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The Hohokam people created roughly 135 miles of irrigation canals in the Phoenix area, making the desert land arable.

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Phoenix

United States

Country
United States
Population
1.6M
Coordinates
33.45, -112.07
200th most populous city in the world

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital.

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Phoenix is known as the 'Valley of the Sun' due to its location in the Salt River Valley.

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Phoenix

United States

Country
United States
Population
1.6M
Coordinates
33.45, -112.07
200th most populous city in the world

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Downtown Phoenix Aerial Looking Northeast
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The greater Phoenix region is home to the only thriving feral population of rosy-faced lovebirds in the U.S.

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Phoenix

United States

Country
United States
Population
1.6M
Coordinates
33.45, -112.07
200th most populous city in the world

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Phoenix became the first major city in the U.S. to have an average monthly temperature over 100 °F in July 2023.

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Phoenix

United States

Country
United States
Population
1.6M
Coordinates
33.45, -112.07
200th most populous city in the world

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Downtown Phoenix Aerial Looking Northeast
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In 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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United States
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city

Phoenix

United States

Country
United States
Population
1.6M
Coordinates
33.45, -112.07
200th most populous city in the world

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0

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