🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Temple complex
Haji Piyada Mosque
The Haji Piyada Mosque (Dari: مسجد حاجى پياده, lit. 'Mosque of the walking pilgrim') or Noh Gonbad Mosque (Dari: مسجد نُهگنبد, lit.
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🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Temple complex
The Haji Piyada Mosque (Dari: مسجد حاجى پياده, lit. 'Mosque of the walking pilgrim') or Noh Gonbad Mosque (Dari: مسجد نُهگنبد, lit.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder
Jerwan is a locality north of Mosul in the Nineveh Province of Iraq. The site is clear of vegetation and is sparsely settled.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
The Bab al-Islam Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita Bab al-Islam; Urdu: مسجد باب الإسلام Masjid Bab-ul-Islam) is a mosque in Tacna, Peru.
🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress
Dinaburga Castle (German: Dünaburg), also known as Vecdaugavpils or Vecpils, is a castle located in Naujene Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia, east of Daugavpils.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Glantane East (An Gleanntán Thoir) is a megalithic complex situated 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) from Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Inka Raqay (Quechua Inka Inca, raqay ruin, a demolished building; shed, storehouse or dormitory for the laborers of a farm; a generally old building without roof, only with walls) hispanicized…
🇮🇪 Ireland · Temple complex
Fore Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Fhobhair) is the ruins of a Benedictine and Early Gaelic 7th century Abbey with associated Mill, Anchorite's Cell, Holy Wells and a structure associated with St.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Arbel (Hebrew: אַרְבֵּל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located beside Mount Arbel next to the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council.
🇩🇪 Germany · Archaeological wonder
The Kriemhildenstuhl, more rarely Krimhildenstuhl (short i), in the forests around the Palatine county town of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is an old Roman quarry, which…
🇲🇦 Morocco · Temple complex
The Great Mosque of Taza (Arabic: الجامع الكبير, romanized: jama'a al-kabir) is the most important religious building in the historic medina of Taza, Morocco.
🇷🇺 Russia · Archaeological wonder
Danilov Monastery (also Svyato-Danilov Monastery or Holy Danilov Monastery; Russian: Данилов монастырь, Свято-Данилов монастырь, romanized: Danilov monastyr', Svyato-Danilov monastyr') is a walled…
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Hōgon-ji (宝厳寺) is a Buddhist temple located on Chikubushima in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Archaeological wonder
Ivuna is an administrative ward in Momba District, Songwe Region, Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 21,690.
🇭🇳 Honduras · Pyramid
Yarumela also known as El Chircal, is one of the archeological sites located in Honduras and based around the Middle Formative era in Mesoamerican history, occupied between 1000 BC and AD 250 by the…
🇵🇹 Portugal · Megalith
The Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos (Portuguese: Anta-Capela de São Brissos) is a small chapel located in the parish of Santiago do Escoural in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo in Portugal.
Curaçao · Rock art
Hato Caves are show caves, publicly accessible since 1991 and a popular tourist attraction on the Caribbean island of Curaçao.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Archaeological wonder
Maya civilization
La Blanca is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in present-day La Blanca, San Marcos Department, western Guatemala.
🇸🇰 Slovakia · Ancient village
Blatnica (1927–1946 Turčianska Blatnica, Hungarian: Blatnica) is a village and municipality in the Turiec region of Slovakia. Administratively it is a part of the Martin District in the Žilina Region.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Archaeological wonder
Gokomere is a culture in Zimbabwe, known for its rock art and pottery traditions dating from 200 to 650 BC.
North Macedonia · Archaeological wonder
Dolno Gradište (Macedonian: Долно Градиште) is a village in North Macedonia. It is located 6 kilometres north of Kočani, at the base of Mount Osogovo and at the northern coast of Lake Gradče.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Fortress
Bilhorod Kyivskyi (Ukrainian: Білгород-Київський) or Belgorod (Russian: Белгород) was a city-castle in Kievan Rus', on the right bank of the Irpin River.
🇵🇪 Peru · Cave
Inka Wasi (Quechua inka Inca, wasi house, "Inca house", also spelled Incahuasi, Inca Huasi) is an archaeological site in the Huancavelica Region in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Killa Mach'ay (Quechua killa moon, mach'ay cave, "moon cave", also spelled Killa Machay, Killamachay, Quillamachay) is an archaeological site with rock paintings and petroglyphs in Peru.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Archaeological wonder
El Brij, is a village of Tunisia, at latitude 36°48'13.44" and Longitude 10°36'8.95" on the Cape Bon peninsula near the village of Sidi Rais and Korbous.