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5 Mysterious Places Around The World

The Door to Hell

This place in Uzbekistan is called by locals “The Door to Hell”. It is situated near the small town of Darvaz
The story of this place lasts already for 35 years. Once the geologists weredrilling for gas. Then suddenly during the drilling they have found an underground cavern, it was so big that all the drilling site with all the equipment and camps got deep deep under the ground. None dared to go down there because the cavern was filled with gas. So they ignited it so that no poisonous gas could come out of the hole, and since then, it’s burning, already for 35 years without any pause. Nobody knows how many tons of excellent gas has been burned for all those years but it just seems to be infinite there.

Mysterious Holes of Russia

From the end of 1980s a strange phenomena is happening in some Russian forests. People find strange, deep holes.
They appear in the dense forest, in the places you can’t get on the car or truckto bring any device to drill the ground. There is no any soil that should be taken from such deep holes is found.
People go down to one of such holes but it just finishes with nothing. There are no any reasonable ideas on how these holes appear and what they are being used for.

 

The mouth of Hell

In 1962, a little fire in Centralia (Pennsylvania) migrated into an exposed vein of anthracite coal under the town. The flames on the surface were successfully extinguished, but the coal continued to burn underground for many years, so that in 1984 the fire was completely out of control and the city had to be evacuated.
Nowadays, Centralia is an abandoned and ghostly place. The fire still burns beneath the town and there is enough coal to feed the fire for up to 250 years.

Hill of Crosses in Lithuania

It has more than 50,000 crosses on it, and no it is not a cemetery.
The reasons for the crosses to be there is that there is a story that each one who would put his own cross on this mountain would become a lucky guy, so thousands come here and install their custom crosses.
They say this tradition appeared before the Christianity came to Lithuania and Russia and is of pagan origin.

 

  

The ghost town buried in the sand

Kolmanskop is a ghost town in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port of Lüderitz. In 1908, Luederitz was plunged into diamond fever and people rushed into the Namib desert hoping to make an easy fortune. Within two years, a town, complete with a casino, school, hospital and exclusive residential buildings, was established in the barren sandy desert.
But shortly after the drop in diamond sales after the First World War, the beginning of the end started. During the 1950′s the town was deserted and the dunes began to reclaim what was always theirs.
Soon the metal screens collapsed and the pretty gardens and tidy streets were buried under the sand. Doors and windows creaked on their hinges, cracked window panes stared sightlessly across the desert. A new ghost town had been born.

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10 Interesting Place in Egypt

Egypt still promising so many interesting place to visit. The country has the world heritage and tourist most famous places. All areas in Egypt has a historical value.
10 place listed below certainly not represent what the real Egypt.
But, it's minimum place that you must visit during your holiday in Egypt.

10. Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai is the highest peak in the town of Saint Kahterine's. Mount Sinai visited by many tourists, because in this mountain Moses received a revelation from God, the 10 commandments given to the Israelites. At the peak of Sinai also stands a mosque and a church, and many climbers are attracted to the top.

9. Temple of Karnak

The temple of Karnak was known as Ipet-isut (Most select of places) by the ancient Egyptians. It is a city of temples built over 2000 years and dedicated to the Theben triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu.
For the largely uneducated ancient Egyptian population this could only have been the place of the gods. It is the mother of all religious buildings, the largest ever made and a place of pilgrimage for nearly 4,000 years.

Karnak is the home of the god Amun who was an insignificant local god until the 12th dynasty when Thebes became the capital of Egypt. He was represented in his original state as a goose and later as a ram, at the height of his power he was shown as a human with a head dress of feathers - all that remained of the goose.
In ancent times wars were not fought between countries but were considered as contests between gods. One deity subduing and replacing another, the victorious god and its people growing in strength. This is how Amon, with the help of Thutmose III and various other New Kingdom kings, rose to become the first supreme god of the known world and was hailed as God of gods. Little is know of him, unlike most other gods he has no legends or miracles to impress his worshippers and seems to be closer to an abstract idea of a godhead. His followers came from all the strata of society and he was known to some as 'Vizier of the poor.'
All Egyptian temples had a sacred lake, Karnak's is the largest. It was used during festivals when images of the gods would sail across it on golden barges. Karnak was also the home of a flock of geese dedicated to Amun.

8. Sharm el-Sheikh

 

Sharm el-Sheikh is the Egyptian tourist city, lots of entertainment and tourist facilities are here. Strategic position overlooking the Gulf of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba, Sharm el-Sheikh heavenly water attractions such as snorkeling, scuba diving and more. In Sharm el-Sheikh, we can see Mount Sinai and Naama Bay. Golf courses with full facilities are also available there.

7. Hurghada

Hurghada is a city in Egypt located on the Red Sea and is famous for its beautiful beaches with white sand. Hurghada also offers tourist spots are well-supported facilities. In Hurghada there are many resorts, hotels and inns. Hurghada Beach Coral reefs are considered the most beautiful in the world. Hurghada also become an international center of water sports such as windsurfing, sailing, diving and more.

6. Nile River

The Nile is the longest river in the world and the legendary where Prophet Moses had washed away into the Nile until it was discovered by the daughter of Pharaoh. The Nile is the heart of Egypt's population lives. Egyptian society rests on the Nile. Starting from tourism facilities, dams, the center of economy, agriculture, fisheries, transportation and others. No one if there is a saying that says, "The Nile is a gift to the people of Egypt".

5. Luxor

Luxor was the ancient city of Heliopolis in the South, in Luxor there are many historical sites such as the ancient Egyptian monuments lies, ruins of temples and tombs as well as the largest open air museum. Tourism became the foundation of the economy of Luxor.

4. Red Sea

Red Sea is called in scripture when Moses parted the Red Sea with his cane. When the Prophet Moses and his followers the Israelites escape the Pharaoh. Suez Canal connects the Red Sea (Egypt) to the Mediterranean Sea. Red Sea biodiversity, coral reefs, atolls and high salinity. Although many harmful species in the Red Sea, but it did not dampen the divers to enjoy its beauty.

3. Alexandria

Alexandria or Al Iskandariyya Alexandria is Egypt's second largest city and one of the most famous cities in the world. In Alexandria there is a sphinx and the ancient Roman theater. The Great Lighthouse in the 7 Wonders of the World. Many tourists are attracted to visit Alexandria as a very beautiful place.

2. Cairo

The capital of Egypt is the largest city in Africa and the most populous. Cairo also as a center of Islamic scholarship. The world's oldest university Al Azhar also in Cairo. Building houses, ancient buildings are very thick with Islamic architecture. Cairo is the nickname for the city by 1000 the tower. Because of the mosques in Cairo at least have 2 towers.

1. Pyramids and Sphinx

Egypt is almost identical with its pyramids and sphinx. There are more than 80 pyramids in Egypt, and the largest pyramid is the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx is the greatest shpinx. In the pyramid there are mummies of kings or bodies are preserved, while the sphinx is a statue of a lion-headed man. Pyramid and sphinx in Egypt prove that the highest man-made structure in the world that holds many mysteries.

The Amazing Raja Ampat - Wonderful Indonesia

Raja Ampat (Papua - Indonesia) is a tour destination for all reasons to visit. From the highest point in the sky down to the ocean floor, Raja Ampat has the fascinating beauty for everyone. If there is a tour destination you must visit at least once in a lifetime, Raja Ampat is one of them.

World's Last Paradise, this is the name Raja Ampat archipelago is widely known and called today. It may sound an exaggeration, but not for those who have been there. Raja Ampat archipelago consists of a group of large and small islands, strands of coral reefs, mountains, tropical forests, white sandy beaches and varieties of wildlife making Raja Ampat’s landscape an unmatched beauty.

The landscape of Raja Ampat is beautifully crafted like strings of pearls enchanting everyone who sees it. It is really not easy to find the right phrases to describe the beauty. The scenery of Raja Ampat is a natural view which will make your heart tremble, your breath stuck and your skin goose bumps when you look at it. Its beauty will make some of you to shed the tears admiring just how magnificent and merciful Creator giving the natural resources Raja Ampat archipelago.

Mysterious Monuments in the World

1. Apocalypse

On a barren hill in northeastern Georgia stands one of the monuments of the world's most bizarre and mysterious. But that was not created during ancient times. Known as the 'Georgia Guidestones', a stone structure with a height of 16 meters, 20 tons of polished granite slabs and written in eight languages.

2. Lake Michigan Stonehenge.

The researchers were quite surprised when they find what appears to be ancient structures like Stonehenge 40 meters below the water surface of Lake Michigan. 

3. Underwater Ruins in Japan.

On the southern coast of Yonaguni, Japan, lie submerged ruins, an estimated 8,000 years. It was found in 1995 by a diver who strayed too far from the coast of Okinawa with camera in hand. 

4. Submerged Wonders of Alexandria, Egypt.

Off the coast of Alexandria, the city of Alexander the Great (Iskandar Zulkarnain, cousin of the Prophet Khidr), the absence of what is believed to be the ruins of Cleopatra's kingdom. It is believed that earthquakes over 1,500 years ago makes this building fell into the sea, along with artifacts, statues and other parts of the palace of Cleopatra.

5. The Mysterious Stones of Baalbek.

Largest Roman temple once stood, was found not built on the ruins of Greece or Rome, but in Baalbek, Lebanon. No one knows what makes this site so special in Rome, to encourage them to build, move and assemble so many stone blocks.

6. Easter Island. 

 

Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui in the South Pacific Ocean, the most famous monumental sculptures created by the Rapanui people. It weighs about 86 tons, which describe how great achievements Rapanui people who have created and move them. 

7. Stonehenge. 

 

One of the world famous monument is probably the Stonehenge, located in Wiltshire England. Although theories and speculations have sprung up, no one knows what the original purpose of prehistoric monuments and remains one of the greatest mysteries of the world.

8. Machu Picchu.

Machu Picchu is the best preserved beautiful city of the Inca Empire, located in the Andean highlands of Peru, on a steep mountain with a nearly flat surface.

9. Great Zimbabwe Ruins.

 

Few people know that the modern African country, Zimbabwe, there are ruins of stone, situated in the countryside. The Great Zimbabwe Ruins are some of the oldest and largest structures in South Africa.

10. Peru's Chavin de Huantar Ruins.

Although not as famous as the ruins of Machu Picchu, the ruins of Peru Huantar Chavan is also an interesting legacy. So obvious, why Chavan culture has disappeared, although some communities believe that the ruins Huantar Chavan provide clues about why some civilizations vanish.

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