Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated on the river Seine, in the north of the country, at the heart of the Île-de-France region Paris has a population of about 2,230,000, and its metropolitan area is one of the largest population centres in Europe, with more than 12 million inhabitants. Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres , education, entertainment, media, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cıtıes

Etymology

The name Paris derives from that of its earliest inhabitants, the Gaulish tribe known as the Parisii.

ıt is believed that the name of the Parisii tribe comes from the Celtic Gallic word parisio meaning "the working people" or "the craftsmen".^[6]

Paris has many nicknames, but its most famous is "La Ville-Lumière" ("The City of Light"), a name it owes first to its fame as a centre of education and ideas during the Age of Enlightenment, and later to its early adoption of street lighting

Prehistoric Paris

The terraced banks of the river Seine during the Paris urban area in the Oymatas hand tools about 40,000 years, as evidenced by the people is used as a residential area. 12th most important archaeological findings in the region in 1991, a permanent human settlement unearthed the ruins of the oldest in Paris 12th most important archaeological findings in the region in 1991, a permanent human settlem ent unearthed the ruins of the oldest in Paris

Important locatıons

1.Notre Dame Cathedral

2.Louvre Museum

3. Église de la Madeleine

4. Champs-Élysées

5.Eifel Tower

                                                                                                Ahmet Karataş