🇮🇷 Iran · Megalith
Kharg Island
Kharg Island (Persian: جزیره خارگ, Persian pronunciation: [xɒːrɡ]), also spelled Khark Island and often referred to as the "Forbidden Island", is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf.
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🇮🇷 Iran · Megalith
Kharg Island (Persian: جزیره خارگ, Persian pronunciation: [xɒːrɡ]), also spelled Khark Island and often referred to as the "Forbidden Island", is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf.
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Bronze Age
Lotz Cisterns (Hebrew: בורות לוץ, Borot Lotz; the spelling Loz is used, too) is an archaeological site in Negev Mountains, Israel, where 17 ancient water cisterns are located.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Archaeological wonder
Al-Abbasiyya (Arabic: العباسية, romanized: al-Abbāsiyya, lit. 'the Abbasid place'), also known as Qasr al-Aghaliba (قصور الأغالبة, 'the Aghlabid palaces') and al-Qasr al-Qadim (القصر القديم, 'the old…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Broadwater Farm, often referred to simply as "The Farm", is an area in Tottenham, North London, straddling the River Moselle.
🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder
Czartoryski-Schlössel (Schlössel is roughly translatable as "small palace") was a palace called Weinhaus in the Währing district of Vienna, Austria.
🇷🇴 Romania · Hydraulic works
The Danube–Black Sea Canal (Romanian: Canalul Dunăre–Marea Neagră) is a navigable canal in Romania, which runs from Cernavodă on the Danube river, via two branches, to Constanța and Năvodari on the…
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Deir al-Ashayer (Arabic: دير العشائر) is a village located in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
🇺🇸 United States · Hydraulic works
The Duluth Ship Canal is an artificial canal cut through Minnesota Point, providing direct access to Duluth harbor from Lake Superior.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Archaeological wonder
Kagara is a community in Niger State, Nigeria, the headquarters of the Rafi Local Government Area.
🇹🇭 Thailand · Archaeological wonder
Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park is an archeological site in Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. Along with Sukhothai Historical Park and Si Satchanalai historical park, it is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage…
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Archaeological wonder
Lejja is a community of 33 villages in Enugu State, southeastern Nigeria. Lejja is mainly inhabited by the Igbo people and is located on the edge of the Benue Plateau, which has rich laterite and…
🇫🇷 France · Tomb
The Catacombs of Paris (French: Catacombes de Paris, ) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people.
🇩🇪 Germany · Archaeological wonder
Kalkriese is a village now administratively part of the city of Bramsche in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany.
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Tel Abel Beth Maacah (Hebrew: תל אבל בית מעכה; Arabic: تل آبل القامع, romanized: Tell Abil el-Qameḥ) is a large archaeological tell with a small upper northern section and a large lower southern one,…
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Acre ( AH-kər, AY-kər), known in Hebrew as Akko (Hebrew: עַכּוֹ, ʻAkkō, IPA: [ˈako]) and in Arabic as Akka (Arabic: عكّا, ʻAkkā, IPA: [ˈʕak.ka]), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern…
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Archaeological wonder
Ahan Posh or Ahan Posh Tape (Persian: آهن پوش, romanized: âhan puš, lit. 'iron-covered (place)') is an ancient Buddhist stupa and monastery complex in the vicinity of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, dated to…
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Archaeological wonder
Al Thuqeibah is an Iron Age archaeological site located near the town of Al Madam in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
🇮🇱 Israel · Fortress
Al-Sinnabra or Sinn en-Nabra, is the Arabic place name for a historic site on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee in modern-day Israel.
North Macedonia · Archaeological wonder
The Ancient theatre of Ohrid is located in Ohrid, North Macedonia. It was built in 200 BC and is the only Hellenistic-type theatre in the country as the other three in Scupi, Stobi and Heraklea…
🇵🇹 Portugal · Megalith
The Anta da Estria is a megalithic dolmen situated between Belas and Queluz in the Lisbon District of Portugal.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Megalith
The Anta de Adrenunes, located on top of a hill at 426 metres above sea level, in the municipality of Sintra, within Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, Lisbon District, Portugal, is believed to be a Stone…
🇵🇹 Portugal · Megalith
The Anta de Agualva, also known as the Anta do Carrascal, is a megalithic dolmen situated in an urban area of Agualva-Cacém in the municipality of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Megalith
The Anta de Carcavelos, located close to the village of Carcavelos near the town of Lousa in the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon District of Portugal, is a stone age dolmen (burial chamber) or…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Aswan is a city in Upper Egypt and the capital of the Aswan Governorate. The city of Aswan is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities, with its recorded history spanning over 2,600 years.