If ever you get the urge that you want to know more about ancient Egyptian culture and art try and visit the Great Pyramid of King Khufu. He was one of the most powerful pharaohs in ancient Egypt. He loved architecture and the fact that it was hereditary does not make it less admirable because King Khufu’s father King...
The Bandiagara Escarpment is a beautiful escarpment in West Africa. Located in Mali in Dogon, this is a sandstone cliff rising above the height of 500 metres just above the sandy stretch in the south. Extending for a length of around 150 kilometres, the entire escarpment area is today inhabited by the people of the Dogon group. Earlier the...
The Al Zaytuna mosque is the oldest mosque in the Tunisian capital and spans over an area of 5000 square meters or 1.2 acres. It is a magnificent structure with around nine entrances. With more than 160 columns brought here from the old city of Carthage, this is a structure that is known to have been the greatest educational...
Timbuktu is a place that is normally considered a destination far out of reach by many. This is actually a city in the western part of Africa in Mali. It is of great historical value and has been a World Heritage Site since the year 1988.
Located on the southernmost edge of the Sahara Desert, Timbuktu is around 8 miles...
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