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Gdansk, once known as the free city of Danzig, was famed for its international population. (Photo: kishjar?)

Gdansk: Poland's city of solidarity with refugees

Aws Kinani didn't really know anything about Gdansk before he decided to move there a decade ago.

"I had never seen a Polish film, you had no famous football players," the Tunisian-born real estate broker said.

But he had just finished his marketing studies, and struggled to find a job. His friends wanted to move to Germany. Then, someone said living was cheaper in Poland.

And that is how Kinani ended up in

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