Wonders of Kuwait
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Asia 🢖 Wonders of Kuwait Territory Wonders of Kuwait Highlights This small desert country has not too many landmarks. Some of the few interesting wonders are showpieces of modern architecture in Kuwait City and the archaeological heritage of Failaka Island. Map with the described wonders Top 10 wonders of Kuwait Archaeological wonders Tell Sae’ed fortress […]
Wonders of Qatar
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Asia 🢖 Wonders of Qatar Territory Wonders of Qatar Highlights This comparatively small, flat country, for the most part, is covered with desert and one would expect that there is not much to see. Nevertheless, humans have lived here for millennia and the desert environment has helped to preserve ancient settlements and buildings. Most of […]
Rokeb di Firmihin – forest of Dragon’s blood trees
The best and last forest of some of the most unusual looking trees in the world – Dragon’s Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari).
Wonders of Yemen
Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Asia 🢖 Wonders of Yemen Territory Wonders of Yemen Highlights The most exotic country in Arabian peninsula is Yemen. Many peculiar wonders are found in Yemen but the most interesting ones are: Medieval cities. The unique historical cities of Yemen are characterized by very tall buildings (up to 16 floors) with unusual ornamentation. Most impressive […]
Cachoeira da Fumaça (Fumaca Waterfall)
Seasonal, 340 m tall waterfall with a single leap.
Swartwater Tree
One of the largest trees in South Africa – an enormous baobab (Adansonia digitata). Circumference – 24.55 m, height 28.4 m.
Arbol del Tule (Árbol del Tule)
One of the stoutest trees on Earth, Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum). Girth 36.2 m, diameter 11.62 m, height 35.4 m. Discounting the buttresses of the trunk the diameter – 9.38 m. Volume 750 m³. Age estimated to be 1,400 – 1,600 years. Sacred Zapotec tree.
General Grant Tree
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.)), the second largest tree in the world. Height 81.5 m, girth at breast height 27.8 m, volume 1,320 m3. This beautiful tree is declared as a National Shrine, a memorial to those who died in the war.
Boole Tree
Giant sequoia of enormous size. Height 81.9 m, girth at the breast height 24.3 m, volume 1,203 m³.
Pakari Brikshya
Enormous, beautiful weeping fig (Ficus benjamina). Circumference of its trunk is approximately 16 – 20 m, height – approximately 20 m but the width of crown – more than 30 m.
