This city suffered tremendously during World War II, with 85% of its buildings destroyed; its Jewish ghetto was liquidated in April 1943 after an unsuccessful uprising
The automobile is purported to have been invented in this Swabian city by Karl Benz, and the city is home to the headquarters of both Mercedes-Benz and Porsche
This British city has a history as a noted innovation hub: during the Industrial Revolution its residents registered 3 times as many patents as any other British city's
This Tuscan city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, during which time it was controlled from behind the scenes by the famous Medici family
This capital city is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Sahelian Highway and also on the Tripoli-Cape Town Highway (although through the Sahara the latter is merely a desert track)
One of the hottest cities in the world with average highs of 30-42 C year-round, this city is the largest in its country and sits across the Nile from the national capital
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