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where rivers carve and civilizations cluster, proving the lowest ground often holds the most life
means A low stretch of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream running through it.
from From Old French 'valee,' descended from Latin 'vallis,' meaning a valley or vale. The same Latin root gives us 'vale' (the poetic cousin) and lurks in 'avalanche' and place-names ending in '-vail.' The deeper origins of 'vallis' are murky, but it has named the dips in the earth for as long as Latin has been spoken.
river-carvedMost valleys are slowly cut by flowing water
first citiesCivilization began in river valleys like Mesopotamia
deepest oneYarlung Tsangpo Canyon plunges over 5,000 meters
silicon namesakeTech's capital borrows the word for branding
valley feverA real fungal lung disease named after them