About Cities Maya Moussallieh

In this episode we’ll be learning about a City that is a bit less familiar than the other cities we've covered so far in the podcast, The city of Turku, Finland.
I came to Turku to study at the University of Turku and I've spent here one semester in winter-spring.

In this Episode, we’ll go over the key events in the history of Lisbon, top foods to try in Lisbon, and the city’s most famous landmarks. Visit the website https://www.designreader.com/about-lisbon.html to learn more about the City of Lisbon landmarks and find recommended walking tours and day trips from Lisbon.

This episode is about the City where I was born and the closest to my heart, Damascus.
This episode is 10 mins long because of Damascus's long and rich history that can not be squeezed in 5 mins.
Future episode will be split in two parts.

In this episode we'll be learning about the City where I've been living for the past 10 years which has become my 2nd home after Damascus. The City of Toronto. This episode is split in two parts, so make sure you listen to Part 2.

In this episode we try to answer the question of what makes a City? and what are the characteristics taken into account when defining a City based on the two definitions chosen by UN-Habitat.

In this Episode, we cover the City of 7 hills, the White City or the City of Light, the City of Lisboa, Lisbon.
In the first part we briefly go over the geographical location of Lisbon, its size, population, density, flag, nicknames and the theories behind its name origin. This episode is split in two so make sure you listen to part 2.