şeyh Maktum birçok inanılmaz projeye imza atmıştır. Bunlardan en ilgi çekici olanları palmiye şeklindeki yapay ada ve dünya şeklini alan takım adalar olarak sayılabilir.
Şehrin başlıca bölgeleri ise Jumeriah ve Deira'dır. Şehir dünyanın en önemli turizm merkezlerinden biridir. Şehirde lüks oteller bulunmaktadır ve dünyanın en ünlü şarkıcıları şehirde konser vermektedir. Şehirde 'Dünya'nın En Yüksek Binası Burj Dubai yapılmaktadır. (818 metre)
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