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COUNTRY
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POPULATION
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China
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1,354,040,000
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India
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1,210,193,422
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United states
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315,670,000
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Indonesia
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237,641,326
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Brazil
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193,946,886
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Pakistan
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182,776,000
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Nigeria
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170,901,000
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Bangladesh
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152,518,015
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Russia
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143,369,806
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Japan
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127,360,000
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Showing posts with label WORLD. Show all posts
Sunday, 14 April 2013
Top 10 Countries by Population
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Top 10 Longest rivers in the world
1.Nile River:
Nile is the Longest River in the World. It is major north-flowing river in North eastern Africa.It is about 6,650km long.It is an international river, its water resources are shared by eleven countries. This river has two major Tributaries the white Nile and blue Nile. The river ends in the Mediterranean sea.2.Amazon River:
Amazon river is the second longest river in the world. This river has largest waterflow. It is about 6,400km long.It has the largest Drainage basin of about 7,050,000 sq.km. The width of the Amazon is between 1.6 and 10 kilometers. The first Bridge in the Amazon is opened on 10 October 2010 near Manaus,Brazil.
3.Yangtze River:
Yangtze(chang jiang) is the third longest River in the World. It is about 6,300km long. It flows from the glaciers of on the Quinghal-tibet plateau in Quinghai eastward across southwest, central and Easter china before emptying into the East china sea at shanghai. It is one of the biggest river by discharge volume in the world.
4.Mississippi River:
Mississippi is the fourth longest and tenth largest river in the world. It is about 6275km long. It is the chief river of the largest drainage system in North America. This river flows entirely into the United states. This river rises in the Northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,530 miles (4,070km).
5.Yenisei River:
Yenisei is the Fifth longest river in the world. It is about 5,539km, and it is the largest river flowing to the Arctic ocean. The river rises in Mongolia. The maximum depth of the Yenisei River is 80 feet and the average depth is 40 feet. The depth of river outflow is 106 feet(32m) and inflow is 101 feet (31m).
6.Yellow River:
Yellow river is the sixth longest river in the world and the second longest river in Asia. The river is about 5,464km long. the river originates in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghal province of Western china, it flows through nine provinces and empties into the Bohai sea. This river is called "The River Cradle of Chinese Civilization".
7.Ob River:
Ob river is the seventh longest River in the world. The river is in Russia. It is about 5,410km long. Ob river
forms 16miles southwest of Biya and Katun Rivers. Both these streams have their orgin in the Altay Mountains. The area of its basin 2,990,000 sq.km.
8.Parana River:
Parana river is the Eighth longest river in the world, it is a river in south central south America. It is about 4,880km long. The name Parana is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onava",which comes from the Tupi language. the river empties in the Atlantic ocean.
9.Congo River:
Congo river is the ninth longest river in the World. It is 4,700km long. The river is situated in Africa and it is
deepest river in the world. It is the third largest river in the world by volume of water discharged. Between
1971 and 1997 the government of Then-Zaire called it the Zaire River.
10.Amur River:
Amur river is the Tenth longest river of the world. The river is about 4,444km long. It forms the border between Russian far east and Northeastern China. Kalunga, a largest fish found in the river, it is about 5.6meters.
Sunday, 7 April 2013
Important World Days
January:
January 1 Global Family Day
January 6 World Day- war Orphans
January 9 NRI Day
January 10 World Laughter Day
January 12 National Youth Day
January 15 Army Day
January 26 India's Republic Day, International Customs Day
January 30 Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day
February:
February 2 World Wetland Day
February 4 World Cancer Day
February 12 World Day of Sick,Darwin Day
February 14 Valentines Day
February 20 World Day of Social Justice
February 21 International Mother Language Day
February 22 World Scout Day
February 23 World Peaces and Understanding Day
February 24 Central Excise Day
February 28 National Science Day
March:
Second Monday March Commonwealth Day
March 8 International Women's Day; Intl. literacy Day
March 13 World Kidney Day,World Rotract Day
March 15 World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day
March 18 Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 20 World Day of Theatre for children and young People
March 21 World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination,World Forestry Day
March 22 World Day for Water
March 23 World Meteorological Day
March 24 World TB Day,International Day for Achievers
March 25 International Day Of Remembarance-Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slava Trade
March 27 world Drama Day
April:
April 2 World Autism Awareness Day
April 4 International Day for Mine Awareness
and Assistance in Mine Action
April 7 World Health Day
April 7 International Day of Reflection on the
Genocide in Rwanda
April 12 World Aviation & Cosmonautics Day
April 17 World Haemophilia Day
April 18 World Heritage Day
April 21 World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22 Earth Day
April 23 World Book and Copyright Day
April 24 World Lab Animals Day
April 25 World Malaria Day
April 26 World Intellectual Property Day
April 28 International Worker’s Memorial Day
April 29 World Dance Day
May:
May 01 May day - Labour Day
May-03 Press Freedom Day
May-03 International Sun Day
May-03 World Asthma Day
May-04 Coal Miners Day
May-04 International Firefighters' Day
May 05 - First Sunday in May
World laughter Day - First Sunday in May
May-05 World Athletics Day
May-08 World Red Cross Day and Red Crescent Day
May-08 Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives Second World War
May-09 World Thalassaemia Day
May-10 World Mother Day
May-12 International Nurses Day
May-13 International Criminal Court Day
May-14 Bone and Joint Day
May-15 International Day of the Families
May-17 World Information Society Day
May-18 World Hyper Tension Day
May-18 World Museum Day
May-19 World Hepatitis Day
May-20 World Metrology Day
May-21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May-22 International Day for Biological Diversity
May-23 World Turtle Day
May-24 Commonwealth Day
May-28 Anti-Narcotics Day
May-28 Engineers Day
May-29 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
May-31 World Anti Tobacco Day
June:
June 1 International Children’s Day
June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 World Environment Day
June 8 World Brain Tumors Day
June 8 World Ocean Day
June 12 World Day Against Child Labor
June 14 World Blood Donor Day
June 15 World Father’s Day
June 16 International Integration Day
June 17 World Combat Day to Desertification and Drought
June 18 International Picnic Day
June 20 World Refugee Day
June 21 World Music Day
June 23 International Olympic Day
June 23 United Nations Public Service Day
June 26 International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
July:
July 1 International Joke Day
July 1 Doctor's Day
July 2 World Sports Journalists Day
1st Saturday of July International Day of Cooperatives
July 6 World Zoonoses Day
July 11 World Population Day
July 28 World Nature Conservation Day
August:
August 1 World Breast-feeding Week
August 3 Friendship Day
August 6 Anti Nuclear Day
August 6 Hiroshima Day
August 9 Nagasaki Day
August 9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 12 International Youth Day
August 13 World Left Hander's Day
August 15 International Mourning Day
August 19 World Humanitarian Day
August 19 World Photography Day
August 20 World Mosquito Day
August 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 26 Namibia Day
September:
September 2 Coconut Day
September 8 World Literacy Day
September 10 World Anti-Suicide Day
September 11 World First Aid Day
September 15 International Day of Democracy
September 15 International Day of Engineers
September 16 World Ozone Day
September 19 International Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 21 World Peace Day
September 21 World Alzheimer's Day
September 22 World Car Free Day
September 22 World Rose Day - Welfare of Cancer Patients
September 22 Car Free Day
September 24 World Heart Day
September 24 World Clean-up Day
September 25 International Grab Hand Day
September 26 Day of the Deaf
September 26 European Day of Languages
September 27 World Tourism Day
September 28 Right to Know Day
September 28 World Rabies Day
Last week of SeptemberWorld Maritime Day
October:
October 1 World Vegetarian Day
October 1 International Day of the Elderly
October 1 World Hepatitis Day
October 2 World Animal Day
October 2 World Ostony Day
October 2 International Day of Non-Violence
October 3 World Habitat Day
October 4 World Animal Welfare Day
October 5 World and International Teacher’s Day
October 6 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 8 World Humanitarian Action Day
October 9 World Postal Day
October 10 World Mental Health Day
October 12 World Sight Day
October 12 World Arthritis Day
October 13 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14 World Standards Day
October 15 Global Hand Washing Day
October 15 World White Cane Day-guiding the Blind
October 15 International Day of Rural Women
October 16 World Food Day
October 16 World Anaesthesiologists Day
October 17 World Trauma Day
October 20 World Osteoporosis Day
October 24 UN Day
October 24 World Development Information Day
October 24 World Polio Day
October 30 World Thrift Day
November:
November 1 World Vegan Day
November 5 World Interact Day
November 6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the
Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 8 World Radiographer Day
November 9 World Freedom Day
November 14 World Diabetes Day
November 16 International Day for Tolerence
November 17 International Students Day
November 19 World Toilet Day
November 19 International Men's Day
November 20 Universal Children’s Day
November 20 Africa Industrialization Day
November 21 World Fisheries Day
November 21 World Hello Day
November 21 World Television Day
November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25 International Meatless
November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
Third Sunday of November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
December:
December 1 World AIDS Day
December 2 World Computer Literacy Day
December 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 International Day of People with Disability
December 3 World Conservation Day
December 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7 International Civil Aviation Day
December 9 The International Day Against Corruption
December 10 International Day of Broadcasting
December 10 Human Rights Day
December 11 International Mountain Day
December 14 World Energy Day
December 18 International Migrants Day
December 20 International Human Solidarity Day
December 29 International Biodiversity Day
January 1 Global Family Day
January 6 World Day- war Orphans
January 9 NRI Day
January 10 World Laughter Day
January 12 National Youth Day
January 15 Army Day
January 26 India's Republic Day, International Customs Day
January 30 Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day
February:
February 2 World Wetland Day
February 4 World Cancer Day
February 12 World Day of Sick,Darwin Day
February 14 Valentines Day
February 20 World Day of Social Justice
February 21 International Mother Language Day
February 22 World Scout Day
February 23 World Peaces and Understanding Day
February 24 Central Excise Day
February 28 National Science Day
March:
Second Monday March Commonwealth Day
March 8 International Women's Day; Intl. literacy Day
March 13 World Kidney Day,World Rotract Day
March 15 World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day
March 18 Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 20 World Day of Theatre for children and young People
March 21 World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination,World Forestry Day
March 22 World Day for Water
March 23 World Meteorological Day
March 24 World TB Day,International Day for Achievers
March 25 International Day Of Remembarance-Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slava Trade
March 27 world Drama Day
April:
April 2 World Autism Awareness Day
April 4 International Day for Mine Awareness
and Assistance in Mine Action
April 7 World Health Day
April 7 International Day of Reflection on the
Genocide in Rwanda
April 12 World Aviation & Cosmonautics Day
April 17 World Haemophilia Day
April 18 World Heritage Day
April 21 World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22 Earth Day
April 23 World Book and Copyright Day
April 24 World Lab Animals Day
April 25 World Malaria Day
April 26 World Intellectual Property Day
April 28 International Worker’s Memorial Day
April 29 World Dance Day
May:
May 01 May day - Labour Day
May-03 Press Freedom Day
May-03 International Sun Day
May-03 World Asthma Day
May-04 Coal Miners Day
May-04 International Firefighters' Day
May 05 - First Sunday in May
World laughter Day - First Sunday in May
May-05 World Athletics Day
May-08 World Red Cross Day and Red Crescent Day
May-08 Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives Second World War
May-09 World Thalassaemia Day
May-10 World Mother Day
May-12 International Nurses Day
May-13 International Criminal Court Day
May-14 Bone and Joint Day
May-15 International Day of the Families
May-17 World Information Society Day
May-18 World Hyper Tension Day
May-18 World Museum Day
May-19 World Hepatitis Day
May-20 World Metrology Day
May-21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May-22 International Day for Biological Diversity
May-23 World Turtle Day
May-24 Commonwealth Day
May-28 Anti-Narcotics Day
May-28 Engineers Day
May-29 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
May-31 World Anti Tobacco Day
June:
June 1 International Children’s Day
June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 World Environment Day
June 8 World Brain Tumors Day
June 8 World Ocean Day
June 12 World Day Against Child Labor
June 14 World Blood Donor Day
June 15 World Father’s Day
June 16 International Integration Day
June 17 World Combat Day to Desertification and Drought
June 18 International Picnic Day
June 20 World Refugee Day
June 21 World Music Day
June 23 International Olympic Day
June 23 United Nations Public Service Day
June 26 International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
July:
July 1 International Joke Day
July 1 Doctor's Day
July 2 World Sports Journalists Day
1st Saturday of July International Day of Cooperatives
July 6 World Zoonoses Day
July 11 World Population Day
July 28 World Nature Conservation Day
August:
August 1 World Breast-feeding Week
August 3 Friendship Day
August 6 Anti Nuclear Day
August 6 Hiroshima Day
August 9 Nagasaki Day
August 9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 12 International Youth Day
August 13 World Left Hander's Day
August 15 International Mourning Day
August 19 World Humanitarian Day
August 19 World Photography Day
August 20 World Mosquito Day
August 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 26 Namibia Day
September:
September 2 Coconut Day
September 8 World Literacy Day
September 10 World Anti-Suicide Day
September 11 World First Aid Day
September 15 International Day of Democracy
September 15 International Day of Engineers
September 16 World Ozone Day
September 19 International Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 21 World Peace Day
September 21 World Alzheimer's Day
September 22 World Car Free Day
September 22 World Rose Day - Welfare of Cancer Patients
September 22 Car Free Day
September 24 World Heart Day
September 24 World Clean-up Day
September 25 International Grab Hand Day
September 26 Day of the Deaf
September 26 European Day of Languages
September 27 World Tourism Day
September 28 Right to Know Day
September 28 World Rabies Day
Last week of SeptemberWorld Maritime Day
October:
October 1 World Vegetarian Day
October 1 International Day of the Elderly
October 1 World Hepatitis Day
October 2 World Animal Day
October 2 World Ostony Day
October 2 International Day of Non-Violence
October 3 World Habitat Day
October 4 World Animal Welfare Day
October 5 World and International Teacher’s Day
October 6 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 8 World Humanitarian Action Day
October 9 World Postal Day
October 10 World Mental Health Day
October 12 World Sight Day
October 12 World Arthritis Day
October 13 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14 World Standards Day
October 15 Global Hand Washing Day
October 15 World White Cane Day-guiding the Blind
October 15 International Day of Rural Women
October 16 World Food Day
October 16 World Anaesthesiologists Day
October 17 World Trauma Day
October 20 World Osteoporosis Day
October 24 UN Day
October 24 World Development Information Day
October 24 World Polio Day
October 30 World Thrift Day
November:
November 1 World Vegan Day
November 5 World Interact Day
November 6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the
Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 8 World Radiographer Day
November 9 World Freedom Day
November 14 World Diabetes Day
November 16 International Day for Tolerence
November 17 International Students Day
November 19 World Toilet Day
November 19 International Men's Day
November 20 Universal Children’s Day
November 20 Africa Industrialization Day
November 21 World Fisheries Day
November 21 World Hello Day
November 21 World Television Day
November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25 International Meatless
November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
Third Sunday of November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
December:
December 1 World AIDS Day
December 2 World Computer Literacy Day
December 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 International Day of People with Disability
December 3 World Conservation Day
December 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7 International Civil Aviation Day
December 9 The International Day Against Corruption
December 10 International Day of Broadcasting
December 10 Human Rights Day
December 11 International Mountain Day
December 14 World Energy Day
December 18 International Migrants Day
December 20 International Human Solidarity Day
December 29 International Biodiversity Day
Top 10 waterfalls In the World
Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela.It
is the worlds Highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979m (3,212 ft)
and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft).Located in canaima National Park,Bolivar,
Venezuela.
2.Tugela Falls:
Tugela Falls is the worlds second highest
waterfall. It is about (3,110ft) in height.It is located in Dragon’s mountains
in the Royal Natal National Park in Kwazulu-Natal Province , Republic of south
Africa.
3.cataratas Ias tres Hermanas:
Cataratas
Ias Tres Hermanas is the third highest waterfall in the world.It is 3,000 feet
(914 m).The waterfall is located in Ayacucho ,Peru.
4.Oloupena Falls:
Oloupena Falls is the fourth highest water falls in the world.The height of the falls is about 2,953 feet (900 m) in height.It is located in the north eastern part of Hawaii Island of Molokai,United States.
Oloupena Falls is the fourth highest water falls in the world.The height of the falls is about 2,953 feet (900 m) in height.It is located in the north eastern part of Hawaii Island of Molokai,United States.
5.Catarata Yumbilla:
Yumbilla falls is the fifth highest waterfall
located in peru , Amazonas Region. It is known internationally only in late
2007. It is 2,938 feet (896 m) in height.
6.Vinnufossen Falls:
7.Balaifossen Falls:
Balaifossen is the seventh highest waterfall in the world. It is about 2,788 feet (850 m) I height. It is located in Hordaland,Norway.
Balaifossen is the seventh highest waterfall in the world. It is about 2,788 feet (850 m) I height. It is located in Hordaland,Norway.
8.Puukaoku Falls:
The Puukaoku Falls
is the eighth highest waterfall in the world. It is about 2,756 feet (840 m).
It is situated in Hawaii, United states.
9.James Bruce Falls:
10.Browne Falls:
Browne Falls is
the tenth highest waterfall in the world, The height of the water falls is
about 2,744 feet (836 m). It is located in fiordland National Park, New
Zea land.The falls are named after pioneering aerial photographer, victor
Carlyle Browne, Who discovered lake Browne.
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Largest Hindu Temples In The World
1.Prasat
Angkor Wat:
Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple is the second
largest Temple in the world and largest
temple in India , about 156 acres(631,000m²).This temple is located at
Trichy,TamilNadu.This Temple is dedicated to Ranganathar,a reclining form of
Hindu deity,Vishnu. This temple is constructed in the Dravidian style.The main
entrance of the temple is known as the Rajagopuram .This temple is counted as
the first and the foremost among the 108 divya desams dedicated to Vishnu.
Angkor wat is the largest hindu temple in the
world and the largest regious monument in the world.This temple was built at 12th
century by the king Surya varman.The area(square meters) is about 820,000.This
temple was dedicated to Lord Vishnu.This temple is located at combodia.the
temple is at the top of the high classical style of khmer architecture.this
temple has become the symbol of combodia appearing on its national flag.and it
is the main attraction for the country’s visitors.This temple is based on early
Dravidian Architecture.The name Angkor wat means “Temple city” or “city of
Temples”in Khmer Angkor means “city” or “capital city”.
2.Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple Srirangam:
Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple is the second
largest Temple in the world and largest
temple in India , about 156 acres(631,000m²).This temple is located at
Trichy,TamilNadu.This Temple is dedicated to Ranganathar,a reclining form of
Hindu deity,Vishnu. This temple is constructed in the Dravidian style.The main
entrance of the temple is known as the Rajagopuram .This temple is counted as
the first and the foremost among the 108 divya desams dedicated to Vishnu.
3. Akshardham (Delhi):
Akshardham is a Hindu temple in Delhi, India. Also referred to as Delhi
Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham, the complex displays millennium of
traditional Hindu and Indian culture, spirituality, and architecture. The area
of the temple is about 240,000m² . This temple was developed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj. 3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans and thousands of BAPS volunteers construct
Akshardham.This is the attraction for new Delhi tourists approximately 70
percent tourists were attracted by this temple.The temple was officially opened
at 6th November 2005.it sits near the yamuna river at the eastern
new Delhi.
4. Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram:
Thillai Nataraja Temple is the fourth largest
Hindu temple in the world.and the area is about 50 acres (160,000m²).This
temple is dedicated to lord shiva.The temple is located in the town of
Chidambaram,Tamil Nadu.The temple is, 78km south of pondicherry and 235km from
Chennai. There
have been several renovations in its history, particularly during the days of
Pallava/Chola emperors in ancient and pre-medieval periods. The temple as it stands now is mainly
of the 12th and 13th centuries, with later additions in similar style.
5. Annamalaiyar Temple:
Thillai Natarajah Temple, Chidambaram is
a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in the town of Chidambaram,
East-Central Tamil Nadu, South India.Chidambaram is one of the five panchaloga
sthalams.The area is about 101,171m².temple is known as the foremost
of all temples to Saivites and has influenced worship, architecture, sculpture and
performance art for over two millennium.this temple is also known as the
boologa kailasam or kailasam. there have been several renovations and offerings
to Chidambaram by the pallava,chola,pandiya,vijayanagara and
chera royals in the ancient and pre-medieval periods.
Ekambareswarer
temple is the hindu temple which is dedicated to lord shiva. This is largest
temple in the town of kanchipuram in the northern part of the town. The gateway
tower is about 59m tall, and is one of the tallest gopurams in India. This
temple covers and area about 92,860m².This is one of the five major shiva
temples.
Meenakshi
amman temple is an hindu temple which is located at the southern bank of the
vaigai river in the temple city of madurai,Tamil Nadu.This Temple is dedicated
to god Parvathi.The gopurams of the temples are ranging from 45-50m in height.The
temple is about 70,050m².This temple gets an annual revenue of sixty
million.About 15,000 visitors every day visiting the temple,In Fridays there
will be more visitors.
6.Ekambareswarar Temple:
7.Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval:
This temple
is located at trichy,Tamil nadu.This temple was built by kochenga chola about
1800 years ago.the temple is located at srirangam island. This temple is one of
the five major shiva temples and covers an area about 72,843m².The santum of
the temple has an underground water stream and in spite of pumping water out,
it is always filled with water.
8. Meenakshi
Amman Temple:
Meenakshi
amman temple is an hindu temple which is located at the southern bank of the
vaigai river in the temple city of madurai,Tamil Nadu.This Temple is dedicated
to god Parvathi.The gopurams of the temples are ranging from 45-50m in height.The
temple is about 70,050m².This temple gets an annual revenue of sixty
million.About 15,000 visitors every day visiting the temple,In Fridays there
will be more visitors.
9. Vaitheeswaran Koil:
This is a
hindu Temple. The area is about 60,780m².
This Temple
is dedicated to lord shiva and is located at sirkali,Tamil nadu.This The holy waters of the Siddhamirtham tank
within the temple complex contains nectar and a holy dip is believed to cure
all diseases.This temple is associated with the planet mars(Angaragha).
10.Tiruvarur Thyagarajaswamy Temple:
Thiyagarajaswamy
temple is a hindu temple dedicated to lord Thiyagaraja. The two
main shrines of the temple are for Valmikinathar and Thyagarajar.This temple is located in the town
of Thiruvarur,Tamil nadu,India.The Temple complex occupies about 33acres about
(55,080m²).
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Countries And Their Airlines
Countries
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Airlines
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Russia
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Aero-Plot
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Kanada
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Air-Canada
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France
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Air-france
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India
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Air-India
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Zimbabwe
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Air-Zimbabwe
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Switzerland
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Swiz-Air
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America
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America Airlines
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England
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British Airlines
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Netherland
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KLM Royal Dutch
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China
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China Airlines
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Kuwait
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Kuwait Airlines
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Brunei
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Royal Brunei Airlines
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Nepal
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Royal Nepal Airlines
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Singapore
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Singapore Airlines
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Pakistan
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Pakistan International Airlines
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Kenya
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Kenya Airways
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Greece
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Olympic Airways
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Korea
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Korean Airways
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Iran
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Iran Airways
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America
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Pan American World Airways System,Trans-World Airways
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Belgium
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Sabena World Airways
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Italy
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Al Italia
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Sri lanka
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Air Lanka
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Afganistan
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Arana Afghan Airlines
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Hong Kong
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Cathy Pacific
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Finland
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Finnair
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Indonesia
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Garuda Airways
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Japan
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Japan Airlines LTD
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Australia
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Quantas Empire Airways
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Sweeden
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Swandinavian Airlines System
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Thailand
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Thai Airways International
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Monday, 1 April 2013
7 Wonders Of The World
1.Taj Mahal:
Taj Mahal is located at Agra, Uttar
Pradesh , India. The Taj Mahal is
widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the
universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage. It was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
(1628-1658), grandson of Akbar the great, in the memory of his queen Arjumand
Bano Begum, entitled ‘Mumtaz Mahal’. Mumtaz
Mahal was a niece of empress Nur Jahan and granddaughter of Mirza Ghias Beg
I’timad-ud-Daula, wazir of emperor Jehangir.
The
construction of the Taj Mahal was entrusted to a board of architects under
imperial supervision, including Abd ul-Karim Ma'mur Khan, Makramat Khan, and Ustad Ahmed Lahauri.In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
2.Chichen Itza:
Chichen Itza
was a pre-coloumbian city built by maya
civilization.It is located in theMunicipality of Tinum, in the Mexican city of Yucatan. Chichen Itza which means “at the mouth of the well
of Itza “, is the 2nd most visited archeological site of Mexico. It is exactly 24 m. high considering the upper
platform. Chichen Itza was one of
the largest Maya cities and it was likely to have been one of the mythical
great cities.
4. Christ The
Redeemer:
Christ
the redeemer is the statue of Jesus Christ.It is located in Rio de
Janeiro,Brazil. It is considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world and the 5th Largest statue of Jesus in the world.This is the
symbol of Brazilian Christianity. It is 30 metres (98 ft) tall, not
including its 8 metres (26 ft) pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres
(92 ft) wide. It weighs 35 tonnes (625 long,700 short
tons), and is located at the peak of the 700-metre
(2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca
Forest National Park overlooking the city.
4.colosseum:
The Colosseum, or the Coliseum,is the largest amphitheatre in the world, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy,
the largest ever built in the Roman
Empire, built of concrete and stone.It is one
of the greatest works of roman architecture. The construction is started in
70AD and completed in 80AD. It is Capable of seating 50,000 spectators
the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea
battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas
etc. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist
attractions and
still has close connections with the Roman Catholic Church, as each good Friday the Pope leads a torchlit “Way of the Cross” Procession that starts in the area around the
Colosseum.
5. Great Wall Of China:
Great Wall Of China
is built along an east-to-west line across the
historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese Empire or its states by
various nomadic groups or military incursions.
The wall is made of stone, brick, Tamped Earth wood, and other materials, the wall built between 220–206 BC by
the first Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang. .A
archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has concluded that
the Ming walls measure 8,850 km (5,500 mi). This is made up of 6,259 km
(3,889 mi) sections of actual wall, 359 km (223 mi) of trenches
and 2,232 km (1,387 mi) of natural defensive barriers such as hills
and rivers. Another
archaeological survey found that the entire wall with all of its branches
measure out to be 21,196 km (13,171 mi).
6.
Machu Picchu:
Machu
Picchu is located in the cusco region of
Peru, south America. It is situated on
a mountain ridge above the Urubamba valley Peru,It is Inca site of 15th
century located 2,430 metres
(7,970 ft) above sea
level. Machu
Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls . It isknown locally, it was unknown to
the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911 by
the American historian Hiram Bingham.
Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian
Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNISCO
world heritage site in 1983.
7.Petra:
Petra
is situated in southern area of Jordan. It is about (2,657 ft) Petra is famous for its rock cut
architecture .Another name of petra is Rose city.
it is a symbol of Jordan, as well as its most-visited tourist attraction. Petra
has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. UNESCO has described it as "one of the
most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage".Petra was
chosen by the Smithsonian Magazine as one of the "28 Places to See
Before You Die.
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