Hamburg

Hamburg extends on the banks of the Elbe River, about 50 kilometers from the mouth of the river in the North Sea. Hamburg is crossed by many canals, with more canals and bridges than Amsterdam and Venice combined, hence its nickname "Venice of the North".

Hamburg is a large city in Germany, and it is one of the three city-states in Germany along with Berlin and Bremen.

Hamburg is the second city in Germany after Berlin, with an estimated area of 755 square kilometers, and a population of more than 1.8 million people. It is the sixth largest city in the European Union.

Hamburg is distinguished by being a multicultural city and a city of well-deserved immigrants, as non-German citizens make up 15% of its population, a quarter of whom are Turks.

Hamburg is located in the first places on the list of the most tourist cities in Germany, and it is known for the presence of the “Red Lamps” neighborhood in it, similar to Amsterdam, and it is the only German city that contains such a neighborhood.

Throughout its history, Hamburg was destroyed twice: the first time in the great fire that broke out in 1842, and the second time after its restoration during World War II, when it was almost completely destroyed by Allied shells after the defeat of Nazism.

Hamburg was restored after the war, but it suffered economic problems after the destruction of the German fleet and as a result of the division of Germany as well, as it was no longer possible to conduct trade relations between it and East Germany.

Education: Hamburg has many universities and colleges, such as the University of Hamburg, Helmut Schmidt University, and Hamburg Polytechnic University. 

Tourism in the city of Hamburg: Hamburg is one of the tourist cities in Germany, which includes many attractions that attract millions of tourists annually, and the city contains an international airport that connects it to many international cities.

Hamburg's economy depends in large part on the Port of Hamburg, which is the third largest port in Europe and the largest in Germany.

Hamburg is the first German city to recognize Islam as an official religion, and gives Muslims, who make up nearly 8 percent of its total population, equal rights to Jews and Christians there.