The Rue de la Pompe is a street in Paris, France, which was named after the pump which served water to the castle of Muette. With a length of 1,690 metres, the Rue de la Pompe is one of the longest streets in the 16th arrondissement. It runs from the Avenue Paul Doumer (in the district of Muette) to the Avenue Foch (in the district of Porte Dauphine). read more…
The Beth Yaakov Synagogue, also the Great Synagogue or the Grande Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 11 Place de la Synagogue, Geneva, in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Located in the heart of Geneva, the synagogue was completed in 1859 for the Ashkenazi Jewish community, which comprised about 200 people at the time of the synagogue’s construction. read more…
The Moby Dick is a passenger ship operated by Bonner Fähr- und Fahrgastschifffahrt GmbH & Co. KG (the company also operated the Rhine ferry Rheinnixe until 2022 and the MS RheinTreue since the beginning of 2025). The striking ship, shaped like a whale, usually travels on the Rhine between Bonn and Linz am Rhein. It was built in 1976 at the Oberkassel shipyard. Its inspiration and name came from a beluga whale that swam up the Rhine to Bonn in 1966 and was named after Herman Melville‘s novel Moby Dick. read more…
Château Ksara is a winery in Beqaa Valley of Lebanon. it is located in the town of Ksara near Zahle. It was founded in 1857 by Jesuit priests. Château Ksara wine is most popular in Lebanon, but due to a large Lebanese diaspora all over the world, it can be found and purchased in many countries. Château Ksara produces approximately 3 million bottles annually. Its wines are exported to over 40 countries. Main export markets include Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brazil, Africa, Australia and Arab Countries. read more…
Elvas, officially the City of Elvas (Portuguese: Cidade de Elvas), is a Portuguese municipality, former episcopal city and frontier fortress of easternmost central Portugal, located in the district of Portalegre in Alentejo. It is situated about 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Lisbon, and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the Spanish fortress of Badajoz, by the Madrid–Badajoz–Lisbon railway. The municipality population as of 2011 was 23,078, in an area of 631.29 square kilometres (243.74 sq mi). The city itself had a population of 16,640 as of 2011. read more…
