Naples, a city in southern Italy, sits on the Bay of Naples. Nearby is Mount Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that destroyed nearby Roman town Pompeii. Dating to the 2nd millennium B.C., Naples has centuries of important art and architecture. The city’s cathedral, the Duomo di San Gennaro, is filled with frescoes. Other major landmarks include […]
Nanyang is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Henan province, China. The city with the largest administrative area in Henan, Nanyang borders Xinyang to the southeast, Zhumadian to the east, Nanyang is a city found in Henan, China. It is located 32.99 latitude and 112.53 longitudes Where is Nanyang, China? map showing the location […]
Nanning, a city in southern China near the Vietnam border, is the capital of the Guangxi region. With a warm tropical climate, it’s known for green spaces such as People’s Park, which includes expansive White Dragon Lake, a hilltop fort and a botanical garden. Displays at the Guangxi Museum include hundreds of bronze and copper […]
Nanhai District, is a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China. Its government is the first to have developed e-government informatization at the county level in China. Historical, Cultural facts & Religion Nanhai City is one of the ancient towns in history and already a shire (214 BC) in the Qin Dynasty and then, a county in […]
Nanchong is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, with an area of 12,479.96 square kilometres. At the 2010 census, it was home to 6,278,614 people, of whom 1,858,875 lived in the built-up area made of three urban districts. Location: Nanchong is said to be an important central city in north-eastern Sichuan […]
Nakuru is the capital city of Nakuru County, Kenya. It is northwest of Nairobi, in the Great Rift Valley. Nearby is Lake Nakuru National Park, home to rhinos, giraffes, lions and leopards. Lake Nakuru is an algae-filled soda lake that attracts thousands of flamingos. Lookout points such as Baboon Cliff and Lion Hills offer views […]
Nairobi is Kenya’s capital city. In addition to its urban core, the city has Nairobi National Park, a large game reserve known for breeding endangered black rhinos and home to giraffes, zebras and lions. Next to it is a well-regarded elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Nairobi is also often used as […]
Maracaibo is a city in north-western Venezuela and the capital of Zulia state, known as the centre of Venezuela’s oil industry. Its old town is marked by colonial buildings, including the colourful houses lining Calle Carabobo. On central Plaza Bolívar, Maracaibo Cathedral houses the statue of the Cristo Negro, or Black Christ. Nearby is the […]
Manchester is a major city in the northwest of England with a rich industrial heritage. The Castle field conservation area’s 18th-century canal system recalls the city’s days as a textile powerhouse, and visitors can trace this history at the interactive Museum of Science & Industry. The revitalized Salford Quays dockyards now house the Daniel Libeskind-designed […]
Manaus, on the banks of the Negro River in north-western Brazil, is the capital of the vast state of Amazonas. It’s a major departure point for the surrounding Amazon Rainforest. Just east of the city, the dark Negro River converges with the brown, muddy Solimões River resulting in a striking visual phenomenon called the “Meeting […]
Kyoto, once the capital of Japan, is a city on the island of Honshu. It’s famous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, as well as gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses. It’s also known for formal traditions such as kaiseki dining, consisting of multiple courses of precise dishes, and geisha, female entertainers […]
Koulikoro is a town and urban commune in Mali. The capital of the Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on the banks of the Niger River, 59 kilometres downstream from Mali’s capital Bamako. Koulikoro is the terminus of the Dakar-Niger Railway which was completed in 1905.Koulikoro is a town and urban commune in Mali. The capital […]
