Yancheng Coastal Wetlands | China

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The Yancheng Coastal Wetlands is the largest coastal wetlands nature reserve in China. The reserve harbors a great diversity in plant species and is an important wintering habitat for many bird species, especially the red crowned crane.

Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Flags of the World | St Vincent and the Grenadines

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The flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was adopted on 21 October 1985.

Centennial Hall | Poland

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The Centennial Hall is a historic building in Wrocław, Poland. Built in 1911-1913 by the architect Max Berg as a multi-purpose recreational building. It can accommodate up to 10,000 people.

According to Unesco the Centennial Hall is an outstanding example of early Modernism and the innovative use of reinforced concrete structures in the building industry. Centennial Hall in Wrocław is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Yosemite Park | USA

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California’s Yosemite National Park welcomes millions of visitors each year—drawn to its dramatic waterfalls, giant sequoias, abundant wildlife, and awe-inspiring cliffs.

Yosemite National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Matobo Hills | Zimbabwe

 

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The Matobo Hills in southern Zimbabwe, are home to an outstanding collection of rock paintings, the largest in southern Africa. The large boulders provide abundant natural shelters and have been associated with human occupation from the early Stone Age.

Balancing Rock formations are seen throughout Zimbabwe, als in Matobo National Park. The ons on the postcard is known as known as the Mother and Child.

Matobo Hills is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Purnululu National Park | Australia

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The Bungle Bungles in Purnululu National Park is famous for its beehive-like hills. But there is more to see in the Bungle Bungles.

One of the other highlights is the Echidna Chasm, a narrow gorge, at some points only two meters wide, but with 200m high vertical walls.

Purnululu National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Motor Vessel Ilala | Malawi

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Built in 1949, the mv Ilala is a 400 tonne passenger vessel which has traditionally sailed the full length of lake Malawi. The ship is based in Monkey Bay on the southern end of the lake.

She carries both passengers and freight, and calls at major towns on both the Malawian and Mozambican coast, as well as at the two inhabited islands of the lake.

Erbil Citadel | Kurdistan

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Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south.

Erbil, also spelled Arbil, Arbel and Irbil locally called Hewlêr by the Kurds, is the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan. Erbil Citadel is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Volcanoes of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is home to a great number of volcanoes — there are six active volcanoes and another 61 dormant or extinct ones. The card pictures Arenal, Poás and Irazú.

For the past 50 years, Arenal was the country’s most active volcano, although it entered into a resting phase in 2010.

The Poás Volcano is another of Costa Rica’s largest and most active volcanoes, its rising up to 2,708 m.

The Irazú Volcano is located in the Central Highlands of Costa Rica. It is the tallest volcano in the country, with a height of 3,432 m.

Flags of the World | Comoros

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The Comoros are an island nation off the coast of East Africa, in the Indian Ocean between northern Mozambique and northern Madagascar.

The national flag of the Union of the Comoros was officially adopted on January 7, 2002.

Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi | India

 

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Old Goa is a historical city in North Goa, India. The city was constructed by the Bijapur Sultanate in the 15th century, and served as capital of Portuguese India from the 16th century until its abandonment in the 18th century due to a plague.

In 1517 eight Portuguese friars landed in Goa and founded the Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi and an adjacent convent for them to reside. In 1661 the building was reconstructed in its present form, with Baroque interiors.

Churches and Convents of Goa is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Flags of the World | São Tomé and Príncipe

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The islands São Tomé and Príncipe are located in the Gulf of Guinea and its flag has been adopted in 1975, the year the island nation gained independence from Portugal.

The design of the current flag has been inspired by the flag of the movement for independence.

Struve Geodetic Arc | Norway

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The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km.

This helped to calculate the exact size and shape of the planet and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping.

Struve Geodetic Arc is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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The necropolis of Bet She’arim | Israel

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Beit She'arim is a Roman-era Jewish village (now ruin) that thrived from the 1st-century BCE until its demise in the early 20th century.

Hewed into the limestone slopes of hills bordering the Vale of Jezre’el, a series of man-made catacombs was developed from the 2nd century AD as the necropolis of Bet She’arim.

Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The beauty of Kosovo

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Kosovo declared independence on the 17th of February 2008. The small south east European state sits between Albania, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro. The capital of the Republic is Prishtina, a city of around 500,000 people. The population of Kosovo exceeds 2 million.

The beauty of Monaco - Monte-Carlo

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Monaco is a tiny country hidden amongst the south of France, the second smallest country after Vatican city. With only 32,000 inhabitants.

Trinity Cathedral | Russia

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The Trinity Cathedral is a cathedral church, the oldest of all the remaining buildings in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. It was built in 1422-1423 by St. Nikon.

Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Industrial city of Ivrea | Italy

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The industrial city of Ivrea is located in the Piedmont region and developed as the testing ground for Olivetti, manufacturer of typewriters, mechanical calculators and office computers.

Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It comprises a large factory and buildings designed to serve the administration and social services, as well as residential units.

Flags of the World | Marshall islands

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The flag of the Marshall Islands was adopted upon the start of self-government, May 1, 1979.

In 1947 the USA and the UN Security Council signed an agreement putting the "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands" (most of Micronesia, including the Marshall Islands), under the wing of America.
Thousands of troops and their families were based at the islands. In total 66 nuclear tests were carried out between 1946 and 1958 on Bikini and Enewatak.

After a 1975 referendum, the Trust Territory was split into the separate states of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of the Marshall Islands. In 1979, the Marshall Islands became self-governing.

Bhong Mosque | Pakistan

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Bhong Mosque (Bhong Masjid) is located in the village of Bhong, Sadiqabad Tehsil, in southern Punjab, Pakistan. It was designed and constructed over a period of nearly 50 years (1932–1982).

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Palacio de Generalife | Spain

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The Palacio de Generalife (meaning something like the Architect's (alarife) Garden) was the summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada, Spain.

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Roman theatre of Mérida | Spain

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The Roman colony of Augusta Emerita (present day Mérida, Spain) was founded in 25 BC by Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire. The city was the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. The modern city of Mérida has been built on top of Emerita, yet, archaeological remains are well preserved.

Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The 22 component parts of the property comprise an area of 31 ha. One of these components is the Roman Theatre.

The church of peace in Świdnica | Poland

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The religious and political conflicts of the 17th century that took place in the German states ended with the so called Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Silesian Protestants, supported by Sweden, negotiated the right to establish three new churches.

The Austrian emperor, Ferdinand, allowed to build churches in Glogau (Głogów), Schweidnitz (Świdnica) and Jauer (Jawor). Two of the three churches are still standing today, only the Protestant church in Glogow had burned down in 1758. These churches are the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe

Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Flags of the World | Uganda

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The flag of Uganda was adopted on 9 October 1962, the date that Uganda became independent from the Great Brittain. In the middle you see a Grey Crowned Crane, the national bird of Uganda.

Patan Durbar Square | Nepal

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Kathmandu Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic achievements for which the Kathmandu Valley is world famous.

The seven groups of monuments and buildings include:
- Durbar Squares of Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu), Patan and Bhaktapur
- the Buddhist stupas of Swayambhu and Bauddhanath
- and the Hindu temples of Pashupati and Changu Narayan.