Spiennes

Spiennes (French pronunciation: [spjɛn]; Walloon: Spiene) is a part of the city of Mons in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was its own separate city until January 1, 1977, when it was combined with Mons.

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Mount Nemrut

Mount Nemrut, also called Nemrud (in Turkish: Nemrut Dağı; in Kurdish: Çiyayê Nemrûdê; in Armenian: Նեմրութ լեռ; in Greek: Όρος Νεμρούτ), is a mountain in southeastern Turkey that is 2,134 meters (7,001 feet) high. It is famous for having large statues at its top, which are believed to surround a royal tomb from around 100 BC. Mount Nemrut is one of the tallest peaks in the eastern part of the Taurus Mountains.

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Karlskrona Naval Base

The Karlskrona Naval Base (Swedish: Karlskrona örlogsbas) is the largest naval base of the Swedish Navy. It is located in Blekinge, a region in southern Sweden, and has strong connections to the city of Karlskrona. The base is in a very protected area.

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Ohrid

Ohrid (Macedonian: Охрид [ˈɔxrit]) is a city in North Macedonia and serves as the capital of Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the eighth-largest city in the country. As of 2021, Ohrid had a population of more than 38,000 people.

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National History Park

National History Park (Haitian Creole: Pak nasyonal istorik, French: Parc national historique) is a national park in Haiti created in 1968. It is located in Milot. The park was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.

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Namhansanseong

Namhansanseong (Korean: 남한산성; Hanja: 南漢山城) is a historic fortress city in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the mountain Namhansan. The fortress is 12 kilometers long and was used as an emergency capital city during the Joseon period from 1392 to 1910.

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Nan Madol

Nan Madol is an archaeological site next to the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei, now part of the Madolenihmw district in Pohnpei state, Federated States of Micronesia, in the western Pacific Ocean. Nan Madol was the capital of the Saudeleur dynasty until about 1628. The city, built in a lagoon, includes a group of small man-made islands connected by canals.

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Nahanni National Park Reserve

The Nahanni National Park Reserve, also called “Headless Valley” or “Valley of the Headless Men” (named after mysterious deaths that happened in the area long ago), is located in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, about 500 km (310 mi) west of Yellowknife. It protects part of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. The main feature of the park is the South Nahanni River, known as Naha Dehé in the local Dene language.

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M’zab

The M’zab, also called Mzab (in Arabic, مزاب), is a region in the northern Sahara Desert in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It is about 600 kilometers (370 miles) south of Algiers and had approximately 360,000 people living there in 2005.

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Mỹ Sơn

Mỹ Sơn is a group of old and partly broken Shaiva Hindu temples in central Vietnam. These temples were built between the 4th and 13th centuries by the kings of Champa, a kingdom influenced by Indian culture. The temples are used to worship Shiva, who is called “The Auspicious One.” In this place, Shiva is also known by other local names, with Bhadreshvara being the most important.

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