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Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Priene – Temple of Athena Polias – Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024 · Wikimedia

37.65833,27.29667 and UNESCO buffer 1012

Priene Bouleuterion Temple — Athena Precinct Council Sanctuary

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitedestimap.com

Rock Art of Helan Mountain – Destimap 56 km NW Yinchuan

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Destimap · 2024

Park distance and rock art park description

Helan Mountains Helankou North — Rock Art Park North Gorge

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitekempinski.com

Rock Paintings in Helan Mountains – Kempinski

Kempinski Hotel Yinchuan · 2024

Thousands of paintings Spring Autumn to Western Xia

Helan Mountains Helankou North — Rock Art Park North Gorge

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Saimaly-Tash Petroglyphs UNESCO Tentative 1512

UNESCO · 2024 · UNESCO

Saimaluu-Tash Araköl Lake — Mid-Mountain Boulder Field

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitesardisexpedition.org

Sardis – Temple of Artemis – Harvard-Cornell Expedition

Harvard Art Museums · 2024

Pactolus terrace and Croesus capital

Sardis Artemis Temple — Pactolus Valley Sanctuary of Artemis

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Sardis – Wikipedia 38°28′48″N 28°02′24″E

Wikipedia · 2024 · Wikimedia

Coordinates and Lydian capital

Sardis Artemis Temple — Pactolus Valley Sanctuary of Artemis

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Website360cities.net

Shaanxi Province geography 31°42′–39°35′N 105°29′–111°15′E

360Cities · 2024

Shaanxi Qinling Huashan range hinterland

Huaishan Rock Art — Lantian Blue Mountain Petroglyphs

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Stratonikeia – Lagina Temple of Hecate – 37°22′30″N 28°02′15″E

Pleiades / Wikipedia · 2024 · Wikimedia

Lagina (Ancient Greek: τὰ Λάγινα) or Laginia (Λαγινία) was a town and religious centre in ancient Caria.

Stratonikeia Hekate Temple — Lagina Sanctuary of Hekate

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Tamgaly UNESCO landscape – Wikipedia Tanbaly

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia

UNESCO 1145 and Chu-Ili coordinates

Tamgaly Kungei Ridge Sanctuary — Aiyrtau Sun Shrine

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteteosarkeoloji.com

Teos Archaeological Excavations

Teos Project · 2024 · Ankara University

Teos Theatre Terrace — Dionysus Sanctuary Overlook

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Teos – Dionysus Temple – Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024 · Wikimedia

Sığacık location and Hermogenes

Teos Theatre Terrace — Dionysus Sanctuary Overlook

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Articleallinnet.info

The Ughtasar Petroglyphs in the Heart of Yerevan

AllInNet · 2024

Yerevan transported fragments context

Ughtasar Trapet Basin — Pilgrim Lake Shore Petroglyphs

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteescapetomongolia.com

Tsagaan Salaa in Bayan Ulgii — Escape to Mongolia

EscapeToMongolia · 2024

1979 discovery and Neolithic-Bronze scatter 15 km

Tsagaan Salaa — Baga Oigor South Valley Panels

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitebarevarmenia.com

Ughtasar Mount Syunik 3000–3300 m

Barev Armenia / Concierge Travel · 2024

Plateau elevation and 1968 discovery

Ughtasar Trapet Basin — Pilgrim Lake Shore Petroglyphs

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteenglish.www.gov.cn

China builds digital image database for 72 petroglyphs Gansu

SZDaily / Gov.cn · 2023 · Gov.cn

72 sites mostly Yellow River, Heishan Qiang

Dahekou Yellow River — Baiyin Pingchuan East Bank Petroglyphs

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Articleen.people.cn

Cultural treasure of Zhuang – People's Daily

People's Daily · 2022 · People's Daily Online

38 sites Ningming-Longzhou-Fusui description

Zuojiang Huashan Ningming — Luoyue Serpent Cliff

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Journal articledownload.atlantis-press.com

Yinshan vehicle rock arts – Wulashan Daqingshan 34 chariots

Atlantis Press · 2021

25 at Piaolan Temple, eastern distribution

Yinshan Wulashan Table Mountain — Southern Scarp Petroglyphs

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape – UNESCO Serial 1508

UNESCO WHC · 2016 · UNESCO

Serial 1508-01 Ningming 22°15'20 E107°01'53 buffer

Zuojiang Huashan Ningming — Luoyue Serpent Cliff

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2016Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape – UNESCO 1457

UNESCO · 2014 · UNESCO

Pergamon 39.13,27.18 multi-layered

Pergamon Trajan Temple — Upper Acropolis Traianeum Sanctuary

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

El Paraíso — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

El Paraíso is Spanish for "The Paradise." The name may refer to:

El Paraíso

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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