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  2. Kibera - Wikipedia

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    History Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2005.It is the largest slum in Africa and the third largest in the world. Colonial era. The city of Nairobi, where Kibera is located, was founded in 1899 when the Uganda Railway line was built, thereby creating a need for its headquarters and British colonial offices.

  3. Tiber Island - Wikipedia

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    Tiber Island ( Italian: Isola Tiberina, Latin: Insula Tiberina) is the only river island in the part of the Tiber which runs through Rome. Tiber Island is located in the southern bend of the Tiber. The island is boat-shaped, approximately 270 metres (890 feet) long and 67 metres (220 feet) wide, and has been connected with bridges to both sides ...

  4. CFK Africa - Wikipedia

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    CFK Africa. Founded in 2001 by Rye Barcott, Salim Mohamed, and the late Tabitha Atieno Festo, CFK Africa (previously Carolina for Kibera) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) based in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Registered as an NGO in Kenya and a 501 (c) (3) in the US, CFK Africa is a pioneer of ...

  5. Tiber - Wikipedia

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    Tiber Island, in the center of the river between Trastevere and the ancient city center, was the site of an important ancient ford and was later bridged. Legend says Rome's founders, the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, were abandoned on its waters, where they were rescued by the she-wolf, Lupa.

  6. List of obelisks in Rome - Wikipedia

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    There are five well-known modern obelisks in Rome: Villa Medici, 19th century copy of the original, found in the gardens and taken to Florence. Two obelisks in the Villa Torlonia, 1842, Baveno granite. Foro Italico, 1932, 17.5 m, Carrara marble, originally dedicated to Benito Mussolini, and inscribed Mussolini Dux.

  7. Nights of Cabiria - Wikipedia

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    Nights of Cabiria ( Italian: Le notti di Cabiria) is a 1957 drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. It stars Giulietta Masina as Cabiria, a prostitute living in Rome. The cast also features François Périer and Amedeo Nazzari. The film is based on a story by Fellini, who expanded it into a screenplay along with his co-writers ...

  8. Seven hills of Rome - Wikipedia

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    In modern Rome, five of the seven hills—the Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Quirinal, and Viminal Hills—are now the sites of monuments, buildings, and parks. The Capitoline Hill is the location of Rome's city hall, and the Palatine Hill is part of the main archaeological area. A smaller area was covered by the seven peaks associated with the ...

  9. Rome - Wikipedia

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    Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio , along the shores of the Tiber. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) [6] is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city.

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