The Memphis area was originally inhabited by the Chickasaw Indians. It was then explored by Europeans, first by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1540.In 1680, a French expedition led by Ren Robert Cavelier de La Salle built Fort Prud'homme, the site of the current Memphis.
The city of Kashgar is located west of the Taklamakan Desert in the foothills of the Tian Shan. The oasis of Kashgar is located at the intersection of roads north and south that bypass the desert of Taklamakan.
The single administrative entity bearing the official name of Tibet. "Tibet" is the current autonomous region of Tibet in China.
Spain, is a country in Southeastern Europe and the West which occupies most of the Iberian Peninsula.
The Nan is a river in Thailand. One of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River, where it empties in Nakhon Sawan, after 627 km course. Its watershed has an area of 57,947 sq. km.