the-french-artist/wikipedia_20220301.simple_sentence_split huggingface dataset:
Qing army and the naval department in Beijing (1912–1928)
Fortress Park and the Prince Chun Mansion of Zhongnanhai (1912–1928)
Guangzhou Guanyinshan (now Yuexiu Shan) Yuexiu Building (1917–1922, the building destroyed in 1922, today this site for the Guangzhou Zhongshan Memorial Hall)
Republic of China Lu Haijun Grand Marshal base camp was established in Guangzhou, was established in the original Guangdong Shi Min soil factory (1923–1925；now Sun Yat-sen Marshal House Memorial Hall)
Wuhan Nanyang Building (1926–1927)
Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China Headquarters in Nanjing (1940–1945)
Residence of Wang Jingwei in Nanjing (1940–1945)
Chongqing Nationalist Government Building (1937–1945)
Huangshan official residence (1938-1945, Chiang Kai-shek's residence in Chongqing)
Huangpu Road official residence (1929–1937, 1945–1949; also called Qi Ru, Chiang Kai-shek's residence in Nanjing)
Shuangqing Villa in Beijing (former residence of Mao Zedong at 1949)
Forbidden City (Emperor)
Zhongnanhai in Beijing (Emperor, family)
Old Summer Palace (Emperor, retreat)
Mukden Palace (Emperor, summer residence)
Chengde Mountain Resort (Emperor, summer residence)
Summer Palace (Emperor, retreat)
Imperial Palace of the Manchu State (Emperor of Manchukuo)
Manchukuo General Affairs State Council building (Prime Minister of Manchukuo)
Manchukuo Prime Minister's residence (residence of Zhang Jinghui)
Special administrative regions
Government House (Chief Executive)
Fanling Lodge (Chief Executive - Summer)
Victoria House and Victoria Flats (15 Barker Road, The Peak) (Chief Secretary)
Residence of the Financial Secretary (45 Shouson Hill Road, Deep Water Bay) (Financial Secretary)
Residence of Secretary for Justice (19 Severn Road, The Peak) (Secretary for Justice)
Chief Justice's House (19 Gough Hill Road, The Peak) (Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal) Also Known as Clavadel
Headquarters House (11 Barker Road, The Peak) (Commanding Officer of PLA in Hong Kong)
Former Portuguese Macau
Macau Government Headquarters was both the official residence and office for the Governor of Macau until 1999.
Former British Colony of Hong Kong
Flagstaff House (commander of British forces in Hong Kong, formerly until 1978)
Island House (formerly, District Officers (North), and later District Commissioners for the New Territories)
Gate Lodge (Governor of Hong Kong's summer residence 1900–1934)
Mountain Lodge (summer residence 1867–1897)
Presidential Building (formerly office of Governor-General of Taiwan)
Yonghe Residence
Shilin Official Residence (Former residence of Chiang Kai-shek)
Guesthouses of Chiang Kai-shek
Seven Seas Residence(Former residence of Chiang Ching-kuo)
Taipei Guest House
Grand Hotel (Taipei)
Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace (President)
Rashtrapati Bhavan (President)
Rashtrapati Nilayam (President, retreat)
The Retreat Building (President, retreat)
Vice President House (Vice-President)
7, Lok Kalyan Marg (Prime Minister)
Hyderabad House (visiting foreign dignitaries)
Andhra Pradesh:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Arunachal Pradesh:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Assam:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Bihar:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Chhattisgarh:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Goa:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Gujarat:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Haryana:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Himachal Pradesh:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Jammu and Kashmir:Raj Bhavan, Jammu (Governor, winter residence)Raj Bhavan, Srinagar (Governor, summer residence)
Jharkhand:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Karnataka:Raj Bhavan (Governor) Anugraha (Chief Minister)
Kerala:Raj Bhavan (Governor) Cliff House (Chief minister)
Madhya Pradesh:Raj Bhavan, Bhopal (Governor)Raj Bhavan, Pachmarchi (Governor, summer residence)
Maharashtra:Raj Bhavan, Mumbai (Governor)Raj Bhavan, Nagpur (Governor, winter residence)Raj Bhavan, Pune (Governor, monsoon residence)Raj Bhavan, Mahabaleshwar (Governor, summer residence)Varsha bungalow (Chief minister)
Manipur:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Meghalaya:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Mizoram:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Nagaland:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Odisha:Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar (Governor)  Raj Bhavan, Puri (Governor, summer residence)
Punjab:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Rajasthan:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Sikkim:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Tamil Nadu:Raj Bhavan, Chennai (Governor)Raj Bhavan, Ooty (Governor, summer residence)
Telangana:Raj Bhavan (Governor) Pragathi Bhavan (Chief Minister)
Tripura:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Uttar Pradesh:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
Uttarakhand:Raj Bhavan (Governor)
West Bengal:Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (Governor)Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling (Governor, summer residence)
Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)
Chandigarh: Raj Bhavan, Punjab (Administrator)
National Capital Territory of Delhi: Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)
Puducherry: Raj Niwas (Lieutenant Governor)
Istana Negara, Jakarta (President)
Istana Merdeka, Jakarta (President)
Rumah Dinas Wakil Presiden, Jakarta (Vice President)
Istana Bogor, Bogor, West Java (President, retreat)
Istana Cipanas, Cipanas, West Java (President, retreat)
Istana Tampaksiring, Bali (President)
Gedung Agung, Yogyakarta (President)
West Java:Gedung Pakuan, Bandung, West Java (Governor)
Aceh:Meligoe Aceh (Governor)
East Kalimantan:Lamin Etam (Governor)
East Java:Gedung Grahadi (Governor)
Beit Rahbari Complex (Supreme Leader)
Sa'dabad Palace (President)
Sadabad Palace (Pahlavi dynasty, formerly; Some buildings are kept as museum and some are still used by the government)
Niavaran Palace Complex (Pahlavi dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)
Marble Palace (Pahlavi dynasty, still used by the government)
Golestan Palace (Qajar dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)
Ali Qapu (Safavid dynasty, formerly; kept as museum)
Radwaniyah Palace: (President)
Republican Palace: (Prime Minister)
Beit HaNassi ("President's House") (President)
Beit Aghion ("Aghion House") (Prime Minister)
King David Hotel (visiting dignitaries)
Kōkyo, also known as Imperial Palace (Emperor)
Tōgū Gosho, also known as Tōgū Palace (Crown Prince)
Kantei (Prime Minister's Office)
Kōtei (Official Residence of Prime Minister, adjacent to Kantei)
Akasaka Palace
Kyoto Imperial Palace, also known as Kyōto Imperial Palace (Emperor, until 1869; kept as museum)
Osaka Castle, also known as one of Japan's most famous landmarks (residence of Kampaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi, now kept as Osaka Castle Park)
Edo Castle, (Tokugawa shogunate, 1603–1867; demolished, now part of Imperial Palace Gardens)
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, also known as Prince Asaka Residence (Prime Minister, 1947 and 48–50, now open to the public as museum)
Raghadan Palace (King)
Al Hummar Palace (used for state receptions)
Basman Palace (King)
Al Qasr al Sagheer (King)
Ak Orda Presidential Palace (President)
Seif Palace (also known as the Amiri Diwan or Emir's Palace) (Emir)
Dar Salwa (Emir)
Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)
White House, also Government House or Presidential Palace
Ala Archa State Residence (President, Prime Minister, Former Presidents)
Royal Palace, Luang Prabang (also known as Haw Kham, former residence of the King of Laos)
Baabda Palace (President)
Beiteddine Palace (President, summer retreat)
Grand Serail (Prime Minister)
Ain Al Tine Palace (Parliament Speaker)
Beiteddine Palace (Prince, formerly; kept as a museum)
Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur (King)
Seri Perdana, Putrajaya (Prime Minister)
Seri Satria, Putrajaya (Deputy Prime Minister)
PerlisIstana Arau (Raja)Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
KedahIstana Anak Bukit (Sultan)Seri Mentaloon (Chief Minister)
PenangSeri Mutiara (Governor)Seri Teratai (Chief Minister)
PerakIstana Iskandariah (Sultan, largely ceremonial)Istana Kinta (Sultan)Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
SelangorIstana Alam Shah (Sultan, largely ceremonial)Istana Bukit Kayangan (Sultan)Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
Negeri SembilanIstana Besar Seri Menanti (Yang di-Pertuan Besar)Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
MalaccaIstana Melaka (Governor)Seri Bendahara (Chief Minister)
JohorIstana Besar (Sultan, largely ceremonial)Istana Bukit Serene (Sultan)Saujana (Chief Minister)
PahangIstana Abu Bakar (Sultan)Chief Minister's Official Residence (Chief Minister)
TerengganuIstana Syarqiyyah (Sultan)Seri Iman (Chief Minister)
KelantanIstana Balai Besar (Sultan, largely ceremonial)Istana Negeri (Sultan)JKR 10 (Chief Minister)
SabahIstana Negeri (Governor)Seri Gaya (Chief Minister)
SarawakAstana (Governor)Demak Jaya (Chief Minister)
Former Istana Negara at Jalan Istana (King, former official residence)
PenangSuffolk House (Former Governor's residence)
MalaccaOld Governor's residence (Former Governor and Yang di-Pertua Negeri's residence)
Muliaage (President)
Theemuge (President, formerly; now the Supreme Court of the Maldives)
Presidential Palace (Government Palace)
The Marshal Mansion (President, former winter residence of Khorloogiin Choibalsan and Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal)
Ikh Tenger Complex (President's residence)
Zeyadili Palace (Tatmadaw Headquarters)
Belmond Governor's Residence (Governor)
Zayar Thiri Baikman in Yangon (Tatmadaw Headquarters)
Sheetal Niwas (President)
Baluwatar (Prime Minister)
DPRK Leadership Residence (39°0'56"N 125°44'43"E)
Ryongsong Residence (Chairman of National Defense Commission)
Kangdong Residence
Sinuiju North Korean Leader's Residence
Paekhwawon State Guest House
Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (President, formerly; kept as mausoleum)
Al Alam Palace
Bait Barka
Hisn Al Shomoukh
Royal Court
Hisn Salalah
Sohar Palace
Qasr Mamoora
Razat Farm
Aiwan-e-Sadr (President)
Balochistan:Governor's House
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:Governor's House
Punjab:Governor's House
Sindh:Governor's House
Malacañang Palace, Manila (President)
Malacañang sa Sugbo, Cebu City (President, official residence in Visayas)
Presidential Guest House (Malacañang of the South), Davao City (President, official residence in Mindanao)
Mansion House, Baguio (President, official summer residence)
Quezon City Reception House, Quezon City (Vice President)
Independence House, Aguinaldo Shrine, Kawit, Cavite (de facto official residence of First Philippine Republic and Republic of Biak-na-Bato)
Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila (residence of Governor-General of the Philippines)
Malolos Cathedral, Malolos, Bulacan (official residence of First Philippine Republic)
Malacañang ti Amianan (Malacañang of the North), Paoay, Ilocos Norte (former residence of the late Ferdinand Marcos; now a memorial museum)
Leyte Provincial Capitol, seat of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
Mukataa (PLO)
Emir's Palace (Emir)
Riyadh Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
Jeddah Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
Mina Royal Palace
Makkah Royal Palace
Istana (President; de jure)
Sri Temasek (Prime Minister)
Cheong Wa Dae ("House with Blue Rooftiles") (President)
- Cheong Wa Dae is the official presidential office and residence complex for the President of South Korea.
- Its address is "1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea".
It is located next to Gyeongbokgung, the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty.
Cheong Nam Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae in the South") (President; no longer used)
- Cheong Nam Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea.
It was returned to public in 2003.
- It is in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Province.
Cheong Hae Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae on the Seashore") (President; no longer used)
- Cheong Hae Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea.
Although the president no longer uses this facility this compound is still under the administration of the Republic of Korea Navy, and thus is not open to public access.
- It is located on one of the islands of Geoje-shi, South Gyeongsang Province.
Chongri Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Prime Minister") (Prime Minister)
- This is the official residence for the Prime Minister of Republic of Korea.
The Prime Minister, however, does not work here.
- Its address is "111-2 Samcheongdong-gil, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea".
It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
Gukhoeuijang Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Speaker of National Assembly") (Speaker of National Assembly)
- This is the official residence for the Speaker of the National Assembly of Republic of Korea.
The Speaker, also, does not work here.
- It is in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where many foreign missions to Korea are located.
Daebeobwonjang Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Chief Justice") (Chief Justice)
- This is the official residence for the Chief Justice of Republic of Korea.
The Chief Justice, also, does not work here.
- It is also in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
Most ministers of state and heads of administrative regions also have official residences, although they are not listed here.
President's House (Official Residence in Colombo of the President)
President's Pavilion (Official Residence in Kandy of the President)
Queen's Cottage (Country Retreat of the President)
Temple Trees (Official Residence of the Prime Minister)
Prime Minister's Cottage (Country Retreat of the Prime Minister)
Speaker's Residence (Official Residence of the Speaker of the Parliament)
Chief Justice's House (Official Residence of the Chief Justice)
Visumpaya (Residence of a Cabinet Minister nominated by the President)
General's House (Country Retreat for Members of Parliament)
Bank House, Colombo (Official Residence of the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
General's House, Colombo (Official Residence of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army)
New Shaab Palace, on Mount Mazzeh, Damascus
Tishreen Palace, Ar Rabwah, Damascus
President's summer house, built for security and rapid exits on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea
Mustapha Pasha al-Abed's Palace (President)
Nazim Pashas's Palace (President)
Kohi Millat
Grand Palace (Monarch, official and ceremonial but not residential)
Dusit Palace (Monarch; parts of it now houses several museums)
Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall (Monarch, primary residential home of King Vajiralongkorn)
Chitralada Palace (Formerly of the monarch, now residence of Queen Sirikit)
Klai Kangwon Villa (Monarch, seaside retreat)
Srapathum Palace (Princess Royal)
Sukhothai Palace (Princesses, daughters of Vajiralongkorn)
Phitsanulok Mansion (Prime Minister)
Sanam Chan Palace (Monarch, now a museum)
Bang Pa-In Royal Palace (Monarch, summer retreat, now a museum)
Front Palace (Vice-King, now the National Museum)
Rear Palace (Krom Phra Rachawanglang now Siriraj Hospital)
Oguzkhan Presidential Palace (President)
Presidential Diwan in Abu Dhabi (President)
Zabeel Palace in Dubai (Vice President & Prime minister)
Oqsaroy (President)
1A Hùng Vương, Ba Đình, Hà Nội General Secretary's Residence
Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House, (Former residence of Ho Chi Minh)
Reunification Palace (also known as Independence Palace, former residence of the President of South Vietnam)
Gia Long Palace
Imperial City, Huế (former residence of the Nguyen Dynasty monarchs)
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long (located in Hanoi, former residence of Vietnamese dynasties)
Presidential Office Building, Tirana
Albanian parliament
Prime Minister's Office (Albania)
Pallati i Brigadave
Hofburg (President)
Ballhausplatz Nr.
2 (Chancellor)
Jagdschloss Mürzsteg (Summer retreat of the President)
Drazdy (President)
Presidential Residence, Minsk
Royal Palace of Brussels (Monarch's working palace)
Château de Laeken (Monarch's residence)
Ciergnon Castle (Monarch's Ardennes residence)
The Lambermont (Prime Minister's residence)
16 Rue de la Loi (Prime Minister's office)
Presidency Building
Konak Residence (visiting foreign dignitaries; also used for state receptions)
The Largo (A complex of government office buildings in Sofia):
Dondukov 1 (The office of the Council of Ministers)
Dondukov 2 (The office of the President)
National Assembly office building
Boyana Residence (A complex of residential buildings outside Sofia):
Home № 1 (National History Museum)
Home № 2 (Residences of the members of the Cabinet)
Villa Kalina (The home of the President)
Euxinograd (former royal residence outside Varna; currently used by the President and Prime Minister)
The Royal Palace (former royal residence in Sofia; currently the National Art Gallery)
Vrana Palace (former royal residence outside Sofia; currently used by Tsar Simeon II)
Tsarska Bistritsa (former royal residence outside Samokov; currently used by Tsar Simeon II)
Predsjednički dvori (President)
Banski dvori (Government)
Prague Castle (President)
The Lány Chateau (President, summer residence)
Kramářova Vila (Prime Minister)
Gråsten Palace (Monarch, summer residence)
Amalienborg Palace (Monarch, winter residence)
Fredensborg Palace (Monarch, spring and autumn residence)
Marselisborg Palace (Monarch, summer retreat)
The Hermitage Palace (Monarch)
Sorgenfri Palace (Monarch)
Chancellory House (Crown Prince and family)
Marienborg (Prime Minister, Official Residence/Summer Retreat)
Frederiksborg Palace
Rosenborg Castle
Frederiksberg Palace
Stenbock House (Prime minister)
Oru Palace (President, 1935–1940, summer residence)
Paslepa Residence (President, 199?–2008, summer residence)
Presidential Palace (president, state official use)
Mäntyniemi, also Talludden (private residence President)
Kultaranta, also Gullranda (summer residence the President)
Kesäranta, also Villa Bjälbo (Prime Minister)
Tamminiemi (President, formerly; kept as Urho Kekkonen Museum)
Palais de l'Élysée (President)
La Lanterne (Versailles) (President, retreat)
Château de Rambouillet (President, summer residence)
Fort de Brégançon (President, former summer residence)
Domaine de Souzy-la-Briche (President, summer residence) ()
Hôtel de Matignon (Prime Minister)
Hôtel de Lassay (President of the National Assembly)
Petit Luxembourg (President of the Senate)
Hôtel de Marigny (visiting foreign dignitaries)
Château de Compiègne
Louvre Palace
Palace of Fontainebleau
Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)
Bundespräsidialamt, Office of the President of Germany, (Berlin)
Schloss Bellevue (President, Berlin residence)
Villa Hammerschmidt (President, Bonn residence)
Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor, Berlin residence)
Palais Schaumburg (Chancellor, Bonn residence)
Schloss Meseberg, Gransee (Official Guest house for Berlin)
Gästehaus auf dem Petersberg, Königswinter (Official Guest house for Bonn)
Villa Reitzenstein, Stuttgart, State of Baden-Württemberg
Bayerische Staatskanzlei, Munich, Free State of Bavaria
Rotes Rathaus, Berlin, City State of Berlin
Staatskanzlei Brandenburg, Potsdam, State of Brandenburg
Haus der Bürgerschaft, Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Hamburg Rathaus, Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Grand Hotel Rose, Wiesbaden, State of Hesse
Staatskanzlei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin, State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei, Hanover, State of Lower Saxony
Stadttor, Düsseldorf, State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Neues Zeughaus, Mainz, State of Rhineland-Palatinate
Staatskanzlei des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, State of Saarland
Sächsische Staatskanzlei, Dresden, Free State of Saxony
Palais am Fürstenwall, Magdeburg, State of Saxony-Anhalt
Staatskanzlei Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Kurmainzische Statthalterei, Erfurt, Free State of Thuringia
Brandenburg/Prussia/'Imperial/East Germany/Former West Germany
Stadtschloss, Potsdam (soon Landtag of Brandenburg seat)
Babelsberg Palace, Potsdam
Cecilienhof, Potsdam
New Palace, Potsdam
Sanssouci, Potsdam
Stadtschloss, Berlin
Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin
Reich Chancellery (office of the Chancellor of Germany)
Friedrichsruh Manor, (Otto von Bismarck's residence in Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, near Hamburg)
Varzin Manor, (Otto von Bismarck's residence in Farther Pomerania)
Führerbunker, (Adolf Hitler's Berlin residence)
Berghof, (Adolf Hitler's Berchtesgaden residence)
Kehlsteinhaus (Adolf Hitler's Berchtesgaden residence)
Wolf's Lair (Adolf Hitler's first Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II)
Führer Headquarters
Schoenhausen Palace, Berlin East German President (1949–1960)
Majakowskiring, Berlin East German Leadership compound (to 1960),
Waldsiedlung, East German Leadership compound (1960–1990), North of Berlin near Wandlitz, Brandenburg
Bundeskanzleramt, Bonn, (Office of Chancellor of Germany, 1976–1999), today used for seat of Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Kanzlerbungalow, Bonn, Private residence of the Chancellor of Germany and his family 1964–1999Other Dresden Castle
Karlsruhe Palace
Ludwigsburg Palace
Munich Residenz
Mannheim Palace
Schloss Oldenburg
Residenzschloss, Darmstadt
Schwerin Castle (Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern seat)
Schloss Weimar
Presidential Mansion (President, formerly the King)
Maximos Mansion (Prime Minister)
Palace of Dekeleia (Kings of Greece)
Sándor Palace (President)
Buda Castle (King, formerly; retained as Historical Museum of Budapest and Hungarian National Gallery)
Bessastaðir (President)
Áras an Uachtaráin (President)
Steward's Lodge (Taoiseach's 'unofficial residence'; the Taoiseach's office is in Government Buildings, Dublin)
Farmleigh (visiting foreign dignitaries)
Hill of Tara (Ard-Rí)
Dublin Castle (seat of British rule prior to independence in 1922)
Chief Secretary's Lodge, now the U.S. Ambassador's Residence (Chief Secretary for Ireland)
Viceregal Lodge, now Áras an Uachtaráin (Lord Lieutenant / Governor-General)
Quirinal Palace, Rome (President of the Republic, official residence; formerly the residence of the Pope and then chief residence of the King)
Castelporziano (President of the Republic, country residence)
Villa Rosebery, Naples (President of the Republic, summer residence)
Palazzo Chigi, Rome (Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Government)
Villa Doria Pamphili, Rome (Prime minister of Italy, International meetings' seat)
Villa Madama, Rome (Italian Government, International Meetings' seat)
Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome (President of Senate)
Former residences
Palazzo del Viminale, (former Prime Minister of Italy)
Palazzo Venezia, (Benito Mussolini's office)
Villa Torlonia (Rome), (Benito Mussolini's residence)
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (royal family's residences in Piedmont)
Royal Palace of Naples (King's Naples residence)
Royal Palace of Caserta (King's Naples residence)
Residences of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies (royal family's residences in Campania)
Rīgas pils (President)
Vaduz Castle (Prince)
Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas (President, formerly; kept as museum)
Royal Palace of Lithuania (formerly Grand Duke)
Grand Ducal Palace (Monarch)
Berg Castle (Monarch)
Fischbach Castle (Grand Duke Jean)
Villa Vodno (Official Presidential workplace)
San Anton Palace (Official Residence of the President)
Verdala Palace (Summer Residence of the President)
Villa Francia (Official Residence of the Prime Minister)
Girgenti Palace (Summer Residence of the Prime Minister)
Fort St. Angelo (former residence of the Grand Master, now restored)
Grandmaster's Palace (former residence of the Grand Master and the Governor, now housing the Office of the President and a museum)
Palazzo Vilhena (former residence of the Grand Master, now a museum)
Aħrax Tower (former summer residence of the Governor, now abandoned)
Casa Leoni (former residence of the Governor, now housing a government ministry)
Presidential Palace, Tiraspol
Palais Princier de Monaco (monarch)
Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)
The Royal Palace (official reception palace for foreign dignitaries and used for weddings and the act of abdication)
Palace Huis ten Bosch (official residence of the King)
Noordeinde Palace (official working palace of the King)
Soestdijk Palace (former royal residence of Queen Juliana)
Het Loo Palace (former royal summer residence of Queen Wilhelmina)
Villa Eikenhorst (private residence of the King and his family nearby The Hague)
Catshuis (official residence of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands)
Royal Palace (Oslo)
Bygdøy Royal Estate (Monarch, summer retreat)
Oscarshall Castle
Akershus Castle
Gamlehaugen (Monarch, Bergen)
Ledaal (Monarch, Stavanger)
Stiftsgården (Monarch, Trondheim)
Skaugum Estate (Crown Prince)
Inkognitogata 18 (Prime Minister)
Riddervolds gate 2 (Visiting foreign dignitaries)
Presidential Palace in Warsaw (President)
Belweder in Warsaw (President's residence until 1994; since then kept for official government functions and visiting foreign dignitaries)
Presidential Castle in Wisła
Presidential Manor House in Ciechocinek
Presidential Residence in Hel
Presidential Residence in Lucień
Presidential Residence in Ruda Tarnowska
Presidential Villa in Klarysew part of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Royal Castle (King, formerly; now museum)
Belém Palace (President of the Republic)
São Bento Mansion (Prime Minister)
Palace of Necessidades (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Queluz Palace (Visiting foreign officials)
Ajuda Royal Palace (official royal residence)
Alcáçova Palace at São Jorge Castle (official royal residence)
Alcáçova Palace at Coimbra (official royal residence)
Necessidades Royal Palace (official royal residence)
Ribeira Royal Palace (official royal residence)
Queluz Royal Palace (summer residence turned official royal residence)
Cotroceni Palace (President)
Vila Lac 3 (President)
Elisabeta Palace (official residence of the former King Michael I of Romania)
Kremlin (President)
Zavidovo (President)
Novo-Ogaryovo (President)
White house (Prime Minister)
Alexander Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
Anichkov Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as Pioneers Palace)
Catherine Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
Nicholas Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as commercial offices)
Oraniembaum (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
Pavlovsk (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
Peterhof Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as museum)
Pella Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; demolished)
Summer Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; demolished)
Tauride Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as offices for Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
Vladimir Palace (Tsar, formerly; kept as Academics' House)
Winter Palace (Tsar, winter retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
Yelagin Palace (Tsar, summer retreat, formerly; kept as museum)
Kuntsevo Dacha (Summer residence of Joseph Stalin)
Stalin's Dacha in Sochi (Summer residence of Joseph Stalin)
Novi dvor (President's office)
Užička 23 (Presidents residence)
Beli dvor (Crown Prince)
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Royal Palace (King, formerly)
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Grassalkovich Palace (President)
Government and Presidential Palace, Ljubljana
Palacio Real de Madrid (Official residence of Spanish Monarchs, but used only for state ceremonies.
In Madrid's city center)
Palacio de la Zarzuela (De facto residence of the Monarch.
Also his office.
A few kilometers outside of Madrid)
Palacio de Marivent (Summer retreat of the Monarch.
In Majorca, Balearic Islands)
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Palacio de Albéniz (official residence of the Monarch in Catalonia.
In Barcelona)
Palacio de la Moncloa (President of the Government.
Also his office)
Palacio de Viana (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Palacio de El Pardo (visiting foreign dignitaries, former Head of State Francisco Franco's residence)
Aragon:Edificio Pignatelli (President of DGA)
Andalusia:Palacio de San Telmo (President of the Junta)
Basque Country:Ajuria Enea (Lehendakari)
Catalonia:Casa dels Canonges (President of the Generalitat)
Galicia:Monte Pío (President of the Xunta)
Castile and Leon: Colegio de la Asunción (President of the Junta)
Royal Palace in Stockholm (official residence since 1754, but not used as such since 1981)
Drottningholm Palace (everyday residence of the TM The King and Queen since 1981)
Haga Palace (Official residence of TRH The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland)Palaces owned by the State, at the disposal of the King, but not in use Gripsholm Castle
Rosendal Palace
Rosersberg Palace
Stenhammar Palace
Strömsholm Palace
Tullgarn Palace
Ulriksdal Palace
Arvfurstens palats
Kalmar Castle
Karlberg Palace
Nyköping Castle
Uppsala Castle
Wrangel Palace (Official residence 1697–1754)
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Sager House (Official residence of the Prime Minister)
Harpsund (Country retreat for the Prime Minister)
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Gävleborg CountyGävle Castle (Governor)
Halland CountyHalmstad Castle (Governor)
Jönköping CountyThe Residence, Jönköping (Governor)
Skåne CountyThe Residence, Malmö (Governor)
Stockholm CountyTessin Palace (Governor)
Uppsala CountyUppsala Castle (Governor)
Västmanland CountyVästerås Castle (Governor)
Västra Götaland CountyThe Residence, Gothenburg (Governor)
Örebro CountyÖrebro Castle (Governor)
Östergötland CountyLinköping Castle (Governor)
Federal Palace of Switzerland, Bern
Lohn Castle
Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus
Mariyinsky Palace (President)
House with Chimaeras (President)
House of the Weeping Widow (President)
Massandra Palace (President)
Pototsky Palace (President)
Buckingham Palace (Official London residence of the monarch, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex)
Windsor Castle (Official residence of the monarch)
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Clarence House (Official residence of the Prince of Wales)
Kensington Palace (Residence of the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and other members of the British Royal Family)
St James's Palace (Seat of the Royal Court and Senior Palace of the Sovereign, London Residence of the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence and Princess Alexandra)
10 Downing Street (Prime Minister, in their capacity as First Lord of the Treasury)
11 Downing Street (Chancellor of the Exchequer, in their capacity as Second Lord of the Treasury)
12 Downing Street (Government Chief Whip but currently houses the Offices of the Prime Minister)
Chequers (Country retreat of the Prime Minister)
Carlton Gardens, St. James's (No.
1 is the Official Residence of the Foreign Secretary and No.
2 houses the Privy Council Office)
Admiralty House (Three ministerial flats for use by Ministers of the Crown)
Chevening House (Country residence of a Minister of the Crown nominated by the Prime Minister, which is by custom given to the Foreign Secretary)
Dorneywood (Country residence of a Minister of the Crown nominated by the Prime Minister, which is by custom given to the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
Palace of Westminster (Grand State apartments for the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Chancellor)
Bridewell Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
Carlton House, London (Prince, formerly; demolished)
Cumberland House (Prince, formerly; demolished)
Edinburgh Castle (King, formerly; kept as barracks and vault)
Eltham Palace (King, formerly; Great Hall kept as museum)
Falkland Palace (King, formerly; kept as museum)
Hampton Court Palace (King, formerly; kept as museum)
Kew Palace (Queen, formerly; kept as museum)
Linlithgow Palace (King, formerly; damaged in fire, kept as ruins)
Marlborough House (Queen, formerly; kept for headquarters for Commonwealth Secretariat)
Nonsuch Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
Palace of Placentia (King, formerly; demolished)
Queen's House (Queen, formerly; kept as museum)
Richmond Palace (King, formerly; demolished)
Tower of London (King, formerly; kept as barracks and vault)
Palace of Westminster (King, formerly; kept to serve as the Houses of Parliament)
Palace of Whitehall (King; destroyed in fire)
Palace of Holyroodhouse (Official residence of the monarch in Scotland)
Bute House (First Minister of Scotland)
Tulliallan Castle (Chief Constable of Police Scotland)
: Government House (Governor)
: The Convent (Governor) 6 Convent Place (Chief Minister)
: Government House (Lieutenant Governor)
: Plantation House (Governor) The Castle (former official residence of the Governor, now used as the Governor's office)
:Government House (Governor)
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Castel Gandolfo (Pope, summer residence; now partly open to the public as a museum and garden)
Domus Sanctae Marthae (Guest House, now kept as Pope Francis's residence)
Mater Ecclesiae (Pope Emeritus)
Lateran Palace (Pope, formerly; kept as Pontifical Museum of Christian Antiquities)
Castel Sant'Angelo (Pope, formerly; kept as Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo)
Government House (Monarch; Governor-General)
Admiralty House (Monarch; Governor-General, Sydney residence)
The Lodge (Prime Minister)
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Western Australia:Government House (Governor)
State, former
New South Wales Old Government House (Governor country residence at Parramatta (1790–1855) formerly) Hillview, (Governor summer residence at Sutton Forest (1882–1958), formerly) Cranbrook, Bellevue Hill, (Governor residence 1901–1917, formerly)
Queensland Adelaide House, (Governor residence (1859–1862) formerly; now The Deanery of St. John's Anglican Cathedral Old Government House (Governor residence (1862–1909) formerly; kept as headquarters of the National Trust of Australia)
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VictoriaLa Trobe's Cottage (Lieutenant Governor, residence (1840–1854) formerly; kept as museum)Toorak House (Governor residence (1854–1874), formerly; currently being used as a church) Bishopscourt (Governor residence (1874–1876), formerly) Stonnington Mansion (Governor residence (1901–1931) formerly; currently being restored as private home)
Tasmania Old Government House (Governor's residence (1807–1857, demolished 1858)
: Government House (Administrator)
State House (President; formerly kept as immigration detention center)
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Premier House (Prime Minister)
Old Government House, Auckland
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Uhwudong (, c. 1430 - October 18 1480), also written as Eoudong or Eowudong, was a Korean Joseon Dynasty gisaeng, writer, poet, and dancer.
She lived during the reign of King Yejong and King Seongjong.
She was also called Eeulwudong.
famous for divorced from royal family wife.
she was said to be charming, witty, very beautiful, and very smart.
She is one of Koreas modern popular cultural icons.
In the late 20th century, Uhwudong's story was of interest in both North Korea and South Korea.
There are books, movies and operas about her.
In late 1985, a movie Eoudong was released.
It starred Lee Bo-hee in the title role.
Another movie, Kim Mun-hee, was released on May 23, 1987.
In 2007, KBS released a TV series entitled King and I starring Kim Sa-rang.
Uhwudong at naver.com
Uhwudong at daum.net
Uhwudong: Korean historical persons information
1480 deaths
In chemistry, the van der Waals force is a type of intermolecular force that attracts molecules together.
An intermolecular force is a relatively weak force between molecules.
Van der Waals forces are the weakest type of intermolecular force.
They are named after the Dutch scientist Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837–1923).
Negatively charged electrons orbit around molecules or ions.
The electrons shift their orbits to create slightly different charges from one end of the molecule to the other as a response to each other.
These slight differences are called partial charges, described by using the variables δ- or δ+.
Van der Walls force is sometimes used loosely to mean for all intermolecular forces.
Van der Waals forces are weaker than covalent bonds and usually weaker than hydrogen bonds, but they play a important role in supramolecular chemistry, enzymes, polymer science, nanotechnology, surface science, and condensed matter physics.
Van der Waals forces define many properties of organic compounds, including their ability to dissolve.
Michel Wachenheim, (born 16 January 1951 at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés) is a French ambassador and permanent representative of France at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Graduate from École Polytechnique (promotion 1972) and École nationale de l'aviation civile (promotion 1975), Michel Wachenheim starts his career in 1977 at the air traffic department.
In 2007, he becomes Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Transport Dominique Bussereau.
The 1st of September 2009, he becomes French ambassador and permanent representative of France at the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Michel Wachenheim is married, has three children and is Officier de la Légion d'honneur.
The 2009-2010 promotion of the institut de formation universitaire et de recherche du transport aérien (research and training air transport institute) bears his name.
Académie nationale de l'air et de l'espace and Lucien Robineau, Les français du ciel, dictionnaire historique, Le Cherche midi, June 2005, 782 p. (), p. 527, Wachenheim, Michel
Who’s Who in France, 2012, 2307 p. (), notice « Wachenheim, Michel ».
Ambassadors of France
Closeted and in the closet are metaphors used to describe lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people who for some reason have not disclosed their sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex characteristics.
People who have declared this identity are said to have "come out of the closet."
Epistemology of the Closet (reprinted 1992) by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, .
Dossie Easton, Janet Hardy, When Someone You Love Is Kinky,  Greenery Press, 2000. .
Empty Closets - Coming Out Resources and a Safe Place to Chat
The Human Rights Campaign's Coming Out Guides
The Human Rights Campaign is the leading agency of the National Coming Out Project
Iolanta (sometimes Iolanthe) () is a one-act opera.
The libretto was written by Modest Tchaikovsky.
It is based on the Danish play Kong Renés Datter (King René’s Daughter) by Henrik Hertz.
The story is a account of the life of Yolande de Bar.
The play was translated by Fyodor Miller and adapted by Vladimir Zotov.
The music was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
The opera received its premiere in St. Petersburg on 18 December 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre on a double-bill with the ballet The Nutcracker.
Hrithik Roshan (born 10 January 1974) is an Indian Bollywood actor.
Roshan had appeared as a child actor in many movies in the 1980s and also appeared as an assistant director in the 1990s.
He made his movie debut in his father's film, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000 with Ameesha Patel who also made her debut.
His performance in the movie was widely appreciated and earned him a Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut.
He followed it with leading roles in Fiza and Mission Kashmir and had a male supporting role in the blockbuster movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), which was India's highest-grossing movie in the overseas market at that time.
This was followed by several flops in his career.
The flops included Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage which reunited him with Ameesha Patel after their debut film.
However, his career later improved when he acted in Koi... Mil Gaya, another film directed by his father and won two Filmfare Awards and he also acted in its sequels Krrish and Krrish 3, which were both successful.
He earned praise for his portrayal of a thief in the 2006 adventure film Dhoom 2, Mughal emperor Akbar in the 2008 historical romance Jodhaa Akbar and a quadriplegic in the 2010 drama Guzaarish.
He played the lead in the 2011 drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, the 2012 action revenge film Agneepath, the 2014 action comedy Bang Bang!,
the 2019 biopic Super 30, and the 2019 action thriller War which ranks as his highest-grossing release.
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and comedian.
He is best known for doing many voices in movies and TV shows.
He voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in King of the Hill, Zeb Zoober in The Country Bears and Junjie in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.
People from Sarasota, Florida
The goose step is a kind of marching done by the military.
It is usually done in formal parades and other ceremonies.
While marching together, the troops swing their legs high off the ground, while keeping their knees unbended (so that their legs are straight).
It resembles the walking style of a goose.
The march comes from the Prussian army in the mid-18th century.
It was called the Stechschritt (meaning, "piercing step") or Stechmarsch.
It is still used today by the armed forces of the nearly 30 countries.
Black-and-white video of the march
James Hong (traditional Chinese: 吳漢章, Wú Hànzhāng; born February 22, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian, character actor, voice artist, and comedian.
He is perhaps best known as the voice of Mr. Ping in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
Hong and his family came out in an around-the-world mountain biking travel adventure called Full Cycle: A World Odyssey.
The Hong family rode their mountain bikes on a trail near the Hollywood sign.
James' daughter named April was born in 1975.
Kung Fu Panda Holiday, also known as Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special, is a 2010 American television special, based on the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
It premiered on NBC on November 24, 2010.
It features the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, and Jack McBrayer.
The special's premiere broadcast drew 5.925 million viewers.
Kung Fu Panda Holiday got mostly positive reviews.
One day, Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) assigns Master Po (Jack Black) to host the upcoming annual Winter Feast that's to be held at the Jade Palace with every single Kung Fu master.
But Po declines because he's gonna spend Christmas with Mr. Ping (James Hong) instead.
Jack Black as Po
Dustin Hoffman as Shifu
Angelina Jolie as Tigress
Seth Rogen as Mantis
David Cross as Crane
Jack McBrayer as Wo Hop
Dan Fogler as Zeng
Jackie Chan as Monkey
Jonathan Groff as Master Rhino
Conrad Vernon as Boar
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a military transport aircraft.
The aircraft was first introduced (made available) in 1957.
It is still used today by over 60 countries worldwide in active service.
There are over 40 models and types of the C-130.
Mazār-i-Sharīf or Mazār-e Sharīf (Persian/Pashto: مزارِ شریف, ) is the fourth-largest city of Afghanistan.
The population was about 375,000 as of 2006.
It is the capital of Balkh province.
It is linked by roads to Kunduz in the east, Kabul in the south-east, Herat to the west and Uzbekistan to the north.
The city is a major tourist attraction in Afghanistan because of its famous shrines as well as the Muslim and Hellenistic archeological sites.
In 2006, the discovery of new Hellenistic remains was announced.
The name Mazar-e-Sharif means "Noble Shrine".
This name represents the Blue Mosque which is widely known to be the grave of Hazrat Ali (prophet Mohammad's son-in-law).
Mazar-e Sharif remained peaceful for the next one hundred years.
In 1979 then neighboring Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
During the 1980s Soviet war, Mazari Sharif was a strategic base for the Soviet Army.
Taliban conquest
Between May and July 1997, the Taliban unsuccessfully attempted to take Mazar.
About 3,000 Taliban soldiers were killed by Abdul Malik and his Shia followers.
The Taliban returned on August 8, 1998 and led a six-day killing frenzy of Hazaras.
Soon after, the city was occupied and taken over by the Taliban.
United States military action
Following 9/11, Mazar Sharif was the first Afghan city to fall to the Northern Alliance (United Front).
The Taliban's defeat in Mazar quickly turned into defeat from the rest of the north and west of Afghanistan.
On November 9, 2001 the city was captured by the Afghan Northern Alliance forces after the Battle of Mazar e Sharif with help from the United States Special Operations Forces and bombing by U.S. Air Force aircraft.
As many as 2,000 Taliban fighters who surrendered were reportedly massacred by the Northern Alliance after the battle.
Reports also place U.S. ground troops at the scene of the massacre.
NATO and United Nations presence
April 2011 killings of UN workers and protesters
On April 1, 2011, as many as ten foreign employees working for United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) were killed by angry demonstrators in the city.
The demonstration was organized in retaliation to the March 21 Qur'an-burning in Florida, United States.
The climate in Mazari Sharif is very hot during the summer.
Daily temperatures are over 40°C or 104 degree Fahrenheit in June and July.
The winters are cold with temperatures falling below freezing.
The population of Mazari Sharif is around 375,000.
It is a multiethnic and multilingual society.
The main language in Mazari Sharif is Dari (Persian) followed by Pashto.
Both are the official languages of Afghanistan.
Local events
Economy and transport
Mazar-e Sharif serves as the major trading center in northern Afghanistan.
It was the first city to connect itself by rail with a neighboring country.
The rail service from Mazar-e Sharif to Uzbekistan began in 2011 and is expected to rapidly boost the economy of the city.
Cargo on freight trains arrives to the last station near Mazar-i-Sharif Airport, where the goods are reloaded onto trucks or airplanes and sent to their last destinations across Afghanistan.
The local economy is mainly trade, agriculture and karakul production.
Some oil and gas have also boosted the city's economy.
Notable buildings
The modern city of Mazar-i Sharif is centered around the Shrine of Hazrat Ali.
Much restored, it is one of Afghanistan's most glorious monuments.
Outside Mazar-i Sharif lies the ancient city of Balkh.
Mazari Sharif Airport
Nawshad Int.
Metro and Underground Systems
Nawshad Metro
Shrines and Mosques
Shrine of Hazrat Ali
Balkh University
Aria University
Sadat University
Mawlana University
Taj University
Serena Hotel Mazar-i-Sharif
Aros-e-Shahr
Mazar Hotel
Farhat Hotel
Kefayat hotel
Barat Hotel
Shinwari hotel
Marco Polo hotel
Da Afghanistan Bank
Afghanistan International Bank (AIB)
Ghazanfar Bank
Kabul Bank
Azizi Bank
Pashtany Bank
Dupree, Nancy Hatch (1977): An Historical Guide to Afghanistan.
1st Edition: 1970.
Revised and Enlarged.
Afghan Tourist Organization.
Badakhshan (Persian: بدخشان - Badakhshān) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
It has 28 Districts.
The capital is Feyzabad.
It is located in the north-east of the country, between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya.
Badakhshan is bordered by Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province and Khatlon Province in Tajikistan to the north and east.
In the east is the Wakhan Corridor.
The province has a total area of 44,059 km².
Much of the land is the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges.
Badakhshan is one of the poorest areas in the world.
Opium poppy growing is the only real source of income in the province.
Lapis lazuli has been mined in the Sar-e-Sang mines for over 6,000 years.
The mines were the largest and most well-known source in ancient times.
The population of the province is estimated at 889,700 people.
The majority of them are Persian-speaking Tajiks.
Districts of Badakhshan
Notable people from Badakhshan
Burhanuddin Rabbani - leader of the Jamiat-e Islami political party and former president of Afghanistan
Tahir Badakhshi - political activist
Latif Pedram - political activist and candidate for Afghanistan's presidency
Mahboobullah Kushani - political activist and candidate for Afghanistan's presidency
Mohammad Wali (Prime Minsiter) - Prime Minsiter (Amanullah Khan)
Shah Wali Taranasaz - Musician
Nasratullah Nasrat - Afghan cricketer
Fayzabad (also spelled Feyzabad, Fazelabad or Faizabad) () is the provincial capital and largest city in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
There are around 50,000 people.
It is the main commercial and administrative center of the Pamir region.
Fayzabad is in northeast Afghanistan.
The city is located on the right bank of the Kokcha River.