By the late 1980s, the bus station plans were abandoned and a master plan put in place to maintain the Temple Bar's position as Dublin's cultural heartland.

Surakarta together with Yogyakarta is well known as the cultural heartland of Java.

The war in Kosovo is about who will rule a place Serbs consider their cultural heartland, but which they have been leaving for decades, mostly for economic reasons.

The District's centre is at 16th and Valencia, and its cultural heartland is the area around 24th Street; see what's happening at www.sfmission.com.

Ü-Tsang is the cultural heartland of the Tibetan people.

Buffering Bangkok from the sea and the hinterlands, this fertile river plain is Thailand's cultural heartland.

Bandung, the capital city of West Java, is considered as the cultural heartland of Sundanese people.

This cultural heartland enjoys a world-class arts scene, great sport and a wide variety of attractions.

Zona Central is Chile's agricultural and cultural heartland.

During this time Kyoto thrived as Japan's cultural and creative heartland.