🇨🇭 Switzerland · Archaeological wonder
Basel-Münsterhügel
Basel-Münsterhügel is the site of an Iron Age (late La Tène) fort or oppidum, known as Basel oppidum, constructed by the Gaulish Rauraci after the battle of Bibracte in 58 BC.
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Archaeological wonder
The Matobo National Park forms the core of the Matobo or Matopos Hills, an area of granite kopjes and wooded valleys commencing some 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Bulawayo, southern Zimbabwe.
🇨🇭 Switzerland · Archaeological wonder
Basel-Münsterhügel is the site of an Iron Age (late La Tène) fort or oppidum, known as Basel oppidum, constructed by the Gaulish Rauraci after the battle of Bibracte in 58 BC.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Archaeological wonder
Kaminahu (Arabic: مملكة كمنه; Old South Arabic: 𐩫𐩣𐩬𐩠𐩥 kmnhw; modern Kamna) is the name of an ancient South Arabian city in the northern al-Jawf region of present day Yemen, 107 km north-east of…
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Kanjizaiji (観自在寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Ainan-cho (愛南町), Minamiuwa District, Ehime, Japan. It is number 40 of the 88 temples in the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Ji (寺) means temple in Japanese.
🇳🇴 Norway · Archaeological wonder
Istrehågan is an ancient monument at Jåberg on the Sandefjord-Larvik border in Vestfold, Norway. It is home to some of the largest stone settings in the Nordic countries.
🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is an agency of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and one of five volcano observatories operating under the USGS Volcano Hazards Program.
North Macedonia · Cave
Cocev Kamen (Macedonian: Цоцев Камен) is a hilltop cave site of volcanic origin near the town of Kratovo in the north-east of North Macedonia.
🇮🇹 Italy · Tomb
The Catacomb(s) of Pontian is one of the catacombs of Rome on the Via Portuensis, notable for containing the original tombs of Pope Anastasius I (399–401) and his son Pope Innocent I (401–417).
🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder
Barda Balka is an archeological site near the Little Zab and Chamchamal in the Iraqi Kurdistan, north of modern-day Iraq.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Megalith
Gürcütepe is a Neolithic site on the southeastern outskirts of Şanlıurfa in Turkey, consisting of four very shallow tells along Sirrin Stream that flows from Şanlıurfa.
🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder
The Elamite rock relief in Naqsh-e Rostam is the oldest rock relief in Naqsh-e Rostam, belonging to the Elam culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Temple complex
The Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center was opened near Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, United States, in 1986 in the home of one of the members.
🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder
The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium is a combination natural science museum, history museum, and planetarium located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder
The Coronation of Ardashir II is a rock relief that was carved between 379 and 383 by Ardashir II, the eleventh king of kings (shahanshah) of the Sasanian Empire.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder
The Fortress of Al-Ukhaidir (Arabic: حصن الأخيضر) or Abbasid palace of Ukhaider is located roughly 50 km south of Karbala, Iraq.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder
Girdi Qala and Logardan (a few hundred meters to the north) are adjacent ancient Near East archaeological sites in Sulaymānīyah Governorate in northeast Iraq in the Kurdistan region, parts of a…
🇫🇷 France · Necropolis
The Alyscamps is a large Roman necropolis, which is a short distance outside the walls of the old town of Arles, France. It was one of the most famous necropolises of the ancient world.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Lake Qaraoun (Arabic: بحيرة القرعون / ALA-LC: Buḥayrat al-Qara‘ūn) is an artificial lake or reservoir located in the southern region of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Amphanae or Amphanai (Ancient Greek: Ἀμφαναί, Ἀμφαναία or Ἀμφαναῖον) was the southernmost city on the east coast of the district of Pelasgiotis, Ancient Thessaly, near the border between the…
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Lomekwi is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is an important milestone in the history of human archaeology.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Fortress
Achasanseong (Korean: 아차산성; Hanja: 阿且山城) is a Three Kingdoms-era earthen Korean fortress on the mountain Achasan, in Seoul, South Korea.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Archaeological wonder
Belintash (Bulgarian: Белинташ, pronounced as Belantash and Belǎntash in some local Bulgarian dialects) is a small plateau in the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria bearing traces of human activity.
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
Autun (French: [otœ̃] ) is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France.
🇮🇱 Israel · Rock-cut
The Cave of Nicanor ( ny-KAY-nər; Ancient Greek: Νῑκάνωρ, pronounced [niːˈkanɔːr]) is an ancient, elaborate burial complex located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.
