Geography                    

Delaware

STATE, UNITED STATES

flag of Delaware

Seal of Delaware

CAPITAL

Dover

POPULATION¹

(2010) 897,934; (2019 est.) 973,764

TOTAL AREA (SQ MI)

2,489

TOTAL AREA (SQ KM)

6,446

GOVERNOR

John Carney (Democrat)

STATE NICKNAME

First State

Diamond State

DATE OF ADMISSION

Dec. 7, 1787²

STATE MOTTO

"Liberty and Independence"

STATE BIRD

blue hen chicken

STATE FLOWER

peach blossom

STATE SONG

“Our Delaware”

U.S. SENATORS

Tom Carper (Democrat)

Chris Coons (Democrat)

SEATS IN U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1 (of 435)

TIME ZONE

Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)

• ¹Excluding military abroad.
• ²Original state; date shown is that of ratification of Constitution.

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History                          

1.How did Delaware get its name: The state was named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Sir Thomas West (Lord De La Warr), who was the ruling governor of the colony of Virginia when Europeans first explored the river.

2.Date admitted to the Union: Friday, December 7, 1787

3.Counties: 3

4.Famous locations: Hagley Museum and Library, Nemours Mansion and Gardens, Fort Miles, First State Heritage Park, the Kalmar Nyckel

5.In Wilmington, Delaware, students once set the record for the world’s tallest LEGO tower.

The tower was 113 feet tall and made from more than 500,000 LEGO bricks.

6.Delaware is nicknamed The First State because—well, it was the first state! It ratified the constitution on December 7, 1787, five days before any other colony or province.

The name became official in 2002, at the request of a first-grade class.

7.Another nickname for Delaware is The Diamond State, supposedly given by Thomas Jefferson because Delaware was a “jewel” (thanks to its great location).

Tiny Delaware is the second-smallest state in the United States. It’s under 100 miles long and is just 35 miles wide at its widest point.

Click Link to read more :

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/delaware-facts/

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Muslim                        

1.Islamic Society of Central Delaware

http://www.isocde.org/

2.Dover post

https://www.doverpost.com/news/20181020/dovers-islamic-center-offers-place-of-prayer-and-chance-for-understanding

3. Delaware online

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2019/05/29/meeting-delaware-muslims-dispelled-my-misconceptions-opinion/1268902001/

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Geography                     

Pennsylvania

STATE, UNITED STATES

flag of Pennsylvania

Seal of Pennsylvania

CAPITAL

Harrisburg

POPULATION¹

(2010) 12,702,379; (2019 est.) 12,801,989

TOTAL AREA (SQ MI)

46,054

TOTAL AREA (SQ KM)

119,280

GOVERNOR

Tom Wolf (Democrat)

STATE NICKNAME

Keystone State

DATE OF ADMISSION

Dec. 12, 1787²

STATE MOTTO

"Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"

STATE BIRD

ruffed grouse

STATE FLOWER

mountain laurel

STATE SONG

“Pennsylvania”

U.S. SENATORS

Robert P. Casey (Democrat)

Pat Toomey (Republican)

SEATS IN U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18 (of 435)

TIME ZONE

Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)

• ¹Excluding military abroad.
• ²Original state; date shown is that of ratification of Constitution.

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History                           

1. Philly is a city of firsts. On top of hosting America’s first birthday, it also started up the country’s first daily newspaper—The Philadelphia Packet and Daily Advertiser—in 1784.

2. The city is home to America's first zoo.

3. It’s also home to the first hospital.

4. And, naturally, the first medical school!

5. Philadelphia is actually renowned for its medical sector. One out of every six doctors in the U.S. is trained in Philly.

6. Move over, England. The Walnut Street Theater is actually the oldest continually running theater in the English-speaking world.

7. It was originally owned by Edwin Booth—you might know him as John Wilkes Booth’s brother.  

8. Philly became home to the first general purpose computer in 1946.

9. It weighed 27 tons!

10. Philly boasts more Impressionist paintings than any other city outside Paris.

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Muslim                         

Islam, a religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad in the early seventh century in the Arabian Peninsula, has had a presence in the greater Philadelphia region since the colonial era, but the number of Muslims locally did not grow significantly until after the 1960s.

By the 2010s, when Muslims in the United States numbered more than three million, the Philadelphia region had the second-highest concentration of Muslims among American metropolitan areas, behind only Detroit.

Area Muslims have represented a wide variety of religious orientations (Sunni, Salafi, Shiʿa, Sufi, and more) and races and ethnicities including African American, Asian, and Arab.

Reflecting national trends, Muslims have ranked among the fastest-growing religious groups in the region.

Click Link to read more :

https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/islam/

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