Posts Tagged ‘Places’

The World's remotest school is situated in Gulu village, Sichuan province, China. The  elementary school lies halfway up a mountain and climbing up from the base takes five hours. Take a look at the picture below , which shows students walking to the school. The school has only one teacher who has been there for 26 years, reports the West China City Daily.... Full story

Atlantis, The Palm is a beautiful resort in Palm Jumeirah, a man-made island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that has captured the world’s imagination with its magnificent scale and ingenuity. The resort consists of two towers linked by a bridge, with a total of approximately two thousand rooms. There are two Palm Jumeirah Monorail stations connecting the resort to the main section of ... Full story

On Friday, the United Nations (UN) launched a plan to have an ancient wetland in southeast Iraq, listed as a World Heritage Site. The U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) said the Marshlands were of cultural and ecological significance and thought to be the Biblical Garden of Eden. But it had been almost completely drained ... Full story

The Millau Viaduct is a large cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. It is the Tallest Vehicular Bridge in the World, with one mast's summit at 343 metres (1,125 ft), which is slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower and only 38 m (125 ft) shorter than the Empire State Building. Millau Viaduct's total length ... Full story

In the of context of silk weaving in Assam, Sualkuchi is a name that stands apart. Situated on the bank of the river Brahmaputra, about 35 kms from Guwahati, Sualkuchi is a block of Kamrup District. Weaving is a dominant occupation in ... Full story

The Central Assam District of Nagaon (spelled by the British as Nowgong) is one of the largest districts of Assam. It sprawls across almost four thousand square kilometres of fertile alluvial plains and thickly forested hills. Lakes and marshes dot the landscape of ... Full story

The Present Assam was referred to as 'Kamrup' in many of the ancient Indian literature. It was also known as Pragjyotishpur due to the astrology (Jyotish Shashtra) practices that prevailed in this part of the country during that time. However, "Kamrup" became a more predominant name in the later part of the history. There is a famous story which says the reason behind ... Full story

The 'Rang Ghar' is a two-storied building which was the royal sports-pavilion from which the Ahom kings and nobles witnessed games and sports at the Rupahi Pathar (pathar meaning field in Assamese) in the Ahom capital, Rangpur. On the roof of the Rang Ghar is a design of a Ahom royal long boat. ... Full story

Located near Hajo, on the crest of a hill called Manikuta, the Haygriva-Madhab temple is a sacred place of worship, both for the Hindus and the Buddhists. This temple is one of the oldest temples in India. It is believed that this temple contains ... Full story

The Bhalukpung is a beautiful place, surrounded by hills, forests and river Jia Bhoroli. It lies at a distance of about 65 km from Tezpur and 250 km from Guwahati. It was the capital of 'Bhaluk', the grandson of king 'Baan'. Bhalukpung is one of the best picnic spots in Assam. The sandy beaches of Jia Bhoroli river attracts thousands of tourists to ... Full story