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Cities and regions

Places in context: profiles connected to our guides, maps, sources and verified photographs.

Dodoma
Tanzania · City or town

Dodoma

Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania. It provides an administrative and geographic reference, but does not by itself determine where an itinerary should begin or which connections are operating.

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Doha
Qatar · City or town

Doha

Doha, Qatar’s capital, can be explored through cultural stories at different scales. The National Museum offers a broad account of the territory and its history, while Msheireb’s heritage houses and nearby Souq Waqif reveal other layers of the city’s urban life.

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Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond
South Korea · Place of interest

Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

Donggung and Wolji Pond are part of Gyeongju’s archaeological core. The palace area and water help explain how government, residence and ceremony were arranged in Silla’s former capital; the site connects on foot with other central remains.

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Donji Milanovac
Serbia · City or town

Donji Milanovac

Donji Milanovac is a Serbian town suggested in the article as a base for a weekend along the Danube. Lepenski Vir is nearby, making it possible to plan a visit from here; check the museum’s visiting arrangements in advance.

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Door of No Return
Benin · Place of interest

Door of No Return

The Door of No Return, in Djègbadji, marks the end of the Route of the Captives facing the Atlantic. This memorial is linked to the memory of the transatlantic slave trade and is best understood as part of the historical route, with time to pause and reflect.

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Dublin
Ireland · City or town

Dublin

Dublin is the capital of Ireland and is located in the province of Leinster. Baile Átha Cliath is its name in Irish.

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Documentary view of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
Tajikistan · City or town

Dushanbe

Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan. The available information places it in the country but does not confirm connections, services or travel times.

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Dzanga-Ndoki National Park
Central African Republic · Place of interest

Dzanga-Ndoki National Park

Dzanga-Ndoki National Park is part of the Sangha Trinational landscape shared with Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. Its ecological significance does not establish that it is open or accessible to visitors.

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Đerdap National Park
Serbia · Region or area

Đerdap National Park

Đerdap National Park manages its marked trails through organized, controlled visits. Except for the educational trail at Zlatno jezero, maintained trails require visitors to be accompanied.

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El Asintal
Guatemala · City or town

El Asintal

El Asintal is the Guatemalan municipality where Tak’alik Ab’aj archaeological park is located. Its terraces, sculptures and traces of water management offer a view of a site shaped by centuries of cultural exchange.

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El Atteuf
Algeria · City or town

El Atteuf

El Atteuf is one of the five inhabited ksour of the M’Zab Valley. Its layout shows how the built settlement relates to the palm grove in a semi-arid setting.

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Wide view of the carved rock at El Fuerte de Samaipata among the Santa Cruz valleys.
Bolivia · Place of interest

El Fuerte de Samaipata

El Fuerte de Samaipata brings together a carved sandstone rock associated with a ceremonial center and a southern administrative and residential sector. Seeing them as one complex gives the archaeological site its context.

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Eldfell volcanic cone above Heimaey town and harbour.
Iceland · Place of interest

Eldfell

Eldfell is a volcanic cone on Heimaey associated with the 1973 eruption. Its slopes reveal the reach of the lava and the island’s connection to its harbour.

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Fishing boats in Elmina harbour with St. George’s Castle behind.
Ghana · City or town

Elmina

Elmina is a port city with a local history shaped by trade and the transatlantic slave trade. The castle, its museum and the fishing port visible from its walls offer different perspectives on that history.

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Elmina
Ghana · Place of interest

Elmina Castle

Elmina Castle, also known as St. George’s Castle, is a place of remembrance linked to fortified trade and the transatlantic slave trade. Its museum explores the building’s history and local commerce.

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