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Remains of ancient cities inspiring sights

Jordan

Petra, the Lost City built on the rock

China

Shangdu, the opulent city of the Mongol Empire

India

Dholavira; a journey into the past of the Indus Valley Civilization

Iran

Persepolis, the great jewel of millenary Persia

Lebanon

The ruins of Baalbek, the largest known Roman temple complex

Iraq

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

Saudi Arabia

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

Mauritania

The millenary ksurs of Mauritania, commercial and religious centers on the Sahara routes

Vietnam

The remains of the Imperial City of Thang Long

Tajikistan

The Sarazm site, a commercial enclave of an agricultural society that existed more than 5500 years ago

Cyprus

Khirokitia, a time capsule of an ancient civilisation

Spain

Walled city of Toledo, the former capital of the Spanish Empire

Vietnam

Hindu temples of My Son, sacred place of the high society of the Champa dynasty

Kyrgyzstan

Burana Tower, the greatest legacy of the ancient city of Balasagun

Tajikistan

Khujand, an important stopover point on the Great Silk Road