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The Bhimsen Mandir or Bhimsen Temple is an 18th-century Hindu temple located in Nalamukh, Pokhara, Nepal. Bhimsen is the patron deity of people of Newari ethnicity.
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Bijaći was a medieval Croatian village, some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Trogir. The village developed around the church of St.
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The Bouri Formation is a sequence of sedimentary deposits that is the source of australopithecine and Homo (that is, hominin) fossils, artifacts, and bones of large mammals with cut marks from…
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For the current cathedral in Hamar, see Hamar cathedral. Hamar Cathedral (Domkirkeruinene på Hamar) are the ruins of the medieval era Hamar Cathedral in Hamar, Norway Hamar Cathedral was the see of…
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The Center for American Archeology, or CAA, is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) research and education institution located in Kampsville, Illinois, USA, near the Illinois River.
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The Chausathi Yogini Temple (64-Yogini Temple) of Hirapur, also known as the Mahamaya Temple, is 20 km outside Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state of Eastern India.
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Dolmen of Carapito I (Portuguese: Anta de Carapito I) is a megalithic monument located in the civil parish of Carapito, in the municipality of Aguiar da Beira in the Guarda District of Portugal.
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Fontaine-les-Bassets (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn le basɛ]) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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Gondershe, also known as Gandershe (Somali pronunciation: [gõnd̪eːrʃe], گندىرشى Somali pronunciation: [gandeːrʒe]; or El Torreh Somali pronunciation: [eɫ t̪oːr̩a] Al-Toureh Arabic pronunciation:…
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The Guntupalle or Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments is located near Kamavarapukota, Eluru district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is around 40 km away from Eluru.
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Hadjar al-Nasr (Arabic: حجر النسر, lit. 'the vulture's rock') is an ancient fortress located in northern Morocco. It was constructed in the 10th century by the Idrisid dynasty.
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Hariharalaya (Khmer: ហរិហរាល័យ, Hariharalaya) was an ancient city and capital of the Khmer empire located near Siem Reap, Cambodia in an area now called Roluos (Khmer: រលួស).
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Hatadage (Sinhala: හැටදාගේ) is an ancient relic shrine in the city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. It was built by King Nissanka Malla, and had been used to keep the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha.
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Illerup Ådal (English: Illerup River-valley) is a river valley and archeological site located near Skanderborg in East Jutland, Denmark.
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Ixiamas is a town and municipality in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It is on the level pampa 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the Cordillera Central foothills. It is served by Ixiamas Airport.
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Jaina Island is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site and artificial island in the present-day Mexican state of Campeche.
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The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a sacred Bo tree (Ficus religiosa) located in the Mahamewuna Garden, within the historic UNESCO World Heritage City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
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The Kingdom of Benin or Empire of Benin, also known as Great Benin, is a traditional kingdom in southern Nigeria.
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The Kondhana Caves are located in the small village of Kondhane, 33 km (21 mi) north of Lonavala and 16 km (9.9 mi) northwest of Karla Caves. This cave group has 16 Buddhist caves.
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Achasanseong (Korean: 아차산성; Hanja: 阿且山城) is a Three Kingdoms-era earthen Korean fortress on the mountain Achasan, in Seoul, South Korea.