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In the outskirts of Mtskheta are the ruins of Armaztsikhe fortress ( 3rd century BC ), the Armaztsikhe acropolis ( dating to the late 1st millennium BC ), remains of a " Pompey's bridge " ( according to legends built by Roman legionnaires of Pompey the Great in 1st century BC ), the fragmentary remains of a royal palace ( 1st – 3rd century AD ), a nearby tomb of the 1st century AD, a small church of the 4th century, the Samtavro Monastery ( 11th century ), and the fortress of Bebris Tsikhe ( 14th century ).
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The highest elevations in Berlin are the Teufelsberg and the Müggelberge in the city's outskirts, and in the centre the Kreuzberg.
The outskirts of Berlin are covered with woodlands and numerous lakes
The outskirts of the galaxy are incredibly luminous in the ultraviolet because of a ring of new stars surrounding the core, 7, 000 light-years in diameter.
On the outskirts of the town is the Royal Navy's officer training college ( Britannia Royal Naval College ), where all officers of the Royal Navy and many foreign naval officers are trained.
The existence of a church in the forum courtyard of Lincoln and the martyrium of Saint Alban on the outskirts of Roman Verulamium are exceptional.
Mosques, especially those in countries where Muslims are the majority, will also host Eid prayers outside in courtyards, town squares or on the outskirts of town in an Eidgah.
In Australia, the terms inner suburb and outer suburb are used to differentiate between the higher-density suburbs in proximity to the city center, and the lower-density suburbs on the outskirts of the urban area.
The other five faculties and most of the administrative services are located in De Uithof, a campus area on the outskirts of the city.
Another 16, 000 soldiers are waiting on the outskirts of Riga, guarding the Swedish supply lines.
** Two commuter trains collide head-on on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia ; 102 are killed.
Like Mecca, the city of Medina only permits Muslims to enter, although the haram ( area closed to non-Muslims ) of Medina is much smaller than that of Mecca, with the result that many facilities on the outskirts of Medina are open to non-Muslims, whereas in Mecca the area closed to non-Muslims extends well beyond the limits of the built-up area.
Other characteristic kinds of urban areas are the historic outskirts of the city, and the former suburbs with scattered housing.
They were planned and constructed on the orders of the Saxon monarchs, which is why the outskirts are often named after sovereigns.
* Extra fast stars: Stars in galaxies follow a distribution of velocities where stars on the outskirts are moving faster than they should according to the observed distributions of normal matter.
Solid-fuel rocket motors are manufactured in Summerfield on the outskirts of Kidderminster on the ROXEL site where the motors for the Rapier missile, Seawolf missile, Starstreak and ASRAAM missile systems were manufactured.
On higher ground on the outskirts of the town are the remains of an earlier occupation, the Segontium Roman Fort.
Additionally, bird migration, flower blooming, and the growth of Rome that caused the Colosseum to become embedded within the modern city centre rather than on the outskirts of the ancient city, as well as deliberate transport of species, are also contributing causes.
The outskirts of the city are also generally made of brick terraced houses.
Georgetown is the seat of the University of Guyana and the Caribbean Community ( CARICOM ) Secretariat which are both located at Turkeyen, on the city's outskirts.
About 75 percent of residents reside in the outskirts of the main city where all economic activities are located.
Hlawga National Park and Allied War Memorial at the outskirts of the city are popular day-trip destinations with the well-to-do and tourists.
These two prisons are located together at the base of several hills on the outskirts of Vacaville.
Home games are played at their stadium on Tattershall Road, on the outskirts of Boston.
Other manufacturing industries are located in the outskirts of Ooty.
To the east, starting in the small fishing village of Callelongue on the outskirts of Marseille and stretching as far as Cassis, are the Calanques, a rugged coastal area interspersed with small fjords.
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The Buddhist Mauryan emperor Ashoka is often credited with having founded the old capital of Kashmir, Shrinagari, now ruins on the outskirts of modern Srinagar.
The ruins of Xanthus are on the south slopes of a hill, the ancient acropolis, located on the northern outskirts of the modern city, on the left bank of the Xanthus, which flows beneath the hill.
On the southern outskirts of the city, the ruins of the Roman city of Glanum can still be seen, including a " triumphal arch ".
On the outskirts of town the ruins of several stone towers are to be found, situated along the river.
File: Building Ruins in Trempealeau. jpg | Building ruins on the outskirts of Trempealeau
File: Building Ruins in Trempealeau2. jpg | Building ruins on the outskirts of Trempealeau, southwest face
The town also contains the ruins of a Franciscan Friary, where the Annals of Nenagh were written and the medieval Priory of St John on the outskirts of the town at Tyone.
The ruins of a former bishop's castle can be found on the outskirts of town.
Towns found in this period, interestingly, are often not found as ruins, both rather on the outskirts of ( or even inside ) modern towns in both Chechnya and Ingushetia, suggesting much continuity.
After the Confederates had pushed two Union Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiments two miles ( 3 km ) north, the smoking ruins of burning homes on the outskirts of Springfield came into view.
The ruins of the old town are on the outskirts of the modern city.
The likely ruins of a Roman villa are thought to be found under the M25, which passes through the outskirts of Chorleywood.
On the eastern outskirts of Princeton are the ruins of East Princeton.
The archeological ruins sit on the outskirts of the present-day Simferopol.
The National Museum of Siritide has a wealth of information on the Greek settlement of Heraclea, the ruins of which lie on the outskirts of the town and can be viewed daily with a minimal charge.
In 1975, archaeologists from the Guaynia Society of Archeology and History at the Catholic University of Puerto Rico, members of the Archeological Society of the Southwest, announced the discovery of the ruins of a " Batey " in a barrio called Portugués, on the outskirts of the city of Ponce.
Trollope based his story on local characters and set the plot around the melanchony ruins of Ballycloran Castle on the outskirts of Drumsna village, these ruins still stand today.
* On the outskirts of Rome, Italy, the ruins of the Temple of Diana at Nemi are excavated by British Ambassador Lord John Savile of Rufford Abbey.
Unexcavated pre-Columbian ruins on the outskirts of San Mateo Ixtatán.
Chellah, () or Sala Colonia is a necropolis and complex of ancient Roman Mauretania Tingitana and medieval ruins at the outskirts of Rabat, Morocco.
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