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PARIS THE CITY OF LOVE AND LIGHT

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                   PARIS is that the most populous city and also the capital of France. it's located within the heart of an enormous sedimentary basin with fertile soils and a temperate climate, the Paris basin, on a loop of the Seine, between its confluence with the Marne and also the Oise. Paris is additionally the capital of the Île-de-France region and also the center of the Greater Paris metropolis, created in 2016. it's divided into arrondissements, just like the cities of Lyon and Marseille, twenty in number. Administratively, the town constitutes since January 1, 2019 a collectivity with special status named: City of Paris, previously, it had been both a commune and a department. The State has particular prerogatives there exercised by the Paris Prefect of Police. the town underwent deep transformations under the Second Empire within the decades 1850 and 1860 through important works consisting particularly of the drilling of wide avenues, squares and gardens and also th

TUBKAL MOUNTAIN IN MARRAKECH

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             Toubkal or Tubkal in Arabic: توبقال‎, is a mountain peak in southwestern Morocco, located in the Toubkal National Park. At 4,167 metres or 13,671 feet, it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa and the Arab World. Located 63 km or 39 miles south of the city of Marrakech and it can even be seen from it, although much of the High Atlas consists of sedimentary rocks, the Toubkal massif is a part of volcanic rocks which have weathered into alpine crests cut by deep narrow valleys. To the south, the mountain drops steeply down for 1,800 metres to a tiny low lake called Lac d'Ifni. To the west, the mountain's edge is marked by a pass, the Tizi n'Ouanoums at 3,664 metres. From this pass, the mountain's W-S-W ridge rises up to Toubkal West, which forms a shoulder at 4,020 metres before continuing to the summit at 4,167 metres. The north and western side of Toubkal drains all the way down to the Mizane Valley, which has the passes

WONDERFUL BEACHES AROUND THE WORLD

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A beach holiday is the perfect excuse to escape the daily grind. And whether you’re in the mood for a stroll on a windswept beach leading up to an ancient castle, relaxing on a white sandy slice of paradise in the middle of the Indian Ocean or taking a breather after catching a few early morning waves, there are beaches for just about everyone. Winter is almost halfway in the Northern Hemisphere, the freezing temperatures and grey skies make most of us longing for a hideaway on a magnificent beach. But is it possible to rank the world’s best beaches? Of course not, as preferences will differ from traveler to traveler, based on amenities, accessibility, swimming & water sports options, safety, sense of place, relaxation and scenery. Nevertheless, being well-traveled and having put my feet in the sand of numerous beaches around the globe, I hereby present you my list of the most spectacular beaches in the world. From coral to sandy and long to enclosed, it should come as no surprise

MOUNT FUJI JAPAN

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                               Mount Fuji, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, standing 3,776.24 metres. It is also the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia after Mount Kerinci in Sumatra and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. It is an active stratovolcano that last erupted from 1707–1708. Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres south-west of Tokyo and can be seen from there on clear days. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped for about 5 months a year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and it is frequently depicted in many arts and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. Mount Fuji is one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains, along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. It is also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites. It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. According to UNESCO, Mount Fuji has inspired art