Winter magic in snow-covered frosty decorations envelops with quivering embraces, creates a special atmosphere of real happiness. In anticipation of a miracle, making secret wishes under the chiming clock, according to tradition, a fabulous night is met in the circle of relatives and friends. We offer popular and unknown, non-standard […]
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The Black Sea On the Caucasian Riviera, which stretches from Novorossiysk to the Georgian city of Batumi, there are numerous charming harbor towns, health resorts and bathing resorts. Here the holiday guest expects a pleasant Mediterranean climate and exotic vegetation. The coastal road from the modern port city of Novorossiysk […]
Thimphu The capital of the country is located at an altitude of almost 2500 m above sea level, in a beautiful wooded valley that stretches along the Thimphu-Chhu (Wang-Chu) River. Its population does not exceed 50 thousand people. Thimphu is perhaps the most unusual capital in the world and one […]
Amazing Japan, ancient and ultra-technocratic at the same time, attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year, despite the tiring and expensive air travel. This is not surprising: where else can you climb snow-capped peaks, swim in the warm sea, walk along busy ancient streets, and then climb skyscrapers that […]
Approximately 8 million people live in this former «Land of Angkor». Phnom Penh and Siem Reap are the starting points for the world famous temple of Angkor Wat, built in the 12th century on an area 850 m wide and 1050 m long. This Southeast Asian kingdom still hides many […]
State structure and political system of Kuwait Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy. The Constitution of 1962 is in force. Administrative division – 3 governorships. The largest cities (thousand people): El-Kuwait, Salmiya (about 130), Mina-el-Ahmadi (El-Ahmadi) (about 120). Principles of state administration: power is entrusted to the emir, who exercises it […]
History of the UAE The favorable geographical position, which connected the future territory of the UAE with the most ancient civilizations of the East, contributed already in 4-3 thousand BC. development in these places of trade and navigation. For about four thousand years, the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula […]
According to Smber, the official name is the Republic of Turkey, located mostly in southwestern Asia and partly in southern Europe, on the Antolian Peninsula, washed by the waters of the Black, Aegean, Marmara and Mediterranean seas. Resorts in Turkey are well-deservedly popular due to the mild climate, beautiful beaches, […]
According to itypemba, Jordan is a colorful Middle Eastern country with a rich history. She is mentioned many times in the bible. At the moment, there are about 16 thousand monuments of history and culture of different times on its territory. Many peoples of the world passed through Jordan and […]
As is commonly believed, the name of the country comes from the Arabic consonant word “Iraq”, which means “lowland” or “coast”. At the moment, a rather unstable military and political situation persists in the country, which, perhaps, accompanies Iraq throughout its history. Most often, Iraqis become victims of militant attacks […]
Georgia is distinguished by its rich historical past, which is evidenced by about 10 thousand different archaeological, architectural and historical monuments. Acquaintance with the sights of Georgia should begin with its capital – Tbilisi (until 1936 the city was known as Tiflis). According to Ethnicityology, the city is very ancient, […]
Holidays in Sri Lanka throughout the year is a truly heavenly pleasure: clean beaches with sand of different shades, warm water of the Indian Ocean, traditional and unusual water sports. Tours to Sri Lanka will allow you to get acquainted with the country, which for many centuries has been the […]
If in his first years of reign, Alexander II oscillated between a moderate conservatism and a cautious liberalism, from year to year the conservative tendency was taking over in him. The emperor was more alarmed by the student unrest, by the fire in the capital that the police almost always […]
At the turn of the century in Iran the clash between the reform movement, rewarded by popular consensus in the latest electoral competitions, and the more conservative institutions of the theocratic regime (Council of guardians and organs of the judiciary above all) manifested itself in all its radicality, prerogative of […]
The creation of an independent Libyan state came only six years after the end of the war, as the conclusion of a long political and diplomatic skirmish. The total ousting of Italy was accomplished when the UN assembly rejected the Bevin-Sforza compromise in 1949 which provided for an Italian trustee […]
Architecture. – In the last decade the Indonesia has registered impetuous growth rates: the construction industry, in particular, has reached 10% of the country’s GDP, with constantly increasing indices. The large archipelago of which the country is composed was, as a whole, the subject of a multi-year development plan called […]
Turkish Thrace consists for the most part of a basin of tectonic origin, already formed in quite ancient times (before the Eocene), partly filled by calcareous sediments, limited on the part of the Black Sea by a parallel granite relief to the coast (Stranca Daǧï), covered by forests and shrubs, […]
Population and society India, with more than 1.2 billion residents, is the second most populous country in the world. In 2030, Indians, half of whom are under the age of 25, could become 1.5 billion: the estimate takes into account the increase in life expectancy and the flows of labor […]
The former Venice of the East Suzhou is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in China. Far away from traffic and gas-laden air, such an enchanting landscape spreads out here that you think you’re on another planet. The classic gardens of Suzhou, which were built around 1100, are responsible […]
Until a few years ago Cypriot art was judged according to the Greek one: it was a provincial art, therefore qualitatively inferior. On the other hand, the tendency to place Cyprus within the framework of oriental art is currently affirming. Both currents are excessive and one-sided. Cyprus is the place […]
Country tours Cambodia lead to the Indochinese peninsula on the Gulf of Thailand and thus to Southeast Asia. The country, once a colony of France, did not achieve independence until 1953. Far before that, Cambodia was the territory of the Khmer, who left behind fascinating as well as significant evidence […]
Prehistory The presence of people from the early Paleolithic is attested by the Soanien cultural group, which spread from the Caucasus to Pakistan and India. The oldest phase of this group of forms is inter alia. proven by rubble and chopping equipment. East of the Indus Valley, stone implements that […]
When one hears Cambodia mentioned, one will inevitably think of the horrific abuses the Cambodian civilian population was subjected to by the “Khmer Rouge” in the 1970s. During this terrible period, perhaps up to two million people were killed. The US bombings in connection with the Vietnam War also claimed […]
A lavish ruined city hidden in a secret valley in the middle of the desert. A huge salt lake reminiscent of a well-kept wellness center. Living Bible history and a desert that became famous thanks to the Lawrence of Arabia. Add to this an old tradition of peace and diplomacy […]
Hygiene Hotels and larger restaurants are of a modern / western standard. Out in the city, you can count on going to so-called pedal toilets, and that there is a lack of toilet paper. The standard of public toilets or of rural toilets can be relatively primitive. Bring your own […]
Customs and traditions Thais are generally very open and receive tourists with a smile and “Hello sir / madam”. It is not in their nature to tell others what is right and wrong, but they assume that they have familiarized themselves with how to behave in the country and that […]
Education On the basis of the constitution, the education system is structured on a federal basis. There are three levels of education administration: municipal, state and federal. Primary education is the responsibility of the municipalities, secondary education is the responsibility of municipalities and states, and the federal government is responsible […]
Disadvantaged by certain natural conditions (aridity and limited soil fertility, scarcity of mineral resources) as well as by its delicate strategic position, Jordan remains a backward country (GDP per capita of US $ 3,421 in 2008). The period of luxuriant growth that has taken place since 1948, thanks to international […]
Have you ever tasted a refreshing glass of fermented mare’s milk? This is just as much a part of Mongolia as a lonely yurt in the middle of the endless expanse. According to Internetsailors, the tender steppe grass rustles softly in the wind. An almost infinite feeling of freedom can […]
The Indian subcontinent was one of the centers of irradiation in the evolution of the Hominoidea, as evidenced by the numerous fossil remains of Ramapitecine unearthed, so far, in northern India (Haritalyngar, Siwalik mountains) dated to 12-8 million years ago. The lack of systematic searches, and therefore the scarcity of […]