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98 Countries Visited by
Talaat Qureshi

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The country number is the order of the visits
Only legal visits are counted
Multiple visits during one trip count as a single visit
Airport transit stops (including USA which has no transit facilities) are not counted as visits
Country of residence (United Kingdom) is not included

Number	Country	When Visited	Location	Description
98	Qatar	2019	Doha Corniche	The Corniche by night.
97	Kuwait	2019	Kuwait City Mubarakiya Souq	Shop selling dates.
96	Israel / Palestine Including the Palestinian territories of the West Bank	2019	Jerusalem [Old City] Citadel	View of the Dome of the Rock and the Church of Mary Magdelane.
95	Jordan	2019	Jerash Forum	The oval Forum viewed in 2019 overlooked by the modern city.
94	Canada	2019	Toronto Inuit Art Gallery	"Legend of the Blind Man and the Bear" by Pootoogook, 1959.
93	Iceland	2017	Reykjavik Hellgrimskirkja	The tower dominates Hellgrimskirkja.
92	Andorra	2016	Pas de la Casa	Glaciated mountains.
91	Brunei	2016	Bander Seri Begawan Kampong Air	Kampon Tamoi Mosque overlooks the water village.
90	Lebanon	2015	Bekaa Valley Baalbek Temple of Jupiter	The Temple of Jupiter.
89	Ireland	2015	Dublin General Post Office	The General Post Office is the scene of the 1916 Uprising.
88	Greece	2014	Thessaloniki	The sea front.
87	Kosovo	2014	Pristina Nene Tereza	Statue of Skenderbej, national hero of Albanians
86	Malta	2014	Mdina Natural History Museum	Ammonite fossil.
85	Liechtenstein	2013	Balzers	The wide valley around Balzers.
84	Australia	2012	Sydney Opera House	The Sydney Opera House.
83	Armenia	2011	Khor Virap	The Monastery of Khor Virap with Mount Ararat across the border in Turkey.
82	Georgia	2011	Tbilisi Old City (Georgia)	A group of churches in the Old City.
81	Azerbaijan	2011	Baku Palace of the Shirvanshahs	The Flame Tower from the palace which is built on the highest point of the old city.
80	Ethiopia	2011	Gondar Debre Berhan Selassie Church	The main entrance used by priests.
79	Bahrain	2010	Manama	The Yateen Mosque in central Manama reflected in a modern glass building.
78	Iran	2010	Tehran Bazaar	Man working on a Persian carpet in a shop.
77	Hungary	2009	Budapest Parliament Building	The upper chamber of the Parliament Building.
76	Romania	2009	Transylvania Brasov	The historic centre of the Transylvanian city of Brasov.
75	Moldova	2009	Cricova	Large oak barrels for maturing wine at the underground city of Cricova.
74	Ukraine	2009	Pyrohovo	Autumn colours and traditional thatched buildings at Pyrohovo near Kiev.
73	China	2009 2012	Shaanxi Imperial Tombs Tomb of Qin Shi Huang	The front line.
72	Monaco	2009	Monaco La Condamine	The port of Monaco is overlooked by the densely packed buildings of La Condamine.
71	Uzbekistan	2008	Bukhara Char Minar	The Char Minar (1807) was a gatehouse, later converted to a madressa.
70	Tajikistan	2008	Pamir Plain Murghab	Sheep grazing near Murghab.
69	Kyrgyzstan	2008	Song Kol	Summer encampment of yurts at Song Kol.
68	Kazakhstan	2008	Almaty Monument to Independence	The Golden Man at the Monument to Independence is a symbol of the country.
67	United Arab Emirates	2008	Dubai Bastakia	The House of Sheikh Saeed al-Maktoum with its many wind cooling towers.
66	Yemen	2008	Kawkaban	View of Shibam and Thilla from Jebel Kawkaban.
65	Oman	2008	Muscat Old City (Oman) Royal Palace	The Royal Palace is a unique building.
64	Serbia	2006 2014	Belgrade Nicola Tesla Museum	Electrical demonstration at the Nicola Tesla Museum.
63	Montenegro	2006	Budvar	The old walled town on the coast of Montenegro.
62	Albania	2006	Berati Mangalem	Ottoman houses on a hillside.
61	North Macedonia Previously known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	2006 2014	Mavrovo	Mavrovo National Park.
60	Bulgaria	2006	Veliko Tarnovo	Veliko Tarnovo is set on a gorge. It was the former capital of the country.
59	Turkey	2006	Termessos	The theatre at Termessos is set in spectacular mountains.
58	Lithuania	2005	Vilnius Old City	Curved narrow street.
57	Latvia	2005	Riga	1940s style cafe.
56	Russia	2005 2008	St Petersburg Hermitage Museum	The green and gold Winter Palace dominates Palace Square in St Petersburg. It was home of the tzars between 1762 and 1917.
55	Finland	2005	Porvoo	Wooden houses along the river.
54	Estonia	2005	Tallinn Toompea	View of the lower old town of Tallinn from Toompea Hill.
53	Tunisia	2004	El Jem	The colosseum in El Jem was the third largest in the Roman world with a capacity of 30,000.
52	Tanzania	2001	Serengeti	Maasai Giraffe.
51	Kenya	2001	Amboseli National Park	Mount Kilimanjaro overlooking Amboseli National Park and a lone elephant.
50	Zambia	2001	Mosi-o-Tunya (Zambia)	The magnificent Mosi-o-Tunya (also known as Victoria Falls).
49	Zimbabwe	2001	Zambezi River (Zimbabwe)	Sunset on the Zambezi River.
48	South Africa	2001	Cape of Good Hope Boulders	Nesting African Penguin with chick.
47	Bosnia Hercegovina	2000 2014	Sarajevo	The old town has a Turkish feel.
46	Croatia	2000 2006 2014	Split Diocletian Palace	Old city of Split is centred on the Roman era palace of Diocletian, built in 300 AD.
45	Slovenia	2000 2006	Ljubljana	The famous Triple Bridge in Ljubljana.
44	Austria	2000 2011 2013	Vienna Hofburg Palace Museum of Musical Instruments	Violin owned by Johanne Strauss.
43	Slovakia	2000	Bratislava Castle	Bratislava Castle dates from the 15th century and sits 100m above the River Danube.
42	Poland	2000 2005	Krakow	The 16th century Cloth Hall in Rynek Glowny, the main square in old Krakow.
41	Czech Republic	2000 2013	Prague Staromestske Namesti	The beautiful astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall dates from 1410.
40	Portugal	1999	Evora	The Ossuary Chapel in the Church of Sao Fransisco (in Evora) lined with the bones of thousands of people.
39	Uruguay	1998	Fray Bentos El Anglo Museum	The El Anglo Museum is on the site of the old British meat packing factory.
38	Paraguay	1998	Itagua	A sample of beautiful Nanduti lace from the village of Itagua.
37	Argentina	1998 2019	Los Missiones San Ignacio Mini	Detail from the gate of the ruined Jesuit mission.
36	Brazil	1998	Amazon	Settlement on the banks of the Amazon, the world's longest river (6275km).
35	Venezuela	1998	Los Llanos	Piranha fishing.
34	Norway	1997	Central Norway	Norway's wild central plateau.
33	Sweden	1997	Skansen	Skansen, an open-air folk museum near Stockholm.
32	Denmark Including the Faroe Islands	1997 2015	Roskilde Roskilde Cathedral	The organ.
31	India	1995	Uttar Pradesh Agra Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb	The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah is the oldest Moghul tomb made entirely of marble.
30	Belize	1995	Belize City	Waiting for the bus outside a shop.
29	Guatemala	1995	Lake Atitlan	Toliman Volcano (3158m) over Lake Atitlan.
28	El Salvador	1995	Cojutepeque	A stall selling pupusas, tortillas filled with cheese.
27	Honduras	1995	Western Hills	Busy bar in the western hills.
26	Nicaragua	1995	Lake Nicaragua Ometepe Island Moyagalpa	Moyagalpa is a small lakeside village.
25	Costa Rica	1995	Arenal	Rural scene with Arenal Volcano (1633m) erupting.
24	Panama	1995	Panama Canal	Ship passing through the canal.
23	Colombia	1995	San Agustin Archaeological Park	The 3rd Century tomb at Mesita A has a central guard flanked by two warriors.
22	Ecuador	1995	Cuenca	Ortega's Panama hat factory. The hats originated in Ecuador and were made famous during the building of the Panama Canal.
21	Peru	1995	Machu Picchu	Machu Picchu is set in front of the peak, Huayna Picchu, 300m higher.
20	Bolivia	1994	Central Highlands (Bolivia)	Llamas are adapted for life on the highlands at 3500m.
19	Chile	1994 2019	Easter Island Rano Raraku	Moai in Rano Raraku Crater.
18	San Marino	1994 2016	San Marino	San Marino is Europe's oldest republic.
17	Vatican City	1994	Vatican Museum	The Vatican Museum, previously a palace.
16	Italy	1994 2014 2016	Florence Ponte Vecchio	The River Arno and the 14th Century Ponte Vecchio.
15	Indonesia	1992 2016	Java Jogjakarta Kraton	Vocalists with a Gamalan orchestra.
14	Malaysia	1992	Cameron Highlands	Tea plantations.
13	Singapore	1992	Singapore Raffles Hotel	Doorman.
12	Germany	1992 2013	Cologne Cologne Cathedral	A view of central Cologne, dominated by the cathedral.
11	Netherlands	1992	Amsterdam	Canal scene.
10	Luxembourg	1992	Luxembourg	Cobbled streets in the old city.
9	Belgium	1992	Brussels Grand Square	The Grand Square is the centre of Brussels.
8	Mexico	1991 1995	Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Moon	View from the pyramid.
7	United States of America	1991 2017	Arizona Navajo Nation Monument Valley Tribal Park	View of the Three Buttes in late afternoon.
6	Switzerland	1991	Geneva	View over Geneva, the largest city in the French speaking region of the country.
5	France	1991 2005 2009 2012 2014 2016	Paris	Misty view over Paris, the capital of France, dominated by the Eiffel Tower.
4	Morocco	1990	Tangiers Medina	Seated man in traditional dress.
3	Gibraltar	1990	The Rock	A Barbary Ape, the most famous animal on the Rock.
2	Spain	1990 1999 2016	Ronda	The town of Ronda sits on a steep 130m high outcrop.
1	Pakistan	1984-88	Lahore	Preparing sweets for a wedding.

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