The pool of blood and the city of death... Strange destinations to visit

Weird destinations, yes, they are strange and suspicious destinations, but you should definitely visit them, and although naming them seems a bit suspicious, visiting them is a different pleasure from those places we used to travel to.

Different from nature and contrary to the ordinary, this is what distinguishes what we can call exotic and exciting destinations for many lovers of travel and adventures

Let's discover together these destinations and countries that enjoy this strange strangeness

Socotra Island

The Socotra archipelago is located between the Arabian Sea and the Gordavoy Channel, and it belongs to the State of Yemen. Socotra Island is one of the strangest places in the world, as it is an oasis of biodiversity. Socotra Island has more than 700 breeds that are not found anywhere else in the world. It also contains many types of animals, birds and reptiles. The birds became endangered due to the entry of wild cats to the island. Most of the island's inhabitants congregate on the main island of Socotra, while a few lived in the rest of the archipelago.

Stone Forest - China

The Stone Forest, or the Shilin Forest, as the Chinese call it, is one of the strangest places in the world. It is a geological wonder that is unlike anything else. The forest is located in Yunnan Province, Kunming Province, China. It has a semi-tropical climate. Stone Forest consists of limestone that has been carved by water through different geological ages. The forest stretches over an area of ​​350 kilometers by 140 miles, and is divided into seven regions. The Stone Forest contains caves and valleys, in addition to streams and waterfalls, as well as a group of rare plants and some endangered birds and animals.

Crystal Cave

One of the strangest places in the world is the Cave of Crystals, where the cave is filled with huge selenite crystals and crystals that may reach more than ten feet in length and weigh more than 50 tons. Not many people can enter it due to the large size of the crystals blocking the roads. Temperatures inside the cave reach 136 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity exceeds 90%. Cave of Crystals is located in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Machu Picchu town

The Inca civilization built Machu Picchu in the fifteenth century, between two mountains of the Andes mountain range. The city rises 2280 meters above sea level, on the brink of two cliffs surrounded by a 600-meter gradient covered with dense forests. Machu Picchu is known as the Hanging Garden, because it is built on top of a steep mountain. The entire city is built of large stones stacked on top of each other without any installation tools, making it one of the strangest places in the world. It also includes many gardens, arcades, luxurious buildings and palaces, in addition to canals, irrigation channels and bathing pools. Gardens and streets of different heights are linked to each other by stone stairs. Some consider the city of Machu Picchu to be a city characterized by its religious character, due to the presence of many temples and holy shrines.

Russian city of death

The most exotic destinations you can hear about in the world that you will hear about is the city of death or the city of Dargaves as the Russians call it in their language. It is a small village built inside a mountain in Russia, and it takes 3 hours to reach it in foggy weather and narrow and rugged roads. The village is distinguished by the fact that all the village buildings are covered with a large group of small white buildings that look like tombs inside the tombs. The reason for calling the village the city of death is that the buildings have a roof in the form of a coffin in which the city’s residents bury their loved ones and relatives, and the higher the number of the dead, the higher the dome of the building in which they are buried. It is also from the traditions and customs of the village since the 16th century, that each person must have his own shrine. In the past, the village was used as a cemetery for the city, so if a person lost all his relatives, he had to go to the city of death to spend the rest of his life and wait for death there. There is a legend that says that all visitors to the city of death will not come out alive and die and be buried there.

Blood Pool Hot Spring - Japan

The blood pool hot spring is located on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The pool of blood consists of nine springs containing hot water and the color of red. Water acquired its red color from the concentration of iron in it. The spring is considered one of the strangest places in the world, and it is not possible to bathe in it, but it enjoys its picturesque landscape surrounded by heights, green trees and the beauty of nature. It is also surrounded by a concrete iron fence to protect tourists from standing on it.

Danxia Territory in China

Danxia is a landform of beautifully rainbow colored mountains. It is one of the most beautiful and strange places in the world. The colored terrain was called Danxia, ​​after Mount Danxia, ​​which is located in one of the Chinese provinces where the colored lands are located. It is a unique type of colorful rock geomorphology and is characterized by strips of red sedimentary rocks on steep slopes. The Danxia lands look like the karst terrain that forms in limestone areas, and it has been known as pseudo karst because it is made of sand and conglomerates. And the natural factors are still carving and shaping the Danxia lands over the past five hundred thousand years, which led to an average height of 0.87 meters every 10000 years. While the rock walls of Danxia are made of red sandstone, water flows down through the fissures, eroding the sedimentary rocks.