Detail InformationEdit According to an old Thai tradition, a City Pillar had to be built upon the establishment of a new city. King Rama I had the Bangkok city pillar erected near the Temple of the Emerald Buddha on Sunday, 21 April, 1782, with the citys horoscope inside. The original pillar was made of cassia […]
Detail InformationEdit The Wat Phra Kaew (Wat Phra Kaeo, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram) is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. It is a “potent religio-political symbol and the palladium of Thai society”. It is located in the historic centre of Bangkok (district Phra Nakhon), within […]
India /Kerala /Wayanad /Vythiri Vythiri is a resort town nestled deep in the interior of Wayanad’s forests and valleys. Ideal for honeymooners & families alike, Vythiri is a classic blend of old world charm, peaceful environs & modern amenities. Tourists throng to the town of Vythiri throughout the year to soak in the dense green […]
Omi is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is situated approximately 25 km (16 mi) south-east of Croatia’s second largest city, Split. Its location is where the emerald-green Cetina River meets the Adriatic Sea (Croatian: Jadransko More). Its area is 266 […]
Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between Colombia’s Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 258,653 people. This town is well-known because of its beautiful colonial architecture and its contributions to Colombian cultural and political life. It is also known […]
India /Tamil Nadu /Thiruvallur /Red Hills Red Hills, a pristine region of Nilgiris ranges and an ecologically fragile area in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, is located at a distance of about 28 km from Ooty. It is believed that the place was christened by the British. One British Colonel finding resemblance of the place with […]
Borden-Carleton is a Canadian village located on the south shore of Prince Edward Island, fronting on the Northumberland Strait. The village was created through a merger on April 12, 1995 of the original port town of Borden and the farming community of Carleton. The town of Borden opted to demote its status to a village […]
Edenwold No. 158, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 3,611 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada on the Trans Canada Highway. The RM was incorporated December 9, 1912. Other localities in the area include Balgonie, Copper Sand Trailer Park, Dreghorn, Edenwold, Emerald Park, Franksburg, Frankslake, Jameson, Kathrintal Colony, Milaty, Pilot […]
Altona is a predominantly Mennonite town in southern Manitoba about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 133 km north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rhineland. Much of the surrounding area is devoted to farming and agriculture-based business. Its sister city is Emerald, Australia. Ever year a Sunflower […]
Breadalbane is a community located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island. Its current population is 170. Breadalbane, PEI was incorporated as a village in 1991. Its name comes from an area in Scotland of the same name. The name “Breadalbane” means “The Upland of Alban”. The Gaelic “Braghaid”, meaning upper part, is found in Scottish […]