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🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress
Alūksne Castle (Latvian: Alūksnes viduslaiku pils, Marienburgas pils; Swedish: Marienborg; German: Marienburg) is a castle of Teutonic Knights in Alūksne, Latvia.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress
Bow Castle is the remains of an iron-age broch near the Gala Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Stow. It is a scheduled monument.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Ksar Ghilane also known as Henchir Tébournouk is a Tunisian oasis, archaeological site and town of Tataouine Governorate located at 33° 00′ 31″ N, 9° 36′ 59″ E.
🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village
Jaroszów [jaˈrɔʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder
Boz Dam (from Arabic: سَدّ بُز, in Persian: سد بز), also known as Buz Dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Gudiwada Dibba is a small hillock at Gudiwada village in Bhogapuram mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. It located on the banks of River Gosthani.
🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village
Kostrza [ˈkɔstʂa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
La Chapelle-aux-Saints (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl o sɛ̃]; Occitan: La Chapela daus Sents) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village
Miejsce [ˈmjɛi̯st͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świerczów, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
🇮🇷 Iran · Cave
Eshkaft-e Salman (Persian: اشکفت سلمان), also spelled Shekaft-e Salman or Eshkofte Salman, is an archaeological site in the Khuzestan province of Iran.
🇪🇷 Eritrea · Archaeological wonder
Hawulti (Tigrinya: ሓወልቲ) is a pre-Aksumite obelisk located in Matara, Eritrea. The monument bears the oldest known example of the ancient Geʽez script.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Bindon Abbey (Bindonium) was a Cistercian monastery, of which only ruins remain, on the River Frome about half a mile east of Wool in Dorset, England.
🇲🇾 Malaysia · Archaeological wonder
The Istana Alam Shah is the official palace of the Sultan of Selangor, located in southern Klang, the royal town of the state of Selangor, Malaysia.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder
Mambrui is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province, located east of Marikebuni along the Malindi-Garissa Road, south of Gongoni and north of Malindi.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Kaukaba (Arabic: كوكبا, romanized: Kawkabā) or Kawkaba is a municipality in the Hasbaya District in the Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress
Dun Beag is an iron-age broch located about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of Struan on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.
🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder
archeological find composed of twenty-six votive crowns and gold crosses from a site in Guadamur, prov. of Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Archaeological wonder
Batticaloa Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Sri Lanka, situated near the estuary in Palameenmadu. It was built in 1913 and is 28 meters high.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Maqne or Maakne (Arabic: مقنة, romanized: Maqneh) is a town and municipality in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Ancient city
Bikrampur Vihara is an ancient Buddhist vihara at Raghurampur village, Bikrampur, Munshiganj District, Dhaka Division in Bangladesh.
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
Elbasan Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Elbasanit) is a 15th-century fortress from Ottoman Turkish times in the city of Elbasan, Albania.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress
Càrn Liath (English: Grey Cairn) is an Iron Age broch on the eastern shore of the Scottish Highlands, near Golspie, Sutherland.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hydraulic works
Hertford Weir is a 65-meter weir on the River Lea, opposite the Hertford Basin marina and Hartham Common, in Hertford, England.
🇧🇪 Belgium · Archaeological wonder
Middle Paleolithic
Veldwezelt-Hezerwater is a Palaeolithic archaeological site in the municipality of Lanaken in the province of Limburg, Belgium.