Seattle is located in the state of Washington and with more than 600,000 inhabitants it is the largest city in the northwest of the US. Above all, the many parks, the surrounding mountains and the location directly by the sea make Seattle an attractive city.…
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With approximately 3 million inhabitants, Kiev is the capital and the biggest city of Ukraine. The city was founded on the banks of the Dnipro River and is one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe. In 1775 Kiev was annexed by the Russian Empire…
Madrid is the capital of Spain and with more than 3 million inhabitants it is the third largest city in the European Union. Madrid was founded in the 9th century and is today the political, economic and cultural center of the country. Madrid offers a…
With almost 2.63 inhabitants Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan. It is also the most visited city in India after Delhi and Agra. Jaipur is a busy city and especially in the Old Town the streets are full of people, rickshaws, tuk tuks, cows and…
Hampi is located in the Indian state of Karnataka and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The princes Hukka and Bukka founded the “largest open air museum” Hampi in the 14th century. Once the glittering capital of the Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1565), it still displays the…
Old Goa, also called Velha Goa, is located in the West Indian state of Goa. This historical city was the capital of the Portuguese colony for a long time. Up to 300,000 inhabitants lived in it. Several malaria epidemics hit the city. The worst of…
Aurangabad is a city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra and has more than 1 million inhabitants. The city was founded in 1610 under the name Kharki by the Ethiopian general, politician and engineer Malik Ambar. Between 1682 and his death in 1707, the…
Anuradhapura is the capital of the North Central Province in Sri Lanka and is located in the driest area of the country. For more than 1.000 years it was considered the royal seat of the island. It is estimated that more than 100.000 people were…
Colombo is the biggest city in Sri Lanka and also a thriving port city that already attracted merchants and sailors from Persia and Africa. Until 1982 Colombo served as the country’s capital, but lost this status to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, a suburb of Colombo, which…
Kashan is s a city located in the province of Isfahan in the central highlands of Iran. The scenic appeal of Kashan is largely due to the contrast between the mountainous landscape and the nearby desert. Benefiting from the good climate, there is a distinct…