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VAL D’ARAN Some of the Catalan Pyrenees’ most dazzling peaks cluster around Val d’Aran, in the northwest comer of Catalufia. The Val d’Aran is best known for its chic …
County: Oppland fylke. Altitude: 180 m (590 ft). Population: 22,000. Postal code: N-2600. Telephone code: 0 62. Turistkontor, Storgata 56; tel. 510 98. HOTELS. Turisthotel, 260 SP, SB; Oppland …
Provinces: Skaraborgs Ian, Ostergotlands Ian, Orebro Ian, Jonkbpings Ian. Regions: Vastergotland, Ostergotland, Narke, Smaland Lake Vattern, Sweden’s second largest lake (length 130 km (80 miles), greatest width 30 km …
Religious The possibility of salvation brought Buddhism many followers. In the persecution gth c. the movement grew to be a very strong economic force. The Tang Dynasty (618-907) which …
THE BURREN Limestone, butterflies, ruined castles, and labyrinthine caves make the Burren, which covers 260 sq. km, a unique geological experience. HiBurren Exposure, between Kinvara and Ballyvaughn on N67, …
Provinces: Jonkopings Ian, Kronoborgs Ian, Kalmar Ian, Hallands Ian. Smaland is notable among the regions of Sweden for its many lakes. The uplands in the northern part of the …
Counties; Oppland fylke, Sogn og Fjordane fylke. Altitude: 2468 m (8098 ft). The ‘Jotunheim, the largest of the few Alpine-type regions on the Norwegian high plateau, extends from the …
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The Mongols, used to the bleak steppes and deserts of the north, were attracted by the populous regions of China. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan, the nomadic warriors …
Leaving the Hall of Well-being and Longeviety and turning left, we soon reach a fenced-in courtyard where stands the Great Theatre. When it was built in 1891 it was …