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Rožanski Kukovi
Croatia · Place of interest

Rožanski Kukovi

Rožanski Kukovi is a group of peaks in Croatia’s Lika-Senj County. The Premužić Trail passes through the surrounding mountain landscape, with beech woods and rocky ground where hikers should stay on the marked path.

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Dark wooden houses beside a snow-covered street in historic Røros.
Norway · City or town

Røros

Røros is an inhabited mining town whose historic centre preserves homes, courtyards and buildings linked to copper mining. Smelthytta helps explain that history, while the mining landscape extends beyond the town centre.

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Røros Church
Norway · Place of interest

Røros Church

Røros Church is included in a town tour linking Smelthytta with the story of local conservation and everyday change.

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Ruhija
Uganda · Place of interest

Ruhija

Ruhija is one of the gorilla-tracking sectors of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. It is also associated with birdwatching and walking trails, including Mubwindi Swamp and the Bamboo Trail.

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Ruishi Lou
China · Place of interest

Ruishi Lou

Ruishi Lou is a nine-storey diaolou in Jinjiangli, noted for its scale and for combining Greek-style columns with Lingnan grey decoration.

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Entrance and visitor train at the National Mining Museum in Rumelange
Luxembourg · City or town

Rumelange

Rumelange, in the Minett mining region, offers an insight into extraction work at the National Mining Museum. An individual visit includes a guided tour of the mine and a small train ride.

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Rutana
Burundi · City or town

Rutana

Rutana is an operational reference point for arranging visits to Karera and Nyakazu, natural monuments located in its area. The available information recommends planning with local support and checking security conditions before travelling.

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White Ruwanweliseya stupa in Anuradhapura in morning light.
Sri Lanka · Place of interest

Ruwanwelisaya

Ruwanwelisaya is one of the great dagobas in Anuradhapura’s sacred core. It helps show how devotion, monastic community and monumental architecture are connected in this ancient city.

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Sadu House
Kuwait · Place of interest

Sadu House

Sadu House is a historic residence in Kuwait City devoted to al sadu weaving. It brings together textiles, references to the Bedouin hair tent and explanations of the weaving process, highlighting the cultural role of the craft.

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Saïdia
Morocco · City or town

Saïdia

Saïdia is a settlement in Morocco’s Oriental region. The research catalogue mentions it in a study of globalised tourism, offering a topic to explore before planning a visit.

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Saint George Parish
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Region or area

Saint George Parish

Saint George Parish is a first-order administrative division in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an island nation in the Caribbean. It houses Kingstown, the national capital, making it a key reference point for the destination's geographical location. English is the official language and the currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar. Specific logistical information, such as flights or local services, requires direct

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Saint John's
Antigua and Barbuda · City or town

Saint John's

Saint John's is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda and a center of government and commerce. Located in Saint John Parish, it concentrates services for residents and visitors, whose availability may vary.

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Walls and bastions of Brimstone Hill Fortress above the coast of St Kitts.
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Region or area

Saint Kitts

Saint Kitts is a Caribbean island where Brimstone Hill, on the western coast, reveals both the engineering of a colonial fortress and the enslaved labour behind it. Its ramps, bastions and ruins form a visit across uneven, sloping ground.

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Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral
Suriname · Place of interest

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral Basilica is a large wooden religious building. The article includes it in a walk through central Paramaribo and describes it as an active place of worship.

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Saint Petersburg
Russia · City or town

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is named in the article as a possible future destination in Russia. The text currently advises postponing tourism in the country because of security risks and limited consular assistance.

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Salelologa
Samoa · City or town

Salelologa

Salelologa, in southeastern Savaiʻi, is the ferry arrival point and a starting point for travelling around the island by road. The crossing schedule shapes arrival and departure plans.

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