🇦🇱 Albania · Archaeological wonder
Lëkurësi Castle
Lëkurësi Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Lëkurësit) is a ruined Ottoman Turkish castle near Sarandë, southern Albania.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 921 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Ancient village
Late Iron Age / Historic Hausa · Hausa / Katsinawa refugees
Huge dry-stone perimeter walls (3 km) enclosing plateau hilltown on brink of Kayra escarpment, refuge for Katsina peoples during 18th–19th c Fulani jihads.
🇦🇱 Albania · Archaeological wonder
Lëkurësi Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Lëkurësit) is a ruined Ottoman Turkish castle near Sarandë, southern Albania.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Cheqollo (Quechua for nightingale) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, San Jerónimo District, north of San Jerónimo.
🇳🇱 Netherlands · Hydraulic works
The Ghent–Terneuzen Canal (Dutch: Kanaal van Gent naar Terneuzen), also known as the "Sea Canal" (Zeekanaal) is a canal linking Ghent in Belgium to the port of Terneuzen on the Westerschelde…
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Khirbet Shema is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an…
🇬🇭 Ghana · Ancient city
Late Iron Age / Akan · Akan (Brong) / Wangara / Kramo
Iron-curtain city of 10,000+ (11th–18th c) at Akan–Niger gold, kola, cloth and Saharan salt crossroads.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Ancient city
Mauryan 4th c BCE → Pala 12th c · Mauryan → Sunga → Gupta → Pala
Ancient Pundranagara — Mauryan–Pala fortified city (4th c BCE–13th c CE) on Karatoya at Mahasthangarh, 12 km north Bogra. 1.5 km rampart, citadel mound, 1928–29 P.C.
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Temple complex
BMAC (2200–1800 BCE) · Oxus civilization
Togolok 21 — BMAC Fire Temple in Mary Province, Turkmenistan is a BMAC (2200–1800 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Oxus civilization.
🇫🇮 Finland · Temple complex
Kastelli Giant's Church (Finnish: Kastellin jätinkirkko) is a prehistoric stone enclosure situated near Pattijoki in the North Ostrobothnia region of Finland.
🇨🇱 Chile · Archaeological wonder
Cuz Cuz or Cuzcuz is a small village and an archeological site which lies about 6 kilometers from the city of Illapel, Choapa Province, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Ancient city
Swahili (13th–16th c. CE) · Swahili (Shirazi)
Gonja Maore Swahili Ruins — Tanga in Tanga Region, Tanzania is a Swahili (13th–16th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (Shirazi).
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Ancient city
Hausa Late Iron Age to Sultanate (c.1100 CE–present) · Hausa (Katsinawa)
Hausa walled city (14 km walls, 7 gates) with Gobarau Minaret and Kusugu well legend.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
The Jama Mosque, also known as the Jama Masjid and officially as the Sunnat Jama'ath Juma Masjid, is a Friday mosque, located in the town of Kanchipuram, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
The Vishnu Temple in Bandar Abbas, Iran is a historical monument constructed in 1892 (1310 A.H.) during the reign of Mohammad Hassan Khan Sa'd-ol-Malek and dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Ancient city
Hariharalaya (Khmer: ហរិហរាល័យ, Hariharalaya) was an ancient city and capital of the Khmer empire located near Siem Reap, Cambodia in an area now called Roluos (Khmer: រលួស).
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Temple complex
Champa (11th c. CE) · Cham
Chanh Lo Tower — Quang Ngai in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam is a Champa (11th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Cham. Single brick kalan with sandstone door frame and kala mask, restored.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Chikurin-ji (竹林寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Arisato neighborhood of the city of Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Ritsu sect and its honzon is a statue of Monju Bosatsu.
🇮🇹 Italy · Tomb
The Catacomb(s) of Callixtus (also known as the Cemetery of Callixtus) is one of the Catacombs of Rome on the Appian Way, notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes (Italian: Cappella dei Papi),…
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Jahangiri Mahal is a palace inside the Agra Fort of India. The Mahal was the principal zenana (palace for women belonging to the royal household), and was constructed for the chief wife,…
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient village
Early to Middle Neolithic · Impressed Ware / Corfu Neolithic
Coastal Neolithic settlement at Sidari, northern Corfu, with Early to Middle Neolithic layers (c. 5800–5000 BCE) including impressed wares, obsidian and early farming evidence.
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Herzliya Light (Hebrew: מגדלור הרצליה), also known as Herzliya Marina Light, is a lighthouse in Herzliya, Israel. It is located at the end of the main breakwater of the Herzliya marina.
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Fortress
Ključ Fortress is a medieval fortress in Bosnia and Herzegovina, above the modern-day town of Ključ. It is located on an elongated slope on high rocks that dominate the valley of the river Sana.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Neolithic (c.3500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Hilltop cairn excavated 1849 and later by G. Petrie, with three concentric wall faces and intact chamber below moorland peat.
