🇾🇪 Yemen · Temple complex
Great Mosque of Sanaa
The Great Mosque of Sana'a (Arabic: الجامع الكبير بصنعاء, al-Jāmiʿ al-Kabīr bi-Ṣanʿāʾ) is an ancient mosque in Sana'a, Yemen, and one of the oldest mosques in the world.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Hatun Machay
Hatun Machay (possibly from Quechua hatun big, mach'ay cave) is a rock forest with archaeological remains in Peru. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral No.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Archaeological wonder
Aït Benhaddou
Aït Benhaddou (Berber languages: ⵉⵖⵔⵎ ⵏ ⴰⵢⵜ ⴱⵏ ⵃⴷⴷⵓ, Arabic: آيت بن حدّو) is a historic ighrem or ksar (fortified village) along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh in Morocco.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Archaeological wonder
Ghazni
Ghazni, historically known as Ghaznayn or Ghazna, also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana, is a city in southeastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Ghazni…
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
Kataragama Temple
Kataragama Devalaya (Sinhala: රුහුණු මහා කතරගම දේවාලය, lit. 'Ruhuṇu Mahā Kataragama Dēvālaya', Tamil: கதிர்காமம் முருகன் கோயில், lit.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder
Kashkar
Kashkar, also known as Kaskar, (Classical Syriac: ܟܫܟܪ), was a city in southern Mesopotamia. Its name appears to originate from Syriac ܟܪܟܐ karḵa meaning "citadel" or "town".
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
Dohnsen-Siddernhausen Dolmen
The dolmen (German: Großsteingrab) on a low elevation between the villages of Dohnsen and Siddernhausen near the town of Bergen in North Germany, was originally 500 m further north.
🇲🇱 Mali · Archaeological wonder
Kukiya, Mali
Kukiya is an archaeological site and ancient city on the banks of the Niger River in present-day Mali. It was an early capital of the Songhai people, preceding the founding of the city of Gao.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Archaeological wonder
Ifri Oudadane
Ifri Oudadane is an archaeological site in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco. It is located on the southwestern coast of the Cape Three Forks on the Mediterranean Sea, and is one of the most…
🇷🇸 Serbia · Cave
Hadži-Prodan's Cave
The Hadži-Prodan's Cave (Serbian: Хаџи-Проданова пећина, Hadži-Prodanova pećina) is an archaeological site of the Paleolithic period and a national natural monument, located in the village Raščići…
🇲🇦 Morocco · Archaeological wonder
Jebel Irhoud
Jebel Irhoud (Arabic: جبل إيغود, Moroccan Arabic: žbəl iġud) or Adrar n Ighoud (Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⵖⵓⴷ, romanized: Adrar n Iɣud), is an archaeological site in Morocco located just…
Bhutan · Temple complex
Chorten Kora
Chorten Kora is an important stupa next to the Khorlo-Chu(Kholongchu) River in Trashi Yangtse, in East Bhutan.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Archaeological wonder
Alexandria Prophthasia
Alexandria Prophthasia (Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια η Προφθασία), also known as Alexandria in Drangiana, was one of the seventy-plus cities founded or renamed by Alexander the Great.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Abusir Bana
Abusir Bana (Egyptian Arabic: أبو صير بنا), known in ancient times as Busiris (Greek: Βούσιρις; Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ, ⲃⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ, romanized: pusiri, busiri, lit.
🇳🇱 Netherlands · Archaeological wonder
Aartswoud
Aartswoud (West Frisian: Ierswoud) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland, part of the municipality of Opmeer. It lies about twelve kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Heerhugowaard.
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
Great Dolmen of Dwasieden
The Great dolmen of Dwasieden (German: Großdolmen von Dwasieden), is a great dolmen in the borough of Sassnitz, on the Jasmund peninsula of Germany's largest island, Rügen.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Archaeological wonder
Orkhon inscriptions
The Orkhon inscriptions are bilingual texts in Middle Chinese and Old Turkic, the latter written in the Old Turkic alphabet, carved into two memorial steles erected in the early 8th century by the…
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Al-Khazneh
Nabataeans
Al-Khazneh (Arabic: الخزنة; IPA: [al.xaz.na], "The Treasury"), also known as Khaznat el-Far'oun (treasury of the pharaoh), is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean…
🇹🇯 Tajikistan · Archaeological wonder
Ajinateppa
Ajinateppa (Tajik: Аҷинатеппа, romanized: Ajinateppa, Russian: Аджина-Тепе; ) is a Buddhist monastery cluster located 12 kilometers east of the city of Bokhtar, Tajikistan.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder
Khan Mirjan
The Khan Mirjan (Arabic: خان مرجان) is a building in the souk of Baghdad, Iraq. It was built by the Jalayirid governor of Baghdad, Amin al-Din Mirjan in the 14th century originally as a caravanserai,…
🇩🇿 Algeria · Temple complex
Djamaa el Kebir
The Djamaa el Kebir or Great Mosque of Algiers (Arabic: الجامع الكبير, romanized: djama' el-kebir), is a mosque located in the city of Algiers, Algeria.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Archaeological wonder
Makapansgat
Makapansgat () (or Makapan Valley World Heritage Site) is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane in Limpopo province, South Africa.
🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder
Berdín Palace
The Berdín Palace (Spanish: Palacio de Berdín; Galician: Pazo de Berdín) is located in the village of Doiras, in Boal, Asturias, Spain.