An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

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Websitewhc.unesco.org

Hatra – UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 1985 · UNESCO

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Hatra

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1985Open source

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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis – UNESCO

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 1979 · UNESCO

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Valley of the Kings

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis – UNESCO

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 1979 · UNESCO

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Luxor Temple

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis – UNESCO

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 1979 · UNESCO

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Karnak Temple Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Memphis and its Necropolis – UNESCO

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 1979 · UNESCO

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Saqqara – Serapeum and Step Pyramid Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae – UNESCO

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 1979 · UNESCO

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Abu Simbel Temples

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Tchogha Zanbil – UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 1979 · UNESCO

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Choqa Zanbil (Dur Untash)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Byblos – Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Byblos ( BIB-loss; Ancient Greek: Βύβλος), also known as Jbail, Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl (Arabic: جُبَيْل, romanized: Jubayl, locally Jbeil [ʒ(ə)beːl]), is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil…

Byblos

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Citadel of Aleppo – Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

The Citadel of Aleppo (Arabic: قلعة حلب, romanized: Qalʿat Ḥalab) is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria.

Citadel of Aleppo

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Ebla – Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

General information and coordinates

Ebla

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Hegra – Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ (Arabic: مَدَائِن صَالِح, lit. 'Cities of Salih') also known as, Hegra (Ancient Greek: Ἕγρα; Latin: Hegrenorum; Arabic: الْحِجْر, romanized: al-Ḥijr),, is an archaeological site located…