Hatra – The Caravan City of the Desert
Hatra was the ancient capital of the small Kingdom of Hatra, located in the present-day eastern Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq.
The Limes Arabicus – The Desert Frontier of the Roman Empire
The Limes Arabicus was a defensive line that formed part of the wider Roman limes system, demarcating the border of the Roman province of Arabia Petraea to the frontier lands of Arabia, known as Arabia Magna and Arabia Felix.
Sarmizegetusa Regia – The Mountain Capital of the Dacians
Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and political centre of the Dacians, located in the Orăştie Mountains of the Grădiștea Muncelului Natural Park, in present-day Romania.
Çatalhöyük – The Prehistoric Proto City
Çatalhöyük is an ancient proto city from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, located on the edge of the Konya Plain near the present-day city of Konya in Turkey.
Noushabad – The Hidden Underground City
Noushabed, also called Oeei or Ouyim is an ancient subterranean city, built beneath the small town of Nushabad in present-day Iran.
The Mysterious Plain of Jars
The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archaeological landscape attributed to the late Iron Age of Southeast Asia from 500 BC to AD 500, consisting of thousands of large stone jars placed on hills within the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Laos.
Ani – The Abandoned Medieval City
Ani is a ruined medieval city, and the former capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom, located in the Eastern Anatolia region of the Kars province in present-day Turkey.
Rujm el-Hiri – the “Stonehenge of the Levant”
Rujm el-Hiri (meaning “"stone heap of the wild cat"), also called Gilgal Refā'īm (meaning "wheel of spirits”), is an ancient megalithic monument, located in the Israeli-occupied region of the Golan Heights.
Tongwancheng – Capital of the Xia kingdom
Tongwancheng was the capital of the Xia Kingdom, founded by the Xiongnu people at the southern edge of the Maowusu Sands of the Ordos Desert, in present-day Inner Mongolia
The Ancient City of Termessos
Termessos was a fortified city, founded by Pamphylian tribes called the Solymi (also called the Solims) near the peak of the Solymos (Güllük Dağı) mountain, in the Taurus mountain range in present-day Turkey.
The Vainakh Towers
Across the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, are structures built in the characteristics of Vainakh tower architecture for defensive or domestic use, that were constructed by the Nakh peoples in Chechnya, the Republic of Ingushetia, and north-eastern Georgia.
Machaerus – The Palace Fortress of King Herod
Machaerus is an archaeological site and a fortified palace, located on the eastern side of the Dead Sea in present-day Jordan.
Herodium – The Palace Fortress of King Herod
The Herodium, also called Har Hordus (meaning “Mount Herodes”), is an archaeological site and ancient palace fortress, located at Ar-Rahniah in the Judaean Desert, on the West Bank of Israel.
Karakorum – The Mongol Capital
Karakorum, also called Kharkhorin is an archaeological site, and former capital of the Mongols, located in the Orkhon Valley in the present-day Övörkhangai Province of Mongolia.
The Dead Cities
The Dead Cities, also called the “Forgotten Cities,” are a series of ancient towns, monuments, and settlements located in North-Western Syria on the Aleppo plateau.
