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With over 36.5M people residence in the area, Algeria is a North African country with a Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior. Many empires have left legacies here, such as the ancient Roman ruins in seaside Tipaza. In the capital, Algiers, Ottoman landmarks like circa-1612 Ketchaoua Mosque line the hillside Casbah quarter, with its […]
According to legend, Lahore was once named Lavapura, after a mythological Hindu figure from the Ramayana. A vacant temple dedicated to this figure is contained inside the Lahrore Fort. Prior to the partition in India in 1947, a third of Lahore’s population was Hindu and Sikh. Lahore’s Hindus used to reside in ‘distinct enclaves’. The city’s Hindu […]
Located in UNESCO listed Medina world heritage site, La Sultana Marrakech celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of the Saadian Mausoleum (1917-2017) located few meters from the hotel entrance with an exclusive private visit. At this occasion, we take a plunge into La Sultana Marrakech own history that echoes to Moroccan great Royal […]
Educate A Child is a global programme that aims to significantly reduce the number of children worldwide denied their fundamental right to education; an extension of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar’s mandate as a UNESCO Special Envoy on Basic and Higher Education, a United Nations Millennium Development Goal Advocate and a Steering Committee member […]