Višnjan (Italian: Visignano) is a village and municipality in Istria, Croatia. Višnjan is the site of Višnjan Observatory (an astronomical observatory). The observatory is home of several long-running International summer programs for youth in astronomy, archeology, marine biology and other disciplines. Višnjan is located 12 kilometers east of Poreč and 3 kilometers west of Pula-Koper […]
Detail InformationEdit Višnjan Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near the village of Višnjan in Croatia. It is headed by Korado Korlević.By mid-2003, the observatory was credited with 1748 discoveries.The observatory is home of several summer programs for youth in astronomy, archeology, marine biology and other disciplines: Youth Science Camp, Summer School of Science and […]
India / Gujarat / Valsad /Udvada Udvada, renowned holy place of Parsis in India, is credited with the most famous Iranshah Atash Behram, the sacred fire temple of Parsis. Udvada, placed in between and in state, is a seaside village and a well-known heritage site and pilgrim center. It is believed that the fire has […]
India /Andhra Pradesh /Warangal /Warangal Warangal, the erstwhile capital of the great Kakatiya Kingdom which ruled during 12th- 14th century, is presently an ushering industrial and cultural centre in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The Warangal city is credited as the fifth largest city in the state and has the historical legacy of […]
India /West Bengal /Birbhum / Santiniketan Santiniketan, literally means abode of Peace and a place reverberating with the memory of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, is the embodiment of peace and tranquility and the world renowned Visva Bharathi University is located at this place. Here in this University and in Santhiniketan cultures of west and […]
Buzet (Croatian pronunciation: [bǔzɛt]; Latin: Piquentum; Italian: Pinguente) is a town in Istria, Croatia, population 6,059 (2001). Already at the time of Venetian rule, Buzet supplied military stations and the local population with potable water. Today the region of Buze-stina is the central area of the future Native Park of Istria. Beautiful, almost pristine nature […]
Detail InformationEdit The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali. It is one of the 28 universities entrusted to the […]
Malpelo Island consists of a sheer and barren rock with three high peaks, the highest being Cerro de la Mona with a height of 300 metres (980 ft). It is the only island that rises above the surface from the Malpelo Ridge, which is a solitary volcanic submarine ridge that extends in a northeast-southwest direction […]
Detail InformationEdit The Nankang Software Park (NSKP) or Nangang Software Park (NGSP) is located in the 87-hectare Nangang Trade and Economic Park.The Nankang Software Park is located on east side of Taipei City. The park is accessible by three highways, one expressway, two MRT lines, the train, five commuter buses, and more than 30 public […]
Detail InformationEdit Yanshan University is a university in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China under the provincial government. It has student population of 38,000 and a staff population of 3000 (2000 of which are teachers, including 326 professors). The origin of Yanshan University can be traced back to the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) founded in 1920. In […]