Landmarks of the world

Nemrut-Dag is the national park of Turkey, the basis of which is the Nemrut-Dag mountain 2150 meters high. The park itself is located near the city of Adyaman. The name came from the name of the legendary hunter Nimrud, the great-grandson of Noah. The mountain is known for its gigantic statues and i...

Cane flute cave is the most beautiful place on the planet located in China. The cave lurked in a rock surrounded by bamboo thickets used by the local population to produce flutes. Once there you feel as if in a fairy tale, and gentle neon backlight complements the already beautiful landscapes. The ...

Shenandoah is a US national park in Virginia. In the western side, the park limits the rivers, and from the eastern mountain of Piedmont. The park was founded in 1935 on an area of 805 km2, and the highest point is Mount Hawksbill ( 1235 meters ). Prior to the founding of Shenandoah Park, there wer...

Haleakala is a US national park located in Hawaii. It was founded on an area of 118 km2. The park is known for its Haleakala volcano, which was last erupted in 1790. From the language of the local population, Haleakala in translation means "the house of the Sun", in accordance with the local traditi...

Redwood is a US national park north of San Francisco. It was founded in 1968 and after several extensions its territory amounted to 540 km2. Redwood entered 3 then existing parks with a sequoia. In 1980, the park was listed as a World Heritage Site. Sequoia is one of the highest trees on the planet...

Rotorua Valley ( Whakarewarewa) – is the place to visit by visiting New Zealand. It is located in the middle of the island, on the Volcanic Plateau. The population that once inhabited the local territory called this area of Takiva-Vaiariki, which was translated as "Country of Hot Water". Here, even ...

Deir el-Medina is a necropolis in the western part of the banks of the Nile River. Translated from Arabic means "City Monastery". This necropolis stands out among many other Taiwanese burials in that people who belong to the same social society rest in this place. This archaeological and spring coas...

The queen's valley is located on the west bank of the Nile, just a kilometer and a half from « Valley of the Kings ». This area of ancient burials is known as the « valley of the children of the pharaoh », and today has another name - Biban al-Harim. Here were buried wives, children of Pharaoh, as w...

The island of Philae, which is located in the middle of the Nile River in Egypt, is a historical find of scientists. Even before its flooding, it occupied an area of 380 m long, and its width was set to 120 m. In ancient times, this territory was known as the islands at the threshold of the river an...

Ras Muhammad – is one of the first Egyptian national parks to be located in the Red Sea. Its location – is the southern side of the Sinai Peninsula, which is less than 30 km from Sharm El Sheikh. The goal of creating a national park in 1989 – is to preserve its outstanding wealth – coral reefs, whic...