The mountain has the oldest and best-preserved volcanic and sedimentary rock on Earth. According to scientists, it is one of the world’s oldest geological structures. it is estimated to be around 3.5 billion years old meaning it dates back to the Paleoarchean which is a geological era within...
Jollof Rice:Jollof Rice is an African spicy rice dish. It is also called Benachin meaning one pot in the Wolof language, and it is a popular dish all over West Africa. There are many variations of Jollof rice. The most common basic ingredients are basmati rice, tomatoes and tomato paste,...
"The sites are relatively well-preserved but their meaning has been lost. Tourism in this region is controlled by tour operators from Delhi who absorb almost all economic benefits. As a result, these wonderful sites are surrounded by poverty. In turn, this poverty leads to hawking, corruption,...
Wu and Young advanced theoretical developments in critical toponymies by focusing on the renaming of the South China Sea Islands and the everyday use of names by fishermen in Hainan, China [51]. Creţan and Matthews introduce the theory of “the politics of practicality” to explain if Tim...
"Disastrous. A political football. The way the authorities are developing it is killing the multi-religious nature of the city as well as robbing it of meaning.""History is politics here, so hugely important Islamic heritage is not given sufficient emphasis (e.g., destruction of area around ...
The African Diaspora (diaspora meaning any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland voluntarily or involuntarily) are those who can trace their lineage back to Africa. Though the African Diaspora are dispersed throughout the world, the United States is second only to Brazil wh...
Generally, it has been argued that, when heritage is everywhere and relevant to our everyday life, it is likely to be one of the preconditions for genuine sustainability [4]. This stresses the importance of heritage communities, which are social groups, who value specific aspects of cultural ...
Figure 8. Vibrant city of Surat (top left—Station road known as Rajmarg Surat); Street markets of Surat (bottom left—Chauta bazar); Daily life embedded in urban fabric (middle); Residents using urban traditional areas (Rander Gamtal) for small retail or everyday traditional activities (rig...
Taposiris Magna, meaning “"great tomb of Osiris", is an ancient town founded by the Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus in the present-day Alexandria Governorate of Egypt. Germa – Capital of the Saharan Kingdom of the Sands AFRICA Mark Milligan - May 17, 2021 Germa is the capital of the Ga...