The extensive ruins of the ancient capital city, in Chinese Guici ' City of Subashi ', lie north of modern Kucha.

On May 3, 1838, it was the site of the Subashi landing of the Russians, who proceeded to construct Fort Golovinsky where many convicted Decembrists used to serve.

He is known for expeditions to Buddhist sites in Central Asia, such as Subashi.

Located in Lund ( a college town in Sweden ), it will invest in 8 – 10 companies in the coming five years with focus on solar panels, alternative light sources, product materials, energy efficiency and water saving and purification.

* Canopus, Egypt – Located on the now-dry Canopic branch of the Nile, east of Alexandria.

* Mohenjo-Daro – Located in Pakistan Sindh — early city of the Indus Valley Civilization, the city was one of the early urban settlements in the world

* Vijayanagar – Located in Karnataka, India

* Poompuhar – Located in Tamil Nadu, South India

* Harappa – Located in Punjab, Pakistan-early city of the Indus Valley Civilization

* Taxila – Located in Pakistan's Punjab province

* Muziris – Located near Cranganore, Kerala, southern India

* Lothal – Located in Gujarat, India-early city of the Indus Valley Civilization

* Kalibangan – Located in Rajasthan, India-early city of the Indus Valley Civilization

* Surkotada – Located in Gujarat, India-early city of the Indus Valley Civilization

* Pattadakal – Located in Karnataka, South India

* Anuradhapura – Located in Sri Lanka

* Sigiriya – Located in Sri Lanka

* Niya – Located in the Taklamakan Desert, on the ancient Silk Road route.

* Loulan – Located in the Taklamakan Desert, on the ancient Silk Road route.

* Cahokia – Located near present-day St. Louis, Missouri.

* Evergreen Cemetery – Located on the south side of town, there are over 50, 000 people interred ; it is the home of the infamous tall " Jesus with cowboy boots " statue and grave marker, as well as the resting place of banker / philanthropist William J. McDonald, Confederate General / U. S. Senator Sam Bell Maxey, rancher Pitts Chisum, and cotton magnate John J. Culbertson.

; King ’ s Hostel ( 1377 – 1416, various architects ): Located to the north of Great Court, behind the Clock Tower, this is ( along with the King ’ s Gate ), the sole remaining building from King ’ s Hall.

Located about 3 – 4 kilometers northwest of Persepolis in Iran's Fars province, the site contains funerary relat

* Coral World Underwater Observatory – Located at the southern tip of Coral Beach, the observatory has aquaria, a museum, simulation rides, and shark, turtle and stingray tanks.

** Sharkey-Issaquena Academy – Located in Rolling Fork ; Enrollment open to Issaquena County residents.

Located in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in the borough of Queens, New York City, the Unisphere is one of the borough's most iconic and enduring symbols.

Located on Interstate 85 halfway between Montgomery, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, Valley is 75 miles southwest of Hartsfield – Jackson Atlanta International Airport ( ATL ) and 85 miles northeast of Montgomery Regional Airport ( MGM ) in Montgomery.

One of his significant finds during his first journey during 1900 – 1901 was the Taklamakan Desert oasis of Dandan Oilik where he was able to uncover a number of relics.

251 – 356 ), also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony of Thebes, Abba Antonius ( Ἀββᾶς Ἀντώνιος ), and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers.

Recent linguistic research suggests that all of Africa's major language groupings south of the Sahara Desert ( except Khoisan, which is not considered a valid genetic grouping anyway ), i. e. the Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan and Niger – Congo phyla, originated in prehistoric times in a narrow band between Lake Chad and the Nile Valley.

* 1998 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox – The United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq.

* Datura discolor – Desert Thorn-apple

* 1973 – Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108.

* 1979 – Snow falls in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the only time in recorded history.

The First Battle of El Alamein ( 1 – 27 July 1942 ) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought between Axis forces ( Germany and Italy ) of the Panzer Army Africa ( Panzerarmee Afrika ) commanded by Field Marshal ( Generalfeldmarschall ) Erwin Rommel, and Allied ( specifically, British Imperial ) forces ( Britain, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand ) of the British Eighth Army commanded by General Claude Auchinleck.

Thunderstorms are relatively common in the Great Victoria Desert, with an average of 15 – 20 thunderstorms per annum.

The terms also appear in the same period in Evagrius Pontikos ( c. 345 – 399 ), who although he is writing in Egypt is out of the circle of the Cappadocians, and in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers.

* 1991 – The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.

* 1880 – War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, assault and capture of Morro de Arica ( Arica Cape ), that ended the Campaña del Desierto ( Desert Campaign ).

* 1991 – Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning.

* 1998 – Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert.

* Jacobson, David, " The Northern Palace at Masada – Herod's Ship of the Desert?

* 1951 – Operation Buster-Jangle: 6, 500 American soldiers are exposed to ' Desert Rock ' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada.

* 1995 – Official end of Operation Desert Storm.

* 1965 – In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1 on board, becoming the third country to enter outer space.

* 1967 – The only fatality of the X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert.

* 1983 – Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633. 468 mph ( 1, 019 km / h ), driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.