Malaysia is a country, situated in Southeast Asia. It is a vibrant nation governed as a federal constitutional monarchy, encompassing 13 states and three federal territories. The geographical layout is divided by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares both land and maritime borders with Thailand, while its maritime boundaries extend to Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares its borders both land and maritime with Brunei and Indonesia, with additional maritime connections to the Philippines and Vietnam.
The Dutch Fort of Kota Belanda is the remaining architectural echo of the Dutch colonisation of Malaysia on Pangkor Island. It replaced Portuguese rule in the mid-seventeenth century. Among the sultanates, Perak, namely its island of Pangkor, the... read more
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
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.
read moreIn 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
