Cork ˈfrom corcach, meaning 'marsh' is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's boundary in 2019, its population is over 222,000.

The city centre is an island positioned between two channels of the River Lee which meet downstream at the eastern end of the city centre, where the quays and docks along the river lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
Originally a monastic settlement, Cork was expanded by Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by Prince John in 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets. The city's cognomen of "the rebel city" originates in its support for the Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses.Corkonians sometimes refer to the city as "the real capital", a reference to its opposition to the Anglo-Irish Treaty in the Irish Civil War.

Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on Ireland’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey.
Its historic buildings include Dublin Castle, dating to the 13th century, and imposing St Patrick’s Cathedral, founded in 1191.
City parks include landscaped St Stephen’s Green and huge Phoenix Park, containing Dublin Zoo.
The National Museum of Ireland explores Irish heritage and culture.

Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast.
It's a nation known for historic sites related to a succession of rulers including the Romans, Moors, Knights of Saint John, French and British.
It has numerous fortresses, megalithic temples and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a subterranean complex of halls and burial chambers dating to circa 4000 B.C.

Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain.
Slowly rotating cable cars climb to the mountain’s flat top, from which there are sweeping views of the city, the busy harbor and boats heading for Robben Island, the notorious prison that once held Nelson Mandela, which is now a living museum.
Cape Town is one of South Africa’s most historically important cities. It was here, in the Mother City, where the first European colonists set foot in South Africa—which also marked the beginning of the South African slave trade

Boston is Massachusetts’ capital and largest city.
Founded in 1630, it’s one of the oldest cities in the U.S.
The key role it played in the American Revolution is highlighted on the Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile walking route of historic sites that tells the story of the nation’s founding.
One stop, former meeting house Faneuil Hall, is a popular marketplace

Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry.
Near its iconic Hollywood sign, studios such as Paramount Pictures, Universal and Warner Brothers offer behind-the-scenes tours.
On Hollywood Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre displays celebrities’ hand- and footprints, the Walk of Fame honors thousands of luminaries and vendors sell maps to stars’ homes.

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is the seat of Miami-Dade County, and the cultural, economic and financial center of South Florida in the United States.
The city covers an area of about 56 square miles between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east

New York City comprises 5 boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean.
At its core is Manhattan, a densely populated borough that’s among the world’s major commercial, financial and cultural centers.
Its iconic sites include skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building and sprawling Central Park.
Broadway theater is staged in neon-lit Times Square.

Orlando, a city in central Florida, is home to more than a dozen theme parks.
Chief among its claims to fame is Walt Disney World, comprised of parks like the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, as well as water parks.
Another major destination, Universal Orlando, offers Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter straddling both.

San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of California known for its beaches, parks and warm climate.
Immense Balboa Park is the site of the renowned San Diego Zoo, as well as numerous art galleries, artist studios, museums and gardens.
A deep harbor is home to a large active naval fleet, with the USS Midway, an aircraft-carrier-turned-museum, open to the public.

San Francisco Bay is a shallow estuary in the US state of California.
It is surrounded by a contiguous region known as the San Francisco Bay Area, and is dominated by the large cities of San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland.
San Francisco Bay drains water from approximately 40 percent of California

San Francisco, officially City and County of San Francisco and colloquially known as SF, San Fran, or "The City", is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.
San Francisco, city and port, coextensive with San Francisco county, northern California, U.S., located on a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay.
It is a cultural and financial centre of the western United States and one of the country's most cosmopolitan cities.

Washington, DC, the U.S. capital, is a compact city on the Potomac River, bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia.
It’s defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings – including the iconic ones that house the federal government’s 3 branches:
the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court.
It's also home to iconic museums and performing-arts venues such as the Kennedy Center.

Gaziantep is one of the biggest cities of the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.
With over 2 million inhabitants, 4 universities, historical heritages, and of course, unique cuisine, Gaziantep is one of the most popular places in Southeastern Anatolia.
Throughout the history Gaziantep has always been a settlement, from the ancient eras, such as Chalcolithic, Paleotic, and Neolithic eras until today.
Meantime it has been a city of Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, Alexander, Roman, Byzantines, Islamic-Arab Empire, and Islamic-Turkish Empires.
Gaziantep used to be known as Ayıntap or Aynitap throughout history, but it was called as Antep or Entap among the citizens.
After the Turkish War of Independence, Antep was given the adjective Gazi, which means veteran soldier, and officially became Gaziantep.

Istanbul, that offers unique historical and cultural riches together has hosted many different civilizations with its geography spread over two continents.
This unique city which is admired by its charming nature and the attractive atmosphere is also the symbol of dynamic and modern city life.
Istanbul has a multicultural texture and a lively atmosphere that melts the past and future in a single pot which provides a sense of universal history at every step.
In Istanbul, each region has a different mystery and with its 2500 years of history, unique nature, vibrant nightlife, food, culture and many more features are waiting to be discovered.

Trabzon City locaited in a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast.
Located in a strategically important region, Trabzon is one of the oldest trade port cities in Anatolia.
Neighbouring provinces are Giresun to the west, Gümüşhane to the southwest, Bayburt to the southeast and Rize to the east.