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Inspiring sights around Middle East & Maghreb

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Iraq

The remains of the historic city of Samarra, one of the ancient cultural centers of the Islamic world

Bahrain

On the trail of Bahrain's traditional pearl industry, a thousand-year-old activity in the archipelago

Saudi Arabia

Mada'in Saleh, the nabatean jewel of the Arabian desert

Morocco

The Blue City, Chefchaouen, a picturesque destination in northern Morocco

Libya

The rock art of Tadrart Acacus, a testimony of the adaptation of human civilizations to adversity

United Arab Emirates

The small mosque of Al Badiyah, architectural and historical jewel of the Emirates

Egypt

The pyramids of Giza, a world architectural landmark

Jordan

Petra, the Lost City built on the rock

Saudi Arabia

Great Mosque of Mecca, the holiest building in Islam

Israel

The fascinating Dead Sea

Morocco

Medina of Marrakesh, one of the four imperial cities of Morocco

Egypt

The ruins of Abu Mena, a Paleo-Christian pilgrimage center

Oman

Aflaj irrigation systems, more than a thousand years of sustainable hydraulic engineering

Israel

Temple Mount in Jerusalem, a holy site for Jews and Muslims

Turkey

The huge Byzantine architectural masterpiece of Hagia Sophia