Hue City (CG 66) - Naval Cruise Book

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I Rome, Italy Rome is the capital of Italy and of its regiOH, Called Latialmf iii IOCHYSCL across the confluence of the Tiber and Aniene rivers. It was once the capita o e Oman mprre, the mgst pgwefful largest and longest lasting empire of classical Western civilization. The Vatican a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat of the RO1112111 C21fh011C Church and the home of the Pope. The city's history extends nearly 2,800 years, during which time it has been the seat of ancient Rome and, later, the Papal States, Kingdom of Italy and Italian Republic fmodern Italyj. Rome is also called ula Citid Eternai' fthe Eternal Crtyj and The Czly of the Seven Hills . One of the symbols of Rome is the Colosseum, the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire. Originally capable of seating 50,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial combat. It was built in the 70s and completed in 80. The great complex of the Imperial Forums consist of a series of monumental fora Qpublic squaresj, constructed in Rome over a period of one and half centuries, between 46 BC and AD ll3. The forums were the heart of the late Roman Republic and of the Roman Empire. The list of the very important monuments of ancient Rome includes the Roman Forum, the Domus Aureagm Pantheon, the Trajan's Column, the Traj an's Market, the Catacombs of Rome, the Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla, the Arch of Constantine, the Pyramid of Cestius, the Bocca della Veritag Moreover, the archeological site of Ostia preserves intact a Whae ancient roman town. i The city of Rome surrounds the Vatican City, the enclave of the Holy See, which is a separate sovereign state. It hosts Saint Peter's Square with the Saint Peteris Basilica. In Vatican City there are also the prestigiuous Vatican eMuseums with the Sistine Chapel, the Raphael gRooms and other important works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Giotto, Botticelli e Today, Rome has a dynamic and diverse economy with thriving innovation, technologies, communications and service sectors. It produces 6.7M of the national GDP UPON than any Other City in Italyl- ROme grows 4,4fMJ annually and continues to grow ata higher rate than any other city in the rest of the country. Rome's economic growth began to surpass that of its rivals, Naples and Milan after World War II. Tourism is inevitably one of Rome s chief industries, with many notable museums including the Vatican Museum, and the Borghese Gallery. The city is also a centre for banking as well as electronics and aerospace industries. Many international headquarters, govemment ministries, conference centres s orts ven ' - - . . . .,. p ues and museums are located in Rome's principal bugmegg dlgmotgg the E5P0IS1Z10f1e Univefsale imma fEURl3 the Torrino ffurther south from the EURJQ the anZ,?eQiWX62aT131NiblJIcjgiZ'de Medzcz-Laurentzna and the so-called Nburtincz-valley along the 68 1 1 1 J 3

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Getaway to the GULF... 1 Maui? fran-ears' 1 ' g SUEZ ., . 6 Th,e,SgezC21nalCArabic: IDaCE CaCaeiC, Qand al-Suways, French: de Suczl, ,west ofthe Sinai Peninsula, is a 163 fkm-long. C101 milesj and, at its narfro 't point, 300-m-wide C984 ftj maritime canal Egypt between Port Said CBM Sdqze on thetlvlediterranean Sea, and Suez Ca!-Suwaysj onthe Red Sea. The canal allows two- wayg north to south water transport between Europe and Asia .without circuinnavigation of Africa. Before the opienirigf of the canal in 1869, goods were sometimes transported by being offloaded froml-ships and carried overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. The canalgcgjmprises two parts, north and south of the Greaflgitter linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of ' Suez on the Red SGH- 011 APiiil12t5Q?1f859 the pppi. ofthe Suez Canal began. This project continued for ten years. More than 2.4 niillioifr Egyptianfworkers took part, of which more than 125,000 lost their lives. On November 17, 1869 the Suez Canal was opened for navigational traffic. The Suez Canal's economic importance is essential for world trade. It transports 14M of the total world trade, 26W of oil exports, and 41M of the total vol m f d ' u e o goo s and cargo that reach Arab Gulf ports. The present capacrty Of the Suez Canal has also proven invaluable for many militaries throughout the world in terms of logistical and strategic importance. On April 2l 2006 the USS Hue Citi' made the 88 mile transit through the Suez's chokepoint, The Crew endured 3 16 hour sea and anchor detarl to ensure Hue City arrived safely on station in the Gulf 70 1 1 l Q