Kochi (also known as Cochin) is a city in southwest India’s coastal Kerala state. It has been a port since 1341 when a flood carved out its harbor and opened it to Arab, Chinese and European merchants. Sites reflecting those influences include Fort Kochi, a settlement with tiled colonial bungalows and diverse houses of worship. […]
Kazan is a city in southwest Russia, on the banks of the Volga and Kazanka rivers. The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, a semi-autonomous region, it’s known for the centuries-old Kazan Kremlin, a fortified citadel containing museums and sacred sites. Kremlin landmarks include the tiered Tower of Soyembika, the blue-and-gold domed Annunciation Cathedral and […]
Kayes is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River, with a population of 127,368 at the 2009 census. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The name “Kayes” comes from the Soninké word “karré”, which describes a low humid place that floods in rainy season. Kayes (Bambara: Kayi, […]
Kawasaki is an industrial city in the Greater Tokyo area. The grand Kawasaki Daishi Temple complex has an octagonal pagoda. Set in the Tama Hills, the Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum has a collection of traditional folk houses. Nearby, the Taro Okamoto Museum of Art exhibits the work of the celebrated abstract artist. Fujiko F […]
Karaj is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and effectively a suburb of Tehran. Although the county hosts a population of around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the 1,419 sq. km county is a rugged mountain, the urban area is the fourth-largest in Iran, after Tehran, Mashhad, and Isfahan. Karaj, […]
Kampala is Uganda’s national and commercial capital bordering Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake. Hills covered with red-tile villas and trees surround an urban centre of contemporary skyscrapers. In this downtown area, the Uganda Museum explores the country’s tribal heritage through an extensive collection of artefacts. On nearby Mengo Hill is Lubiri Palace, the former seat […]
Kalyan is a city in the Thane District of Maharashtra state in the Konkan division and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is a neighbor city of Mumbai and is governed by Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation. Kalyan is within the administrative division at a taluka level of the Thane District. Kalyan is a city […]
Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Hubei, China, located on the banks of the Yangtze River. Based on the 2010 census, its total population was 5,691,707, 1,154,086 of whom resided in the built-up area comprising the two urban districts. Jingzhou occupies an area of 14,067 square kilometres (5,431 sq. mi) with a topography rising […]
Jiangyin is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, and is administered by Wuxi, Jiangsu province. Jiangyin is one of the most important transport hubs on the Yangtze River, it is also one of the most developed counties in China. The People’s Republic of China is the world’s fourth-largest country (by […]
Jamshedpur is a large city set between the Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers in the East Indian state of Jharkhand. It’s known for huge, tree-lined Jubilee Park, where the Tata Steel Zoological Park has resident species including tigers and leopards. To the east, the hilltop Bhuvaneshwari Temple has an elaborate 5-story entrance tower. North of the […]
Jabalpur is a city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. On a rocky hilltop on the western outskirts of the city is the Madan Mahal Fort, built in 1116. Farther west, the centuries-old Pisanhari Ki Madiya Jain temple offers views of the city. Another Jain temple, Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir, sits on the […]
Hyderabad is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second-largest city in Sindh and fourth-largest in Pakistan with a population of 5,734,601. Historical, Cultural facts & Religion The present-day city of Hyderabad was founded in 1768 on the site of the ancient town of Neroon Kot by Ghulam Shah Kalhora […]
