Lesser-known places, events, trails, and historical sites
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Bir Madhkur-Petra is a Roman-period archaeological site located in southern Jordan near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Petra. The settlement dates …
Kyaneai-Phellos is a joint Lycian archaeological site occupying a mountainous region in southwestern Türkiye's Muğla Province. The settlement comprise…
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The Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China comprise a network of intertidal mudflats, saltmarshes, reedbeds, est…
Comana Pontica was a significant sanctuary city in the ancient kingdom of Pontus, serving as a religious and administrative centre in what is now nort…
Hierapolis-Tripolis stands as a partially explored Roman and Byzantine settlement in the Lycos River valley of southwestern Anatolia. The site preserv…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Tavium-Zela is an ancient Roman site in central Anatolia, situated in what is now Tokat Province, Türkiye. The site encompasses the ruins of a Helleni…
Faustinopolis-Tyana was an important Roman settlement in ancient Cappadocia, renamed under the Antonine emperors in the 2nd century CE. The city serve…
Jisr esh Shughur-Antioch is a Roman archaeological site in northwestern Syria situated near a historically significant bridge crossing the Orontes Riv…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Ephesos-Magnesia represents a significant layer of ancient settlement in the region that became one of the Mediterranean's most important cities. The …
Korydalla-Rhodiapolis is an ancient Lycian settlement located on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Türkiye. The site contains remains from succe…
Nicomedia and Nicaea represent two of the most significant urban centers of Bithynia during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Nicomedia, positioned o…
Tavium-Zela is an ancient settlement in central Anatolia that served as a major crossroads and fortified city during the Hellenistic and Roman periods…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Petra-Zodocatha is a Roman-era sanctuary situated within the broader archaeological landscape of Petra, one of the Middle East's most significant anci…
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq is a dual-designation UNESCO World Heritage Site that merges ecological and archaeological significance within the alluvial…