Istanbul, a city straddling two continents, stands as a living testament to the confluence of Eastern and Western civilizations. With a history spanning millennia, this metropolis has served as the...
Korea is connected to China by land in the northeast, with the Korean Peninsula in the northwest, divided from Japan to the northeast, and connected to Taiwan by the South China Sea.
The Philippines is the world's second largest archipelago, after Indonesia, with over 7,100 islands. The islands are largely volcanic in nature and are covered in tropical rainforest and fertile soil, though most of the rainforest has been cleared. Although the terrain varies greatly, many of the coasts have numerous bays and headlands, and many of the larger islands have mountainous interiors.
The name "Singapore" is derived from Singa-pura ("City of the Lion"), a commonly used term since the fourteenth century. The main cultural traditions are Malay, Indian, Chinese, and to some...
