🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder
Goa Gajah
Goa Gajah (Balinese: ᬕᭀᬯᬕᬚᬄ), lit. meaning "The Elephant Cave", is located in Gianyar on the island of Bali near Ubud, in Indonesia. Built in the 9th century, it served as a sanctuary.
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🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder
Goa Gajah (Balinese: ᬕᭀᬯᬕᬚᬄ), lit. meaning "The Elephant Cave", is located in Gianyar on the island of Bali near Ubud, in Indonesia. Built in the 9th century, it served as a sanctuary.
🇷🇺 Russia · Temple complex
Belogorsky Convent (Russian: Белогорский Николаевский монастырь) is a priory in Perm Krai, Russia. Located 85 km south of Perm and 50 km from Kungur, on Belaya Gora (White Mountain).
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
The Devil's Arrows are three aligned standing stones located outside Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire, England, near to where the A168 road (previously the A1) crosses the River Ure.
🇩🇪 Germany · Temple complex
Heisterbach Abbey (Kloster Heisterbach; also Petersthal, formerly Petersberg) was a Cistercian monastery in the Siebengebirge near Oberdollendorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Abeen (Arabic: عبين) is a Jordanian village located in Ajloun Governorate in northern Jordan. Administratively, it is part of the Sakrah District within the Qasabah Ajloun Brigade.
🇭🇺 Hungary · Tumulus
Gödény-halom (transl. Pelican mound) is a prehistoric mound situated near the village of Békésszentandrás in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder
Doyo Lama is a megalithic site of New Guinea. It is placed on a hill near the Lake Sentani, at the north-west; in Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia. There are also petroglyphs.
🇩🇰 Denmark · Temple complex
Essenbæk Abbey (Danish: Essenbæk Kloster) was a Benedictine monastery located in Essenbæk Parish eight kilometers east of Randers and 1.7 kilometers north of Assentoft, Denmark.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Ancient city
El Kseur (Kabyle: Leqṣeṛ; Arabic: القصر) is a commune in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province. The Béni Mansour–Bejaïa railway serves this community with SNTF rail service.
🇧🇿 Belize · Archaeological wonder
English Caye Light is an active lighthouse on a small island in Belize. The white lantern is mounted on a 19m high framework tower, and also has a focal plane of 19 m (62 ft).
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Incahuasi or Incawasi (possibly from Quechua inka Inca, wasi house) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cañete Province, Lunahuaná District.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Archaeological wonder
Kul-chur inscription or Küli Čor inscription was an inscription erected in honor of a military leader called Kul Chur of the Xueyantuo. It was erected between 723 and 725.
🇴🇲 Oman · Archaeological wonder
Al Bustān (Arabic: البستان) is a village in Muscat, in eastern Oman (23°34'15.02"; 58°36'32.70"E, 8 m altitude). Its cemetery was used during the Samad Late Iron Age.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder
Aşağımollahasan höyük is a höyük (mound) in Özalp, Turkey, and is the first known settlement in prehistory in the area of Van. It was discovered by Charles A. Burney.
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
The Rodoni Castle or Skanderbeg Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Rodonit; Kalaja e Skënderbeut) is a castle in Albania. Rodoni Castle is at an elevation of 1 metre (3 ft).
🇨🇭 Switzerland · Archaeological wonder
Erlenbach–Winkel is one of the 111 serial sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, of which are 56 located in Switzerland.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Cave
Bambata Cave is one of the Southern Africa prehistoric sites situated in Motobo National Park along with Inanke, Nswatugi, Pomengwe and Silozwane caves in Zimbabwe.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Cymer Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Cymer) is a ruined Cistercian abbey near the village of Llanelltyd, just north of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, United Kingdom.
🇭🇷 Croatia · Archaeological wonder
Aquae Iasae was the Roman settlement and Roman bath in the area of present city Varaždinske Toplice, Croatia. Today it is the name of the archaeological site.
🇪🇪 Estonia · Fortress
Laiuse Castle (Estonian: Laiuse ordulinnus, German: Burg Lais) was a Livonian Order castle in Laiusevälja, Jõgeva Parish, Estonia. The castle is now in ruins.
🇮🇹 Italy · Necropolis
The Anguilla necropolis (Italian: necropolis Anguilla) is an archaeological site in the Italian comune of Ribera in the province of Agrigento in Sicily.
🇴🇲 Oman · Archaeological wonder
Al-Amqat is an archaeological site in al-Dakhaliyah, Oman. Located on a slope to the north of the oasis, the cemetery dates to the Samad Late Iron Age.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Rock art
Amazmaz is an isolated elevation with steep slopes in the western part of the Adrar plateau in Mauritania, 400 km northeast of the capital Nouakchott.
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
The Castle of Gjon Boçari (Albanian: Kalaja e Gjon Boçarit) is a castle of the 16th and 17th century built during Ottoman times in Tragjas, Albania.