Apple Stores in Spain

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The Apple Stores below are arranged alphabetically based on the name of the municipality (municipio) it is located in. After the municipality’s name, I put the name of the province or the autonomous community in which the municipality is located, in brackets. This is because, an autonomous community might have only one province (often of the same name).

Store number 1 is at Río Shopping in Arroyo de la Encomienda (Valladolid). Province of Valladolid is in northwest Spain, being part of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. It is the largest autonomus community in Spain, by area.

https://www.rioshopping.com/es-es/stores/apple

Store number 2 is at Xanadú in Arroyomolinos (Madrid). The Madrid we are talking here is not the municipality, but the Autonomous Community of Madrid.

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Store number 3 is at La Maniquista in Barcelona (Barcelona). Barcelona is the capital and the largest city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. It is also the second-most populous city of Spain. The city is also the capital and part of Comarca Barcelonès (a type of county in Catalonia) and Province of Barcelona.

https://www.lamaquinista.com/store/Apple Store

Store number 4 is on Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona (Barcelona) too. Passeig de Gràcia is an important shopping avenue located in Eixample District of Barcelona.

Store number 5 is at Nueva Condomina in Churra (Murcia). Churra is a hamlet in the Municipality of Murcia, which is the capital and the most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia in southeast Spain.

https://nueva-condomina.klepierre.es/tiendas-restaurantes/apple-store

Store number 6 is at Parquesur in Leganés (Madrid). Leganés is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, located around 11 km southwest of the centre of Madrid.

https://www.parquesur.com/store/Apple Store

Store number 7 is at Puerta del Sol in Madrid (Madrid). Now, we are talking about the municipality of Madrid. It is the capital and the most populous city of Spain. Madrid houses the headquarters of Repsol and UNWTO. Puerta del Sol is a public square in the very heart of Madrid, KM 0. It is in the Sol Ward in Centro District. It means really at the centre.

Store number 8 is at Gran Plaza 2 in Majadahonda (Madrid). Majadahonda is about 16 km northwest of Madrid (municipality).

https://www.centrocomercialgranplaza2.com/tienda/apple?location=A032-A033-A034

Store number 9 is at La Cañada in Marbella (Málaga). Marbella is a municipality in southern Spain. It is part of the Province of Málaga in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. Marbella is the second-most populous municipality in the province.

https://www.lacanadashopping.com/es/electronica-fotografia/apple

Store number 10 is on Calle Colón in Valencia (Valencia). Valencia is the capital city of the Autonomous Community of Valencia. It is the third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. It is the most luxurious shopping street in Valencia.

Store number 11 is at Puerto Venecia in Zaragoza (Zaragoza). Zaragoza is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the Autonomous Community of Aragon.

https://www.puertovenecia.com/tienda/62-apple

Apple Store(s) in South Korea

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So far, there is only one Apple Store in South Korea.

The store is located in Garosugil (가로수길) in Gangnam-gu (강남구), Seoul (서울). Seoul is the capital of South Korea. It is home to companies like Samsung, LG, Kia, SK, Nongshim Group, CJ, Lotte, and Hyundai. It has five UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Gangnam District is the third-largest district in Seoul. Many entertainment companies are located here. Garosugil is an area in Sinsa neighbourhood in Gangnam.

Apple Stores in Singapore

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There are three Apple Stores in Singapore.

Store number 1 is at Jewel Changi Airport. It is a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex on the landside of Changi Airport. It is linked to Terminals 1, 2, and 3. The world’s tallest indoor waterfall, the Rain Vortex is also found here.

https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/en/shop/apple.html

Store number 2 is on Orchard Road. It is the main shopping street in Singapore. This Apple Store is the first one in Southeast Asia.

Store number 3 is at Marina Bay Sands. It is an integrated resort in Singapore, owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation.

https://www.marinabaysands.com/shopping/apple.html

Apple Stores in the Netherlands

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There are three Apple Stores in the Netherlands.

Store number 1 is in Amsterdam. It is the capital and the most populous city of the Netherlands. It is part the Province of North Holland. The city houses many museums and canals to visit.

Philips, Booking.com, ING Group, Heineken, and ABN AMRO are headquartered here. Uber, Netflix, and Tesla have their European HQs here. The hub of KLM is also here.

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Store number 2 is in Den Haag. It is where the seat of the government of the Netherlands is located. It is the capital of the Province of South Holland. This city, which you may recognize it as the Hague is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

Many embassies are located here. Royal Dutch Shell and PostNL also have their HQs here.

Store number 3 is in Haarlem. It is the capital city of the Province of North Holland, where Amsterdam is also part of.

Apple Stores in Mexico

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There are two Apple Stores in Mexico. Both are in Mexico City, or some say CDMX, D.F. It is the capital and the largest city of Mexico.

Store number 1 is at Vía Santa Fe in Cuajimalpa de Morelos. Vía Santa Fe is a floor section within Centro Santa Fe, a shopping mall. Cuajimalpa de Morelos is an alcaldía or a subdivision of the Mexico City. It borders the State of Mexico to the west.

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Store number 2 is at Antara in Miguel Hidalgo. This alcaldía also borders the State of Mexico to the west. Most of the diplomatic missions, i.e. embassies are in Miguel Hidalgo.

https://www.antara.com.mx/tienda/ver/apple-store

Apple Stores in Macao

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There are two Apple Stores here.

Both are located in Cotai (路氹城).

A note before you go on, Macau is currently divided into 7 parishes. The two Apple Stores are in Cotai, which is not part of any parishes. It is on a reclaimed land between Taipa and Coloane islands.

Store number 1 is at Cotai Central. It is at Shoppes at Cotai Central.

https://www.venetianmacao.com/shopping/shoppes/audio-visual-and-electrical-accessories/apple-cotai-central.html

Store number 2 is at Galaxy Macau (澳门银河). It is at the Promenade.

https://www.galaxymacau.com/shopping/store-directory/apple-store/

Apple Stores in Japan

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A quick note before you read on: if you see Kanji ending with 都 or 道 or 府 or 県, they mean it’s a prefecture-level subdvision. If you see 市, it means a city. If you see 区, it means ward or district, which is part of a city or a metropolis.

Store number 1 is in Marunouchi (丸の内), Tokyo (東京都). Tokyo is the capital and the most populous prefecture of Japan. Marunouchi is a commercial district in Chiyoda (千代田区), Tokyo. Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace are nearby.

The National Diet, Supreme Court, the PM’s official residence, ministries, agencies, and embassies are located in Chiyoda too.

Calbee, Konica Minolta, Mitsubishi Group, Hitachi, Japan Post Holdings, KDDI, NTT docomo, Shogakukan, Shueisha, Yomiuri Shimbun and Sony Music Entertainment Japan have their headquarters here. The Apple Store is located in the Mitsubishi Building (三菱ビル).

Store number 2 is in Ginza (銀座), Tokyo (東京都). Ginza is a district in Chuo (中央区), Tokyo. Famous for being the most expensive shopping district in Tokyo, Ginza houses the headquarters of Ricoh, Ajinomoto, Asahi Shimbun, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, and Toray Industries. The Apple Store here is in Sayegusa Building (サヱグサビル本館).

Note: The katakana ヱ is now obsolete, but still in use for this building’s name.

Store number 3 is in Fukuoka-shi (福岡市), Fukuoka (福岡県). Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture. This prefecture is not located in Honshu, like Tokyo is. It is located in Kyushu. The city is the primary centre of the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu metropolitan area, which is the 4th largest economy in Japan. The city also has its own stock exchange.

The Apple Store is located in Chuo Ward (中央区), which is the administrative centre of the city. More precisely, in Tenjin (天神) area, the shopping heaven. The city also houses JR Kyushu’s HQ, one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group.

https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/2172/

Store number 4 is in Kawasaki-shi (川崎市), Kanagawa (神奈川県). Kawasaki is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is the 8th most populous city in Japan.It is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The Apple Store is located in Saiwai Ward (幸区). More precisely, it is in Lazona Kawasaki Plaza (ラゾーナ川崎プラザ).

https://mitsui-shopping-park.com/lazona-kawasaki/shopguide/1475960.html

Store number 5 is in Kyoto-shi (京都市), Kyoto (京都府). Kyoto is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture. While Tokyo has Tokyo University, Kyoto has Kyoto University. Nintendo, Kyocera, and GS Yuasa have their HQs here.

The Apple Store is located in Shimogyo Ward (下京区). More precisely, on Shijo Street (四条通) Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are in this ward as well.

Store number 6 is in Nagoya Sakae (名古屋栄) in Nagoya-shi (名古屋市), Aichi (愛知県). Nagoya is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is the fourth-largest city in Japan. It is home to Nagoya University.

The Apple Store is located in Naka Ward (中区). More precisely, it is in Sakae (栄) area. The building is called FX Building (エフエックスビル). This ward houses the Nagoya City Hall.

Store number 7 is in Shinsaibashi (心斎橋) in Osaka-shi (大阪市), Osaka (大阪府). Osaka is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture. Panasonic, Sharp, Sanyo are headquartered here. The Apple Store is located in Chuo Ward (中央区), where Osaka Castle and many consulates are located. More precisely, in Shinsaibashi (心斎橋).

Kansai Paint and Mandom Corporation have their headquarters in this ward.

Store number 8 is in Omotesando (表参道), Tokyo (東京都). Omotesando is an avenue that stretches between Shibuya and Minato. The Apple Store is located in Shibuya (渋谷区), more precisely in Jingumae (神宮前). Calpis, Casio, and Mixi have their headquarters in Shibuya.

Store number 9 is in Shibuya (渋谷), Tokyo (東京都). The Apple Store is located in Jinnan (神南), where NHK’s HQ is.

Store number 10 is in Shinjuku (新宿), Tokyo (東京都). While Chiyoda is the centre of Japan, Shinjuku is the centre of Tokyo.

Apple Stores in Italy

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The list below is done alphabetically based on the comune each store is located in. Now, if you remember, in France, the country is divided into Regions, Departments, and Communes. In Italy, it is divided into Regions, Provinces, and Comuni (the plural form of comune).

Store number 1 is on Via Rizzoli in Bologna. The comune of Bologna is the capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna Region and of the Metropolitan City of Bologna (a special type of province). In terms of total GDP, Metropolitan City of Bologna is the third in the country, behind Metropolitan City of Milan and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. Ducati is headquartered in Bologna.

Store number 2 is at I Gigli in Campi Bisenzio. Campi Bisenzio is a comune  in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 10 km northwest of Florence (the city/commune).

http://www.igigli.it/shopping/apple-store

Store number 3 is at Carosello in Carugate. Carugate is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan in Lombardy Region. This comune is about 15 km northeast of Milan (commune).

https://www.centrocarosello.it/component/content/article/38-elettronica-e-telefonia/60-apple-store-36?Itemid=101

Store number 4 is in Firenze. Firenze is the Italian name of Florence (comune). This comune is the capital city and the most populated city of the Tuscany Region. The Apple Store in this city is at Piazza della Repubblica, i.e. a city square.

Store number 5 is at Le Gru in Grugliasco. It is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont Region. It is about 9 km west of Turin.

https://le-gru.klepierre.it/negozi-ristoranti/apple-store

Store number 6 is at il Leone in Lonato. This comune, since July 2007, has changed its name to Lonato del Garda. It is located in Brescia Province in Lombardy Region. Lonato del Garda is located halfway between Milan and Venice. Garda is taken from Lake Garda, the biggest lake in Italy.

https://illeonedilonato.klepierre.it/negozi-ristoranti/apple-store

Store number 7 is at Campania in Marcianise. Marcianise is a comune in Caserta Province in Campania Region.

https://campania.klepierre.it/negozi-ristoranti/apple-store

Store number 8 is at Nave de Vero in Mestre. Mestre is a borough of Venice (commune) in the Metropolitan City of Venice in Veneto Region. Venice itself is the capital city of Veneto Region.

https://nave-de-vero.klepierre.it/negozi-ristoranti/apple-store

Store number 9 is at Piazza Liberty in Milan. This city / comune is the capital of Metropolitan City of Milan and Lombardy Region and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome. Many companies are headquartered here including, Pirelli, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, and Versace.

Store number 10 is at Centro Sicilia in Misterbianco. This comune is in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily Region. It is located about 160 km southeast of Palermo and about 6 km west of Catania.

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Store number 11 is at Oriocenter in Orio al Serio. Orio al Serio is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in Lombardy Region. It is about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 1 km southeast of Bergamo (the comune).

https://www.oriocenter.it/it/negozi/apple-store

Store number 12 is at Le Befane in Rimini. This comune is the capital city of Rimini Province in Emilia-Romagna Region. Located by the sea, Rimini (comune) has more than 1000 hotels.

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There are three Apple Stores in Rome (comune). Rome is the capital city of Metropolitan City of Rome (the most populous metropolitan city in Italy), of Lazio Region, and of Italy. It is the country’s most populated comune, moreover there is another country inside Rome, Vatican City.

Rome itself is divided into 15 municipi or, you can say districts, numbered from I to XV – 1 to 15 in Roman numerals. Municipio is the singular form of municipi.

Store number 13 is at Porta di Roma in Roma Bufalotta. Bufalotta is an urban zone in Municipio III in northern Rome.

https://porta-di-roma.klepierre.it/negozi-ristoranti/apple-store

Store number 14 is at Euroma2 in Roma EUR. EUR is an urban zone in Municipio IX in southern Rome. EUR is where Confindustria, some ministries, and Poste Italiano are headquartered.

https://www.euroma2.it/en/negozi/apple-store/

Store number 15 is at RomaEst in Roma Lunghezza. Lunghezza is an urban zone in Municipio VI in eastern Rome.

https://www.romaest.cc/en/node/129

Store number 16 is at Fiordaliso in Rozzano. It is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan in Lombardy Region. It is located about 9 km south of Milan (comune).

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Store number 17 is on Via Roma in Torino. Torino or Turin is the capital of Piedmont Region and of the Metropolitan City of Turin. Via Roma is one of the main shopping streets of Turin.

Apple Stores in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong is divided into 18 administrative districts. 區 is read in Cantonese as kēui.

Store number 1 is in Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣). Causeway Bay is an area in Wan Chai District (灣仔區), on Hong Kong Island. The district is one of the most affluent with the highest income in Hong Kong. 銅鑼灣 is read in Cantonese as Tùhnglòh wàahn.

https://www.apple.com/hk/retail/causewaybay/

Store number 2 is at ifc mall (國際金融中心商場) in Central (中環). 中環 is read in Cantonese as Jūng Wàahn. Central is the CBD of Hong Kong. Located in Central and Western District (中西區), there are many office and government buildings as well as hotels.

https://www.apple.com/hk/retail/ifcmall/

https://ifc.com.hk/en/mall/shop/apple/

https://ifc.com.hk/tc/mall/shop/apple/

https://ifc.com.hk/sc/mall/shop/apple/

Store number 3 is at Festival Walk (又一城) in Kowloon Tong (九龍塘). 九龍塘 is read in Cantonese as Gáulùng Tòng. Kowloon Tong is home to many wealthy residents, to Hong Kong’s free-to-air TV stations (TVB, ATV), and to Hong Kong’s oldest radio station (Radio Television Hong Kong). Hong Kong Baptist University and City University of Hong Kong are also locate here.

Kowloon Tong is divided between Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District (深水埗區), most of Kowloon Tong is in the former. However, Festival Walk is in the latter. 深水埗區 is read in Cantonese as Sāmséuibóu kēui.

https://www.apple.com/hk/retail/festivalwalk/

https://www.festivalwalk.com.hk/en/shopping/apple%20/210

https://www.festivalwalk.com.hk/tc/shopping/apple%20/210

https://www.festivalwalk.com.hk/sc/shopping/apple%20/210

Store number 4 is at apm Hong Kong in Kwun Tong (觀塘). 觀塘 is read in Cantonese as Gūn tòhng. It is an area in Kwun Tong District (觀塘區), which has the second-highest population in Hong Kong, behind Sha Tin District. apm Hong Kong is a vertical mall next to Kwun Tong MTR Station.

https://www.apple.com/hk/retail/apmhongkong/

https://www.hkapm.com.hk/shop/detail/?u=cWqF-AUkuhM&location=C-19_x26_22_x26_23_x26_25_x26_27

Store number 5 is at New Town Plaza (新城市廣場) in Sha Tin (沙田). 沙田 is read in Cantonese as Sāa tìhn.

Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is an area in Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is the most populous area in New Territories (新界; read in Cantonese as Sān’gaai). New Territories itself makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong’s territory and contains around half of Hong Kong’s population.

新城市廣場 is read in Cantonese as san1 sing4 si5 gwong2 cheung4.

https://www.apple.com/hk/retail/newtownplaza/

https://www.newtownplaza.com.hk/shop/en/apple-store

https://www.newtownplaza.com.hk/zh-hant/shop/tc/apple-store

https://www.newtownplaza.com.hk/zh-hans/shop/sc/apple-store

Store number 6 is on Canton Road (廣東道) in Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀). 尖沙咀 is read in Cantonese as Jīmsājéui. This area is part of Yau Tsim Mong District (油尖旺區; read as Yàuhjīmwohng kēui). 廣東道 is read as gwong2 dung1 dou6.

https://www.apple.com/hk/retail/cantonroad/

Apple Stores in Germany

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Our next country in Europe, where we will look into Apple Stores in Germany.

Store number 1 is at City-Galerie in Augsburg. Augsburg itself is a district-free town, in another word, an independent city. It is not part of any Landkreise or district. However, it is the seat of Augsburg District. The city is also the seat of Swabia Administrative Region (Bezirk). All in all, Augsburg is located in Bavaria (the largest German state by land area and the second-most populous state).

https://www.city-galerie-augsburg.de/shops/shops/apple/?location=p189-14

Store number 2 is on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. It is one of the most avenues in Berlin, it’s like Berlin’s Champs-Élysées. Berlin itself is the capital and the largest city of Germany both by area and population. It is also a state on its own out of 16 German states. There are world-renowned universities and World Heritage Sites around Berlin.

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/kurfurstendamm

Store number 3 is at Rhein Center in Cologne. Cologne is the largest city in North-Rhine-Westphalia (Germany’s most populous federal state). That makes Cologne be the fourth-most populous city in Germany.

Lufthansa Group and Lufthansa (flag carrier) are headquartered here. University of Cologne (one of the oldest and largest universities in Europe), Technical University of Cologne (Germany’s largest university of applied sciences), and German Sport University Cologne (Germany’s only sport university) are all located here.

https://www.rhein-center-koeln.de/shops/shops/apple/?location=p137-17

Store number 4 is on Schildergasse. It’s also in Cologne. The city is about 45 km southeast of Düsseldorf and 25 km northwest of Bonn. Schildergasse itself is one of the busiest shopping streets in Europe.

https://www.nrw-tourism.com/shopping-schildergasse-cologne

https://www.cologne.de/shopping

https://www.cologne-tourism.com/see-experience/poi/schildergasse/

Store number 5 is at Altmarkt-Galerie in Dresden. It is the capital city of Saxony (a federal state in Germany). It is also the second-most populous city in the state, behind Leipzig. By area, it is only smaller than Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne.

https://www.altmarkt-galerie-dresden.de/en/shops/apple/?location=p562-52

https://www.altmarkt-galerie-dresden.de/shops/apple/?location=p562-52

https://www.altmarkt-galerie-dresden.de/cs/obchody/apple/?location=p562-52

https://www.altmarkt-galerie-dresden.de/pl/sklepy/apple/?location=p562-52

Store number 6 is in Düsseldorf. It is the seventh-largest city in Germany. It is the capital of North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). It is the second-largest city in NRW, behind Cologne. Its airport is the third-busiest in Germany, behind those of Frankfurt and Munich.

https://www.koebogen.info/en/shopping-2/

https://www.koebogen.info/de/shopping/

Store number 7 is on Grosse Bockenheimer Strasse in Frankfurt. Frankfurt am Main is the largest city in Hesse (a federal state of Germany). It is the fifth-largest city in Germany by population. It is Germany’s financial capital. European Central Bank is located here.

Store number 8 is at Alstertal in Hamburg. It is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin. It is thus the seventh-largest city in the EU. The city also has a status of a federal state in Germany, like Berlin.

Store number 9 is on Jungfernstieg, also in Hamburg. It is the city’s foremost boulevard.

Store number 10 is in Hannover. It is the capital and the largest city of Lower Saxony (a federal state in Germany).

Store number 11 is at OEZ in Munich. It is the capital and the most populous city of Bavaria. It is the third-largest city in Germany by population, behind Berlin and Hamburg. The city is home to Siemens AG, BMW, and Allianz, among others. OEZ is the biggest shopping centre in Bavaria.

https://www.olympia-einkaufszentrum.de/en/shops/shops/apple-store/

https://www.olympia-einkaufszentrum.de/shops/shops/apple-store/?location=p138-15

Store number 12 is on Rosenstrasse, also in Munich.

Store number 13 is at CentrO in Oberhausen. It is a city in North-Rhine-Westphalia, and is situated between Duisburg and Essen. Oberhausen is a Kreisfreie Städt (district-free town) in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf (administrative region, not the city). CentrO itself is the biggest mall in Germany.

https://www.centro.de/store/Apple

Store number 14 is in Sindelfingen. It is a town in Landkreis Böblingen (district) in Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart (administrative region, not the city) in Baden-Württemberg.

https://www.breuningerland-sindelfingen.de/shops/

Store number 15 is at MTZ in Sulzbach. It is a town in Regionalverband Saarbrücken (district, not the city) in Saarland (the smallest state in Germany, both in area and in population, apart from Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg).

https://www.main-taunus-zentrum.de/en/shops/shops/apple-store/

https://www.main-taunus-zentrum.de/shops/shops/apple-store/