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Arizona
Arizona, state in the southwestern United States. It is a land of seemingly limitless space and tremendous vistas. Arizona was the last of the 48 adjoining continental states to enter the Union. From its admission on February 14, 1912, until the admission of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959, it was the youngest state.
Arizona's landscape is one of great diversity. Sun-swept mountains and valleys, lofty plateaus, narrow canyons, and awesome stretches of desert make it one of the most beautiful states in the nation. This scenic beauty, coupled with an ideal climate, has made Arizona very popular with tourists.
Imperial Spain and, later, independent Mexico once controlled this land, and there the Native American, Spanish, and Anglo-American cultures met and fused. Although most of the Native Americans now live on reservations and Mexico and Spain long ago relinquished control of the area, traces of Arizona's past still remain. The Native American culture has been preserved on the reservations, and Mexican and Spanish influences may be seen in architectural styles and place-names.
Arizona has undergone great changes since the 19th century, when it was a rough-and-tumble mining and cattle territory. Although it still retains much of the character of the old West for tourists, it is a modern urban and industrial state, with large cities, highly mechanized farms, and rapidly expanding industries. Phoenix is the center of Arizona's largest urban area and the state's capital.
Other cities in Arizona
Benson
Bullhead City
Casa Grande
Chandler
Cottonwood
Flagstaff
Glendale
Globe
Goodyear
Grand Canyon
Green Valley
Holbrook
Kayenta
Kingman
Lake Havasu City
Marana
Mesa
Nogales
Page
Payson
Peoria
Phoenix
Pinetop
Prescott
Safford
Scottsdale
Sedona
Show Low
Sierra Vista
Surprise
Tempe
Tucson
Williams
Winslow
Yuma
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