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Mapungubwe National Park
South Africa · Region or area

Mapungubwe National Park

Mapungubwe National Park brings together archaeological settlements, an ancient royal hill and landscapes of rivers, riverine woodland and savanna. Its spread-out layout calls for planning by sector and time for both heritage and the surrounding environment.

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Maputo
Mozambique · City or town

Maputo

Maputo is Mozambique’s capital and a city in the country. Available information identifies it as an initial reference point, but does not describe its neighbourhoods, sights or urban services.

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Marguzor
Tajikistan · Place of interest

Marguzor

Marguzor is one of the Seven Shing Lakes in a Fann Mountains valley near Panjakent. The article singles it out for its scale within the sequence of lakes and settlements along the valley.

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Matavun
Slovenia · City or town

Matavun

Matavun is one of the settlements crossed by the circular educational trail through the Škocjan landscape after the underground visit. The walk shows how villages sit within a terrain shaped by sinkholes and karst features.

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Terraced Sasso Caveoso facing the Gravina landscape in Matera.
Italy · City or town

Matera

Matera brings together a living city, architecture excavated and built in rock, and the landscape of the Gravina. Its Sassi and Murgia Timone are best understood as connected parts of one territory.

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Exterior of the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum in Turkistan at dawn.
Kazakhstan · Place of interest

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan is a partly unfinished shrine built by Timur’s order between 1389 and 1405 over the Sufi master’s tomb. Its spaces serve as a mausoleum, mosque and khanaqa.

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Maya Devi Temple with an offering of water and flowers in Lumbini, Nepal.
Nepal · Place of interest

Maya Devi Temple

Maya Devi Temple stands in Lumbini’s Sacred Garden, the historic and spiritual core of the wider site. Inside, a stone marks the birthplace according to the tradition preserved at the temple.

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Mboko
Congo · Place of interest

Mboko

Mboko is the air-arrival point and one stop on Odzala-Kokoua’s organized camp circuit. Its setting combines savanna and forest, offering a more gradual introduction than camps focused on demanding walks.

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Medanos de Coro National Park
Venezuela · Region or area

Medanos de Coro National Park

A protected landscape of dunes, mangroves and bird-migration corridors on the Falcón isthmus. Médanos de Coro belongs to a fragile territory where low-impact practices, established routes and Inparques guidance matter. Postpone travel until current conditions have been reviewed.

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Medina of Kairouan
Tunisia · Place of interest

Medina of Kairouan

Kairouan’s medina is a lived urban fabric of winding streets, workshops and religious architecture. Its character emerges through a slow walk that connects everyday residential life with the city’s historic water management, while allowing for variable access and ongoing works.

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Meemure
Sri Lanka · Place of interest

Meemure

Meemure is mentioned as one of the villages reached by remote, multi-day traverses in Knuckles. Reaching it requires planning transport, accommodation, food, return arrangements and weather conditions before setting out.

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Pyramids of Meroe’s royal necropolis in Sudan’s semi-desert landscape.
Sudan · Place of interest

Meroë

Meroe was the Kushite capital, with remains of a city, a funerary landscape marked by royal pyramids, and evidence of iron production. Its heritage offers insight into the political life and specialist work of the ancient Kushite kingdom.

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Overlook across canyons and mesa landscape in Mesa Verde.
United States · Region or area

Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado protects an extensive archaeological landscape, including mesa-top villages, agricultural terraces and dwellings beneath rock overhangs. Visitors can focus on viewpoints, walking routes or ranger-led tours.

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Mesopotamia
Iraq · Region or area

Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia is mentioned as a possible cultural destination within a trip to Iraq. The article advises postponing tourism because of serious risks and conditions that may change rapidly.

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Mfuwe
Zambia · City or town

Mfuwe

Mfuwe is associated with the most commonly used entrance to South Luangwa. The article presents it as an access point for the park and advises checking arrival logistics and conditions before booking.

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Middle Atlas
Morocco · Region or area

Middle Atlas

The supplied information mentions the northeastern Middle Atlas in a research catalogue covering tourism, territorial heritage and development. It provides no specific details on access, transport, opening times, services or visiting conditions for the Middle Atlas.

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Middleham Falls
Dominica · Place of interest

Middleham Falls

Middleham Falls is a waterfall in Dominica reached by a several-hour walk through rainforest. The hike is an intermediate option between a brief visit to Emerald Pool and the demanding trek to Boiling Lake.

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