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Dhankar Fort, Spiti Valley, India
Photo by Puru Pawar
Dhang or dang means cliff, and kar or khar means fort. Hence Dhangkar means fort on a cliff. Dhankar Monastery was built as a fort monastery on the Central Tibetan pattern.The complex is built on a 1000-foot (300-metre) high spur overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin Rivers – one of the world’s most spectacular settings for a Gompa.
Dhankar is 32 km away from Kaza and elevated at 3800 meters
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Pinetown – These days, Pinetown, Westville and even Hillcrest are seen as part of the greater Durban municipal area and regarded almost as suburbs. We have included Queensburgh, Northdene, Kloof, Winston Park, New Germany, Hillcrest, Waterfall and Bothas Hill in the greater Pinetown reion. In the 50s and 60s Pinetown was founded as an industrial and residential alternative to Durban itself and housed a large Power Station, which produced electricity for the Durban industries…
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