Mount Athos (Ελληνικά. Όρος Άθως, Oros Athos) is a mountain on the peninsula of the same name in Macedonia, of northern Greece, called in Greek Agion Oros (Άγιον Όρος, transliterated often as Hagion Oros), or in English, 'Holy Mountain'. In Classical times, the peninsula was called Aktí (Ακτή) (some
Göbekli Tepe (Turkish for 'Hill with a potbelly'; Kurdish: Girê Navokê) is a hilltop sanctuary built on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge about 15 km northeast of the town of Şanlıurfa (formerly Urfa) in southeastern Turkey. The site, currently undergoing excavation by German and T
The Western Wall (עברית. הכותל המערבי, translit.: Шаблон:Lang) (العربية. حائط البراق, translit.: Шаблон:Lang), sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel (lit. Wall; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Kosel), and as al-Buraaq Wall by Muslims is an important Jewish religious site located i
The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, translit.: Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah, Hebrew: כיפת הסלע, translit.: Kipat Hasela) is an Islamic shrine which houses the Foundation Stone, arguably the holiest spot in Judaism, and is a major landmark located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It was co
Adam's Peak (also Adam's Mount; Sinhalese Samanalakanda 'butterfly mountain', Tamil Sivanolipatha Malai - சிவனொலி பாதமலை), is a Шаблон:Convert tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well-known for the Sri Pada 'sacred footprint', a 1.8 m rock formation near the summit, in B
Шаблон:Audio is the highest mountain in Japan at Шаблон:Convert. Along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan's 'Three Holy Mountains' (三霊山 Sanreizan). An active volcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures just we
Mount Qingcheng (Шаблон:Zh-cp) is a mountain in Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China. In Daoism mythology, it was the site of the Yellow Emperor's studies with Ning Fengzhi. As a centre of the Daoist religion it became host to many temples. The mountain has 36 peaks.
Mount Kailash (Devanagari: कैलाश पर्वत, Kailāśā Parvata) is a peak in the Gangdisê Mountains, which are part of the Himalayas in Tibet. It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, the Sutlej River (a major tributary of the Indus River), the Brahmaputra River, and
The Mount of Olives (also Mount Olivet, עברית. הר הזיתים, Har HaZeitim ;العربية. جبل الزيتون, الطور, Jebel az-Zeitun) is a mountain ridge in east Jerusalem with three peaks running from north to south. The highest, at-Tur, rises to 818 meters (2,683ft).Шаблон:Cite book
Mount Shasta (Úytaahkoo, Karuk) or the 'White Mountain' in English, a Шаблон:Convert stratovolcano, is the second-highest peak in the Cascade Range and the fifth highest peak in California. It is a member in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and is located in Siskiyou County. Mount Shasta has an estima
Mount Tai (Шаблон:Zh-cp) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Tai'an, in Shandong Province, China. The tallest peak is Jade Emperor Peak (Шаблон:Zh-stp), which is commonly reported as 1545 metres (5069 ft) tall, but is described by the Chinese gov
Kangchenjunga (Nepali:कञ्चनजङ्घा Kanchanjaŋghā) SewaLungma (Limbu language) is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2), with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). Kangchenjunga translated means 'The Five Treasures of Snows', as it contains five peaks, four of the
The Sulayman Mountain (also known as Taht-I-Suleiman, Sulayman Rock or Sulayman Throne) is located in the city of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan and was once a major place of Muslim pilgrimage. The rock rises abruptly from the surrounding plains of the Fergana Valley and is a popular place among locals
Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies Шаблон:Convert south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; Шаблон:Convert by road. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major features of
Mount Olympus (Ελληνικά. Όλυμπος; also transliterated as Ólympos, and on Greek maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece at 2,919 metres high (9,577 feet). Since its base is located at sea level, it is one of the highest mountains in Europe in terms of topographic prominence, the r
Mount Agung or Gunung Agung is a mountain in Bali. This stratovolcano is the highest point on the island. It dominates the surrounding area influencing the climate. The clouds come from the west and Agung takes their water so that the west is lush and green and the east dry and barren.