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Encyclopedia > Aix (genus)
Aix
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Pair of Wood Ducks
(Aix sponsa)

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anatinae
Genus: Aix

Aix is a genus that contains two species of dabbling ducks:

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)



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Aix-en-Provence travel: Maps, City of Fountains, Markets, Gastronomy, Wine, History, France - Provence Beyond (1242 words)
Aix is also a home of art schools and several universities, including some American, attracting a youthful population that sparks the atmosphere.
Aix is also ancient: a Celtic-Ligurian capital from the 3rd century BC was pushed aside for the founding of Aix in 122 BC, as Aquae Sextiae [see Aix-History].
The center of Aix is the old town (vieille ville), ringed by a circle of boulevards and squares.
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