Ulaanbaatar. First erected in 1809, it has been rebuilt and restored numerous times over the years, thankfully escaping unscathed from the religious purges of the 1930s. Exhibiting astounding architecture that draws on Chinese, Mongol, and Tibetan influences, the monastery...
Dunhuang ( means large and properous in Chinese) is a city in northwestern Gansu province, Western China. It was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road, was known at times as Shāzhōu (沙州), or 'City of Sands', a name still used today.It commands a very strategic position at the ...
Ukraine is one of the largest countries in Eastern Europe. Despite the millions that call it home, it’s totally underrated by tourists. Often overlooked due to its troubles in the east, the rest of Ukraine is safe to travel through, and there’s so much to see and do. Not to mention...
This indicates that Iran’s extent during the Afsharid period was vast. The neighboring regions at that time further illustrate this breadth: The Indian Mongol Empire: Eastern neighbor The Kingdom of Samarkand and Balkh: Northeast neighbors The lands of Khorezm and Uzbek: Northern neighbors The ...
The Mongol empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206. It extended from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube River and the Persian Gulf. At its greatest extent, it covered some 9 million square miles of territory, making it the largest contiguous land empire
Ottoman Empire, empire created by Turkish tribes that grew to be one of the most powerful states in the world in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its dynasty was founded by a prince (bey), Osman, after the Mongols defeated the Seljuqs at the end of the 13th
The empire ofancient Rome, at its greatest extent in the 2nd centuryce, revealed, and imprinted its culture on, much of the face of the continent. Trade relations beyond its frontiers also drew the remoter regions into its sphere. Yet it was not until the 19th and 20th centuries that mode...
The Crimean War (1853–56) was fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between Russia and Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire. It arose from the conflict of great powers in the Middle East and was more directly caused by Russian demands to exercise pr
Opera star Sun Tsui-feng to play criminal in adaptation • Apr. 21, 2025, 7:30 AM ET (Taipei Times) Qing dynasty, the last of the imperial dynasties of China, spanning the years 1644 to 1911/12. Under the Qing the territory of the empire grew to treble its size under the precedi...
Aconspicuousridge runs along the southern rim of the Sinai in a great horseshoe curve, from which three main drainage basins have developed. The northern (or Mediterranean)drainage basin, in which Wadi Al-ʿArīsh acts as a master stream, empties into the Mediterranean near the town ofAl-...