Limburg as a region in its current form only came into existence in 1839 and obtained its provincial status in 1867.
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Sunday, August 21, 2022
Limburg
Limburg, also referred to as Dutch Limburg to distinguish it from Belgian Limburg, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the southeast.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba - Cuba
The remains of the 19th-century coffee plantations in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra are unique evidence of a pioneer form of agriculture in a difficult terrain.
They throw considerable light on the economic, social, and technological history of the Caribbean and Latin American region.
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ǁKaras
The ǁKaras region is an administrative region in Namibia.
It is the largest region in the country in terms of area.
It is also the least populated region.
Until August 2013, the official name of the region was 'Karas', so without the lateral alveolar click indicated by ǁ.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco - Spain
Tarraco (modern-day Tarragona) was a major administrative and mercantile city in Roman Spain and the centre of the Imperial cult for all the Iberian provinces.
It was endowed with many fine buildings, and parts of these have been revealed in a series of exceptional excavations.
Although most of the remains are fragmentary, many preserved beneath more recent buildings, they present a vivid picture of the grandeur of this Roman provincial capital.
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Oued ed Dahab-Lagouira
Oued ed Dahab-Lagouira is a region in Morocco.
The capital and also the only place of significance is Dakhla.
The region is located south of the Laâyoune-Boujdour region, borders Mauritania to the south and east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
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Monday, August 15, 2022
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun - China
The two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun preserve to a remarkable extent the appearance of non-urban settlements of a type that largely disappeared or was transformed during the last century.
Their street plan, their architecture and decoration, and the integration of houses with comprehensive water systems are unique surviving examples.
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Valletta
Valletta is the capital of the Republic of Malta and the seat of the Maltese government and parliament.
It is the smallest capital of the European Union in terms of population.
Valletta is located on a peninsula, surrounded by two large natural harbors.
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