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UNESCO World Heritage Site in Asia inspiring sights

Iran

Persepolis, the great jewel of millenary Persia

Iran

The Golestan Palace, pride and architectural wealth of Tehran

Japan

Iwami Ginzan: the legacy of the cultural heritage of silver mining in the heart of Japan

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

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

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

Sri Lanka

Dambulla, grottoes of relics and mysticism in the heart of Sri Lanka

Pakistan

Among monuments, mosques and necropolises: a unique journey through Ancient Thatta

Nepal

Lumbini, the brithplace of Buddha

Kazakhstan

Khoja Ahmad Yasawi Mausoleum, a great example of Timurid architecture

Indonesia

Borobudur, the great monument to the Buddhist religion

Kazakhstan

Tamgaly petroglyphs; a millenary testimony of culture and creativity