Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, stands as a vibrant West African country situated along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean. Its geographical contours are marked by borders with Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal envelops The Gambia, a country occupying a slender strip of land bordering the Gambia River, effectively isolating Senegal's southern Casamance region from its remaining territories. Additionally, Senegal boasts a maritime boundary with Cape Verde.
Theodore Monod Museum of African Art is located in the capital of Senegal and is named after the famous French naturalist and former director of the Institute of Black Africa. It is one of the oldest art museums in West Africa.
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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
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
