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Miami's Health District is a semi-conglomerate of a wide array of hospitals, clinics, and research institutes—most of
which can be easily reached on foot from Fatimataj House within about 10 minutes or so.
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In the panoramic view of the heart of Miami's Health District shown above, approximate location of Fatimataj House bordering the south-east periphery (the view is northwardly with respect to its left edge)
of the Health District is denoted by the red oval circle—while the overground rail track visible toward the bottom of the view is that of Metrorail.
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It is important to note that few visitors and even a vast majority of Miamians do not realize that Miami is both a a city and a county—in a manner akin to New York (which can imply New York City or New York State).
When used colloquially, Miami almost certainly implies the whole county of Miami (officially called Miami-Dade County)
in lieu of the relatively small city that Miami really is.
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While the population of the offical city of Miami is close to half-a-million, that of the county of Miami (or Greater Miami) is close to three million. Thus, when people are talking about Miami, they are for all intents and purposes referring to almost three
million strong residents living across a total of 34 communities comprised of cities as well as autonomous towns and villages.
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For the record, some of the major cities that fall under the umbrella
of Miami in the order of decreasing population include the city of Miami (home to Health District),
Hialeah (home to Ikea and Mama Mia), Miami Gardens, Miami Beach (home to South Beach), Homestead, North Miami, Doral, and
Coral Gables (home to University of Miami).
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Of the 34 communities that make up Miami, only the cities of Miami, Hialeah, and Miami Gardens boast a population in excess of 100,000.
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Outside office, Spanish is the major language spoken in Miami—a growing trend across many 21st century US cities—underlying the greatness of America for championing the diversity
and multi-culturalism like no other nation on the planet. Contrary to common belief, what makes America great is not our ability to flaunt wealth or fight any war anywhere and kill anyone
anywhere with impunity but our ability to foster cultural diversity and welcome people from all corners of the world—could this be the secret to becoming a great nation?! Could other
nations copy our template? But, it is not without a patent! China beware!
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For the non-speakers, pilgrimage or permanent relocation to Miami is never complete without at least learning a few words of Spanish—unlike English, Spanish is a romance tongue
that can only add to the lingual experience of those wishing to master it! Be advised that the letter H is always silent in Spanish, while the letter J does not have the same phonetic
as its English counterpart, and the double-consonant LL represents a force to reckon with. For example, the word "Hola" is pronounced as "Olaa"!
The LL adopts a sound very similar to the English Y as in Yatch but, words beginning with LL can also be pronounced with a soft sound of English J as in June. Thus, the word "Brillante"
meaning 'Brilliant' is prononuced as "Bree-yaan-tay". On the other hand, the command "Llameme!" meaning 'Call me!' beginning with LL may be pronounced as "Yaama-may" or as "Jaama-may"
depending on the local dialect.
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In Spanish, the letter J adopts the deep back-of-the-throat sound reminiscent of many Arabic words—thanks to the Arab colonization of Spain straddling the
first and the second millenium. For example, the letter J in Juan
(a very common Spanish first name with its English cognate being John) does not have the sound of the letter J as in John but it is rather pronounced roughly like the "Kh" in
Khaki though with a slightly deeper and softer sound. For the speakers of Eastern languages such as Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and Urindi (Urdu-Hindi),
the Spanish letter J sounds exactly the same as "Kh" in Khalifa and Khan (when pronounced with native accent). To add icing on the cake, Khalifa and Khan would be spelled as
Jalifa and Jan in Spanish—and they would be pronounced by the native speakers of Spanish exactly like their native sounds in the Eastern languages. Likewise,
when spelled as "Jaki", the word "Khaki" would regain its native Eastern pronounciation in Spanish.
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Bienvenido a Miami! Welcome to Miami!
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