Category: Asia
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Nanga Parbat, Western Himalayas, Pakistan Region of Kashmir
Towering immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Kashmir, Nanga Parbat is the westernmost major peak of the Himalayas, and is nearby the Indus and Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra rivers, it is the western anchor of the entire mountain range. Nanga Parbat is one of the 14 eight-thousanders.
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Mount Ararat – Iğdır and Ağrı Provinces, Turkey – Favourite Mounts
Ararat is dormant compound volcano on the Armenian plateau in the extreme east of Turkey. The mountain has been called by the name Ararat (in the West) since the Middle Ages, as it began to be identified with “mountains of Ararat” described in the Bible as the resting place of Noah’s Ark, despite contention that…
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Aconcagua Mountain – Mendoza Province, Argentina – Favourite Mounts
Aconcaqua at 22,831 feet high, located in the Andes in Argentina is the highest peak in the Western hemisphere. Aconcagua is bounded by the Valle de las Vacas to the north and east and the Valle de los Horcones Inferior to the west and south. The mountain and its surroundings are part of the Aconcagua…
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Mount Nebo, Jordan – Holy Places and Where to Find Them
Moses ascended Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab now Jordan. Mount Nebo honors Moses’ death after seeing Canaan, across the Jordan valley. Mount Nebo, the peak in the Mount Pisgah, is approximately 710 meters or 2,330 feet above sea level and part of the Abarim mountain range. According to Deuteronomy 34:5-6 of the Bible,…
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The Hachijo Royal Hotel, Japan
Hachijo Royal Hotel is located on a remote island approximately 180 miles off the coast of Tokyo, it is surrounded by a scattering of small islands known as the Izu Archipelago. Due to its warm climate and sandy beaches the island was dubbed the the “Hawaii of Japan” back in the 1960s in an attempt…
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