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جوري
03-31-2012, 09:55 PM
I was reading today about Iraqi Marshes and didn't even know they existed.. I didn't know much about Socotra or even Afghanistan or Syria .. we're often used to seeing the images projected by the media.. obviously hooligan Muslims in primitive like societies .. so I was thinking everyone would post pictures of their home country, their ancestral country of the things that wouldn't be readily known to people.. i.e if you are from Egypt post something other than the pyramids to showcase its beauty and architectural facets and areas of interest for those who have never seen it.. Also if you've just visited a place, say you're from the U.A.E and visited Oman then I'd appreciate that as well.. Jazakoum Allah khyran..


here are some of the Iraqi Marsh lands I saw today:







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Roasted Cashew
03-31-2012, 10:15 PM
Pakistan:

Nanga Parbat and Swat Valley
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Alpha Dude
03-31-2012, 10:18 PM
What's that dome like structure?
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tw009
03-31-2012, 10:20 PM
Already loving this thread.
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جوري
03-31-2012, 10:32 PM
wow who knew Pakistan looked so European
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Roasted Cashew
03-31-2012, 10:41 PM
Nanga Parbat
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Sorry for the re-post... How does one delete comment here once posted???
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جوري
03-31-2012, 10:43 PM
you edit and post something else or report to mod to be removed using the triangle with ! inside right above the 'reply to thread'
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Roasted Cashew
03-31-2012, 10:45 PM
k thanks.
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tigerkhan
03-31-2012, 10:54 PM
i belong to northren area of pakistan... the most beautiful part of pakistan but i wish i had some pics to post.
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جوري
03-31-2012, 11:00 PM
can you not google some names of the places of interest and post them here?
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tigerkhan
03-31-2012, 11:02 PM
here r few from my bro f b profile.
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Ğħαrєєвαħ
03-31-2012, 11:11 PM
AsSalaamu Alaaykum,

Nice thread!

Altho, i rarely visit my homeland, so would most likely also consider England my homeland too, so i decided to post pictures of both..

Pakistan

Hunza





I think this is in Azaad kashmir



You can check out more here :

---> http://allpakistansites.blogspot.co....-pakistan.html <---

England

Jurassic Coast- Dorset



Malham Cove -Yorkshire



Lake District - Cumbria

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tigerkhan
03-31-2012, 11:18 PM
some more
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CosmicPathos
03-31-2012, 11:34 PM
here, since i still hate this image uploading option on IB, i am posting links to direct pics. If mod wishes, they can post those pics here for display.

all of these pics are from pakistan. I think Atif Saeed is arguably the best landscape Pakistani photographer I've come across. I and Tilmeez are soon going on an adventurous trip to these places, iA, as he promised. :p

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsaeed/6773872606/

beauty http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

another beauty http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

masjid http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

and this is my personal favorite, seems right out of Lord of the Rings, nay even better than that, a pathan with his steed witnessing the meadows and the tall peaks http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream
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جوري
03-31-2012, 11:36 PM
some parts look almost supernatural sob7an Allah
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tigerkhan
03-31-2012, 11:51 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by لميس
wow who knew Pakistan looked so European
sydney is just like my hometown (Hazara Pakistan), only it have beaches but the natural hilly beauty of Pakistan is not here.
format_quote Originally Posted by CosmicPathos
all of these pics are from pakistan. I think Atif Saeed is arguably the best landscape Pakistani photographer I've come across. I and Tilmeez are soon going on an adventurous trip to these places, iA, as he promised
great work. awesome. i wish if i get sometime in my life, i will visit all these areas...
talmeez n u goin to these areas...amazing..by the way if u rinterested, i will introdue u to my bro. he love hiking n visiting these places. above pic r taken by himself.
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CosmicPathos
03-31-2012, 11:54 PM
I wish that too. I've been to Murree when i was in grade 9 ... but with parents, who are not into adventure that much, we did not unfortunately get to see much. Plus I was not a nature mystic back then (who is in grade 9!) . I have this urge to revisit for whole 6 months and buy a small tent somewhere in Himalayas and practice medicine there. yea, I know, too idealistic. American drones would probably bomb the crap out of my lil medical clinic.
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tigerkhan
04-01-2012, 12:00 AM
:sl:
Muree i always feel boring...duno y. Hamaliya is best but u cant stay for 6 months bcz of harsh weather...lol. ppl generally visit in june-july, peak of summmer but still its too cold.
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CosmicPathos
04-01-2012, 12:08 AM
i am cold blooded (and hence weather proof). pun.
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CosmicPathos
04-01-2012, 12:14 AM
from my city faisalabad in pak, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_asim...in/photostream

love the scenery. and the horse.

another from pak, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_asim...in/photostream

not my homeland but Iran is also particularly beautiful.

here, http://www.flickr.com/photos/alishok...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alishok...in/photostream

Allah swt has blessed these Persians with too much, almost on par with Jews, intellect as well as natural landscapes. Just look at Islamic history and you'll see the names of Persian scholars. There is no top residency program in the country where I dont see at least 2 Persians.
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tigerkhan
04-01-2012, 12:18 AM
ok here goes my school and college pics






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GodIsAll
04-01-2012, 01:45 AM
Amazing
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tigerkhan
04-01-2012, 02:27 AM
university pics


islamia college peshawar


Electrical Dept

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noorseeker
04-01-2012, 06:12 AM
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This is bangladesh
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aadil77
04-01-2012, 06:33 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by CosmicPathos
here, since i still hate this image uploading option on IB, i am posting links to direct pics. If mod wishes, they can post those pics here for display.

all of these pics are from pakistan. I think Atif Saeed is arguably the best landscape Pakistani photographer I've come across. I and Tilmeez are soon going on an adventurous trip to these places, iA, as he promised. :p

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsaeed/6773872606/

beauty http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

another beauty http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

masjid http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream

and this is my personal favorite, seems right out of Lord of the Rings, nay even better than that, a pathan with his steed witnessing the meadows and the tall peaks http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsae...in/photostream
top notch pics, JazakhAllah khair

next time I go pakistan its gonna be a road trip straight to the north, no more wasting away in polluted cities
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aadil77
04-01-2012, 06:38 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by tigerkhan
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Muree i always feel boring...duno y. Hamaliya is best but u cant stay for 6 months bcz of harsh weather...lol. ppl generally visit in june-july, peak of summmer but still its too cold.
yeah man they need to sort out the infrastructure, I wanted to go in winter but the roads were all snowed off
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tigerkhan
04-01-2012, 09:36 AM
:sl:
these too ar etaken by one of my friend.









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Cabdullahi
04-01-2012, 11:51 AM















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Innocent Soul
04-01-2012, 01:02 PM
^ ^o) Which is this place :?
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ardianto
04-01-2012, 01:10 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Cbdullahii

If we play Paint Balls Guns, our families would be happy too, especially if we win the game.
But look, what would happen to our families if we play with the real guns.

May Allah give peace to Somalia. Ameen
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Endymion
04-01-2012, 01:52 PM
I never went out of city :hmm: but here are some good pictures taken by my little bro.He has to go for visits outside the city.

Kalry lake.Sindh-Pakistan.







Sukkhur.Sindh-Pakistan.
This is the minaret of Meer Massom Shah.





I'll post some other pics later.Dunno whats wrong with photobucket i cant upload pics this time :hmm:
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gladTidings
04-01-2012, 02:07 PM
Some amazing photography!

Pakistan is such a diversely beautiful country but so unfortunately stained with human suffering and oppression. I made a recent visit to Karachi (currently one of the most volatile cities in Pakistan) but still managed to capture afew peaceful shots.



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Ghazalah
04-01-2012, 04:20 PM
I knew Pakistan had nice mountains, some of these pics are amazing. Keep em coming... :D

Ibb in Yemen-My personal fave.. Purely because of all the greeny stuff...






Aden..







Al-Hudayhdah






Socatra.. Particularly love the mountains here.. Trees come in all shapes =/













Al-Mukallah










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جوري
04-01-2012, 04:21 PM










صور عن أجمل الاماكن السياحيه بالقاهره



نهر النيل



مسجد الأزهر الشريف



مسجد أحمد بن طولون



قلعة محمد على ومتحفه





برج الجزيرة ( وسط النيل )



المتحف المصرى فى التحرير ( وسط القاهرة )



خان الخليلى



مطعم على باخرة وسط النيل



مسجد المرسى أبو العباس بالأسكندرية



قلعة قايتباى بالأسكندرية



قصر المنتزه الرائع بالأسكندرية



مكتبة الأسكندرية الرائعة



وشرم الشيخ مع تحفظ من مظاهر السياح هناك












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aadil77
04-01-2012, 04:25 PM
com'on wheres all the malaysian/indonesian brothers with their active volcanoes and tropical jungles
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Who Am I?
04-01-2012, 04:26 PM
:sl:

Man, some of you live in some beautiful places.

Where I live is just boring suburban USA. :hmm:

EDIT: Yeah, I want to see some volcanoes and jungles too...
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جوري
04-01-2012, 04:27 PM
I know I was thinking the same of the U.A.E, Oman, Tunisia, Morroco etc etc..
where's everyone? not that Pakistan isn't breath taking.. in fact I am surprised it looks so stunning masha'Allah..
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Ghazalah
04-01-2012, 04:32 PM
Vale, where is that second to last pic? The dragon statue thingy? Also, I will be going to Egypt inshAllah in a couple of weeks, only for a week though imsad so I need the best places to visit please :D It's going to be just me and my brother inshAllah... So I will be making the orders on where to go and not to go ;D
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جوري
04-01-2012, 04:34 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Ghazalah
Vale, where is that second to last pic? The dragon statue thingy? Also, I will be going to Egypt inshAllah in a couple of weeks, only for a week though imsad so I need the best places to visit please :D It's going to be just me and my brother inshAllah... So I will be making the orders on where to go and not to go ;D
It is in cairo it is called the Baron Empan .. one of those old castles.. there's an interesting story behind it and well it is haunted hehe..
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Innocent Soul
04-01-2012, 04:40 PM
^o) Everyone is from Pakistan here or only Pakistanis want to show the beauty of their country. :nervous:
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Innocent Soul
04-01-2012, 04:41 PM



Sis lily, Which is this place? :unsure:
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جوري
04-01-2012, 04:44 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Innocent Soul



Sis lily, Which is this place? :unsure:
This is Al husain Mosque and that's where he's buried ...at least part of him :( draws many shiites and I wasn't happy visiting it last summer.. I found the mosque in the citadel gorgeous and there was a wedding there that day I'll try to upload a pic insha'Allah
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جوري
04-01-2012, 04:52 PM

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ardianto
04-01-2012, 04:54 PM
Bandung Area - West Java province


Gedung Sate building, Bandung city. The West Java governor office.


Bosscha astronomical observatory at Lembang. North of Bandung.


Mount Tangkuban Parahu, north of Bandung.


Ratu Crater at Mount Tangkuban Parahu


Kawah Putih (white crater) at mount Patuha. South of Bandung


Kawah Putih


Patenggang lake, Ciwidey. South of Bandung


Deers at Ranca Upas. South of Bandung


Tea plantation at Ciwidey. South of Bandung
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CosmicPathos
04-01-2012, 05:37 PM
[QUOTE=Insaanah;1507806]

I assure you most of it doesn't. Some of it does, as brothers and sisters have shown here, but most Pakistanis will never have seen a beach, nor the beautiful mountains and lakes we see here. All the pictures here are completely alien to me, and not what I've ever seen.

In the small town I'm from, there are narrow cobbled streets where you have to press yourself flat against a wall if someone wants to go past on a motor bike. Each side of the street (more like alleyways) there are channels with open sewage flowing along, and you have to hold a cloth in front of your nose for most of your way. The main streets from which you can approach by car are wider, but when it rains, you end up trudging through mud/sludge with litter mixed in.

Unfortunately I haven't been for a while and don't know if/when I'll ever go, so have no pics to show what I mean.

But it's nice to know that there are nice parts of Pakistan too.
with all due respect, you have to then blame yourself for not exploring.

I live in Canada, and still have not seen prairies or the rockies. I should only blame myself for not exploring them, rather than saying well most of Canada is not rockies or prairies anyways.

I understand the litter part. Well even in well developed Canada we have to deal with salty snow sludge that ruins my pants and shoes while going to work.

Those narrow alleys remind me of UK, well i guess we still have colonial UK architectures amongst ourselves.
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CosmicPathos
04-01-2012, 05:37 PM
since I spent some time in saudi, here it goes, some nice deserts and dunes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spot_li...in/photostream

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/spot_li...in/photostream
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Ğħαrєєвαħ
04-01-2012, 05:48 PM
As'Salaamu Alaaykum,

format_quote Originally Posted by لميس
Iraqi Marshes
At first I thought it said 'Iraqi marshens' lol!

I've always wanted to visit Kabul in Afghanistan and Egypt, and of course Makkah and Madinah...

Kabul:











Egpyt - Cairo











Conclusion; Dunya is beautiful, no matter where in the world you are, the natural parts are always such nice peaceful scenes to see..imagine if this is how beautiful dunya is, then jannah is beyond our imaginations..

as they say 'Jannah is where your imagination ends'..
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TrueStranger
04-01-2012, 06:06 PM
Beautiful Thread with beautiful pictures. 21 years of war has really devastated Somalia, but I guess the Indian Ocean is always there to give a serene appearance to one of the most violent place on earth. Insha"Allah one day I need to get a house by the beach. :)



















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GuestFellow
04-01-2012, 06:08 PM
Pakistan



I have to say, I would never want to go back to Pakistan. It stinks and went to an area similar to the picture above.




^ Wherever I go in Britain, I always see construction work. It's depressing and spoils the scenery.
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TrueStranger
04-01-2012, 06:15 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Tragic Typos
Pakistan

I have to say, I would never want to go back to Pakistan. It stinks and went to an area similar to the picture above.

^ Wherever I go in Britain, I always see construction work. It's depressing and spoils the scenery.
Don't kill the beauty of the thread brother. You will find places like that in most developing countries that have over-crowded cities. I have been to Pakistan as well, but I took a train from Islamabad to Karachi, and then from Karachi to Islamabad again. It gives you a better picture of the whole country.

P.S. I'm surprised no one has posted Sha-Faisal Masjib. I was like 9 when I first saw this masjid.

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Sunnie Ameena
04-01-2012, 06:28 PM
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The first is the Arch. It is in St. Louis, Missouri, near where I live. They call it the Gateway to the West. The second is a extended walkway over the Grand Canyon. The walkway is see-through so you can see below you. Everyone might have already seen these. I sure am enjoying the pictures everyone is showing. I never realized the beauty in some of these places. The media does not show that part. I want to thank everyone for sharing.
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Sunnie Ameena
04-01-2012, 06:29 PM
Mine did not come out very large, but you can click on them and make them a little bigger. Sorry, I have never done this before like this.
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CosmicPathos
04-01-2012, 06:33 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Tragic Typos
I have to say, I would never want to go back to Pakistan. It stinks and went to an area similar to the picture above.
my roommates room and washroom stinks as crap. I guess I should never visit Canada.
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CosmicPathos
04-01-2012, 06:35 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Sunnie Ameena
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The first is the Arch. It is in St. Louis, Missouri, near where I live. They call it the Gateway to the West. The second is a extended walkway over the Grand Canyon. The walkway is see-through so you can see below you. Everyone might have already seen these. I sure am enjoying the pictures everyone is showing. I never realized the beauty in some of these places. The media does not show that part. I want to thank everyone for sharing.
beautiful. I've been to St Louis, I found it rather nice compared to Philadelphia. Did not explore much other than visiting Wash U in St Louis and SLU for academic reasons. People were quite friendly. Ignoring the fact that Wash U was Jewish hub. :p
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Sunnie Ameena
04-01-2012, 06:49 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by CosmicPathos
I've been to St Louis, I found it rather nice compared to Philadelphia
I have been here 8 years, and have never been to the Arch. The nearest I have been, was when I went to Busch Stadium to watch the Cardinals baseball team play. And I was just a block or two from the Arch. And I have no desire to go up in it, but I really want to go to it, but stay on the ground. lol. Everyone talks about SLU here alot, because it is suppose to be a good place to go. I did not know that Wash U was Jewish. I do not that we have a hospital in St. Louis that is called....Barnes Jewish.
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GuestFellow
04-01-2012, 06:49 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by TrueStranger
Don't kill the beauty of the thread brother.
Salaam,

I'm not sure if it is possible to kill beauty. I'm trying to add some contrast.

You will find places like that in most developing countries that have over-crowded cities.
You'll find that everywhere. Some streets of Britain are disgusting.

I have been to Pakistan as well, but I took a train from Islamabad to Karachi, and then from Karachi to Islamabad again. It gives you a better picture of the whole country.
I have been to Islamabad. Never really liked it. Then again, I never really liked visiting Pakistan. I just liked riding the horses there and meeting the people.

format_quote Originally Posted by CosmicPathos
my roommates room and washroom stinks as crap. I guess I should never visit Canada.
You should lock yourself up then, for your own good....and for the good of others.
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CosmicPathos
04-01-2012, 06:55 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Sunnie Ameena
I have been here 8 years, and have never been to the Arch. The nearest I have been, was when I went to Busch Stadium to watch the Cardinals baseball team play. And I was just a block or two from the Arch. And I have no desire to go up in it, but I really want to go to it, but stay on the ground. lol. Everyone talks about SLU here alot, because it is suppose to be a good place to go. I did not know that Wash U was Jewish. I do not that we have a hospital in St. Louis that is called....Barnes Jewish.
wash u is quite jewish, and is quite a prestigious academic center, especially medical school.
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جوري
04-01-2012, 07:12 PM
edit posted in wrong section woopsey
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Banu_Hashim
04-01-2012, 10:51 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by لميس
wow who knew Pakistan looked so European
Here's a picture of the northern state of Himachal Pradesh in India of all places. Not the typical dusty and humid India most most people think of...

http://www.makemytrip-incredibleindi...al_pradesh.jpg
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tw009
04-02-2012, 12:44 AM
Islamabad, Pakistan


Karachi, Pakistan


Lahore, Pakistan


Badshahi Mosque- Lahore

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tigerkhan
04-02-2012, 04:18 AM
^ i think the first one is taken from Daman Koh.
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ardianto
04-02-2012, 05:34 AM
@sister Insaanah

Maybe the beautiful places in the pictures are far from your home. But I am sure, there are many other beautiful places in pakistan that not so far from your home. But why you and other people around you do not explore those places?.

There are many people in my city who live in slum areas. They are poor. But they have visited mountain or beach, or both. They went to those places with community cheap tour. This tour is very cheap, of course, because organized by their youth who do not take profit. And planned few weeks before, so they have time to saving money to go tour.

They hired cheap buses, and sleep in the buses too. They bring foods from home. In tour like this, those who really don't have money can still follow too. They don't need to worry about eating. Other participants must be will share their foods.

Community tour is very good to build togetherness between people in the community.
:)
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Snowflake
04-02-2012, 08:20 AM
I love Pakistan for its large variety in geographical differences. It's like having different parts of the world all in one country.


Anyway, hope you enjoy a glimpse of the rural life in Pakistan..


Handmade earthenware is in business in rural Pakistan






The 'pies' the woman is carrying are made form cow dung mixed with straw. They are used
as fuel for cooking. (Cow dung is clean when cows graze on natural pastures.)



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Not sure what's going on here. Seems like a wedding procession : )
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More later insha Allah...
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Endymion
04-02-2012, 06:37 PM
Hang on people,here we go again :D some lovely pics taken by my little bro :statisfie


Remaining photos of Minaret.Meer Masoom Shah.









Sea view Karachi-Pakistan.


My little handsome with his friends :statisfie



This is also sea view.My bro was working on a project here by Emaar.















Thats Gidani i think.A coast of Balochistan.



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Who Am I?
04-02-2012, 06:37 PM
I like the contrast of the dude with the ox cart on the dirt road walking beside the railroad tracks.

Those are large gauge tracks too, from the looks of it. Different gauge railway than what we have here in the US.

EDIT because sister Endymion posted before I did, so now my post is out of place. :p

Those are nice pics too, sister.
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Periwinkle18
04-02-2012, 06:51 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by لميس
wow who knew Pakistan looked so European
lol its only the nothern side thts beautiful sweety i think :p wait till u see a pic of Saddar karachi :p does anyone hav pic of tht place?? oh and a pic of our famous fancy buses :p

buh our beach is ok its fun gng there though

swat and naran kaghan are Amazing!!!
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Periwinkle18
04-02-2012, 06:56 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Endymion
Sea view Karachi-Pakistan.


My little handsome with his friends :statisfie
wow wen did sea view become so clean?? its been ages since ive been there even though i live so near :p i go for my quran class every sunday n its like rite nxt to sea view n we still don't go :p
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Who Am I?
04-02-2012, 07:01 PM
That's... a lot of birds.
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Endymion
04-02-2012, 07:11 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Periwinkle18
lol its only the nothern side thts beautiful sweety i think :p wait till u see a pic of Saddar karachi :p does anyone hav pic of tht place?? oh and a pic of our famous fancy buses :p

buh our beach is ok its fun gng there though

swat and naran kaghan are Amazing!!!
Dearie,you live in the most beautiful and most safe area of Karachi.What made you think so negative?The world is full of places like saddar Karachi but that doesn't mean we keep on pointing out the negative side of our city and our Country.Did you ever notice the beauty of those ancient buildings across Saddar?How many cities have such beautifully designed ancient buildings?

Be positive and watch Karachi with my eyes.You'll definitely find beautiful and clean places over here :statisfie
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Sunnie Ameena
04-02-2012, 07:16 PM
Sister Snowflake, the third picture below the man and his cart near the railroad tracks, is my favorite. It looks like a very happy gathering. And it makes me think about what it would have looked like back when Moses and the other prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) where alive. The way they dress and the beliefs just go to prove that they worship the way Allah wants them, too. Things are the same and that, in my opinion, makes it right. Nothing has really changed much after all these many many years. Thank you for sharing the pictures. Is it ok, if I safe the picture in my picture file on my computer?
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Endymion
04-02-2012, 07:17 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Who Am I?
That's... a lot of birds.
The patterns they make are amazing.My bro told me there were thousands of those birds all around the site but his camera was unable to capture them clearly coz of the distance :hmm:
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Periwinkle18
04-02-2012, 07:19 PM
ur rite sis Endy n alhumdulillah i do live in the safest place buh its just tht miss my Hong Kong so much that karachi is nth compared to it buh Alhumdulillah im happy that Pak gave me one thing i got the chance to learn abt islam n im happy abt tht n ur rite sum places r beautiful n i do like those really old buildings :)

gimme ur eyes will see frm them :p
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CosmicPathos
04-02-2012, 07:21 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Sunnie Ameena
Sister Snowflake, the third picture below the man and his cart near the railroad tracks, is my favorite. It looks like a very happy gathering. And it makes me think about what it would have looked like back when Moses and the other prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) where alive. The way they dress and the beliefs just go to prove that they worship the way Allah wants them, too. Things are the same and that, in my opinion, makes it right. Nothing has really changed much after all these many many years. Thank you for sharing the pictures. Is it ok, if I safe the picture in my picture file on my computer?
I was thinking along the same lines about the ancient Man after seeing those pics from village. Its only in the last 1000 years or so, Man has changed his habitat so much. Think about ancient times, 5000 years ago, or even 10000 years ago, how close to nature man was. How unartificial life was. Pakistan has two historical sites which date back to more than 5000 years old, Harappa and Mohenjodaro. I cannot help but think of people living at those times.

Yes, today we live longer, but with a high disease burden. What is better? To die young and healthy with dignity, or to die a dependent and an undignified death in old age with ill health, dementia and what not? I'd leave it up to the readers.

I loved that pic with children riding the mujh (black cow? lol) in water. What a care-free sight. Unfortuantely many of these kids drown and their dead bodies are seen floating in the rivers. Or many of them get into car accidents if the stream is beside the road, with the cranium crushed and brain tissue splattered on the road. I saw one such fresh accident. My life was never the same again.
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Endymion
04-02-2012, 07:30 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Periwinkle18
gimme ur eyes will see frm them
Okay madame i'll take you along when i'll come to sea view next time Inshallah.Will have a camel ride togather.I love it :statisfie
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Periwinkle18
04-02-2012, 07:32 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Endymion
Okay madame i'll take you along when i'll come to sea view next time Inshallah.Will have a camel ride togather.I love it
sure lol if my mum gives permission :p i dun hate karachi sumtimes i just get mad at times :P lol
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Endymion
04-02-2012, 07:36 PM
No broblem,i can fix it in a blink of second :D

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tw009
04-02-2012, 09:03 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Periwinkle18
oh and a pic of our famous fancy buses :p
Here yaa go :p: These are some of the pictures I took from my last trip to Karachi, Pakistan.



For all those who want to see the hustle and bustle of Karachi





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CosmicPathos
04-02-2012, 09:47 PM
^^ haha that's so Pakistan! Overpopulation and too little space! Big deal shoes, wth!

is that Gulshan something area?
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Periwinkle18
04-03-2012, 03:44 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by tw009
Here yaa go :p: These are some of the pictures I took from my last trip to Karachi, Pakistan.


yayyyyyyy i've gone on the bus twice or thrice,OMG its so scaryyyyy buh funny too,i remember once me n mum were getting on it and the driver started driving tht was scary :p

khair i like karachi better than lahore :p

^duno if thts gulshan m bad at ways i hav a feeling its bahadurbad duno lol i only know some of the ways of defence thts it...

Allah tala made every place different n special SubhanAllah :)
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tw009
04-03-2012, 05:33 AM
haha it is around Bahadurabad/Tariq Road area! but the first picture with the bus is taken by Liaquat National Hospital
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Haya emaan
04-03-2012, 07:02 AM

assalam o alaikum

SUBHANALLAH! beautiful pictures from around the world.. our earth is so beautiful, its we humans that are destroying its beauty:(

so many pics of Pakistan so i think i should start with some other place (not my homeland)...:p



THIS IS KUWAIT!!!

Kuwait towers..





salmiya beach





Alkoot



buildings and a mosque

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Endymion
04-03-2012, 01:57 PM
I dont like travel through bus but i like Ching chi so much.I travel through it just once but that was a fun ride :D

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Periwinkle18
04-03-2012, 03:11 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Endymion
I dont like travel through bus but i like Ching chi so much.I travel through it just once but that was a fun ride :D

buh we don't hav tht in karachi rite??

same hea we don't travel through the bus either i just wanted to try it out :p was a really bumpy ride though n the drivers r funny :p
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Endymion
04-03-2012, 04:57 PM
There are plenty of these rickshaw's in my area.The ride makes you feel like you are in a Tanga :)

Drivers are funny :unsure:
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Haya emaan
04-03-2012, 05:18 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Periwinkle18
buh we don't hav tht in karachi rite??
:muddleheav do you really live in karachi...!!! ^o)
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Periwinkle18
04-03-2012, 05:36 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by muslima haya
:muddleheav do you really live in karachi...!!! ^o)
lol OMG really where?? i've neva been on it eva n i havn't seen it n my area ever i've seen the other rickshaw though :hmm:
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Haya emaan
04-03-2012, 05:57 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Periwinkle18
lol OMG really where?? i've neva been on it eva n i havn't seen it n my area ever i've seen the other rickshaw though :hmm:
then let me say you never have been to clifton, gulshan, sadder, johar, north and new karachi, nazimabad etc etc etc^o)...
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Periwinkle18
04-03-2012, 06:02 PM
SOme pics of Hong Kong where i was born :) yayyyy HK live it, love it!! :wub:

the best amusement park eva takes around 2-3 days to visit the whole place, we used to go every eid the best part ws gng to the upper area via cable car and the killer whale show oh and the shark aquariam and all those cool rides!!! didn't get a chance to sit in the water roller coster though :(
Hong kong disneyland isnt tht good...





i think this is some part of the upper division cuz we neva used to stay in the lower division it had all the baby rides :p



harbour cityyyyyyyyyy where we used to go n see the fireworks on new year and chinese new yr :)






chinese garden



the star ferry :) used to love it



The peak u can see all of Hk frm hea :)





ppl go to the peak via the famous tram ride :)




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Snowflake
04-03-2012, 06:13 PM
^talking bout rickshaws, I'm sad to see the diminishing use of tangas. They may not be the fast, but they're great to look at and fully air conditioned lol


So much colour and fun - especially when you have to hold on for dear life on the
slippery plastic covered back seat lol. And the sound of the horses hoofs
when it canters is so therapeutic, especially on balmy summer evenings. Ahhh miss this...




Must include trucks. A truckers pride and joy - awesome to look at on the outside



and the inside...



The detail is amazing



Just WOW! The first time I saw a group of trucks form afar. I thought it was funfair.



just makes you smile...




Even the rickshaw didn't escape from Pakistani's love of all things bright and colourful :statisfie

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Periwinkle18
04-03-2012, 06:14 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by muslima haya

then let me say you never have been to clifton, gulshan, sadder, johar, north and new karachi, nazimabad etc etc etc^o)...
i've been to clifton n saddar neva saw them there...

i rarely go to north or new karachi, actually we go on eid only cuz my parents relatives live there
and i've neva been to johar
thts y im really bad at ways :p
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Periwinkle18
04-03-2012, 06:25 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Snowflake
^talking bout rickshaws, I'm sad to see the diminishing use of tangas. They may not be the fast, but they're great to look at and fully air conditioned lol


So much colour and fun - especially when you have to hold on for dear life on the
slippery plastic covered back seat lol. And the sound of the horses hoofs
when it canters is so therapeutic, especially on balmy summer evenings. Ahhh miss this...



tangaaaaa i've always wanted to sit in one :) my mum used to tell me they used to hav their own tanga n used to go to skool in it, plus i love riding the camels n horses too n they're filled with colourful stuff too :)

paki ppl r creative :)
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جوري
04-03-2012, 07:57 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Periwinkle18
tangaaaaa i've always wanted to sit in one :) my mum used to tell me they used to hav their own tanga n used to go to skool in it, plus i love riding the camels n horses too n they're filled with colourful stuff too :)

paki ppl r creative :)
If you're going to ride a horse I assure you that this isn't the side of it you want to be facing..
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sis muslimah
04-03-2012, 10:08 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Periwinkle18
my mum used to tell me they used to hav their own tanga n used to go to skool in it,
lo i use to go skool in tanga also lol that was like when i was in year one after that it was the rikshaww :p
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Snowflake
04-04-2012, 09:21 AM
In rural Pakistan, cooking is mainly done outdoors. I love it. Sadly, more and more people now have kitchens and the old way of life is slowly but surely dying out. I hope I can visit Pakistan this year and photograph such places before they vanish forever.






Girl churning butter.



My aunty's husband was a farmer and they had fresh milk and butter every morning. I remember her churning
it and then she's cook chapattis and put a huge dollop of buttermilk (makkhan) on it for me. I can still remember the taste.
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ardianto
02-26-2013, 05:57 PM
Mount Bromo and Tengger sand sea, East Java, Indonesia


Morning fog on Tengger sand sea. Mount bromo is the smoked mount in foreground.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bromo


Fog over Tengger sand sea. Wanna ride horse?

img 20121016121219 507cecb3dfdfa 1?w600 - Tengger sand sea.


Hindu temple. The local tribe "Tengger" is a Hindu tribe.


Mount Bromo caldera


Mount Bromo crater.


Stairway to Bromo crater
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Re.TiReD
02-26-2013, 07:15 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Periwinkle18
tangaaaaa i've always wanted to sit in one :)
I went to school for a few months in Pakistan when we went on holiday. We used to go on a tangaa. One day the guy was whipping it so hard that it slipped and almost fell down a steep hill. I was petrified. The poor horse was old and going blind :(
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Jedi_Mindset
02-26-2013, 08:11 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by ardianto
*pics*
Nice pics bro, when i was young i was always fascinated by volcanoes, i remember around 7/8 years ago that i started browsing google earth only for these kind of things :D i even wrote down the names. Bromo is a very famous volcano in Indonesia just like the Merapi.


Pics from my country:



(Ajax stadion in amsterdam)



City where i live nearby(Alkmaar), very famous and some houses even date from few hundred years back. Anyone who has been in Amsterdam would remember such scenes.


Tullips even though they are turkish they are massively grown here



Amsterdam



Also made in amsterdam most likely made in the south or center.



Mills in Holland very famous



Rotterdam harbor, one of the biggest in the world, atleast in the top 10.



Schiphol amsterdam.



Amsterdam
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ardianto
02-27-2013, 12:23 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Jedi_Mindset

Old man ask a Dutch boy
"Can you mention letters in alphabet ?"
"Yes, I can. ABCDEFGHIJNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.
"That's incomplete. Where are the KLM ?"
"Fly everywhere in the world !"


Nice pics, bro. Thank you very much. In Indonesia we call Holland as "land of windmill".

By the way, pictures from Holland remind me to my grandpa and grandma from my mother side, they spoke Dutch fluently. Indonesia formerly "Dutch East Indie", a colony of Dutch, remember?.
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sister herb
02-27-2013, 06:04 AM
Finland



Yes yes we live in the forest.

:D
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sister herb
02-27-2013, 06:06 AM
And we have thousands of lakes.

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Jedi_Mindset
02-27-2013, 06:15 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by sister harb
And we have thousands of lakes.

Finland has around 50,000 lakes right?
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sister herb
02-27-2013, 07:34 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Jedi_Mindset
Finland has around 50,000 lakes right?
Not 50 000 but 200 000 lakes. And a lot of little lakes too. Ponds are about 3 millions.

:D

In here all people know how to swim.
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Innocent Soul
02-27-2013, 03:03 PM
^ Wherever you live, you should thank Allah for it. Our world is really beautiful. There are many places that are really horrible but we should always see the [positive side.

"So which of Allah’s favours will you deny?" [Quran Surah Al-Rahman 55:13]




Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India



Khajjar, Himachal Pradesh



Karakash River,Kashmir.





Amer Fort,Jaipur



Skiing , Shimla
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Jedi_Mindset
02-27-2013, 03:13 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by ardianto
Old man ask a Dutch boy
"Can you mention letters in alphabet ?"
"Yes, I can. ABCDEFGHIJNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.
"That's incomplete. Where are the KLM ?"
"Fly everywhere in the world !"


Nice pics, bro. Thank you very much. In Indonesia we call Holland as "land of windmill".

By the way, pictures from Holland remind me to my grandpa and grandma from my mother side, they spoke Dutch fluently. Indonesia formerly "Dutch East Indie", a colony of Dutch, remember?.
Yes it was, good that indonesia became independent, the dutchies did some nasty stuff there. You dont have to tell me about colonization bro, infact its still going on today. Still a other subject though and not related to this thread.

The indonesians were the first one who migrated to holland and hence islam started to spread slowly here.
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Periwinkle18
02-27-2013, 06:49 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Innocent Soul
^ Wherever you live, you should thank Allah for it. Our world is really beautiful. There are many places that are really horrible but we should always see the [positive side.

"So which of Allah’s favours will you deny?" [Quran Surah Al-Rahman 55:13]




Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India



Khajjar, Himachal Pradesh



Karakash River,Kashmir.





Amer Fort,Jaipur



Skiing , Shimla
simply beautiful :)

I've heard Kashmir is beautiful
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Pure Purple
02-28-2013, 02:07 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Innocent Soul
^ Wherever you live, you should thank Allah for it. Our world is really beautiful. There are many places that are really horrible but we should always see the [positive side.
I was expecting you would post photo of Char Minar :p:
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sister herb
05-25-2013, 11:29 AM
Waiting more pics.

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GuestFellow
05-29-2013, 12:34 PM



This is Britain. Ugh I hate the city but I hate rural areas too.
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zAk
05-29-2013, 01:15 PM
Today:



format_quote Originally Posted by Pure Purple
I was expecting you would post photo of Char Minar :p:


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GuestFellow
05-29-2013, 01:19 PM
^ I got a headache looking at that.
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Periwinkle18
05-29-2013, 05:26 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by zAk
Today:




Beautiful MashaAllah :) n other weathers looks awesome no??
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GuestFellow
05-29-2013, 05:26 PM
^ Ugh I hate that kind of weather. I like rain.
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Periwinkle18
05-29-2013, 05:29 PM
Everybody likes rain that's booin nothing new :D

Its cool wen its all cloudy...
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glo
05-29-2013, 06:01 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by GuestFellow
Ugh I hate that kind of weather. I like rain.
Are you in the UK, GuestFellow? If not, you'd love it here right now!! LOL
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GuestFellow
05-29-2013, 06:03 PM
Yup it's raining. Love the rain. No one leaves their house which allows me to have the entire city to myself.
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nila11
05-31-2013, 08:36 AM
All picture is very nice, but I am searching for picture of Nanga Parbat and Swat Valley if anyone has it so post it because that area had biggest part of our home land beauty.
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Periwinkle18
05-31-2013, 11:52 AM
i've been to the swat valley its beautiful :)
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Periwinkle18
05-31-2013, 12:18 PM




jheel saiful malook swat (its beautiful, the best part was sliding on the ice)
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sis muslimah
04-06-2016, 02:32 PM
It looks so beautiful subhanallah. I have always wanted to visit this lake but so far never got a chance. Inshallah one day :)
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sis muslimah
04-06-2016, 02:33 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Periwinkle18
Everybody likes rain that's booin nothing new :D

Its cool wen its all cloudy...
Everyone in my family thinks im weird because I like the grey depressing weather as they like to call it :D
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