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Kathmandu, Nepal
Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal
Swayambhunath stupa, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
2015 Nepal earthquake: Kathmandu
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See students in Kathmandu learning and using GPS technology to track their route to the Pashupatinath temple in Pashupati and the Bodhnath stupa
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Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
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Pakistan Monument is a landmark in Islamabad which represents the four provinces of Pakistan.
Countries and Capitals Quiz
Skyscrapers in the business district of central Jakarta, Indonesia, around the Jalan Jenderal Sudirman thoroughfare.
Asian Capitals Quiz
Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz
A woman with a brightly-colored feather headdress and costume, during a Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro. Rio Carnival. Brazil Carnival.
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