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15 January 2026

A house is in Sisimiut, Greenland, on August 23, 2024.

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15 January 2026

Houses are in Illulissat, Greenland, on August 26, 2024.

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15 January 2026

Houses are in Illulissat, Greenland, on August 26, 2024.

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7 December 2025

Many build temporary shelters using bamboo in Karail Slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 5, 2025.

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5 December 2025

KATOWICE, POLAND - DECEMBER 4: A scale model of Nikiszowiec, featuring the historic nine original workers' housing estates known as familoks, is displayed in front of St. Anne Church in the historic mining district of Nikiszowiec, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 4, 2025.

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#13025261

25 November 2025

AQABA, JORDAN - OCTOBER 24: The archaeological remains of the early Islamic city of Ayla, considered one of the first Islamic urban settlements built outside the Arabian Peninsula in the mid-7th century, are seen in central Aqaba, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan, on October 24, 2025.

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25 November 2025

AQABA, JORDAN - OCTOBER 24: The archaeological remains of the early Islamic city of Ayla, considered one of the first Islamic urban settlements built outside the Arabian Peninsula in the mid-7th century, are seen in central Aqaba, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan, on October 24, 2025.

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25 November 2025

AQABA, JORDAN - OCTOBER 24: The archaeological remains of the early Islamic city of Ayla, considered one of the first Islamic urban settlements built outside the Arabian Peninsula in the mid-7th century, are seen in central Aqaba, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan, on October 24, 2025.

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10 November 2025

A construction site for a modular town for internally displaced persons is in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on November 6, 2025.

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6 November 2025

An apartment block is rebuilt in the Moldavanka neighborhood, Odesa, Ukraine, on November 4, 2025. Moldavanka is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods. It is founded in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The locality is named after Moldovan and Wallachian settlers who arrive after the Treaty of Jassy in 1792. Moldavanka is known for its narrow courtyards, old buildings, and low-rise architecture.

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#12926379

30 October 2025

A row of makeshift houses stands precariously above the polluted Duri River at Tanjung Selor Street in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 29, 2025. Despite being in the nation's capital, home to Indonesia's central government, slum settlements like this continue to exist, highlighting the persistent challenges of urban poverty and inadequate housing.

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#12926373

30 October 2025

A small pedestrian bridge connects to a riverside neighborhood along the Duri River at Tanjung Selor Street in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 29, 2025. The row of densely packed, deteriorating houses illustrates the persistence of informal settlements and poor sanitation in the capital, even as Indonesia continues its push toward urban modernization.

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#12926372

30 October 2025

Houses stand tightly packed along the polluted Duri River at Tanjung Selor Street in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 29, 2025. The stagnant green water and fragile stilt foundations highlight the ongoing challenges of urban sanitation, housing inequality, and environmental degradation in the capital's informal riverbank settlements.

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#12926376

30 October 2025

Riverside houses built on fragile wooden stilts line the murky Duri River at Tanjung Selor Street in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 29, 2025. The reflection of these informal structures on the polluted water highlights the stark contrast between the city's modernization efforts and the persistent presence of urban slums in the heart of the capital.

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#12544883

11 July 2025

CALGARY, CANADA - JULY 7: Newly built houses are seen at the entrance to Calgary along Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway), with the Rocky Mountains visible in the background, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on July 7, 2025.

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11 July 2025

CALGARY, CANADA - JULY 7: Newly built houses are seen at the entrance to Calgary along Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway), in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on July 7, 2025.

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