🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder
Lissa (Lycia)
Lissa (Ancient Greek: Λίσσα) was a town of ancient Lycia, mentioned by Ptolemy. Its site is located near Kızılağaç, Anatolia, Turkey. Inscriptions and tombs have been found at the site.
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🇳🇵 Nepal · Fortress
Ajaymerukot (Nepali: अजयमेरुकोट) was one of the capitals of the Doti kingdom established by the Malla kings in the 13th century.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder
Lissa (Ancient Greek: Λίσσα) was a town of ancient Lycia, mentioned by Ptolemy. Its site is located near Kızılağaç, Anatolia, Turkey. Inscriptions and tombs have been found at the site.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Swahili (14th–17th c. CE) · Swahili (Witu)
Shaka — Formosa Bay Swahili Ruins in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Swahili (14th–17th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (Witu).
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Rock art
The Agrour Amogjar is a 690 m high peak near the Amogjar Pass, in the Adrar plateau of central Mauritania. Its small natural shelters house a rich collection of rock paintings in a damaged state.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Lycian (600–200 BCE) · Lycian
Bonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian (600–200 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Lycian.
🇹🇯 Tajikistan · Ancient city
Cyreschata (Old Persian: Kuruškaθa), better known by its Latin name Cyropolis (Ancient Greek: Κυρούπολις or Κύρου πόλις, Kyroúpolis), both meaning "City of Cyrus", was an ancient city founded by…
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Jumba la Mtwana is the site of historical structures and archaeological relics on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying close to the Mtwapa Creek, in Kilifi county, north of Mombasa.
🇫🇷 France · Tomb
The Barrière d'Enfer (French pronunciation: [baʁjɛʁ dɑ̃fɛʁ], lit. 'Gate of Hell') is a pair of tollhouses in Paris that once served as a gate through the Wall of the Farmers-General (Mur des Fermiers…
🇸🇪 Sweden · Archaeological wonder
The Drottningholm Palace Theatre (Swedish: Drottningholms slottsteater) is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden.
🇷🇺 Russia · Temple complex
The Ferapontov Monastery is a monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ferapontovo, Kirillovsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The monastery was founded by Saint Ferapont in 1398.
🇮🇷 Iran · Cave
The Ali-Sadr Cave (Persian: غار علیصدر), originally called Ali Saadr or Ali Sard (meaning cold), is a water cave which attracts visitors every year.
🇮🇱 Israel · Fortress
Burgata (Hebrew: בורגתה, בּוּרְגְתָא), also Burgeta, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain on Highway 57 between Netanya and Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer…
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 933 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 957 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Initial Period (1800-800 BCE) · Casma-Sechin
Cerro Sechin Temple Sector 525 in Ancash, Peru is a Initial Period (1800-800 BCE) temple-complex.
🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith
Neolithic (3800-2500 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic
Dolmen de Menga Annex Sector 426 in Andalusia, Spain is a Neolithic (3800-2500 BCE) megalithic.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Chalcolithic–Iron Age (1200–500 BCE) · Vidarbha
Sangrampur — Buldhana Stone Circles in Maharashtra, India is a Chalcolithic–Iron Age (1200–500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Vidarbha. Stone circles with microliths and copper on Purna tributary.
🇩🇪 Germany · Fortress
The Alexanderschanze (Alexander's Redoubt) is a mountain pass, 970.8 m above sea level (NHN), on the B 28 federal road at Freudenstadt in the Northern Black Forest in southern Germany.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age
Tullaghoge Fort Sector 936 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Hōrin-ji (法輪寺) is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 9 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Parinirvana Shaka Nyorai.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Tell
Bronze Age (3300-1200 BCE) · Canaanite
Khirbet et-Tell Outlier Sector 231 in West Bank, Palestine is a Bronze Age (3300-1200 BCE) tell.
🇮🇸 Iceland · Archaeological wonder
Bessastaðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɛsːaˌstaːðɪr̥], lit. 'Bessi's Place') is the official residence of the president of Iceland.
🇩🇪 Germany · Ancient village
Fahrenholz was a village in the former district of Fallingbostel, located in the Heidmark in the German state of Lower Saxony.
🇻🇪 Venezuela · Rock art
Caicara del Orinoco is a town in, and the administrative seat of, Cedeño Municipality, Bolívar State, Venezuela. Currently the Venezuelan government is building a bridge across the Orinoco at Caicara.
