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🏛️ Balboura-Kibyra

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Balboura and Kibyra represent two interconnected settlements on the Anatolian plateau in southwestern Türkiye, with Kibyra functioning as the principa…

🏛️ Ephesos-Magnesia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Ephesos-Magnesia was one of the most important cities of the Roman world, flourishing as a major trade hub and religious center on the Aegean coast of…

🎨 Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia: Jabal al-Manjor and Jabal Raat

Archaeology & Antiquity Saudi Arabia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Halicarnassus-Myndus

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Halicarnassus and Myndus represent two significant ancient settlements of the Caria region in what is now southwestern Turkey. Halicarnassus served as…

🏛️ Magnesian Gate to Magnesia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

The Magnesian Gate stands as a remnant of Roman Ephesus, one of the most important cities of the eastern Mediterranean during antiquity. This monument…

🌲 Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

Parks, Hills & Mountains Lebanon

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

✝️ Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" (Al-Maghtas)

Museums, Memorials & Monuments Jordan

Al-Maghtas lies on the Jordan River's eastern bank in modern-day Jordan and is recognized by UNESCO as the most archaeologically documented baptism si…

🏛️ Nicaea-Juliopolis

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Nicaea-Juliopolis was one of the principal cities of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, occupied from the Hellenistic period through the Byzantine era…

🏛️ Temenouthyrai-Akmonia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Temenouthyrai-Akmonia is an archaeological site in central Anatolia representing the merger or coexistence of two adjacent settlements with distinct G…

🇺🇸 Embassy of the United States, Tehran

Military & Conflict Iran

The Embassy of the United States in Tehran is a defunct diplomatic mission in Iran that became the focal point of a major international crisis during …

🏛️ Cultural Sites of Al Ain

Archaeology & Antiquity United Arab Emirates

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏔️ Tusheti

Roads, Bridges, Trails & Transportation Georgia

Tusheti is a sparsely inhabited mountain region in northeastern Georgia situated along the international borders with the Russian republics of Chechny…

🏛️ Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

Archaeology & Antiquity Japan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Ptolemais-Tyre

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Lebanon

Ptolemais-Tyre is an archaeological site on the Lebanese coast that preserves evidence of settlement during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The sit…

🏺 Dilmun Burial Mounds

Archaeology & Antiquity Bahrain

Royal Mound 10, part of the Dilmun Burial Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bahrain, is distinguished by its exceptional size and unique architec…

📚 Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies: Museong-seowon

Museums, Memorials & Monuments South Korea

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Pergamum-Thyateira

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Pergamum and Thyateira represent two of ancient Anatolia's most significant urban centers. Pergamum served as the capital of the Pergamene Kingdom dur…

🏛️ Neoclaudiopolis-Pompeiopolis

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Neoclaudiopolis-Pompeiopolis represents a layered settlement history spanning Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods along Türkiye's Black Sea litt…

🥾 The Basho Wayfarer

Roads, Bridges, Trails & Transportation Japan

The Basho Wayfarer is a structured six-day trekking route through Japan's Tohoku region that traces a path closely aligned with the journey documented…

⚔️ Roman Amphitheatre: Legio

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Israel

The Roman Amphitheatre at Legio is a partially preserved structure from the 2nd century CE, built to serve the fortress of Legio VI Ferrata in the Gal…

🏛️ Kadyanda-Araxa

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Kadyanda-Araxa is a partially excavated archaeological site in Muğla Province that combines remains from two overlapping settlement phases spanning th…

🏛️ Ad Basante-Marsonia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Ad Basante-Marsonia was a Roman settlement and waystation in northwestern Anatolia, strategically situated along routes connecting major population ce…

🏛️ Ephesus-Sardis

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Ephesus and Sardis represent two of the most significant urban centers of ancient Anatolia, spanning Greek, Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. E…

🏛️ Damascus-Aere-Neue

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Syria

Damascus-Aere-Neue is a Roman archaeological site located in central Syria. The site represents part of the broader Roman presence in the Levant, thou…

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