This was so not just in the fertile crescent but, over the centuries, in alexandria and amsterdam, cambay and constantinople, london and lisbon, teotihuac nand tenochtitl n.

不仅在新月沃地，几个世纪后的亚历山大和阿姆斯特丹、君士坦丁堡和坎贝、伦敦和里斯本、特诺兹提朗和特奥蒂华坎也是如此。

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They talk almost incessantly to visitors, which can be disconcerting if you are in the mood for peace and quiet, but that's why I know they have several nicknames for their beloved hometown.... N'awlins, The Crescent City, The Big Easy, and America's Most Interesting City.

BBC: New Orleans and the 'Super Gras'