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🏛️ Ephesos-Magnesia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Ephesos was a thriving Hellenistic and Roman city that served as a major commercial and religious hub for nearly two millennia. The city's wealth deri…

🌴 Socotra Archipelago: Socotra Marine Area

Science & Nature Yemen

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Mylasa-Halicarnassus

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Mylasa and Halicarnassus were two important Greek city-states in Caria during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Mylasa served as an inland admini…

🏛️ Antiocheia ad Cragum-Selinous

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Antiocheia ad Cragum, also known as Selinous in antiquity, was a modest but strategically positioned coastal settlement on the eastern Cilician shore.…

🏛️ The Persian Caravanserai: Zafarāniyeh

Lifestyles & Culture Iran

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Soltaniyeh – Tappeh Nur (Tomb Tower)

Archaeology & Antiquity Iran

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Perre-Melitene

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Perre-Melitene is an archaeological site in southeastern Anatolia that preserves remains from the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. The settl…

🌍 Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains Kazakhstan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Termessos-Kibyra

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Termessos and Kibyra are two ancient Lycian settlements situated in the mountainous terrain of southwestern Türkiye, separated by approximately 30 kil…

🏛️ Raphia-Rhinocolura

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Israel

Raphia-Rhinocolura is a fortified port settlement in the eastern Mediterranean that served as a strategic waypoint between Egyptian and Levantine terr…

🏜️ Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev

Archaeology & Antiquity Israel

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏰 Tusi Sites

Archaeology & Antiquity China

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Attaleia-Colonia Comama

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Attaleia-Colonia Comama is a Roman-period settlement located in southwestern Anatolia, in the Pamphylia region near modern Antalya. The site represent…

🏛️ 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…

🏛️ Laodicea Catacecaumene

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Laodicea Catacecaumene was a Roman city in the interior of Anatolia, situated in what is now Konya Province in Turkey. The site preserves remains from…

🏛️ Ankyra-Tavium

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Ankyra-Tavium represents a minor Roman settlement in the interior of Anatolia, established during the Imperial period. The site preserves scattered re…

🏛️ Phellos-Antiphellos

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Phellos and Antiphellos represent a pair of ancient Lycian settlements whose remains survive on the Teke Peninsula in southwestern Türkiye. Phellos oc…

🏛️ Dilmun Burial Mounds

Archaeology & Antiquity Bahrain

Madinat Hamad 2 Burial Mound Field, also known as the Karzakkan Burial Mound Field, is a significant component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Di…

⛩️ Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region

Museums, Memorials & Monuments Japan

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ The Persian Caravanserai

Lifestyles & Culture Iran

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

🏛️ Magnesian Gate to Magnesia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

The Magnesian Gate to Magnesia is a Roman monumental gateway situated at the archaeological site of Ephesus in western Turkey. Constructed during the …

🏛️ Thelseae-Palmyra

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Syria

Thelseae-Palmyra represents an auxiliary Roman settlement within the broader Palmyrene oasis complex. The site contains remains of structures dating t…

🏛️ Ankyra-Pessinous

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye

Ankyra-Pessinous represents a dual settlement in central Anatolia combining the histories of two ancient cities. The site preserves structural remains…

🌄 Faya Palaeolandscape

Archaeology & Antiquity United Arab Emirates

UNESCO World Heritage Site…

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