Cities that are halved by rivers

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Riga -

Riga, Latvia's capital city, lies on both banks of the Daugava, with infrastructure bridging the watercourse four times.
 
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Baghdad -

Another ancient but sadly neglected and terribly polluted city center watercourse is the Tigris River, which flows through the center of Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq. The river is the subject of Sumerian mythology and is mentioned in the Old Testament.
 
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