🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Herwer
Herwer was an ancient Egyptian town in the 16th nome (Oryx nome) in Upper Egypt. It is mentioned in several ancient inscriptions dating from the Old, Middle and New Kingdom.
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🇨🇴 Colombia · Archaeological wonder
The Casa de Nariño (Spanish pronunciation: ['ka sa ðe 'na ri]), literally the House of Nariño, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Colombia.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Herwer was an ancient Egyptian town in the 16th nome (Oryx nome) in Upper Egypt. It is mentioned in several ancient inscriptions dating from the Old, Middle and New Kingdom.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
The Cheraman Juma Mosque is a mosque in Kodungallur, Thrissur district, in the state of Kerala, India.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Ancient city
Igeum-dong is a complex archaeological site located in Igeum-dong, Samcheonpo in Sacheon-si, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Archaeological wonder
Hamadab is a ruined Kushite city located in central Sudan. It was founded around the 3rd century BC and remained inhabited until the 4th century AD.
🇬🇷 Greece · Archaeological wonder
Mycenaean Greece · Mycenaean Greece
The Arkadiko Bridge or Kazarma Bridge is a Mycenaean bridge near the modern road from Tiryns to Epidauros in Argolis on the Peloponnese, Greece.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Archaeological wonder
The Valongo Wharf (Portuguese: Cais do Valongo) is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets.
🇵🇭 Philippines · Rock art
The Angono - Binangonan Petroglyphs are petroglyphs carved into a rock wall between the boundaries of Angono and Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are a World Heritage Site in the United States preserving eight monumental earthworks constructed by the Hopewell tradition.
🇨🇱 Chile · Megalith
Anakena is a white coral sand beach in Rapa Nui National Park on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Fortress
The Belgrade Fortress (Serbian: Београдска тврђава, Beogradska tvrđava, Hungarian: Nándorfehérvár) is a cultural monument in Belgrade, Serbia in the municipality of Stari Grad.
🇺🇸 United States · Temple complex
The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, officially the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya Which Liberates Upon Seeing, is a Buddhist temple located at Drala Mountain Center in Colorado, in the United States.
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Archaeological wonder
Daýahatyn (Turkmen pronunciation: [dɑːˌjɑχɑːˈtɯn]), also spelled Dayakhatun (Persian: دایهخاتون), is a medieval caravanserai, sitting on the left bank of the Amu Darya.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Tell
Prehistoric · Regional Chalcolithic-EBA
Koprivec Tell — buried prehistoric tell/village at Ruse Province.
🇷🇴 Romania · Tell
Prehistoric · Regional Chalcolithic-EBA
Căscioarele-Ostrovul Tell — buried prehistoric tell/village at Călărași County.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Ancient city
Daepyeong is a complex prehistoric archaeological site located in the Nam River valley near Jinju in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Arwad (Phoenician: 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤃, romanized: ʾrwd; Arabic: أرواد, romanized: ʾArwād), the classical Aradus, is a town in Syria on an eponymous island in the Mediterranean Sea.
🇲🇹 Malta · Archaeological wonder
The Auberge d'Aragon (Maltese: Berġa ta' Aragona) is an auberge in Birgu, Malta. It was built in the 16th century to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Aragon, Navarre and…
🇪🇨 Ecuador · Ancient city
Formative to Regional Development (500 BCE–1400 CE) · Kilamope (Upano) culture; Sangay phase Huapula
Southern Huapula platform of Upano — 22 mounds and drained fields at Huapula–Upano confluence, Sangay south gate.
🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village
Giecz [ɡʲɛt͡ʂ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dominowo, within Środa County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Hydraulic works
Bronze Age to Early Historic (1700 BCE–200 CE, Swat protohistoric IV–VII) · Gandhara Grave Culture? Actually Swat protohistoric (Gandhara Grave) to Indo-Greek
Swat 2.5-km proto-canal 1700 BCE puddled clay feeding Ghundai 30 ha rice, Italian Stacul's type Gandhara hydraulic.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Jebel Aabeby (Arabic: جبل عبيبي) is an archaeological site approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of Sidon, to the west of the road north to Qraye in Lebanon.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Temple complex
Jago temple (Indonesian: Candi Jago) is a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist temple from the Singhasari kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Malang.
🇫🇷 France · Ancient city
Cenabum, Gaul (sometimes written Cenabaum or Genabum) was the name of the capital city of the Carnutes, located near the present French city of Orléans.
