Randa is a village and nearby hermitage located in Mallorca, Spain. It is most famous for its long history of pilgrimage starting in 1275.[ citation needed ] Being the first hermitage of Mallorca, pilgrims are nowadays just as likely to be cyclists looking for a challenge as seekers of religious inspiration.
Licor Randa, an herbal liqueur is an indigenous specialty of the area. [1]
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo, a book that described to Europeans the then mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China in the Yuan Dynasty, giving their first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan and other Asian cities and countries.
The Bazaar of Tabriz is a historical market situated in the city center of Tabriz, Iran. It is one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East and the largest covered bazaar in the world. It is one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Khara-Khoto was a city in the Ejin Banner of Alxa League in western Inner Mongolia near Juyan Lake Basin built in 1032. It has been identified as the city of Etzina, which appears in The Travels of Marco Polo. The present banner Ejin Banner is named after this city.
Algaida is a municipality on the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca. It has an area of 89.70 km2 with 4,528 inhabitants.
The Marco Polo Bridge or Lugou Bridge is a stone bridge located 15 km southwest of Beijing's city center in the Fengtai District. It bridges the Yongding River, a major tributary of Hai River. Situated at the eastern end of the bridge is the Wanping Fortress, a historic 17th-century fortress, with the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression inside.
The Rural Municipality of Victoria is located in south-central Manitoba, north-east of Glenboro. The RM was established in 1902 and named for Queen Victoria. In its westernmost part, the RM contains parts of Manitoba's Spruce Woods Provincial Forest and Spruce Woods Provincial Park.
Mount Comfort is an unincorporated community in Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
Qiyaslı is a village in the Agdam Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Məlikcanlı or Melikashen is a village in the Khojavend District of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.
Kollu-Qışlaq is a village in the Zangilan District of Azerbaijan.
Ignacew Podleśny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Parzęczew, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Parzęczew, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Zgierz, and 23 km (14 mi) north-west of the "actual" regional capital Łódź.
Marco Polo was a proposed space mission concept studied between 2005 and 2015 that would return a sample of material to Earth from the surface of a Near Earth asteroid (NEA) for detailed study in laboratories. It was first proposed to the European Space Agency in collaboration with the Japan aerospace exploration agency JAXA. The concept was rejected four times between 2007 and 2015 for the Cosmic Vision programme "M" medium-class missions.
Səfiyan is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan.
Lubiechów Dolny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cedynia, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Cedynia, 42 km (26 mi) south-west of Gryfino, and 62 km (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Szczecin.
Mętno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Chojna, 39 km (24 mi) south of Gryfino, and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin.
The Silk Route Museum is located in Jiuquan, Gansu Province along the Silk Road, a trading route connecting Rome to China, used by Marco Polo. It is also built over the tomb of the Xiliang King in Gansu Province. Founded by Mei Ping Wu and staffed by volunteers, the museum is dedicated to the fostering of an enhanced understanding between East and West.
Wanping Fortress, also known as Wanping Castle, is a Ming Dynasty fortress or "walled city" in Beijing. It was erected in 1638–1640, with the purpose of defending Beijing against Li Zicheng and the peasant uprising.
Val Veny is a lateral valley of the Mont Blanc massif, lying to the south-west of Courmayeur. The valley head is at the Seigne Pass.
Daxin station is a station on Line 1 of the Shenzhen Metro in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. The station opened on 15 June 2011.
KTYR is a radio station licensed to Trinity, Texas. The station broadcasts a Spanish Religious format and is owned by Aleluya Broadcasting Network.