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The Monument rock pillar and township beyond

The Monument rock pillar and township beyond. The township was built in the late 1990s to house workers at the open-cut Phosphate Hill mine nearby. South of Mount Isa, Standish Range, North Queensland, Australia

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Ait Ben Haddou, a fortified city or ksar dating from the 17th century

Ait Ben Haddou, a fortified city or ksar dating from the 17th century, mostly empty, the majority of its population living in a more modern village on this side of the Ounila River. Souss-Massa-Draa region, Morocco

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Abandoned cement works that operated between 1900 and 1995

Abandoned cement works that operated between 1900 and 1995, providing raw materials from its own quarries and making world-quality cement. The first cement works in Australia led to the establishment and naming of the town of Portland. The industrial landscape is regarded as important heritage for the State, as a long-term, single-industry town. Portland near Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia

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