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Him (born Nîmes, ox. Nimes) - a city in southern France, prefecture (administrative center) Department of Gard (region of Languedoc - Roussillon). Population - 137,200 people (1 January 2004).

Geography
Nimes is located on the border of Provence, 35 km north of the Mediterranean coast, 20 kilometers west of the Rhone, at the foot of the plateau Garrigue.

History
The ancient amphitheater in Nime.Nim (Latin Nemausus) in ancient times was the capital of a Gallic tribe Wolken-arekomikov that captured the Romans in 121 BC. e. In place of the Celtic settlement of the Emperor Augustus founded a new city. Due to the favorable location in the wine region and the privileges granted by the emperors, Nimes was one of the largest cities in southern France. In V. it Vandals and the Visigoths sacked for that in the VIII. came the Arabs (expelled in 737 g.)

Since X in. Nim entered into possession of Counts of Toulouse, was a hotbed of the movement Albigenses, in 1229, joined to a domain king of France. In the XVI century. citizens Nima took Protestantism. After the abolition of the Edict of Nantes is observed disturbances of the Huguenots.