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Richtersveld

The Richtersveld is a desert area with rough valleys and tall mountains, located in the north-western part of South Africa’s Northern Cape province. The area has many different landscapes, including flat, sandy coastal plains, rough, sharp mountains made of volcanic rock, and green areas along the Orange River, which forms the border with nearby Namibia. The region’s height ranges from sea level up to 1,377 meters (4,518 feet) at Cornellberg.

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Rani ki Vav

Rani ki Vav, also known as “The Queen’s Stepwell,” is a stepwell located in Patan, Gujarat, India. It sits along the banks of the Saraswati River. The stepwell was built by Udayamati, the wife of Bhima I, a king from the 11th-century Chaulukya dynasty.

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Rapa Nui National Park

Rapa Nui National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Rapa Nui) is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located on Easter Island, Chile. Rapa Nui is the Polynesian name for Easter Island; its Spanish name is Isla de Pascua. The island is in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southernmost edge of the Polynesian Triangle.

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Rainforests of the Atsinanana

The Rainforests of the Atsinanana is a World Heritage Site added in 2007. It includes 13 areas across six national parks in eastern Madagascar. These rainforests are located along the eastern side of the island.

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Qusayr ‘Amra

Qusayr ‘Amra, also called Quseir Amra or Qasr Amra (Arabic: قصر عمرة, romanized: Qaṣr ‘Amrah), is the most famous of the desert castles in eastern Jordan today. It was built between 723 and 743 by Walid Ibn Yazid, who later became the Umayyad caliph Walid II. At that time, Walid Ibn Yazid was gaining influence in the region.

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Qutb Minar

The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a tower and a symbol of victory. It was built during the Delhi Sultanate and is part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Mehrauli, South Delhi, India. Most of the tower was built between 1199 and 1220.

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Quebrada de Humahuaca

The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley in the province of Jujuy, northwest Argentina, about 1,649 kilometers (1,025 miles) north of Buenos Aires. It is approximately 155 kilometers (96 miles) long, stretching from north to south. The valley is bordered by the Altiplano to the west and north, by the Sub-Andean hills to the east, and by the warm valleys (Valles Templados) to the south.

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Hoh Xil

Hoh Xil, also known as Kekexili (Mongolian for “Blue Ridge”) or Aqênganggyai (meaning “Lord of Ten Thousand Mountains”), is a remote area in the northeast part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. On July 7, 2017, Hoh Xil in Qinghai was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list as “the largest and highest plateau in the world.”

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Pyu city-states

The Pyu city-states were a group of independent cities that existed from about 200 BCE to the mid-11th century in what is now Upper Myanmar. These city-states were established by the Pyu people, who migrated from Tibet to Mainland Southeast Asia. The Pyu people were the earliest known inhabitants of Burma, and their history is recorded in historical documents.

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Putorana Plateau

The Putorana Plateau, also called the Putorana Mountains, is a mountainous region in Russia. It is a large landform with many mountain ranges. The closest large city is Norilsk, which has limits on visitors from other countries.

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