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  • The Baroque Churches of the Philippines refers to four Spanish-era ... The Spanish had been the greatest power in the world during the late ...
    20 KB (2,841 words) - 08:18, 20 September 2023
  • Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties hold the royal remains ... , patterned in an arc-shape at the foot of the Jundu Mountains south ...
    24 KB (3,553 words) - 16:44, 12 February 2024
  • Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape is seen along the banks of the Orkhon ... west from the capital Ulaanbaatar. The Orkhon Valley was the site ...
    26 KB (3,693 words) - 02:16, 18 November 2022
  • Buddhism has been a major force in the creation of Korean culture ... One of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea, Haeinsa has housed ...
    18 KB (2,737 words) - 16:38, 21 January 2024
  • ), also spelled as Bukhoro and Bokhara, from the Soghdian βuxārak ... been inhabited for at least five millennia and the city itself has existed ...
    20 KB (2,826 words) - 18:38, 22 November 2023
  • Hōryū-ji (法隆寺; Temple of the Flourishing Law) is a Buddhist ... June Kinoshita and Nicholas Palevsky, Gateway to Japan (Kodansha International ...
    23 KB (3,463 words) - 00:01, 25 August 2023
  • known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, in Rajasthan, India, has become ... has been endemic to wildlife environments in nations rapidly developing ...
    24 KB (3,401 words) - 03:29, 6 October 2022
  • Bulguksa, one of Korea's largest and most often visited temples ... The temple area is the home of six Korean National Treasures, including ...
    18 KB (2,761 words) - 18:42, 22 November 2023
  • The Great Living Chola Temples were built during the Chola rule in ... The temples display the tremendous power, wealth, imperial domain ...
    28 KB (4,178 words) - 16:37, 13 July 2017
  • Suri. The fort measures approximately 4 km in circumference displaying the ... Rohtasgarh, situated on the upper course of the river Son, 20 37’ ...
    24 KB (3,894 words) - 02:42, 16 December 2022
  • Southeast Asia [[Image:Southeast asia.jpg|180px|center|Topography of ... * List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia * Overseas Chinese ...
    38 KB (5,260 words) - 15:15, 27 April 2023
  • The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park lies in Australia's Northern ... The Park is majestic and serene and covers 1,326 square kilometers ...
    28 KB (4,287 words) - 01:31, 3 May 2023
  • Angkor refers to the region of Cambodia serving as the seat of the ... Angkor and the Khmer Empire practiced Hinduism, most likely the largest ...
    32 KB (4,644 words) - 18:07, 27 July 2023
  • (also known as Mamallapuram), a town in Kancheepuram district in the ... UNESCO designated the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram in 1984 ...
    31 KB (4,590 words) - 10:54, 9 March 2023
  • Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 ... , extending nearly 200 km (125 mi) from north to south and over 100 ...
    37 KB (5,617 words) - 02:27, 19 December 2022
  • Emperor, ruled modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from ... He succeeded his father in India in 1530, while his half-brother Kamran ...
    33 KB (5,251 words) - 21:14, 11 January 2023
  • Several railways had been built in the mountainous regions of India ... to nominate a representative example of its historic railways to UNESCO ...
    33 KB (4,994 words) - 17:47, 10 November 2022
  • mid-Ming Dynasty (1420 - 1912) to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 ... Since 1924, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace ...
    44 KB (6,677 words) - 06:19, 1 April 2024
  • Parrot is the common name for any of the tropical and subtropical ... There are roughly 350 species in 85 genera making up the order. These ...
    49 KB (7,385 words) - 18:44, 23 March 2023

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