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Limestone pinnacles and dry forest in Tsingy de Bemaraha.
Madagascar · Region or area

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park brings together limestone pinnacles, canyons and dry forest. Its routes vary in difficulty, and a visit depends on road access and the condition of the passages.

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Tua Pek Kong Temple
Singapore · Place of interest

Tua Pek Kong Temple

Tua Pek Kong Temple is mentioned among the temples in Pulau Ubin’s inhabited village, alongside shops and buildings that reflect a living community. It is a heritage point of interest within a landscape also shaped by former plantations and quarries.

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Reef fish above coral on an underwater wall in Tubbataha.
Philippines · Region or area

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a remote marine area in the Sulu Sea, encompassing atolls, reefs and open water. Visitors travel on authorized liveaboard boats for a planned diving trip that depends on sea conditions.

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Tunis
Tunisia · City or town

Tunis

Tunis is the capital of Tunisia, a country in North Africa. The available information identifies it as the capital but does not confirm opening times, attractions or transport options.

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Turkistan
Kazakhstan · City or town

Turkistan

Turkistan’s religious heritage comes into focus through the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and nearby Kyluet and the Eastern Bathhouse. Together, they reveal Timurid architecture, ritual practice and the everyday infrastructure of pilgrimage.

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Two Foot Bay
Antigua and Barbuda · Place of interest

Two Foot Bay

Two Foot Bay, in northeastern Barbuda, is a coastal area with caves. It can be chosen as one stop on the island, bearing in mind that some northern coastal points are reached by boat.

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Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia · City or town

Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar, called Ulan Bator in the source material, is the capital of Mongolia. The available information establishes it as a basic point of reference, but does not describe its neighbourhoods, distances or connections within the city.

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Memory and interpretation space for nuclear history in Majuro.
Marshall Islands · City or town

Uliga

Uliga is an urban area of Majuro and a starting point for visiting the Alele Museum and learning about Marshallese culture before exploring the atoll.

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Archaeological remains of the forum at Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa.
Romania · Place of interest

Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa

Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa was a Roman city founded after the conquest of Dacia and became the province’s administrative centre. Its streets, forum, public buildings, temples and amphitheatre reveal a planned colonial city.

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Umayyad Mosque
Syria · Place of interest

Umayyad Mosque

The Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus’s Ancient City was built in the eighth century on an earlier place of worship. The article advises postponing any tourist trip.

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Mulifanua
Samoa · Region or area

Upolu

Upolu is an island in Samoa. The article identifies it as the starting point for the ferry crossing from Mulifanua to Salelologa on Savaiʻi.

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Chazhashi
Georgia · Region or area

Upper Svaneti

Upper Svaneti is a lived mountain landscape where towers, villages and glacial valleys are best understood with time. Mestia provides cultural context, while Ushguli and Chazhashi add heritage and require flexibility because access varies.

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Urgench
Uzbekistan · City or town

Urgench

Urgench is an important arrival point for Khorezm. Rail infrastructure linking its airport to the network and Khiva was announced; the article advises confirming that the service is operating before relying on it.

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Chazhashi
Georgia · City or town

Ushguli

Ushguli comprises several villages in Upper Svaneti, with tower houses, churches and a living cultural landscape. Chazhashi contains the World Heritage component; access depends on road conditions and the season.

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View from Saltkaret tower over moraines and Svedjehamn harbour in the Kvarken Archipelago.
Finland · City or town

Vaasa

Vaasa is an urban base for exploring Kvarken’s geological landscape. From the city, visitors can plan onward trips to Replot, Svedjehamn and Björkö, where land uplift has shaped low moraines, inlets and wetlands.

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Urban view of Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein · City or town

Vaduz

Vaduz is the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein and a useful administrative reference for orientation. The available information does not establish what local services it offers or how long to stay.

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Path among engraved rocks in Naquane National Park, Capo di Ponte.
Italy · Region or area

Val Camonica

Val Camonica contains numerous concentrations of rock art. At Capo di Ponte, the MUPRE and the Naquane and Cemmo parks offer a manageable way to explore the engravings and their archaeological context.

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