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Gynaecopolis (Ancient Greek: Γυναικόπολις) or Gynaecospolis (Ancient Greek: Γυναικόσπολις); "Woman's city" or "Women's City"; sometimes translated as "Wife's City".
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Horvat Maʿon (Hebrew) or Tell Maʿin / Khirbet el-Maʿin (Arabic) is an archaeological site located 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Gaza and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southeast of Kibbutz Nirim in the…
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Istakhr (Middle Persian romanized: Stakhr, Persian: استخر, romanized: Estakhr) was an ancient city in Fars province, 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Persepolis in southwestern Iran.
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Jarmo (Kurdish: چەرمۆ, romanized: Çermo or Qelay Çermo, also Qal'at Jarmo) is a prehistoric archeological site located in modern Iraqi Kurdistan on the foothills of the Zagros Mountains.
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Jbaa (Levantine Arabic: جباع, romanized: Jbāʿ; Syriac: ܓܒܐܥ; Phoenician: 𐤂𐤁𐤀𐤏), is a municipality in Lebanon located about 22 km (14 miles) from Sidon and 64 km (40 miles) from Beirut.
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Jubb Yussef (Arabic: جُبّ يُوسُف, Hebrew: גוב יוסף), also known as "Joseph's Well" in English, is an archaeological site in Ramat Korazim in Galilee, Israel.
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Kageras is a late medieval era fort in Sudan. Located in Upper Nubia, it lies on the eastern side of the Nile, about halfway between the third and second cataract.
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Kerch, also known as Kerich, is a city on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of Crimea. It has a population of 147,033 (2014 Census).
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Kimpulan (Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦏꦶꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦭꦤ꧀, romanized: Candhi Kimpulan; also known as Pustakasala temple) is a 9th to 10th century Hindu temple located in the area of Islamic University of Indonesia (UII)…
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Aaqbe (Levantine Arabic: العقبه, romanized: al-ʿAqbeh), also spelled Akbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aaqabet, el-Aaqbe, Akraba, Aaqabet Rashaya or Akabe, is a village and municipality situated 3 kilometres (1.9…
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Amrit (Arabic: عمريت) is a small village near Tartus, in south-western Syria. It lies on the site of the ancient Marathus (Ancient Greek: Μάραθος, Marathos), a Phoenician port located near…
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Ayodhya (Hindi: Ayodhyā, pronounced [ɐˈjoːd̪ʱjɐː] ) is a city situated on the banks of the Sarayu river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Battalion Park is a geoglyph site in southwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is on Signal Hill, overlooking the Tsuu T'ina Nation (formerly Sarcee Nation), as well as lands formerly known as Camp…
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Beit She'arim Necropolis (Hebrew: בֵּית שְׁעָרִים, "House of Gates") is an extensive rock-cut necropolis located near the ancient Jewish town of Beit She'arim, 20 km east of Haifa in the southern…
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Bosumpra Cave (also spelt Bosompra Cave) is an archaeological site situated on the Kwahu plateau, which forms part of the easternmost section of the Ashanti uplands.
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The Cave of Letters (Hebrew: מערת האיגרות, romanized: Marat Ha-Igerot) is a refuge cave in Nahal Hever in the Judaean Desert where letters and fragments of papyri from the Roman Empire period were…
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The caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst or Leang-Leang Caves (from the Makassarese word for "many caves") are located in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, roughly one hour north of Makassar city.
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The Cim Early Christian Basilica (built in 5th–6th century AD) consists of the archaeological remains of an early Christian–late Roman basilica in Mostar's Crkvine suburb.
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Cochapata or Qochapata (possibly from Quechua qucha lake, pata elevated place, riverbank, shore) is an archaeological site in Peru.
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Cojitambo is an Inca and pre-Inca archaeological ruin, a popular rock climbing site, and a small village west of Azogues, capital of Canar province of Ecuador.