Gaozhou is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province, China. Formerly the primary city in the area, it is now administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming. At the time of the 2010 census, Gaozhou had a population of 1,288,665 living in its 3,276 km² territories. Historical, Cultural facts & Religion Gaozhou Xiantai […]
Fes is a northeastern Moroccan city often referred to as the country’s cultural capital. It’s primarily known for its Fes El Bali walled medina, with medieval Marinid architecture, vibrant souks and old-world atmosphere. The medina is home to religious schools such as the 14th-century Bou Inania and Al Attarine, both decorated with elaborate cedar carvings […]
Adelaide is South Australia’s cosmopolitan coastal capital. Its ring of parkland on the River Torrens is home to renowned museums such as the Art Gallery of South Australia, displaying expansive collections including noted Indigenous art, and the South Australian Museum, devoted to natural history. The city’s Adelaide Festival is an annual international arts gathering with […]
Guarulhos is a city near São Paulo, in south-eastern Brazil. The Bosque Maia is an urban park with trails, an artificial lake and sports facilities. Guarulhos City Zoo protects animals native to Brazil like jaguars, pumas, tapirs and hyacinth macaws. To the northwest, Cantareira State Park preserves a tract of tropical Atlantic forest, home to […]
Fengcheng is a county-level city in northern Jiangxi province, People’s Republic of China, under the administration of Yichun, located along China National Highway 105 and on the eastern bank of the Gan River about 55 kilometres south of Nanchang, the provincial capital. Fengcheng is a county-level city in northern Jiangxi province, People’s Republic of China, […]
El Jadida or al-Jadida –with former names Cap Soleis, Portus Rutilis, Rusibis, Mazighen, al-Breyja, Mazagão, al-Mahdouma, and Mazagan– is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located 100 km south of the city of Casablanca, in the province of El Jadida and the region of Casablanca-Settat. El Jadida is a city found in […]
Dongtai is a coastal county-level city under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. It has a population of roughly 1,170,000 estimated for 2007. Out of the total population, about 260,000 live in the Dongtai urban core, others are distributed in the 23 suburban towns and rural regions. Dongtai is a city found in Jiangsu, […]
Dingzhou, or Tingchow in Postal Map Romanization, and formerly called Ding County or Dingxian, is a county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Baoding, Hebei Province. As of 2009, Dingzhou had a population of 1.2 million. Dingzhou has 3 subdistricts, 13 towns, 8 townships, and 1 ethnic township. Dingzhou is a city found in Hebei, […]
Davao City, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, is a coastal commercial centre near 2,954m-high Mount Apo, the country’s highest peak. In the city centre, People’s Park is known for its colourful indigenous sculptures and lighted fountains. It’s also home to Durian Dome, named after the pungent, spiky fruit that grows in abundance on […]
Córdoba, the capital of the Argentine province of the same name, is known for its Spanish colonial architecture. It’s home to the Manzana Jesuítica (Jesuit Block), a 17th-century complex with active cloisters, churches and the original campus of the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, one of South America’s oldest universities. The city’s focal point is Plaza […]
Chifeng, also known as Ulankhad, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol League to the north and west, Tongliao to the northeast, Chaoyang to the southeast, and Chengde to the south. Chifeng is located in the south-eastern part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, bordering with […]
Empress Dowager Cixi, of the Manchu Yehe Nara clan, was a Chinese empress dowager and regent who effectively controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty for 47 years, from 1861 until her death in 1908. The exact place where she ruled is in the Eastern Chamber of Warmth in the Forbidden City. There […]
