Kuwait

Minus 11 Cafe Al Tijara Tower

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The headquarters of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KPC) on the Arabian Gulf Street.

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Sadu House

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Khiran

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Souq Salmiya

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Kuwait pearl diving

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Kuwait Stock Exchange

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Scientific center

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Musical fountain

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Al Shaheed Park

Colours

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Al Shaheed Park

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Fish market

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Kuwait Scientific Center

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Kuwait Scientific Center

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The Gate Mall

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Kuwait Marina

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Grand mosque in Kuwait

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Detail of an ornament (door knob) from the Grand Mosque

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Black swan at Kuwait zoo

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An image of a Kuwaiti Bǒm

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Tradition Arabic coffee serving, Freej Al Swaileh Restaurant, Salmiya

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Kuwait Marina

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Textiles market

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Freej Al Marina Cafe, Salmiya

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Conference Center Bayan Palace Kuwait City

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Failaka Island

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Failaka Island

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Jahrah

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A stitched panorama of the evening view from our living room balcony in salmiya, Kuwait

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A Kuwaiti man walking along in traditional Arabic dress

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The skyline of Kuwait City

Christmas Wishes

USA

On 24th December 1913 – The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".

Events

1800 – The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.

Belgium

A cross, left near Ypres in Belgium in 1999, to commemorate the site of the 1914 Christmas Truce. The text reads 1914—The Khaki Chum's Christmas Truce—85 Years—Lest We Forget.

USA

On Christmas Day, the Christ Candle in the center of the Advent wreath is traditionally lit in many church services.

Austria

Vienna

Christmas Eve

"Christmas Eve" painting by J. Hoover & Son, 1878

Philippines

Marble Products in Romblon, Philippines.

Sweden

Rixö red granite quarry in Lysekil, Sweden

UK

Craigleith, an island in Scotland, composed of essexite

UK

The East Tower of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. The contrast between the refurbished copper installed in 2010 and the green color of the original 1894 copper is clearly seen.

Russia

Columnar basalt at Cape Stolbchaty, Russia

USA

The most famous colored diamond, the Hope Diamond

Argentina

Inyoite from Monte Azul deposit, Sijes, Salta, Argentina

Mexico

Arsenopyrite from Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico

Turkmenistan

The Door to Hell, a burning natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan

Bangladesh

White cumulus clouds appeared over Dhaka, Bangladesh, when significant flooding was underway in many parts of the country.

Egypt

Pitted sand grains from the Western Desert, Egypt. Pitting is a consequence of wind transportation.

USA

Milky Way Night Sky at Black Rock Desert Nevada