These days, Cairo is the largest city in Egypt, and also the largest in the Arab world. Located in the northwest corner of the country, it is situated along the banks of the Nile River just south of the Nile Delta area, where the river splits into two forks. Its easy access to water […]
This South Asian country, which is one of the most populous in the planet (at 1.25 billion people) has a rich history that goes back thousands of years, such as the Indus civilization – which existed the same time as Ancient Egypt and Sumer, but lasted far longer. India is also home of the Buddhist […]
This Far Eastern nation is a volcanic archipelago of over 6,000 islands, located near China, Korea, and Russia, with its four largest islands (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku) composing most of Japan’s land area and population (which is now over 126 million people). With the country being settled as far back as 30,000 BC, Japan […]
Madagascar, an island nation located off the coast of southeast Africa, stands out because of its people, as well as its unique eco-system. The local population is a mix of African and Asian descent (mainly from Malaysia and Indonesia, who were said to have migrated to Madagascar via canoe as far back as 200 BC). […]
Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa, making it one of the seven summits. It’s very popular with both experienced hikers and first time adventurers, since it is considered to be the easiest of the seven summits. Since Kilimanjaro is a hiking peak (not a mountaineering one), scaling the mountain requires no technical skills […]
This East African country’s history goes as far as the 1st Century AD, when the Kenyan coast was frequented by Arab traders, who due to its proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, established Arab and Persian colonies there. The Nilotic and Bantu people also migrated into the region during the first millennium AD and settled inland. […]
The Kingdom of Denmark, consisting of mainland Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland, is best remembered by historians for its status as the one-time home of Scandinavia’s Vikings (going as far back as the 8th century AD). The word ‘Denmark’ dates back to the Viking age and is carved on the famous Jelling Stone from […]
This mountainous nation (where much of the Alps are located) has a history that goes as far back as the Romans, when they occupied the country from 200 BC to 400 AD. The original name of the country (Helvetia) got its original name from the Celtic tribe that lived in the country, and were defeated […]
Russia, which takes up vast pieces of land (ranging from Eastern Europe, to Siberia — northeastern Asia) traces its history back to the Slavic tribes that fought over the European portions (around 800 AD, when the Vikings in nearby Scandinavia first came to rise). This, while Russian Asia took notice among historians when Mongol warrior […]
Even though scholars note the history of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Holland) as far back as the days of the Roman Empire (when that country was a far-flung northern outpost), from a visitor’s point of view, the real history of the country started during its Golden Age (17th century). At that time, the Netherlands was a […]