Bengaluru, India

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Let's learn a little about the city of Bengaluru!

This city is in India.
It is about 800 square kilometers, and about 8 million people live there.
The people in this city speak lots of different languages. Anything from Kannada to Tamil, Telugu, or Urdu.


(from: wikipedia - bengaluru)

Cricket is the most popular sport in Bengaluru, and the Royal Challengers are the local cricket team.

(from: wikipedia - royal challengers bengaluru)

To eat in this city you might have Masala Dosa, which is mostly rice and vegetables with spices.

(from: wikipedia - masala dosa)

Visiting this city you might go see Bengaluru Palace.

(from: wikipedia - bengaluru palace)

There is a type of theater and dance in Bengaluru called Yakshagana, where people wear very fancy bright costumes.

(from: wikipedia - yakshagana)


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Lahore, Pakistan

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Let's learn a little about the city of Lahore!

This city is in Pakistan.
It is about 1,700 square kilometers, and about 13 million people live there.
The people in this city speak Punjabi, Urdu, and English.


(from: wikipedia - lahore)

The Pakistan men's national field hockey team plays in a stadium in the city of Lahore.

(from: wikipedia - pakistan men's national field hockey team)

To eat in this city you might have Chargha, which is deep fried chicken.

(from: wikipedia - chargha)

Visiting this city you might go see Minar-e-Pakistan, sometimes called the Liberty Tower of Pakistan.

(from: wikipedia - minar-e-pakistan)

The Shalimar Gardens are a Persian paradise garden, madeto be a paradise on earth.

(from: wikipedia - shalimar gardens, lahore)


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Moscow, Russia

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Let's learn a little about the city of Moscow, Russia!

This city is in the country of Russia.
It is about 2.5 million square kilometers, and about 13 million people live there.
The people in this city speak Russian.


(from: wikipedia - moscow)

There are many sports teams in Moscow, like the hockey team ЦСКА Москва (CSKA Moscow), and the soccer team (Спартак Москва) Spartak Moscow


(from: wikipedia - hc cska moscow)

(from: wikipedia - fc spartak moscow)

To eat in this city you might have borscht, which is a soup, made with meat and vegetables.

(from: wikipedia - borscht)

Visiting this city you might go see Red Square, which has the famous church called The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, and the Spasskaya Tower, which was an old palace.

(from: wikipedia - red square)

The Kremlin is the capital where the president lives, and has five palaces and four cathedrals.

(from: wikipedia - kremlin)


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Tokyo, Japan

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Let's learn a little about the city of Tokyo, Japan!

This city is in Japan.
It is about 2 million square kilometers, and about 14 million people live there.
The people in this city speak Japanese.


(from: wikipedia - tokyo)

There are lots of different sports in Tokyo. The baseball teams Yomiuri Giants and Tokyo Yakult Swallows, the soccer teams FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy, the basketball teams Hitachi SunRockers, Toyota Alvark Tokyo and Tokyo Excellence.
Tokyo also has the Japan Sumo Association where they wrestle at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.

(from: wikipedia - ryōgoku kokugikan)

To eat in this city you might have Japanese boiled spinach salad.

(from: wikipedia - japanese cuisine)

Visiting this city you might go see Mount Fuji.
This is a volcaono that is over 3 kilometers high. It is the tallest mountain in Japan, and is called one of the three "Holy Mountains" in the country.


(from: wikipedia - mount fuji)

There is a bridge in Tokyo called the Rainbow Bridge.
It is a white bridge, and at night they shine rainbow colors on it, using electricity that they collected with solar power from the day.

(from: wikipedia - rainbow bridge (tokyo))


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Tianjin - China

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Let's learn a little about the city of Tianjin, China!

This city is in China.
It is about 12,000 square kilometers, and over 13 million people live there.
The people in this city speak Tianjin Mandarin.


(from: wikipedia - tianjin)
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For sports in Tianjin there is a soccer team the Jinmen Tiger FC, baseball team the Lions, and basketball team the Pioneers.
(from: wikipedia - tianjin - sports)

To eat in this city you might have Goubuli, which is a type of stuffed buns.

(from: wikipedia - goubuli)

Visiting this city you might go see the Tianjin Eye, a giant ferris wheel.

(from: wikipedia - tianjin eye)

St. Joseph Cathedral was built in 1913, and is the biggest Roman Catholic church in the city.

(from: wikipedia - st. joseph cathedral (tianjin))


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Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Let's learn a little about the city of Kinshasa!

This city is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is about 10,000 square kilometers, and about 17 million people live there.
The people in this city speak French or Lingala.


(from: wikipedia - Kinshasa)

The Amicale Sportive Dragons is a soccer team in Kinshasa.

(from: wikipedia - as dragons (kinshasa))

To eat in this city you might have Dabo Kolo which is small pieces of fried spiced dough.

(from: wikipedia - dabo kolo)

Visiting this city you might go see Nsele Valley Park, which is a 77 square mile place where animals can be free.

(from: wikipedia - nsele valley park)

There was a famous boxing match with Muhammed Ali and George Foreman called the rumble in the jungle.

(from: wikipedia - the rumble in the jungle)


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Istanbul Turkey

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Let's learn a little about the city of Istanbul, Turkey!

This city is in Turkey.
It is about 2,500 square kilometers, and about 15 million people live there.
The people in this city mostly speak Turkish.


(from: wikipedia - istanbul)

In Istanbul there is a sports club calls Beşiktaş J.K, that owns a bunch of different sports teams like soccer, basketball, and volleyball.

(from: wikipedia - beşiktaş j.k.)

To eat in this city you might have Dolma which is a vegetable leaf filled up with rice, meat or fruit.

(from: wikipedia - dolma)

Visiting this city you might go see dalia beach in the town of Kilyos.

(from: wikipedia - kilyos)

Under the ground in Istanbul are some cisterns that are big open areas for storing water.
The basilica cistern is over 100,000 square feet and can old over 2 million cubic feet of water.


(from: wikipedia - basilica cistern)


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Shenzhen China

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Let's learn a little about the city of Shenzhen China!

This city is in China.
It is about 2,000 square kilometers, and about 17 million people live there.
The people in this city speak Cantonese, Hakka or Mandarin.


(from: wikipedia - shenzhen)

There are many sports teams in this city, but two of the biggest are the Shenzhen Leopards basketball team, and the Shenzhen FC soccer team.


(from: wikipedia - shenzhen leopards)

To eat in this city you might have black sesame soup, which is like a pudding made from sesame seeds, rice, and water.


(from: wikipedia - black sesame soup)

Visiting this city you might go see the Splendid China theme park, that has a bunch of mini versions of famous places in the world.

(from: wikipedia - splendid china folk village)

The Shenzen Sea World park in the middle of the city has a large boat that is actually also a hotel.

(from: wikipedia - sea world (shenzhen))


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Delhi India

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Let's learn a little about the city of Delhi India!

This city is in India.
It is about 1,400 square kilometers, and about 16 million people live there.
The people in this city speak Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali or other languages.


(from: wikipedia - delhi)

Cricket and Soccer are the two biggest sports in Delhi, where there are the teams the Delhi Capitals and Delhi F.C.


(from: wikipedia - delhi capitals)

To eat in this city you might have Kebab, which is cut up meat on a skewer.

(from: wikipedia - kebab)

Visiting this city you might go see the red fort, built in 1639 for the emperors.

(from: wikipedia - red fort)

There is a place called the Qutb Minar complex with ancient buildings going back to 1320 AD.

(from: wikipedia - qutb minar complex)


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