The city of Philadelphia has been an important city since the colony was founded.

自从殖民地建立以来，费城一直是一个重要的城市。

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Machala is an important city and agricultural center.

马查拉是一个重要的城市，也是农业中心。

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Palmyra was in the ancient times an important city of central Syria.

在古代，帕尔米拉是叙利亚中部的一个重要城市。

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It refers to the city of Toledo,Spain, an important religious center in medieval times.

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This year, the city of New York will also celebrate the opening of part of an important symbol of America that has been closed to the public for the past eight years.

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But Hamburg has long been an important port city connecting Europe to the United States.

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"Timbuktu in the 14th to the 16th century was an important university city where many manuscripts referring to knowledge of astronomy, economy, religion, mathematics, physics, and medicine were produced, " said Lazare Eloundou, chief of the Africa unit for UNESCO's World Heritage Center.

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Cultural facilities have been an important component in the city's transformation in recent years.

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