What country does Las Vegas come from?

Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada, the county seat of Clark County, and a city with a high reputation in the world.

Las Vegas was founded in May 1905, 15. Because it is located on the desert edge and border of Nevada, Las Vegas is hot all year round.

Las Vegas is one of the four largest gambling cities in the world. It is a world-famous holiday city with gambling as its center, and has the reputation of "the entertainment capital of the world" and "the wedding capital". Of the 38.9 million tourists who come to Las Vegas every year, most come to shop and enjoy food, and only a few come to gamble. It took only ten years for Las Vegas to go from a humble and shabby village to a huge international city.

If you are poor and have a few dollars left, going to Las Vegas may turn the tables. If you have money to burn, you can go to Las Vegas to experience the vagabond's chic. Las Vegas is like this. There is hell on one side and heaven on the other.

In 20 14, Las Vegas became the honeymoon destination chosen by most newlyweds in the world. [ 1]

On February 26th, 20 19, 19 ranked 77th in the list of top 500 global cities. [2]

Chinese name

Las Vegas

Foreign name

Las Vegas

Another name

The entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas, Las Vegas,

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State of Nevada

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"Las Vegas" comes from Spanish, which means "fertile grassland", because Las Vegas is the only oasis with springs in the surrounding desolate stone desert and Gobi area. Because of the spring water, it has gradually become a road station and a railway transit station. Las Vegas was built by Mormons in the western United States in 1854. Later, the Mormons moved away, and American soldiers turned it into a military station, but the population here was still small.

More than a hundred years ago, Las Vegas was a small village with no name.

1829, Mexican businessmen discovered this huge valley and began to live here. Then a group of Mormons from Utah moved here.

1888, the access of the Union Pacific Railway made it prosperous and established a small town.

1May, 90515th, Las Vegas was formally established. After the discovery of gold and silver mines in Nevada, a large number of gold miners poured in, and Las Vegas began to prosper, but just like mining towns in the west, once the mines were lit, they would be abandoned. 1 910 65438+1October1,close all casinos and brothels.

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During the period of 1930, the Hoover Dam, located 47 kilometers southeast of the dam, was built. Lake Mead behind the dam is one of the largest artificial lakes in the world, and sufficient water and electricity supply has also promoted the development of Las Vegas.

193 1 During the Great Depression, in order to tide over the economic difficulties, the Nevada legislature passed a bill legalizing gambling, and Las Vegas became a gambling city and rose rapidly. The main economic pillar of Las Vegas is gambling. Because the casino is a golden bowl, tycoons from all over the United States have invested in Las Vegas to build casinos, and even Japanese tycoons, Arab princes and famous actors have invested.

1946, a large casino appeared in Las Vegas. In 1950s, it developed into a famous tourist resort featuring gambling, and in 1960s, it opened a desert resort. The economy of this city mainly depends on tourism. There are many luxurious nightclubs, hotels, restaurants and casinos in the city, including Charleston Entertainment District and Canyon National Expo. The suburbs are mining areas and pastures, and there are large Nevada proving grounds of nellis afb, American Energy Research Institute and Development Bureau. Every May, during the Hull dorado Festival, residents will wear ancient western costumes to hold competitive performances and parades.

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From 65438 to 0990, even China City settled in Las Vegas, which soon became a gathering place for Asian Americans, and Las Vegas became the fastest growing city in the United States.

/kloc-In the middle of the 9th century, an army lieutenant who visited Las Vegas once thought in despair that no one would set foot in this desert from now on, but in the past 100 years, the once desolate scene was actually decorated into a prosperous scene. Christianity calls human beings lost lambs, while Christ is the shepherd who saves the world. In this fertile pasture of Las Vegas, people's desire is grazing, but who is looking after these lambs? ...

physical geography

geographical position

Las Vegas is located in the desolate rocky desert and the valley area surrounded by Gobi in Nevada, with little rainfall, hot summer, cold and windy winter, and occasional heavy rain will lead to floods, with a large temperature difference between day and night. There are elevated railways in the city. The total area is 293.6Km2, and the average population density is 1.630 people \Km2, of which 70% are white, 23% are Hispanic, 0/0% are black and 5% are Asian. In addition to the yellow people who do business in Chinatown, there are also many Asian bookmakers in the casino.

natural environment

Las Vegas is located on the edge of Nevada desert in the United States, surrounded by mountains of1000-3000m. Las Vegas has four distinct seasons. Summer is a typical desert climate. At noon, the temperature is often as high as 38℃, and the highest can reach above 45℃. The temperature is cooler at night. There are frequent thunderstorms and the temperature is above average. The winter climate is mild and suitable, and the average temperature during the day is about 15℃. Although it is hot occasionally, spring and summer are still the most pleasant seasons. Las Vegas is rarely attacked by bad weather, and it is one of the regions with the lowest relative humidity among all the big cities in China.