The Disgrace of Gijon: The Match That Changed World Cup Football
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 21, 2020
For the first time in the history of FIFA World Cup, the 1982 edition of the tournament in Spain saw 24 teams take part instead of the usual...
Showing posts with the label Algeria
The Prehistoric Rock Art of Tassili N'Ajjer, Algeria
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 25, 2016
Tassili n'Ajjer is a vast desert plateau in southern Algeria, stretching from the borders with Niger and Libya to the east, to as far as...
The Most Visually Impressive Impact Craters on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 3, 2016
It is estimated that the earth’s surface is struck by about 500 meteorites a year, but only about 5 or 6 are large enough to be detected by ...
Timgad: An Ancient Roman City With a Very Modern Grid Design
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 8, 2015
The ruins of Timgad lies on the slopes of the Aures Massif, about 35 km east of the town of Batna, in modern-day Algeria. Built nearly 2,000...
The Fortified Towns of M'Zab Valley
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 24, 2015
MʾZab is a deep, narrow oasis valley located within the Sahara, consisting of five walled towns, about 600 km south of Algiers, the capital ...
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 16, 2014
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is a tomb located on the road between the cities of Cherchell and Algiers, in Algeria. It is the final res...
Amguid Impact Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 23, 2014
Amguid crater is an impact crater located in a remote and inaccessible region of southwestern Algeria. The crater cannot be approached by ca...
