Why select location in Azure Static Web Apps?

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According to the Azure Static Web Apps Documentation, one of the key features of the Azure Static Web Apps service is:

Globally distributed static content, putting content closer to your users.

If it is globally distributed, what is the purpose of selecting the location for new resources which is nearest to us during the setting up phase as stated in step 8 of this creating a static web app guide?

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Does selecting "Central US" limit the static content to be only distributed in "Central US" and website visitors from other regions will all be routed back to "Central US"?

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Here the location is for Azure static web apps which is a part of the AppService , but the "Globally distributed static content, putting content closer to your users" is relevant to CDN.

For website owners who have visitors in multiple geographic locations, content will be delivered faster to these users as there is less distance to travel. CDN users also benefit from the ability to easily scale up and down much more easily due to traffic spikes

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The location argument refers to the location where your (serverless) backend APIs will be hosted via Azure Function Apps

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