🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Gebelein
Gebelein (Egyptian Arabic: الجبلين, Two Mountains; Egyptian: Inerty or Per-Hathor; Ancient Greek: Παθυρις Pathuris or Ἀφροδιτόπολις Aphroditópolis; Latin: Pathyris or Aphroditopolis) is an…
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🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Gebelein (Egyptian Arabic: الجبلين, Two Mountains; Egyptian: Inerty or Per-Hathor; Ancient Greek: Παθυρις Pathuris or Ἀφροδιτόπολις Aphroditópolis; Latin: Pathyris or Aphroditopolis) is an…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Machu Pirqa (Quechua machu old, old person, pirqa wall, "old wall", hispanicized spelling Machupirca) is an archaeological site of the Chachapoyas culture in Peru.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Archaeological wonder
Gangjin Kiln Sites (Korean: 강진 고려청자 요지) refers to a number of Goryeo-era archaeological sites in Gangjin County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
🇭🇷 Croatia · Archaeological wonder
Golubić (Serbian Cyrillic: Голубић) is a village located 9 km north of Knin, in the continental part of Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia.
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
The Château de Rambouillet (pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) ʁɑ̃bujɛ]), also known in English as the Castle of Rambouillet, is a château in the town of Rambouillet, Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France…
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder
Dungur (or Dungur 'Addi Kilte) is a historic site dated to the 7th century CE, located in the city of Axum in modern Ethiopia.
🇱🇾 Libya · Archaeological wonder
The Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Akakus (Arabic: تدرارت أكاكوس / ALA-LC: Tadrārt Akākūs) form a mountain range in the desert of the Ghat District in western Libya, part of the Sahara.
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Beth Alpha (Hebrew: בֵּית אַלְפָא, romanized: bēṯ alp̄āʾ) is an ancient former Jewish synagogue, located at the foot of the northern slopes of the Gilboa mountains near Beit She'an, in the Northern…
🇸🇾 Syria · Archaeological wonder
Baqirha (also spelled Bāķirḥā) was an ancient settlement in the Dead Cities area in northwestern Syria.
🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder
Ganj Par (Persian: گنج پر) is a Lower Paleolithic site located in the Gilan province in northern Iran.
🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder
Kelar Mound or Kelar Tappeh is a Neolithic archaeological site in Mazandaran Province, Iran. It lies on the Kelardasht plain in the Alborz Mountains.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Khirbat Faynan, known in late Roman and Byzantine texts as Phaino or Phaeno, is an archaeological site in Wadi Faynan, southern Jordan. It lies just south of the Dead Sea in Jordan.
🇨🇺 Cuba · Archaeological wonder
The Faro Vargas, also known as Faro de Cabo Cruz, is a staffed lighthouse located on the southernmost part of Cape Cruz in Cuba.
🇩🇪 Germany · Archaeological wonder
The Deister Gate (German: Deisterpforte) is a 550-metre-wide gap between the Deister and Kleiner Deister hill ridges in Springe in Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder
As-Salam Palace (Arabic: قصر السلام, lit. 'Peace Palace') is a palace located on Al-Kindi Street in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Archaeological wonder
Ahl al Oughlam is an archaeological site and palaeontological site located just outside Casablanca, Morocco. It was discovered in 1985 and first excavated in 1989.
🇷🇴 Romania · Archaeological wonder
Curtea Nouă (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkurte̯a ˈnowə], New Court) was the residence of the Princes of Wallachia between 1776 and 1812.
North Macedonia · Archaeological wonder
Kapan Han (Macedonian: Капан ан, romanized: Kapan an, Albanian: Hani i Kapanit, Turkish: Kapan Han) is a han (caravanserai) in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Inka Tampu or Inkatampu (Quechua inka Inca, tampu inn, "Inca inn", Hispanicized and mixed spellings Incatambo, Inkatambo, Inca Tambo) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Hatunmarka (Quechua hatun big, marka settlement / storey, "big settlement", hispanicized spelling Hatunmarca, Jatun Malca) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇦🇱 Albania · Archaeological wonder
Elbasan Inn is a historic inn in Korçë, Albania. It is said to be several centuries old and the oldest hotel in the city. It is built in the Ottoman architectural style.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Baabda Palace (or Presidential Palace, French: Palais présidentiel de Baabda, Arabic: قصر بعبدا), is the official residence of the President of Lebanon.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Kfar Qouq (and variations of spelling) is a village in Lebanon, situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate.
🇯🇲 Jamaica · Archaeological wonder
Built in 1888, Folly Lighthouse is a brick tower with lantern and gallery. It flashes a white light every 10 seconds that is visible for 13 miles (21 km). The light is solar powered.