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1 dzień temu · The Ancient Olympic Games stadium in Olympia, Greece. The Ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia) were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece.Competition was among representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece.These Games featured mainly athletic but also combat sports such as ...
1 dzień temu · Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City [8] ), and has a 2020 population estimate of 198,590 for the city, [4] making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area, and 224,190 for the wider council area including outlying localities. [5] The city is 93 mi (150 km) northeast of Edinburgh and ...
1 dzień temu · Map of the most populous part of Asia showing physical, political, and population characteristics, as per 2018. Asia (/ ˈ eɪ ʒ ə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈ eɪ ʃ ə / AY-shə) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
1 dzień temu · Reconstruction of a Neolithic farmstead, Irish National Heritage Park.The Neolithic saw the invention of agriculture.. The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος néos 'new' and λίθος líthos 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have ...
1 dzień temu · The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is a motorway in the United Kingdom running from west London to southwest Wales.The English section to the Severn Bridge was constructed between 1961 and 1971; the Welsh element was largely complete by 1980, though a non-motorway section around Briton Ferry bridge remained until 1993. On the opening of the Second Severn Crossing in 1996, the ...
1 dzień temu · The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides in much of Eurasia.It is also called the Uhu and it is occasionally abbreviated to just the eagle-owl in Europe and Asia.. It is one of the largest species of owl.Females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 cm (6 ft 2 in).
1 dzień temu · Following the recommendations of independent Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the next UK general election - which Sky News understands will be on 4 July ...
