# Choosing the Name for Protocol H ## Vote Vote by putting your initials in the "Votes" column. You can vote for multiple names. Details about each proposal can be found further down in this document. | Name | Votes | |--------------|-------| | Havana | FT, JB, IG, MK | Hanyang | RB | | Hangzhou | IG, YRG | | Handan | | | Hanoi | EZ, FT, HNV, MP, BC, GA, RC, GD, LA | Haojing | | | Heliopolis | MP | | Hamadan | | | Hebron | DH | | Homs | MeB | | Hecatompylos | | | Hattusa | GD | | Herculaneum | MP, YRG | | Halsttat | | | Hamburg | | | Hampi | YRG | | Hastinapur | | | Hanga Roa | GD | | Honolulu | JF | | Hyderabad | SG | ## Details About Each Candidate Candidates, sorted by geographical _areas_/regions: ### Americas - Havana (Cuba) - Oldest major city in Cuba, established 1515, granted city status in 1592 by Philip II of Spain as "Key to the New World and Rampart of the West Indies". - Germán: Spanish (local) name is "La Havana". It feels weird to read this on H. - The rule is to take the English naming, which seems to be Havana without La (it's La Havane in French too) - > Germán: I understand that. That's why I said "weird" rather than incorrect. ### (East and South-East) Asia - Hanyang (now Seoul, South Korea) - suggested by a user in a very nice message to Oana who transfered to #proto-proposal - excerpt from this message: "used to be capital of Chosun Dynasty(1392-1897) and currently Seoul, capital of South Korea. For your information, I would like to put link like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseon" - Hangzhou (China) - suggested by Perry - apparently has some marketing benefits - If I remember correctly there were twitter/reddit posts asking for this. - The city of Hangzhou was founded about 2,200 years ago during the Qin Dynasty. - Handan (China) - Handan is one of the oldest cities in China, first settled in 6500 BC by the Cishan culture. - Hanoi (Vietnam) - Hanoi, as the capital of French Indochina, was home to the first Western-style universities in Indochina. Hanoi is the largest center of education in Vietnam. It is estimated that 62% of the scientists in the whole country are living and working in Hanoi. - Hanoi has rich culinary traditions. Many of Vietnam's most famous dishes, such as [phở](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%E1%BB%9F), [bún chả](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bun_cha), [chả cá Lã Vọng](https://www.huongnghiepaau.com/cha-ca-la-vong-ha-noi), [bánh cuốn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1nh_cu%E1%BB%91n) and [cốm](https://www.vntrip.vn/cam-nang/banh-com-ha-noi-43009) are believed to have originated in Hanoi. - In 257 BCE, after defeating the last Hùng king, An Dương Vương merged Văn Lang and Nam Cương in to Âu Lạc and set the capital at Cổ Loa citadel, nowadays Đông Anh district of Hanoi. It was also mentioned as Tống Bình in 454 CE and the Đại La citadel was built in 767 during the reign of Emperor Daizong of Tang. Ly Cong Uan then renamed it Thăng Long (meaning the Rising Dragon) in 1010. - It is also associated with the Vietnam war. - Haojing (China) - was one of the two settlements comprising the capital of the Western Zhou dynasty (1066–770 BCE) ### (Levant and Western) Asia + Eastern Mediterrenean - Heliopolis (Egypt) - an Egyptian city originated in 3rd millenium BC. - a major religious and political center of hellenistic Egypt. - Hamadan (Iran) - The Capital City of Median Empire was Located there. - Hebron (Palestinian West Bank) - Hebron is considered one of the oldest cities and has been continuously inhabited for nearly 4200 years. - Jericho is another, older one in West Bank - Homs (Syria) - rich history - Hecatompylos (Iran) - Hattusa (Turkey) - was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. ### (Western) Europe - Herculaneum (Italy) - Roman city destroyed by Vesuvius' eruption in AD 79 (modern Italy). - Halsttat (Austria) - Unesco World Heritage. - Ancient proto-celtic settlement and mines hence "Halstatt culture" (1200-400 BCE). - Quite scenic. Immediate source of likes on social media =) - Has been "replicated" in China, Vegas style. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallstatt - Hamburg (Germany) - original member of the Hanseatic League (late-medieval DeFi). - (Though, Lübeck was the capital. So maybe we can spin this for L). - Associated with naval trade and heavy industry. - Not very old, though (established ~800 AD). - Hanover ### India - Hampi (India) - Known for UNESCO recognised monuments. Capital of the erstwhile Vijayanagara empire. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampi - Hastinapur (India) ### Pacific Ocean - Hanga Roa (Easter Island, Chile) - A name that was mentioned on #proto-proposal - Largest city (and capital) of _Rapa Nui_ (Easter Island). - Moai/pacific patterns will look cool on the TF report. - Honolulu (Hawai'i, USA) - Capital of Hawai'i.