Added new Web site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Empires of the Western Sudan: Mali Empire. Dutta Promeet Feb 01, 2007 Added new Web site: World Health Organisation - Mali. Dutta Promeet Jan 31, 2007 Article revised and updated. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Dec 21...
Instead, hit the must-sees – the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art – and then explore off the beaten path with visits to The Cloisters or one of the city’s libraries. Indulge in the bohemian shops of the West Village or the ...
Mungo Park is credited with having been the first Westerner to discover the Niger, in 1796, which helped make his ensuing narrative,Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, a best-seller. But I wonder if the sight of his “majestic Niger” was enough reward for the travails he suffered...
Throughout its history, it has been the stage for conflicts between local tribes-people and world powers. After being ruled by the Ottoman Empire and by the French, Lebanon gained full independence in 1943. The presence of Palestinian refugees and guerrilla bases, and tensions between Christians...