When you visit Egypt, one of the major landmarks is the Colossi of Memnon, which makes tours here very interesting and extremely memorable. It is said that Amenhotep III constructed a mortuary temple in Thebes. Two statues guarded this temple on the entry gates. Today we see a 23 meter (75ftt) high collection of structures of the statues of...
The Bandiagara Escarpment is a beautiful escarpment in West Africa. Located in Mali in Dogon, this is a sandstone cliff rising above the height of 500 metres just above the sandy stretch in the south. Extending for a length of around 150 kilometres, the entire escarpment area is today inhabited by the people of the Dogon group. Earlier the...
Timbuktu is a place that is normally considered a destination far out of reach by many. This is actually a city in the western part of Africa in Mali. It is of great historical value and has been a World Heritage Site since the year 1988.
Located on the southernmost edge of the Sahara Desert, Timbuktu is around 8 miles...
The Al Zaytuna mosque is the oldest mosque in the Tunisian capital and spans over an area of 5000 square meters or 1.2 acres. It is a magnificent structure with around nine entrances. With more than 160 columns brought here from the old city of Carthage, this is a structure that is known to have been the greatest educational...
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