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🏛️ Elaia-Pergamum

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Elaia (also spelled Elæa) was the harbour city and maritime gateway of ancient Pergamum, situated on the Aegean coast approximately 25 kilometres sout…

🏛️ Maiandroupolis-Myous

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Maiandroupolis-Myous is a minor Roman settlement located in the fertile Maeander valley of southwestern Anatolia, near the town of Söke in Aydın Provi…

🏯 Complex of Hué Monuments: Thieu Tri Tomb

Archaeology & Antiquity Vietnam

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🪷 Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea: Bongjeongsa Temple

Museums, Memorials & Monuments South Korea

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🌊 Lake Bafa

Beaches & Water Türkiye

Lake Bafa, also known as Lake Çamiçi, occupies a unique position in southwestern Turkey's landscape and history. Part of the lake lies within Milas di…

🏛️ Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots

Museums, Memorials & Monuments Armenia

The Mother Cathedral of Echmiatsin (also known as Holy Etchmiadzin) and its adjoining ecclesiastical structures form a UNESCO World Heritage Site in n…

🏛️ Al Faw Archaeological Area

Archaeology & Antiquity Saudi Arabia

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏯 Jiankou — China's Remote and Dangerous Great Wall

Archaeology & Antiquity China

Jiankou represents one of China's most authentic and perilous remaining sections of the Great Wall. Unlike heavily restored segments near Beijing, thi…

🏛️ Colonia Archelais-Caesarea Mazaka

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Colonia Archelais-Caesarea Mazaka was a significant Roman colonial settlement established in the heart of Cappadocia during the reign of Augustus. The…

🏯 Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

Archaeology & Antiquity Japan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏺 State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv": Kurtly Caravanserai

Archaeology & Antiquity Turkmenistan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🛡️ Maratha Military Landscapes of India

Military & Conflicts India

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🛤️ El Camino de Egeria

Roads, Bridges, Trails & Transportation Jordan

El Camino de Egeria is a modern pilgrimage route in Jordan that reconstructs the journey of Egeria, a 4th-century Christian pilgrim from the Iberian P…

🏛️ Great Living Chola Temples

Museums, Memorials & Monuments India

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ The Ancient City of Palmyra

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Syria

Palmyra was an essential caravan city in the Syrian Desert, bridging trade routes between the Roman Empire, Persia, India, and China during the 1st an…

🏔️ Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains China

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🌍 Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains Kazakhstan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🪨 Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley: Kakrak Valley Caves

Archaeology & Antiquity Afghanistan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Adramyttion-Hadrianouthera

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Adramyttion, later renamed Hadrianouthera in honour of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, was a significant Aegean port city in antiquity. Founded as a Greek …

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

Archaeology & Antiquity Japan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Kunya-Urgench: Northern section: Najm-ad-Din al-Kubra Mausoleum complex

Archaeology & Antiquity Turkmenistan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Nicomedia-Nicaea

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Nicomedia-Nicaea represents one of the most historically significant urban centers of the ancient Mediterranean world, though today its remains are sc…

🏛️ Zeugma-Apamea

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Zeugma-Apamea was an important Hellenistic and Roman settlement strategizing a crossing point on the Euphrates River, controlling trade routes between…

🛤️ Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

Roads, Bridges, Trails & Transportation China

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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