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Japan » Chubu Shirakawa-gō is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for Shirakawa-gō, a small traditional village showcasing the gasshō-zukuri architectural style, with some buildings over 250 years old. The village's estimated population was 1,630 in 2019. |
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Iran » IRN Hormuz Island is an Iranian island located in the Persian Gulf. The island covers an area of 42 km² (16 sq mi). Situated in the Strait of Hormuz, 8 km (5 mi) off the Iranian coast, it belongs to Hormozgan province. The island is sparsely populated, but some development has taken place since the late 20th century. |
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Iran » IRN Qeshm is an arrow-shaped Iranian island located in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, with a surface area of approximately 1,500 km² (576 square miles). Separated from mainland Iran by the Clarence (Khuran) Strait, Qeshm is the largest island in the Persian Gulf. The island's population was 148,993 in 2016. The island belongs to Qeshm District, Hormozgan Province. |
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Georgia Country » GEO The David Gareji Monastery is one of Georgia's most prominent religious and cultural centers, a complex of cave monasteries. It is located in Kakheti, Sagarejo Township, on the semi-desert slopes of Mount Gareji, on the edge of the Iori Plateau, about 60-70 km southeast of Georgia's capital, Tbilisi. |
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Mexico » Quintana Roo Coba is an archaeological site with the tallest temple on the Yucatan Peninsula, located in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, and boasts the oldest causeway system in the Mayan world. It also contains stone stelae inscribed with records of important events in this ancient city. |
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Cambodia » Siem Reap Beng Mealea Temple is an Angkor Wat-era temple (118–119 AD), located 40 km east of the main Angkor temple complex in Cambodia, on the ancient royal road leading to Preah Khan Kompong Svay. This "forest" temple was built on an ancient road and was an important temple in the history of the Khmer Empire. Today, much of the temple remains in ruins and is almost completely covered by dense forest. |
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Mexico » Quintana Roo Quintana Roo, officially the Sovereign and Free State of Quintana Roo, is one of 31 states, along with Mexico City, that make up Mexico's 32 federal entities. The state is divided into 11 municipalities, with Chetumal as its capital and Cancún as its largest city. The state is situated at a maximum altitude of 230 m (750 ft). The state's population was 1,857,985 in 2020. |
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Guatemala » GTM The Tikal Temple (often called Temple I, or the Temple of the Great Jaguar) is one of the most iconic structures in the ancient Mayan city of Tikal in the Petén region of northern Guatemala. It was built around 732–740 AD as a funerary pyramid. Its height is approximately 47 meters (154 feet) including the roof. |