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Known to the Ancient Egyptians as Abu or Yabu – meaning elephant – Elephantine Island is truly ancient site resting as it does at the First Cataract of the Nile and creating a natural boundary between Egypt and Nubia. It is said that Khnum – the ram-headed god of the cataracts, dwelled in caves beneath the island and controlled the waters of the Nile. These days the southern tip of the island holds the ruins of the Temple of Khnum. Up until 1822 there were also temples to Thutmose III and Amenhotep III on the island, but the Ottoman government destroyed them. Photo by: .Angeli
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It is the second largest underground chamber in the world – big enough to fit ten jumbo jets into the floor space (also it is gigantic enough that the great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt would just about fit inside). Located in a remote area of the Selma Plateau at 1,380 m above sea level in the Sultanate of Oman, Majlis al Jinn is a single chamber measuring about 300 m by 200 m, with a domed ceiling 120 m high. The deepest part of the cave is 178 m. The volume of the chamber is approximately 4,000,000 m³ and covering an area of around 60,000m².
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Alexandria is a tremendous city situated on the north coast of Egypt. This is where Euclid sired geometry, Aristarchus deduced that Earth revolved around the sun and of course, the young Alexander the Great founded the city as his capital in 331 B.C.
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The town of Pomorie is set 15 minutes away from the Burgas, one of biggest town in Bulgaria. Balneohotel Pomorie is a five star hotel, located on the sandy beach of the Black sea. It offers luxurious medical and spa center, which uses the unique for Europe medicinal quality of the mud and lye.
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Samburu National Reserve is lies on the banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River in the Northern part of Kenya and 325 kilometers north from Nairobi. Samburu National Reserve, established in 1985, covering only 104 sq. km is one of the smaller wildlife resorts. But it’s one of the 56 protected areas in Kenya.

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Today the new Museum of Islamic Art opens its doors in Doha, Qatar. The museum is placed on its own island and may be will transformed Qatar into a spectacular art destination. Qatar is an Arab emirate in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the larger Arabian Peninsula.
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An architectural monument constructed in 1906 and renovated in 2006, a member of the Leading Hotels of the World since 2007. Opera hotel is the first five star boutique hotel in Kyiv( Kiev), Ukraine. Located in the city center, on the crossroads of business, cultural and historical parts of the city. Opera hotel is the paradise of peace and beauty where the style is one of the important things. Staying in the Opera Hotel, you will not only enjoy the exquisite interior design, feast on fabulous gourmet food, but you will also feel right at home.

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