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This ancient city is called Samarkand
Just one city of this name and one village.
A city and its supporting surrounding agricultural land formed independent mini-states.
Ancient Greek settlements were usually called city-states. A city-state was usually composed of villages that had grouped together for trade and protection.
No-one 'found' London. Cavemen just came there and started making villages. Those villages grew, connected, and formed into the city now called 'London'.
A political unit made up of a city and surrounding villages is called a metropolitan area or urban agglomeration.
Its a city state
city-state
city-state
metropolis or metropolitan area
city-state
Each city-state included a city, villages, and fields surrounding it.
A city-state.
That is a city state.
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what is the area surrounding the city
it is called a city-state.