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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Nice, France.	Yamini Chauhan	Nov 11, 2024
	Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 24, 2024
	Add new Web site: Organization of World Heritage Cities - Nice, France.	Aakanksha Gaur	May 25, 2023
	Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Nice, France.	Gloria Lotha	May 01, 2022
	Updated for the 2016 reorganization of French régions.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 26, 2017
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Nice.	Shiveta Singh	Jul 15, 2008
	Added new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of County of Nice, France.	Deepti Mahajan	Aug 23, 2007
	Population data updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 02, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998