Hidden Corners

🏭 Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

Industrial Heritage Japan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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🏺 State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv": Koshk Imaret near Abdullah Khan Kala

Archaeology & Antiquity Turkmenistan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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⛏️ Sado Island Gold Mines

Industry & Craft Japan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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🏜️ Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes

Earth Sciences China

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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🌆 Historic Areas of Istanbul: Istanbul Land Walls Component Area of World Heritage Site

Museums, Memorials & Monuments Türkiye

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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🏯 Classical Gardens of Suzhou: The Couple's Retreat

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains China

The Couple's Retreat Garden is one of nine classical Chinese gardens in Suzhou designated collectively as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the…

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🏛️ Nicaea-Prusias ad Mare

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Nicaea-Prusias ad Mare represents the overlapping archaeological footprints of two significant ancient settlements in Bithynia, a historical region of…

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🪷 Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

Museums, Memorials & Monuments South Korea

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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🏛️ Ephesus-Magnesia

Archaeology & Antiquity Türkiye

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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❄️ Cold Winter Deserts of Turan

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains Kazakhstan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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🏔️ Western Tien-Shan: Sairam-Ugam State National Nature Park – Irsu-Daubabin area

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains Kazakhstan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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🏛️ Cybistra-Barata

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Cybistra-Barata was a fortified Roman settlement positioned strategically along one of antiquity's most significant trade corridors linking the Medite…

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🌊 The Grand Canal: Hangzhou Xiaoshan – Shaoxing Section of Zhedong Canal

Roads, Bridges, Trails & Transportation China

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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🏛️ Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly

Archaeology & Antiquity Kazakhstan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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🏛️ Tavium-Sebasteia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Tavium-Sebasteia was an important urban centre in the Roman province of Pontus et Bithynia, situated on the plateau of central Anatolia. The city grew…

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🏛️ Germanicea-Samosata

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Germanicea-Samosata was a Roman settlement situated in the borderlands of southern Anatolia, serving as a strategic outpost along trade and military r…

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🏛️ Elaia-Adramyttion

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Elaia-Adramyttion was a significant port city in Roman-controlled Asia Minor, strategically positioned on the Aegean coast of what is now northwestern…

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🏛️ Colonia Archelais-Tyana

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Colonia Archelais-Tyana was a Roman colonial city established in 25 BCE by Emperor Augustus in the mountainous interior of Anatolia. The settlement co…

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🌊 Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Science & Nature Philippines

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a marine protected area in the Sulu Sea comprising two atolls and an adjacent reef system. Designated a UNESCO World H…

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🌊 Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman: Falaj Al-Jeela

Lifestyles & Culture Oman

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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💧 Kaş-Meis Strait (Open Water Zone)

Beaches & Water Turkey

The Kaş-Meis Strait is an open-water zone in the eastern Mediterranean separating the Turkish coastal town of Kaş from the Greek island of Kastelloriz…

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🏛️ Ephesos-Magnesia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Ephesos-Magnesia is an archaeological site in western Turkey representing a secondary settlement associated with the broader Ephesian sphere during th…

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🏛️ Amaseia-Thermai Phazemonitoi

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Amaseia-Thermai Phazemonitoi represents a Roman-era bathing facility in the territory of ancient Amaseia, a significant Pontic city on the Black Sea t…

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🏛️ Physkos-Stratonikeia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Physkos-Stratonikeia represents a transition from Hellenistic to Roman settlement patterns in Caria, a historical region of southwestern Asia Minor. T…

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