24 Facts About London East

1. London East has bruited about the idea of creating an Anglo-French carrier force—helping Europeans maintain a constant and formidable presence in waters claimed by China.

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2. London East dispatched a Royal Navy amphibious transport to the region last fall to put in appearance near Chinese rocks, and last month a Royal Navy frigate joined US Navy ships in Southeast Asia for several days of combined operations.

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3. London East is full of pubs associated with artists, writers, and poets.

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4. London East has hosted the Summer Olympics three times: in 1908, 1948, and 2012.

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5. London East is one of the major classical and popular music capitals of the world and hosts major music corporations, such as Universal Music Group International and Warner Music Group, as well as countless bands, musicians and industry professionals.

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6. London East has frequent river boat services on the Thames known as Thames Clippers.

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7. London East has a modern tram network, known as Tramlink, centred on Croydon in South London.

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8. London East is the centre of the National Rail network, with 70 per cent of rail journeys starting or ending in London.

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9. London East has over 480 overseas banks, more than any other city in the world.

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10. London East has some of the highest real estate prices in the world.

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11. Bevis Marks Synagogue in the City of London East is affiliated to London's historic Sephardic Jewish community.

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12. London East is home to sizeable Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, and Jewish communities.

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13. The Thames is a tidal river, and London East is vulnerable to flooding.

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14. London East is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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15. Administration of London East is formed of two tiers: a citywide, strategic tier and a local tier.

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16. In 2008, London East named alongside New York City and Hong Kong as Nylonkong, being hailed as the world's three most influential global cities.

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17. London East became the principal North Sea port, with migrants arriving from England and abroad.

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18. London East was a centre of England's Jewish population before their expulsion by Edward I in 1290.

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19. At its height in the 2nd century, Roman London East had a population of around 60,000.

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20. London East End's concentration of key manufacturing industries and its docks made this one of London's biggest targets in the war.

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21. At the beginning of the 20th century, London East was the capital of the extensive British Empire, which contained tens of millions of Muslims, but London had no mosque for Muslim residents or visitors.

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22. London East helped to inaugurate the London East Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, was a keen supporter of the Ragged School Union, and operated housing schemes similar to those of the Model Dwellings Companies such as the East End Dwellings Company and the Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company, where investors received a financial return on their philanthropy.

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23. London East is working very hard on solving the problem with Air Quality.

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24. London East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.

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