India

India (Hindi भारत), stands officially as the Republic of India (Hindi भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya), positioned within South Asia. Ranking as the seventh-largest country in terms of area, it is encircled by the Indian Ocean to the south, the Arabian Sea to the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southeast.

India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan to the west, while China, Nepal, and Bhutan border it to the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar lie to the east. Nestled in the Indian Ocean, India neighbors Sri Lanka and the Maldives; additionally, its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share maritime borders with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia.

India

Zoological Garden

Kolkata Zoological Garden, or as it is also known as Alipore Zoo, located in West Bengal, is India's oldest official zoo. India - it was inaugurated way back in 1876. The garden was started by by Bengal's Governor General Arthur Willezley,... read more

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India

Museum of India

India's largest museum is located in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Its establishment triggered an intensive study of the country's history and culture and the opening of 40 other multi-purpose museums across India. And its rich coll... read more

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India

Victoria Memorial

In the former capital of British India and now the capital of the state of West Bengal, Calcutta, there is a regal memorial dedicated to Queen Victoria, Queen of Britain and Empress Victoria of India. It is an enormous structure of dazzling white... read more

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Gateway to India

The Gateway to India is a basalt triumphal arch, 26 metres high metres, and is located in the southern part of the city of Mumbai, in the Apollo-Bander area, at the at the water's edge of the city's main harbour. The structure is a kind of... read more

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Egypt

Khan Al-Khalili Market

Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more

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Israel

Church of the Visitation

The Catholic Church of the Visitation in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Karem is named after one of the most beautiful Gospel episodes - Mary's visit to Elizabeth.

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Greece

Ancient Agora

In the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more

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