Mangystau Province (Kazakh: , Mañstaw obls) is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Aktau (a seaport), which has a population of 154,500 (2004 census); the entire Mangystau province has a population of 373,400. The province is located in the southwest of the country, and includes Mangyshlak Peninsula. It has much of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Shore. […]
Kars Province is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its border with the Republic of Armenia. The provinces of Ardahan and Iğdır were until the 1990s part of Kars Province. Kars was under the control of the Ottoman Empire for centuries. For a brief period, […]
India /Jammu and Kashmir /Ladakh /Tso Moriri Tso Moriri lake in Changthang region of Ladakh is one of the most beautiful, calm and sacred (for ladakhis) high altitude lakes in India. In fact, it is the largest high altitude lake in India that is entirely in Indian Territory. This beautiful blue pallet lake is about […]
LeMoyne is a neighbourhood in Longueuil, Quebec within the Vieux-Longueuil borough. LeMoyne makes up 2% of the total area of the Vieux Longueuil borough and is the only neighbourhood of the borough that wasn’t part of the pre-2002 city of Longueuil. Residents of LeMoyne are called LeMoynois. LeMoyne has long been one of the most […]
Hadaftimo is an historic town in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia. It is home to many archaeological sites and ancient buildings. Hadaftimo was previously a part of Maakhir state. In January 2009, the territory was officially incorporated into the autonomous Puntland region in the northeastern part of the country. Local control is disputed between […]