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Ruins of the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynastys founder

Relief, Tomb of Artaxerxes II, Persepolis, Iran
Tomb of Artaxerxes II, Persepolis, Iran. King Artaxerxes II Memnon ruled Persia from 404 BC until his death in 358 BC

Tomb of Artaxerxes II, Persepolis, Iran. King Artaxerxes II Memnon ruled Persia from 404 BC until his death in 358 BC

Back view of the Gate of All Nations, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was begun during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC)

Panorama of the ruins of Persepolis, Iran. Persepolis was built as Persias new capital city during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC) and his son Xerxes I (485-465 BC)

Relief of Shapur I, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. Shapur I was the second king of the Sasanian dynasty. He ruled Persia from 241 until 272

Sasanian fire altar, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. The Sasanian dynasty ruled an empire centred on Persia from 224 until 651. During their rule Zoroastrianism became the state religion

Relief of the investiture of Ardashir I, Naqsh-I-Rustam, Iran
Relief of the investiture of Ardashir, Naqsh-I-Rustam, Iran. This relief shows the investiture of the Sasanian Persian King Ardashir I by the god Ahuramazda

Cube of Zoroaster, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. This square stone building, containing a room accessible by a flight of steps, stands opposite a cliff containing the tombs of four Persian kings

Tomb of Xerxes I, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. The son of Darius I the Great, Xerxes ruled Persia from 485 to 465 BC. Determined to avenge his fathers defeat at the Battle of Marathon

Tomb of Artaxerxes I, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. One of the kings of the Achaemenid dynasty, Artaxerxes I ruled from 465 to 425 BC

Trilingual relief of Darius, Bisitun, Iran
Detail of trilingual relief of Darius, Bisitun, Iran. This relief is the equivalent to cuneiform of what the Rosetta Stone represents to the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphics

Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae, Iran. Cyrus II, known as the Great (c585-c529 BC), was the founder of the Persian Achaemenid empire

Oudaia Kasbah, Rabat, Morocco. Exterior of the old walled city which dates from the 12th century

Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco. View of the battlements

Mosque, San a, Yemen. The capital of unified Yemen, San a is an Islamic cultural centre with a university, other institutions of learning, and many mosques

Karamanli Mosque, Tripoli, Libya. The mosque was begun in 1736

Camels drinking at Wadi Dhabab, Yemen. This fertile subtropical oasis is situated between Taiz and Yafrus

Great Man-Made River monument, Tripoli, Libya, late 20th century. Started in 1980, the Great Man-Made River project is one of the largest engineering schemes in the world

Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud, Khiva, Uzbekistan. Also known as the Mausoleum of the Khans, the tomb of Pahlavan Mahmud, patron saint of the city, has become a place of pilgrimage

Mosque, Sanaa, Yemen. The minaret of a mosque in the Yemeni capital

Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan. Minaret decorated with glazed tiles

Ribat, Sousse, Tunisia. The Ribat in the port city of Sousse is a fortress which dates from the 9th century

Kas harbour, Turkey. Boats in the harbour of Kas on Asian Turkeys southern coast

Muscat, Oman. Muscat (Masqat) has been the capital city of the Sultanate since the Portuguese were driven out of Oman in 1650

Church of St John the Divine, Kaneo, Lake Ohrid, Macedonia. Built on a bluff overlooking the lake, this church was built in the 13th century

Market on the shores of Lake Ohrid, Macedonia

Beiteddine Palace, Lebanon, 19th Century. The Palace is a masterpiece of the early 19th Century Lebanese architecture built by Emir Bechir Chehab II

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon. In Roman times, Baalbek, in Lebanons Bekaa Valley, was known as Heliopolis, the City of the Sun

The Treasury, Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

Tississat Falls, Blue Nile, Ethiopia. The Blue Nile is largely responsible for the annual Nile floods in June to September

Buddhist monks, Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan. The Tashichho Dzong is the seat of Bhutans government and the residence of the countrys head abbott. Buddhism spread to Bhutan in the 8th century

Buddhist chortens, Chuzom, Bhutan. Buddhism spread to Bhutan in the 8th century

Tigers Nest monastery, Bhutan. Buildings of the Buddhist monastery of Taktsang (Tigers Nest) precariously sited on a rocky ledge over 2000 feet above the valley floor

Road from Puntsholing to Paro, Bhutan. Road crossing a hillside in the Himalyan foothills with terraced fields on either side

Temple of Mirabai, Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan, India, 16th century. Temple to the Hindu mystical poet Mirabai, a devotee of Krishna, within the hilltop fort of Chittaurgarh

Sat-bis-Deori Temple, Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan, India, 11th century. Jain stone temple

St Pauls Monastery, Red Sea coast, Egypt

Temple of the Oracle, Siwah, Egypt. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) visited the oracle of Zeus Amon (the Ancient Greek god Zeus represented with the rams horns of the Ancient Egyptian god Amon)

Ruined Citadel, Siwah, Egypt
Ruined citadel, Siwah, Egypt. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) visited Siwahs oracle of Zeus Amon (the Ancient Greek god Zeus represented with the rams horns of the Ancient Egyptian god Amon)

Minaret, Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran, c1611-1630. Isfahan was conquered by the Arabs and converted to Islam in 642. It was the capital of Persia in the 16th century under the Safavids

Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Tripoli, Libya, 163 AD. Remains of the arch of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD)

The Market, Leptis Magna, Libya, c3rd century AD

Head of Medusa in the Severan forum of the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna, Libya
Head of Medusa in the Severan Forum of the Ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna, Libya. In Greek mythology, a single glance from Medusa the snake-haired gorgon could turn a human to stone

The Three Graces, Sabratha, Libya, c161-c192 AD. Roman carving of the female personifications of beauty, charm, and grace

Severan Basilica, Leptis Magna, Libya, 216 AD. Remains of the temple built by the Libyan-born Roman emperor Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (146-211 AD)

Severan Arch, Leptis Magna, Libya, c203 AD. The Severan Arch was erected in honour of the the visit to his home town in 203 AD of Libyan-born Roman emperor Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus)

Roman theatre, Sabratha, Libya, c161-192 AD

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