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A scenic view of Uruk City's famous Garius Temple
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Bamyan, Afghanistan - February 15: Now back in charge of Afghanistan and the new regime, they are eager to present a softer image, now Taliban are running the site as a tourist attraction. But only for men as the Sharia law women are not allowed to visit tourist sites, the same law already applied to Band-E Amir the National Park of Afghanistan and Paghman Valley witnessed the disappearance of women also. A group of Taliban has been appointed to these locations by the Ministry of virtue and prevention of vice of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to prevent women from entering these places and encourage youngsters to grow beard.\n\nAfter taking Afghanistan in their hand they officially launched construction work on a complex beside the cliff where the Buddha is, this action can cause huge and permanent damage to the heritage site, They are taking action to rebuild a market from the past which was destroyed in the civil war of the 1990s, their plan includes to build a tourist attraction centre with handcraft shops, restaurants, hotels and parking for them. Bamyan, Afghanistan - February 15
Sardis ancient city, Manisa. Turkey
blue sky and white clouds on the Roman ruins of Timgad in Algeria, World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan: city skyline - traditional adobe houses with backyards surrounded by tall walls -  Hindu Kush mountains in the background. Mazar-e-Sharif is the fourth largest city in Afghanistan.  The city is a major tourist attraction due to its fabulous Muslim and Hellenistic archaeological sites.
Well-preserved roman ruins in Volubilis, Fez Meknes area, Morocco, Northern Africa
Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt - July 21, 2022: The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak  comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BCE) in the Middle Kingdom (around 2000–1700 BCE) and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BCE), although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. \n\nIt is part of the monumental city of Thebes (Luxor), and in 1979 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with the rest of the city.
View of Hisor Fortress in Tajikistan, Central Asia
July 19th 2023, Aswan,Egypt:Tourist walking around at Philae Temple.The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt.
At Khiva
Ishak Pasha palace in Dogubeyazit, Turkey.
The Ruins of the Ancient city of Timgad (Thamugas) , Built around 100 BC in the Aures Region, Batna, Algeria.
Historical texture of Mardin
Ancient Temple of Karnak in Luxor - Ruined Thebes Egypt. Walls, obelisks and statutes at Karnak Temple. Temple of Amon-Ra
Kom Ombo double temple, Aswan governate, River Nile, Egypt. The temple is unique in being dedicated to two different deities, the local crocodile-headed god Sobek and the falcon-headed god Horus and is architecturally duplicated with two sets of courts, hypostyle halls and sanctuaries. The River Nile has always and continues to be a lifeline for Egypt. Trade, communication, agriculture, water and now tourism provide the essential ingredients of life - from the Upper Nile and its cataracts, along its fertile banks to the Lower Nile and Delta. In many ways life has not changed for centuries, with transport often relying on the camel on land and felucca on the river
One of the great wonders of the ancient world, Persepolis embodies not just a grand architectural scheme but also a grand idea. It was conceived by Darius the Great who, in 520 BC, inherited the responsibility for ruling the world's first known empire founded by his predecessor, Cyrus the Great. Embracing tenets such as cultural tolerance and fair treatment of all subjects, Darius sought to reflect these concepts in the design of the magnificent palace complex at Persepolis, inviting architects from the furthest corner of the Persian Empire to contribute to its construction. The result is an eclectic set of structures, including monumental staircases, exquisite reliefs and imposing gateways, that testified to the expanse of Darius' domain.
Balbeck
A view from Midyat city of Turkey
One of the largest forts in India, Mehrangarh sits high up over city of Jodhpur
Valley of the Temples. Historical evidence of the Greek presence on the island of Sicily. UNESCO heritage in Italy.
Citadel in Zabid, Yemen.
The ruins of Babylon with their lion motifs and large gates and entrances reside in Southern Iraq close to the Euphrates river. Tourists can reserve English speaking tour guides at this historic site which has been part restored by Saddam.
Old Nisa, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: ancient Parthian settlement, first seat of the Arsacid Empire - UNESCO World Heritage Site - aka Parthaunisa, Nusay. The earliest traces of human activity at the site of Nisa date back to the 4th-2nd millennia BC. In the 1st millennium BC. a fairly large settled settlement already existed According to legend, during the time of Darius Hystaspes (VI century BC), the settlement became a border fortress, which blocked the path of warlike nomads invading from the north.
Timgad, a Roman-Berber city in the Aures Mountains of Algeria. (Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi). UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Karnak temple complex in Luxor in Egypt.
A view from Savur Town in Mardin, Turkey
View at Berber village on Dades Valley in Morocco, Africa.
The 2000 year old archway at the Pre-Inca site of Tiwanaku near La Paz in Bolivia. Tiwanaku, (Spanish: Tiahuanaco, Tiahuanacu) is an important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America.
Medina city wall entrance close to the port.
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