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#470 : Visiting the archeological site of Al Zubarah in Qatar
Idea#470 – Visiting the archeological site of Al Zubarah in Qatar Al Zubarah (in arabic : الزبارة), Northwest side of Qatar, in subdivision of Ash Shamal is an old and abandoned city. The coastal city, surrounded
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# 147: Following the footsteps of Aphrodite in Cyprus
Idea # 147- Visit the ancient sites of Cyprus and follow the road of Aphrodite According to the legend, Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty of the Olympe, was born in Cyprus. Protector of
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#581 : Exploring the Neolithic flint mines in Spiennes
Idea #581 – Exploring the Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes in Belgium The archeological site of Spiennes is one of the oldest and of the vastest centers of extraction of flint in Europe. Strewed
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#596 : Exploring the fossilized island of Schokland in Netherlands
Idea #596 – Exploring the fossilized island of Schokland in Netherlands The former island of Schokland was a continental territory busy with the Mesolithic, towards 10 000 B.C. The site is a testimony of
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#625 : Exploring the monumental remains of Gonur Tepe of the Bronze Age in the Karakum Desert
Idea #625 – Exploring the monumental remains of Gonur Tepe of the Bronze Age in the Karakum Desert The site of Gonur Depe in Turkmenistan was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in the 1950s in
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#605 : Looking at the petroglyphs of Tamgaly Tach in Kazakhstan
Idea #605 – Looking at the petroglyphs of Tamgaly Tach in Kazakhstan The surroundings of Tamgaly Gorge, relatively luxuriant place in relation to the vast and arid Chu-Ili Mountains, contain a remarkable concentration of
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# 84: Visiting the temples & tombs of Upper Egypt
Idea # 84 – Visit the temples of Upper Egypt Thebes contains the most extraordinary stories in the history, art and religion of ancient Egypt. Hundreds of rulers, the pharaohs to Roman emperors, beautified
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#580 : Following Indiana Jones’s step in the antique Petra
Idea #580 – Following Indiana Jones’s step in the antique Petra Petra is an antique city situated in the South of current Jordan, between Red Sea and Dead Sea, which constitutes the major touristic
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#389 : Discovering the antique city of Mahabalipuram
Idea #389 – Discovering the antique city of Mahabalipuram The archeological site presents the vestiges of an exceptional sanctuary, on the coast of Coromandel. It was founded between VIIth and VIIIth centuries by the
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#624 : Visiting the lost oasis city of Merv in Turkmenistan
Idea #624 – Visiting the lost oasis city of Merv in Turkmenistan Located in the province of Mary, in Turkmenistan, the National Historical and Cultural Park “Old Merv” is home to the oldest and
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#637 : Visiting the ancient citadel of Toprak Qala in Ouzbekistan
Idea #637 – Visiting the ancient citadel of Toprak Qala in Ouzbekistan The lands between the city of Urgench, the capital of Khorezm province, and the Aral Sea have been inhabited for thousands of
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# 240: Discovering the secret Thracian graves
Idea # 240 – Explore the Thracian tombs in Bulgaria The historic and archaeological reserve of Sboryanovo covers the part the West of the plateau of Ludogorie, along the river Krapinets, between the villages
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#606 : Exploring the Scythian Necropolis of Besshatyr in Kazakhstan
Idea #605 – Exploring the Scythian Necropolis of Besshatyr in Kazakhstan The Besshatyr necropolis is the main ethnographic and archaeological site of the Altyn Emel Nature Park. Besshatyr is a burial place of the
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#578 : Hiking up to the grave of the Monastery in Petra
Idea #578 – Hiking up to the grave of the Monastery in Petra Deir (from Arabic al-Deir, “the monastery”) is the Petra’s biggest building. Its function is bound in one funeral rite, probably that
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#617 : Visiting the ancient Sogdian town of Pendjikent in Tajikistan
Idea #617 – Visiting the ancient Sogdian town of Pendjikent in Tajikistan The ancient city of Penjikent was established in the fifth century AD. In 722, the city was captured and set on fire
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