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The Inland Customs Line, incorporating the Great Hedge of India (or Indian Salt Hedge [1]), was a customs barrier built by the British colonial rulers of India to prevent smuggling of salt from coastal regions in order to avoid the substantial salt tax. The customs line was begun under the East India Company and continued into direct British rule.
Housing in India varies from palaces of erstwhile maharajas, to modern apartment buildings in big cities, to tiny huts in far-flung villages. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative [ 1 ] finds that India is doing 60.9% of what should be possible at its level of income for the right to housing .
New villages (Chinese: 新村; pinyin: Xīncūn; Malay: Kampung baru), also known as Chinese new villages (Chinese: 华人新村; pinyin: Huárén Xīncūn, Malay: Kampung baru Cina), were internment camps created during the waning days of British rule in Malaysia.
The line between Tanah Abang and Rangkasbitung was formally opened on 1 October 1899. The track between Tanah Abang and Serpong was electrified in 1991 and completed in 1992. [ 2 ] In 2009, railway track between Serpong and Parungpanjang has been fully electrified. [ 3 ]
Patwon Ji Ki Haveli, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. A haveli is a traditional townhouse, mansion, or manor house, in the Indian subcontinent, usually one with historical and architectural significance, and located in a town or city.
Tanah Tinggi residential neighborhood, just to the east of Pasar Senen, was one of the major housing initiatives planned by the Jakarta city government in the 1950s. In 1951, 25 hectares of land were designated for housing in Tanah Tinggi. In the 1960s, the residential area had been established. [1]
Gua Musang Town. Gua Musang (Kelantanese: Guo Musey; Jawi: ڬوا موسڠ) is a town, district and parliamentary constituency in southern Kelantan, Malaysia.It is the largest district in Kelantan.
Bidar is one of India's oldest military air bases, serves as a training school for Air Force pilots, and is the home of the Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team (SKAT). In pursuance of the long-pending demand for a civilian airport in Bidar, the Indian Air Force agreed to allow commercial flight operations, with a civilian terminal built in 2008-09 ...