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Sterkfontein Caves — Cradle of Humankind — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Sterkfontein Caves — Cradle of Humankind

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 23, 2026Open source

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Tana Qirqos — Wikipedia

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Tana Qirqos (variantly spelled Tana Kirkos; also called Tana Chirqos or Tana Chirkos, etc.; Geʽez: ጣና ቂርቆስ ṭānā qirqos, ጣና ጪርቆስ ṭānā č̣irqos) is an island in the eastern part of Lake Tana in…

Lake Tana Monasteries — Island Churches

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 23, 2026Open source

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Peñasco Blanco — Chaco Canyon Outer Great House West — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Peñasco Blanco — Chaco Canyon Outer Great House West

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Norias of Hama — Wikipedia

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Hama Norias — Orontes River Water Wheels (Hama Historic Hydraulic System)

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Eridu Ziggurat — Abu Shahrain — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Eridu Ziggurat — Abu Shahrain

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Kerma Tumulus KIII — Western Deffufa — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Kerma Tumulus KIII — Western Deffufa

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Uruk Anu Ziggurat — Warka — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Uruk Anu Ziggurat — Warka

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Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North (Lepsius XXIX) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North (Lepsius XXIX)

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Qanat-e Gonabad South Gallery (Ghasemabad South Branch Qanat) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Qanat-e Gonabad South Gallery (Ghasemabad South Branch Qanat)

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El-Kurru Royal Pyramid Field (Napata Ancestral) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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El-Kurru Royal Pyramid Field (Napata Ancestral)

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Hillat el-Arab Cemetery — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Hillat el-Arab Cemetery

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Jebel Barkal Pyramid Necropolis — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Jebel Barkal Pyramid Necropolis

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Meroe North Cemetery Pyramid Field (Begarawiya) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Meroe North Cemetery Pyramid Field (Begarawiya)

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Ichkabal — Wikipedia

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Ichkabal

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Malagana — Wikipedia

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Malagana, also known as the Malagana Treasure, is an archaeological site of Colombia named after a sugarcane estate where it was accidentally discovered in 1992.

Malagana

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Muyil — Wikipedia

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Muyil

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San Gervasio — Wikipedia

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San Gervasio may refer to: Italian and Spanish for Saint Gervasius San Gervasio (Capriate San Gervasio), a subdivision of Capriate San Gervasio, Italy Capriate San Gervasio, in the province of…

San Gervasio Cozumel

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Wari Willka — Wikipedia

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Wari Willka

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Xcaret — Wikipedia

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Xcaret (Mayan pronunciation: [ʃkaˈɾet]) is a Maya civilization archaeological site located on the Caribbean coastline of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

Xcaret

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 23, 2026Open source

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Cañada de la Virgen — Wikipedia

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Cañada de la Virgen

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