albuquerque

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English - Turkish
(Coğrafya) ABD'nin New Mexico eyaletinin en büyük şehri. Şehir merkezinin nüfusu 2006 için yaklaşık 500 binin, metro alanının nüfusu ise 700 binin üzerindedir. Şehri İ-25 ve İ-40 otoyolları dörde böler. Ayrıca, kuzey-güney doğrultusunda akan Rio Grande (İspanyolca "büyük nehir") nehri ve doğu-batı doğrultusunda giden tarihi yol Rota 66 da şehri dörde böler. Şehir sırtını doğuda Sandia (İspanyolca karpuz) Dağları'na yaslamıştır. Şehrin rakımı 1600 metredir
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Largest city in New Mexico, USA
(Coğrafya) Albuquerque (pronounced , Spanish: ; Portuguese[1]: ; known as Bee'eldííldahsinil in Navajo) is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 448,607 as of the 2000 U.S. census. As of the 2006 census estimate, the city's population was 504,949, with a metropolitan population of 816,811 as of July 1, 2006. In 2006, Albuquerque ranked as the 33rd-largest city and 61st-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. The Albuquerque MSA population includes the city of Rio Rancho, one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, a hub for many master-planned communities which are expected to draw future businesses and residents to the area
Portuguese colonial administrator considered the founder of the Portuguese empire in the East. the largest city in the state of New Mexico, US. City (pop., 2000: 448,607), New Mexico, U.S. The state's largest city, it lies on the Rio Grande southwest of Santa Fe. Founded by the governor of New Mexico, it was named for the duke de Alburquerque (the first r was later dropped), the viceroy of New Spain. After 1800 growing commerce on the Santa Fe Trail brought an influx of settlers; an army post was established following U.S. occupation in 1846. With the coming of the railroad in 1880, the population expanded. The characteristically Spanish "old town" and its mission church (1706) have survived. Since the 1930s many defense-related federal agencies have been established there
{i} city in New Mexico (USA)
the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river

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Afonso de Albuquerque
or Afonso the Great born 1453, Alhandra, near Lisbon died Dec. 15, 1515, at sea, off Goa, India Portuguese soldier, conqueror of Goa (1510) and of Melaka (1511). He gained military experience as a soldier in North Africa for 10 years but made his reputation fighting in Asia. He paved the way for Portuguese domination in Southeast Asia through efforts to gain control of all the main maritime trade routes of the East and to build permanent fortresses with settled populations. His conquests were inspired by the Crusading spirit of King John II, rather than by considerations of mercantile gain