25 GA  , 505 DYK  , 34 B and 67C
|
|
|
[edit] Articles created (excludes DYKs)
1)Dvaravati sila, 2)Govardhana sila, 3)Banalinga, 4)Ratnagarbhas, 5)Mahakali river, 6)Total revision on Narmada River, 7)Total revision on Gandak River,8)Total revision on Kosi river, 9)Total revision on Ghaghara River,10)T.Narsipur, 11)Sosale, 12)Sargur, 13)Mudukuthore, 14)Seven Wonders of India renamed as Times of India's list of seven Wonders of India,15)Irani café, 16)Punjabi dhabha,17)Mysore Peta,18)Deodar treemerged with Cedar deodar, 19)Bangalore city lakes, 20)Bombay City lakes, 21)Hyderabad city lakes, 22)Lakes of Kumaon hills, 23)Udaipur City's Five lakes,24)Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary, 25)Basilica di San Marino, 26)Ayo Rock Formations,27) Health benefits of honey,28) Wildlife of South Sudan,
[edit] Articles expanded/rewritten (excludes DYKs)
1)Tirumakudlu Narsipur (Merged with T.Narsipur),2)Yelandur,3)Karighatta,4)Malai Mahadeswara Hills,5)Biligirirangan Hills,6)Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta,7)Baba Budangiri,8)Saligrama Village,9)Talakad,10)Somnathpur, 11)Iyengars, 12)Jyotisha,13)Panchangam, 14)Fortuna, 15)Vargas, 16) Bhasma, 17) Carnatic music, 18)Pithoragarh, 19)Narmada Bachao Andolan, 20)Panchalinga Darshana, 21)Kadamba tree, 22)Lahaul and Spiti, 23)Manali-Leh Highway, 24)Chenab, 25).Rohtang pass, 26)Hemmige, 27)Kadaba, 28)List of lakes in India, 29)GLOF, 30)Kamandalu, 31)Madhuca longifolia, 32)Krishna Janmashtami, 33)Powai Lake, 34) Tulsi Lake,35)Vokkaliga, 36) Bangalore University, 37)Rajasaurus, 37) Kalinjar, 38) Gingee Fort, 39)Bikaner, 40)Ambrosden, 41)Oaxaca, 42) Kottarakkara, 43) Stone Canyon Reservoir, 44)Trichy, 45)
[edit] My DYKs
1)Mysore mallige,2)Lonar lake,3)Manasbal Lake,4)Halegannada,5)Kapala,6)Fateh Sagar Lake,7)Vihar Lake,8)Dipor Bil,9)Cubbon Park,10)Kodaikanal Lake,11)Ashtamudi Lake,12)Hesaraghatta Lake,13)Parikrama,14)Khichan,15)Sasthamkotta Lake,16)Lake Pichola,17)Tsomoriri,18)Kukkarahalli lake,19)Kanjli Wetland,20)Harike Wetland,21)Ropar Wetland,22)Nainital Lake,23) Maharana Pratap Sagar,24) Suraj Tal,25)Pulicat Lake, 26)Lakes in Bangalore,27)History of Pulicat,28)Chilka Lake,29)Berijam Lake,30)Bugle Rock,31)St. Mary's Islands, Karnataka,32)Natural Arch, Tirumala hills,33) Borra Caves,34)Peninsular Gneiss,35)Bengaluru Pete,36)Charnockite, St. Thomas MountDYK, 37) Dadabhai Naoroji Road, 38) Flora Fountain 39)Multireligious Bengaluru cityor Places of worship in Bangalore, 40)Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai,41) Jodhpur Group - Malani Igneous Suite Contact, 42)Phumdis, 43)Loktak Lake, 44) Keibul Lamjao National Park, 45)Eld's Deer,46} Barakhamba,47) Chausath Khamba, 48) Sultan Ghari, 49) Moth Ki Masjid, 50) Hauz Khas Complex, 51)Khirki Masjid, 52)Satpula, 53)Hanuman Temple, Connaught Place, 54)Siri Fort, 55)Jahanpanah, 56)Salimgarh FortDYK,57)Coronation Park, Delhi, 58)Metcalfe House, Delhi, 59)Chitradurga Fort, 60) Chittorgarh Fort,61)Hauz-i-Shamsi, 62) Jahaz MahalDYK, 63)Royal Opera House (Mumbai), 64)Banashankari Amma Temple, 65)Tungnath, 66)Zafar Mahal,67) Panch Kedar, 68) Rudranath, 69) Madhyamaheshwar,70) Kalpeshwar, 71)Sapta Badri, 72)Panch Prayag73)Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple (Titwala), 74)Triyuginarayan Temple,75)Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb, 76)Hijron Ka Khanqah, 77)Sapta Puri, 78)Ashokan Edicts (Delhi), 79)Gates of Delhi, 80)Guptakashi, 81)Belgaum Fort, 82)Bhima Devi Temple Complex, 83)Surajkund, 84)Anagpur Dam, 85)Bellary Fort, 86)Kotla Mubarakpur Complex, 87)Ayudha Puja, 88)Jal Mahal, 89) Eparchaean Unconformity, 90)Tutinama,91)Kokrebellur, 92)Yana, 93)Angadipuram Laterite, 94)Balipratipada, 95)Munger Fort, 96)Diu Fort, 97)Fort Anjediva, 98)Church of Our Lady of Springs, 99)St. Paul’s Church, Diu, 100)Gwalior Fort, 101) Chamba, 102)Kondavid Fort, 103)Kondapalli Fort,104)Orang National Park, 105) Bidar Fort, 106) St. Thomas Church (Palyar),107)Monsoon Palace, 108)Gulbarga Fort, 109)Bhadrajun, 110)Kursha Monastery, 111)Adalaj Stepwell, 112)Korzok Monastery, 113) Ratha Saptami, 114) Rizong Monastery, 115)Bijapur Fort, 116)Shey Monastery, 117)Thiksey Monastery, 118)Samode Palace, 119)Hawa Mahal, 120)Junagarh Fort, 121) City Palace, Jaipur, 122) City Palace, Udaipur, 123) Jag Mandir,124) Kathmandu, 125) Shankha, 126} Dal Lake, 127) Shalimar Bagh, 128) Nishat Bagh, 129)Lalitha Mahal, 130) Mattu Pongal, 131) Paduka 132) Ganesh Jayanti, 133) Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh, 134) Suvarnadurg, 135)Sharabha, 136) Buddhism in Himachal Pradesh, 137) Diskit Monastery, 138) Palcho Monastery, 139) Alchi Monastery,140) Basavakalyana Fort, 141)Brahma temple, 142)Mandi Shivaratri Fair, 143)Lamaling Monastery, 144)Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary, 145)Pushkar Lake, 146) Kutch Bustard Sanctuary, 147)Elephanta Caves, 148)Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary, 149) Mountain Railways of India, 150)Tengboche Monastery, 151) Lenyadri, 152)Rakhadrak Hermitage, 153) Sera Monastery, 154) Chupzang Nunnery,155) Garu Nunnery, 156)Negodong Nunnery, 157) Nenang Nunnery, 158)Keutsang Hermitage, 159) Sera Utsé Hermitage, 160) Purbuchok Hermitage, 161)Paro Taktsang, 162)Gandan Sumtseling Monastery, 163)Sera Chöding Hermitage, 164) Ananda Temple, 165) Bupaya Pagoda, 166) Mahamuni Buddha, 167) Patuxai, 168) Bhutan Textile Museum, 169) Manas River, 170)Punakha Dzong, 171)Buddha Dhatu Jadi, 172)Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, 173)Thommanon, 174)Wat Phra Kaew, 175)Memorial Chorten, 176)Amar Mahal Palace, 177)Bahu Fort, 178)Manaslu, 179)Manimahesh Lake, 180)Manimahesh Kailash Peak, 181)Ravi River, 182) Bhutan Olympic Committee, 183) Karnataka's architectural monuments, 184)Motithang Takin Preserve, 185)Tango Monastery, 186)Trongsa Dzong, 187)White Horse Temple, 188) Lhuentse Dzong, 189)Dungtse Lhakhang, 190)Sangamitta,191) Karma Gon Monastery, 192)Cham Islands, 193) Cu Lao Cham Marine Park, 194) Dubdi Monastery, 195) Yuksom, 196) Norbugang Chorten, 197) Rabdentse, 198) Pemayangtse Monastery, 199) Tashiding Monastery, 200) Khecheopalri Lake, 201) Sanga Choeling Monastery, 202)Tengboche, 203) Mirjan Fort, 204)Norbulingka Palace, 205)Mahabaleshwar Temple, 206) Temi Tea Garden]], 207)Rangit Dam, 208)Kabi Lungchok, 209)Thimphu, 210)Pabuji Ki Phad, 211) Tobelo, 212} North Halmahera Regency, 213)Bintan Island, 214) Rice production in Vietnam, 215) Nui Coc Lake, 216) Tarapith, 217)Fort-Liberté, 218) Salmon Creek Dam, 219)Chilkoot Lake, 220) Chilkoot River, 221) Deer Rock, 222)Margerie Glacier, 223) Enchey Monastery, 224) nickel production, 225) Dechencholing Palace, 226) Chimi Lhakhang, 227) Phallus paintings in Bhutan, 228)Tang Rimochen Lhakhang, 229) Glacier Bay, 230)Lugu Lake, 231)Phobjika Valley, 232) Black-necked Cranes in Bhutan, 233) Gangteng Monastery,234) Bắc Giang, 235) Bắc Kạn, 236) Cao Bang, 237) Ha Giang, 237) Lang Son, 239) Lao Cai, 240) Phu Tho, 241) Quang Ninh, 242) Thai Nguyen, 243) Tuyen Quang, 244) Yen Bai, 245) Smoking in Indonesia, 246) Berat County, 247)Lake Zabuye, 248)Baci, 249)Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, 250) Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, 251) Dzanga-Sangha Complex of Protected Areas, 252)Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, 253) Lobéké National Park, 254)Gonggar County, 255) Shannan Prefecture, 256) Gonggar Choide Monastery, 257) dzong, 258) regional airport, 259)Sirmilik National Park, 260) Coffee production in Papua New Guinea, 261)Kalaymyo, 262) Shigatse Dzong, 263) Lake Amaramba, 264) Jauja, 265) Laguna de Paca, 266) Lake Sausacocha, 267)Negomano, 268) Messalo River, 269) Lugenda River, 270) Araçuaí River, 271) Étang Saumâtre, 272)Jökulsárlón, 273)Lafiteau, 274)Ardelve, 275)Fohoren, 276)Matengo people, 277) Matengo Highlands, 278)Pomegranate production in Afghanistan, 279} Tirana County, 280) Samangan Province, 281)Samangan (Aybak), 282)Khulm River, 283)Id Gah Mosque, 284)Klotok, 285)Reimar Schefold, 286)Sakuddei, 287)P.E. de Josselin de Jong, 288)J.P.B. de Josselin de Jong, 289) Rinia Park, 290)Pawan River, 291)Lamandau River, 292)Monte Titano, 293)Abrskil Cave, 294) Otap, 295)Abrskil, 296)Bzyb River, 297)Mignot Memorial Hospital, 298)Kastelholm Castle, 299)Alderney Society Museum, 300)World Heritage Site in India, 301)Höfn, 302)Breiðamerkurjökull, 303)Braye Harbour, 304)Åland Museum, 305)Saint Anne, Alderney, 306)Åland Maritime Museum, 307)Ketchaoua Mosque, 308)Ghardaïa, 309) Great Mosque of Algiers, 310)Makushin Volcano, 311)Kanmaw Kyun, 312)Great Tenasserim River, 313)Tanintharyi, 314) Santa Cruz Fort, Oran,315)Parque Batlle, 316)Montevideo, 317)Lake Untersee, 318) Pielinen, 319) Umnak, 320)Maiden Tower, 321) Lake Burton, Antarctica, 322) Yanar Dag, 323)Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church, 324) Coffee production in India, 325)History of hotel fires in the United States, 326)Gruta das Torres, 327)La Salle Hotel,328) Wachau, 329)Velenje Castle, 330)San Andrés, 331)Plas yn Rhiw, 332)Richmond Theatre fire, 333)Sausapor, 334)Tutuila, 335)Batuan, Bali, 336)Anykščiai Church, 337) Anortė Mackelaitė, 338)Lake Engolasters, 339)Alto Vista Chapel, 340)Coma Pedrosa, 341)Alvingham Priory, 342)Alvingham Priory, 343)Jamaica Inn, 344) Sempringham Priory, 345) Cyclone Val, 346)Balsas River, 347)Caves of Aruba, 348)Mezcala Bridge, 349)Songgwangsa, 350)Wallblake House, 351)Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand, 352)Pureora Forest Park, 353)shark fin trading, 354)Te Matua Ngahere, 355)St. John's Cathedral, St. John's, 356)Sampit, 357)Malibou Lake, 358)Terra Chã, 359)Makara, 360)University of Cambodia, 361)Chinit River, 362)Samrong Sen, 363) Uige Province, 364)Zerat, 365)Luoyang Museum, 366) The Off Hours, 367)Organ Pipes National Park, 368)Kwango River, 369)Wombat State Forest, 370)Idamalayar Dam, 371) Vetka, 372) Sozh, 373)Betty's Hope, 374)Prickly Pear Cays, 375)Chesme Church, 376) Salaulim Dam, 377)Balancing Rocks, 378) Vidyasagar Setu, 379)Ain Dara temple, 380)Arslanbob, 381)Bhadra Dam, 382) Khor Virap, 383)Stone Canyon Reservoir, 384) Krishnapuram Palace, 385)Sierra del Sueve, 386)Jurassic Museum of Asturias, 387)Nahuel Huapi National Park, 388)Mehadia, 389)Saint Teilo, 390)Chamberlain Bridge, 391)Tierra del Fuego National Park, 392)Fishing industry in Greenland, 393)Wildlife of Benin, 394)Wildlife of Cape Verde, 395) Wildlife of Botswana, 396)Hospital Tobar García, 397)Chamcook Lake, 398)Wildlife of Gambia, 399)Combretum glutinosum, 400)Nata Bird Sanctuary, 401)Tomb of Akhethetep, 402)Csóványos, 403)Avenue Habib Bourguiba, 404)Jaigarh Fort, 405)Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord, 406)Anthoceros laevis, 407)Amer Fort,408)Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions, 409)Zočište Monastery, 410)Tajikistan Aluminum Company, 411)Llangadfan, 412) Dyfnant Forest, 413) Shaare Zedek Synagogue, 414)wildlife of the Central African Republic, 415)Burkina Faso, 416)Shea nut and butter production in Burkina Faso, 417)Lake Qaraoun, 418)Qaraoun, 419)British Colonial Hilton Nassau, 420)Old Fort of Nassau,421)Alishang, 422)Wedding dress of Queen Victoria, 423)Ristiḱ Palace,424)Wedding dress of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, 425)Plaza Resort Bonaire, 426)wedding dress of Grace Kelly, 427)Wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth, 428)Coronation gown of Elizabeth II, 429)'Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, 430)Amangalla, 431)Galle Fort, 432)Wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier, 433)National Museum of Sudan, 434)Wildlife of Zimbabwe, 435)Qal'at al-Bahrain, 436)Al-Sakhir Palace, 437)Osama bin Laden's house in Khartoum, 438)Elephant hunting in Kenya, 439)Royal Palaces of Abomey, 440)Gandhi Sagar Dam, 441)Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, 442)Bagergat, 443)Upper Wardha Dam, 444)White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn, 445)Black Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn, 446)Lorca, 447)Longmen Grottoes,448) Grands Projets of François Mitterrand, 449) Kbal Spean, 450) Artisans d'Angkor, 451) Jetsun Pema (Bhutan), 452) Lake Assal (Djibouti), 453) Phnom Bok, 454) Wildlife of Tanzania, 455) Wildlife of Djibouti,456)Puerto Banús, 457)Banteay Kdei,458)High Fens, 459)Mundeshwari Temple, 460)Chuy, 461)El Quimbo Dam, 462) Cuisine of Tegucigalpa, 463) Kanak people, 464)Godavari Arch Bridge, 465)Godavari Arch Bridge, 466)cuisine of Asunción, 467) Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, 468)Percé Rock, 469)flèche faîtière, 470)Hedionda Lake (Nor Lipez), 471)Lime production in Mexico, 472)Nyau, 473)Peach production in China, 474)Menai Bay Conservation Area, 475)wildlife of Zanzibar, 476)Fort Young Hotel, 477)Toussaint Louverture, 478) Roseau Cathedral, 479)Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, 480)Lake Cachí, 481)Dominica State College, 482) Jerbourg Point, 483)Tautira, 484)Ujarrás, 485)National Archaeology Museum of Bolivia, 486)Ujjani Dam, 487)Clemenstone, 488)Livingstone Museum, 489)Bwana Mkubwa, 490)Burg Lockenhaus, 491)Great Budbridge Manor, 492) Feathers Hotel, 493)Otterburn Tower, 494)Otterburn Hall, 495)Arreton Manor, 496) All Saints' Church, Newchurch, 497)Castello Orsini-Odescalchi, 498)Great Budworth, 499) Maglić, 500)Sutjeska National Park, 501)Rabotnitsa, 502)The Mermaid Inn, 503)Tsukabaru Dam, 504)Piva Monastery and 505) South Sudan.
[edit] DYK World Challenge
The DYK A-Z country challenge with User:Dr. Blofeld and occasi4660onally User:Rosiestep to produce several DYKs for every country and entity on the planet.
My DYK Creations (505)
|
| Note: This is a list of my DYK creations. A DYK article is one which is featured on the "Did you know" section . |
- ... that the Halegannada, literally "old Kannada", is an ancient form of the Kannada language?
- ... that Mysore mallige (pictured), a variety of Jasmine flower endemic to Karnataka state of India, is patented for its unique quality, attribution and reputation?
- ... that Hindu deity Chinnamasta and Buddhist deity Vajrayogini are often depicted as drinking blood from the kapala?
- ...that Lonar Lake was created by the only hypervelocity meteoritic impact crater on basalt rock?
- ...that Manasbal Lake (pictured), with the sobriquet "the supreme gem of all Kashmir Lakes", is the deepest lake in the Kashmir valley? (3900 hits}
- ... that Fateh Sagar Lake was re-created in 1888 by re-constructing an earlier earth dam which got washed away? (859 hits)
- ... that Vihar Lake, the largest in Mumbai, was created in 1860? (1300 hits)
- ... that Dipor Bil reportedly provides its natural resources for the livelihood of 14 indigenous villages (1,200 families) located in its wetland ecosystem in Assam, India? (2200 hits)
- ... that Cubbon Park in Bangalore, India, has indigenous and exotic botanical species of 68 genera and 96 species with about 6,000 plants? (666 hits)
- ... that Kodaikanal Lake (pictured) was developed in 1863, amid the town of the same name, by the British and early missionaries from the USA? (6400 hits)
- ... that the Ashtamudi Lake is the second largest and deepest wetland ecosystem in Kerala, India?
- ... that Hesaraghatta Lake is a freshwater lake created from the Arkavathy River in 1894 to produce drinking water for Bangalore? (1300 hits)
- ... that Parikrama, an integral part of Hindu ritual, involves walking around a sacred object or place, as Ganesha (statue pictured) walked around Shiva in legend? (2000 hits)
- ... that the people of Khichan, India have a tradition of offering five quintals of grain per day to Demoiselle Crane (787 hits)
- ... that purity of the Sasthamkotta Lake water for drinking use is attributed to presence of a large number of larvae called cavaborus, which consume much of the lake's bacteria? (1954 hits)
- ... that Lake Pichola (pictured), an artificial fresh water lake created in 1362, is named after the nearby Picholi village in Udaipur city? (7200 hits)
- ... that Tsomoriri (pictured), with an altitude of 4,595 metres (15,075 ft) in Ladakh, is the largest of the High Altitude Lakes in the Trans-Himalayan biogeographic region entirely within India?
- ... that Kukkarahalli lake adjoining the University of Mysore, was created in 1864 during Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar's rule of the Kingdom of Mysore, to provide water for irrigation?
- ... that India's Kanjli Wetland, a manmade wetland created in 1870, has been recognised by the Ramsar Convention for its rich biodiversity?
- A fact from Harike Wetland appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 November 2008.
- ... that the Ropar Wetland, in addition to being home to several endangered and threatened species, was the site of the signing of an 1831 treaty between the English and the Sikhs?
- ... that legend has it that Nainital Lake in Uttarakhand, India, was created when three pilgrims dug a hole which filled from the sacred Tibetan Lake Manasarovar?
- ... that Maharana Pratap Sagar (pictured) or Pong Dam Lake, created by the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River, intercepts migratory birds on their trans-Himalayan fly path during each migration season?
- ... that Suraj Tal (pictured), the highest lake in India, may be reached by National Highway NH-21, the highest mountain road in the world?
- ... that Pulicat Lake, a 450 km2 (174 sq mi) bird sanctuary, adjoins the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, launch site of India's successful first lunar space mission, the Chandrayaan-1?
- ... that recent restoration efforts were said to have "breathed new life" into Ulsoor Lake, one of the largest lakes in Bangalore?
- ... that during the history of Pulicat between 1621 and 1665, over 38,000 Indian slaves were obtained by Dutch slave traders and shipped from the Coromandel Coast, mostly to the East Indies?
- ... that the fisheries of Chilka Lake in India sustain more than 150,000 fisherfolk living in 132 villages?
- ... that a study at Berijam Lake (pictured) by the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History indicates that the near threatened Grey-breasted Laughingthrush has suffered from habitat degradation?
- ... that Bugle Rock in Bangalore, India, is a peninsular gneiss formation from which warning bugle calls were made to alert citizens of intruders?
- ... that St. Mary's Islands, Karnataka, known for the distinctive geological formation of columnar basaltic lava, are a set of four small islands in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Malpe?
- ... that Natural Arch, Tirumala hills, located in Andhra Pradesh, is a naturally formed geological wonder in quartzites with estimated geological age of 1600 to 570 Ma?
- ... that paleolithic implements and a variety of speleothems have been found in the Borra Caves located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh?
- ... that the Peninsular Gneiss rock exposure in the Lalbagh botanical gardens in Bangalore, India, is a National Geological Monument?
[edit] Urban Planning
- ... that Bengaluru Pete, established by Kempegowda I in 1537 with roads laid in cardinal directions with entrance gates at the end of each road, is an integral part of the present-day Bangalore, India?
Royalbroil 12:39, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
Royalbroil 12:39, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
- ... that the Charnockite in St. Thomas Mount, Chennai got its name from Job Charnock, the founder of Kolkata, whose tomb was made of rocks quarried from St. Thomas Mount?
- ... that places of worship in Bangalore include over 1000 temples, 400 mosques, 100 churches, 40 Jain mandirs, three Gurudwaras, two Buddha Viharas and one Parsi Agiari in a metropolitan area of 741 km2 (286 sq mi)?
- ... that public hangings used to take place near the site of the Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai (pictured), India?
- ... that Jodhpur Group - Malani Igneous Suite Contact, a National Geological Monument at the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, represents last phase of igneous activity of Precambrian age?
- ... that phumdis (example pictured), exclusive to Loktak Lake, are masses of decaying vegetation forming Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world’s largest floating park that preserves endangered Eld's Deer, in Manipur, India?
- ... that Barakhamba is the name prefixed to the fourteenth century Lodi period “Barakhamba Monument” in Nizamuddin complex and to “Barakhamba road" in Connaught Place in New Delhi?
- ... that the 64-pillared 17th century marble monument Chausath Khamba is a tomb for Mirz Aziz Koka?
- ... that Sultan Ghari (pictured), built in 1231 for Prince Nasiru'd-Din Mahmud, eldest son of Iltumish, was the first Islamic mausoleum in the "funerary landscape of Delhi"?
- ... that Moth Ki Masjid (pictured) was a new type of mosque built in 1505 by Miya Bhoiya, Prime Minister during Sikander Lodi's reign in the fourth city of medieval Delhi of Delhi Sultanate?
- ... that Hauz Khas Complex in South Delhi encompasses a water tank, an Islamic seminary, a mosque, a tomb and pavilions built around a medieval village in the 13th-century Delhi Sultanate reign?
- ... that the Khirki Masjid mosque and the Satpula weir were both built during the time of the Tughlaq dynasty in 14th century Delhi?
- ... that the Hanuman Temple, Connaught Place, in New Delhi, is unusual in having the Islamic symbol of a crescent moon fixed on its spire instead of a Hindu symbol like Aum or the sun?
- ... that according to legend, the foundation for the Siri Fort (pictured) in Delhi was laid on the severed heads ("Siri" in Urdu: "head") of about 8,000 Mongol soldiers?
- ... that the fortified city of Jahanpanah (pictured) was already the fourth city to be founded in Delhi when Muhammad bin Tughlaq established it in 1327?
- ... that Aurangzeb, apart from imprisoning his brother Murad Baksh, had the dubious credit of incarcerating his eldest daughter Zebunnisa in the Salimgarh Fort in Delhi for 21 years till her death?
- ... that Coronation Park was the site of the 1911 Delhi Durbar that marked the shifting of the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi?
- ... that according to rumour, an Englishman was murdered and a fire ruined Metcalfe's testimonials during a Christmas Eve party in 1895 at the Metcalfe House in Delhi, India?
- ... that Chitradurga Fort (pictured) in Karnataka has so many interconnecting tanks to harvest rain water, it was said it never ran out of water?
- ... that Rani Padmini in 1433 AD and Rani Karnavati in 1537 AD led the jauhar or self-immolation ritual by over 13,000 ladies of Rajput warriors who died in battles at Chittorgarh Fort (pictured)?
- ... that the Royal Opera House in Mumbai is India's only surviving opera house?
- ... that the location for the Hauz-i-Shamsi tank, revealed to Sultan Iltutmish in a dream by the Prophet Muhammad, has Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace) built on its eastern edge?
- ... that the location for the Hauz-i-Shamsi tank, revealed to Sultan Iltutmish in a dream by the Prophet Muhammad, has Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace) built on its eastern edge?
- ... that Bahadur Shah Zafar II who wished to be buried at a burial ground in Zafar Mahal precincts in Delhi was deported to Rangoon after the Sepoy Mutiny where he died without honour?
- ... that in Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb (pictured), the tomb chamber has two graves, one of Jamali the poet, and another of an unknown Kamali, who might have been chosen because his name rhymes with Jamali?
- ... that an uncommon sentry tower (pictured) at Banashankari temple is a mélange of Vijayanagara Hindu and Islamic architectural styles?
- ... that Kalpeshwar is the only temple in the Panch Kedar circuit, a group of five sacred Shiva temples in the Garhwal Himalayas, accessible throughout the year?
- ... that the Hindu god Shiva is worshipped in form of a navel-shaped lingam at Madhyamaheshwar temple?
- ... that the Hindu shrine Tungnath (pictured) is closed during winter and a symbolic image of the temple's presiding deity is moved to Mukunath, 19 km (12 mi) away?
- ... that according to Hindu mythology, the god Shiva assumed the form of a bull and his hump, arms, face, navel and hair are worshipped at the Panch Kedar temples (Kedarnath pictured) in Uttarakhand, India?
- ... that the river Vaitarani that flows near the Rudranath Hindu shrine is identified with the "river of salvation", where souls of the dead cross to the other world?
- ... that because the only approach to Badrinath, Uttarakhand, India, since early times was along a path through a forest of berries, the word "Badri" (berry) was suffixed to Sapta Badri temples?
- ... that according to Hindu mythology, the five Pandava brothers followed a route to heaven alongside the Panch Prayag (Devprayag pictured) – five confluences which finally result in the holy Ganges river?
- ... that devotees believe that worshipping the Hindu god Ganesha (pictured) at the Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple will result in a successful marriage?
- ... that an eternal flame burns at Triyuginarayan Temple, believed to be the venue of the marriage of Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati?
- ... that Hijron Ka Khanqah (pictured) is a pre-Mughal period monument of the fifteenth century where some Hijras (eunuchs) of Delhi were buried during the Lodi dynasty's reign?
- ... that Sapta Puri represents the seven holy Hindu cities of Ayodhya, Dwarka, Haridwar, Ujjain, Kanchipuram, Mathura and the holiest, Varanasi?
- ... that of the two formats of Ashokan Edicts (Delhi) namely, rock edicts and stone pillar edicts, the in-situ rock edict found in 1966 links Delhi’s history with the Ashokan era (273–236 BC)?
- ... that after William Finch described Delhi in 1611 as a city of seven forts and fifty two gates, more Gates of Delhi (example pictured) were built by the Mughals and British but now only 13 gates exist in good shape?
- ... that according to Hindu mythology, god Shiva proposed to his consort Parvati at Guptakashi?
- ... that Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned in the Belgaum Fort (pictured) during India's struggle for independence?
- ... that Bhima Devi Temple Complex (pictured) in Haryana, India, includes the restored ruins of a Hindu temple dated from the 8th to 11th century AD and Pinjore Gardens from the 17th century?
- ... that the 10th century reservoir Surajkund (pictured) and the 8th century dam Anagpur are both located in Haryana, India?
- ... that the 10th century reservoir Surajkund (pictured) and the 8th century dam Anagpur are both located in Haryana, India?
- ... that a French engineer who built the Bellary Fort (pictured) was executed by Hyder Ali because the fort was lower than a nearby hill?
- ... that Mubarak Shah, founder of the lost city of Mubarakabad, was buried in Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur Complex in 1434?
- ... that in modern India, the ethos of the old religious order is retained by worship of computers during the Ayudha Puja (pictured), as practised in the past for other implements?
- ... that the restoration of Jal Mahal (pictured) plays an important role in improving the tourist industry of Jaipur in Rajasthan?
- ... that the Eparchaean Unconformity in India is a major discontinuity between Proterozoic Nagari Quartzites and Archaean granite with a time gap of at least 500 million years between the two formations?
- ... that Tutinama is a collection of 52 Persian stories narrated through a parrot to prevent his owner (pictured) from committing adultery while her husband was away on business affairs?
- ... that the name of the village Kokrebellur, an important breeding ground for the Spot-billed Pelican (pictured), is derived from the word "Kokkare" meaning stork or pelican in the Kannada language?
- ... that Yana in Karnataka, India, offers treks to two unique rock outcrops of black crystalline limestone (pictured) that house a cave temple where a "self-manifest" Shiva Linga is venerated?
- ... that Kerala's Angadipuram Laterite is formed from the weathering of many rock types, including charnockite, anorthosite and gabbro?
- ... that according to Hindu mythology, Balipratipada commemorates the victory of the god Vishnu in his dwarf incarnation Vamana (pictured), defeating demon king Bali, and pushing him to the nether world?
- ... that a "white mutiny" by disgruntled officers of the East India Company in the precincts of Munger Fort (pictured) in Bihar, India, in 1766 was put down by Lord Clive?
- ... that the Diu Fort (pictured) in India was voted one of seven wonders of Portuguese colonialism in an opinion poll in Portugal?
- ... that Fort Anjediva (pictured) built on Anjadip Island, under the jurisdiction of Goa, India, formerly under Portuguese rule, is in the vicinity of the Church of Our Lady of Springs built in 1505 AD?
- ... that Fort Anjediva (pictured) built on Anjadip Island, under the jurisdiction of Goa, India, formerly under Portuguese rule, is in the vicinity of the Church of Our Lady of Springs built in 1505 AD?
- ... that St. Paul’s Church, Diu is considered to be one of the best examples of baroque architecture in India?
- ... that during India's Mughal period, the Gwalior Fort (pictured) was used for imprisoning and killing royal princes?
- ... that Chamba is known for its own school of Pahari paintings (pictured), which deal with themes of Hindu deities and nature?
- ... that the St. Paul’s Church, Diu is a renowned functioning church, out of the three churches built by the Portuguese in Diu, and is among the best in baroque architecture in India?
- ... that Kondavid Fort (pictured), built in the 14th century by the Reddy dynasty, was the theatre of several wars among many rulers of North India, South India, and the British?
- ... that the Kondapalli Fort built in fourteenth century was initially used as a businesses centre, but after the British took control in 1766 it was converted to a military training base?
- ... that the Orang National Park in Assam, India, is the only stronghold of rhinoceros (pictured) on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river?
- ... that Sherza Darwaza in Bidar Fort, India, depicts two images of tigers carved on its fascia, which according to Shia belief, denotes Ali's assured protection of the fort from enemy attack?
- ... that St Thomas Church, located at Palayoor, Kerala, was established in 52 AD by St. Thomas, one of the twelve close disciples of Jesus Christ?
- ... that the Monsoon Palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan, was used as the residence of the exiled Afghan prince Kamal Khan in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy?
- ... that the Gulbarga Fort (pictured) was the capital of the Bahmani Kingdom in southern India between 1347 and 1424?
- ... that, according to the Mahabharata, Bhadrajun was the site of Arjuna's marriage to Krishna’s sister Subhadra after they eloped?
- ... that Kursha Monastery is the largest Buddhist monastery in the Zanskar region of eastern Jammu and Kashmir, India?
- ... that according to legend, a beautiful widow drowned herself in the Adalaj Stepwell (pictured) to avoid being remarried?
- ... that at 4,595 m above sea level, the fields at Korzok Monastery (pictured) in India have been called the highest cultivated land in the world?
- ... that on the Hindu festival Ratha Saptami, the icons of the Sun-god (pictured) are carried in ceremonial processions in Mysore and Melkote?
- ... that Rizong Monastery in Ladakh, Inidia, is known as “the paradise for meditation”?
- ... that the large weight (55 tons) of the main cannon at the Bijapur Fort discouraged the British from carrying it as a trophy to England?
- ... that the Shakyamuni Buddha (pictured) of Shey Monastery is believed to be the second largest such statue in the northern Indian region of Ladakh?
- ... that the Thikse Monastery in India is called Mini-Potala because of its structural similarity to the former residence of the Dalai Lama, the Potala Palace in Tibet?
- ... that the 1984 romantic TV miniseries based on the novel The Far Pavilions was filmed in the precincts of Samode Palace in Rajasthan, India?
- ... that the Hawa Mahal (pictured) in Jaipur, India, has 953 small windows (jharokhas) which were built with the intention to allow royal ladies to view the street below without being seen?
- ... that Daulatpol gate in the Junagarh Fort (pictured) in India has 41 hand imprints of the wives of Maharajas of Bikaner, who committed sati (self immolation) on the funeral pyres of their husbands?
- ... that the City Palace of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India, holds the world's two largest silver objects (one pictured)?
- ... that in the City Palace of Udaipur, India (pictured), a princess poisoned herself, unable to choose from two suitors of royal families of Jaipur and Jodhpur seeking her hand in marriage?
- ... that in the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny against the British Raj, European families, mostly women and children, were given refuge in the Jag Mandir (pictured), India, by Maharana Swaroop Singh?
- ... that Nepal's capital Kathmandu only had one restaurant in 1955?
- ... that because of its aquatic origin and resemblance to the vulva, the shankha (carved examples pictured) is linked with female fertility and is an integral part of Tantric rites?
- ... that the shores of Dal Lake in India (pictured) contain Mughal gardens Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh known as "the jewel of Kashmir valley"?}}
- ... that the shores of Dal Lake in India (pictured) contain Mughal gardens Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh known as "the jewel of Kashmir valley"?
- ... that the shores of Dal Lake in India (pictured) contain Mughal gardens Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh known as "the jewel of Kashmir valley"?
- ... that the Lalitha Mahal (pictured), a palace in Mysore, India, was built in 1921 on orders of the Maharaja of Mysore for exclusive stay of the Viceroy of India?
- ... that today on Mattu Pongal, the bull riding sport Jallikattu (pictured) – that has led to deaths in the past – is traditionally conducted in the villages of Tamil Nadu, India?
- ... that Paduka (pictured), a footwear, is generally worn by mendicants and saints of Hindu and Jain religions, with significance in Hindu mythology linked to the epic Ramayana?
- ... that today – on Ganesh Jayanti (Ganesha's birthday) – the Hindu god Ganesha (pictured) is worshipped by couples to beget a son?
- ... that a study concluded that the ideal temple design described in the Hindu text Vishnudharmottara Purana is based on Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh (sculpture pictured)?
- ... that Suvarnadurg (pictured), on the west coast of India, which was called a "Golden Fort" and the pride of the Marathas, was a naval fortification built to defend against European colonialist attacks?
- ... that the Hindu mythical beast Sharabha (pictured, god Shiva as Sharabha), described as mightier than the lion and elephant, is included in the list of edible animals in the Mahabharata?
- ... that Buddhism in Himachal Pradesh, where the Dalai Lama (pictured) established his capital in exile in 1960, was cultivated by Guru Rinpoche in the 8th century?
- ... that Diskit Monastery (pictured) is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, northern India?
- ... that the kumbum (pictured) of Palcho Monastery in Gyantse is the largest such structure in Tibet?
- ... that the Alchi Monastery in Ladakh was built, according to local tradition, by the translator Rinchen Zangpo (c. 1000 AD), although inscriptions ascribe it to an 11th century Tibetan noble?
- ... that Bijjala II of the Kalachuri, a feudatory, eliminated Tailapa III and his family of the Chalukya Kingdom and ruled from Kalyana, now the Basavakalyana Fort, for five years?
- ... that according to Hindu mythology, goddess Savitri cursed her husband, the creator-god Brahma, only to be worshipped at Brahma temple (pictured)?
- ... that during the Mandi Shivaratri Fair held in Mandi, India, Hindu religiosity is the theme that establishes synthesis of the worship by Vishnu and Shiva cults?
- ... that the Lamaling Monastery (pictured) in Tibet, rebuilt in 1989, is one of the largest and most important monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism in Nyingchi County?
- ... that the 1,200–1,500 Chinkara (pictured), the key species in the Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary, Kutch, India, are also its most frequently observed animal?
- ... that Hindu pilgrims to Pushkar Lake in Rajasthan, India, considered it lucky to be devoured by the crocodiles there?
- ... that of the twenty-three species of bustard found in the world, the Great Indian Bustard (pictured), found in Kutch Bustard Sanctuary in Gujurat, is the only one listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List?
- ... that Portuguese soldiers used Elephanta Caves – now a World Heritage Site – sculptures for target practice, sparing only the Trimurti (pictured)?
- ... that the forest area of the Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary helps in arresting desertification and advancement of the Thar desert?
 |
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that following the invasion of Tibet in 1959, the fifth Keutsang incarnation of the Keutsang Hermitage was incarcerated and later sought asylum in India in the 1980s?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the nickname of Paro Taktsang (pictured) in Bhutan, "The Tiger's Nest", derives from the legend which tells that Padmasambhava founded a meditation cave there after travelling on a tigress?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Ananda Temple (pictured) in Bagan, Myanmar, with four standing Buddhas facing the cardinal directions, is said to be an architectural wonder titled the "West Minister Abbey of Burma"?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that American money was switched from an airport to build the Patuxai monument (pictured) in Vientiane, Laos?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 11 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the sight of the "gravity defying" Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (pictured) or Golden Rock, in the Mon State of Myanmar, has been described as "enough to inspire a religious conversion"?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the female devata reliefs of the temple of Thommanon in Cambodia grip flowers very distinctively, using their ring and middle fingers whilst extending their index and small fingers?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Bahu Fort in Jammu, India, originally built by Raja Bahulochan some 3,000 years ago, was refurbished by the Dogra rulers in the 19th century?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 May 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that when the Dungtse Lhakhang (pictured) in Paro, Bhutan, was restored in 1841, the donors were thanked by etching their names on tree trunks which form the columns of the ground floor?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 9 June 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Mahabaleshwar Temple (pictured) in Gokarna is one of the seven sacred Muktikshetras (places of salvation) in India and is said to bestow immense blessings upon devotees who even glimpse it?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 22 June 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Pabuji Ki Phad, a religious painting of folk deities, is the only surviving ancient traditional folk art form in the world of the epic of Pabuji, the Rajput of Rajasthan in India?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 June 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that in the 12th century, Bintan Island (pictured) in the Strait of Malacca was known as the "Pirate Island" since the Malay pirates used to loot trading ships sailing in these waters?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 8 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Hindu sadhus live in the cremation grounds of Tarapith as they believe that goddess Tara – who is attracted to bones – dwells there?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the bay of Fort-Liberté (fort pictured) was the site of the Caribbean's largest sisal plantation until nylon was invented?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Salmon Creek Dam (pictured) in Juneau, the capital of Alaska, was built in 1914 and was the world's first constant-angle arch dam?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 1 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 7 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 August 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
{{dyktalk|6 September|2010|entry=... that the 11 provinces of Bắc Giang, Bắc Kạn, Cao Bang,
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that according to legend, Tomorr Mountain in Berat County (pictured) was personified by a giant who fought his brother for the love of a young woman, who weeped over their deaths to create the Osum River?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... the Laotian national ritual of the baci (pictured) involves tying strings around a person’s wrist to preserve good luck?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 September 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 11 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that modern tribes in the area of the village of Negomano on the Mozambique–Tanzania border can be traced to the southern shores of Lake Malawi and that their ancestors moved to escape severe drought?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 19 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Étang Saumâtre in Haiti is a landlocked lake fed by springs emanating from calcareous rocks, with western part saline and eastern part with fresh water?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that live coverage of Jökulsárlón (pictured) in Iceland on the American TV program Good Morning America in 2006 was viewed by an estimated 4 million people?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Fohoren was one of the traditional kingdoms of Timor which were ruled by a Liurai?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 5 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 5 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 5 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 7 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 7 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 7 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 8 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 8 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that during the 1990s, Rinia Park in the Albanian capital of Tirana became a notorious spot for drug dealers and illegal buildings?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 13 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 13 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 14 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Kastelholm Castle is one of only five surviving Finnish medieval fortresses that is also considered to be architecturally substantial?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 14 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that since the 1890s, a warmer climate has caused Breiðamerkurjökull (pictured), an outlet glacier of the larger glacier of Vatnajökull, to rapidly retreat?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 19 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the name of Ghardaïa in northern-central Algeria has its origins in a female saint named Daïa who lived in a cave (ghār) in the M'zab valley?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 19 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that in defying Spanish dominance, locals built a chapel at a higher elevation next to Fort Santa Cruz (pictured) in Oran, Algeria?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Parque Batlle is considered the "lungs" of the city of Montevideo (pictured) due to the large number of trees planted there?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 November 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
{{dyktalk|30 November|2010|entry=... that Baku's Maiden Tower was showcased on many Azerbaijani banknotes for 14 years?
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
{{dyktalk|8 December|2010|entry=... that members of the Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church include Creoles, Garifuna, Maya, and Mestizos?
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 13 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 21 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Plas yn Rhiw house in Gwynedd was originally built in the 10th century to prevent incursions by Vikings into Porth Neigwl, and is reportedly haunted?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 22 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Richmond Theatre fire of 1811, which killed around 72 people, was at the time the worst urban disaster in American history?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that 11 out of 19 species of land snails found on the Samoan island of Tutuila are endemic?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the present Alto Vista Chapel (pictured) in Aruba, completed in 1952, stands at the location where the original chapel was built in 1750 by Domingo Silvestre, a missionary from Venezuela?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that of Andorra's 65 mountain peaks over 6,560 feet (2,000 m), the peak of Coma Pedrosa (pictured) is the highest at 9,652 feet (2,942 m)?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 31 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 31 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Balsas River valley (pictured) is regarded as one of the earliest maize growing sites in Mexico, dating from around 9,200 years ago?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 2 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Songgwangsa (pictured), originally founded in 867, is one of the oldest Zen temples in Korea?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 8 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that there are more male snails than females in the shallow waters of Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand, and that snails are sicker in the lake's shallower rather than deeper water?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 11 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 13 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that according to a BBC report, the ethnic conflict in Sampit town in Indonesia caused 500 deaths, with over 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Malibu Lake has been featured in over 100 films and television programs, including the 1931 version of Frankenstein?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that during Vedic times Makara (pictured), known as the "water monster vehicle", was the Vahana or vehicle of Varuna, the Vedic deity?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 1 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
- ... that The Off Hours was the first film to be given the "SSF Tag" by the Sustainable Style Foundation for its environmentally friendly practices?
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that diamond prospecting permits have been awarded covering an area of 2,150 km2 (830 sq mi) between Temboc and Kasonga Lunda over the Kwango River (pictured) stretch of about 185 km (115 mi) in Angola?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 13 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the report of an investigation of delays in completing the Idamalayar Dam project in Kerala stated it was a "victim of recurring and long inertial periods of labour unrest"?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 13 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 13 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 14 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that funds for the Betty's Hope (wind mill pictured) restoration project were raised by organising a concert called "A Penny Concert"?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
{{dyktalk|19 February|2011|
- ... that fortuitous finding of a colossal basalt lion (pictured) in 1955 led to discovery of the Ain Dara temple near Aleppo in Syria, which was built in three structural phases between 1300 BC and 740 BC?
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Bhadra Dam (pictured) in Karnataka inundates a reservoir which has a gross irrigation potential of 162,818 hectares (402,330 acres)?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 March 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that a rare breed of horses found in the high mountains of Sierra del Sueve in Asturias, Spain, does not trot but moves with an easy gait, leading to its popularity as a "ladies' mount"?"
|
|
{{dyktalk|10 April|2011|entry=... that the decorative, "humpbacked" Chamberlain Bridge in Barbados, named after British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain, replaced an older bridge destroyed by the Great Hurricane of 1898?}
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that approximately 6,500 out of a national population of an estimated 56,452 people (2010) in Greenland are employed in the fishing industry (fishing vessel pictured)?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 14 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the dense forest in the area around Csóványos in Northern Hungary has been described as "almost mystical"?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Jaigarh Fort in Rajasthan, which was a center of artillery production, has the world's largest cannon on wheels, the Jaivana (pictured)?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that in 2007, the Amber Palace of Amer Fort in Rajasthan was visited by 1.4 million tourists?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 5 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that shea trees, most heavily concentrated in Burkina Faso, are referred to as "women's gold" (woman processing shea nuts pictured) by the locals for their properties?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 5 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that shea trees, most heavily concentrated in Burkina Faso, are referred to as "women's gold" (woman processing shea nuts pictured) by the locals for their properties?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 8 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the government of Skopje passed a law to preserve the Ristiḱ Palace (pictured) as a "Cultural Heritage" when it was threatened with destruction for illegal infringement?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 14 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the wildlife of Zimbabwe (flame lily pictured) is collectively called the "Wildlife Estate", which covers about 12.5% of the total land area of Zimbabwe?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 22 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Sixty Pillar Mosque located in Bagergat in south Bangladesh is one of the oldest mosques in the country described as "historic mosque representing the Golden Era of Muslim Bengal"?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that families of farmers and fishermen affected by submergence of the Upper Wardha Dam, in Maharashtra resorted to agitation, seeking fishing rights in the reservoir as an economic incentive?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Lorca Castle (pictured) of medieval origin built in Lorca, Spain, between the 9th and 15th centuries suffered serious damages to its walls and the Espolón Tower during the 2011 earthquake?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the approximately 1,400 caves of China's Longmen Grottoes contain about 100,000 statues, some of which are only 1 inch (25 mm) high, while the largest Buddha statue (pictured) is 57 feet (17 m) in height?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Phnom Bok hill temple in Cambodia, with rectangular plan is dedicated to the Trimurti (pictured) images built in Bakheng style (893–927 AD) installed in individual sanctums?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 7 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that khat (pictured), which induces a state of euphoria and is endemic to Djibouti, is chewed by 90% of the local men?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the environmental license granted for the El Quimbo Dam in May 2009 was for the first private sector hydroelectric project to be built in Colombia under a new policy?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Tegucigalpa's dining (sample dish pictured) includes traditional Honduran cuisine—a fusion of the African, Spanish and indigenous cuisines?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the cuisine of Asunción is increasingly influenced by Paraguay's growing Asian immigrant population?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that before the Gule Wamkulu dance, Nyau dancers (one pictured) observe a series of secret rituals associated with their semi-secret brotherhood?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ...that China is the largest peach-producing (peach flowers pictured) country in the world, accounting for about 50% of world production, but is not the world's largest exporter of them?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that conservation efforts by residents of the Menai Bay Conservation Area in Zanzibar attracted 200 dolphins (one pictured) to the shores?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know ... that the wildlife of Zanzibar included its own species of leopard (mounted specimen pictured) that survived from the ice age but may now be extinct?" |
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 June 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... the Fort Young Hotel (pictured) was originally the major military installation of Dominica, and still retains several cannons?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 2 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Lake Cachí dam project (pictured), opened in 1966, is one of Costa Rica's earliest hydroelectric projects?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 2 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that initial student admission in 2010 for the Dominica State College planned for 900 applicants, was less than 400, and resulted in an extension of enrollment and waiver of the admission fee?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that during World War II, the Germans built a bomb- and gas-proof bunker on Jerbourg Point, the southeastern point of Guernsey in the English Channel?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that one of the oldest churches in Costa Rica, Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Limpia Concepcion (pictured), built in the 1560s in Ujarrás, has been proposed as a World Heritage Site?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 9 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that, in the Bhima River valley, of the 22 dams built, the Ujjani Dam (pictured) in Maharashtra, India, is the terminal and also the largest dam in the valley?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 14 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Elizabeth Báthory, known as the "Blood Countess" because of her reign of terror, torturing and murdering hundreds of women, once resided at the Burg Lockenhaus?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the Montenegrin part of Maglić massif has formed the Trnovačko Lake (mountain and lake pictured), said to be "one of the most beautiful of Montenegro?""
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 August 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 August 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that, when it was built, the 87-metre (285 ft) high Tsukabaru Dam was the tallest gravity type dam in Japan?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 August 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that Piva Monastery (pictured) contains a psalm from the Crnojevic printing press (1493–1496), which was the first printing press in the Balkans?"
|
|
|
A fact from Nvvchar appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 August 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that South Sudan could be the location of "the biggest migration of large mammals on Earth"?"
|
|
|
[edit] DYK hits of more than 5000 on the day the article hook was posted on the Main Page (52)
| Article |
Image |
DYK views |
DYK hook |
| Elephanta Caves |
 |
13500 |
... that Portuguese soldiers used Elephanta Caves – now a World Heritage Site – sculptures for target practice, sparing only the Trimurti (pictured)? |
| Kyaiktiyo Pagoda |
 |
12700 |
... that the sight of the "gravity defying" Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (pictured) or Golden Rock, in the Mon State of Myanmar, has been described as "enough to inspire a religious conversion"? |
| Yanar Dag |
 |
12400 |
... that Yanar Dag (pictured) is a natural fire that burns "eternally" on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula in Azerbaijan? |
| Osama bin Laden |
 |
11500 |
.. that, while in Sudan, the late Osama bin Laden (pictured) lived in a pink stucco and brick house in Khartoum, and often weekended with his family in a one-storey mud house overlooking the Blue Nile in Soba? |
| wildlife of Zanzibar |
 |
10600 |
... that the wildlife of Zanzibar included its own species of leopard (mounted specimen pictured) that survived from the ice age but may now be extinct?
|
| Tomb of Akhethetep and Christiane Ziegler |
 |
7900+3000=10900 |
... that Christiane Ziegler excavated the Tomb of Akhethetep (pictured) from 1991–1999? |
| La Salle Hotel |
 |
9000 |
... that Chicago's La Salle Hotel (pictured) became an ex-officio White House during U.S. President William Howard Taft's extended stay in its presidential suite? |
| Jökulsárlón |
 |
9000 |
... that live coverage of Jökulsárlón (pictured) in Iceland on the American TV program Good Morning America in 2006 was viewed by an estimated 4 million people? |
| Phumdis |
 |
8800 |
... that phumdis (example pictured), exclusive to Loktak Lake, are masses of decaying vegetation forming Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world’s largest floating park that preserves endangered Eld's Deer, in Manipur, India? |
| The Mermaid Inn |
 |
8600 |
... that The Mermaid Inn (pictured) in England has a strong connection with the notorious Hawkhurst Gang which used the inn in the 1740s? |
| wedding dress of Princess Alexandra of Denmark |
 |
8600 |
... that the wedding dress of Princess Alexandra of Denmark (pictured) was the first to be filmed of any royal family member?
|
| Antarctica |
 |
8600 |
... that that NASA scientists have described Lake Untersee (pictured) in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, as one of the most unusual lakes on Earth with a pH like that of strong Clorox? |
| Jal Mahal |
 |
8600 |
... that the restoration of Jal Mahal (pictured) plays an important role in improving the tourist industry of Jaipur in Rajasthan? |
| Percé Rock |
 |
8300 |
... that Percé Rock (pictured), one of the largest and most spectacular natural arches in the world, is an icon of the province of Quebec? |
| Salmon Creek Dam |
 |
8200 |
... that the Salmon Creek Dam (pictured) in Juneau, the capital of Alaska, was built in 1914 and was the world's first constant-angle arch dam?
|
11 Provinces in North Vietnam
(September 06, 2010) |
 |
878 + 686 + 767+634 + 783 + 854 + 720 + 710 + 730 + 718 + 721 = 8201 |
... that the 11 provinces of Bắc Giang, Bắc Kạn, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Yen Bai are part of the 59 administrative provinces and 5 municipalities in Vietnam? |
| Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve |
 |
8000 |
... that the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve contains a "stone tree" (pictured)? |
| Longmen Grottoes |
 |
8000 |
...that the approximately 1,400 caves of China's Longmen Grottoes contain about 100,000 statues, some of which are only 1 inch (25 mm) high, while the largest Buddha statue (pictured) is 57 feet (17 m) in height? |
| wedding dress of Grace Kelly |
100x100px |
7800 |
... ... that the wedding dress of Grace Kelly, characterized as "one of the most-beloved of all time", was designed by Helen Rose, a leading costume designer of the era for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)? |
| Siri_Fort |
 |
7600 |
... that during Alauddin Khilji's war against the Mongol army, the foundation for the Siri Fort (pictured) in Delhi was laid on the severed heads (‘Siri’ in Urdu: “head”) of about 8,000 Mongol soldiers? |
| Tutinama |
 |
7600 |
... that Tutinama is a collection of 52 Persian stories narrated through a parrot to prevent his owner (pictured) from committing adultery while her husband was away on business affairs?
|
| Jurassic Museum of Asturias |
 |
7700 |
... that among the replicas exhibited in the Jurassic Museum of Asturias in Colunga, Spain, are the copulating Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs (pictured)? |
| Ain Dara temple |
 |
7600 |
... that fortuitous finding of a colossal basalt lion (pictured) in 1955 led to discovery of the Ain Dara temple near Aleppo in Syria, which was built in three structural phases between 1300 BC and 740 BC? |
| Lake Pichola |
 |
7,200 |
... that Lake Pichola (pictured), an artificial fresh water lake created in 1362, is named after the nearby Picholi village in Udaipur city? |
| History of hotel fires in the United States |
 |
7200 |
... that the 1946 fire at the Winecoff Hotel (pictured) in Atlanta, Georgia was the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history? |
| Hawa Mahal |
 |
7100 |
... that the Hawa Mahal (pictured) in Jaipur, India, has 953 small windows (jharokhas) which were built with the intention to allow royal ladies to view the street below without being seen?
|
Chimi_Lhakhang, Phallus paintings in Bhutan
(August 23, 2010) |
 |
4600 + 2500 =7100 |
... that that it is customary at Chimi Lhakhang to strike female pilgrims on the head with a 10-inch (25 cm) wooden phallus and that the monastery features phallic paintings on its walls? |
| Aman Sveti Stefan |
 |
7000 |
... that a luxury hotel and resort on the islet of Sveti Stefan, Montenegro (pictured) has been described as a "'70s Adriatic playground on a hilly peninsula that's barely connected to the mainland"? |
| Castello Orsini-Odescalchi |
 |
6800 |
... that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes married at the Castello Orsini-Odescalchi (pictured)? |
| Black Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn |
|
6700 |
... that the black Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's has been called "perhaps the most famous little black dress of all time"? |
| white floral Givenchy dress |
|
6200 |
=... that Time magazine voted the white floral Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn at the 1954 Academy Awards as the greatest Oscar dress of all time? |
Dubdi Monastery Yuksom Norbugang Chorten Pemayangtse Sanga Choeling Khecheopalri Lake Tashiding
(May 24, 2010) |
 |
673 + 688 + 663 + 650+664 + 609+815 + 1303 =6065 |
... that Chogyal established the first monastery (pictured) in Sikkim at Yuksom in 1701, which is part of a Buddhist pilgrimage circuit including Norbugang, Pemayangtse , Rabdentse, Sanga Choeling, Khecheopalri Lake, and Tashiding? |
| Gwalior Fort |
 | |
6600 |
... that during India's Mughal period, the Gwalior Fort (pictured) was used for imprisoning and killing royal princes? |
| Loire |
 |
6500 |
... that the Loire (pictured) is the longest river in France? |
| City Palace of Jaipur |
 | |
6500 |
... that the City Palace of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India, holds the world's two largest silver objects (one pictured)? |
| Kodaikanal Lake |
 |
6,400 |
... that Kodaikanal Lake (pictured) was developed in 1863, amid the town of the same name, by the British and early missionaries from the USA? |
| Saint Anne, Alderney |
 |
6400 |
... that the Luftwaffe command bunker (pictured) and tower, and the German naval tactical headquarters were located in Saint Anne, Alderney during World War II? |
| Balancing Rocks |
 |
6300 |
... that the popularity of the Balancing Rocks formation grew when the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe featured it on certain issues of Zimbabwean banknotes (pictured), including the current series? |
| Adalaj Stepwell |
 |
6,300 |
... that according to legend, a beautiful widow drowned herself in the Adalaj Stepwell (pictured) to avoid being remarried? |
| Bellary Fort |
 |
6,300 |
... that a French engineer who built the Bellary Fort (pictured) was executed by Hyder Ali because the fort was lower than a nearby hill? |
| Junagarh Fort |
 |
6300 |
...that Daulatpol gate in the Junagarh Fort (pictured) in India has 41 hand imprints of the wives of Maharajas of Bikaner, who committed sati (self immolation) on the funeral pyres of their husbands? |
| Chuy |
 |
6100] |
... that the Uruguayan city of Chuy is only separated from the Brazilian city of Chuí by an avenue (pictured)? |
| Diu Fort |
 |
6000 |
...that the Diu Fort (pictured) in India was voted one of seven wonders of Portuguese colonialism in an opinion poll in Portugal? |
| Suvarnadurg |
 |
5800 |
... that Suvarnadurg (pictured), on the west coast of India, which was called a "Golden Fort" and the pride of the Marathas, was a naval fortification built to defend against European colonialist attacks?
|
| Chitradurga Fort |
 |
5,700 |
... that Chitradurga Fort (pictured) in Karnataka has so many interconnecting tanks to harvest rain water, it was said it never ran out of water?
|
| Paro Taktsang |
 |
5500 |
... that the nickname of Paro Taktsang (pictured) in Bhutan, "The Tiger's Nest", derives from the legend which tells that Padmasambhava founded a meditation cave there after travelling on a tigress? |
| Patuxai |
 |
5500 |
... that American money was switched from an airport to build the Patuxai monument (pictured) in Vientiane, Laos?} |
Lhasa Gonggar Airport
(September 29, 2010) |
 |
1100 + 1300 +883+1200 + 993=5476 |
... that Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture in Tibet contains the Gonggar Choide Monastery, a dzong, and a regional airport which serves Lhasa, despite being located about 62 kilometres (39 mi) from it? |
| Feathers Hotel, Ludlow |
 |
5400 |
... that The New York Times referred to the Feathers Hotel (pictured) in Ludlow, Shropshire, as "the most handsome inn in the world"? |
| Rice production in Vietnam |
 |
5200 |
... that Vietnam is one of world’s richest agricultural regions (pictured) making Vietnam the second-largest exporter worldwide and the seventh-largest consumer of rice? |
| Organ Pipes National Park |
 |
5200 |
... that the Organ Pipes National Park, which has 400 million year old volcanic formations, features hexagonal basalt columns (pictured) known as the "Organ Pipes"? |
| Manasbal Lake |
 |
5,100 |
... that Manasbal Lake (pictured), with the sobriquet "the supreme gem of all Kashmir Lakes", is the deepest lake in the Kashmir valley? |
| Wildlife of Cape Verde |
 |
5100 |
... that three million trees, including pine, oak, sweet chestnut, and acacia (pictured), are being planted every year as part of reforestation efforts in Cape Verde? |
| fifth largest tobacco market |
 |
5,100 |
... that Indonesia is the fifth largest tobacco market (tobacco factory pictured) in the world, and that in 2008 over 165 billion cigarettes were sold there? |
| Paduka |
 |
5000 |
... that Paduka (pictured), a footwear, is generally worn by mendicants and saints of Hindu and Jain religions, with significance in Hindu mythology linked to the epic Ramayana? |
| Manaslu |
 |
5000 |
... that Manaslu (pictured) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal? |
| flèche faîtière |
 |
5000 |
... that the flèche faîtière and the Sun are depicted on the flag (pictured) of New Caledonia? |
[edit] DYK hits between 4000 and 5000 on the day the article hook was posted on the Main Page (13)
| Article |
Image |
DYK views |
DYK hook |
| Monsoon Palace |
 |
4600 |
...that the Monsoon Palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan, was used as the residence of the exiled Afghan prince Kamal Khan in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy? |
| Mountain Railways of India |
 |
4400 |
... that three of the five sites of Mountain Railways of India (pictured) are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List? |
| Bijapur Fort |
 |
4400 |
... that the large weight (55 tons) of the main cannon at the Bijapur Fort (pictured) discouraged the British from carrying it as a trophy to England? |
| Chittorgarh Fort |
 |
4400 |
...that Rani Padmini in 1433 AD and Rani Karnavati in 1537 AD led the jauhar or self-immolation ritual by over 13,000 ladies of Rajput warriors who died in battles at Chittorgarh Fort (pictured)? |
| Suraj Tal |
 |
4329 |
... that Suraj Tal (pictured), the highest lake in India, may be reached by National Highway NH-21, the highest mountain road in the world? |
| Punakha Dzong |
 |
4300 |
...that Punakha Dzong (pictured) is the second largest and second oldest Dzong in Bhutan, constructed by Zhabdrung (Shabdrung) Ngawang Namgyal in 1637–38? |
| Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai |
 |
4300 |
... that public hangings used to take place near the site of the Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai (pictured), India? |
| Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb |
 |
4300 |
... that in Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb (pictured), the tomb chamber has two graves, one of Jamali the poet, and another of an unknown Kamali, who might have been chosen because his name rhymes with Jamali? |
| Maharana Pratap Sagar |
 |
4130 |
... that Maharana Pratap Sagar (pictured) or Pong Dam Lake, created by the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River, intercepts migratory birds on their trans-Himalayan fly path during each migration season? |
| Karnataka's architectural monuments |
 |
4100 |
... hat two of Karnataka's architectural monuments, Pattadakal (pictured) and Hampi, are UNESCO World Heritage sites? |
| Tango Monastery |
 |
4100 |
... that the Tango Monastery (pictured) in Thimpu was founded by Lama Gyalwa Lhanampa in the 13th century and built in its present form by Tenzin Rabgye, the fourth King of Bhutan, in 1688? |
| Trongsa Dzong |
 |
4900 |
... that by the 19th century, the penlops, ruling from Trongsa Dzong (pictured), had become so powerful that Trongsa had effectively become the capital of Bhutan? |
| Thimphu |
 |
4200 |
... that Thimphu (pictured) is the capital city of Bhutan? |
[edit] My Barnstars and medals
 |
|
The 500 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal |
| My sincere congratulations with crossing the 500 DYK articles mark. Best wishes. Materialscientist (talk) 01:58, 29 July 2011 (UTC) |
 |
|
The Original Barnstar |
| I, Rishabh Tatiraju, award Nvvchar The Original Barnstar for his outstanding effort in expanding the Godavari Arch Bridge article from an undersized to an immense one. He deserves this barnstar for his hardwork. Rishabh Tatiraju (talk) 16:00, 8 June 2011 (UTC) |
 |
|
The Barnstar of High Culture |
| For your immense work on World Heritage Sites, Monasteries, Palaces, Temples, raising Wedding Dresses to a new respectability, and showcasing other aspects of human civilization and culture, too numerous to name. VishalB (talk) 14:19, 15 May 2011 (UTC) |
 |
|
The Fauna Barnstar |
| Many thanks for your excellent expansion to the Wildlife of Zimbabwe article! The tremendous amount of hard work you have invested in this article has significantly increased public awareness of this priceless yet threatened natural resource. DiverDave (talk) 04:09, 12 May 2011 (UTC) |
 |
|
What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar |
| To Dr. Blofeld and Nvvchar: For your ability to ignore a slew of day-after AFD votes (for Wedding dress of Kate Middleton) and introduce a visionary new category of "Wedding dress of..." articles that are well-written, well-referenced, and beautifully-illustrated, I hereby bestow this "What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar". Congratulations! Yoninah (talk) 20:20, 2 May 2011 (UTC) |
 |
|
The Royal Retirement Barnstar |
| I, Joyson Noel, hereby bestow the Royal Retirement Barnstar on N. V. V. Char, one of the finest contributors Wikipedia has ever seen. We shall miss you dearly, and hope your health improves for the better, and you come back to us. Joyson Noel Holla at me! 09:13, 9 December 2011 (UTC) |
 |
|
The Azerbaijani Barnstar of National Merit |
| Awarded for informative edits to expand the Maiden Tower of Baku article. Great job! Tuscumbia (talk) 14:31, 1 December 2010 (UTC) |
|
|
The Original Barnstar |
| This barnstar comes with congratulations on your 300 article contributions to DYK! Cheers to you, Nvvchar! Rosiestep (talk) 06:47, 17 November 2010 (UTC) |
 |
|
The Working Man's Barnstar |
| I present you with this barnstar for cleaning up, referencing, and expanding Religion in San Marino beyond all expectations! Thank you for your work.--hkr Laozi speak 21:58, 2 November 2010 (UTC) |
 |
|
The Barnstar of Diligence |
| For managing to make Ardelve above a stub class!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:06, 22 October 2010 (UTC) |
[edit] Happy Nvvchar's Day!
|
|
User:Nvvchar has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Nvvchar's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Nvvchar!
Peace,
Rlevse
00:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
A record of your Day will always be kept here.
|
 |
|
The 200 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal |
| For your tireless efforts to provide high-quality DYK content and improve wikipedia Materialscientist (talk) 01:23, 25 May 2010 (UTC) |
[edit] The Barnstar of National Merit for Bhutan
 |
|
The Bhutan Barnstar of National Merit |
| Thank your for all you have done to help Bhutan related articles Spongie555 (talk) 03:16, 3 August 2010 (UTC) |
| this WikiAward was given to Nvvchar by Spongie555 (talk) on 03:16, 3 August 2010 (UTC) |
[edit] The Barnstar of National Merit for Myanmar
 |
|
The Barnstar of National Merit |
| For all your hard work and collaborative effort in getting Mahamuni Buddha Temple to Good Article status, the very first for Myanmar (Burma). Well done! S Masters (talk) 16:30, 22 April 2010 (UTC) |
| this WikiAward was given to Nvvchar by S Masters (talk) on 16:30, 22 April 2010 (UTC) |
 |
|
The Indian Barnstar of National Merit |
| You probably deserve five of these... For your brilliance and strong passion to develop content, not just India but countries such as Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and others too. never wasting a precious second. As a wikipedian you are a shining example to the community and deserve every success and all the respect you are earning on here. I am highly impressed with your work on here and will to improve content to an acceptable standard. It amazes me how quickly you are able to write articles within hours which would take most people over a week. Keep up the great work my friend and accept this as appreciation of everything you do on here. If only all others were as motivated as you on here. Dr. Blofeld White cat 13:48, 20 April 2010 (UTC) |
Barnstars and Awards
|
|
 |
|
The Geography Barnstar |
| I =Nichalp «Talk»= Award Nvvchar this barnstar for the great work he does on Indian geography-related articles, especially lakes of India. =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:02, 10 November 2008 (UTC) |
|
|
The Indian Barnstar of National Merit |
| For all the effort you put into your articles and manage to improve them almost single-handedly! KnowledgeHegemonyPart2 16:39, 10 November 2008 (UTC) |
|
| For your excellent DYK contributions in articles on Indian lakes and reservoirs. Keep up the good work.:-) RavichandarMy coffee shop 04:34, 14 November 2008 (UTC) |
 |
|
The DYK Medal |
| For your wonderful DYK articles. Keep up the good work. :-) |
-RavichandarMy coffee shop 18:37, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 |
|
The 25 DYK Medal |
| For crossing 25DYKs. Congrats |
-RavichandarMy coffee shop 05:36, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
|
|
The Original Barnstar |
| To all the people who worked on this article over the past couple days, particularly Nvvchar, Dinoguy2, Firsfron, and Spotty11222. Compared to how this article looked before, it's nearly unrecognizable! rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 19:50, 13 April 2009 (UTC) |
 |
|
The 50 DYK Medal |
| Great job Nvvchar! Keep those DYK's coming. You're half way to 100. :) Synergy 20:39, 15 May 2009 (UTC) |
|
|
The Original Barnstar |
| For your contributions to DYK, especially the very interesting article you wrote on Yana, India. Thank you for your contributions. Tiamuttalk 09:50, 12 October 2009 (UTC) |
 |
|
The 100 DYK Medal |
| I hereby award you, Nvvchar, this 100 DYK Medal and congratulate you for the great accomplishment. Thanks for adding essential articles to Wikipedia about India and architecture especially. Your contribution to Wikipedia is extremely important. I, as I am sure many thousands of people all over the world are grateful to read about India in beautifully written articles by you. Thank you and keep up the good work and may you have many happy years editing on here! Himalayan 12:56, 1 November 2009 (UTC) |
-
- Kudos Nvvchar. Congrats. --Redtigerxyz Talk 06:10, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
|
[edit] Centenarian
|
|
The 100 DYK Medal |
| This to celebrate your contribution NVV. Some really interesting articles that remind us that not every article has to be about a baseball player or an old English church. This is my favourite DYK award as gold makes it look great, however don't let me deter you from going on to 200. Thanks again from me and the wiki. Victuallers (talk) 10:38, 8 November 2009 (UTC) |
 |
You, Nvvchar, have just been awarded The New Mikemoral's generic barnstar in miniature. You can earn this award too for other generic things, just like Nvvchar did.
|
I apologize. I left only a message on Hometech's talk page. I only scanned the history for issues with the article. Take my barnstar as congratulations and apology. --The New Mikemoral ♪♫ 02:51, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
|
|
, 505 DYK 
, 34 B and 67C
.jpg)
_Alt.png)
