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Lined up dramatically atop a rocky ridge, the Beehive Tombs of Bat, in Oman, are among the most unique ensemble of 4000-5000 year-old burial monuments, towers, and remains of settlement in the Arabian Peninsula. They are a Unesco World Heritage Site.
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Traditional beehive mud brick desert houses, Harran near the Syrian border, Turkey
Probably established for it convenient location on a trade route and with adequate water supply nearby, Qasr Kharana Desert Castle, an Umayyad palace, acts as a model for others and is approximately one fourth the size of later examples, indicating that it represented a standard for new and developing Islamic ideas
Ancient stone beehive tombs with Jebel Misht mountain in the background, archaeological site near al-Ayn, sultanate Oman
the Western Xia tombs at the foot of the Helan Mountains in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of northwestern China. It includes nine imperial mausoleums and 250 tombs of imperial relatives and officials. The Western Xia dynasty existed between 1038 and 1227, when it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan.
A'Ali East Burial Mound field in Manama Bahrain
Merv, Mary Region, Turkmenistan: ruined walls of the Gyaur Kala fortress and the tomb of Soltan Sanjar / Ahmad Sanjar (1086-1157), Seljuq ruler of Khorasan and later Sultan of the Seljuq Empire - center of the ruined walled city of Sultan Kala, ruins of ancient Merv - UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ibri, Oman - July 5, 2012: The archeological site of Al Ayn, in the Sultanate of Oman, is one of the most complete and well preserved collection of human settlements and necropolises from the third millennium BC.
Mardin, Dara Ancient City. Mesopotamia. Mardin, Turkey.Dara Ancient City, one of the most important settlements of Mesopotamia. East Roman fortress city in northern Mesopotamia.
Hafeet tombs, beehive tomb, located in the foothills of the Jebel Hafit mountain, Abu Dhabi's largest peak, are more than 500 tombs that are 5000 years old. in Al Ain Abu Dhabi, UAE
ruins of Ancient City of Gaochang, Turpan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
The necropolis of Al Ayn, a UNESCO heritage site, stands on a stony ridge in front of the Jabel Shams mountains, in the Omani desert
Caves in the mountain, Bamyan, Afghanistan
Historical bury site of ancient civilization
Al Ghaydah, Al Mahrah Governorate, Yemen: large beehive shaped tombs with domes and crenellation at Habib Salem Cemetery - wali tombs.
Mausoleum of Bin Ali in Mirbat.
The Cataracts, Aswan, Nile River, Egypt. 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
Group of ancient stone beehive tombs with Jebel Misht mountain in the background, archaeological site near al-Ayn, sultanate Oman
the Western Xia tombs at the foot of the Helan Mountains in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of northwestern China. It includes nine imperial mausoleums and 250 tombs of imperial relatives and officials. The Western Xia dynasty existed between 1038 and 1227, when it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan.
Two mausoleum domes, old Casbah with dry stones and walls enlightened with sunlight. Stone tomb epitaphs, mountain cliff and clear shiny sky.
Bedouin settlement in Nabq National park,Sinai Peninsula,Egypt.
Archeological site Elkab, Egypt, Africa
Massawa / Mitsiwa / Massaua, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea: empty plinth where the equestrian statue of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie used to be, Ras Tafari Makonnen was removed in 1990, when the EPLF took the city - located on the waterfront, Piazza Principe di Piemonte / Baratieri, old town, Massawa island / Batse
Ranikot Fort, Great Wall of Sindh, vinatge ruins in Pakistan
a round hall in the ruins of Ancient City of Gaochang, Turpan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
The ancient Beehive tombs at Jabal Misht Western
Ulubey Canyon is a nature park in the Ulubey district of Usak Province, Turkey. The canyon is the second longest in the world.
Abandoned coke ovens left over from mining industry in the desert of Arizona.
Timna Park
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