Top 10 World's longest train journeys

10. Blue Train: Pretoria to Cape Town (South Africa)

Spot wild game on the savannah from the windows of South Africa’s famously decadent Blue Train, which crosses the country in just over a day. Traveling from Pretoria to Cape Town, the train is more like a fast-moving luxury hotel, with butler service, Cuban cigars, and gourmet dinners. But the main attraction is the view of the country’s spectacular farmlands, forests and vineyards. 

Distance 994 miles

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9. Eastern and Oriental Express: Bangkok (Thailand) to Singapore

The classic route for this train, which was inspired by Shanghai Express, the 1932 film starring Marlene Dietrich, is the 1,255-mile journey from Bangkok to Singapore (or vice versa), with stops at the Bridge on the River Kwai and Penang (the jewel of the Orient).

Distance 1,355 miles

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8. The Ghan: Darwin to Adelaide (Australia)

Australia’s red centre is one of the most spectacular wildernesses in the world, and the Ghan is unquestionably the most comfortable way to see it. The train runs through the heart of the country: between the south coast at Adelaide and the north coast at Darwin, taking two nights and three days. It is named after the Afghans who helped to open up the Australian interior on camels imported from India. From Alice, as the locals call it, you can visit the world’s largest monolith, Uluru, or Ayers Rock. 

Distance 1,851 miles

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7. Paris-Moscow Express: Paris (France) to Moscow (Russia)

The longest trans-European route heads east from the French capital’s Gare de l’Est and arrives at the Russian capital’s Bielowruskaia station two days later, taking in some of the continent’s major cities on the way. You’ll pass through Belarus so will need a Belarus transit visa, as well as the one you need to enter Russia.

Distance 1,998 miles

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6. Vivek Express: Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari (India)

This 82-hour trip on the weekly Vivek Express is the longest train journey in India. It traverses the length of the country from the far north-east to its southern tip at an average speed of 32mph. Take plenty to read and drink lots of chai.

Distance 2,633 miles

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5. Indian Pacific: Sydney to Perth (Australia)

Over the course of four days and three nights, the Indian Pacific – the longest stretch of straight railway track in the world – traverses the width of Australia. You’ll experience the barren expanse of the Nullarbor and the forests and waterfalls of the Blue Mountains and every goldmine, ghost town and grapevine in between.

Distance 2,704 miles

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4. California Zephyr: Emeryville (San Francisco) to Chicago

Taking a little more than two days, this is one of the longest and arguably the most scenic rail journey in the United States and covers the trail of the pioneers, taking in the Colorado River, the Rockies, and the Sierra Nevada range; you can jump off at Reno if you’ve had enough natural beauty.

Distance 2,438 miles

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3. Shanghai to Lhasa (China)

From the global financial hub of Shanghai, west to the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, on the Tibetan Plateau, this train heads into the plains of deepest central China, through the former imperial capital of Xi’an, before rising through the mountains to reach Tibet. Scenic highlights include the glacier at Tangula Mountain, which also boasts the highest train line in the world, at 5,072m, and Cuona Lake.

Distance 2,717 miles

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2. The Canadian: Toronto to Vancouver (Canada)

There’s no Wi-Fi on ViaRail’s transcontinental jaunt, so be prepared for hours of watching the scenery. Luckily, what you’ll see – snow-capped Rocky Mountains, the forest of the Canadian Shield, and the rest of Canada’s strikingly empty landscape — is breathtaking. The ride is further enhanced by comfortable sleeper cars and the chance of seeing moose, deer, and even bears from the windows. Distance 2,775 miles

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1. Trans-Siberian: Moscow to Vladivostok (Russia)

The longest rail journey in the world starts in Moscow and ends in Vladivostok. The train crosses several time zones and in addition to the endless birch trees of Siberia the scenery includes the Ural mountains and Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in the world. A popular alternative is the Trans-Mongolian travelling from Moscow to Beijing via Ulan Bator (7826km/4862 miles). Another variation is the Trans-Manchurian: Moscow to Beijing via Harbin in China (8984km/5582 miles). Distance 5,753 miles

Top 10 Biggest Houses in the World.

10. Pensmore – Highlandville, Missouri – 72,215 square feet.

While most people build huge houses to boost their social status or show off with their purchase power and their extravagant tastes in terms of design and aesthetics, this one guy named Steven Huff decided to build one for proving something else. Something a lot more different than most would expect.
Steven Huff is an astrophysicist and former CIA officer and his plans for the huge mansion is to prove that a house can be, oh well… bullet, bomb, earthquake, fire, tornado, hurricane and pretty much everything proof.
The construction works began back in 2008, but its future is still unclear. The latest news are that the owner wants it torn down and rebuilt from scratch because it’s not as strong as he wished it, blaming the construction company for that.

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9. The One – Bel-Air, California – 74,000 square feet.

Imagined and built by film producer and real estate developer Nile Niami, the 74,000 sq ft property in Bel Air, California, nicknamed “The One”, will – when finished – be the most expensive house in America. The price of this modern beauty rises to the astounding sum of $500 million.

Too much? Probably. Too large? Depends on who you’re asking. Too ostentatious? Well, the answer is the same, it depends who you’re asking. But what’s certain is that the house will have almost all the amenities you can think of, including – but not limiting to – a 5,000 sq ft master bedroom, an Imax-style theater, four swimming pools, a garage for no less than 30 cars and a 8,500 sq ft night club.

With 20 bedrooms and 30 bathrooms and a specialy designed jellyfish room, The One seems more like a party house used for all kinds of events rather than a true home.

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8. Villa Leopolda – The French Riviera – 80,000 square feet.

Constructed between 1929 and 1931 by the American architect Ogden Codman Jr. and belonging to the Brazilian billionaire Lily Safra until 2008 when she finally sold it to a Russian oligarch, Villa Leopolda is a history book in itself. Situated in the French Riviera, it first belonged to King Leopold II of Belgium who built it as a gift for his mistress Blanche Zélia Joséphine Delacroix.

The 80,000 sq ft property was even used as a military hospital during the arduous World War I. Nowadays, the huge villa is thought to be among the most expensive Europe homes, evaluated at around a little more than $500 million. The property boasts two guest houses with a total of 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, immense gardens and probably the best beach front on the whole continent.

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7. La Reverie – Palm Beach, Florida – 84,626 square feet.

Purchased for a modest $4.5 million back in 1995, La Reverie is the largest celebrity residence in Palm Beach, Florida and number 7 around the globe. It looks a bit like a house rendering in this photo, but trust us, it’s pretty massive. Beyond comfortable living, its current owners also use it also to host charity events and concerts.

La Reverie was built by Sydell Miller, the owner of Matrix Essentials hair product company. The location couldn’t have been better, since Palm Beach attracts all the rich and famous. Which is a good thing when you want to sell huge mansions for grand sums.

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6. Modern Versailles – Windermere, Florida – 90,000 square feet.

Situated in Orange County, Florida, the Versailles mega mansion belongs to Jaqueline and David Siegel, the CEO of Westgate Resorts. The huge estate was so long under construction that at some point, the couple went close to losing the immense house.
With a 8,000 sq ft master bedroom and over 30 bathrooms, 15 bedrooms, 11 kitchens and 6 swimming pools, the behemoth drew a lot of attention and was featured on several documentaries, the most famous one being The Queen of Versailles.

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5. Witanhurst – London, England – 90,000 square feet.

Witanhurst is the second largest residential estate in London after the Buckingham Palace. It was designed by architect George Hubbard and built between 1913 and 1920, incorporating part of the former Parkfield estate that stood on the massive property.
The 90,000 sq ft estate comprises of all the modern amenities one could wish for, such as a swimming pool with sauna room and gym, a movie theater, massage parlor and plenty of parking space. The owner? It seems to be the Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev, who bought it in 2008 for nearly $64 million.

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4. Safra Mansion – Sao Paulo, Brazil – 117,000 square feet.

Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Safra Mansion reminds a little bit of the Villa Leopolda in the French Riviera, who was owned by Lily Safra and her husband Edmond, a renowned banker who died in a suspect fire at his mansion in Monaco back in 1999.
The Safra Mansion is an enormous 117,000 sq ft estate boasting no less than 130 rooms, indoor and outdoor pools and it’s surrounded by a high wall. What’s inside is not known to many, because the Safra family members like to keep to themselves. They are known to have several super expensive properties around the world.

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3. Biltmore Estate – Asheville, North Carolina – 178,926 square feet.

The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina is considered the largest private residence in the United States, and it’s no wonder with its 178,926 sq ft of splendid surroundings. Finished back in 1895, its architecture completes the beauty of the mountainous landscape in the area.
Unlike most other private mansions of the world, the Biltmore Estate comes with a twist. In 1930, it was open to the public, offering accommodation in its Village Hotel or the property’s four star Inn, plus gourmet foods and their own wine.
Owned by the railroad and shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, Biltmore Estate’s main house has a chateau-like charm and no less than 250 rooms. Add to that 43 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces, a bowling alley, a 23,000 book library and a huge indoor swimming pool plus all the modern amenities you can dream of and you’ve got one of the best houses in the world. Or, to avoid being subjective, one of the largest.

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2. Antilia – Mumbai, India – 400,000 square feet.

While most people build themselves large mansions, one particular capitalist in India decided to build himself a personal skyscraper. The Indian pharmaceutical magnate Mukesh Ambani is the owner of Antilla, a 27 story 550 foot tall building in the heart of Mumbai, India.
With a total surface of 400,000 sq ft, it’s the second largest private residence in the world right now and took over $1 billion to be constructed. But that probably wasn’t too much for the owner, who is India’s richest man after all, with a net worth exceeding $30 billion.
The building boasts a unique architecture, with each floor designed differently and using different materials. The entire building was constructed with Vastu shastra as the central philosophy in mind, which is a traditional Hindu art of building houses. Every floor has its own purpose, from car garages to spa’s, gym’s and indoor pools and even a helipad on top.

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1. Istana Nurul Iman Palace – Brunei – 2.15 million square feet.

What could the largest house in the world be if not a huge luxurious palace? The official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, Istana Nurul Iman Palace is by far the world’s biggest home with its 2.15 million square feet of space.
Boasting no less than 1,788 rooms and 257 bathrooms, a 110 car garage, horse stables, banquet hall, swimming pools and even a mosque that can gather 1,500 people, the palace is sure to impress a lot of people.
Called the Palace of Faith Light, it was designed in 1984 by Leandro V. Locsin and constructed by the Filipino firm, Ayala International. And since most of you might be curious about the cost of such a mesmerizing home, it rises to a whooping $1.4 billion.

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Top 10 Hospitals in U.A.E.

10. Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai

Located in Dubai Healthcare City, Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, is the first overseas branch of Moorfields London, the oldest eye hospital in the world. Moorfields Dubai delivers the same exceptional standard of diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases which restrict eyesight and even cause blindness. Your eyesight is very precious, if you or any of your family have any concerns, please contact us today as early detection and treatment can prevent more lasting and serious consequences.

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9. Gulf Medical College Hospital & Research Centre Ajman Multispeciality General Hospital

The first Thumbay Hospital, affiliated to GMU, was inaugurated in Ajman on 17 October 2002 by H.H.Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, as the first teaching hospital in the private sector in UAE. Today, Thumbay Hospital is considered as one of the largest private healthcare provider in the region, catering to patients from over 175 nationalities and having staff from over 20 nationalities, speaking over 50 languages. The hospital network has extended its services through its hospitals in Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah in the UAE as well as in Hyderabad - India. Thumbay Hospital - Ajman is the first private and constituent teaching hospital of GMU with a capacity of 250 beds. It has the following departments: Accident & Emergency, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Clinical Nutrition, Dental Centre, Dermatology, ENT, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Insurance, Internal Medicine, Laboratory Services, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic, Patient Affairs, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics & Neonatology, Physical Therapy, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Radiology, Urology.

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8. Al Zahra Private Hospital

Al Zahra Hospital Sharjah was established in 1981. This is the first and the largest private general hospital in the UAE. Both inpatient and outpatient treatment is of an international standard, and is backed by the latest radiology and laboratory facilities. At Al Zahra Hospital, the development of a personal relationship between the patient and doctor is of fundamental importance. This philosophy, combined with the easy accessibility of our senior medical staff for advice and discussion, makes Al Zahra a more caring hospital. Patient care is our primary concern. The facilities, therefore, remain under constant review to incorporate the latest techniques and equipment to ensure consistently high standards. Noted for their professional expertise, our staff are carefully selected and have had valuable experience in major hospitals overseas. Many of our senior nurses are recruited from the United Kingdom. The hospital also offers a wide range of health care schemes, from maternity to comprehensive medical check-ups, as well as specially designed cost-effective packages for companies and institutions. For further information, please contact the Marketing & Public Relations Department.

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7. Mediclinic Middle East (EHL HealthCare Management Services)

Mediclinic Middle East is part of Mediclinic International, a private hospital group with three operating platforms in Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia), Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, and a 29.9% shareholding in Spire Healthcare, a UK-based healthcare group with 38 hospitals. During February 2016, Mediclinic International combined with Al Noor Hospitals Group, with operations mainly in Abu Dhabi, to create an enlarged Mediclinic group now boasting 75 hospitals and 29 clinics. Mediclinic Middle East operates six hospitals and 23 clinics in the United Arab Emirates, with more than 700 inpatient beds. Mediclinic puts science at the heart of its care approach, focusing on providing the best possible facilities with international-standard technology, backed-up by sound medical expertise and the empathy of its nursing staff.

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6. Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) is located in Abu Dhabi City.The flagship institution for the public health system in Abu Dhabi, SKMC has several centers of excellence and provides comprehensive services in all healthcare disciplines relevant to the needs of the community. SKMC is the largest hospital in the UAE, consisting of a 586-bed tertiary hospital, 14 outpatient specialty clinics, and the Abu Dhabi Blood Bank, all of which are accredited by the Joint Commission International. SKMC is also accredited as a Cycle IV Chest Pain Center with Primary Angioplasty Intervention, having been the first outside the USA to achieve Cycle III recognition and only the 12th worldwide to do so. It is also accredited by the College of American Pathologists for its Main Laboratory and the Abu Dhabi Blood Bank. SKMC also manages a 125-bed Behavioral Sciences Pavilion and an Urgent Care Center.

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5. Tawam Hospital

Tawam Hospital is the recognized referral center for oncology in the UAE and a teaching medical center in the city of Al Ain with 440 beds, outpatient clinics and facilities including over 92 specialty clinics. Tawam Hospital is part of the SEHA Health System owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE. The hospital is managed by Johns Hopkins Medicine and is also a certified Baby Friendly Hospital.

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4. Zulekha Hospital

The Zulekha Healthcare Group found its roots in 1964 when its creator Dr. Zulekha Daud moved from her native India to Sharjah, UAE in order to pursue her dream of serving people in need and offer affordable medical facilities to all. From a young medical graduate to a practicing physician serving patients from all walks of life, Dr. Zulekha soon became a household name. After years of dedicated service, Zulekha Hospital was established in Sharjah in 1992. It started off as a 30-bed hospital with basic facilities for Gynecology, Obstetrics, Surgery, Medicine and Pediatrics. Today the Zulekha Healthcare Group includes two multidisciplinary hospitals in Dubai and Sharjah as well as one diagnostic centre, three UAE medical centres and three pharmacies. The Group has contributed richly in recent years to set benchmarks in continuing medical education programmes for the entire Gulf region with its consistent interactive workshops and seminars on various medical and surgical topics. Zulekha Hospital Sharjah is a full-fledged, multi-disciplinary hospital with Out-patient and In-patient facilities. What started off as a 30 bed set up with basic facilities for gynecology, obstetrics, surgery, medicine and pediatrics in 1992, today boasts of 150 in-patient beds, sprawled over an area of 240,000 square ft. Zulekha Hospital Dubai is a 79 bed hospital established in 2004 which offers both inpatient and outpatient care covering a wide range of medical and surgical specialties. Both facilities are specialized in following key services: Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ICU, Dialysis, Advanced radiology & Laboratory services, Minimal Invasive surgeries, Bariatric Surgeries, Joint Replacement Surgeries, state –of the art modular operating theaters.

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3. GMC Clinics

GMC Healthcare LLC is a privately held entity and chaired by Mr. Ahmad Abdulrahim Baker (Chairman of DUTCO Group of Companies). GMCClinics, part of GMC Healthcare LLC, was established in Dubai on 1976 (Previously known as Dr. Roger Akel’s Medical Centre). GMCClinics employ almost 200 people who are dedicated to working safely and efficiently to support individuals, families, local corporations and multinationals in all their medical, dental and emergency needs. Our comfortable and modern clinics, with their family-orientated atmosphere are situated within reach of every major neighborhood in Dubai. Our medical services include: Aviation Medicine, Cardiology, Dermatology, ENT, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Practice, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Osteopathy, Pediatrics, Pathology, Physiotherapy, Dentistry & Emergency care.

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2. NMC Hospital Group

NMC Health was founded by B R Shetty in 1974 as the "New Medical Centre" in Abu Dhabi. This was expanded to a full-fledged hospital in 1981, to take advantage of the oil boom in the UAE. In 1981, a new marketing & distribution division, NMC Trading was launched, which distributed medicines to pharmacies in the UAE. This division would later expand into distribution of fast-moving consumer goods, medical equipments and supplies and educational products. From 1996, NMC began expanding to other emirates, setting up the NMC Clinic in Sharjah (1996), NMC Hospital, Deira, Dubai (1999), the NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai (2004) and NMC Specialty Hospital in Al Ain (2008). In 2009, these hospitals were awarded the JCIA accreditation.[5] In April 2012 , NMC listed on the London Stock Exchange.[6][7] That same year, NMC began managing operations at the Shiekh Khalifa General Hospital in Umm Al Quwain, acquired the BR Medical Suites in Dubai Healthcare City and continued their expansion with the addition of new medical setups at Royal Hospital in Khalifa City Hospital and operations in Al Ain's industrial area.[8] In 2013, the company added a day-surgery centre in Mohammed Bin Zayed city, Abu Dhabi. NMC Health opened theNMC Hospital in Dubai Investments Park, NMC Brightpoint Royal Women's Hospital, and the NMC Medical Centre in Al Ain in 2014.

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1. American Hospital

The American Hospital Dubai is a 254-bed, acute care, general medical/surgical private hospital with a multi-specialty physician group practice, designed to provide a high quality, American standard of healthcare to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of the people of Dubai, the UAE and the surrounding Gulf States. The American Hospital Dubai became the first hospital in the Middle East to be awarded JCI accreditation in May 2000 and has successfully maintained its accreditation seven times (next accreditation in 2018). The Laboratory of the American Hospital Dubai was the first private lab in the Middle East to earn accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and was accredited for the ninth consecutive time in 2017. The American Hospital Dubai has continued to expand to meet the demand for more personalized services, comfort and convenience, while broadening the services and deepening the level of expertise and care offered.

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Top 10 Most Powerful Supercomputers of the world’s.

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10. Shaheen II

Located in the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, the Shaheen II (not to be confused with the land-based supersonic surface-to-surface medium-range guided ballistic missile) relies on an architecture consisting of Cray XC40, Xeon E5-2698v3 16C 2.3GHz, and Aries interconnect. Like several others on the list, which was compiled by Top500, it was built by Cray Inc., an American supercomputer manufacturer headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It features 196,608 cores, has an Rmax of 5,537.0 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 7,235.2 TFlop/s and uses 2,834 kW of power.

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9. Hazel Hen

Located in the HLRS – Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum (High Performance Computing Center) in Stuttgart, Germany, the Hazel Hen is built on Cray XC40, Xeon E5-2680v3 12C 2.5GHz, and Aries interconnect (similar to the Shaheen II) and was also built by Cray Inc. It features 185,088 cores, but performs better than the Shaheen II at an Rmax of 5,640.2 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 7,403.5 TFlop/s. Its power usage was not listed.

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8. Piz Daint

Located in the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Switzerland and named after a mountain of the Swiss Ortler Alps, Piz Daint’s architecture consists of Cray XC30, Xeon E5-2670 8C 2.600GHz, Aries interconnect, NVIDIA K20x and is the third supercomputer on this list built by Cray Inc. It features 115,984 cores, has an Rmax of 6,271.0 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 7,788.9 TFlop/s and uses 2,325 kW of power.

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7. Trinity

The Trinity supercomputer is managed and operated by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Its architecture consists of Cray XC40, Xeon E5-2698v3 16C 2.3GHz, Aries interconnect. It features 301,056 cores, has an Rmax of 8,100.9 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 11,078.9 TFlop/s and has an undisclosed power usage.

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6. Mira

Located in the Argonne National Laboratory near Lemont, Illinois, outside Chicago and operated for the American Department of Energy Office of Science (SC), Mira is the first supercomputer on our list not built by Cray. Its architecture consists of BlueGene/Q, Power BQC 16C 1.60GHz, and was built by IBM. It features 786,432 cores, has an Rmax of 8,586.6 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 10,066.3 TFlop/s and uses 3,945 kW of power.

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5. K computer

The K computer – named for the Japanese word “kei”(京), meaning 10 quadrillion (1016) is located at the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS) in Japan. Its architecture consists of SPARC64 VIIIfx 2.0GHz, Tofu interconnect and was built by Fujitsu. It features 705,024 cores, has an Rmax of 10,510.0 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 11,280.4 TFlop/s and uses 12,660 kW of power.

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4. Sequoia

Located in the Livermore California and once again operated for the U.S. DOE NNSA, the Sequoia is the second supercomputer on the list built by IBM. Its architecture consists of BlueGene/Q, and Power BQC 16C 1.60 GHz. It features 1,572,864 cores, has an Rmax of 17,173.2 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 20,132.7 TFlop/s and uses 7,890 kW of power.

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3. Titan

Located in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, it is the second supercomputer operated for the American DOE SC, and the most powerful supercomputer built by Cray Inc. Its architecture consists of Cray XK7, Opteron 6274 16C 2.200GHz, Cray Gemini interconnect and NVIDIA K20x. It features 560,640 cores, has an Rmax of 17,590.0 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 27,112.5 TFlop/s and uses 8,209 kW of power.

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2. Tianhe-2 (MilkyWay-2)

Located in the National Super Computer Center in Guangzhou, China, this was the world’s former reigning champion. Its architecture consists of TH-IVB-FEP Cluster, Intel Xeon E5-2692 12C 2.200GHz, TH Express-2, Intel Xeon Phi 31S1P and was built by the Chinese National University of Defense Technology. It features 3,120,000 cores, has a Rmax of 33,862.7 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 54,902.4 TFlop/s and uses 17,808 kW of power.

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1. Sunway TaihuLight

Located in the National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi, China, this is the new world leader in supercomputing as of June 2016. Its architecture is remarkable in that it was built entirely using processors designed and made in China, while the Tianhe-2 was Intel-based. It consists of Sunway MPP and Sunway SW26010 260C 1.45GHz and was built by China’s National Research Center of Parallel Computer Engineering and Technology (NRCPC). It features 10,649,600 cores, has an Rmax of 93,014.6 TFlop/s, Rpeak of 125,435.9 TFlop/s and uses only 15,371 kW of power. In other words, it is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous record holder.

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10. HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is located on the island of Chek Lap Kok, which largely comprises land reclaimed for the construction of the airport itself. The airport is also colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport, to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport. The airport has been in commercial operation since 1998, replacing the Kai Tak Airport. It is an important regional trans-shipment centre, passenger hub and gateway for destinations in Mainland China (with 45 destinations) and the rest of Asia. The airport is the world's busiest cargo gateway and one of the world's busiest passenger airports. It is also home to one of the world's largest passenger terminal buildings (the largest when opened in 1998). The airport is operated by the Airport Authority Hong Kong 24 hours a day and is the primary hub for Cathay Pacific (the flag carrier of Hong Kong), Cathay Dragon, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways and Air Hong Kong (cargo carrier). The airport is one of the hubs of Oneworld alliance, and it is also one of the Asia-Pacific cargo hubs for UPS Airlines. It is a focus city for many airlines, including China Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. Singapore Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines and Air India utilize Hong Kong as a stopover point for their flights.

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9. FRANKFURT AIRPORT.

Frankfurt Airport (German: Flughafen Frankfurt am Main, also known as Rhein-Main-Flughafen) is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, the fifth-largest city of Germany and one of the world's leading financial centres. It is operated by Fraport and serves as the main hub for Lufthansa including Lufthansa CityLine and Lufthansa Cargo as well as Condor and AeroLogic. The airport covers an area of 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres) of land and features two passenger terminals with a capacity of approximately 65 million passengers per year, four runways and extensive logistics and maintenance facilities. The southern side of the airport ground was home to the Rhein-Main Air Base, which was a major air base for the United States from 1947 until 2005, when the air base was closed and the property was acquired by Fraport. In 2016 passengers at the airport fell 0.4% to 60,792,308 down from 61.032 million in 2015.

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8. DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the primary international airport serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest hub for American Airlines, which is headquartered near the airport. 2016 was another record year for Dallas/Fort Worth, as the airport served 65,670,697 passengers. With nearly 900 daily flights, American Airlines at Dallas/Fort Worth is the second largest airline hub in the world and the United States, only behind Delta's Atlanta hub. Dallas/Fort Worth Airport is larger than the island of Manhattan and is the second largest in acreage (18,076.297 (7,318 hectares or 29.8 square miles) among US airports, after Denver. Airports Council International (ACI) named Dallas/Fort Worth Airport the best large airport in North America for passenger satisfaction. Dallas/Fort Worth Airport earned top marks among airports with more than 40 million passengers, beating out the likes of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Denver International Airport. As of March 2017, DFW Airport has service to 217 destinations, including 56 international and 161 domestic destinations within the U.S.

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7. PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, also known as Roissy Airport (name of the local district), is the largest international airport in France. It is named after Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War, founder of the French Fifth Republic and President of France from 1959 to 1969. Charles de Gaulle Airport is located within portions of several communes 25 km (16 miles) to the northeast of Paris. The airport serves as the principal hub for Air France as well as a European hub for fellow SkyTeam alliance partner Delta Air Lines. In 2016, the airport handled 65,933,145 passengers and 472,950 aircraft movements, thus making it the world's ninth-busiest airport, Europe's second-busiest airport (after London Heathrow) in terms of passenger numbers. It is also the world's tenth-busiest and it is Europe's second-busiest airport (after London Heathrow) in aircraft movements. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the twelfth-busiest in the world and the second-busiest in Europe (after Frankfurt Airport), handling 2,150,950 metric tonnes of cargo in 2012. The incumbent director of the airport, Franck Goldnadel, was appointed to his position on 1 March 2011.

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6. LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Los Angeles International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles Area and the state of California, as well as one of the largest international airports in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually. LAX is in the southwestern Los Angeles area along the Pacific Ocean between the neighborhood of Westchester to its immediate north and the city of El Segundo to its immediate south. It is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, an agency of the government of Los Angeles, formerly known as the Department of Airports. It is also the only airport to rank among the top five U.S. airports for both passenger and cargo traffic. While LAX is the busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles Area, other airports, including Bob Hope Airport, John Wayne Airport, Long Beach Airport, and Ontario International Airport, also serve the region. It is also notable for being one of the few U.S. airports with four parallel runways.

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5. TOKYO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport or Tokyo Haneda Airport, is one of the two primary airports that serve the Greater Tokyo Area, and is the primary base of Japan's two major domestic airlines, Japan Airlines (Terminal 1) and All Nippon Airways (Terminal 2), as well as Air Do, Skymark Airlines, Solaseed Air, and StarFlyer. It is located in Ōta, Tokyo, 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) south of Tokyo Station. Haneda was the primary international airport serving Tokyo until 1978; from 1978 to 2010, Haneda handled almost all domestic flights to and from Tokyo as well as "scheduled charter" flights to a small number of major cities in East Asia, while Narita International Airport handled the vast majority of international flights. In 2010, a dedicated international terminal was opened at Haneda in conjunction with the completion of a fourth runway, allowing long-haul flights during night-time hours. Haneda opened up to long-haul service during the daytime in March 2014, with carriers offering nonstop service to 25 cities in 17 countries. The Japanese government is currently encouraging the use of Haneda for premium business routes and the use of Narita for leisure routes and by low-cost carriers.

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4. O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Chicago O'Hare International Airport, also known as O'Hare Airport, Chicago International Airport, Chicago O'Hare or simply O'Hare, is an international airport on the Far Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Loop. It is the primary airport serving the Chicago metropolitan area, with Midway International Airport, about 10 miles (16 km) closer to the Loop, serving as a secondary airport. It is operated by the City of Chicago Department of Aviation. O'Hare was the busiest airport in the world by number of takeoffs and landings in 2014, topping Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (which held the title from 2005 to 2013); however, it lost the title to Atlanta a year later. Until 1998, O'Hare was also the world's busiest airport in number of passengers. It was surpassed mainly due to limits the federal government imposed on the airport to reduce flight delays. As of January 2017, O'Hare has direct service to 208 destinations, including 153 domestic destinations in the United States and 55 international destinations in North America, South America, Asia and Europe. O'Hare is among a select group of airports worldwide with the distinction of serving more than 200 destinations, along with Heathrow, Frankfurt, Atatürk, Amsterdam, Charles de Gaulle, Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Munich, and Dubai.

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3. LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT.

Heathrow Airport is a major international airport in London, United Kingdom. Heathrow is the third busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic (surpassed by Dubai International in 2014,[2] and Hong Kong International in 2016), In 2016, it handled a record 75.7 million passengers, a 1.0% increase from 2015 Heathrow lies 14 miles (23 km) west of Central London,[3] and has two parallel east–west runways along with four operational terminals on a site that covers 12.27 square kilometres (4.74 sq mi). The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which itself is owned by FGP TopCo Limited, an international consortium led by Ferrovial that also includes Qatar Holding LLC, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, Alinda Capital Partners, China Investment Corporation and Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). London Heathrow is the primary hub for British Airways and the primary operating base for Virgin Atlantic. In September 2012, the UK government established the Airports Commission, an independent commission chaired by Sir Howard Davies to examine various options for increasing capacity at UK airports. In July 2015, the commission backed a third runway at Heathrow and the government approved a third runway in October 2016.

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2. BEIJING CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Beijing Capital International Airport is the main international airport serving Beijing. It is located 32 km (20 miles) northeast of Beijing's city center, in an enclave of Chaoyang District and the surroundings of that enclave in suburban Shunyi District. The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, a state-controlled company. The airport's IATA Airport code, PEK, is based on the city's former romanized name, Peking. Beijing Capital International Airport is the main hub for Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, which flies to around 120 destinations (excluding cargo) from Beijing. China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines also use the airport as their hub. Beijing Capital added Terminal 3 in 2008 in time for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the second largest airport terminal in the world after Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3, and the sixth largest building in the world by area. Beijing Capital International Airport covers 1480 hectares of land.

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1. HARTSFIELD–JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL.

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield, or Hartsfield–Jackson, is an international airport seven miles (11 km) south of Atlanta's central business district, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic since 1998, and by number of landings and take-offs from 2005 to 2013, and in 2015. Hartsfield–Jackson held its ranking as the world's busiest airport in 2012, both in passengers and number of flights, by accommodating 100 million passengers (more than 260,000 passengers daily) and 950,119 flights. Many of the nearly one million flights are domestic flights from within the United States, where Atlanta serves as a major hub for travel throughout the Southeastern United States. The airport has 207 domestic and international gates. Hartsfield–Jackson is the primary hub of Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection partner ExpressJet, and is a focus city for low-cost carriers Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Spirit Airlines. With just over 1,000 flights a day, the Delta Air Lines hub is the world's largest hub. Delta Air Lines flew 75.4% of the airport's passengers in February 2016, Southwest flew 9.2%, and American Airlines flew 2.5%. In addition to hosting Delta Air Lines corporate headquarters, Hartsfield–Jackson is also the home of Delta's Technical Operations Center, which is the airline's primary maintenance, repair and overhaul arm. The airport has international service within North America and to countries in South America, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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