Jerusalem is an ancient city in the hills between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam alike, and a city whose political status remains among the most disputed questions in international affairs. Any accurate account of Jerusalem has to hold both things at once: its deep, shared religious significance,
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Jerusalem is an ancient city holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam whose political status remains internationally disputed.
Johannesburg is South Africa's largest city and financial capital, founded in 1886 after the discovery of Witwatersrand gold.
Jordan is a country in the Middle East best known for Petra, the ancient city carved into rose-colored sandstone cliffs, and for its role as one of the region’s most stable states despite scarce water, few natural resources and a large refugee population. Where Is Jordan Located? Jordan lies in Western Asia, bordered by Syria
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A Middle Eastern constitutional monarchy best known for Petra, the ancient Nabataean city carved into sandstone cliffs.
Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda, built across a series of hills near the northern shore of Lake Victoria in south-central Uganda. Originally the royal and ceremonial heartland of the Buganda Kingdom, it became the administrative center of British colonial Uganda in the 1890s and has served as the country’s capital since
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Kampala is Uganda's capital and largest city, built across hills near Lake Victoria and rooted in the Buganda Kingdom's royal tradition.
Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan and the capital of Sindh province, a port metropolis on the Arabian Sea that serves as the country’s principal commercial and financial center. It is also home to Mazar-e-Quaid, the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Where Is Karachi Located? Karachi sits on the Arabian
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Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and Sindh's capital, home to Mazar-e-Quaid, the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia and the largest landlocked nation on Earth, stretching from the Caspian Sea to the borders of China. Its capital, Astana, is defined by a skyline of futuristic architecture built rapidly after independence, most famously the Baiterek Tower. Where Is Kazakhstan Located? Kazakhstan sits at the crossroads of Europe
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The world's largest landlocked country, in Central Asia, known for oil wealth, the Baikonur Cosmodrome and Astana's Baiterek Tower.
Kenya is a country in East Africa known for the Great Rift Valley, world-renowned long-distance runners, and some of the continent’s most celebrated wildlife reserves, above all the Maasai Mara, where vast herds cross the plains each year in one of the largest land-animal migrations on Earth. Where Is Kenya Located? Kenya straddles the equator
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An East African country straddling the equator, known for the Great Rift Valley, elite distance runners, and the Maasai Mara wildebeest migration.
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, built around one of the largest natural harbours in the world on the island’s southeastern coast. Founded in the late 17th century as a planned replacement for a destroyed port town, it later became the birthplace of reggae music and remains closely associated with Bob Marley’s
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Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, built on one of the world's largest natural harbours and the birthplace of reggae music.
Kinshasa is the DRC's capital, on the Congo River directly across from Brazzaville, the world's closest pair of capitals.
Kiribati is a small island nation in the central Pacific Ocean, made up of 33 atolls and reef islands scattered across a vast expanse of ocean. It is the only country in the world to lie in all four hemispheres, and it has become one of the most cited examples of a nation threatened by
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A low-lying Pacific island nation of 33 atolls, among the countries most threatened by sea level rise, centered on Tarawa Atoll.
