Unesco’s this heritage site in Germany describes the neighbouring Strai-land which bordered the ancient Essen on the east on the seacoast; here Strai means ‘stri’ means ‘women’; this was such a wonderful land in the ancient world that has no parallel in the modern day civilization today. It was then called Kumari island(Coomari means ‘Unmarried Women’ or ‘Virgins’ or the ‘Sisters’ or the ‘Bhaginis’); different names have been attributed to them depending on their devoted professions. In the epic the Mahabharata, it is mentioned as Stri-vana; Alexander’s historians knew them as Women’ Country, and the Bible refers to it as Fair Haven which was visited by St Paul. It was a place exactly at the heart of the ancient Jerusalem. Kumari island of Indian puranas became Qumran of the Bible and Kamarupa of modern history.

Unesco’s observation on this heritage site reads, ‘Founded in the 13th century, the medieval towns of Wismar and Stralsund, on the Baltic coast of northern Germany, represent different but complementary trading structures as leading centers of the Wendish section of the Hanseatic League from the 13th to the 15th centuries. In the 17th and the 18th centuries the towns became major administrative and defense centers within the Swedish kingdom, contributing to the development of military art and integrating another layer of cultural influences… The typology of houses, such as the Dielenhaus and the Kemläden, were developed in the 14th century and became a characteristic feature of many Hanseatic towns..’.

Dielenhaus—Dielen-haus/Dulhan means ‘newly-wed’/daughters.

Kemläden—Qumran/Kamrup