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Thebes (Luxor)

Thebes was a prominent ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile River in Upper Egypt, now encompassing the modern to...

Egyptian Ancient City Egypt Temple

9.7 Brilliant

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Karnak

Karnak stands as a monumental Egyptian temple complex near Luxor. Constructed over two millennia starting in the New Kin...

Monumental Egyptian Temple Luxor

9.2 Excellent

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Mogao Caves (Dunhuang)

The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes, are a network of 492 Buddhist cave temples located near Dun...

China Painting Buddhist Silk Road

9.2 Excellent

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Vijayanagara (Hampi)

Vijayanagara, historically centered around the modern village of Hampi in Karnataka, India, was the capital of the Vijay...

India City Temple 14TH Century

8.9 Great

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Hampi

Hampi represents the remains of Vijayanagara, a significant medieval Hindu empire centered in Karnataka, India. The site...

India Medieval Hindu Karnataka

8.8 Great

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Baalbek

Baalbek is a significant archaeological site in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. It features remarkably preserved Roman temples,...

Monumental Roman Lebanon Temple

8.7 Great

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Tenochtitlan (Templo Mayor)

The Templo Mayor was the main ceremonial pyramid of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital founded around 1325 CE on an island...

Capital Mexico Temple 14TH Century

8.7 Great

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Agrigento

Agrigento is an archaeological site on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, containing the remnants of the ancient Greek...

Italy Ancient Greek Sicily

8.6 Great

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Khajuraho

A group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh, India, built by the Chandela dynasty between approximately...

India Medieval Temple Chandela

8.5 Great

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Abydos

Abydos in Upper Egypt was one of the most sacred sites in ancient Egypt, serving as a royal burial ground for early dyna...

Egyptian Temple Funerary Early Dynastic

8.0 Great

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Segesta

Segesta was a major ancient city of the Elymian people located in northwestern Sicily, Italy. Continuously inhabited and...

Italy Ancient Sicily Temple

8.0 Great

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Hoi An Ancient Town

Hoi An Ancient Town is a historical urban area located in Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam, recognized as a well-preserved So...

Urban Vietnam 15TH Century Trading Port

7.9 Good

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Naqa

Naqa is an archaeological site in Sudan consisting of the ruins of an ancient city in the Kingdom of Kush. It flourished...

Temple Nubian Meroitic Sudan

7.7 Good

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Yeha

Yeha is a pre-Aksumite archaeological site located in the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia. It was a major center of t...

Ancient Ethiopia Temple Pre Aksumite

7.7 Good

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Phimai

Phimai is a Khmer-era sandstone temple complex located in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northeastern Thailand, construct...

Thailand Khmer Sandstone Temple

7.5 Good

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Baekje Historic Areas

The Baekje Historic Areas are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Korea comprising eight archaeological locations in G...

South Korea Kingdom Buddhist Baekje

7.5 Good

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Narona

Narona was a Roman city in the Neretva valley of southern Croatia, centered on the modern village of Vid near Metković....

City Roman Croatia Temple

7.5 Good

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Sambor Prei Kuk

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cambodia with brick temple complexes dated to the 6th–7th centuries CE, representing the...

Hindu Temples Cambodia 7TH Century

7.3 Good

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Musawwarat es-Sufra

Musawwarat es-Sufra is a large ancient religious and ceremonial complex in present-day Sudan, built during the Meroitic...

Temple Nubian Sudan Kushite

6.8 Fair

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Cham Island

Cham Island is an island group off the coast of Hội An in central Vietnam. The islands have archaeological evidence conn...

Ancient Island Maritime Vietnam

6.0 Fair