🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Manda Island
Manda is an island of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, known for the prosperous 9th century ports of Takwa and Manda town.
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🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Manda is an island of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, known for the prosperous 9th century ports of Takwa and Manda town.
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
Badhër Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Badhrës) is a prehistoric fortified hilltop site and later medieval ruin near Borsh, in southern Albania.
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · Ancient city
Govurqala is a name shared by four archaeological sites in Azerbaijan, located in Agdam. Govurqala is within the Boyahmadly village and represents a 3rd–10th-century-related town and cemetery with an…
🇮🇹 Italy · Fortress
The Castello della Magione (also Magione di San Giovanni al Ponte or Spedale di San Giovanni in Gerusalemme alla Magione) is a medieval castle in Poggibonsi (province of Siena, central Italy) that…
🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder
The Deutschmeister-Palais or Palais Erzherzog Wilhelm is a building in Vienna located at Parkring 8.
🇦🇷 Argentina · Hydraulic works
The Alicurá Dam (in Spanish, Embalse de Alicurá) is the first of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the Comahue region), about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the city of…
🇴🇲 Oman · Fortress
Bahla Fort (Arabic: قلعة بهلاء, romanized: Qalʿat Bahlāʿ) is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Jebel Akhdar highlands in Oman and was the country's first UNESCO-listed fort…
🇸🇻 El Salvador · Ancient city
Cihuatán is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in central El Salvador. It was a very large city located in the extreme south of the Mesoamerican cultural area, and has been dated to the Early…
People's Republic of China · Archaeological wonder
Daxing Palace (later known as the Taiji palace) was the palace of the Sui dynasty it was built under the order of Emperor Wen in 582.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village
Capitolias (Ancient Greek: Καπιτωλιάς, romanized: Kapitolias) was an ancient city east of the Jordan River, and is identified with the modern village of Beit Ras in the Irbid Governorate in northern…
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
The Faik Pasha Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί Φαΐκ Πασά, Albanian: Xhamia e Faik Pashës, from Turkish: Faik Paşa Camii), also known locally as the Imaret of Arta (Greek: Ιμαρέτ της Άρτας), is a former mosque…
🇧🇷 Brazil · Hydraulic works
The Ilha Solteira Dam is an embankment dam on the Paraná River near Ilha Solteira in São Paulo, Brazil.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Al-Karak (Arabic: الكرك), in English sources often simply Karak, is a city in Jordan known for its medieval Kerak Castle, which is one of the three largest in the region, the other two being in Syria.
🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient city
Darband Cave is a Lower Paleolithic site in the Gilan Province in northern Iran, located on the north side of a deep tributary canyon of the Siahrud River, a tributary of the Sefīd-Rūd River that…
Mandatory Palestine · Fortress
Kafr Lam (Arabic: كفر لام) was a Palestinian Arab village located 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Haifa on the Mediterranean coast.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Binnayaga Buddhist Caves also known as Vinayaka or Vinayaga are located at village Binnayaga in the state of Rajasthan, India.
🇺🇸 United States · Necropolis
Colma (Ohlone for 'springs') is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
Dajti Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Dajtit) is a 1.12 hectares (2.8 acres) archaeological site in Albania, comprising the ruins of a Roman fortification and several dwellings.
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · Earthwork
According to an old Czech legend, the Devil's Furrow (Czech: Čertova brázda) was a distinct line in the landscape, allegedly connecting the place of St.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Archaeological wonder
Al-Meragh is an archaeological site in Sudan. It is situated in the Wadi Muqaddam approximately 227 kilometres (141 mi) north of Omdurman in the Bayuda, an area that today is largely desert.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain (Arabic: دير قانون رأس العين, romanized: Dayr Qānūn Raʾs al-ʿAyn, Lit.
🇪🇸 Spain · Hydraulic works
The Consuegra Dam is a ruined Roman buttress dam in Toledo province, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. The dam dates to the 3rd or 4th century AD. It is on the River Amarguillo upstream from Consuegra.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Kasamori-ji (笠森寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Chōnan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Necropolis
Jijel (Kabyle: Ǧiǧel, Arabic: جِيْجَل), the classical Igilgili, is the capital of Jijel Province in north-eastern Algeria.