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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.
The fortress of Khorezm in Uzbekistan is just about 100 km from Khiva at the border of the desert. Was one of the outposts built to protect the silk road.
The northern gate of Erbil citadel in Iraqi Kurdistan
Old Nisa, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: footpath to the ancient Parthian settlement, mountains in the background - UNESCO World Heritage Site - aka Parthaunisa, Nusay.
Balkh, Balkh Province / Afghanistan: The Haji Piyada mosque (Noh Gumbad) just outside Balkh is the oldest known Islamic building in Afghanistan. Remains of columns and person for scale.
Yongtai Ancient City was built in Ming dynasty, Here was a military fortress more than 400 years ago.
a historical building entrance in uzbekistan
ruins of Ancient City of Gaochang, Turpan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
The Faravahar is one of the best-known symbols of Iran that as well symbolizes Zoroastrianism.
Old town Naein, Central Iran
Gate of partially restored Babylon ruins, Hillah, Iraq
The Forgotten Ancient City of Karakul, Xinjiang, China
Reliefs at walls in the ancient city of Babylon, Iraq
Road trip, rural Morocco
Construction of this city began at 518 BC under rule of King Darius from Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis was a capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550 - 330 BC)
Gaochang was a central town in Turpan area during Han Dynasty to Ming Dynasty( 100 B.C. -1400 A.D.), world heritage as a part of Silk Road.
Ancient Babylon city in Mesopotamia in Iraq
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.
Iraq, 1975. The Ziggurat of Aqarquf. Also: tourists.
The ruins and columns of the Apandana in the ancient city of Persepolis, Iran.
Persepolis, Iran - 30 Sep 2012: Persepolis ruins of the ancient Empire in Iran
Shiraz, Iran- May 25, 2010: Iran is a somehow mysterious country in people' eye but a desirable travel destination for its long history.  Shiraz is a city in southwest Iran and is the capital of Fars Province. It is famous for its wine, both a historic site and an attractive city, with gardens, shrines, and mosques. Here is the night view of City Gate to Shiraz.
Destroyed wall of the Registan, Samarkand
the arch design in the main building of the big mosque in Kuqa, xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
The beautiful entrance and the old architectural facade of one of the oldest mosques in Isfahan city, which is known as Jorjir Mosque
The Rock Citadel above the hill in Taxkorgan, Pamir, Xinjiang, China
Meybod, Kouhandezh old fortress (Narin Castle), Yazd Province, Central Iran
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