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🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Al-Azhar Park (Arabic: حديقة الأزهر, romanized: Ḥadīqat al-Azhar) is a public park located in qism al-Darb al-Ahmar, in Historic Cairo, Egypt.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Mdoukha (Arabic: مذوخا, romanized: Mdūkhā) is a village and municipality 72 kilometres (45 mi) east of Beirut in the Rashaya District, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
The Ghorawadi caves, also known as Ghoradeshwar caves or Shelarwadi caves, are around 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Pune, India, were originally Buddhist caves, and now contain carvings and statues of…
🇦🇷 Argentina · Archaeological wonder
Los Altares is a rural commune in Paso de Indios Department, Chubut Province in southern Argentina. As of 2001, it had 123 inhabitants.
🇫🇮 Finland · Archaeological wonder
Middle Ages
Mankby was a Medieval village in Finland under the Swedish rule. It's nowadays located in the Espoonkartano district of the city of Espoo, and extensive archaeological excavations have occurred there…
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Archaeological wonder
Alassa (Greek: Άλασσα) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, north of the Kouris Dam, on the main road from Limassol to Kakopetria.
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · Archaeological wonder
The Blučina burial is a Migration Period princely burial at Blučina in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It was excavated in 1953 by Karel Tihelka (1898–1973).
🇦🇱 Albania · Ancient village
Arapaj is a village in the former municipality of Rrashbull, Durrës County, Albania. The etymological origin of the name Arapaj is hypothesised to come from the word Arap which means Arab in…
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Archaeological wonder
Muweilah (Arabic: مويلح) is an archaeological site in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. it is located in what is now the suburb of Al Jurainah near Sharjah University City.
🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder
The Castril palace (also House of Castril) is a Renaissance style palace located in Sacromonte, a district of the Spanish city of Granada. It was built in 1539.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Fortress
Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal'at al-Shaqif (Arabic: قلعة الشقيف, romanized: Qalʿat al-Shaqīf, lit.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
The Ghatotkach Caves are located 18 km to the west of Ajantha, near Jinjala, India. The caves include three Buddhist caves, one is a chaitya and two are viharas.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Archaeological wonder
Jidali fort was a cross-shaped fort of the Dervish era located in the town of Jidali in Sanaag, Somalia and is also the first place in Africa to be bombed via aerial bombardment by a tally of four…
🇧🇼 Botswana · Temple complex
Kolobeng Mission (also known as the Livingstone Memorial), built in 1847, the third and final mission of David Livingstone, a missionary and explorer of Africa.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Rock art
The caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst or Leang-Leang Caves (from the Makassarese word for "many caves") are located in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, roughly one hour north of Makassar city.
🇨🇱 Chile · Rock shelter
Cueva de los Pincheira is rock shelter located about 65 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of Chillán, in Ñuble Region, Central Chile.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Archaeological wonder
Al-Rabatha (Arabic الربذة) is a settlement in Saudi Arabia located some 200 km to the north-east of Medina on the pilgrim route from Kufa to Mecca, known as Darb Zubaydah.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Gran Vilaya is a complex of many archaeological remains and ruins, spread over a wide area in the Utcubamba Valley in northern Peru.
🇵🇭 Philippines · Archaeological wonder
The Buenavista Protected Landscape is a conservation area and an archaeological site located on Bondoc Peninsula in the southern Luzon province of Quezon in the Philippines.
🇰🇵 North Korea · Archaeological wonder
The Cherŭng Royal Tomb, also known as Jeneung Royal Tomb, is a 15th-century mausoleum located in Chi-dong, Panmun-guyok Kaesong, North Korea.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Maadi (Egyptian Arabic: المعادى el-Maʿādi [elmæˈʕæːdi]) is a leafy and once suburban district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile about 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) upriver…
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Ancient city
Holtun, originally named La Máquina, is a Maya archaeological site located in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala on the road to Melchor de Mencos from Flores.
🇪🇨 Ecuador · Earthwork
Hypothesized Upano Formative vs modern agricultural if real · Hypothesized Upano (if verified) vs mechanized rice farmers
Hypothetical Copueno floodplain raised fields — 45 linear ridges on active floodplain 2.1 km west of verified cluster.
🇮🇹 Italy · Tomb
The Catacomb of Priscilla is a large archaeological site on the Via Salaria in Rome, Italy, situated in what was a quarry in Roman times.