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Phoenix City Guide

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and the seat of Maricopa County. It lies in the midst of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by mountains and lush fields of cotton and citrus fruits. The sun shines almost every day in Phoenix, which is why the Navajo refer to it as Hoozdo ("the place is hot").

A thousand years before the city of Phoenix was founded, the Salt River area was occupied by a civilized community of farmers. These industrious and imaginative people built an irrigation system of some 135 miles of canals, and kept the land fertile. The fate of this ancient civilization remains a mystery, but it is generally believed that they were destroyed or driven away by a prolonged drought. They have come to be known as the Hohokam, from the Pima Indian phrase for "those who have gone."

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Workshop - The Human Form in Photography with Michel...
Phoenix, Shemer Art Center and Museum Association
May 20, 5:30pm
BALLET ARIZONA PRESENTS TOPIA
Phoenix, Desert Botanical Garden
May 21, 8:00pm
Early Dismissal Day
Phoenix, Murphy School District 21
May 22, 12:00am
Early Release For Grades 9-12
Phoenix, Deer Valley Unified School District
May 22, 12:00am
High School Early Dismissal
Phoenix, Paradise Valley Unified School...
May 22, 12:00am
Exhibition - Hidden Meanings of Love and Death in...
Phoenix, Phoenix Art Museum
May 22, 10:00am
 
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