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Fun fact 5 about Basel

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The first World Zionist Congress was held in Basel in 1897, more than in any other city in the world.

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Basel

Switzerland

Country
Switzerland
Population
177.7K
Coordinates
47.56, 7.59
858th most populous city in the world

Basel is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine, at the transition from the High Rhine to the Upper Rhine. Basel is Switzerland’s third most populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits.

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