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Pongok (Indonesian: Pulau Pongok), sometimes known as Liat, is an Indonesian island which is part of the Pongok Islands District of the South Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Province. It comprises over 95% of the district's area and most of its population, with an area of 48.3 square km.
Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of 16th-century religious figure Dang Hyang Nirartha, who was significantly influenced by Hinduism and who allegedly spent a night there in the course of his extensive travels in Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa. [a] He is at the origin of the chain of sea temples that surrounds Bali. Each of the sea temples was ...
Mollisols of the world Mollisols are generally associated with the steppe biome. Mollisol is a soil type which has deep, high organic matter, nutrient-enriched surface soil (), typically between 60 and 80 cm (24-31 in) in depth.
The Egyptian god Khnum is said to create human children from clay [12] before placing them into their mother's womb. [13] In context, though, Egyptians more generally believed in a cyclical view of time and rebirth.
Krem Liat Prah is the longest natural cave in South Asia.Also known as the Cave of the Tiger, it is one of the longest limestone caves in the world. Prah (Krem is the Khasi word for "cave") is one of approximately 150 known caves in the Shnongrim Ridge of the East Jaintia Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, northeast India.
Lim Boo Liat was born 21 August 1926 in Klang, Selangor. [1] [2] Nature lessons in school inspired a love for the outdoors, and he spent time in his youth collecting plants and insects. [2] Lim was sixteen years old when World War II came to Malaya, disrupting his studies; he worked odd jobs to support his family. [1]
Sungailiat, also known as Liet-kong in Hakka, is a town and district (kecamatan) of Bangka Regency, in the Bangka-Belitung province of Indonesia.It is also the regency seat.
Terracotta female figurines were uncovered by archaeologists in excavations of Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan (3000–1500 BCE). Along with phallus-shaped stones, these suggest some sort of fertility cult. [12]