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Turin

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Country: Italy

Population:846,489

Time Zone:UTC+2

Turin is best known for serving as Italy’s first capital from 1861 to 1865. Today, it is a major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, as well as the capital and largest city of Piedmont and the Metropolitan City of Turin. The city stretches mainly along the western bank of the River Po, beneath the Susa Valley and surrounded by the western Alps and Superga hill.