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Nemrut's Ancient Statues - Turkey

People walk along the rocky slopes toward the summit of Mount Nemrut to see its colossal statues in Adiyaman, Turkey on October 29, 2025. Listed by UNESCO, the archaeological site features 2,000-year-old sculptures built by the Kingdom of Commagene and attracts tens of thousands of tourists each year for its renowned sunrise and sunset views. on October 29, 2025 in Adiyaman, Turkey. Photo by Bilal sequin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathar Castles

FRANCE. AUDE (11) CUCUGNAN. ON THE SLOPES OF THE CATHAR CASTLE OF QUERIBUS Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Larouco fire (Ourense) reaches 20,000 hectares burned and becomes the largest in the history of Galicia

Vineyard affected by the fire, on the slopes of Cernego, on August 19, 2025, in Villamartín de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fire that remains active in the Ourense municipality of Larouco, which crossed the Sil at several points to pass into the province of Lugo, continues this Tuesday without control and already affects about 20,000 hectares. As of Monday, August 18, it is already considered the largest forest fire in the history of Galicia. The wave of fires affecting Galicia has already devastated almost 72,000 hectares, becoming the second most lethal wave of fires in the Galician community, only behind the fires that devastated more than 95,000 hectares in 2006. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Larouco fire (Ourense) reaches 20,000 hectares burned and becomes the largest in the history of Galicia

Vineyard affected by the fire, on the slopes of Cernego, on August 19, 2025, in Villamartín de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia (Spain). The fire that remains active in the Ourense municipality of Larouco, which crossed the Sil at several points to pass into the province of Lugo, continues this Tuesday without control and already affects about 20,000 hectares. As of Monday, August 18, it is already considered the largest forest fire in the history of Galicia. The wave of fires affecting Galicia has already devastated almost 72,000 hectares, becoming the second most lethal wave of fires in the Galician community, only behind the fires that devastated more than 95,000 hectares in 2006. Photo by Rosa Veiga/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64) ASCAIN. POTTOKS TRANSHUMANCE ON THE SLOPES OF RHUNE MOUNTAIN. EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION PASTORE LORE Photo by Elodie Planchenault/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Rare ‘Cloud Waterfall’ Stuns Tourists on Laowang Mountain

On July 31, 2025, tourists climbing Laowang Mountain in Liupanshui, Guizhou, encountered a rare “cloud waterfall” — massive waves of mist cascading down the slopes like a roaring galaxy. The video shows visitors filming the surreal scene as clouds rolled over the peak, creating a once‑in‑a‑lifetime spectacle.

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Eid al-Adha Celebration - Indonesi

Locals are pictured ahead of an Eid al-Adha prayer on the slopes of Mount Merapi at Stabelan village in Boyolali regency, Central Java, Indonesia, June 6, 2025. Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid al-Adha Celebration - Indonesi

Locals are pictured ahead of an Eid al-Adha prayer on the slopes of Mount Merapi at Stabelan village in Boyolali regency, Central Java, Indonesia, June 6, 2025. Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Summer Activities

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) DEVOLUY MASSIF, ON THE SLOPES OF THE TETE D'ORIOL (2334M), WITH THE ECRINS AND DEVOLUY PEAKS IN THE DISTANCE . Photo by Guillaume Laget/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Cloud Fall Cascades Over Nanchuan’s Jinfo Mountain

This is the stunning moment that a mesmerizing waterfall cascaded down the eastern slope of Jinfo Mountain, leaving viewers in awe with its “cloud fall”-like appearance. On May 10, 2025, in Nanchuan District, Chongqing, the video showed thick white clouds dramatically tumbling down the mountain slope like a massive waterfall. The breathtaking spectacle occurred at the eastern foothills of Jinfo Mountain, a region that is known for its unique topography, which contributed to the formation of such rare natural phenomena. In the video, the clouds poured over the ridge in powerful streams, creating the illusion of liquid mist plunging from the peak. According to local meteorological explanations, the “cloud fall” was formed due to a specific combination of warm and cool airflows along the mountain slope. When temperatures rose on one side of the mountain, clouds were pushed by the wind toward the cooler side, creating a “cloud fall”. The video ended with the rolling clouds continuing their dramatic descent, blanketing the forested slopes below in a sea of mist.

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38). CHARTREUSE NATURAL PARK. UNDER THE ARCHE MIRACLE, 1800M, A NATURAL ARCH ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CHARTREUSE. Photo by Guillaume Laget/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) VERCORS NATURAL PARK. IBEX ON THE SLOPES OF GRAND VEYMONT, AND MONT AIGUILLE (2067M) Photo by Guillaume Laget/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. AVEYRON (12) CONQUES. AERIAL VIEW OF THE VILLAGE AND THE ABBEY CHURCH OF SAINTE FOY DE CONQUES. IN A SETTING OF RARE BEAUTY, CONQUES CLINGS TO THE STEEP SLOPES OF THE OUCHE GORGES. THE WINDING STREETS AND BEAUTIFUL OLD HOUSES ARE THE SETTING FOR THE REMAINS OF AN ABBEY THAT FOR MANY YEARS WAS HOME TO PILGRIMS ON THEIR WAY TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. ALPS. HAUTE SAVOIE (74) SALLANCHES AND SURROUNDING AREA. ON THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE ARVE VALLEY, THE AYERES PATH STARTS AT PLANE JOUX AND TAKES 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES TO REACH THE ALPINE VILLAGE OF LES AYERES. THE VIEW OF THE MONT BLANC MASSIF IS REPUTED TO BE THE BEST ON THE SLOPES. THIS IS THE MOUNTAIN PASTURE VILLAGE OF LES AYERES. PASSED DOWN FROM FATHER TO SON IN THE FAMILIES OF THE REGION, THE SITE HAS NEITHER RUNNING WATER (THE LADY ON THE PATH IN THE CENTRE FETCHES WATER FROM THE FOUNTAIN) NOR ELECTRICITY. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE MONT BLANC MASSIF. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, ALPES-MARITIMES (06) ISOLA 2000, THE SISTRON PEAK CULMINATES AT 2603 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL, IT IS THE TOP OF THE ISOLA 2000 SLOPES FROM WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IN GOOD WEATHER. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lapland

Skiers enjoy the slopes at the Ylläs Ski Resort in Ylläs, Kolari in Finnish Lapland on Easter Saturday, 19th April, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / IRENE STACHON - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Irene Stachon/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lapland

Skiers enjoy the slopes at the Ylläs Ski Resort in Ylläs, Kolari in Finnish Lapland on Easter Saturday, 19th April, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / IRENE STACHON - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Irene Stachon/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lapland

Skiers enjoy the slopes at the Ylläs Ski Resort in Ylläs, Kolari in Finnish Lapland on Easter Saturday, 19th April, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / IRENE STACHON - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Irene Stachon/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lapland

Skiers enjoy the slopes at the Ylläs Ski Resort in Ylläs, Kolari in Finnish Lapland on Easter Saturday, 19th April, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / IRENE STACHON - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Irene Stachon/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lapland

Skiers enjoy the slopes at the Ylläs Ski Resort in Ylläs, Kolari in Finnish Lapland on Easter Saturday, 19th April, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / IRENE STACHON - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Irene Stachon/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(An aerial photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023 shows a view of Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Zhang Qinghua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(An aerial photo taken on Dec. 30, 2023 shows a view of Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Zhou Meiling/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(This photo taken on Aug. 18, 2019 shows a view on one of the eight main streets in Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Zhao Fengshou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(This photo taken on June 8, 2021 shows a view of Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Ding Lei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(An aerial photo taken on Jan. 2, 2021 shows a night view of Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Ding Lei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(A panoramic aerial photo taken on Jan. 2, 2021 shows a view of Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Ding Lei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(An aerial photo taken on Oct. 9, 2024 shows a view of the Tekes River in Tekes County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Zhao Fengshou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(An aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2025 shows a view of Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Zhao Fengshou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(An aerial photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows a view of Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Lai Yuning/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TEKES COUNTY-VIEW (CN)

(An aerial photo taken on Jan. 2, 2021 shows a view of Tekes County in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Established in the 1930s, Tekes is located deep in the Ili River Valley on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains. The county is renowned for its Bagua (or Eight Trigrams) layout: from the central Tai Chi Plaza, eight main streets extend outward in a progressive and radial pattern, while the roads are interconnected. Tekes is now promoting the integrated development of its cultural and tourism industries, striving to create a "museum of landscapes" and a world-class tourist destination. Photo by Ding Lei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowy Carpathians

Snowy slopes of the Carpathian mountains, Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Snowy Carpathians

Snowy slopes of the Carpathian mountains, Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - ISMF World Cup - Ski Mountaineering

View of Bormio from the slopes during ISMF World Cup - Ski Mountaineering, Ski Mountaineering race in Bormio, Italy, February 22 2025

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Rare heavy snowfall in Damascus

Children get ready slide down snowy slopes in Bloudan, Syria, on February 7, 2025. Syrians are hiking on snow for the first time in this region following the fall of the Syrian regime. Photo by Moawia Atrash/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Climbing Mount Petros from Kozmeshchyk tract

ZAKARPATTIA REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 21, 2025 - Spruce trees cover the slopes in the Carpathian Mountains, Rakhiv district, Zakarpattia region, western Ukraine.

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Dogfight Competition - Azerbaijan

Spectators gather on the slopes overlooking the arena during the dogfight competition in Hashtrud, Azerbaijan, on December 2, 2024. The competition is a key attraction for dog owners from across the country. Photo by Nirvana Ghasemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dogfight Competition - Azerbaijan

Spectators gather on the slopes overlooking the arena during the dogfight competition in Hashtrud, Azerbaijan, on December 2, 2024. The competition is a key attraction for dog owners from across the country. Photo by Nirvana Ghasemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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