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Portugal

71 places in the atlas, 9 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Megaliths45
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Dolmens10
Ancient cities6
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Alentejo10
Alentejo, Evora10
Alentejo, Évora4
Alentejo, Évora District3
Lisbon District, Torres Vedras2
Alentejo, Monsaraz, Telheiro1

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Verified61 Widely accepted2 Contested

Alentejo, Mora, Pavia, central Alentejo plaza, Pavial village

Alentejo, Moura, Xarez village, Alqueva Reservoir fringe, near confluence Guadiana1

Alentejo, Portalegre, near Castelo de Vide, Meada village plain southwest of Castelo de Vide1

Alentejo, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Monte da Toca plateau1

Alentejo, Évora District (Monsaraz, Reguengos de Monsaraz)1

Alentejo, Évora District (Reguengos de Monsaraz)1

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Excavated36 Partially excavated17 Not applicable8 Excavation ongoing7 Unexcavated3

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🇵🇹 Portugal · Tumulus

Baraka Burial Mound

Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic

Baraka Burial Mound in Alentejo, Portugal is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) tumulus attributed to Chalcolithic culture.